Dear WES Friends, The Stewardship Team is ready to Power Up for our Future with you, our WES community. Now is the time to re-energize and re-imagine the life of our community. This is also the time of year when members and friends like you make financial commitments for 2023-2024, and consider how to invest time and talent … Continue reading Power Up for Our Future! Pledge Season Kicks Off!
To apply: Please submit your resumè via email to Senior Leader Rev. KC Slack (kcs@ethicalsociety.org) by November 21, 2022. Start Date: January 2, 2023 Salary: $20.50/hour, 10 hours per week. Benefits: The position is for 10 hours per week, and therefore not eligible for benefits but the employee will accrue paid time off and get … Continue reading Now Hiring — Financial Administrator
WES Business Administrator Tom Hutton has announced a long-range retirement plan. Tom will move from full time to half time in April, and will complete his service to WES in December of 2022 We are grateful to Tom for his many years of service and for his consideration toward WES in providing a gradual plan … Continue reading WES Staffing News
Even without a pandemic, it’s difficult to stay connected to people. But we know it’s still worth the time and energy to try because it’s through our connections that we are able to enjoy life more fully and support each other through challenges. Sometimes it just takes a little extra thought and practice, which is why the Community Relations … Continue reading CRC Workshop: Sustaining Positive Relationships
Dear Ones, The Reopening Task Force is watching the rapidly rising case numbers in our region, and anticipating a compounding effect from holiday travel. Schools, daycare centers, and neighboring congregations are experiencing staff and volunteer shortages as people either fall ill or are caring for loved ones who are ill, and we should be prepared … Continue reading Omicron Variant — WES Update
Stone Soup Feast! Join us on Saturday, November 20th at 2pm for a socially distant outdoor Stone Soup Feast at WES! Jeff Mehall and volunteers will be cooking in the WES kitchen on Saturday, Nov 20th. Soup will be distributed in individual serving bowls with lids by volunteers at 2pm from the classroom doors. Folks are invited to reserve a spot, bring … Continue reading Stone Soup Weekend Details!
WES Reopening Update Video Highlights Read the full plan here. *Speakers and tech team will be practicing from the Main Hall beginning November 7 to prepare for hybrid operations. *Small and medium affinity groups, committees, and teams may make reservations to meet indoors at WES as of this week. Please contact Tom Hutton to see … Continue reading Fall 2021 Reopening Plans
Last week we heard from Lutheran Social Services (LSS) that they needed urgent help setting up an apartment for a recently arrived Afghan family of 8, 2 parents and 6 children between age 6 and 17. Kate Lang coordinated several WES members to work together with members of River Road UUC over the weekend to … Continue reading Update on Afghan Welcome Team
Dear WES Membership, Thanks again to those of you who filled out our Congregational Survey, as well as to those registered for the Beyond Categorical Thinking workshop this weekend. As a reminder, The Congregational Survey Data and Comments Summary can be found in the WES Members section of the website along with a complete set … Continue reading Sign up Now for the LSC’s Cozy Cottage Meetings & Fall Focus Groups
Saturday Nov. 6th, 2021 about 2 hours, 10am to noon Meet about 10am -along South Portal Drive near Primrose Street NW. https://www.google.com/maps/@38.9887001,-77.0405859,323m/data=!3m1!1e3Leaders will be there about 9:45am. Student Service Learning hours can be earned by middle and high school kids. Bring forms with you. Come for as long as you can. You may invite family & friends … Continue reading Portal Run Stream Litter Clean Up
