Kudos and thanks to Craig and Gene for new gravel on the parking lots!

Sunday Service, Jan 26 at 10 am
Unitarian Universalism for Troubled Times
with Rev. Kate Lore
We are living in times of economic uncertainty, mass shootings, and fear for the future. Our values call us to live in the reality of the heartbreak of our world, remembering that no one is outside the circle of love. At such a difficult time in history, what does Unitarian Universalism have to offer? BIO: Kate Lore has been serving Quimper UU Fellowship in Port Townsend for the past 2 years and was recently called as their settled minister. Prior to that, she served First Unitarian Church of Portland as the Social Justice Minister. Kate enjoys hiking, kayaking and her new life on the North Olympic Peninsula.
Worship Leader: Gladys Howard
Photo by Sarah Richards

We first shared this poem in 2017 and there feels a need for it today.

Breathe, said the wind.

How can I breathe at a time like this,
when the air is full of the smoke
of burning tires, burning lives?

Just breathe, the wind insisted.

Easy for you to say, if the weight of
injustice is not wrapped around your throat,
cutting off all air.

I need you to breathe.
I need you to breathe.

Don’t tell me to be calm
when there are so many reasons
to be angry, so much cause for despair!

I didn’t say to be calm, said the wind,
I said to breathe.
We’re going to need a lot of air
to make this hurricane together.

Read more poems by our Minister of Lifespan Learning, the Rev. Lynn Ungar, at clfuu.org.

Sunday Service, Jan 19 at 10 am
The Unbearable Weight of Stuff
The Rev. Emily Melcher

From the person who keeps an extra everything “just in case”, to those of us who have simply accumulated more stuff than we need, our possessions can too easily come to possess us. No wonder there are so many books and television shows about decluttering, minimalism, and even “The Gentle Swedish Art of Death Cleaning”. In addition, there are now life coaches who earn their living helping others declutter, downsize, or clean out after a person’s death. Practical tips for paring down our stuff are widely available; today we’ll talk less about the “how” and more about the “why”.

with Eileen Soskin, Heather McCoy, and Darren McCoy

Peace Summit
Sat, Jan 11, 12:30-2:30, UUCWI
The Whidbey Island Fellowship of Reconciliation will sponsor this gathering, which will include the showing of Rick Steeve’s PBS special on Iran as well as the opportunity to unite in opposition to a war in Iran. For more information call Tom Ewell (360) 632-0258

Sunday Service, Jan 12 at 10 am
“The Problem with New Year’s Resolutions”
Guest Speakdr: Rabbi Ted Falcon
How is it that so many of us keep making the same resolutions year after year? What can New Year’s resolutions actually do for us?
Worship Leader: Rick Weiss
Music: The Chalice Choir with David Edwards and Erin Howard