By Rima Izem, SEEK Team If you are not volunteering at Sunday Ethical Education for Kids (SEEK), I will tell you what you are missing out and highlight how you can help out. If you are already teaching SEEK, thank you…and consider recruiting a friend to join you. Teaching SEEK was an acquired taste for … Continue reading WES Blog — The Joys of SEEKing
All & Newcomers Welcome!! Chorus Reheasal Rehearsals are starting back up September 4! Join us every Wednesday from 7:15-9pm here at WES! Jam Session Rehearsals are starting back up September 4! Join us every Wednesday from 6:30-7:30pm here at WES! Youth Voices Rehearsals are starting back up September 25! Join us every Wednesday from 6:30-7pm … Continue reading Fall into the Music
Despite the 94′ day today, we are nearing the end of DC’s hot season, which means that fall is just around the corner. I’m buying looseleaf paper and three-ring binders for school, and I’m also working with so many amazing WES folks as we prepare for the “opening” of our regular season. Starting September 8, we … Continue reading WES Blog — Summer is ending…and fall is ramping up!
July 12: Over 20 WES members joined 1,500 concerned citizens at Lafayette Square at the “Lights For Liberty” rally to protect migrant refugees along the southern U.S. border. We heard a number of powerful speakers, including CASA founder, Gustavo Torres; Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers; and Revs. Sharon Stanley and Abhi … Continue reading LIGHTS FOR LIBERTY RALLY: WES Immigration Support Team
It was so good to be back with many of you this past Sunday–to say hello again after my six weeks away. And one of the most fun things about returning is saying hello to the newcomers who have been attending, who’ve gotten to know WES already and whom I have the chance to get … Continue reading WES Blog — Goodbyes and hellos…
News from the American Ethical Union! (You can find the original post here.) At the 104th AEU Assembly, held in Tampa, FL June 20-23, 2019, we honored longtime member and Leader Emeritus Edward L. Ericson with the Felix Adler Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more about Ericson here. Below are videos from the ceremony and a news segment … Continue reading Celebration of Previous WES Leader Edward L. Ericson
By Rich Reis, August 8, 2019 The WES Earth Ethics Action Team developed an insect garden for all to admire and for insects to munch on. We cleared out other weeds and enriched the soil. We purchased the Joe Pye and Butterfly Weed and planted them with stakes to help them grow straight. We tamed … Continue reading WES’ Insect Garden
From Kären Rasmussen, Sabbatical Clergy A hearty thank you to everyone at WES for helping make my time here with you this summer both fun and enriching! The staff, the Board, SEEK, all the Sunday volunteers and honestly, everyone I meet here really had an impact on making this summer successful. I wish you the … Continue reading WES Blog — Rainbow Connection
Thanks so much to our generous WES members and friends! Sunday, July 28, WIST collected cash donations and stuffed donated items into 100+ transit bags for immigrants arriving at Silver Spring Greyhound station. Your contributions of personal toiletry items plus non-perishable food and stuffed animals for children, were so generous that we have 100+ filled … Continue reading From the Immigration Support Team
One of the integral parts of being in a community together is giving and receiving support. It requires constant replenishing, as we experience changes in our membership or changes to our individual circumstances or health. There are times in our lives where we need more help and other times when we have the space to offer more to others. As members of the WES pastoral … Continue reading WES Blog — Pastoral Care at WES
