Making Our Way by the Light of the Heavens
Beloved Members and Friends of Westside, As you read in the message earlier this week from the Board of Trustees, Rev. Cynthia Westby and Cheryl Brown have resigned their positions
Continue readingDRE Column for March – Rev. Cynthia Westby
Cabin Fever “You’re now free to move about the cabin!” Words we live for when we’re trapped on an airplane in our 2X2 seats! In February, confined to my house
Continue readingDRE Column for January – Rev. Cynthia Westby
The Hidden Treasure In Change Rev. Cynthia Westby, Director of Religious Exploration Transition shakes up most of us. Change messes with the order of things we’ve gotten used to, feel
Continue readingDRE Column for December: The Gift of the Bengali Tea Boys
Difficult situations are gifts. Gifts we often resist and usually don’t appreciate. They teach us about our blind spots. . . if we stop and listen to what is happening
Continue readingDRE Column for November – Growth-full Grieving – Rev. Cynthia Westby
I’ve been finding grief catching me unawares lately. Any transition triggers feelings but usually it is bewildering and surprising when I realize I’m in the midst of a grief response
Continue readingCynthia Westby, DRE Column October 2018 – Transitions
As we transition into fall, with this glorious weather, watching the leaves drift down into colorful piles on the ground, I am looking forward to a deepening richness in my
Continue readingOrdination of Rev. Cynthia Westby, DRE
I was ordained as an Interfaith Minister on Saturday, September 15th by the Chaplaincy Institute Interfaith Community in Berkeley, California. The beautiful, powerful two-hour long ceremony was held in the
Continue reading4-5th Graders Podcast on Protection of Nature
4-5th graders did a wonderful, moving podcast about protecting wildlife last week in class! You can listen to their ideas and concerns about protecting wildlife below!
Continue readingDRE Column for May – Chaplaincy Institute Graduation and Ordination
It is with great joy and excitement that I announce that I have graduated from the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley and have been approved for ordination as an Interfaith Minister
Continue reading4th-5th Grade Class Podcast on Fighting Hatred!
Below is the podcast our wonderfully caring 4th-5th grade class students wrote and recorded about fighting hatred. Please check it out!
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