11/13/2025 by Shannon Day

December Spark Sunday

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:Sunday, December 7th, 10:30 am Spark Sunday Facilitated by: Storey Squires, Jade Wilde, and Shannon Day. Theme: Our theme will piggy-back on our worship theme of Love at the Center Where: WSUU’s Social Hall (lower level – enter through parking lot door) Doors: 10:00 am for coffee and conversation Spark Activities: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Potluck Lunch: 12:00 No theme – bring whatever gives you joy! Do you ever sit in the pews during worship services and wish that you knew others in this community better? Do you crave more joy, meaning and connection in your life? Are

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11/13/2025 by Shannon Day

Love at the Center: Lay Voices

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:This will be a collaborative service led by Rev. Carter Smith and members of our Right Relations Team. Vaughn Bell will serve as our Worship Associate. Music by Rainier Reunion In this service, we will hear from congregants about how they embody their Unitarian Universalism in a way that puts love at the center. How do we show up in relationship with authenticity, generosity, and daily practices of care and connection? We will also honor the first night of Hanukkah, as we enter the holiday season honoring enduring light in the darkness. Our worship theme

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11/13/2025 by Shannon Day

Centering Love: Collective Liberation with Rev. Nancy Reid-McKee and Liz Bucklew

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:Music will be offered by Scott Farrell and the Westside Chorale These days we are learning more and more that we are not working in silos, but that the liberation of each of us is connected to all of us, and all of us are connected through our commitment to loving the world into wholeness. As we talk about collective liberation we will talk about our UU values that are centered around love, and then focus on a particular concern we need to address right now. Our worship theme for November is Love at the

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10/28/2025 by Shannon Day

3rd Sunday All-Congregation RE: Weaving Connections

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:Sunday, November 16 10:30am – 12pm in the Social Hall   At Westside, we continue to try new forms of gathering in fellowship on third Sundays. In November, join us for an All-Congregation RE event as we craft and write holiday cards to share with our Partner Church community in Transylvania.   Come share a cup of tea or coffee, create (or just sign) a card, and enjoy our Transylvanian embroidery display. Our Partner Church community loves receiving these cards, as well as photos–so consider bringing some family photos to share! Leilani will also be

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10/28/2025 by Shannon Day

Cosmic Love: Our Universalist Inheritance – Rev. Carter Smith with David Bullington

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:Music by Scott Farrell & Westside Pop-up Choir What does it mean to say that love is at the center of our faith? In this first service of our Love at the Center series, Rev. Carter explores the deep roots of Universalist theology—a vision of love not as sentiment, but as a cosmic force that binds all beings and calls us toward courage, compassion, and justice. Our worship theme for November is Love at the Center. Our services can be viewed live and recorded on our YouTube Channel. Check it out!

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10/28/2025 by Shannon Day

Spark Sunday

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:Sunday, November 2, 10:30 am Facilitated by: Amy Hance-Brancati & Riley Anderson Where: WSUU’s Social Hall (lower level – enter through parking lot door) Doors: 10:00 am for coffee and conversation Spark Activities: 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Potluck Lunch: Stay with us at noon for a potluck lunch. No theme for food offerings. Bring whatever works for you! Do you ever sit in the pews during worship services and wish that you knew others in this community better? Do you crave more joy, meaning, and connection in your life? Are you longing for deeper conversations about topics that really

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10/08/2025 by Shannon Day

Detention Lottery – An Immersive Theater Experience

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:by Margaret O’Donnell, Directed by Amy Youngblood, Production Coordinated by Chih-yu Chao, with June Stacey-Clemons talkback with Karin Tolgu, Lourdes fuentes, and luz metz, immigration attorneys Doors open at 3:30pm Westside Unitarian Universalist Congregation 7141 California Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98136 For more information: odonnellplaywright.com/ the-detention-lottery/ The Detention Lottery takes us where family, friends, and cameras cannot go: all-but-secret immigration detention courtrooms. We hear desperate conversations between attorneys and their clients, and life-and-death decisions made in a traffic court setting. Playwright and retired immigration attorney Margaret O’Donnell brings real-world expertise to this unflinching drama. Since

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10/08/2025 by Shannon Day

The Vigil We Keep – Rev. Carter Smith with Rick Taylor

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:music by Rainier Reunion As the veil between this world and the next thins in this season, join us for a service to connect with those who have gone before us. This will include building an altar to honor our ancestors, and a memorial slideshow to recognize loved ones who have died in the past year. Our worship theme for October is Worthy Without End Watch our services live on our YouTube Channel.

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10/08/2025 by Shannon Day

October 3rd Sunday – Meet the Moment: Welcome Singers & Parent Group

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:Lift Your Spirit with the Welcome Singers! Sunday, Oct. 19th, 10:30 am in the Sanctuary Looking for a casual, fun opportunity to sing with others? Try the Westside Welcome Singers. Led by Lisa Maynard, this informal group gathers on occasional Sundays to learn uplifting, meaningful songs in formats such as call and response, rounds, chants, or simple harmonies. Lisa welcomes all ages and musical abilities and offers an encouraging atmosphere for nervous singers. Questions? Reach out to Lisa at welcomesingers@wsuu.org.   Parent Group! Sunday, October 19 10:30 am – 12:00 pm Fireside Room on 2nd

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10/08/2025 by Shannon Day

LGBTQ History Month Celebration: Carrying the Torch

Event Start Date:04/20/2026Event End Date:04/20/2026Event Venue:A celebration of LGBTQ ancestors, elders, and dreamers for queer futures. A space for connecting over personal stories and honoring people and communities that dare to live authentically. Our October worship theme is Worthy Without End. Watch our services live on our YouTube Channel.

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