02/15/2017 by Shannon Day

March 12 Multi-generational Service – Seeking Volunteers

“Greed” is the Topic for Sunday, March 12, 2017 Multi-generational Service. All children will be in service except for the Nursery and Story Time children. We are looking for children in 5th grade or older to act as Greeters, and help with collecting the offering (in the baskets).  For this service we encourage children to bring non-perishable food as offerings for the West Seattle Food Bank. Adults are also invited to bring food March 12th for the West Seattle Food Bank.  Please contact Cynthia at dre@wsuu.org if your child can be a Greeter at the door to the sanctuary that day (we

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02/06/2017 by Shannon Day

“Sharing the Islamic Sufi Faith” Chalice Chapel and Follow up Conversation, Sunday Feb. 12

Children ages 5-14, will go from service after the story for all ages, into Chalice Chapel, our Sunday Children’s Worship Service held instead of RE classes that day.  Only the Nursery and Story Time classes will be offered.  Sally Jo Gilbert de Vargas will lead this Chalice Chapel.  She has studied and practiced Islamic Sufism under Imam Jamal Rahman from Bangladesh for over 12 years.  She has been ordained as a Cherag (Universal Worship leader) with Sufi Order International.  Sally Jo has been a public-school teacher for over 30 years. She actively promotes interfaith understanding and social justice issues at

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01/26/2017 by Shannon Day

The Mindful Journey and Religious Exploration – Cynthia Westby Dir. Religious Exploration for Children and Youth

What is spirituality? Answering this question helps guide me in my work. For me spirituality is about nurturing relationships with mystery, self, others and the world to experience and realize our interconnectedness. It is also about nurturing love and kindness; as we appreciate our interconnectedness, our oneness, we understand that what happens to one person or part of the world, affects us all. Teaching, storytelling, walking in nature, are all spiritual practices that cultivate awareness of these relationships and our interconnectedness with all of life. Spiritual practices like these, ‘wake up’ our awareness of our relationships. Mindfulness, wondering, questioning, and

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