Lyrics from a hymn by Rev. Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. This was written as the world braced for this morning’s news. We Pray for Peace We pray for peace, we pray for love and justice, as once again, we face a time of war. The meek and humble try — amid the crisis — to love … Continue reading In Response to War
We are getting closer to being able to offer in person services again. There are many things to manage – including clearing classroom space for kids, getting air purifiers ordered, figuring out the tech, etc. Kim and Runa are meeting this week in Lewis Hall to game plan. The tech team will be meeting soon … Continue reading Update about In Person Services at Lewis Hall
A big huge thanks to the following people for cleaning out the church: Sarah Edwards Matt Edwards Braden Edwards Kirk Barker Dennis Kostelecky Kim Kambak This small but mighty group cleared all the Religions Education supplies from the Burton Church basement and put them into the classroom in Lewis Hall in preparation for RE to … Continue reading Thank you!
The General Assembly Chalice traditionally travels among various congregations in the region where the annual event is being held. The Local Area Task Force coordinates the transfer of the chalice along with a personal invitation to attend GA. This year, the circle widens as the chalice travels digitally to congregations everywhere. 2022 GA Traveling Chalice … Continue reading The General Assembly Traveling Chalice
TECH SUPPORT: Our TECH STAFF has been amazing. They have volunteered their time and talent so we have been able to have Zoom services every Sunday. We will be honoring them at our Annual Meeting on May 22, 2022 too. As we move to a hybrid service model-meeting Sundays both online and in person, we … Continue reading Call for Tech Support
Our Program Committee members for 2021-2022 are taking a much needed break. We will honor their work and efforts at our Annual Meeting to be held on May 22, 2022. This will be a time to thank them for keeping our services going through thick and thin. That said, Julie Shannon, VIUF board member will … Continue reading Program Committee Update
“Roots of Injustice Seeds of Change: Toward Right Relationship With Native People” Schedule. Over 25 people from Vashon have participated in this workshop that allows you to experience and understand how the Doctrine of Discovery has affected Native people and the US relationships with them. Here are more course offerings. I hope we can go … Continue reading Toward Right Relationship Announcements
The VIUF Board supports having space available for more folks to attend this fun retreat August 19-21, 2022 on Hood Canal. Thus far, we have 35 people who have reserved their space. If you haven’t done so yet, please send Pamela Godt, , an email or text requesting a reservation. Seabeck requires that all attending … Continue reading Seabeck Information
Now is the time for committees to submit their budget requests for next year. We have a March 7 deadline, so please email you requests, and any questions you may have, to Bob Blauvelt (). Many thanks – the Finance Committee
