by WUUC | Jan 30, 2020 | Announcements
Another very successful year serving our community. Six drives hosted and 412 donors signed up. Since the beginning of our interfaith group (founded by WUUC in 1995), we have conducted 141 drives and signed up 8,755 donors.
Our next drive will be March 10 at Bear Creek United Methodist Church. Join us for this lifesaving community service. Watch for notices on the WUUC email discussion list or contact me.
Dewey Millar, 425-867-1781 (call or text), or dewmillar@gmail.com.
by WUUC | Jan 30, 2020 | Announcements
Calling all WUUC men. Join us April 24th and 25th at a big comfortable lodge (Mountain Springs) in the mountains near Leavenworth. About 20 of us will gather for two days of fun and companionship.
Let me know if you might be interested, and I’ll send you
all the details.
Dewey Millar, 425-867-1781 (call or text) or dewmillar@gmail.com.
by UU Church Submission | Jan 30, 2020 | Announcements
Would you be foolhardy enough to
make a defiant gesture to a dictator? To her own shock, Helen, a risk-averse bureaucrat,
finds herself doing just that. Immediately, her wife and son — as well as her
livelihood and freedom — are severely threatened. This fast-moving drama
challenges audiences to ask themselves, “Would I have the moral courage to
risk everything for freedom?”
“Risk/Benefit” is an exciting hour-long drama
that will have its world premiere at Shoreline Unitarian Universalist Church in
late February. It will be presented as a staged reading. An open discussion
will follow.
Quotes from early readers:
“I love your play! It’s so ominous, but also so hopeful and it shows the
impact that one small act can have.”
“I started and could not put it down.” “I started reading
your play…and read it all at once!”
The playwright, Rev. Amanda Aikman, serves as
Temporary Minister at Shoreline UU Church. She has had a dozen plays produced,
and has won 14 national contests for her writing. The director, Carissa Meisner
Smit, has extensive directing experience at theaters throughout the Seattle
area.
Performances are at Shoreline UU Church, 14724 1st Ave NE, Shoreline on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 29 at 7 p.m. Tickets.
There will be a third performance at Prospect Congregational United Church of Christ, 1919 East Prospect, Seattle on Sunday, March 1 at 1 p.m. Tickets.
Tickets may be purchased through Brown Paper
Tickets or at the door. All seats $10. Not recommended for children under 12.
by WUUC | Jan 29, 2020 | Announcements
Would you like to learn to craft a thoughtful, faithful sermon anchored in your experience?
Learning to craft and preach a sermon is a wonderful spiritual practice and way for people to learn about worship, their faith, and their church. In this five-session class, Rev. Diana will guide you through the process of writing your own sermon. Some participants may be able to preach their sermons at WUUC services during summer 2020 if they wish, but you won’t be required to.
The class will run from 6:30-9 p.m. on Wednesday nights March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15, May 6. Participants should be able to attend all or almost all the sessions in-person or via Zoom and the last session in person.
Please email RevDiana@wuuc.org to sign up.
by WUUC | Jan 23, 2020 | Announcements
The February 2020 theme for worship, RE, and
small groups at WUUC is: What
Does It Mean to be a People of RESILIENCE? Our monthly themes
and resource materials come from Soul Matters Sharing Circle, a network of
Unitarian Universalist congregations. A small sample of thoughts about resilience
from Soul Matters:
Resilience has been defined as the capacity of
a system, enterprise, or person to maintain its core purpose and integrity in
the face of dramatically changed circumstances.
Resilience does not mean just bouncing back to
the way things were before. Resilience means finding healthy ways to integrate
setbacks into our lives and develop new visions. Jane Hirshfield writes, “More
and more I have come to admire resilience. Not the simple resistance of a
pillow whose form returns over and over to the same shape, but the sinuous
tenacity of a tree: finding the light newly blocked on one side, it turns on
another.”
Resilience is profoundly influenced by both
culture and community – the water within which we swim and the web of
connections that surround us. Sharon Salzberg writes, “Resilience is based on
compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others.”
Wise words from this month’s Soul Matters
materials:
“A river cuts through a rock not because of
its power but it’s persistence.” (unknown)
“Anyone can slay a dragon, but try waking up
every morning and loving the world all over again.” (Brian Andreas)
“It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s
the way you carry it.” (Lena Horne)
For spiritual materials on our monthly theme,
go to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oNQ8tVdURMW3tXZdrwtOm_4nw-utTEnV/view?usp=sharing
For a Sacred Words supplement on Soul go
to https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nyDmPwEY-K6-Rdzd5j9Nz-RQARqkNw06/view?usp=sharing
by WUUC | Dec 20, 2019 | Announcements
At its latest meeting, the Board was joined by Bridget Laflin, Donna Johnson, Karen Hyams, Chick Sweeney, Erika Kirkendall and Jan Radoslovich (representing the Worship Committee, Religious Education, and Membership) to address the Board regarding full community, multi-generational worship, which is now being held once a month. Various guests offered their reasons for supporting multi-generational worship. Implementation of this model of worship is a work in progress.
The Board has
submitted to the Ministerial Search Committee a final approved draft of the
proposed contract for the new minister.
According to David’s
tally, we are nine short of the required number for the Chalice Lighter
program. Efforts will continue in an attempt to reach the threshold.
Dottie is leading a subcommittee that will meet with a banker to discuss potential refinancing of the church’s mortgage, which will balloon in 2024. Dottie also reviewed for the Board the budget formation schedule for 2020-2021.
You can find minutes from the Board’s Nov. 5 meeting here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sk1ERqIXqOxY-VTCvDkOC-oCyNceXPXb/view?usp=sharing
Minutes from the Nov. 19 meeting are available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hyMIMdp9NIOl0ZmEIVdUuyH8jlMdt6u-/view?usp=sharing
