08/06/2017 by Shannon Day

“You Do Not Have To Be Good: Letting the Broken World Bless Broken Us”

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been carrying some heavy questions in my heart and mind the last year. How do we respond to a world that seems to be fracturing at an alarming speed? How do we remain present in the face of painful, tragic, and heartbreaking events in our lives and in the lives of others? How do we stay open, engaged, hopeful and loving when every day brings new disheartening developments or when we feel at our most broken? I believe the answer lies within our faith as Unitarian Universalists, a faith which can be non-theistic,

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07/30/2017 by Shannon Day

“Moving Through”

The river of life often contains swift, unpredictable currents and large, looming boulders.  Traversing these waters may be tricky at times and an easy float at others.  How do we navigate life’s suffering and pain?  How do we continue to move through?

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07/23/2017 by Shannon Day

“Collective Liberation 19th-Century Style: The Ministry of Joshua Young”

We will visit the life of Unitarian minister Joshua Young: conductor on the Underground Railroad, officiant at the burial of Abolitionist John Brown.  If history puts you to sleep, this won’t!  His ministry still resonates today as we strive to embody collective liberation and engage in the struggle for racial justice and against white supremacy in our time. Rev. Karen G. Johnston serves as minister at The Unitarian Society in East Brunswick, NJ.  An Oregon native, she is thrilled to be preaching in Seattle.

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07/16/2017 by Shannon Day

“The Amazing Power of One”

More often than not, we have the idea that one person can’t make a very significant difference in the world.  We often ask, “What can one person do to make a difference?”  Let me tell you the stories of some amazing people who changed the world and history – as ONE single person.  Then let me tell you what you can do as ONE person to change your world and make a difference in your life and ours.  The lyrics to the song may say, “One is the loneliest number. . .”  We can and we will change that.

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05/24/2017 by Shannon Day

What Is Outside, Is Inside

Guest speaker Dr. Jabali Stewart will help us face and begin to explore the painful reality of white supremacy culture in America. He will do so with music and story. How can we look honestly and openly at our dominant culture assumptions from a place of curiosity and ah-ha insights? Jabali Stewart has been active in community movements here in Seattle and throughout the Pacific Northwest for several years.  He earned a PhD in Ethnomusicology from UW, and has worked broadly in the area of intercultural communication, and conflict resolution.  He has been affiliated with the Center for Ethical Leadership, and is trained in

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