When my family first visited Westside 14 years ago, there were so many things that stood out to us: welcoming vibes, excellent programming for children, Westside’s inclusivity for our 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and wonderful stories!

Do you love telling stories? If you do, or you’re curious abut it, we hope you will come to our annual Storytellers Guild Annual Meeting and Workshop on Sunday, January 25th at 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm.

In our UU tradition, we create a space during Sunday Service for a really cool liturgical element we call the Time for All Ages (TFAA). Mostly, this is a time for telling stories, though we do have other all-ages activities sometimes, such as the skit story we did for the Solstice service.

We’ll learn about storytelling techniques and there will be an opportunity for the team to sign up for the TFAA story on different Sundays. The TFAA can also be a team approach – so adults and/or kids could work together, or with parents or other adults to put together a storytelling plan. For more information, contact Rev Carter at minister@wsuu.org or Leilani, at dre@wsuu.org 

In gratitude,
Leilani Davenberry

Director of Religious Education

Photo Description: Goodnight World: Animals of the Native Northwest, a children’s picture book I shared at our Christmas eve holiday service. I purchased this book at the Duwamish Longhouse.