A Blog from the Community Relations Committee Second in the Series of CRC Workshops:  Dealing with Conflict Date: 09/25/2021 (Sat.) Time: 2:30pm – 5:30pm EDT When someone in your family, circle of friends, or workplace says something you disagree with or takes a position contrary to yours, do you respond by saying, “I completely disagree with that!” … Continue reading WES Blog — CRC Workshops: Dealing with Conflict

A blog from Maceo Thomas, Membership Coordinator Recently, I was reading President Biden’s plan “Build Back Better”.  A portion of the plan struck me: The pandemic has also laid bare some unacceptable truths. Even before COVID-19, the Trump Administration was pursuing economic policies that rewarded wealth over work and corporations over working families. Too many … Continue reading WES Blog — WES Builds Back Better

Dear Ones, Like you, I have been excited and encouraged to watch the number of new COVID cases dropping, and the number of vaccinations increasing. Vaccines are not spread equitably in all communities, and it is still a good idea to practice courtesy with masks and social distance, yet there is much to celebrate. Along … Continue reading WES Blog — COVID Numbers Are Dropping — What does that mean for WES?

The WES staff team is excited to announce our plan for 2021-2022! In addition to retaining Maceo Thomas as Membership Coordinator, Robyn Kravitz as Communications Coordinator, and Tom Hutton as Business Administrator, we are restructuring our Lifelong Learning staff team. Ndara Miles has agreed to increase her hours to half time and become our SEEK … Continue reading Staffing Plan for 2021

At this time last year, we were just a couple of months into virtual operations at WES after the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Have you heard the saying, “you don’t know what you don’t know”?  Well, in this case, the Board of Trustees was frighteningly aware that we had no way of … Continue reading WES Blog — Closing out an unprecedented year with gratitude and hope for the future

Dear Ones, As of this week, the Washington, DC, area has been in the “Medium Risk” zone according to the COVID Act Now website for two weeks. The plan developed by the Reopening Task Force already has some changes built in for this stage, and the Task Force has clarified some other things based on … Continue reading WES Blog — Updated Guidelines for Small Groups

Setting: Approximately 11:15 am any Sunday morning late 1970s to early 80s; 6th & P St. NW Announcer: “Now let’s turn to the back of the bulletin to read the names of the sick and shut-in…” When I was a kid, this was when we began to get to the end of the “Church Announcements”, … Continue reading WES Blog — Sick and Shut-In

Dear Friends, Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Stewardship campaign, “Cultivating a Brighter Future.” Through our online Pledge Parties, we on the Stewardship Team set out to create an experience that would bring members together and help us make connections as well as raise money for WES during this pivotal year. We … Continue reading WES Blog — Reflections on the 2021 Stewardship Campaign

As more of us receive COVID-19 vaccinations, we are starting to look forward to a time when we may be able to return to in-person platforms and programs at WES. However, this spring we are moving ahead cautiously, with care and concern for the most vulnerable, both inside of WES and in our larger community, … Continue reading WES Blog — Staying Engaged with WES