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MARCH 2023 WUUC NEWSLETTER
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A Chalice Challenge: Find the chalice hidden in this newsletter (not the one above). Click on it, record your name on the resulting Google doc, and you will be entered to win a special little gift from Rev. Dan Lillie.
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In This Issue:
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Continuing Zoom & Hybrid Events
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January 2023 - ASJ Update
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Build Your Own Theology - 8 week Class
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Online Feedback & Suggestion Form
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Got comments on or questions about this newsletter? Please email office@wuuc.org
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March 2023 Theme: Vulnerability
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Passage from Soul Matters March 2023 Theme: Vulnerability
Welcome to The Path of Vulnerability It may be that when we no longer know what to do we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go we have come to our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. …
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Cultivating Curiosity
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Greetings WUUC community,
I am excited by the way that 2023 is starting off!
First, one of the biggest and most interesting events in our year-long exploration of Curiosity is happening on Sunday, January 29: a Fireside Chat with Mónica Guzmán, the author of I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided …
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UUA Bylaws - Article II Proposal
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WUUC Discernment, Dialogue and GA 2023 Delegate Plan
Your WUUC Board 2023 goal is to foster the development of healthier congregational communication and interactions, aiming to grow mutual understanding among the diversity of perspectives and beliefs represented and build a community where all belong together. To that end, the Board has developed a plan to support our congregation’s discernment, dialogue …
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Nursery Staffing Update
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Hello community, The nursery at WUUC will be experiencing a staffing transition in the month of March. Our wonderful nursery coordinator, Jen Ikeda, has decided to take a step back in her role at WUUC. She will still be with us, but now as a childcare provider rather than the program coordinator. You will definitely still see her around the church, …
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Continuing Zoom & Hybrid Events
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Dear WUUC, The pandemic has been hard on all of us. Engaging with our shared community is more important than ever. To that end, we encourage all folks who plan, develop, or coordinate WUUC events to carefully consider including people who may not be able to participate in person by offering hybrid or online options whenever possible. Training and/or help with setting up virtual/hybrid events is available. Please contact May Killorin, Office Manager, for assistance.
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Are you passionate about a particular social justice cause? The Advocates for Social Justice is a council made up of leaders of multiple ministries at WUUC. Anyone who feels strongly about a particular social justice movement is welcome to join our quarterly meetings to hear what other ministry leaders are up to and how you might harness the passion of …
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Annual Budget Drive (ends March 19th)
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Fellow Members and Friends, Stewardship drive now underway The WUUC stewardship pledge drive is underway now through March 19. This year's theme is 'Curiosity Builds Community'. We started the drive at more than 30 percent of our $326,000 goal, thanks to generous donors who pledged at our Feb. 11 all donors party and before the official Feb. 26 kickoff. Thank …
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Annual Rummage Sale
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Our Annual Rummage Sale is Coming!! The annual Rummage Sale is a fundraiser for our community, usually bringing in around $6000! Dates: Donation collection/set up Sunday March 26-30. Sale March 31-April 1. Sunday March 26 right after church we start setting up for the sale and collecting donations. Volunteers needed. March 26-30 volunteers are needed to continue setting up for …
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Upcoming Men & Women's Retreats
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Men's retreat will be held on April 28-30 at Mountain Springs Lodge (https://www.mtsprings.com/lodging). About 20 of us will spend 2 nights at Mountain Springs Lodge near Leavenworth. Lots more details to come. Further news about the Retreat will be sent via the men's list (men@wuuc.org). If you wish to receive further information about the Retreat, you will want to be on that …
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Hello, Women of WUUC. We will be gathering May 5-7. The retreat is an opportunity for all women (cis, trans, nonbinary, gender fluid) who are at least 18 years old to gather. This is an especially wonderful opportunity for women newer to WUUC to make real connections with other women. If you’ve never attended the Women’s Retreat before, we hope …
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Morning Sister Circle - Monday, January 9
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Sister Circle is a WUUC group which has met every second Monday (10-12). We are a group of women who meet (via zoom right now) to discuss a person of interest or an essay of interest every month. We have recently discussed women philosophers, women of action, NPR essays, spiritual essays, etc. The group is open to any woman at WUUC and we would love to have any interested woman join us. If you have any questions/would like to join Contact Dottie at …
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Family Night - Saturday, March 11
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WUUC monthly Family Night in the sanctuary. Images are from out last Family Night and it was a blast! Games, trains and scavenger hunts … and of course wonderful food brought some of our WUUC families together for an evening of fun. The idea is to provide a community social event that is family friendly in ways …
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Circle Supper - March 18,
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March's Circle Supper will be held at Alaine and Lane's house at 6pm.
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Circle Supper's are potlucks held at a different community member’s house each month.
If you're ready to sign up, please use this link:
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If you've never been to a Circle Supper before and want to know more details before signing up, please keep reading...
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Golden Girls Lunch - Thursday, March 30th
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All ladies are invited to join the Golden Girls Thursday, January 26th for lunch and fine conversation at BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse.
The address is 7211 - 266th Ave NE, Redmond. The time is 11:30.
