The WSUU Common Quest Committee invites all youth and adult members to come to Part I of an important three-part series on where our faith is headed at the national and local levels with respect to climate and racial justice. In Part I, we will screen the Rev. Lindi Ramsden’s
Continue readingSeattle’s own Ijeoma Oluo has written a bestselling book that invites us to engage in talk about race. Join us for an important discussion that will deepen your understanding of equity and racial justice issues. Whether you read the book when it first came out, or you’re just learning about
Continue readingFalls are the leading cause of accidental injuries and death in older adults, but they are not a normal or natural part of aging. Learn what puts people at risk of falling and how to reduce those risk factors, the keys to improving your balance, and how to decide when
Continue readingThe title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary and galvanizing documentary refers to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which reads, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States.” The progression from that second qualifying
Continue readingThis engagement will directly engage those charged with doing the heavy lift of equity in their communities. Their support is critical to the success of racial equity and social justice as a priority goal in congregational culture change. The activities and discussions in this session will facilitate awareness, and deeper
Continue readingFrom scientific, theological, and philosophical perspectives, this class examines the never-ending debate about the nature and significance of the altered states of consciousness called mystical experiences.
Continue readingA cognitive scientist and philosopher examines what questions science can and cannot answer.
Continue reading“Let’s insist on remembering that we are all kin, and that repairing the world is both our birthright and our responsibility. We can and will do this.”- Akaya Winwood Beloveds, let us gather in care and connection, worshiping together at a community of faith alive together in challenging times.
Continue readingWe are at the edge of the map, facing uncharted territory. How do we find spiritual resilience to respond to the disorientation, uncertainty, and anxieties of our times? The Rev. Carmen TenEyck-McDowell, a chaplain for staff support at Seattle Children’s Hospital, explores faithful responses grounded in brain science and community. Carmen
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We are waking up each day and witnessing major changes to our earthly environment that creates fear, rage, depression, and an ever-growing weight that has become too much for each of us, alone, to bear. This offering is designed with the intention of bringing that reality inside us out into
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