01/29/2026 by Shannon Day

Black History Month Celebration – Marcus Harrison Green & Rev. Carter Smith with Aimee Schiefelbein

Event Start Date:02/08/2026Event End Date:02/08/2026Event Venue:Westside Unitarian Universalist CongregationMusic by Scott Farrell, The Westside Chorale and soloist Cecelia Hayes Black history is not a sidebar to American history. It is one of its central threads. From freedom struggles and faith traditions to labor movements, art, and community care, Black people have continually shaped the moral, political, and spiritual landscape of this country. To engage Black history honestly is to better understand America itself, and to glimpse the possibiliti es of who we might yet become. In this sermon honoring Black History Month, local journalist Marcus Harrison Green will reflect on

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12/23/2025 by Shannon Day

Spark Sunday!

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:Spark Sunday! WSUU Social Hall (enter through parking lot door) Today’s Theme is 10:00 Doors open for coffee & conversation 10:30 Activities begin 12:00 Potluck Lunch – no theme – bring whatever gives you joy. Safe food handling guidelines. Do you ever sit in the pews during worship services and wish that you knew others in this community better? Do you crave more joy, meaning and connection in your life? Are you longing for deeper conversations about topics that really matter in our lives today? Please plan to join us each first Sunday for this

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12/22/2025 by Shannon Day

Question Box Service – Rev. Carter Smith with Rick Taylor

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:This Sunday, our worship will grow from the questions you’ve submitted in advance for to questionbox@wsuu.org Rev. Carter will try her best to answer the wonderings, doubts, and insights that arise from your questions. All questions are welcome, from the theological and ethical to the delightfully everyday. Our worship theme for January is “The Good Questions” Our services are livestreamed on our YouTube Channel.

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12/22/2025 by Shannon Day

Yes, And – Rev. Carter Smith with Ellen Macom

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:Join us for a conversation about faith and spiritual practice. In our pluralistic faith, where are our places of difference? How can we learn from one another? How do we make space in our community for theists, atheists, humanists, and everyone in between? In this service we will also celebrate and welcome a cohort of new members. Our worship theme for January is “The Good Questions” Our Sunday Services are livestreamed via our YouTube Channel.

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12/09/2025 by Shannon Day

Emmanuel: Love With Us Christmas Eve Service – Rev. Carter Smith with Aimee Schiefelbein

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:Music by Scott Farrell & Westide Chorale Join us for a family-friendly Christmas Eve celebration. We’ll tell the story of Jesus’ birth as a legend of love embodied in the world. We’ll sing the old songs that remind us to find strength in humility, welcome in the stranger, and find hope even in the shadow of empire. Our worship theme for December is Love Incarnate. Join this service live and view past services on our YouTube Channel.

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12/04/2025 by Shannon Day

Holy Darkness, Loving Womb: Solstice Service – Rev. Carter Smith & Leilani Davenberry with Lisa Reitzes

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:As the longest night arrives, join us for a multigenerational celebration of the sacred depth of winter. Through story, song, and ritual, we honor the holy darkness that nourishes life. Our worship theme for December is Love Incarnate. Join worship online live or on demand via our YouTube Channel.

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11/13/2025 by Shannon Day

December Spark Sunday

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:Sunday, December 7th, 10:30 am Spark Sunday Facilitated by: Storey Squires, Jade Wilde, and Shannon Day. Theme: Our theme will piggy-back on our worship theme of Love at the Center Where: WSUU’s Social Hall (lower level – enter through parking lot door) Doors: 10:00 am for coffee and conversation Spark Activities: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Potluck Lunch: 12:00 No theme – bring whatever gives you joy! Do you ever sit in the pews during worship services and wish that you knew others in this community better? Do you crave more joy, meaning and connection in your life? Are

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11/13/2025 by Shannon Day

Love at the Center: Lay Voices

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:This will be a collaborative service led by Rev. Carter Smith and members of our Right Relations Team. Vaughn Bell will serve as our Worship Associate. Music by Rainier Reunion In this service, we will hear from congregants about how they embody their Unitarian Universalism in a way that puts love at the center. How do we show up in relationship with authenticity, generosity, and daily practices of care and connection? We will also honor the first night of Hanukkah, as we enter the holiday season honoring enduring light in the darkness. Our worship theme

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11/13/2025 by Shannon Day

Centering Love: Collective Liberation with Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee and Liz Bucklew

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:Music will be offered by Scott Farrell and the Westside Chorale These days we are learning more and more that we are not working in silos, but that the liberation of each of us is connected to all of us, and all of us are connected through our commitment to loving the world into wholeness. As we talk about collective liberation we will talk about our UU values that are centered around love, and then focus on a particular concern we need to address right now. Our worship theme for November is Love at the

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10/28/2025 by Shannon Day

3rd Sunday All-Congregation RE: Weaving Connections

Event Start Date:06/16/2026Event End Date:06/16/2026Event Venue:Sunday, November 16 10:30am – 12pm in the Social Hall   At Westside, we continue to try new forms of gathering in fellowship on third Sundays. In November, join us for an All-Congregation RE event as we craft and write holiday cards to share with our Partner Church community in Transylvania.   Come share a cup of tea or coffee, create (or just sign) a card, and enjoy our Transylvanian embroidery display. Our Partner Church community loves receiving these cards, as well as photos–so consider bringing some family photos to share! Leilani will also be

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