Some of you have requested the readings from last week’s service for your own reflection and contemplation. Here is the blessing “For a New Beginning,” from To Bless the Space Between Us, by John O’Donohue. The second reading is by UU minister, Rev. Joe Cherry: Let the Center Hold This is my prayer: please … Continue reading Readings from the January 15 Sunday Service
Chalice Lighters is a program to help to spread the light of liberal religious values throughout our Pacific Central District. You sign up to donate to three Chalice Lighter calls per year. The usual donation is $20 per call. Each call will be for a specific growth project by a single congregation or a multi-congregational … Continue reading What is the Chalice Lighters program?
We will be circulating a new VIUF Members and Friends Directory in January. Please check you listing and be sure you have notified Runa of any changes in you listing – name, mailing address, street address, email, phone, household,…. Yippee – in addition to getting an emailed copy of the directory, we will be putting … Continue reading New Directory Coming
We have created a meal train page for Tanya – to help coordinate support in her new life single, with Marsha Shenk gone for over 2 months. You can sign up for other things besides meals – Tanya would love the company. 🙂 Here is the link
The Stewardship Committee organizes the annual budget drive and sends out information to members and friends to help people make their yearly contribution to VIUF. Please contact Pamela Godt by text to help! All work will be completed before the Annual Meeting.
It is with great joy and gratitude that I am beginning a journey alongside you as your new quarter-time minister. I look forward to our shared ministry together. Let’s continue to bring about a beautiful, imperfect, and good enough Beloved Community of compassion and justice here on Vashon Island and beyond! Thanks to all who … Continue reading Greetings from Our New Minister
Dear VIUF members, Last night the Board approved the contract for the .25 ministerial candidate- Reverend Victoria Poling. This is one step amongst many, to help us reach our goal of having more connection with the greater UUA fellowship, more support for one another, more guidance as we seek to implement some of our planning … Continue reading VIUF SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETING
Time: Saturday, December 3, 2022, 3:00–5:00 pm Place: Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship (in Lewis Hall, just uphill from Burton Church 23905 Vashon Hwy SW) Amy Huggins will return from a 4-week austere, intensive spiritual immersion at Ekam, the World Center for Enlightenment, in southeastern India. This very demanding inward journey in Sanskrit is called Tapas (which means “spiritual fire”) … Continue reading Receive a Taste of Enlightenment!
To continue the tradition that Tanya’s mother instilled in her, she has decided to offer the swag making party this year, outside to be covid safe. She has an outside covered place next to her garage and lots of evergreens trimmed from her trees. She said that while she has some wire, wire cutters, and ribbons, if … Continue reading HOLIDAY Swags Returns! – Dec. 4 (anytime between 1-4pm)
As we honor the land we live on, knowing it was taken from the Puyallp tribe, we endeavor to learn more of their history and forge meaningful relationships with tribal members. Lushootseed City Names Contributed by the Puyallup Tribal Language Program Throughout the United States, Native place names have been incorporated into American geography. The … Continue reading Indigenous Peoples Month
