11/02/2022 by Shannon Day

The River That Made Seattle – BJ Cummings with Anne Fox

The Duwamish River has been subject to two centuries of competing claims – by native tribes, early settlers, industrial pioneers, and waves of immigrant communities taking up residence along its banks. The outcome of these conflicts has shaped the course of the river, the fate of its communities, and the character of Seattle itself. Today, the Duwamish River is polluted, its neighborhoods in poor health, and its industrial base stagnant. But plans for cleanup and revitalization are underway, led by a new generation of pioneers who reimagine the Duwamish as “a river for all.” Click here to join the livestream

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09/27/2022 by Shannon Day

Ever Unfolding – Rev. Deanna Vandiver with Rick Taylor

Rev. Deanna Vandiver, who joined us as our Bridge Minister for the 2019-2020 congregation year, returns to worship with us on Sunday, October 23rd. Together we will reflect on what it means to be part of an emergent faith tradition centering love and liberation through this Great Unraveling, Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, October 23. Click here to read our current COVID 19 gathering guidelines.

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09/27/2022 by Shannon Day

Your Voice Is Holy: Embodied Spirituality with Gina Sala

“Your body, your voice is holy,” says global vocalist and international retreat leader Gina Salá. While some traditions suggest that we need to be liberated from the physical form to experience the transcendent, there are others that offer a more embodied spirituality as another possibility. Join us as Gina Salá guides us in experiential practices from East and West that help us feel more at ease in our bodies, hearts, and mind and bring us into a direct experience of the felt sense of the Divine within through chant, mantra, movement, song and story. No experience needed, participate as you

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09/14/2022 by Shannon Day

“Living on the Edge of Ecological Renewal” Rev. Jennifer DeBusk Alviar with Lisa Reitzes

Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, September 25. Could the threat of climate change and the collapse of the institutional church serve as the necessary impetus to reform and rewild both ecology and theology? Please join us as we explore these questions from one UU minister’s pilgrimage through the landscape of wilderness and soul. In Person Worship has returned at Westside! Please read our new COVID guidelines here. In brief, masks are required for everyone older than 2 yrs and vaccination a required by all eligible. Children under 5 and those unable to

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08/18/2022 by Shannon Day

“Homecoming” Ingathering 2022 – WSUU Worship Team

Amidst all of the motion and emotion of our daily lives, we seek places that ground us, a place that we home. This could be a physical environment, a relationship, a realm of the imagination, a spiritual cradle, a sanctuary. As the Westside congregation re-gathers to begin another church year, we reflect on and celebrate the many ways that our community helps us create a sense of place, a home in which to find each other and journey to new understandings. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, September 11. Our worship

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08/10/2022 by Shannon Day

And Embrace Them – Rev. Crystal Zerfoss with Chris Darnell

13th century Sufi poet, Rumi, instructs us to find all the barriers within ourselves that we have built against Love and to embrace them. What he doesn’t tell us is how to do this. Join us as we explore some ways to recognize, overcome, and embrace our own barriers to Love. Our worship is currently offered both in person in our sanctuary at 7141 California Ave SW, Seattle 98136 and online via our YouTube Channel. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 28th. Masked are required during our services. Full COVID

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07/25/2022 by Shannon Day

The Gifts of a Spiritual Community – Jill Fleming with Liz Bucklew

After reading Search, a novel about the year in the life of Unitarian Universalist search committee, Jill Fleming was prompted to reflect on her life as a UU and what gifts she has received from being part of Westside and what she hopes others might receive from being part of Westside. Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, August 14. Our service are now multi-platform, both in person in our sanctuary on online via our YouTube Channel.  If you plan to join us in our sanctuary please read our COVID-19 guidelines. 

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07/07/2022 by Shannon Day

Healing Through Deep Play – Rev. Margo Rinehart

Click here to join the livestream of this worship service at 10:30 am on Sunday, July 24. When our hearts and bodies heavy with stress or sorrow about all that is around us, deep play is an essential part of rest and healing.  Come and hear Reverend Margo Rinehart lead us through a journey of play through physical, emotional and spiritual experiences. Our service are now multi-platform, both in person in our sanctuary on online via our YouTube Channel.  If you plan to join us in our sanctuary please read our COVID-19 guidelines. 

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