A blog by Amanda Poppei, Senior Leader. A bientot. Hasta luego. TTFN (ta ta for now). So many goodbye phrases include in them the expectation of the next time we meet. And why wouldn’t they? We humans don’t like to say goodbye forever–we are built for relationship and connection, and when we part we are … Continue reading WES Blog — Parting is such sweet sorrow…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic we lost the chance to gather in person at the AEU Assembly, but here we offer more chances to be together virtually.We invite you all to join in on three Sunday morning platforms hosted by the largest three Ethical Societies in our movement over the summer months (note time zones), … Continue reading Ethical Summer Sundays!
Dear WES Community, We hope all of you are safe and well! It’s hard to believe that almost three months have gone by since the COVID-19 pandemic forced WES to close the doors to our 16th Street building and move to an all-virtual environment for our platforms, meetings, and other activities. As the District of … Continue reading WES Blog — Reopening WES: What To Expect and What To Consider
Stay of Removal Granted / Suspensión de deportacion otorgada Rosa Gutierrez Lopez is temporarily free! Last Thursday ICE approved a 60-day stay of removal that allows her to move freely in Maryland, DC, and Northern Virginia. Rosa entered Sanctuary at Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church in Bethesda, MD, on Dec. 10, 2018, after being told by ICE … Continue reading Rosa’s Significant News! / ¡Noticias importantes sobre Rosa!
Another month, another murder of a black person by white police officers. This time it was George Floyd. When will this injustice end? How many times do the American people have to be confronted with videos of heavily-armed police officers brutally killing restrained and unarmed black men, women, and children before we find our moral … Continue reading AEU Statement on George Floyd and the Aftermath
A Blog from Amanda Poppei, Senior Leader One of the things I love most about serving a congregation like WES–that is, a congregation where people feel passionately, debate thoughtfully, and experience life differently–is that I often can’t predict what will be the “hot topic” in any given week. When we moved our platform services to virtual in … Continue reading WES Blog — To Chat or Not to Chat: That Is (Not the Only) Question
A blog from Membership Coordinator Maceo Thomas. Mii waayrii maa! “Wow!! I haven’t seen you in a month of Sundays!!” . I learned this expression growing up and it regularly followed with smiles and outstretched arms. Dictionary.com gives this explanation: “month of Sundays” – A long time, as in I haven’t seen Barbara in a … Continue reading WES Blog – Mii waayrii maa!
Although we are no longer meeting in person, we continue to support our share the plate designees! Usually, we can count on raising about $1000 for our monthly share the plate recipient. Without the collection basket being passed, though, our collection has decreased significantly. So we wanted to remind you about our share the plate program, … Continue reading May’s Share the Plate: Washington Interfaith Network
We know from Sunday platforms that WES has some very accomplished singers, drummers, guitarists, pianists and other musicians. This Zoom event is for them and also for those we don’t get to see on platform. Do you write poetry? Can you juggle? Are you a magician? Have you taken up whittling or discovered some other … Continue reading Sign up for WES’ “Fancy Friday” Talent Showcase!
A blog from Senior Leader Amanda Poppei When I was a child, my mother went through a (surely ill-advised) phase of substituting carob for chocolate in cookies. It’s possible this happened only once, but the horror of the moment is forever seared in my brain. There I was, biting into a perfectly nice chocolate chip … Continue reading WES Blog — Carob, not chocolate…
