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Celebrating a New Year
“Showing up is an act of healing” Sul ka dub/Freddie Lane Beloved East Shore Congregation: As the wheel of the year marks the winter Solstice and announces a New Year, may we welcome this opportunity to reflect upon and express our gratitude for all the blessings we...
Celebrating 75 Years of East Shore
On Sunday, January 19, we will celebrate 75 years at East Shore Unitarian Church! Here is a brief history of East Shore. The Beginning East Shore began in 1948 when the Eddys, the Wensbergs and the Farners decided it was easier to establish a Unitarian Sunday School...
Spirituality is NOT a Spectator Sport
In the early 90s, I was a transplant to Bellevue from the Midwest. I moved to the Northwest to find work after college because we were deep in a recession and this place offered an opportunity for me to make a life for myself. It was a lonely time for me. I started...
Lifting Our Light: ESUC Auction 2025
March 15, 2025 The East Shore Auction is coming! This annual event raises a substantial amount of money for our church operating fund and brings everyone together for a fun evening event. The best part is that many of the items available to bid on are events for you...
Volunteer in Childcare and UU Kids Spaces!
Most Sundays during the worship service, East Shore has FOUR rooms open to children and youth. These spaces help build peer relationships, and if we had just TWENTY active teachers (less than 7% of the congregation), each teacher would only need to volunteer once a...
Little Free Library
Have you noticed a new addition to East Shore? We have a new Little Free Library! Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to be a catalyst for building community, inspiring readers, and expanding book access for all through a global network of...
Centering Comforting Love: hUUgs 2025
Drop off in the Sanctuary Foyer January-February 9 Please join the Outreach Team in creating care packages to send to young, emerging adults who are a part of East Shore and our extended family. We will be packing boxes on Sunday, February 9 and would love your help!...
Earth & Climate Action Ministry Team Celebrates 2024!
Earth and Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) had a banner year. We grew from 6 very active members to 10!! Current members of the Steering Committee are Ann Fletcher, John Chmaj, Mark Norelius, Linda Brown, Marilyn Mayers, Jenny Hall, Richard Gelb, Ron Lovell, and...
Help Cook Meals for Sophia Way
Women-Helping-Women, part of East Shore Women's Perspective, is very pleased to announce the restarting of our monthly meals for The Sophia Way women's shelter. We had stopped during the pandemic. Our kickoff date was November 21, which was unfortunately during the...
Giving Tree Update
Our annual Giving Tree adorns the foyer of the Sanctuary building. You may have noticed; we still have many tags on the tree and the deadline of 8 December is just around the corner. You may have also noticed that many of the tags reflect the needs of our community!...
Election Vespers
As the election approaches, our nervous systems are riddled with anxiety. To say that these are confusing and uncertain times would be a gross understatement. So much is at stake and yet we must go on with our everyday lives, despite our heavy hearts. Now is the time...
Celebrating Our Families, Children, and Youth
At East Shore, we are proud to be a community that centers love, connection, and resilience, especially in a world where youth face both unique and perennial challenges. Our faith calls us to honor each individual’s worth, to care for one another, and to work toward a...
Be a Potluck Hero!
Do you love building community? How about food? Looking for a lowkey leadership position? Help me in creating a new Potluck Support Team. This team would be who I would call on when we have a potluck/Sunday food events. I would like this group to help by: Helping...
Seeking Volunteers for Regional Winter Youth Con
Kitchen Help Do you love cooking for large groups, supporting youth ministry, and working with youth? Winter UU Youth conference is looking for helping hands to cook to 1) coordinate the meal plan, 2) take care of grocery shopping and 3) cooks meals for the weekend...
Being Present As Medicine: Share the Plate
On November 17, our Lummi partner, Phreddie Xwenang Lane (Sul ka dub), will share his experiences bringing people together for healing, hope, honor, joy, and hospitality. Our Share the Plate for the month of November will be offered to Friends of the San Juans, fiscal...
Giving Tree Returns
The season of gratitude and giving is upon us. The exciting news is that we are able to continue our traditional Giving Tree supporting six local agencies. These agencies need our help more than ever and families need our support as they struggle to make life “normal”...
Thank You For Helping with PorchLight
YOU made a difference! THANK YOU! East Shore has just participated in our 30th year of serving homeless men at ESUC through PorchLight – formerly: Congregation for the Homeless (CFH). This program is part of the year-round rotating shelter program giving the men a...
Get Out the Vote
There were three post carding campaigns this year and East Shore family and friends were busy. I-2117 to Repeal the Climate Commitment Act The Earth and Climate Action Ministry Team (ECAM) is grateful to the Church members who volunteered to prepare 500 post cards for...
“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