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We will be eating together at a table indoors in their back room. Watch for the reminder closer to the date via our announce email list. Hope to see you there!
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Men's Breakfast - Saturday, January 28
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Men of all ages gather on Zoom to converse and eat breakfast on the fourth Saturday, at 8:30 a.m.
Information/RSVP:
Brad Hull, bkhull@gmail.com
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Zoom Link on WUUC Calendar
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Post-Service Potluck - Sunday, January 29
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For those with limited transportation, a potluck just after service is much easier to manage than a special trip to someone's home.
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If you think you might be interested in attending the potluck in the sanctuary, it'd be great if you could go to the link below to RSVP. It will help plan a rough idea of how many people might stay after to share food together.
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Please send me thoughts and questions to Tevina Flood: tevina.flood@gmail.com
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WUUC Online Feedback & Suggestion Form
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Dear Community, WUUC is committed to providing the best experience possible for all our congregation members, friends, and visitors. We encourage you to participate in our continuous improvement by submitting constructive suggestions regarding our church, our services, or even our website. Tell us your questions, comments, or concerns. Your feedback is a valuable part of our program. What can we do to grow and become a stronger and more welcoming faith community? Appreciation and positive feedback are also very valuable … What’s working well for you? What do you like about WUUC? Your suggestion will be reviewed promptly and considered for possible further action. You may use this link to submit your suggestion online. Anonymous feedback is permitted.
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Alternatively, you may send your suggestion in an email directly to the Board at board@wuuc.org. Thank you for your input.
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Seeking connections?
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WUUC offers numerous opportunities to get to know one another, delve more deeply into spiritual topics or just gather for song or conversation. If you're seeking connections, the first place to try is here.
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Numerous Zoom & in person meetings are held each week, including opportunities to grow our spirits and opportunities to connect for fun and entertainment. Please check the calendar link above for the schedule. Contact office@wuuc.org or your facilitator if you need the Zoom link to a meeting.
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UPCOMING SERVICES
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1/1 - Burning Bowl
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Join WUUC member Rachel Eddy for the Burning Bowl service, an annual ritual for ushering in the new year.
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Meeting ID: 940 3686 1969
For audio only, call: 253-215-8782
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1/8 - Holy Hiking Through Wilderness & Soul
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- Rev. Jennifer Alviar
What happens when the sanctuary of our spirituality shifts from indoor worship to outdoor wilderness? Can nature and spirituality, ecology and theology coexist in a way that orients our understanding of what we hold as sacred and holy? Come join us for an experiential worship service around holy hiking through wilderness and soul!
Rev. Jennifer DeBusk Alviar is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister whose unique call is to expand the welcome table of hospitality, inclusion and liberation. To this end, she cultivates positive relationships with community organizations and diverse faith traditions actively engaged in the healing work of bridge-building and social change. Rev. Alviar received her Master of Divinity degree at Starr King School for Ministry in Berkeley, California. She currently lives with her family on the traditional land of the Duwamish people known as Seattle, Washington.
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Meeting ID: 940 3686 1969
For audio only, call: 253-215-8782
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1/15 - Risking Transformation
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- April Frazier
There is a loneliness that comes from hiding our true selves and keeping silent about what we need. By risking speaking our truth with persons we can trust, there is the possibility of connection, which can break down the barriers of isolation, leaving room for the freedom and beauty of transformation. This is a vision for what our lives can be like in community.
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Rev. April Frazier is an Affiliated Community Minister with Shoreline UUC. She is a Board Certified Chaplain and has spent the last decade working in home hospice. She received her M.Div. from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Originally from South Dakota, she lived in Portland, Oregon after college and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. She lives in Kenmore with her husband and their two children, ages 8 and 2.
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Meeting ID: 940 3686 1969
For audio only, call: 253-215-8782
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1/22 - How We Change
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- Christine Robinson
We who are alive can’t get around it: We have to change. Individuals change, (How are those New Year’s Resolutions going?), groups change, even institutions like churches change. How do we do that? How do we resist it? How do we push back on unhealthy change?
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The Rev. Christine Robinson is the Minister Emerita of the First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, New Mexico, which she served for 28 years before retiring in 2017. Among her favorite parts of that ministry was mentoring interns, among them Dan Lillie! And oh, does she know change!
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Meeting ID: 940 3686 1969
For audio only, call: 253-215-8782
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1/29 - "We [Still] Do Not Have to Think Alike to Love Alike”: Reflections on Evolution in Our Unitarian Universalist Faith Tradition
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- Reverend Dan Lillie
Continuing our exploration of Curiosity this year, we'll explore the foundational (and inspirational!) ideas in Monica Guzman's book, I Never Thought of It That Way. Come for worship in the morning, then come back for a conversation with Monica in the afternoon!
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Meeting ID: 940 3686 1969
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For audio only, call: 253-215-8782
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![Morning Sister Circle [L,Z]](https://wuuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/morning-sister-circle.png)
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![Men's Breakfast [z]](https://wuuc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/mens-breakfast-e1485549605842.jpg)
