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Youth Summer Activities
Youth Summer Activities Sundays during the Service, we are enjoying classes with a combination of Unity principles-in-action, the arts, music and outdoor activities (weather permitting). This summer, we’re planning some great outings for all ages after the Service. Most events are no charge, others have ticket prices for admission such as Seattle Science Center. With…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: July – D-Day
Spirit Matters: July – D-Day I was born on D-Day, five years after the end of WWII. This was never discussed as I was growing up. My father had been a Marine on Iwo Jima where he was wounded, and came home with a Purple Heart and Silver Star. This was also never talked…
Read MoreUpcoming Open House – Need July Volunteers!
Upcoming Open House – Need July Volunteers! Mark your calendar, because 8/14 is going to be a big, loud, joyful day for Seattle Unity! That Friday, South Lake Union is throwing its annual Block Party – just one block from our door. Thousands of neighbors will be out on the street, and we’re throwing open…
Read MoreGifts of Community
Gifts of Community As we reach the mid-year point it is an opportunity to look back at the first half of the year and how the year has unfolded for us. Our theme this year is spiritual Foundations. Each month we are exploring various aspects of a strong spiritual Foundation and ways in which we…
Read MoreWhy Risers? My Life as an Activist
Why Risers? My Life as an Activist By Bets Graef Some men see things as they are and say why. I dream of things that never were and say why not? ~ Robert F. Kennedy Looking back, it’s now clear that political activism has been my avocation since I was nine. In 1960,…
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July Newsletter
Spirit Matters: June – This Wild World
June – This Wild World I’m lucky to live on the edge of a city ravine, Willow Creek rippling below. As I write here on our deck, song sparrow, western warbling vireo, American robin, dark-eyed junco, chestnut-backed chickadee, Anna’s hummingbird, house finch, American crow, Stellar’s Jay, and spotted towhee serenade me (according to my free…
Read MoreGet Out the Vote with The Risers!
You’re invited! This Sunday, 6/7, The Risers host a Get Out the Vote Postcard Project in L3 Unity Hall, and welcome all participants! On Sunday, 6/21 @ 11:30 am in the L2 Sanctuary, The Risers host special guest speakers from Common Power, a powerhouse non-profit dedicated to getting out the vote across the country. Congregants…
Read MoreTrans Community and Looming Initiatives
Risers Meeting, May 17: Trans Community and Looming Initiatives Everyone is invited to join The Risers on Sunday, 5/17, promptly at 11:30 in the L2 Sanctuary, for guest speakers and discussion about current social and political impacts on the Trans community, including citizen initiatives proposed for vote here in Washington this fall. Congregant Sandy Varndell…
Read MoreWhy Risers? A Personal Reflection
Why Risers? By Carl Woestwin I was so much older then, I’m younger than that now. -Bob Dylan On November 22,1963 I was driving to class during my freshman year at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee when I heard President Kennedy had been assassinated. That stunning moment brought tears to my eyes and my first inkling…
Read MoreBoard Brief
Board Brief As we reflect on the enduring impact of our shared spiritual journey, the Board invites you to consider a powerful expression of Unity principles: Legacy Giving. Unity teaches that life is continuous, abundant, and guided by divine order. When we make provisions to support the ministries and communities that have nourished us, we…
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