These days mindfulness meditation is more popular than ever — an aid for better health, a clearer mind, and stress-relief. But what about for our spiritual life? How does meditation connect us to the numinous?

Imbolc marks the halfway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, the very first hint of the coming of spring. Jessica Wesch will share some stories and thoughts about sitting with the discomfort of the halfway point in decisions and actions and then rounding the corner as the light comes in and the … Continue reading Imbolc: Turning the corner

How tired has the phrase “the new normal” become for you? Given that the world we knew has in so many ways, become irretrievable, how might we live with intention this year, on this island, with each other? In an interview toward the end of his life, the ecological writer Barry Lopez stated that in … Continue reading Relinquishing the Idea of Normal

On Sunday, January 23, we will have our second and final “This I Believe” service for this season.  Fellowship members Kirk Barker and Robbie Rohr will share their stories of how how their religious and ethical life journeys led them to the Vashon Island Unitarian Fellowship.

The reason we discuss, study and engage Reparations, is because we experienced a prior phenomenon of Chattel Enslavement. Reparation is the response to this phenomenon. We must remember that chattel enslavement was not an over-night phenomenon. It took hundreds of years for it to be “perfected.” Therefore, this issue will not be easy. America was … Continue reading The Complexity and Challenge of Reparations and our Roles in It

with Rev. Matt Aspin Many of us greet the new year with intentions to change one pattern or another in ourselves or in the world that we wish was different, but we are often reminded of just how strongly many of these things are wedded to their current ways of being. Join us this Sunday … Continue reading Unbecoming

Reverend Amanda Aikman will be joining us for our January 2nd Service. Together we will enter our new year, inspired and rejuvenated. As we start this new year, our souls may well be weary and discouraged. But let us be reminded that “there lives the dearest freshness deep down things” and that the Hindu god of … Continue reading The God of New Beginnings

The Transforming Mystery and Wonder Team invites you to our Celebration of Joy, Sunday, December 26th. After a full and busy holiday, relax and enjoy a service to embrace the small joys of our lives that help us get through difficult times and send us to moments of wonder and gratitude. This will be a … Continue reading Opening to Joy

The Program Committee is pleased to invite you to a musical Ceremony of Light and Caroling, Sunday, December 19th. Kat Eggleston will provide accompaniment for Zoom Caroling of your favorite holiday carols, while we also celebrate the Winter Solstice and the return of light. Please join us for a joyful holiday celebration!  

Presented by our RE Youth, A Winter Carol. This spin on the famous Charles Dickens Christmas Carol reimagines the story of Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by the spirits of winter celebrations from around the world. Will these visits change his perspective?  Join us on the 12th and find out!