Milestones and transitions at UUCWI
As the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island honors the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks and pays tribute to the lives changed by that event, the congregation will also recognize milestones and transitions of the past year and celebrate its annual fall water ceremony.
All are welcome. Values-based children’s religious exploration classes and childcare will be provided.
The service is at 10 a.m. Sunday. The Unitarian Universalist Congregation meets at 20103 Highway 525, just north of Freeland.
Check www.whidbey.com/uucwi for more information.
Pastor Wenzek continues SWCC series
Pastor Darrell Wenzek will continue his series on the revealed nature of God, with “Who is God?: (The Personal God)” tomorrow morning at South Whidbey Community Church.
Sunday worship is from 10 to 11 a.m. and is preceded by an adult learning forum at 9 with Stan Walker leading a study in the Book of First Corinthians, and Rick Zapata leading a study in the Book of Genesis: the life of the Patriarchs. These are open classes and everyone is invited.
The monthly men’s breakfast will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday,
Sept. 10 at the grange. Darrell Coburn will be the featured chef, and all interested men are invited to come for food and fellowship to listen and talk about the growing ministries of South Whidbey Community Church.
SWCC is a local independent, non-denominational church that welcomes everyone and gathers for worship at the Deer Lagoon Grange, 5142 Bayview Road.
For further information about the church and services, call 221-1220.
Rev. Becker will speak on evil and sin
Rev. Patty Becker will give the talk “Evil, Sin and the Devil” at the Unity of Whidbey service on Sunday.
The third Unity principle states that “Human beings create their experiences by the activity of their thinking. Everything in the manifest realm has its beginning in thought.”
We attract our good by the right use of our thinking. But what about when bad things happen? Do we attract that by our thinking, too? Rev. Becker will further explore this powerful third principle in terms of evil, sin and the devil.
Music will be provided by Tadd CharetteNunn and Sam Glass will serve as platform assistant.
All are welcome. The service is 10 a.m. Sunday at Unity’s church at 5671 Crawford Road.
Visit Unity of Whidbey’s website at www.unityofwhidbeyisland.org for more information.
A life of substance explored on Sunday
“Question: What is substance?
“Answer: ubstance is that which is eternal and incapable of discord and decay. Truth, Life and Love are substance, as the Scriptures use this word in Hebrews: ‘The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen,’” (“Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures”).
If health, finances, jobs and relationships seem to be improving and deteriorating in endless cycles, then these fail to meet the definition of “substance.” Yet, when you have need of these things, is it practical to apply the spiritual meaning of substance to your life today?
The answer is yes, and that answer is fully explored on Sunday, Sept. 11 during the Christian Sciences services at the Christian Science Church.
Everyone is welcome. The service starts at 10:30 a.m. at 15910 Highway 525, just north of Bayview and across from Useless Bay Road.
EvenSong returns next week to UUCWI
On the second Wednesday of each month, the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Whidbey Island holds a quiet, contemplative candlelight evening gathering of song, meditation and readings.
This month’s theme is compassion. Accompanied by harp music, this time of peaceful reflection is Sept. 14. All are welcome. The prelude begins at 7:25 p.m. at 20103 Highway 525.
St. Augustine’s offers children’s programs
Children’s programs will start at St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods on Sundays, beginning Sept. 18.
All children ages 4 to 8 are welcome to join the Montessori-based Godly Play program at St. Augustine’s.
Understanding that children guide their own formation, the program seeks to instill in our young people a love for the stories of faith.
Older children ages 9 and up are welcome to join Tween Time, project-based learning to explore Christian life, or J2A, which seeks to honor the transition from childhood into adulthood within the context of the Christian community.
For more details, visit www.staugustinesepiscopalchurch.org.
