Members from Vashon Maury Showing Up for Racial Justice (VMSURJ) and Vashon Island Unitarian Universalists (VIUU) played host to leaders from Community Passageways (CP) on Sunday July 23. This was our kickoff event with CP highlighting the various opportunities to host retreats on Vashon for CP staff & participants. Activities included lunch, tour of Littlest Bird … Continue reading Sharing from Community Passageways Event
Our first dinner will be hosted by George Butler on September 16th at 6pm. Limited to 16 people. RSVP to Runa: info@vashonislanduu.org – she will email you the address once you confirm. —- George will supply the main dish and guests are encouraged to bring appetizers, salad, vegetable, or dessert. Main dish will be done in … Continue reading Circle Dinners are Back!
Alix and Amy invite YOU to experience a Beautiful Inner State. This 2 day workshop is designed to help you experience and maintain freedom from the smallest, and the most gigantic challenges and stress. The Beautiful State Course is a revolutionary experience based on liberative wisdom teachings, and ancient processes grounded in neuroscience. You’ll leave … Continue reading Power of the Beautiful State
Shared from the UUA newsletter… It is with great enthusiasm that the UUA welcomes the Rev. Dr. Sofía Betancourt as the tenth UUA President! We also note that this is not the first time the Rev. Dr. Betancourt has served as leader of the Association. She was appointed co-president for an interim period in 2017 … Continue reading Welcoming Dr. Sofia Betancourt as the new UUA President
Hello, darling UUs! I wanted to send a personal and heartfelt THANK YOU from me on behalf of the DOVE board of directors for your generous support. You have been such a consistent part of DOVE’s work, and I just want to make sure you know that we appreciate you. We cannot do the work … Continue reading A Thank you from Tami and The Dove Project
Saturday July 15, 2023 VIUU Will March for Love at 11 am Meet in the Methodist Church parking lot between 10 and 10:30 am. Wear your favorite Tie Dye or Bright Colored Shirt Ann is bringing Strawberry Sunglasses which will be classy Wear comfy shoes We will have our big banners from Lewis Hall and … Continue reading Strawberry Festival Parade
SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, July 23rd – Community Passageways Ken Sinclair, Dominique Davis and Community Passageways mentors are heading to Vashon to spend the day with VIUU. This is an opportunity to build our relationship and have fun together. Activities are likely to include a beach walk, restorative yoga with Cathy deSmet, and a grilled … Continue reading Community Passageways – Sunday, July 23rd
Have you been moved by our Sunday Services? Have you ever wondered how they come about? Would you like to get more involved and be of service to the congregation? You could be part of the team that maps out our service year! Consider trying on a few monthly Program Committee meetings. You’ll have the … Continue reading Program Committee Invites New Members
A Report from General Assembly – from Rev. Victoria Poling Attending General Assembly is an experience of Unitarian Universalism on a larger scale than most of us experience during the congregational year, with 2,300 UUs gathered in person and 1,700 online. I was thrilled to hear the full, beautiful choir led by Dr. Glen Thomas … Continue reading A Report from General Assembly
Bernice Black Scholarship Thank You Letter This year’s recipient of the Bernice Black Memorial Scholarship (stewarded by VIUU) wrote the congregation a sweet and detailed thank you note for being awarded the scholarship at the Vashon Community Scholarship Foundation’s award ceremony. Here’s the link to read – it is very sweet and moving!
