Save the Date! “Be The Light, A Celebration of Unity and Hope”
Please save the evening of Saturday, April 1st for an all member dinner at the West Seattle Golf Course. More details to follow!
Continue readingMid-Year Report from our Board
Missed the congregation’s mid-year report on January 29th? You can view the powerpoint presentation of the meeting to catch up on: • Progress toward accomplishing this year’s goals, • Financial status to date, • Upcoming ministerial search events, and • Membership trends
Continue readingMinister’s Musings Among the Mountains Feb. 10 2017
“Give me a break…” “Give me a break” is a phrase I’ve heard for years. There’s even an old TV show based on the expression. It aired from 1981 to 1987. A song called “Gimme a Break” has been sung by various bands. Its entomology is uncertain but probably has
Continue reading“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
Continue readingPNW UU Music Festival – March 4-5 at Shorecrest Performing Arts Center
The 2017 PNW UU Music Festival presents: “No Ordinary Song: Music for a Divided World” Sunday, March 5th 4:00 PM at Shorecrest Performing Arts Center – 15343 25th Ave NE Shoreline, WA This year’s clinician is Unitarian Universalist composer Elizabeth Alexander who will lead the Festival Worship Service featuring the
Continue readingFrom Rev. Alex…
I have been working with the Church Council of Greater Seattle about responses to the election. There is conversation about what it would mean to become a sanctuary congregation. This is what the coordinator wrote in part: “Our training on the specifics surrounding Sanctuary congregations will be on Sunday, February
Continue readingThe 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
Continue readingInformal Half-Year Report from Rev. Alex
Dear Seattle Westsiders, You’ll be getting a half year ‘state of the congregation’ meeting this coming Sunday after service. I won’t be able to be with you. I will be on the Oregon coast with Debra and family while we celebrate her birthday. I’ll be on vacation next week but
Continue readingLiquid Spirit -Tracy Burrows, President Board of Trustees
When you sit on the WSUU Board, you tackle a lot of issues. The issues that really get the blood stirring are stuff like flood, fire, and theft. Then there are making plans for the future, troubleshooting problems that arise, keeping track of finances, and making suggestions for improvements to
Continue readingMinister’s Musings Among the Mountains Dec. 16, 2016
Several people asked me for copies of the prayer I used last Sunday to end my sermon on the Sixth Source as a living prayer. It’s below in its entirety. I had used a slightly shorter version than what Valarie Kaur created a few weeks ago. A special thanks to
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