Category: News from our Minister

Immigrant Safety

Guest Blog from the Antiracism Action Team Unitarians and Universalists have a long history of advocating for fair, safe treatment of immigrants. As Unitarian Universalists, we have often stood alongside immigrants, fighting for justice. The photo below from 2012 is Deborah Carroll and Kathy Stevenson protesting immigration practices as part of a UUA demonstration in … Continue reading Immigrant Safety

The Survey Says!

Guest Post by Robin Stemen, Stewardship Team Chair At the Stewardship Coffees on March 1 team members had a good time sharing, learning and talking with attendees about QUUF’s financial health. 34 surveys were also completed! Here is how folks responded to some of its inquiries: There is a special urgency to funding QUUF this … Continue reading The Survey Says!

Statement of Gratitude from the Native Connections Action Group

We would like to express our sincere gratitude for your unwavering support of the Native Connections Action Group. Your encouragement and commitment have been crucial in helping us work alongside other groups like ours in the region, aligning our goals with Unitarian Universalist values. With your assistance, we have supported the water protectors at Standing … Continue reading Statement of Gratitude from the Native Connections Action Group

I Can’t Be Bothered

Two Lists for These Days One of the joys of having lived in another culture is that you find new ways to express yourself.  Our 7 years in London meant that I picked up a whole bunch of ways to say things. It’s not just the different words used – jumper instead of sweater, and … Continue reading I Can’t Be Bothered

Moving Forward

How We Move Forward In Wild Times and a few notes at the end…. These days I’m listening to inspirational music. As I begin writing this, I’m listening to Emma’s Revolution’s sing “Keep On Moving Forward”. I don’t know about you, but my anxiety is with me a lot of the time. I can’t seem … Continue reading Moving Forward

To Infinity and Beyond

‘There go my people. I must find out where they are going so I can lead them!’  ~ Alexandre Auguste Ledru-Rollin Anyone who’s been around the last few years knows that I’m happy that the Finding Our Future workshop is happening next weekend. Early in my tenure, I encouraged our leadership to engage in creating … Continue reading To Infinity and Beyond

For the New Year

Dear Friends, Another year begins and it’s filled with peril and promise as ever and always it is. I send you these words written by my colleague Rev. Ann Tyndall that are part of coming into the new year. This morning I walked the dog up the street.  It was a perfect winter’s morning. An … Continue reading For the New Year

Looking for Good News

There are times when good news can be hard to come by, and even when it’s not, I’m glad to spread it around. There’ve been a couple of bits of good news that I’ve seen lately that I want to direct you toward. Both are about our wider religious movement and looking toward the future. … Continue reading Looking for Good News

Wild Church Gatherings

Guest Author: Katy Taylor I offer Wild Church because I am seeking to feel more connected to my own roots in the living earth (aka nature). I want to develop kinship relationships with the other-than-human beings that live around me. I want to feel my belonging with them. So, I trained in how to offer … Continue reading Wild Church Gatherings

The Heart of Democracy

I write this on the day of the only scheduled Presidential Debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. It is five weeks until ballots in Washington state will be mailed to all voters. I don’t know how you’re feeling about the election, but I’m counting the days until it’s over. I … Continue reading The Heart of Democracy