SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, July 23rd – Community Passageways Ken Sinclair, Dominique Davis and Community Passageways mentors are heading to Vashon to spend the day with VIUU. This is an opportunity to build our relationship and have fun together. Activities are likely to include a beach walk, restorative yoga with Cathy deSmet, and a grilled … Continue reading Community Passageways – Sunday, July 23rd
Have you been moved by our Sunday Services? Have you ever wondered how they come about? Would you like to get more involved and be of service to the congregation? You could be part of the team that maps out our service year! Consider trying on a few monthly Program Committee meetings. You’ll have the … Continue reading Program Committee Invites New Members
A Report from General Assembly – from Rev. Victoria Poling Attending General Assembly is an experience of Unitarian Universalism on a larger scale than most of us experience during the congregational year, with 2,300 UUs gathered in person and 1,700 online. I was thrilled to hear the full, beautiful choir led by Dr. Glen Thomas … Continue reading A Report from General Assembly
Bernice Black Scholarship Thank You Letter This year’s recipient of the Bernice Black Memorial Scholarship (stewarded by VIUU) wrote the congregation a sweet and detailed thank you note for being awarded the scholarship at the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation’s award ceremony. Here’s the link to read – it is very sweet and moving!
The UUA General Assembly is happening right now in Pittsburg and virtually June 21-25th. Victoria is attending online as our delegate. General Assembly is the annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists, where we conduct business of the Association, explore the theological underpinnings of our faith, and lean fully into our mission and principles. More details for … Continue reading General Assembly
From now until September, we will only be sending the newsletter out every other week. Please take that into consideration when making announcements to the community. Also to note, Runa is on limited summer hours, so will be only checking the VIUU email account twice per week. If you need something urgently, you can text … Continue reading Summer Communications
The Social Justice Committee wanted to share the great news that after a thorough discussion and consultation we have identified the Tahoma Indian Center as the recipient of our 2022/23 Native People’s Reparations Payment. We have included the message below with our donation and encourage those in our community to donate directly to this organization. … Continue reading Native People’s Reparations Payment
By popular request, here is the Conversation Amongst the Flowers story by Rev. Kate Wilkinson, which was shared at the June 11 Flower Ceremony service. One day two little girls stood side by side looking at the garden, which was in full bloom. “Isn’t it pretty?” said the first little girl, “with all the different … Continue reading Flower Ceremony Story
From the minister: Thank you for participating in an anonymous vote for this year’s Action of Immediate Witness at General Assembly! You recommended the following top 2, with ties for the remaining 4 options. Protect the Dreamers, the Recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) with a Pathway to Permanent Residence Organizing for … Continue reading Vashon UU Action of Immediate Witness Votes
As VIUU’s delegate to General Assembly this year, Rev. Victoria is looking forward to voting on the 7 UU Values that are being proposed by our Article II Study Commission: Love at the center. These 7 values have been integrated into the Soul Matters curriculum that we use for our Sunday Service themes. You can … Continue reading Proposed 7 UU Values
