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
A blog from the Earth Ethics Action Team Restoring What Has Been Lost. The Earth Ethics Action Team (EEAT) has the mission of “greening” WES. It has, for example, created an insect garden that provides food for native insects, removes pollutants, sequesters carbon, and expresses the beauty of the natural world. When it comes to … Continue reading WES Blog — New Trees on WES Grounds
A couple of summers ago, I was lucky enough to go to the Unitarian Universalist Association General Assembly (UUA GA, or just GA). I volunteered with a UUA organization (Faithify) to work at their booth on the convention floor and in return, they covered my conference registration! It was awesome! It was amazing that 10 … Continue reading WES Blog — Creating Community Through Chalice Lighters
Since the fall of 2019, WES has sponsored Scouts BSA Troop 1123. We are pleased to have this opportunity to share with you more about the troop, in the words of the scouts themselves. Robin Pfeifer had a theory. They had enjoyed Girl Scouts but wanted something more. They discovered that the Boy Scouts required … Continue reading WES Blog — Scouting at WES
(Nonviolent Communication–NVC) Register soon!! The Community Relations Committee (CRC) is happy to announce that our first workshop in a series related to the Community Relations Pact has been scheduled for April 18th from 12:30-3:30 PM. In our August Blog, the Community Relations Committee (CRC) reflected on the development of the WES Pact with its four … Continue reading WES Blog — First Community Relations Pact Workshop on April 18th
from the WES Immigration Justice Team Blocked from federal aid, THOUSANDS of our immigrant neighbors still suffer from hunger and food insecurity. 70,000 non-Mexican Latin Americans have been forced back across the border while they wait in squalid tent camps to present their pleas for asylum. Families with children are still detained in private prisons—like … Continue reading WES Blog — Who Speaks for Those Who Don’t Have a Voice?
from Emily Newman, WES Member & Young@WES Member Soon after I moved to D.C. in early 2018, I joined the Washington Ethical Society. This was an obvious decision because I had grown up in Ethical Culture and knew WES would be a good fit for me. Though I wasn’t sure right away what parts of … Continue reading WES Blog — Finding Familiar Faces
