Holding vigil at the NW Immigration Center A few weeks ago, in honor of her birthday, Westside UUC member, Regina Brennan, invited us to hold vigil at the Northwest Immigration Detention Center in Tacoma. Holding vigil means non-violently standing in solidarity with those detained at the facility and with their
Continue readingHappy New Year! I am so grateful to all of you for your support of religious exploration for Westside’s children and youth. Our amazing community’s gifts of teaching, contributions to the classroom supplies, and commitment of financial resources makes RE possible. Thank you! I wish for all of you a
Continue readingDear Beloved Community, These last few weeks I have been overwhelmed with gratitude for belonging to such a tightknit, loving community which celebrates when one of our members has a joy to share; and who grieves when someone has a loss. Today at Sunday Service, the congregation broke out in
Continue reading“Why Bother to Celebrate Christmas?” Why, indeed. Most Unitarian Universalists find ourselves unsure as to why we would bother to have Christmas Eve services if we don’t believe in Christ Jesus. The commercialism is appalling; the recorded Christmas music at malls, elevators and stores can be grating after a while.
Continue reading“What’s up with holiday services this year?” Several Westsiders in recent days have asked me about various holiday services this year. The holidays can become crammed with shopping, traveling, and many demands on short notice. Attending special holiday services can become a burden so I thought I’d mention what will
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“Let us rise up and be thankful…” I’m thankful to my beloved community at WSUU for the kindness, support and love you consistently demonstrate to me, our membership and our new friends. A special thank you to our staff for unfailingly giving more than your job description requires. Alex, Shannon,
Continue readingThe holiday season is upon us and with it comes, for many of us, a lot of stress and challenge. I encourage us to cultivate some form of compassion and/or self-love practice to support us as we move through this busy time of year. In addition to offering yourself kindness
Continue readingI write this column in Providence, Rhode Island as autumn deepens here in New England. Weather was a strong topic of conversation over too many helpings of fried clams. People agreed the weather was strange but no agreement on what it really meant. The same was true if the conversations
Continue readingIn the world of Religious Exploration we DREs are responsible for finding creative ways to encourage, inspire and support the work of faith exploration and formation at home and at church. As Westside’s RE program evolves to keep pace with the evolution of the needs and availability of children, volunteers
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