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. 

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.

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.