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Spirit Matters: Hat Over the Wall
Spirit Matters Spirit Matters is a new column by Marcia Rutan. Marcia has been a member of Seattle Unity since 2007, and has served as greeter, Earth Care leader, and Prayer Chaplain. She lives with her husband Carl Woestwin… [and is] focused on writing. A published poet, her background includes three yearlong programs (Popular and…
Read MoreLIFT Benefit for Suicide Awareness
Seattle Unity is hosting Abundance Social Wellness‘’’ Suicide Awareness Benefit. LIFT Benefit for Suicide Awareness Winter can be beautiful, and it can also be incredibly heavy. As the days grow shorter and routines pull us inward, many people feel increased isolation, emotional weight, and disconnection. LIFT was created in response to that reality. LIFT is…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: Finding Our Way
Spirit Matters December: Finding Our Way My husband and I recently stayed nine places in 14 days in New Mexico, a flurry of packing and unpacking. One night I woke up and realized I hadn’t put my headlamp by our bed and couldn’t remember where the bathroom was. I used my cellphone on dim…
Read MoreYouth & Family News – with Cookie-O-Rama!
Thanks to our energetic staff and volunteers who jump in to help every week. We are always ready for regulars and visitors to join in the Unity-based programming from infant to older teens. Feel free to bring your youth to enjoy an hour of connecting and enjoying time together. Things have been hopping in YFM…
Read MoreBoard Brief: November 2025
Board Brief: November 2025 Key Updates & Actions from the Board of Trustees Community Action – Risers Support The Board is in support of the recently formed Risers (formerly One Million Rising) and grateful for the leadership of Carl Woestwin and Betsy Graef. If you have not yet gotten involved but interested, then look…
Read MoreCelebrate Rev. Karen
Celebrating Rev. Karen – You’re Invited New Year’s Eve! Celebrate Rev. Karen’s retirement after 35 years of serving the Seattle Unity community and the Unity movement! Celebrate: There are several ways to honor and celebrate Rev. Karen. The Grand Send-Off will be a New Year’s Eve Celebration on the rooftop on Wednesday, 12/31…
Read MoreUnity on Freedom, Love, and Call to Courage
Unity on Freedom, Love, and Call to Courage Recently many in our Seattle Unity community have come together to advocate for environmental protections, human rights, and social justice as part of our spiritual work – putting feet on our spiritual principles and values. Paramount is the second Unity principle, honoring and celebrating the divine worth…
Read MorePlease Consider Legacy Giving
Please Consider Legacy Giving Seattle Unity has been a spiritual home for so many of us, a sanctuary of healing, joy, and transformation. As we look ahead, we are planting seeds today for a thriving spiritual community tomorrow. That’s the vision behind our Legacy Giving Campaign, “Growing Our Future Together.” Legacy giving is not about…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: Kiss the Joy
Spirit Matters November 2025 When Karen R. Smith invited me to submit a monthly column, I was surprised and delighted. I appreciated the challenge to stretch my spiritual writerly wings to see what might emerge. So here goes, and I welcome your feedback! Kiss the Joy as It Flies This is the…
Read MoreHoliday Sock Drive
During the months of October & November the Outreach team will be holding our annual Sock Drive to benefit Compass Housing and YouthCare. (Socks are the number one most requested article of clothing requested by unhoused youth!) Our team will be in the lobby after every Service collecting new socks and cash donations. You…
Read MoreOne Million Rising Introduction
What is One Million Rising? from NoKings.org/Rise From the No Kings national mobilization to local organizing, millions have already taken defiant action and joined the movement against authoritarianism. Our next step is to direct that momentum into mass, decentralized pressure that compels key institutions to defect from Trumpism. We have to strike while the iron is…
Read MoreOne Million Rising Group
One Million Rising Group At our first meeting, I didn’t know how our community would react – but watching 28 people trickle into the Conference Room was exciting. There was the desire, as expressed by Michelle Obama, to “do something,” combined with the enthusiasm for finding community in a difficult time. We began by going…
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