Q&A from Our Annual Meeting 2020 from the Board and Finance Committee
Thank you to all who attended our first online Annual Meeting, and helped us to make it a success! There were several questions asked in our chat and with raised
Continue readingAddressing Access Issues for General Assembly Delegates
After one particularly harmful General Assembly experience for many people of color and those with access struggles, collective voices requested and demanded accountability from our Unitarian Universalist Association. A Special
Continue readingSome things I’ve Learned from our Finance Committee
… in this role as board president (Jade Lowry) Westside has been fortunate to have had a long line of committed volunteers with strong budgeting skills supporting our financial health.
Continue readingPresident-Elect, Vanessa Shaughnessy’s Address from 2020 Annual Meeting
My Dear Westside, it’s an honor to be your next board president! I’m humbled by the work of my predecessors, and deeply grateful for lasts year’s board navigating us through
Continue readingChanges in Congregational Care Clusters – Thomas Terence and Jade Lowry
Many thank you’s to our Cluster Facilitators, who have helped us to connect and support one another as we transitioned into the new normal of pandemic world. We set up
Continue readingFull-On Gratitude – We’re Rockin’ It!! Jade Lowry – Board President
We seriously rock. Our Westside community is really showing up, in all kinds of ways! Many of us shifted our priorities to caring for one another, and it’s really happening!
Continue readingBeloved Community Check In
A quick summary of 2020 to date: January was long, February was fast, and March has been weird. As we journey into April together the essence of this month begins
Continue readingA Message from your Stewardship Team
Our Westside congregation has been very generous over the years. This is a time for our generosity to match our hopes. Our community will endure as we embrace our vision
Continue readingShifting to the Long Haul Together
Monday marked an intense day for the West Seattle and Westside UU community, with the announcement about the West Seattle bridge closure and the Governor’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order
Continue readingWe Are Bringing Back Congregational Care Clusters!!
The board would like to offer gratitude for the good thinking and input we have received to help to navigate our path through this time. Input and ideas are always
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