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This Week's Sermon

Possessed By Hope - Rev. Lois Van Leer
Is hope really an option for our time given the state of the world? What does our faith tradition offer us in the way of hope? What if we were “possessed” by hope rather than despair?.

  Invite a friend to this service.

Coming Topics...

August 8- “Pesky Words” Rev. Lois Van Leer
Words form our communication and miscommunication. Many of us come to UUism with baggage from our traditions of origin related to religious language. Many of us have red flag words or phrases that once heard end our ability to hear any further because of what is triggered in us. Can we reclaim or honor these red flag words? What is our dream “of a common language?”

August 22- “Sustainability Rev. Lois Van Leer
What Is It?” Our 7th principle challenges us to care for the earth and all that live upon within, above and upon it. There is a lot of talk about what it means to live sustainably, in a way that has the least impact and is truly sustainable. But scratch the surface of our political correctness about what is sustainable and one finds a mass of conflicting information. How are we to live in a way that honors the “interdependent web of all existence?”

 

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Family Night

Date : June 5 (Saturday)       From : 4:30   To : 6:30 p.m.


Event Description :

Please join us on Saturday, June 5th from 4:30-6:30 for the last family night of the church year .  Bring a favorite game and a main or side dish to share for the potluck.  Drinks and ice cream sundae fixin's will be provided.

 

If you'd like to receive the official evite to this event please contact us at familyorganizers@wuuc.org .  When you reply to the evite please say what dish you will be bringing so we can end up with an appropriate assortment of food.

 

Hope to see lots of you there!

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If you have any questions about this event or would like to receive the evite, please contact Adam and Kerrie at familyorganizers@wuuc.org

 

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HUGE CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

WHEN: Fri. - Sat., May 21-22, 9am - 3pm

 

WHERE: Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church, 19020 Woodinville-Duvall Rd. (Across the street from Cottage Lake Park; Just west of the Safeway at Avondale)

 

WHAT: Children's items, housewares, games, books, videos, CDs, clothing, sporting goods, tools, refreshments, a boutique and much more!

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Pathway to Memebership Class

April 18th is your next opportunity! 

Those interested in membership at WUUC are generally:

1. New to Unitarian Universalism and/or from other spiritual organizations
2. Past members of other UU congregations OR
3. Friends of WUUC interested in deepening their commitment to the community 
   

What do I need to do to become a member of WUUC?  

If you are new to UUism, sign up to attend our Pathways to Membership class. At this class you will find out more about UUism and WUUC in particular.  At the end of the class there will be an opportunity to sign our Membership Book.   

The next opportunity will be Sunday, April 18th.  On that day, the Membership Committee is sponsoring our

Pathways to Membership class

11:30 am to 3:30 pm

Sunday, April 18th.

Please look for the sign up sheet in the foyer, or contact the church office.  Phone: 425 788-6044 or email: office@wuuc.org. Childcare isl be provided upon request.  
 

If you are a past member of another UU congregation or have at least a 2-year history of attendance at WUUC, please contact the office or Membership committee to request an opportunity to sign the Membership Book OR plan to attend a Pathways to Membership class. 

 

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Wednesday Night Buddhist Meditation Group

The Wednesday Night Buddhist Meditation Group is a place where one can sit quietly in a comfortable position for 40 minutes without any distractions or demands. We sit in the sanctuary; anyone can join.

We start at 7 p.m. but it’s fine if one needs to arrive later. We don’t ask people to have meditation experience; basic instructions will be offered if needed. We then have tea and talk about specific mindfulness practices.

This year we are also exploring the Four Noble Truths taught by the Buddha 2,500 years ago and how they can apply in our lives. Feel free to join us!

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Reverend Lois E. Van Leer

The WUUC Search Committee is honored and delighted to introduce you to the Reverend Lois E. Van Leer, our new minister!  She has signed a contract with the Board of Trustees to work 55% time as a consulting minister, whom we will have the option to call as our settled minister after two years, if she and we agree.   

We will introduce her to the congregation during a Welcome Weekend March 26-28, and Lois will be in the pulpit that Sunday.  She will officially join us as our minister on August 1st. 

Rev. Lois E. Van Leer comes to us from the UU Fellowship of Bozeman (Montana), where she has been the minister for the past six and a half years.  During that time she received Final Fellowship, which is the highest level of accreditation the Unitarian Universalist Association can grant to a minister.  However, Lois is not new to the ministry, having been a United Church of Christ minister for more than 20 years before “converting” to Unitarian Universalism.  Her UCC career included campus ministry, youth ministry and general parish ministry.  She was with First Congregational Church United Church of Christ of Corvallis (Oregon), a 400-member church, for ten years. 

Lois is a native of White Plains, New York, the youngest of four children born to parents who were German and Dutch immigrants.  She graduated from Ripon College in Wisconsin in 1978 and received her M. Divinity from Yale Divinity School in 1983.   

While with the United Church of Christ, Lois took youth groups on mission trips to many different parts of the world.  In 2000 she co-led a youth trip to Transylvania with the Rev. Jill McAllister, the former president of the International Council of Unitarians and Unitarian Universalists.  There she was exposed to the roots of Unitarianism, visiting historic sites as well as learning about Transylvanian Unitarianism.  That was a turning point for her as she realized that, like so many of us, she had probably been a UU her entire life, but didn't know it.  She began the process of becoming a UU minister. 

Lois and her partner of 9 years, Lori, look forward to living in the Pacific Northwest, so that they can be closer to their 16 month-old grandson, Jackson, and his parents, Kelcey and Ryan (Lori's son), who live in Kingsgate.

 

Coming Events
Wednesday Buddhist Meditation