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August Risers News
August Risers News At the 8/16 Risers meeting, each person will have an opportunity to share a story and thoughts about what has resonated with them since our last meeting. Election Season Update We are coming up on the last period of the election season, so we will give Risers an update on the current…
Read MoreYouth: Bringing Heart Into Our City
Youth: Bringing Heart Into Our City First and foremost, thanks to all the staff and volunteers who make each Sunday a safe place for youthful spirituality to flourish downstairs. Second, and really awesome, thanks to all the new volunteers who are going to become ready, willing and able to support our Kids’ Space / Parents’…
Read MoreBoard Brief: Looking Ahead Together
Board Brief: Looking Ahead Together Your Board of Trustees continues to focus on connection, communication, and the long-term vitality of Seattle Unity. At our recent meeting, we discussed several initiatives to help our community thrive this fall and beyond. Building Community, One Name at a Time You may have noticed a renewed emphasis on wearing…
Read MoreCompassionate Listening Circles
Looking for a safe, sacred container to share what is on your heart – whether it is grief or a recent loss, a challenge you are facing? Having heart-centered companions on our human-spiritual journey is one of the greatest gifts of being in spiritual community. We are starting Compassionate Listening Circles to offer these kinds…
Read MoreYouth 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: August – For What It’s Worth
Spirit Matters is an ongoing column by member and writer Marcia Rutan. The full Spirit Matters column page is here. Spirit Matters: August – For What It’s Worth When I was twenty, I marched with thousands of other fired-up protesters on the freeway in Seattle against the Vietnam War. It was May…
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 Volunteers!
Open House: We Need You – Two Weeks to Go! Open House is almost here, and it’s time to fill in the last of our volunteer roles. Whether you have kids, you’re single, or you’ve been part of Seattle Unity for years, there’s a role that fits you. Goal: Email addresses! (50 Parkview, 50…
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,…
Read MoreJune Newsletter – So Many Events!
