At 4:00 pm, we will offer a drive-thru holiday event with a winter wonderland of lights and displays for enjoyment by all ages! This is the perfect option for members and families wishing to experience Christmas cheer, music, and light a candle from East Shore’s beautiful chalice all while staying safe in your cars.
Join us on Christmas Eve as we celebrate in a whole new way! This more traditional service will be held on Zoom with music from Eric Lane Barnes, stories for children of all ages from Amanda Uluhan, and a Christmas sermon from Rev. Stephen Furrer. Bring your own candles to join in a lighting. Come in your holiday best, or your PJs and celebrate this meaningful night together.
Rev. Diane Teichert speaks on the chorus of Leonard Cohen’s song “Anthem.” She explores identity and intersectionality issues arising during her recovery from a stroke in 2014.
Join us for a virtual gathering to reflect on the past year and to stand together to create positive energy to carry us into the new year with hope and love. This is a family friendly service. All are welcome.
Join Amanda in her kitchen! Amanda Strombom, president of Vegetarians of Washington and co-author of the Veg-Feasting Cookbook, gives plant-based cooking classes, to aid people who want to reduce their consumption of animal foods and increase the amount of wholesome plant-based foods.
Faith, according to the Book of Hebrews, is “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Reverend Furrer’s reflections on what faith can mean to contemporary Unitarian Universalists. Notes on Sharon Salzberg, Thomas Jefferson, John Milton, Paul Tillich, and Bernice Johnson Reagan.
Grab your PJ’s or tune in in the background while you’re making dinner at home for some extra loving company. Somatic practices and guided meditation restore our nerves and a read aloud from Alice in Wonderland to cleanse the imagination.
Join an East Shore Reads discussion group of Edgar Villanueva's book, Decolonizing Wealth - Indigenous Wisdom to Heal Divides and Restore Balance. Villanueva is an expert on philanthropy and a member of the Lumbee Native American Tribe in North Carolina. He argues that the practices and funding sources used by the philanthropic sector serve to exacerbate the problems of the communities they intend to support. His solutions include giving communities control of the resources needed to empower and sustain them.
From recycling conspiracies to whether, humans impact on National Parks, and if electric cars are ACTUALLY good for the environment, Adam Conover will make you think about how you participate in climate justice. Nicole will use clips from multiple episodes with special guests from the Earth & Climate Action Ministry team.
What will you take with you into this new year? What have you learned and how will it inspire you? Start 2021 in celebration with the East Shore family on January 16 for awareness, connection, and insights.
Hear from East Shore community member Rhonda Brown, who works extensively on the Beloved Conversations programs, will discuss the long arc of justice and the role we each play in weaving together a Beloved Community, opening up our apertures to see a wider view of the world within and around us all.
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The “heroic attitude is ingrained in our culture, and it shapes how most of us approach activism. But we are in the throes of a major cultural shift that is redefining how power is handled, and that calls for a new model of activism. Jody will contrast the heroic model of “defeating the bad guys” with a model drawn from her studies of heroines, one that focuses on sharing and empowering all people.
Join a loving and restorative 45 minute call hosted by parent and congregant Leta Hamilton. Fill up your cup in the warmth of community. Each week features a different theme.
Please join us to discuss Love and Other Consolations by Jamie Ford on Wednesday, January 20, at 7:30 pm on Zoom. Inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle’s epic 1909 World’s Fair. For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World’s Fair feels like a gift. But only once he’s there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize.