Posts by Erin McGaughan
Are You a Pod Person?
Are You a Pod Person? Those of us who love podcasts know how convenient they are for listening while driving, taking walks, gardening, cooking, etc. Did you know Seattle Unity Sunday Services are available as podcasts, too? We trim them down to about 45 minutes or less which includes the full message, meditation, readings, and…
Read MoreGenerations of Chant – notes and links
Thank you, to all who joined in on our Generations of Chant class on April 7th. Here are some notes and listening links, so you can hear more of the little snippets we heard in our session. —- Unlike a chant bath, this session’s approach was like a wine-tasting class: to learn about it, taste…
Read MoreGenerations of Chant – A Worship Arts Experience!
Announcing: Chant is a spiritual practice that appears everywhere on our planet, expressing a vast range of spiritual traditions, over millennia of human history. Yet, some musical elements pop up again and again — why is that? Erin will guide a mini-tour through several ancient forms and songs… Full article on the event itself…
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Youth & Family Ministries Restarted!
YFM restarts August 28th Beginning Aug 28th, youth programs are once again available for in-person Sunday 10 a.m. services. Please arrive a bit early, to register your child and help settle them into the environment. Youth classrooms are located on the ground floor. Welcome Rev. James Seattle Unity welcomes long-time community member and teacher…
Read MoreSanctuary Grand Reveal
Sanctuary Grand Reveal Today the covers were removed from the custom chandelier lights in our Sanctuary, perched on the 2nd floor of our new spiritual home. The warm glow is surrounded by the warmth of wood floors, walls, and ceiling and the tree-line out the windows! Another milestone reached today is “flipping the on switch”…
Read MoreWorship Arts Blog – Poetry inspired by the Tree of Life theme
Marcia Rutan is a poet and multi-modal artist with a keen awareness of the spiritual in everything. She and husband Carl Woestwin reside on the edge of a gorgeous wooded ravine, and they both share an abiding connection with and appreciation for nature. Here’s her latest piece inspired by our 2022 theme of The Tree…
Read MoreWorship Arts Blog – The Mushroom Connection
Worship Arts is about any way in which our creativity interfaces with spirituality. So, yes, cooking is absolutely a form of Worship Arts. For this project, I bounced off the nature-based metaphors provided by our current Tree of Life series. We’re studying how the underground networks of mycelia can connect many different species, and it…
Read MoreWorship Arts Blog – 12 Powers Project
Worship Arts Director Erin here. As we move through this Seeds of Intention series in our 2022 Tree of Life theme, now is a perfect time to re-engage with Unity basic teachings. I’ve done this several times before, always with interesting results, and once I even got a pretty good teaching song out of it.…
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Carolyn’s Quilts I’ve enjoyed Carolyn’s beautiful, classically trained voice for several years, and only just learned that she’s also a quilter. We see Carolyn regularly now in Zoom Fellowship, and got peeks at some of her masterful work. From Carolyn: I started getting interested in art quilts about 10 years ago and it’s become quite…
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Bonnie’s Refrigerator Magnet Travelog I’ve known Bonnie Pasek as a multi-modal artist and crucial volunteer for anything and everything at the church that needs doing. She’s smart, warm, creative, open to wonder, and a brilliant conversationalist — the perfect travel companion. Here’s just one of her Covid projects, which she’s been sharing on her Facebook…
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Call for Feedback! Worship Arts Director Erin McGaughan is looking for your input, as we plan (and budget) for the future. Hello church family I need your feedback and ideas! Any feedback is welcome, but here are some brain-storm starters: What elements of the Sunday services have really been working great this summer, as we’ve…
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