Oregon Coast range, Lane County. Photo by Mary Sharon Moore, 2010.

Get to know us, get involved, attend a monthly forum!

Photo by Mary Sharon Moore, 2011

Our monthly forum features a particular topic vital to the mission of Church Women United, with a particular focus on issues and concerns affecting the lives of women, children, families, people at the margins, and the larger bioregion of Lane County.

Speakers are experienced in their field, and open our minds, hearts, and imaginations to work for the good of those most in need of advocacy, support, justice, and encouragement in Lane County.

Our monthly forums are open to all who wish to explore the ecumenical dimensions of Christian faith in action, and who desire to share in our work of advancing the mission of Church Women United. You may join through your local church or participate as individuals. Affiliation with a church is NOT required!  

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When and where we meet ...

Monthly meetings feature dynamic speakers and spiritual connection. Because some participants must restrict attendance due to  Covid-19 concerns, each meeting takes place both in-person and on Zoom. Find that Zoom link in the latest issue of the Church Women United of Lane County newsletter, The Vine.   Connect electronically or over the phone. Your choice! Contact President Anne O’Brien at 541.554.2646 or e-mail Anne at  aobdob@pacinfo.com for Zoom connection information.

If you have an idea for a topic or a speaker, please contact Anne O'Brien at 541.554.2646; e-mail: aobdob@pacinfo.com


Forums and Celebrations
First Saturday of the Month -- See Calendar At Right to Confirm Dates

• Monthly forums feature presentations designed to inform, provoke discussion, and challenge us to spiritually-directed action. Forums take place in. January, February, April, June, September, October, and December. Check the latest issue of the Church Women United of Lane County newsletter, The Vine, for latest information on where and when the next forum will happen. Forums are held on the first Saturday of the month, except when scheduled a later Saturday due to conflicts in schedule.
  
  
• Celebrations are held from 10:30 to 12:15 on designated Saturdays in March, May and November (generally the first Saturday of the month). At these Saturday celebrations we share music, scripture, a theme coordinated with Church Women United friends near and far, and an inspiring message provided by a local partner, a leader who shares our Church Women United priorities. Celebration programs are created by women immersed in cultures throughout the world. A time for reflection, connection, and forming a resolve to fold everyone into our shared spiritual community.
  
  
  
• Partners presenting at forums and celebrations work “on the pavement” to improve the lives of others. They bring us latest information on how to help. We are inspired to action. Church Women United members celebrate our unit’s fiscal and activity-based support of an ever-growing roster of community partners.

 

• Doors open at 10:00 a.m. at each event. Arrive early to share fellowship. Update others about your community involvement. In-person meetings feature breakfast items provided by members of the hosting faith community. Various church locations in the Eugene/Springfield area welcome us to these monthly events.
  
  
  
• Every meeting is open to all, including those who do not identify as female or as a member of Church Women United. ​

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Katharine Hunt receives the Church Women United Valiant Woman Award, presented by Anne O'Brien

Sharon Schuman from the University of Oregon shared strategies for communicating with those holding a different perspective, as outlined in her book

2023 Forums & Celebrations

Each event listed here will be available on Zoom if attending in person is not possible for you.

Find your Zoom invitation
on page one of the latest issue of
our newsletter,
​The Vine.  Click HERE.

​Each event features one half hour of socializing and coffee directly before the program -- arrive early!  NOTE NEW TIME:  PROGRAMS ON SATURDAY BEGIN AT 10:30. Join your friends for discussion at 10:00 in April, May and June.

June 17                      First United Methodist Church
Saturday                   1376 Olive St., Eugene
10:00 - 12:15            Sunrise Eugene:  Young Climate Activists Speak Out
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May 6                        United Lutheran Church
Saturday                   2230 Washington St., Eugene
10:00 - 12:15            Friendship Day Celebration,
                                    Living a Legacy of Love: Doing God's Good Work
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April 1                       St. Jude Catholic Church
Saturday                   4330 Willamette St., Eugene
10:00 - 12:15            UO Climate Justice League
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March 4                    Central Presbyterian Church
Saturday                   555 E. 15th Avenue, Eugene
9:30-11:15                 World Day of Prayer Celebration
                                    Featuring Program Courtesy of the Women
                                    of Taiwan, "I Have Heard About Your Faith"

February 3               Springfield First Christian Church
Friday                       395 W. Centennial Blvd, Springfield
9:30-11:15                Climate Change Mitigation:  Divest Oregon and
                                   Young Climate Activists Offer Information & Action

January 6                 Eugene Friends Meeting
Friday                       2274 Onyx St, Eugene
9:30-11:15                Avery McRae & Our Children's Trust
                                   Climate Change Activists Update Us for 2023
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As part of the 2016 Our Oregon campaign, Reyna Lopez, now the executive director of Pineros Y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), led members in support of Ballot Measure 97. A rebalanced tax structure with each corporation paying its fair share received a firm "thumbs up" from members of Church Women United.

Eugene members of Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) share a visual representation of the country's budget

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