04/13/2023 by Shannon Day

Love at the Center – Rev. Sarah Schurr with Carter Smith

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue:As a larger faith community, we are reviewing the part of our UUA bylaws that tell the world who we are and what is important to us.  Rev. Sarah Schurr is our contact on the UUA staff, and will share how these statements have changed in the past and what possible changes are being suggested today.  What do you think is the most important value you want us to hold up?  Some say it should be “love”. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, May 14.

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04/11/2023 by Shannon Day

Circle for the Planet – Carter Smith with Rick Taylor and WSUU Environmental Justice Team

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue:In these complex and difficult times, how can we cultivate spiritual grounding to help us build right relationship with our more-than-human world? And, what opportunities are opened to us when we approach this work from a lens of Environmental Justice? Join Rev. Carter and the Environmental Justice Change Team for this Earth Day service. Click here to join the livestream of this service at 10:30 am on Sunday, April 23.

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03/22/2023 by Shannon Day

Revival! Rev. Carter Smith with Lisa Reitzes

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue: Join together for a celebration of the coming springtime, the persistence of life that we honor this time each year. Our minister, Carter Smith will share about the traditions around this world that honor the hope and renewal of this season. We will hold our annual flower communion this Sunday, a century-old UU tradition where all are invited to delight in the sharing of flowers. Please bring a flower with you to add to our shared vases. Please note: this will be a multi-generational service appropriate for all ages. Nursery care will be available

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03/07/2023 by Shannon Day

Sing! The Healing Power of the Human Voice – Scott Farrell with Liz Bucklew

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue:Click here to join the livestream of this worship service on Sunday, March 26th at 10:30 am. Singing is not only a human ability, it may actually be a need. During this service Scott Farrell, Lisa Maynard and Liz Bucklew will be introducing  singers, songs, and self-reflections from our Westside vocal community. We’ll be singing everything from reggae to Eric Whitacre. We all hope you take advantage of this opportunity to experience and participate in the healing power of the human voice!

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02/24/2023 by Shannon Day

Cultivating Abundance – Carter Smith, Kevin Lane-Cummings & Steve Finney with Chris Darnell

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue:In this season of new growth all around us we ponder what abundance means and how to cultivate more in our lives and community. This will be our new minister, Carter Smith’s first time in our pulpit! Join us! Click here to join the livestream of this worship service on Sunday, March 12 at 10:30 am

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12/06/2022 by Shannon Day

The Ghosts of Unitarian Christmas – 5:00 PM Christmas Eve 2022

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue:It was Christmas Eve, a time when any sensible person stays safe in his house with a good book. But then Ben’s reading lamp burned out. “Ghosts of Unitarian Christmas” by Doug Muder updates Charles Dickens’s holiday classic “A Christmas Carol.” Instead of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cantankerous UU man is visited by seasonal ghosts, including Dickens himself. This whimsical narrative weaves story and song to remind us of the spirit of Christmas. At this time our worship is happening live in our sanctuary and live-streamed via our YouTube Channel. Masks and vaccinations are required.  See

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12/06/2022 by Shannon Day

Embrace the Dark, Embrace the Light – Lisa Reitzes, Amanda Meier, Gracie Bucklew, & Simon Knaphus

Event Start Date:05/09/2026Event End Date:05/09/2026Event Venue:In this week that includes the observance of Hanukkah and the Winter Solstice, we are reminded through readings, reflections, and music that there are blessings and magic to be found in the deep stillness of the dark season and in the renewing spark of returning light. Worship is currently being offered in person in our sanctuary and online via our YouTube Channel. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, December 18th.

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