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Update on Afghan Welcome Team

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 … read more.

WES Blog — Free Trees

From the Earth Ethics Action Team

As WES moves forward with Casey Trees to plant three trees on the grounds, the Earth Ethics Action Team has information for congregants to get free trees for their own property to

Improve air & water qualityCool homes and reduce energy … read more.

WES Blog — Welcoming Our Newest Trustee

The Board of Trustees is excited to announce that Kate Lang will be re-joining the Board to fill the recent opening. We are thrilled to have Kate back on the Board. She brings with her two years of recent WES Board experience and a wealth … read more.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Dear Ones,

I am holding you in love as we absorb the news that Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. Our nation and our world are much better for her life and her work. She leaves a legacy of moral witness, ethical action, love of the arts, … read more.

WES Blog — Renewal in Challenging Times

Dear WES Families, 

I hope that this month is bringing a wave of great Renewal as your children have returned to school virtually or as you have begun to continue your home school teachings at home.  The slightest change in weather always makes me giddy about Fall … read more.

WES Blog — The Question Box Continued

Dear Ones,

As we launch a new program year, one that will be unlike any other, we are becoming ever more familiar with uncertainty. We have hopes but no guarantees about how our nation and our world will respond to the challenges we face, especially in … read more.

WES Blog — Food Justice for Our Immigrant Neighbors

Gang violence against youth, domestic violence against women and trans people and dire poverty continue to push thousands of migrants to seek a better life in the U.S. In 2018, WES members supported Monika and Carlos in their effort to attain asylum. Now Trump has virtually ended … read more.

Time to Reclaim Our Vote!

Did you know that members of WES have been hard at work on a postcard campaign, helping disenfranchised voters get registered to vote for the November election? With support from the AEU, UUSJ, the Reeb Project, and Reclaim Our Vote/NAACP, we sent out 1,500 postcards … read more.