Join with WSUU youth, advisors, and Rev. Carter for this service focused on the work of becoming a lifelong learner. It will be a chance to discover ways that our youth are taking learning into their own hands, to hear a story about learning how to be kind, and to learn a new song as a congregation. April’s worship theme is Compassion. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, April 28.
Continue readingCelebrate Earth Month with our Environmental Justice Group and guest speaker Deb Hagen-Lukens! This will be a service to talk about our unique role as a faith community in responding to the urgency of the climate crisis, and extend care for our common home as part of living our values. April’s worship theme is Compassion. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday,
Continue readingTraditionally, Easter celebrates the time when Jesus’ message of radical love transformed from an individual teaching to a revolutionary movement. Join in this joyful multigenerational service celebrating transformation and love. Wear your Easter bonnets or choose some self-adornment from our costume trunk for the congregational photo following the service.
Continue readingAs we kick off our annual stewardship campaign, let’s celebrate what this community brings to peoples’ lives. Hearing congregant testimonies, we can look back at the joys of congregational life, and honor that which we are still shaping together. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service on Sunday, March 10 at 10:30 am.
Continue readingGrief is a normal part of human life, and mourning is an important process that helps us move through times of loss. But what about when we experience complex or ambiguous losses? Let us tell our stories, and explore tools for grappling with the messiness of grief. February’s worship theme is Promise. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, February 25.
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Doors 10:00 for coffee and conversation, Circle begins at 10:30 am Potluck at 12:00 Join members of the Westside Community and WSUU’s Right Relations Teams for time in circle to connect and learn. For parents and caregivers, Religious Exploration activities will be offered from 10:30-12:00 in the Fireside Room for all ages. Masking is optional. Remote participation is available via Zoom. Access information will be available in the Sunday morning worship blast. A community potluck will follow the circle. Please bring whatever offering works for you. We are seeking a team of 4-5 people to help with set up and
Continue readingWhat is the theological grounding of our UU commitment to working in service of justice? James Luther Adams, writing from the mid 20th century would say that it is because of our belief in “salvation in this life” achieved through working toward meaningful change. In this service, let us consider what binds us to the betterment of the world. February’s worship theme is Promise. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, February 11.
Continue readingThis time we live in has presented us with a myriad of challenges to how we understand work. From a rise in unions making big strides to conversations about what work requires an office to movements to reclaim rest, our culture is in a period of reorientation to labor. How are we called in these times to rethink the role of work in our lives, and what do we do with these insights? January’s worship theme is Purpose. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30am, Sunday, January 28.
Continue readingWestside Social Hall – access from north parking lot Doors open at 10:00am for coffee and conversation. Circle begins at 10:30am. In 2007, our Congregation voted to adopt a Covenant of Right Relations that established a list of actions that members will “strive to do as they participate in the life of the congregation.” Over the years since, our community has evolved and is developing a broader understanding of what it means to nurture and sustain a thriving community. At the January 7th community circle, we’ll begin a process to define our collective aspirations. We aim to be a community where everyone can feel
Continue readingJoin outgoing Burien City Councilmember Cydney Moore as she shares her experience from the frontlines of the fight for human dignity in our own communities. We’ll reflect on the connection between Martin Luther King’s call for economic justice and our role in facing the ongoing housing crisis in Seattle, Burien, and beyond. Click here at 10:30am on Sunday, January 14th to join the livestream of this service.
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