Posts Tagged ‘Marcia Rutan’
Seattle Unity: Rising Up!
Seattle Unity: Rising Up! As a church group engaging in political action, The Risers seek to continually embody the foundational spiritual principles of Unity: love, prayer, inclusiveness, and wholeness – rather than divisiveness. We operate within legal guidelines for non-profit organizations, meaning no endorsement of or opposition to candidates. Instead, we focus on issues…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: Peace of Mind
Spirit Matters: Peace of Mind Dear Friends, Let’s start with a poem. As we lean toward Spring, our longing grows to throw open the windows and let in fresh air, plant seeds, make room for new possibilities. But like me, you may be burdened like the Ancient Mariner’s Albatross with detritus accumulated over decades,…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: Beauty of the Earth
Spirit Matters: Beauty of the Earth Dear Friends, Here we are, April already! – Earth Day, National Poetry month (the world’s largest literary celebration), and my husband’s birthday. Poetry and nature are spiritual lifelines for me and I became curious to look back to see how that evolved. As a child in Palmer, Alaska,…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: May – Flower Moon
Spirit Matters: May – Flower Moon Dear Friends, If you were a flower, what would you be? The familiar rhododendron in dazzling pink, red, lavender, gold, or apricot? A rose, lovely, fragrant, yet spiky to touch? A sweet pea, tender and innocent, as aromatic as summer herself? A shy violet, content to hide in grasses…
Read MoreSpirit Matters: Love In Action
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 MoreSpirit 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 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 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 MoreCommunity Celebrations: Writ In Water
Community Celebrations: Writ In Water -by Marcia Rutan What a deep river of spirit and science the past nine months were, participating in and graduating from the Hugo House class “Writ in Water”, taught by Sierra Nelson. I started with craft and publishing ambitions which quickly transformed into awe and play as we explored poetry,…
Read MoreNew Building: Time Capsule Ceremony
New Building: Time Capsule Ceremony Thank you to Scott Caldwell, Cindy McComish, Susan Brower and Marcia Rutan for their contributions as part of the Time Capsule team, helping to compile all of he items and draft the letter that was included with a description of items. A letter from Rev Karen was also included. And…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast October 18th – The Hidden Gifts of Grief
“I’ve come to be aware that grief slowly creeps into every part of us… it finds its way into the cells of our body… every aspect of our lives. So I’ve decided my only option is to make friends with grief.” Guest speaker Rev. Meghan Brooks Smith gives a resonant and well-timed talk. Using stories…
Read MoreSunday Service Podcast September 27th – Myrtle’s Gift
Rev. Karen re-visits the core spiritual tool of prayer, in its various forms, as a great way to navigate current challenges. Examining the healing and affirmation works of Myrtle Fillmore, she encourages us to re-invigorate our prayer practice. Worship Arts include group recordings from Seattle Unity band, Erin McGaughan, Olivia Hamilton, Jesse Whitford, David Loy,…
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