Listen to this fact-filled, touching podcast the 4th-5th graders made last week about animal cruelty. In it, they share the information they learned and the ways to prevent animal cruelty. Please listen and contemplate how you too can make a difference in the care and protection of animals.
Continue reading“May you live in interesting times.” I wonder if people remember this phrase above? ‘May you live in interesting times’ is an oft-spoken term that is alleged to be a proverb from ancient China. It certainly sounds wise and appropriately cryptic. It can be meant in many ways and often
Continue readingInterfaith ministry is a hot topic these days in UU circles. Starr King Seminary’s relationship with the Interfaith Chaplaincy Institute and support of double divinity degrees in UU and Interfaith is a powerful example of this keen gravitation to Interfaith. Knowing I am going to be ordained as an Interfaith
Continue readingA Message from Patti McCall, WSUU Board President There continues to be discussion about Sunday services, the Worship Council and the Board so, as promised in our effort to be transparent, I wanted to bring you up to date on what your Board has been working on. At the end
Continue readingThe following is a transcript of the Mid-Year Report delivered by Board President, Patti McCall on Sunday, January 28. Good afternoon. I don’t think I see any unfamiliar faces, but just in case, I am Patti McCall and I am the current President of the Board of Trustees at Westside.
Continue readingThis coming Sunday Reverend Alex Holt and I will be sharing the pulpit, preaching about #MeToo. In preparation for sermon writing, I interviewed many men and women on this topic. I also put aside four hours to sit and surf the web for responses to #MeToo. What started as a
Continue readingGreetings, good people of Westside UU and beyond I was in Tampa, Florida last week for a UUMA conference held every three years. Generally, it was great. The clergy worship services were energetic and entirely not what I am used to. They made my stout New Englander heart a bit
Continue readingThe world is made of stories. We are all storytellers. Every day we tell stories – to our friends, families and co-workers. We share our experiences and whether we are aware of it or not, we share what we have made of these experiences in that moment. Telling our stories
Continue readingThe Nominating Process for our Ministerial Search Team has begun. John Britt, the Discernment Team and their helpers have identified three ways you can nominate someone you think would represent the congregation well on this vital team. 1. Fill out a “ballot” at John’s table after Sunday service 2. Send
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This “Hunger Podcast” (below) was created by the 4th-5th Grade RE class who has been learning about fighting for social justice, most recently around the issue of hunger. They supported a food drive in November-December for the West Seattle Food Bank and now have created this podcast covering the highlights
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