The Within Phase of Beloved Conversations: Virtual will continue in the Spring Term. We would love to have you (and everyone you know!) join us for another term of this program, with a continued focus on personal learning and growth!
Let's honor the 250th anniversary of Universalism in the United States by remembering one of its most colorful characters!
The Rev. Abner Kneeland's unusual ideas and bold writing landed him in hot water more than once. Just how far did a minister have to go to be too radical for Universalism? How would Abner's shocking notions fit into Unitarian Universalism today?
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The modern Western worldview has forgotten how to read the calendar of the wild Earth as both sacred text and a guide for our own soul formation. Yet, this inherent rhythm is our heritage as we are forged and fashioned out of the fiery elements of creation’s womb. Join with us as Mary guides a seasonal threshold crossing of deep remembering: remembering we carry wildness within; remembering we are related to other plants and animals who inhabit Earth with us; remembering we are on a common journey upon our common home with the whole of creation.
As we mark a year since the first appearance of COVID-19, and a year since we had our last service in the Sanctuary, we look back on the ways our lives have changed. This evening vigil will be an opportunity for us to gather virtually and to reflect, to grieve, to sing, to celebrate community, and to look forward to what possible opportunities the future may bring.
We’ve all had powerful, sometimes transformative experiences of Nature, in our own explorations, with family and friends, any time we get a chance to get out and get into rhythm with our natural world. Nature Walks offer an opportunity for us to convene virtually and share experiences of many of the energies and environments that move us.
A six-part Adult RE series investigating each of the six sources of authority outlined in the Unitarian Universalist Association covenant. As it says in the Purposes and Principles statement, “the living tradition we share draws from many sources...”
As ESUC begins its nearly two years of search for your next Minister, It will be good to consider styles of leadership and what style you think will fit most comfortably and serve most ably among you. Notes on George Patton, Abraham Lincoln, Rev Violet Kochendoerfer, and servant leadership as conceived by Robert Greenleaf and others.
As East Shore continues to grow in our understanding and dismantling of white supremacy culture, we invite you to hear what Adam can bring our attention to. How is everything from the illegalization of weed, use of SWAT teams, and private prisons are all seeped in systemic racism. Special guests from East Shore’s Pathway to the Eighth Principle group. This is part 1 of two on racism.
Have you contemplated the value of growing the number of East Shore members, or the value of growth of our own individual and collective spirit(s) and awareness? Have you been curious about what others in our community have thought as well? How do we get where we want to go?
You're invited! Join us in celebrating the Spring Equinox on our beautiful East Shore Campus. Sign up to come to East Shore' March Soul Saturday Festival - a COVID safe, drive-thru only option for saying hi and connecting with our church community.
Unitarian Universalism’s Third Source reads “Wisdom from the world’s religions which inspires us in our ethical and spiritual life.” Reverend Furrer will consider what the simplicity and directness of Zen Buddhism has to offer us in the way of insight and deep meaning.
We’ve all had powerful, sometimes transformative experiences of Nature, in our own explorations, with family and friends, any time we get a chance to get out and get into rhythm with our natural world. Nature Walks offer an opportunity for us to convene virtually and share experiences of many of the energies and environments that move us.
Join us in March for a screening of The Condor and The Eagle. Never-before-seen images expose the global rise of land and water protectors across the Americas. Four Indigenous women embark on an extraordinary trans-continental adventure from the Canadian plains to deep into the heart of the Amazonian jungle. An award-winning documentary, The Condor and The Eagle features these Indigenous leaders uniting the peoples of North and South America and deepening the meaning of “Climate Justice.” Their path through the jungle takes them on an unexpectedly challenging and liberating journey, which will forever change their attachment to the Earth and one another
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Surêté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montreal. Jane Neal, a local fixture in the tiny hamlet of Three Pines, just north of the U.S. border, has been found dead in the woods. The locals are certain it's a tragic hunting accident and nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is soon certain that Jane Neal died at the hands of someone much more sinister than a careless bowhunter.
Join East Shore’s COVID Food Relief project, partnering with Backpack Meals for Kids on Thursday March 25 at the Bellevue School District Warehouse starting at 8:30 am. Each session, we pack nearly 850 snack packs for PreK children to be able to feed themselves easily at home.
On the last Saturday of every month, in February, March, April and May, join us for outdoor Saturday youth adventures. Each month will feature a different activity at a different location. And, on the second Sunday of each month, from 6-7pm, there will be an online planning session with volunteers and participants to get ready as a team. We ask that all interested youth attend the planning session. We'll talk about equipment requirements, transportation, location, meals, and such. These events are open to any youth in our immediate and extended community, so you can invite a friend whether they've been to East Shore forever or haven't been yet.
The story of Passover is one of having the chutzpa to allow for grace. Rev. Furrer on Moses, courage, and the path to liberation, then and now.