Anti-Racism Parent Book Group
1st & 3rd Sundays beginning September 20, 8-9:30 p.m. UUC is starting an anti-racism parent book group. We will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month, beginning on September 20, 8:00-9:30 p.m. via...
Category: Adult Learning
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, September 16, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom Topic: Seattle City Council and its recent decisions Facilitator: David Zeigler We will discuss controversial decisions featuring those involving the Seattle Police Department. Also, we will assess...
“Decolonizing Wealth” Conversation
Tuesday, September 15, 7 p.m. What if money could be used to connect, heal, and restore? Edgar Villanueva, expert on social justice philanthropy and board chair of Native Americans in Philanthropy, has written an...
Fall’s Book for Zen Meditation & Study Group
UUC’s Zen Meditation and Study Group has begun its fall book study, and welcomes drop-in attendance for meditation and discussion. The group meets from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Fridays via Zoom....
Science Book Group
Tuesday, September 8, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will finish our discussion of The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance by Nessa Carey (2012). John Stewart will facilitate our...
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, September 2, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom Topic: The Future of the Wednesday Forum Is there a desire for the meetings to continue beyond September? If so, how often? Are participants willing to continue...
Science Book Group
Tuesday, August 25, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will discuss the first half of The Epigenetics Revolution: How Modern Biology Is Rewriting Our Understanding of Genetics, Disease, and Inheritance by Nessa Carey (2012). John Stewart...
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, August 19, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom Topic: Entheogenesis, the widespread practice of using medicines to achieve spiritual states of consciousness. Presenter: Dr. Sunil Aggarwal, physician-scientist and medical geographer interested in the scientific study...
Science Book Group
Tuesday, August 11, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will discuss the second half of Jennifer Eberhardt’s Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (2019). Jonathan Tweet will again facilitate. Find the Zoom...
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, August 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom The Puyallup Tribe’s Fight Against Puget Sound Energy’s Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas Project Our presenter will be Maddie Smith, Operations Manager at Earth Ministry which organizes people of faith...
Time to Get Your Ducks in a Row?
Thursday, August 13, webinar at noon Have you started your health care directives or end-of-life planning paperwork a thousand times, only to get discouraged part way through and abandon the effort? Confused about what...
Online UU Wellspring Enrollment for 2020-21
UUC was one of the early UU congregations to offer “UU Wellspring,” a year-long program for spiritual deepening. Its offerings over ten years, in the initial program (“Sources”) and the advanced courses, have been...
Science Book Group
Tuesday, July 28, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will discuss the first half of Jennifer Eberhardt’s Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do (2019). Jonathan Tweet will again facilitate. If you would...
Report from 2020 GA
Here’s a concise summary of the UUA’s first “virtual” General Assembly (GA), which was conducted entirely online this year. 28 members and friends of UUC registered to attend, including 11 voting delegates appointed by...
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, July 15, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom Climate Communications—How to Cut Through the Doubt Our speaker will be Elizabeth Banse of Resource Media on some of the “best practices” used by those advocating for...
Science Book Group
Tuesday, July 14, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will finish our discussion of Michael Pollan’s How To Change Your Mind, 2018. Jonathan Tweet will facilitate. (Thanks, Jonathan.) If you haven’t yet, please cast your vote for...
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, July 1, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom An opportunity to talk about how you are processing the Black Lives Matter movement: how is it affecting you and your extended family, what does it bring...
Scholarships Available for GA
If you’re eager to participate in the UUA 2020 General Assembly (GA), but could use some financial help, there are newly-announced scholarships available from the Board of the Pacific Northwest District (which includes AK,...
Science Book Group
Tuesday, June 23, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will begin discussion of Michael Pollan’s How To Change Your Mind, 2018. We will discuss the first half this time, and the second half on July 14....
Wednesday Forum
Wednesday, June 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. via Zoom Jonathan Tweet will be sharing a video clip of UU leaders Rev. Ashley Horan, Rev. Meg Riley, and others discussing radical and liberal approaches to social justice,...
Next Steps from the Black Lives Matter Vespers Service
At the June 10 Evening Vespers Service, several next steps were offered. This included resources offered by participants which challenged and changed their own thinking about race. March: Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County March....
Buddhist Ethics: Exploring the Precepts
Thursdays, June 11 – August 13, 7-8 p.m. This ten-session on-line class will explore Buddhist guidelines for ethical living through the first five precepts handed down from ancient times. The class will be led...
Covenanting in Virus Times
Our Covenant Group of six started in January at a home on Capitol Hill. Sitting next to the fireplace we studied Listening Hearts by Christine Robinson and Alicia Hawkins, chapter by chapter. We contemplated outward...
Science Book Group
Tuesday, June 9, 7-8 p.m. via Zoom We will finish our discussion of Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History by Lewis Dartnell. Sandy Briggs will again facilitate. (Thanks, Sandy!) If you would like to be...