Dear WES friends, I hope you have marked your calendars for the WES Auction on November 5. I’m writing to share important reminders and updates. There is a lot of information here but it’s essential for Auction night to run smoothly for everyone, so please take a look: The Auction website is https://auctria.events/WESauction2022 You will … Continue reading WES Auction Update!
Greetings WES Members, The Fall Membership Meeting is coming up on Sunday, October 30, 2022, from 12:20 pm to 2:00 pm in person and via Zoom. The meeting will provide an opportunity for a board update and to hear our first Senior Leader Report from KC! Plus, it will be preceded by the Golden Spoon Cookie Contest! … Continue reading Fall Membership Meeting 2022 — Details!
Getting started in a healthy relationship with a new Senior Leader requires intention, time, and working together. To help get our work with WES’ new Senior Leader, KC Slack, keep developing positively, UUA Central East Region Lead, Rev. Dr. Megan Foley will join us for a few Zoom-based conversations. The first of these will be … Continue reading Start-up Session 1 with the New Senior Leader
We are excited to share that some SEEK classes will start on October 16th! This program year we will have 3 cohorts of classes until we are able to recruit more volunteers and expand. Pre K-5th Grade- Utilizing the Soul Matters Curriculum in a School House format in the double classrooms (meeting on the 1st Sunday … Continue reading 2022-2023 Sunday Ethical Education for Kids (SEEK) Plan!
Opening Our Minds, Hearts and Doors The Community Relations Committee (CRC) invites you to take part in our upcoming workshop grounded in the WES Community Relations Pact. WHEN: Saturday, 22 OCTOBER 2022 – 10 am – 2 pm (virtual only) Together we will – Explore what it means to be welcoming and the … Continue reading Save the Date — CRC Upcoming Workshop
Asylum seekers are still arriving on buses from Texas and Arizona. Mutual aid groups and the faith community continue to provide welcome, food, clothing and temporary housing to our visitors. The main clothing needs now are winter clothing and work boots and shoes. Our visitors arrive from the border without suitable clothing for a mid-Atlantic or … Continue reading From the Congregation Action Network
Dear WES Community, As the contours of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic shift, so too will our approach to community safety and care for one another’s health. Mindful of changing conditions and public health guidelines, the Reopening Taskforce and the Staff met recently to consider any necessary shifts in policy and expectation here at WES. We … Continue reading WES COVID Policy Update — Effective October 2, 2022
AEU Executive Director, Bart Worden, will retire at the end of the year. The AEU is now seeking to hire an Interim Executive Director to fill this vacancy and assist the Board in its ongoing strategic planning process. Please distribute this posting to your professional and personal networks as appropriate. The position closes on September … Continue reading From the AEU — Interim Executive Director Job Posting
Last month was the annual AEU Assembly. With a variety of fascinating workshops to choose from, there is a lot of great content. Society Growth & Development – Pre-Assembly Book Discussion – http://vh9d.2.vu/s This book discussion introduced the work of Alice Mann and suggested ways that people in our tradition can “translate” her language in order to … Continue reading 2022 AEU Assembly Educational Workshops
WES is a long-standing member of the Congregation Action Network. Congregations and volunteers are creating ways to support the migrants being bused to DC from TX and AZ. Since busing started 5 months ago, over 7000 migrants have arrived at Union Station. The migrants, most of whom are in transit to their final destinations, have several … Continue reading Help Support Migrant Asylum Seekers in D.C.
