[Play Dipper song] John Muir wrote: “The water ouzel, in his rocky home amid foaming waters … How romantic and beautiful is the life of this brave little singer on the wild mountain streams, building his round bossy nest of moss by the side of a rapid or fall, where it is sprinkled and kept … Continue reading A Rev. Bill & Frances Wood Sermon – Listen: The Birds Are Singing
On Saturday April 21 (the day before official Earth Day) between 9:00 am and 12 noon the Kittitas County Interfaith Alliance will sponsor a work party at the historic IOOF Cemetery at 1900 Brick Road. The tasks to be performed include grass trimming, spreading mulch, filling in settled areas, weeding and painting. At noon lunch … Continue reading Honor Earth Day – April 21 – An Interfaith Alliance Event
Save the date. May 5 – Saturday – 6:00 pm. With so much going on this spring, it would be easy to overlook. But what could be important – our annual meeting. A chance to look back at what happened in the year just passed. A chance to look forward in programs and a budget … Continue reading Annual Meeting: May 5
Yesterday, I was putting the final touches upon a sermon I will deliver on the eve of Passover at the UU congregation on Whidbey Island. I am trying to look at the Passover story involving the exodus of the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt from the different perspectives of faith development theory developed … Continue reading A Rev. Bill Commentary: A Final Tribute to Joe
A Faith That Puts its Faith In You Our theme for April is Transformation and I am challenged to address why Unitarian-Universalism is transformational. Part of the answer is implied in the bumper sticker slogan that is the title of this service. Another bumper sticker we might consult is: “We have questions for all your … Continue reading Preview: Rev. Bill’s April 8 Sermon
UU History in Depth, Part 4: “Universalism 1600-1860”. Thursday April 5, 2018 at 7:00pm This is the story of the lesser know branch of our faith the 3rd Century writings of Origen of Alexandria, to 17th Century England and its roots in Christian mysticism, which lifts up the universal and abundant love of God for … Continue reading Rev. Bill’s Thursday Seminar – April 5
Rev. Bills April Schedule
April 29, an hour after service. It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. “Wild nights are my glory,” the unearthly stranger told them. … Continue reading Intergenerational Book Club discussion: A Wrinkle in Time
Mystery pals is a tradition at KVUUC that matches a child or teenager with an adult to become “mystery pals.” Each week the pair will exchange notes in a special numbered pocket wall hanging made by Willow Jeane Lyman. You must keep your identity completely secret but you can give clues to who you are. … Continue reading Pssst! Wanna Be A Mystery Pal?
As some of you may be aware, our UU denomination during the past year has been dominated by issues of race. Racial issues were involved in the sudden resignations of our UUA President Peter Morales, its Chief Operating Officer, its Director of Congregational Life, and the President of the UU Minister’s Association. The controversies had … Continue reading A Rev. Bill Sermon: Reflections on Racism
