Tribal Council welcomed U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Washington State Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins into Chambers on Jan. 18. They discussed Tribal priorities such as salmon recovery, law enforcement, natural resources, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People, housing and ways to collaborate on solutions. -Kim
Sunday, February 12, 2023, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM ET In this challenging time, let your souls rest as you experience powerful, embodied worship and connection. Join the Revs. Emily Conger & Aisha Ansano of Nourish for a worship service to hold your tender heart, offer you respite, and nourish you in body and in … Continue reading
Registration is now Open! In this 3-part series for budding and experienced leaders, participating will ground you in your own spiritual soil, acknowledge roots, discern flowers, find abundance, and preserve seeds to keep the harvest going. Topics will include: UU and ancestral theology, the synergy of passion and mission, living out of conviction When: March through May, … Continue reading Leading From the Heart Leadership Development
Mistakes and Miracles Congregations on the Road to Multiculturalism By Nancy Palmer Jones and Karin Lin The 2022-2023 UUA Common Read Members and Friends of VIUF are invited to attend four Zoom sessions to discuss the Common Read. The first ten people who e-mail an acceptance to will receive a free $22 book hand delivered to … Continue reading UUA COMMON READ
Very happy to announce that Amy Huggins and Alix Clarke will be offering a Oneness Meditation “SoulSync” after cleaning up following the VIUF Sunday service each Sunday! (We gather at 11:30 and end before noon.) It is a perfect guided meditation (about 15 minutes long) and you will leave balanced, calm, and ready to begin … Continue reading ONENESS & UU
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.
