Parenting as a Spiritual Practice

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

“If you want to change the world, become an activist. If your goal is inner peace, become a monk. If you wish to know yourself, become a parent.” We often think about meditation, religious rituals, or pilgrimages as spiritual practices. Yet the journey of parenting also offers us opportunities to grow spiritually as we embrace change every day. 

Event Series Family Covenant Circle

Family Covenant Circle

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

CAREGIVERS in every stage and configuration are welcome. FCC is a group of East Shore families with children 0-18 where the adults share and support one another in the journey that is family life!

Event Series YRUU High School Youth

YRUU High School Youth

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

YRUU High School Youth are becoming…. who they want to be in the world. YRUU creates a place for high school students to meet, engage with their values, and contribute to the ESUC vision and mission. High school-age UUs put our faith into action every day by daring to be real, showing acceptance and support, leading with courage, and acting for justice.

Event Series East Shore Reads: Serviceberry

East Shore Reads: Serviceberry

Online Event

Earth & Climate Action Ministry (ECAM) and the Indigenous Connections Team invite you to a two-part discussion of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s new book, The Serviceberry. Kimmerer takes the wisdom of Braiding Sweetgrass a step further and asks how we can reimagine our economic systems by incorporating a philosophy of abundance, reciprocity, and balance. The Serviceberry is an invitation to shift our thinking: What does it mean to live in a gift economy? How can indigenous wisdom and ecological systems inform us?

Event Series Introduction to Cognitive Science

Introduction to Cognitive Science

Online Event

In Introduction to Cognitive Science, Professor Thad A. Polk takes you on a fascinating tour of the latest discoveries in the relatively new field of cognitive science. The goal is nothing less than understanding every interaction working in the human brain to produce all forms of cognition. Computer scientists, engineers, linguists, physicians, psychologists, and more are all pursuing the mysteries of the most complex structure in the known universe: the human brain.

Bring A Friend Sunday

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

The majority of people come to church because a friend invited them. Your friends trust you to bring them to a place where they will be warmly welcomed, no matter where they are on their spiritual journey, or how they identify in terms of race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, gender, religion, or age. We invite you to bring a friend to church for a celebratory worship service with lots of music and the opportunity to be among the wonderful people of East Shore.

Event Series Religious Education for Children & Youth

Religious Education for Children & Youth

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

We are committing to raising resilient, confident and compassionate youth and children. We learn and explore together how we can live our values for a more just and equitable world. Our children and youth gather in small, multiage groups with adult guides for worship, rituals, free and structured play, songs, activities and stories to learn about and discover the joy of spirituality, a loving and caring community, and Unitarian Universalism.

Event Series Little UUs

Little UUs

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

Little Uu’s Early Learning are creating…new pathways and foundations for their lives. Little Uu’s focus on story, song, and free play, while caring for the basic developmental needs of each child. We offer a fun, nurturing, safe place for your child to learn about values and spiritual practices while experiencing a loving community. We do this through sacred stories, play, crafts, games, music, and more.

Event Series Discovery Year

Discovery Year

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

Discovery Year Lower Elementary are discovering…how to create lasting connections. In Lower Elementary, we offer small group learning environments to enrich and continue the faith development that adults experience in the worship service, only its presented in an age-appropriate way. There are interactive stories, song sharing circles, making lasting friendships, experiential learning, and small group experiences to help your children connect with themselves and a nurturing spiritual community.

Event Series Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

Stepping Stones Upper Elementary are stepping…into a greater sense of self. In Upper Elementary, we build on our foundations of Unitarian Universalist values with rich and creative learning environments. Children engage in a wide variety of fun games, stories, and activities. Youth develop communication and team-building skills while exploring and discussing individual and community value systems. Connections to Unitarian Universalist traditions and social justice issues will be a foundation for group discussions and projects.

Event Series Youth Exploring Spirituality Jr. Youth

Youth Exploring Spirituality Jr. Youth

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

YES-UU Junior Youth are exploring….their spirituality and community. Junior youth ages 11-14 are invited to join the Youth Exploring Spirituality Youth Group. Youth programs include a variety of curricula to develop a great sense of self and connect with your values in service to yourself and the greater good. Jr. High youth typically participate in Our Whole Lives Sexuality Education and Coming of Age youth development programs. Following Coming of Age, our children are typically members of ESUC and friends are always invited to join.

Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), is the hardest day of the year for trans people and their communities. That is why we gather as a community to honor the lives of transgender people whose lives were taken too soon. We might not have known the individuals who were murdered or took their lives, but we know that these deaths were not their fault, they deserved to live. The vigil will include prayers, contemplative music, lighting candles, and reading the names of those lost this year. 

Event Series YRUU High School Youth

YRUU High School Youth

East Shore Unitarian Church 12700 SE 32nd Street, Bellevue, WA, United States

YRUU High School Youth are becoming…. who they want to be in the world. YRUU creates a place for high school students to meet, engage with their values, and contribute to the ESUC vision and mission. High school-age UUs put our faith into action every day by daring to be real, showing acceptance and support, leading with courage, and acting for justice.

Event Series Introduction to Cognitive Science

Introduction to Cognitive Science

Online Event

In Introduction to Cognitive Science, Professor Thad A. Polk takes you on a fascinating tour of the latest discoveries in the relatively new field of cognitive science. The goal is nothing less than understanding every interaction working in the human brain to produce all forms of cognition. Computer scientists, engineers, linguists, physicians, psychologists, and more are all pursuing the mysteries of the most complex structure in the known universe: the human brain.