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by Jonipher Kūpono Kwong |You have only 13 days left (until June 30) to sign up for Russell Lockwood Leadership School (RLLS)! Why Leadership School? Why you? RLLS is for anyone who wants to deepen their religious leadership skills, in everything from social action to stewardship, from worship to Web outreach....
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BELLEVUE, WA: On Sunday, April 24, 2016 a pick-up truck pulled up to a group of East Shore Unitarian Church Black Lives Matter advocates at the stop light on the corner of Factoria Blvd. SE and SE 36th and threw a sign at the group that read “I Hate Ni**ers─Black Lives Don’t Mean Shit.” On...
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The Pacific Western Region is pleased to announce the hiring of four new field staff. They are: Rev. Dr. James Kubal-Komoto Rev. Sarah Gibb Millspaugh Rev. Sarah Schurr Rev. Tandi Rogers Rev. Kubal-Komoto will be taking on the Regional Lead position of the Pacific Western Region staff team. He is...
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by Jonipher Kūpono Kwong |As Valentine’s Day approaches, love is clearly in the air (as well as balloons, flowers, and chocolates). I invite you to take a moment to think about love in its many splendid forms in your life. While we celebrate the healthy, life-giving love in the coming days, it's important that we also...
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by Pacific Western Region of the UUA |The Revs. Jeanelyse Doran Adams, Nancy Bowen, and Ken Brown will all be leaving UUA employment and Pacific Western Region (PWR) service during the summer of 2016. Together they have provided over thirty-five years of faithful service to Unitarian Universalism in PWR congregations....
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by Jeanelyse Doran Adams |As the New Year approaches I am grateful for yet another opportunity to begin again. Thankfully that opportunity is available to all of us more than once a year. There are many cycles-of-life happening simultaneously all the time, breathing in and out, dawn and sunset each day, weeks, months, and...
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by Nancy Bowen |I am painfully aware that this year, more than any since the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting in 2012, it has been challenging to believe in the possibility of “Peace on Earth and Goodwill to All.” We are bombarded by stories of civil war, refugees fleeing their homes, terrorism and...
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Good news about Youth Ministry in the Pacific Western Region (PWR) is here! And there is so much to talk about that I simply don’t know where to begin. Many district programs like Quuest Camp are now offered regionally so that more youth can take advantage of these incredible programs. Hooray,...
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Religious educators working towards Religious Education (RE) Certification or just interested in a focused training to learn best practices in RE leadership are invited to register for the “Curriculum” Renaissance Module which will be offered March 1-3, at Northlake Unitarian Universalist...
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Let’s face it. Being a religious leader these days can be extremely challenging, especially for those of you who have day jobs. Besides, who has the money, time (or both!) to enroll in seminary to get all the tools you need anyway? The good news is, technology enables us to engage in online...











