by WUUC | Mar 24, 2021 | Announcements
Sunday Special Collections
February’s special collection raised $865 for the Root of Our Youth, a Washington-based group of high school and college students that are passionate about racial equity and appreciating all cultures and lifestyles.
The Root of Our Youth is the student subcommittee of The Root of Us, and works closely with them on projects, rallies, and more to educate others. Their goals are based around policy reform and accountability in school districts. Check out this video the Root of Our Youth created last fall.
Our next special collection, during the service on April 21, will go to UU Ministry for the Earth, which strives to inspire, facilitate and support personal, congregational, and denominational practices that honor and sustain the Earth and all beings.
The ASJ Committee thanks WUUC members and friends for their generous support of our monthly special collections, which take place during services on the third Sunday of every month. Instructions for giving are posted during the service, and you can also donate anytime the following week at https://onrealm.org/wuuc/-/give/now, or by sending a check to WUUC at P.O. Box 111, Woodinville, WA 98072. Please make checks out to WUUC and write “ASJ Special Collection” in the notes.
by WUUC | Mar 22, 2021 | Announcements
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.
by WUUC | Mar 22, 2021 | Announcements
To highlight the contributions of WUUC volunteers, both within and outside of church, Winny Schnitzler is researching deserving individuals for our new Community Spotlight series.
by WUUC | Mar 22, 2021 | Announcements
Hello, I’m Tom Richards. I have been volunteering with Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue (SAR) since 2012. We search for lost persons urban, rural and backcountry. We carry the injured out from the backcountry.
I was taking an alpine mountain-climbing class with The Mountaineers and one instructor made a pitch that we join SAR. Our skills are needed and we’d be welcome to join. I don’t think I’d heard of SAR beforehand. I did some research, attended a few meetings and joined. I thought I’d get to see lots of backcountry. Well, most of the rescues are at night. Once an injured person gets word to SAR, daylight is gone. Occasionally, a rescue takes all night and we get to see dawn.
My most memorable rescue was a recovery at the ice caves located off the Mountain Loop Hwy. The roof of the ice cave partially collapsed injuring several and killing one person. The injured made it out with help from bystanders. The presumed dead person was deeper in the cave. We waited overnight. The next day an avalanche expert from Washington Department of Transportation was brought in with explosives. He tried to collapse the cave by dropping explosives from a helicopter. Impressive explosions but the cave roof held firm. But enough debris came down that we deemed it safe enough to run in and carry out the body. At the end of the mission, the SAR team was flown out in the helicopter, my first SAR helicopter ride.
I wish more people knew that SAR is an all-volunteer effort, not a government agency. We buy our own equipment and rely on donations and grants for the big stuff, like trucks, rescue litters, ropes and radios. I also wish everyone who goes for a hike in the backcountry would make a plan and take the ten essentials with them. Visit SCVSAR.org for more information.
Tom Richards
by WUUC | Mar 1, 2021 | Announcements
Junior Youth Group will host a WUUC Congregational Game Night on Saturday, March 27 from 4-5:30 p.m. on Zoom.
This event will be open to the whole congregation and friends with games for adults and youth. The event will be free, but the youth will accept donations for Lambert House as part of their social justice work for the year.
by WUUC | Feb 25, 2021 | Announcements
Our WUUC annual pledge drive is underway. Visit www.wuuc.org/cooking for all the details and pledge now!
