Thoreau’s Tax Protest

With Members of our CongregationCome hear the circumstances of Henry David Thoreau's arrest in 1846 for refusing to pay taxes that helped fund the Mexican-American War. Thoreau's essay, Civil Disobedience, was an inspiration to both Gandhi and MLK, Jr.

The Three Poisons

Speaker: Rev. Kate LoreWorship Leader: Andrea FinkIn his early teachings, the Buddha identified "three poisons", or three negative qualities of the mins, that cause most of our problems - individually and as a society. He also offered the antidotes to these poisons, which we will explore in this service.

Sacred Ordinary Moments

Worship Leader: Effie BrownSpecial Musician: Eileen Soskin and Ken MerrellSpeakers: Dave Cauffman and Janet Garrow In our ongoing search for truth and meaning, two perennial questions arise: What is Sacred? How do we experience the Sacred in our ordinary moments and days?

Fossils to Faith

With Terra Anderson, and Mavis CauffmanIs science necessarily antithetical to religion? Not in the least. Join us as we explore the words of UU minister Rev, Max Alden Coots who considers evolution and the universe story a sacred one - a story large enough to live with.

The Power of Story

With Effie Brown, Eileen Soskin, John Long, Terra Anderson, and Mavis CauffmanThe stories we remember and tell ourselves and one another are an important way we make meaning of our experiences.  We will welcome the return of the WABE of Whidbey campers, a group of 35 people with differing abilities and disabilities who share a […]