Join King County Council Member Sarah Perry in an exploration of Behavioral Health challenges and what state, county and local government can and is doing to address those challenges.
What is happening in the UUA? What was shared at General Assembly? The members and staff who traveled to Portland and some who logged in virtually will share their takeaways.
We will be celebrating the first harvest and discussing how we harvest and what we will harvest,not just from our gardens but in all of our life. We will celebrate with song and dance. Please join us for this celebration of Lughnasadh (LOO-nah-sah) and the turning of the wheel of the year.
Our guest speaker, indigenous activist Julian Matthews, will share what it means for the Nimiipuu (Nez Perce Tribe) to be protectors of sacred lands and waters. The focus of his talk will be the current issue of how Nez Perce Treaty rights are impacted by the Lower Four Snake River dams. Salmon have been a critical part of Nimiipuu culture and identity and are one of the main First Foods for their people. Asserting Treaty rights to safeguard these relationships propels their current activism to restore the wild salmon runs on the Snake River by removing the Lower Snake River dams. In so doing, the tribe aims to ensure that their Treaty rights are secured for future generations.
Explore our commitment to reproductive and sexual justice and the Unitarian Universalist’s “Our Whole Lives” lifespan program values of Self-Worth, Responsibility, Sexual Health, Justice and Inclusivity. A lifelong UU, Dr. Melanie Davis brings a deep understanding of and commitment to our religious movement, plus 17 years of lay speaker experience.
What does it mean to age gracefully? What choices do we make along the path of life to help us flourish as we reach our elder years? Members and guests of East Shore share their individual stories and perspectives on how their lives have shaped who and where they are today.
On September 11 we'll gather as a community to welcome our new Minister, Rev. María Cristina, and to express our gratitude for our spiritual home, East Shore. We'll also give thanks for having access to clean drinking water and for those bodies of water that refresh our bodies and souls. Join us in person or via zoom, as we bring together the waters we have collected (from the ocean, rivers, or our garden hose) to pour into a communal vessel, symbol of our Beloved Community.
How can we create a brave and safe space to bring our best selves, share stories, and build a relationship of mutual respect and trust? How do we build a strong foundation to continue growing and building the Beloved Community? As we begin our shared ministry journey together, we give thanks for this amazing opportunity and reflect on our mutual aspirations, hopes, and expectations.
A sermon based on the book by Valarie Kaur: "When you choose to see people as your cousin, as your other self, as the friend you have not met yet, you are being courageous and compassionate. When we are curious about the people in our lives, their thoughts, their pain and joys, their wants and needs, we get a glimpse into their humanity, into their hearts, as vast and complex as our own. That wonder, is the wellspring for love."
Join us in person or via Zoom for our annual Blessing of the Animals ceremony. You are invited to bring your pets so they can receive a blessing (please ensure they are on a leash or in a carrier). If your animal companions have crossed over the rainbow bridge, please bring their photo so we can honor their memory.
Our Unitarian Universalist faith calls us to fully understand the legacy of colonialism, just as it calls us to respect and learn from indigenous peoples and support their struggles for social justice and religious freedom. Join UUs across the United States in honoring Indigenous Peoples Day and celebrating indigenous resistance.
Welcoming a new minister is like turning a page in an impressive, weighty volume to a new, fresh chapter. We get to decide who we will be together in the years to come and what this new chapter will hold. Building on the congregation-wide retreat that will take place Saturday, October 15, this worship service, led by guest preacher Alex Kapitan, will be a time for deep reflection on what it takes to practice welcome together across lines of race, class, gender, sexuality, dis/ability, age, belief, and more. What transformation are we being called toward in this new chapter?
Swapnesh Dubey, an actor, director and activist in India, presented a service on Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights in 2020. He will return (via video) to present another aspect on the tremendously popular Indian holiday on October 23, and share his observations on how different regions of India celebrate the holiday, and its significance to their lives. Our chancel will be festively decorated in honor of the holiday, which begins October 24.
Join us on October 30 to honor the memory of our dearly departed. During the service, we will build a community altar. You are invited to bring pictures, flowers, and other mementos to honor your beloveds’ memory. “At the rising sun and at its going down; We remember them...For as long as we live, they too will live, for they are now a part of us as, We remember them.”
We draw inspiration from the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur, a ritual of atonement that allows us to bring to mind and heart those whom we have wronged, and to ask for forgiveness. Yom Kippur is the moment in Jewish time when we dedicate our mind, body, and soul to reconciliation with our fellow human beings, ourselves, and God. As the New Year begins, we commit to self-reflection and inner change.