UUC Stories

… but I didn’t realize I would meet so many older people who were so wonderful!”

“The best parenting decision I ever made was to join the Unitarian Church!”

“When John Kennedy was assassinated … we sought refuge … here at the church … It was a profound experience for all of us.”

“I don’t think people know that UUC was one of the first art galleries in the city of Seattle.”

“It was like a Norman Rockwell moment. I can still picture him (Jon Luopa) standing there, grating that cheese …”

“Coming to church that Sunday and listening to Jon … that was the first moment that I felt ‘These are my people. And this is my minister.’ “

“I was always joking that I had to wait to come of age myself before I would be suitable to mentor a young man.”

“I was coordinating all the volunteers for the whole auction by myself!”

“I was fortunate and blessed to be on Jon Luopa’s search committee …”

“ … so I convinced myself to do it, and we had a really great guide who was talking us through it … and this really magical thing happened …”

“When I was a senior at the UW, I had an argument with my father about religion … he said, ‘You sound like a Unitarian.’ ”

“We each realized we had missed so much … and our children had missed so much.”

“I found my niche in this church … I love to greet people as they come through the door!”

“I decided … it was time to try jumping in. So I really did jump in feet first.”

“The high schoolers were doing a service on peace, and I sat and cried through the whole service. I knew I was home.”

“On the day of my graduation, I left my family and everything and came out West alone.”

“What a beautiful, warm, joyful spot in which to spend my waning years! Thank you, UUC.”

“This is a story about a story, or rather it’s a story about teaching a story to some groups of great children, as part of the University Unitarian Church’s church school.”

“When I moved to Seattle in 1991, it was the end of a Unitarian journey, beginning in the mid-50s … in Washington D.C.”

“I thought, ‘Not only is this further confirmation of … a good fit … maybe someday I’d like to be a COA mentor myself.’ ”

“What is meaningful is that we are … creating music together … and offering up this gift to the congregation.”

“… my grandfather … told me that I didn’t need a formal religion. All I needed was the Golden Rule.”