Events
Dates will be on the Home Page
Most of these events are held on dates that change slightly from year to year. Look for the exact date to be posted on the home page or the church calendar.
| Throught the year | Immigration Forums |
| Open Mic Coffee House | |
| Drum Circle | |
| Voice Lessons | |
| Vespers Services | |
| Concerts | |
| September | Ingathering |
| Seabeck | |
| October | |
| November | Northwest Artists’ Holiday Show |
| Fair Trade Market | |
| December | Christmas Eve service |
| Homecoming | |
| January | Mystery Friends |
| Youth Service | |
| February | Chocolate Sunday |
| Pacific NW District Assembly | |
| March | Auction |
| Total Experience Gospel Choir concert | |
| April | Library book sale |
| May | Rummage sale |
| Flower Communion service | |
| Youth Transitions service | |
| June | Gay Pride Parade and Festival |
| August | Family camping weekend |
September
Ingathering
We celebrate the beginning of another church year with an Ingathering service which is usually the first Sunday after Labor Day weekend. We greet friends we haven't seen much over the summer when people are away or out enjoying the Seattle sunshine. Both children and adults enjoy an multigenerational service together. The next Sunday the regular classes begin for children. On this day we return to two Sunday services.
Contact: Church Administrator
Seabeck
Our annual church retreat is held in September at the Seabeck Conference Center, on beautiful Hood Canal. We promise a weekend of relaxation, fellowship, programs, and fun. Registration form (PDF).
Contact: Vicki Curry
November
Northwest Artists’ Holiday Show
On the first weekend in November nearly the entire church is transformed into an art show. Artisans display their fine art, gourmet foods, and hand crafted creations, including jewelry, ceramics, and textile art. Most of the members help move furniture, make hors d'oeuvres, direct traffic, or otherwise assist with this event.
Contact: Linda Crossland
Fair Trade Market - November and December
Support artisans from developing countries throughout the world with your purchases of Fair Trade Certified products. The proceeds help fund carefully selected micro-bank projects in developing countries. On four Sundays from late November to mid-December you can shop at the Fair Trade Market in the Narthex. You will find unique hand crafted gifts for others—or yourself!
- coffee
- chocolate
- ceramics, carvings, basketry, and ornaments
Contact: Bob Rinehart
December
Christmas Eve Service - December 24
On Christmas Eve we offer an early evening family service and a later contemplative service filled with Christmas music and stories. Although the program changes from year to year, the service always ends the same: each of us in the congregation holds a candle and together we sing, “Silent Night.”
Contact: Church Administrator
Homecoming - Sunday after Christmas
Young adults who graduated from high school last year speak from the pulpit about their experiences at college or out in the world. We celebrate their return for the holidays and are proud of their achievements.
Contact: Director of Lifespan Religious Education
January
Mystery Friends
In January the Mystery Friends program begins. Adults and children are paired together as mystery friends, known only by an assigned numeral. For several Sundays mystery friends leave cards, notes or inexpensive gifts for each other. Finally, the secret friendships are revealed at a mini-potluck between services one Sunday in February. From that day forward these kids and adults see one more familiar face when they come to church.
Contact: Kathy Coffey
Youth Service
Once a year, not always in January, the Senior High Youth Group plans and presents a church service. These creative services impress us with the mature spirituality, musical talents, and sense of fun in our youth.
Contact: Director of Lifespan Religious Education
February
Chocolate Sunday - near Valentine's Day
If chocolate is your indulgence, you’ll want to be sure to attend this occasion. Held annually on the second or third Sunday in February, this celebration features chocolate from exquisite decadence to Hershey’s Kisses. Leave your treats in the kitchen when you arrive, and enjoy the chocolate buffet after the service.
Contact: Social Events
Pacific NW District Assembly
February 5, 2011 in Portland
The annual assembly of the Pacific NW District of the UUA is held in February. The assembly alternates between a one-day and weekend event and is held in different cities each year. Register after Thanksgiving. See the flyer.
March
Auction
While the theme changes annually, the auction remains a highlight of the year. Members and friends contribute items, lessons, events, services, and meals to a silent and highly vocal auction. Come, calendar in hand, to bid on social events, as varied as wildflower hikes, Bingo parties, mystery dinners, Mariner’s games, and barbeques. more...
Contact: Pat Garrity
Total Experience Gospel Choir concert
Directed by Pastor Patrinell Wright
Each year the Total Experience Gospel Choir holds a concert at the church. In recent years the proceeds were donated to the choir's Katrina Relief Fund. See the latest poster.
Contact: Social Concerns
April
Library Book Sale - April
Do you love to read? Here’s a chance to stock up on good books. The Library Committee holds an annual sale of books donated by members and friends for three Sundays in April.
Contact: Diane Hettrick and Patricia Meeker
May
Rummage Sale - first Friday and Saturday
Our annual recycling event and fundraiser is held in May. Clean out your closets and drawers; scour the attic, basement and garage for useable, no-longer-wanted household items, clothing, toys, and books. We sort and tag the week prior to the sale and have a great time “playing store” for our neighbors in the community. more...
Contact: Jeri Valentine
Youth Transitions Service
Flower Communion
Our Flower Communion is held on a Sunday in spring to remind ourselves of the value and beauty of each of us, even though we come from different gardens.
Contact: Church Administrator
Youth Transitions Service
Our eighth graders who finished their coming of age curriculum demonstrate the spiritual growth they have achieved in their lives. This year they examined Unitarian Universalism and considered various sources of spiritual knowledge. With introspection each of them shares their unique personal creed. As the eigth graders bridge into the Senior High Youth Group, the graduating seniors bridge into the adult community.
Contact: Barb Chessler and Ross Henderson and Layne Richard-Hammock, Director of Lifespan Religious Education
June
Gay Pride Parade - last Sunday in June
EUUC and other Puget Sound UU congregations gather together to participate in the
annual LGBT Seattle Pride Parade and Festival.
Contact: Social Concerns
August
Family Camping Weekend
Join us on an unstructured camping retreat at a family-friendly reserved group campsite. Come for the s’mores, the campfires, and the community. Registration form and details.
Contact: Camping Weekend
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