RVUUC is located in central Seattle, just two blocks west of Boren at the south end of Broadway. Our Sunday Morningsong service is at 10:30 am. Following an opening family time, children go to their classes unless the service is described as intergenerational. Nursery care is provided cooperatively. A potluck brunch follows each service. Dress is casual. All individuals and all families are welcome. Please join us!
| May 4 10:30 am |
The Politics of Hope — International Workers Day Mike Wold May Day as International Workers Day started in the United States with the movement to reduce working hours to the eight hour day. But the workers’ movement meant more than higher wages or shorter hours. At its most idealistic, the workers’ movement envisioned a world where democracy extended to every part of society, particularly the economy and the workplace, and saw ordinary people — working people — as the only possible agents of such a radical change. After 120 years, are we any closer to the workers’ dream? ARE YOU NEW TO THE CONGREGATION? Come to the Newcomer Table after service (around 11:45 am on May 4). It’s a chance to meet new friends, share some of your own interests, and learn a bit about RVUUC. | May 11 10:30 am |
Singing, Shouting, Celebrating UU Women Susan Morrison Our Unitarian mother, Julia Ward Howe, founded Mother’s Day for Peace in 1870. You are invited to hear the real words of our Unitarian Universalist women who were effective in acting and speaking for Peace. This is another in our stellar series of sermons by UU seminarians at Seattle U. |
May 18 10:30 am |
The Rabbi’s Gift — Community and the Reach of Religion Rev. Leon Hopper Community and congregations grow, mature, and flourish in large measure because of the ephemeral gifts we give and receive. The sermon and reading is a reflection on the gifts essential to the creation and sustaining of creative community. Rev. Hopper is Minister Emeritus at Eastshore Unitarian Church. Please plan to stay after the service on May 18 for RVUUC’s Annual Meeting, where members will vote on the budget for 2008–2009 and candidates for Board of Trustees, Treasurer, and other elected positions. We will also vote on becoming an official Welcoming Congregation of the UUA: A Welcoming Congregation is inclusive and expressive of the concerns of bisexual, gay, lesbian, and/or transgender persons at every level of congregational life—in worship, in program, and in social occasions, welcoming not only their presence but the unique gifts and particularities of their lives as well. A Welcoming Congregation celebrates the lives of all people and their ways of expressing their love for each other. |
May 25 10:30 am |
Religious Education: Not What You Think It Is, in Seven Short Chapters Tandi Rogers Koerger We sing the kids to their Sunday School classes and know that something cool happens… but what is this Religious Education stuff, truly? And what does it have to do with me? Tandi Rogers Koerger is the UUA’s Pacific Northwest District Program Specialist. She supports programming and leaders who breathe life into the mission of our congregations. Tandi will be staying after the service to consult with the congregation on the Religious Education program, and all are invited to participate. The meeting starts at 12:30 pm. ¡HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL! Spanish speakers and learners are invited to join the Spanish language table at potluck on the last Sunday of every month (May 25). |
June 1 10:30 am |
“Why Do You Call It a Church?!” Sian Wiltshire How do UUs think of community? Are we a church? What differentiates us from Kiwanis? Are we a social justice club or something more? Come explore these questions about what brings UUs together! |
Morningsong services are brought to RVUUC by the Services & Celebrations Committee, which usually meets on the third Monday of each month at 7 pm. If you have an idea for a service or speaker, please come to a meeting or talk with John Britt, Linda Anderson, Cecilia Erin Walsh, or Katheryn Nelson.
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