by WUUC | Oct 31, 2024 | Announcements
- Tracye Hirasawa (and Hannah)
- Hello! I am a mother of one, my dearest Hannah. We live in SW Everett with Hannah’s Dad, Scott, our orange and white kitty, Emmett, and our Chiweenie dog, Max. I work as a substitute teacher, currently, at Hannah’s school. I was raised Unitarian Universalist, and my first UU church was in Memphis, TN, on the Mississippi River. Most of my childhood was in Boise, ID and the Colorado Springs, CO area. Over the years, I have explored other religions and have circled back to my UU roots. I love music and singing and Wordle and movies and the sound and smell of rain! I hope to get to know more of the WUUC congregation!
- Karrie Meyer and Jonathan Koppenol
- Karrie and Jonathan live near Mill Creek and have three children: Toren (16), Livia (9) and Theo (5) and one beta fish (Mr. Fishy). Jonathan works as a Director of Software Engineering for North America for the New Wave Group. Karrie used to work as a software engineer but now homeschools their children. She enjoys writing fiction, pilates, embroidery, reading and cooking. Jon likes watching sports, biking and sailing.
by WUUC | Oct 31, 2024 | DRE Blog
Children’s Religious Education (RE) Update
You may have noticed the numbers of children on Sunday mornings continuing to grow! We now have 17 children registered for RE from ages 2-16 years old.
If you have not already done so, please register your children, ages 0-17, to help us plan: WUUC RE Registration Form
Volunteers Needed
With the growth in children on Sunday mornings, we have split our previously one classroom into two so that activities can be age appropriate. With two adult volunteers required in each room every Sunday, we are stretched even more thin. Please consider taking on one of the three volunteer roles we now have:
- Back-up volunteer – someone who would not regularly help, but is willing to be scheduled and available to step in as a warm body if someone unexpectedly can’t make it.
- Assistant teacher – someone who regularly helps in the classroom, but does not do the prep work.
- Lead teacher – someone who regularly reviews the Soul Matters lesson for that week, prepares materials, and leads classroom activities.
Please email office@wuuc.org if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions.
by WUUC | Oct 25, 2024 | Announcements
Planning is underway for the many December Holiday Happenings at WUUC this year – some familiar and beloved, some new! First, some dates to get on your calendars: Advent starts on Sunday, 12/1 and goes for 4 Sundays: 12/1, 12/8, 12/15, 12/22. Solstice is on Saturday, 12/21. Christmas Eve is on Tuesday, 12/24. Christmas Day is on Wednesday, 12/25. New Year’s Eve is on Tuesday, 12/31.
We will be decorating the church and our Giving Tree in early December. Activities planned for December are: crafting and gift shopping for the children, cookie exchange and social justice gifting project, Solstice Labyrinth, pancakes/egg brunch after the Sunday service on 12/22, singing of favorite holiday carols before the Christmas Eve service on 12/24, and the Burning Bowl Sunday service on 12/29. If you are interested in volunteering to help for any of these WUUC holiday happenings, please contact either Jan Radoslovich or Donna Johnson by e-mail or text. Jan’s contact info: jmrad8642@gmail.com or (206) 718-3399. Donna’s contact info: djohnyh@yahoo.com or (206) 940-9577. We will be sending out communication re: details/dates/times on all the above December activities during the last week in November. Be looking for it!
by WUUC | Sep 27, 2024 | Announcements
School is in full swing and so is WUUC’s Totes to Go program. We support 15 students at Maywood Hills school with food for weekends, when school meals aren’t available. Each month we deliver supplies for four weekends – and a little extra in months with five weekends. Students receive servings of milk, juice, a one-dish meal, cereal, granola bars, fruit, snacks, and a protein food (chicken, tuna & mayonnaise, or peanut butter & crackers).
Each month regular, ‘scheduled’ donors bring items they’ve signed up for. We are so grateful that they fill most of our needs! Toward the end of the month, a “still need” e-mail goes out to the WUUC chat, inviting folks to fill in the gaps for that month’s delivery. We work a month ahead – in other words, food collected in October is delivered for November.
You can help in several ways. Become a scheduled donor for something we need. Make a donation to WUUC with “Totes to Go” on the memo line or envelope. Respond to the “still need” message when you see it near the end of the month. Or help with loading items to be delivered – usually on the last Sunday of the month, shortly after the service ends. Whatever you can do, the school and the children are very grateful.
For questions, comments, or to sign up, contact John Hartman or Grace Simons, co-coordinators.
by WUUC | Aug 31, 2024 | Announcements
The new WUUC Board met on 8/30 for a team-building at Jeff’s house, and on 8/31 on a off-site retreat to kick-off our 2024-2025 year. The main objectives of this first meeting are understanding the Board’s roles and responsibilities, and setting our goals for the year ahead. The Board will have its regular monthly business meeting on the third Wednesday each month, starting 9/18/2024.
President: Jeff Lu
Vice President: Barbara Brachtl
Secretary: John Gamble
Treasurer: Kermit Sprang
Board Members: Azure Forte, Trina Roulet, Kerrie Vespaziani
Non-voting Member: Rev. Dan Lillie
