“Precious Life” – Worship Leader Reflections

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:Worship Associates Lisa Reitzes, Liz Bucklew, and Rick Taylor will reflect on the last lines of Mary Oliver’s poem, “The Summer Day”: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Click here to join the live stream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 25.

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“The One Who is Eating Sugar Out of My Hand”- Rev. Carter Smith with Jill Fleming

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:It has been said that generosity is a form of pure courage. How would we give of ourselves differently if we had trust that relationship is more important than the thing we are giving away, trust that our offerings will be reciprocated? This service will explore ways to flex our generosity muscle in big and small ways, as a courageous commitment to interdependence.

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“This Grasshopper, I Mean” Rev. Carter Smith with Rick Taylor

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:As Mary Oliver contemplates the beauty of nature around her, including the particular grasshopper that is eating sugar from her hand, we can begin to marvel at the particular beings around us. This service is focused on the art of connecting with others, whether forging new relationships or deepening the ones already in our lives. If we bring added intentionality and wonder to those we share our time with, might we learn to behold them in new ways and deepen our own sense of belonging?

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“I Do Know How to Pay Attention” – Rev. Carter Smith with Lisa Reitzes

Event Start Date:01/01/1970Event End Date:01/01/1970Event Venue: During this service will explore myriad practices for presence and living fully awake. This will range from the value of age-old traditions like meditation to contemporary research about how to bring more energy and vitality to our day-to-day living. What new depths can we reach when we remember that we do know how to pay attention?

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Who Are We Becoming? – Rev. Carter Smith with Jill Fleming

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:Westside Unitarian Universalist CongregationBefore we kickoff the summer, let’s take a moment to look back on this year in our shared community life. Join Rev. Carter as she reflects on learnings about covenant, community relationships, and the faithful transformation we are going through together. June’s worship theme is Growth. This event is happening live in our sanctuary at 7141 California Ave SW and also streaming online on our YouTube Channel. 

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Everyday Magic! Rev. Carter Smith with Rick Taylor

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:Join Rev. Carter and other worship leaders to celebrate the everyday magic that can be found all around us. This will be a time of story, song, and… flowers! Yes, remember to bring flowers to contribute to our yearly Flower Communion ritual. May’s worship theme is Joy. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service on Sunday, May 26 at 10:30 am.

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Community Cafe #3 & Potluck

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:RSVP for Our Third Community Covenant Café & Potluck Sunday, May 5th 10:30-12:30 10:00 Doors open for coffee & conversation 10:30-12:30 Community Café 12:30-1:30 Potluck Lunch Join us to continue the work of crafting our covenant! During this café we will continue to distill the input on the covenant language and take a look at the first drafts of our documents that will support our pathways to repair. Your input matters! All are welcome! Please enter through the parking lot door into the social hall. Our front doors will remain locked. Any potluck item is

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Joy Is a Serious Thing – Rev. Carter Smith with Lisa Reitzes

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:Great spiritual traditions teach us that suffering is an unavoidable part of human life. In this same way, we learn that joy is a necessary part of human thriving, despite and amidst times of struggle. Join in this service to explore honest, holistic cultivation of joy as a spiritual practice. May’s worship theme is Joy. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday May 12.

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The Learning Journey: A Youth Service

Event Start Date:11/17/2025Event End Date:11/17/2025Event Venue:Join with WSUU youth, advisors, and Rev. Carter for this service focused on the work of becoming a lifelong learner. It will be a chance to discover ways that our youth are taking learning into their own hands, to hear a story about learning how to be kind, and to learn a new song as a congregation. April’s worship theme is Compassion. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, April 28.

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