WES’ December theme is Hope. No matter where we are in our lives, no matter our struggles or blessings, we can always use a reminder to be hopeful. I think of hope as a tool of the imagination. Our world is filled with mystery and with ambiguities. We are always moving towards an unknown future. … Continue reading WES Blog — Imagination and Hope
Connecting with the Board Greetings from the WES Board of Trustees! As we approach the halfway point in the board year, I thought this blog post would serve as a good opportunity to remind our fellow WES members how to connect with and make your questions or concerns known to the Board. Trustees are always … Continue reading WES Blog — Connecting with the Board
Watch recent webinar on “Doing Racial Justice work in Ethical Societies.”
This Sunday, November 19, is our annual Stone Soup Celebration. The Stone Soup Celebration or Festival is one of Ethical Culture’s core celebrations – a fall celebration of the changing of the seasons observed at most Ethical Societies. I experienced my first Stone Soup at the Chicago Society. Later, I enjoyed Northern Virginia’s Stone Salad Festival (This … Continue reading WES Blog — All About Our Stone Soup Celebration
Who’s Picking the Strawberries on Your Table? There’s no better time than Thanksgiving not just to show our gratitude for the abundance in our lives, but to reflect on where that abundance comes from. WES family and friends are especially invited to do just that at the screening of the Immigration Film Festival’s feature film, … Continue reading Who’s Picking the Strawberries on Your Table?
As we approach Veterans Day, my work once again has me engaged in the planning of many major events to help highlight the significance of one of our long-standing patriotic holidays. Veterans Day is related to, yet distinct from, Memorial Day, which is specifically reserved to remember those who lost their lives in the now … Continue reading WES Blog — A WES Member’s Perspective on Veteran’s Day
We invite the whole WES community to provide donations of new or gently-used winter coats over the next three weeks for recently-arrived refugee families in this area. As you know, the WES Refugee Resettlement Team participates with Lutheran Social Services in the interfaith Good Neighbor Program to orient and advise “our” refugee family … Continue reading Winter Coat Drive
Pick-up your box a WES starting this Sunday! Mission: To raise funds for the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee. The UUSC is committed to shared Unitarian Universalist principles and works at helping challenge injustice throughout the world. Description: Starting November 5, colorful Guest at your Table boxes are available to WES folks (especially members with children). … Continue reading WES Participates in the Guest at Your Table Program
The theme we will be exploring in November is Abundance. The theme packet can be found here. Artist Quilt and Statement Abundance means having plenty of something, feeling no shortage of…. It can also mean noticing what you have and being content with it, of realizing that it’s enough. Noticing all that we have … Continue reading November’s Theme: Abundance
As some of you might know, I have begun–this fall–my tenth year serving as your Senior Leader. That anniversary has me feeling nostalgic, and I’ve been reflecting on why I came to join you in the first place! Those of you who were around in those days remember that I was invited to be the … Continue reading WES Blog — A Commitment to Joy and Doing Good!
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