Over the next two months our new senior minister, Rev. Jeremiah Kalendae, will be finishing up their ministry in California and navigating all of the various transitions involved in moving to a brand new city, state, region and community. During this time the Board of Trustees, Ministerial Search Team, and Transition Team all ask that members of our UUC community wait to reach out to Rev. Jeremiah until they have formally started in their new role with UUC in mid-August. In this way they can have all of the time, energy, and space they’ll need to fully move through those transitions and arrive ready for the new beginnings with us. You can learn more about Rev. Jeremiah here . You can watch the worship service Rev. Jeremiah led at UUC on April 19 here . You can watch the worship service Rev. Jeremiah led at UUC on April 26 here. You can learn more about the Ministerial Search Process here . Reverend Jeremiah has expressed their deep appreciation for the warm welcome they received during Candidating Week, as well as the comprehensive overview of our operations, programs, and beloved community that we all provided. We look forward to many celebrations and opportunities to welcome them in the fall! Until then, please gather with us on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. throughout the summer to share quiet moments of inspiration and hope with our various pulpit guests followed by coffee and good company. If you have questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Victoria Poling or Becca Hutcheson , Board of Trustees President.

July 17–19 in Seattle's Discovery Park

Registration open for Saturday and Sunday, August 22 & 23, in person or via Zoom

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed a rewrite of Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 200 , the legal framework governing every federal grant to every recipient across every agency in the federal government. This rewrite would replace thoughtful peer/expert review with decisions made by political appointees, directed specifically to award only projects that “…demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities.” We, UUC's Climate Action Team, oppose this rewrite. We encourage everyone to submit a brief, unique comment complaining about how the administration’s proposed changes would give political appointees the power to drive decisions regarding every federal grant proposal. The proposed changes would take the decisions out of the hands of subject-matter experts, and would upend how federal grants have been decided since at least the end of WWII, if not earlier. Deadline for comments is July 13, 8:59 p.m. Pacific time. For guidelines regarding your comment (there are four recommended points to be sure to include) and for directions on how to submit , scroll down to the end of the second article link below . The first link below focuses on changes to federal funding for science. The second discusses Medicaid, transportation, education, food assistance and more. https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of-key-changes-in-ombs-proposed https://elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/this-new-omb-rule-is-bigger-than We also encourage you to contact your elected Congressional representatives . spread the word, and encourage more folks do the same .

Wednesday, July 15, 7–8:30 p.m. via Signal Our July meeting will be held via Signal video and a call will go out to everyone who is on the UUC Pink Haven Announcements list on Signal. Contact Allison to be added to the list. The advantage of using Signal for our video call is that no special link or code is needed—just answer the call. Or if you can’t attend, don’t answer the call. The disadvantage is it calls everybody on the Pink Haven Announcement Signal group list. (Open to feedback...) Before the meeting starts, have the Signal app open and then answer the call which will connect you to the video. (The Signal app can be installed on any device (iPad/Mac/PC). An important note: Leah Evison is now the third UUC Pink Haven co-chair and also treasurer. Thanks, Leah! Our next meeting, on August 26, will also be held via Signal. The Pink Haven Coalition is a national coalition responding to the baseless and severe discrimination against trans and non-binary individuals in red states who need assistance in moving to blue states. Our UUC group is part of this effort, in partnership with the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, to create a welcome network for trans/non-binary individuals and their families who are fleeing their homes in order to live freer lives and, if needed, to obtain gender affirming care.