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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Black Lives Matter Flash Stance: Kirkland

Kirkland - BLM Flash Stance 3rd St & Central Way, Kirkland, WA, United States

Join fellow Church members and other UU Churches in solidarity after Church service for a Black Lives Matter Flash Stance in Kirkland at the NW corner of Peter Kirk Park next to the transit center.

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.

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.

Meaningful Movies Bellevue: The Social Dilemma

Online Event

Join Meaningful Movies Bellevue for The Social Dilemma, a 2020 release on NetFlix. Premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, The Social Dilemma explores the dangerous human impact of social networking. This documentary covers the negative social effects of social media through the use of interviews with established tech experts who are sounding the alarm on their own creations. The Social Dilemma will be followed immediately with a discussion about issues the film brings up.

Sacred Stiches

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

Are you interested in participating in an arts & crafts group at ESUC? Do you have an unfinished project that you would like to finish while connecting with the community? Do you love to sew, quilt, knit, crochet, embroider, paint, do calligraphy, make jewelry, and more? Would you like to teach or learn these skills? Let’s get together to have fun doing all the things that bring us joy and an opportunity to distress and build community. All ages welcome!

Fourth Wednesday Book Club: The Women

Online Event

Please join us to discuss The Women by Kristin Harmel. Women can be heroes. When 20-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. In 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
But war is just the beginning for Frankie and her veteran friends. The real battle lies in coming home to a changed and divided America, to angry protesters, and to a country that wants to forget Vietnam.

Mardi Gras

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

Join us as we celebrate Mardi Gras with joyous music and a special shoebox Mardi Gras parade by our RE kiddos. Come and sing along to "When the Saints Go Marching In" and give yourself the gift of joy. In these stressful times, we all need a respite from the news and to embody joy as resistance. 

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.