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
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 quality Cool homes and reduce energy bills Beautify neighborhoods Reduce global warming If … Continue reading WES Blog — Free Trees
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 of professional and interpersonal skills. We are grateful to the … Continue reading WES Blog — Welcoming Our Newest Trustee
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, and legal scholarship. We can and will carry forward … Continue reading Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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 and the beauty that is about to take place. It … Continue reading WES Blog — Renewal in Challenging Times
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 the next few months. Here at WES, we are … Continue reading WES Blog — The Question Box Continued
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 the possibility of asylum for immigrants from Central America and … Continue reading WES Blog — Food Justice for Our Immigrant Neighbors
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 to voters in North Carolina and Texas this summer. We … Continue reading Time to Reclaim Our Vote!
