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Water Communion & Ingathering Potluck on September 13
On Sunday, September 13 we will celebrate this community with our annual Water Communion and Ingathering Potluck. In 1980, two Unitarian Universalist women—Carolyn McDade and Lucile Schuck Longview created a service called “Coming Home Like Rivers to the Sea” with a...
Do You Know an All-Star Volunteer?
“I want for the church to be a force that causes my life to change and causes me to change the world with my life. When people come to church they should not be handed an order of service with a smile, but should be given hard hats and life preservers; because church...
New Soul Matters Groups Starting
Feeling isolated? Longing for a deeper connection with others? Tired of the usual head talk and eager for some heart talk? East Shore is introducing Soul Matters Sharing Circles, a new (to us) small group ministry program. Our monthly Soul Matters groups will be open...
RE-Flections
Dear Congregation, Thank you to everyone who bid on and donated to the Youth Tip at this year's auction! Your Youth Tip Donations are at Work sending scholarships to youth to support the Cascadia SUUmer Con. East Shore Unitarian is sending six teens to the event and...
Draw the Circle
As I enter my 9th year with East Shore Unitarian Church I feel a great sense of gratitude. What I initially thought might be ‘a fun job’ has turned into so much more. At East Shore I have found a community of like-minded people all, as our chalice lighting states,...
Help Update the Directory
Hi Everyone! We had our last directory before covid! Babies are now school children, teens are adults, and many of us have changed hair color! Some of us are hardly recognizable from our last directory! So, it is time.... Thankfully, Realm, our online database, has an...
East Shore Gallery: Worlds of Collages
Come view the evocative collages currently on display in East Shore’s gallery (from August-until the end of September). The images which explore the relationship of life and language are, by turns, whimsical, thought-provoking, fanciful, intense, dark, quirky, ironic,...
PorchLight Activities
All through the month of September, East Shore will spotlight the PorchLight Ministry Team. Members will help Reverend Maria Cristina with worship services and PorchLight will receive the monthly Share the Plate. In recent years we’ve expanded our efforts to support...
Reclaim Our Vote Postcarding
This summer, members of East Shore who support Reclaim Our Vote (ROV) have been writing postcards outside the Sanctuary at East Shore. These postcards are addressed to people in various states urging them to make sure they vote. All the materials are provided, so it's...
Canoe Journey 2026
From July 31 through August 6, the Nisqually Indian Tribe hosted over 100 canoe families – over 10,000 people – on the Nisqually Reservation near Dupont. Several East Shore members spent time cooking and making gifts before the gathering, then greeted canoes at the...
New East Shore Vision Statement is Powerful – and Short
East Shore has a new Vision Statement! In recognition that values, mission, and vision are foundational to how we see ourselves -- now and in the future -- the Board of Trustees asked the Strategic Planning Task Force to build a fresh, new vision statement for East...
Invitation to Teams to Lean In to ESUC’s RE Programs!
At our Children & Youth Bridging Worship Service on June 7, 2026, you experienced the enthusiasm that our children and youth, parents and teachers have for the Religious Education Programs at East Shore. We invited you to “Lean in” to help us get through the...
Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue!
Are you looking for an East Shore Ministry Team that combines social justice activities and fun? Free films to watch? Infrequent meetings? Then East Shore’s Meaningful Movies Bellevue could be a good fit for you. The members of the team select and show social justice...
Meeting the Moment: How the UUA General Assembly Theme Relates to East Shore
The theme of this year’s UUA General Assembly (GA) was “Meet the Moment.” As I attended GA as East Shore’s Board President, I wondered what this would be about. I was expecting something social justice oriented, but it turned out to be much bigger than that. Leaders...
RE-Flections: Summer Plans
Dear Families, The summer sun is bringing a lot of anticipation about the school-less days ahead. Have you heard any little chirps in your neighborhood? Most of the birds in our area have finished laying their eggs and are starting to welcome their new friends. We...
Beyond Welcome: A Circle for All
On of my favorite chapters of the book Beyond Welcome: Building Communities of Love was written by Rev. Manish Mishra-Marzetti. In it he says, “I have come to understand this as a universal longing: we all want and need a sense of social inclusion and acceptance. We...
New Soul Matters Groups Starting this September
If you have been wanting to be in a small group to deepen your connection and spirituality… you’re in luck! New Soul Matters groups are starting this September, so sign up now! Each month, group members will receive a new small group packet with a monthly theme. These...
Re-Building the Reception Team
Our beautiful Sanctuary has hosted so many important events in my life, from Weddings to Memorial Services. When my husband suddenly died, I was amazed at the help my family and I received. It made the Memorial Service all the more meaningful. We are re-establishing...
“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