The Two Stories of Mother’s Day
There are actually different versions of Mother’s Day. One is well known, the other not so much.
Continue readingAll Will be Received
Our Universalist ancestors envisioned a grace that welcomes one and all. But sometimes it can feel pretty hard to find that grace. While we may think of a hero’s journey as being a solitary one, they are never without mentors or companions, who often seem to have something the hero needs in order to complete their quest. Join us as we imagine anew who heroes are and where we can find grace.
Continue readingThe Earth Will Redeem Us
Three important holidays converge this year: Passover, Easter, and Earth Day. Each speaks to the challenges of finding safety and home. Is there a special message that all three holidays have for us this year?
Continue readingGrowing Season: A Service of Celebration
This year has brought great change to Westside, including calling a settled minister. Change can be painful, but it brings opportunities to grow, and growth can enlarge our capacity to love, and create new meaning from past experience. Come be inspired by song and story – join us as we celebrate this growing season!
Continue readingFood Sovereignty and Immigrant Rights
We welcome Rosalinda Guillen, Executive Director of Community to Community (C2C), as she speaks to us about her organization’s dedication to food sovereignty and immigrant rights. C2C and the Bellingham UU Fellowship have sustained a 14-year partnership based on action for farm workers and immigrants. You will be inspired by this partnership and C2C’s extraordinary work to achieve justice in every link of the food chain, from farm to table.
Continue readingThe Needs of Many, The Needs of One
Unitarian Universalism has proudly raised the banner of radical individualism over centuries. How, then, do we balance the importance of community with the rights of the individual?
Continue readingYouth-Led Traditions
Members of Westside’s high school Youth Group will talk about and share traditions from local and national UU Youth communities. This service will both interactive and reflective!
Continue readingMore Than a Pronoun: An Exploration of Non-Binary Gender Identities
Non-Binary. Genderfluid. Genderqueer. Pangender. Cisgender. Non-Gendered. Transgender. Other-Gendered. By now most of us have heard at least of one of these terms, but what exactly do they represent? Why do pronouns matter so much? Come hear many voices, some through readings and some through personal witness, share what some of these terms mean to them and what insights their gender identity explorations have given them.
Continue readingWakening Is Another Normal Day
Eastern religious traditions speak about Awakening. What is Awakening and can we make it happen for us?
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