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Support East Shore in 2023!
Have you noticed the new visitor-badge board? We have so many new visitors that I needed a larger board to hold all the nametags! Were you in the Sanctuary last month when we welcomed 20 children into our community in a child dedication? Rev. María Cristina and I are...
Child Dedication
February 12, there was an all-ages worship with many hands tending! Thank you to Cecelia Hayes for turning us toward our ancestors and black history; thank you Eric Lane Barnes and the Mighty Choir for leading song and shimmy; LeAnne Struble for shepherding families....
Many Hands Make Light Work
The Helping Hands Ministry Team is here to help you when needed and needs your help as well. When you need a little extra help, we probably have members of our church community who can help fulfill a need or provide help with referrals. Sample of needs include:...
Is Being a Delegate for You?
When is General Assembly This year the assembly is in Pittsburgh, PA from June 21-25. What's a Delegate at General Assembly? The UUA organizes an annual event called "General Assembly" or 'GA' which is a gathering of congregants from UU churches, ministers, and allied...
Invisible No More: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and People
If you enter the Sanctuary in the next couple of months, be sure to take a look at the MMIWP profiles and faceless felt dolls on the walls of the foyer. The “Invisible No More” exhibition generates a visual representation of the many indigenous people who have become...
Seabeck Registration Now Open!
May 26-29 Registration is now open for our annual retreat at Seabeck! Register here. What is Seabeck? The Seabeck UU Retreat is an intentionally inclusive and multi-generational annual church retreat over Memorial Day weekend at the Seabeck Conference Center...
National Day of Action
Tuesday, March 21 at Bellevue Downtown Park Since the Paris Climate Accord was signed in 2015, four banks have provided over one trillion dollars in financing for the fossil fuel industry, an industry that has no plans to stop building new or expanding oil and gas...
Hitting the Road for Education
You are invited to a Send-Off Event in the foyer after worship service on Sunday, March 5, to bid farewell to our East Shore members who are traveling to India and Nepal to connect with our partners in education there! We hope you will come to learn about the...
End of the Food Cart
Since the beginning of Covid and shutdowns, the food cart in the main office at East Shore has been mostly shut down. HopeLink stopped accepting donations and I, as the food-cart person, stopped being able to manage the cart as I had for several years. There is a sign...
Rev. María Cristina in Mistakes & Miracles Video
In the fall, several of you joined me in a book club on the UU Common Read "Mistakes & Miracles." It led to great discussions and included a Sunday worship service with Rev. Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin Lin as guests. Recently, I was invited by Karin and Nancy to...
RE-Flections: Winter Fun
MLK Reflection Thirteen children gathered with one of our teen volunteers, one adult volunteer, and two religious education staff for a fun holiday camp on Monday January 16, 2023. We made new friends, learned some new songs, talked about love, peace, and Martin...
Blues and Jazz Appreciation (BAJA) Club
I am starting a new social group at East Shore and need five people to volunteer so we can create an official Church affinity team. This is what I am thinking: Open to ESUC friends and members. singles, couples, partnered (whose significant others don’t dig this type...
State Legislature Needs to Hear from You!
Are you overwhelmed with emails asking you to act on legislative proposals? Or do you want a way to easily voice your opinion about important bills? I have found that the 350 WA Civic Action Team (CAT) twice a week emails spot on in providing an easy way to take a few...
2022 Giving Tree a Success!
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! The 2022 Giving Tree Ministry is complete and the tallies are in! This year we supported 6 agencies that reach out to people in need. Those agencies are: Childhaven, Friends of Youth, Hopelink, Sound Mental Health, The Sophia Way, and...
Khasi Hills Update: February 2023
When I contacted Rev. Darihun Khriam via WhatsApp for news of our Khasi partners, I was prepared to hear about some unanticipated joys and sorrows. But I didn’t expect her to be at Bethany Hospital in Shillong with her youngest sister Barisuk, an attorney and...
COVID Protocols for 2023
As we prepare for the holiday season and the New Year we are reaffirming the ways we show our love and compassion to this community. We also are aware of the Tridemic (Covid, RSV, and Flu) and how it is already impacting our community. We want to ensure all those who...
Board Buzz: Building On the Foundation of Relationships
A year ago today, the Ministerial Search Committee was on pins and needles as the names of the ministers who were considering East Shore had not yet been released to us. Think of that, no one on the committee knew the name, Rev. Dr. María Cristina Vlassidis Burgoa...
2022 A Year In Review!
As we flip the calendar and ring in another new year, we wanted to take time to lift up some of the highlights of 2022… a year to remember! We started the year by returning to in-person services! While we continue to make adjustments to keep us safe, it has been...
“I come to East Shore to be with warm and open hearted people, who care about the world and work to reach out and heal as many people both near and far as possible.” -Amanda Strombom