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Discovery Year (Grades K-3)

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

Discovery Year Lower Elementary are…discovering how to create lasting connections! (Grades K-3)
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, and small group experiences to help your children connect with a loving community.

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Stepping Stones (Grades 4-6)

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

Stepping Stones Upper Elementary are…stepping into a greater sense of self! (Grades 4-6)
In Upper Elementary, we build on our foundations of Unitarian Universalist values with rich and creative learning environments. We focus on developing last friendships, articulating our values, and building community through developmentally-appropriate small group experiences.

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YES-UU (Junior High)

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

YES-UU Jr. High Youth are…exploring their spirituality and community!
Junior high youth ages 12-14 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, youth are encouraged to become members of ESUC.

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YUUP (High School)

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

YUUP High School Youth are…becoming who they want to be in the world!
Young Unitarian Universalist Project is a safe and encouraging place for high school students to meet, engage with their values, and contribute to the ESUC vision and mission of an awesome and inclusive community. At this time in their lives, youth have the need to form community, explore their values, and deepen their engagement. YUUP rotates programming between games, snacks, field trips and youth conferences in the region. We encourage and support youth to lead, plan, and invite their friends to join!

Halloween Costume Swap

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

Costumes, accessories, and Halloweenies, of all sizes - from infant to adult - are accepted. Items should be clean and in good wearable condition!
Please bring your own reusable bag! The event is fun and easy - it's not an exchange program where you must bring in a costume to get one, so all are welcome.

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Family Covenant Circle

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

CAREGIVERS in every stage and configuration are welcome. The ESUC Family Covenant Circle (FCC) is meeting in person and virtually for a multi-platform option. 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!

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Little UUs (Waddlers and Toddlers)

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! (Waddlers and Toddlers)
In Early Learning, 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.

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Discovery Year (Grades K-3)

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

Discovery Year Lower Elementary are…discovering how to create lasting connections! (Grades K-3)
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, and small group experiences to help your children connect with a loving community.

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Stepping Stones (Grades 4-6)

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

Stepping Stones Upper Elementary are…stepping into a greater sense of self! (Grades 4-6)
In Upper Elementary, we build on our foundations of Unitarian Universalist values with rich and creative learning environments. We focus on developing last friendships, articulating our values, and building community through developmentally-appropriate small group experiences.

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YUUP (High School)

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

YUUP High School Youth are…becoming who they want to be in the world!
Young Unitarian Universalist Project is a safe and encouraging place for high school students to meet, engage with their values, and contribute to the ESUC vision and mission of an awesome and inclusive community. At this time in their lives, youth have the need to form community, explore their values, and deepen their engagement. YUUP rotates programming between games, snacks, field trips and youth conferences in the region. We encourage and support youth to lead, plan, and invite their friends to join!

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Kids Corner

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

Join Us for Kids Corner Where the Spirit Gathers RE Assemblies in Spring Hall! I'd like to extend a warm invitation to everyone interested in joining our RE Assemblies on the 4th Sundays of the month in Spring Hall. Kids Corner is a space where spirits gather! All our children and youth gather to explore, learn, and grow in an environment where the congregation itself serves as the curriculum. Each assembly features special guests and provides an exciting opportunity to learn more about our featured topic, including social justice, creativity, and spirituality.

Meaningful Movies: DamNation

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Three years ago, Felt Soul Media filmmakers Ben Knight and Travis Rummel along with a Stoecker Ecological fish biologist and underwater photographer, Matt Stoecker, embarked on a journey to document the environmental impacts of dams across America. In their feature length documentary, they weave together stories of pristine rivers, age old salmon, cement walls and the people whose lives are bound together by the flowing water. Visually stunning and powerfully eye opening, DamNation documents the attempt to reverse a century's worth of land and water management mistakes. A powerful documentary from Bullfrog Films, DamNation is 87 minutes long, so grab a snack and drink. The film will be followed by a discussion session with attendees sharing their points of view about the film.

Fourth Wednesday Book Club: Crying in H-Mart

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Please join us to discuss Crying in H-Mart by Michelle Zauner. With humor and heart, Michelle tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.

Youth Advisor Training

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

Volunteer and staff advisors working with youth ages 12+ have the opportunity to attend our annual youth advisor training on Saturday October 28th, 10am-4pm at East Shore in Bellevue, WA.
This one day in person training, lasting 6 hours, will also connect congregations to ongoing support and access to youth advisor resources. Registration coming soon. Fees for the training will be covered by the congregation and lunch is included. Please contact Amanda Uluhan, Director of Religious Education, to request a youth volunteer application and get involved with our amazing, inclusive, and uplifting UU youth movement!

Trunk or Treat

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

Join us in the sanctuary for a multi generational Dia de los Muertos celebration and then after join us in the upper parking lot for games and a trunk or treat. Please feel free to come in costume that day.