February 26, 10:30 a.m. “Finding Common Ground”

Join Westside UU’s and leaders of Islamic faiths as we compare the primary religious beliefs of our respective groups. We explore what we have in common and where we differ.

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March 4, 10:30 a.m. “The Buddhist Path 1: Principles of Wisdom” Rev. Peg Morgan

The Buddhist Eightfold Noble Path can be broken into three parts. Today we will consider the principles that speak about wisdom…the principles of right view and right intention. This is a three part sermon series.

March 11, 10:30 a.m. “Song of the Beautiful, the True, and the Good: Music as Spiritual Practice”

Music has the power to entertain, transport, inspire, and transcend-- to touch every emotion. For millennia music has fostered both spiritual expression and experience. This service will include a range of musical offerings designed to reach the heart, mind, and spirit. As we listen to the sounds and the silences, we will be encouraged to notice our deeper internal experiences. This service has been planned by Bert Gulhaugen, Lisa Reitzes, Guy Whitmore, and Mark Newton.

March 18, 10:30 a.m. “The Buddhist Path II: Conduct Principles” Rev. Peg Morgan

Continuing a series on the Buddhist Eightfold Noble Path, today we will consider the principles that reflect on what we DO in our lives…the principles of speech and action.

March 25, 10:30 a.m. “The Virtue of Generosity” Rev. Peg Morgan

There are a few virtues that clearly speak to how our life will be assessed when we are gone. Generosity is one of them. What is generosity? What are the varying ways we may be generous. What does it have to do with our spiritual lives?

April 1, 10:30 a.m. “Humor as Spiritual Practice”

Congregational member John Monahan will share anecdotes and examples of how the spiritual practice of humor helps one better live by the Seven Principles of Unitarian Universalism. John will share his journey away from sarcasm and snarkiness to the loving realm of kindness, irony and absurdity. Service Leader: Laura Matson

April 8, 10:30 a.m. “A Spring Celebration of the Earth” Rev. Peg Morgan

Today on this traditional Easter Sunday, we will celebrate the earth and its generous gift of life. Expect some of our annual traditions…a chocolate communion, and encouragement to wear a hat for our annual fun picture! The choir will sing a special song that celebrates the earth.

April 15, 10:30 a.m. “Soul Tenders” Rev. Bruce Davis

Rev. Bruce, Minister of our Evergreen Fellowship in Marysville, was formerly a partner in a consulting group of ministers called SoulTenders. But tending souls is not only the work of ministers. Or, said the other way around, are we not all ministers with the responsibility of tending souls? But what is each person's unique calling? Whose souls, and how shall we tend them? And how do we figure this out?

April 22, 10:30 a.m. “To Life” Bert Gulhaugen, WSUU Music Director

Life is a mysterious driving force deep within and is easily taken for granted, so those who have encountered the end of life help us all appreciate its gift and fragility. It is only by confronting and making peace with death that we are able to live more fully.

April 29, 10:30 a.m. “Becoming Our Own Superheroes: Standing on the Edge of Self-Realization”

In the journey from childhood to adulthood, at some point we reach a place where we must make our own minds up about the values and beliefs we hold.  As children, we are given values and beliefs by those who raise us. Part of the journey into the fullness of adulthood is the mindful examination of this inheritance and the process of readopting or replacing those which no longer fit the person we've become. Three members of our beloved WSUU community will speak about arriving at this threshold and what they discovered there.