About forty five children and adults are sleeeeepy this morning! That’s because we spent the weekend at the gorgeous Camp Shiloh in Virginia, on the WES camping trip, where we got relatively little sleep, but a whole lot of bonding time together. The camping trip is always one of my favorite events, because of the … Continue reading WES Blog — SEEKing Together…for Frogs and for Vision!
The American Ethical Union (AEU) condemns the passage and signing into law of the Alabama “Human Life Protection Act.” This law, far from honoring human life, profoundly restricts the bodily autonomy of pregnant people; is a bill of rights for rapists and abusers; puts the lives of pregnant people at risk; upends basic moral principles; … Continue reading AEU’s Statement on Alabama’s “Human Life Protection Act”
As a parent of a young child, “stickiness” is something I work to avoid…cleaning spilled juice, disposing of chewing gum, managing the inevitable mess after a bubble blowing session, and wiping endless runny noses. I am sure many of us can add to the long list of sticky situations we avoid in our personal and professional … Continue reading WES Blog — Getting Sticky, Not Stuck
The 80° days we’ve been having recently alert us that summer is around the corner–and at WES, that means some different timing, programming, and people. We will hold just ONE platform service at 10:30am starting on Sunday, May 26 through Sunday, September 1. Enjoy sleeping in a bit, or getting out a little earlier than usual, … Continue reading WES Blog — Summer approaches! What will change at WES?
.In an echo of the immigrant crisis today, WES friend, Lilo Gonzalez fled from El Salvador with his family in the 1980s. This was the period of the first sanctuary movement. Lilo and his family fled the civil war and death squads for an uncertain future in the U.S. Lilo never forgot his roots. Now a … Continue reading Music Without Borders Concert with Lilo on May 17
What does it take to work at WES? Let’s see: a love of waffles, especially those made by teens. A sense of humor. A tolerance (at least!) of evening meetings. One thing that isn’t needed? A humanist belief system.Because WES is a religion according to the IRS, we are *allowed* to require all sorts of … Continue reading WES Blog — WES: A Place for Worshippers and Infidels
Last week, a purple piano took up residence at WES in the Social Hall. Seriously. There is a baby grand piano in the Social Hall. It is purple. And it’s sitting there begging so many questions! First, you might ask, “Why is there a new (to WES) piano?” As many of you may know, WES … Continue reading WES Blog — The Experiment of the Purple Piano: This is Not a Metaphor
Several WES people are supporting Rosa in Sanctuary at Cedar Lane. It is very easy. You take a book and read mostly. Rarely does anyone come that you need to find out who they are and let in. An easy way to help, on your schedule. You need to get trained first and they are … Continue reading Opportunity to Support Rosa in Sanctuary
The American Ethical Union, humanists, and all people of good will recoil at the recent terrorist attacks on Catholic Churches and hotels in Sri Lanka. The death total approaches 300 and more than 500 people have been injured. As such, this loss of human life is the most extensive in terrorist attacks since those of September … Continue reading AEU Statement on Terrorist Assaults in Sri Lanka
As your Congregational Administrator, most of you know my name, or at least that I’m the one that processes the checks and tracks the budget. But you may not know much more about me or why WES is important to me. I was born a Methodist preacher’s kid in central Illinois, and we moved a … Continue reading WES Blog — The Other Side of the Tracks
