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Worship services at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. in the chapel and via live stream

Sunday May 17, 10:30–11:15 a.m. information session in Knatvold Sunday, May 10, coffee hour Learning Station UUC's Faith Land Initiative (FLI) team welcomes your questions and suggestions at an information session May 17 between services in the Knatvold room. Faith Land Initiative is a Church Council of Greater Seattle program that supports faith communities to practice discernment about how to share our assets, centering transforming values like abundance and transparency. Beginning last October UUC's FLI Team embarked upon a three-pronged discernment process: Congregant meetings to consider values and hopes for sharing our space Research meetings with churches and community organizations Identify potential criteria, centering our mission, vision, values, principles. The desired outcome of this work is to intentionally and mindfully open our church space to serve the community, and to develop and sustain a process for accepting space-use requests that is values-based, mission-centered and mindful of the history and legacy of exclusionary land use laws and practices on our community. The areas of action already underway support deepening our existing relationships with community serving groups, centering our values. A group is working in partnership with Eckstein Middle School (our closest neighboring school) to provide space to hold donated dry goods for families who need material support (diapers, detergent, etc.) and provide a monthly pick-up day for families. UUC volunteers are also working to deepen our partnership with Teen Feed beyond current meal team support by collaborating to install garden planters and grow produce for Teen Feed use. Future Areas of Action may include deepening our partnership with Lake City Partners Ending Homelessness beyond current support to investigate becoming a severe weather site to offer shelter during heat waves or cold waves. UUC volunteers are also in dialogue about supporting emerging needs from Pink Haven . If you would like to learn more, volunteer or have a new idea for serving the community with our space, join us on May 17 in Knatvold between services or stop by our Learning Station on May 10 during coffee hour.

Sunday, May 17, both services

Sunday, May 17, 10:30–11 a.m. in front of the church

Starting this Sunday, May 17, the UUC Bookstore will be moving to a donation-based system. Why are we changing our system? By offering books on a donation basis, UUC lives into its values of equity and justice by reducing economic barriers to literature. We want everyone in our community to have access to the books in the bookstore, regardless of socio-economic status. How will it work? When you go to the UUC Bookstore to get a book, you will select the book you want and tell the bookstore volunteer which title(s) you are taking. It's as easy as that! If you have the means, we encourage you to donate cover price. This will help cover books for folks who cannot donate as much. How do I donate? Donations can be made using the donation box in the bookstore, the offering plate during Sunday services, text-to-donate, or using the giving link on our website. All donations are gratefully received. Will this cost UUC money? No, UUC will actually be saving money by letting go of the credit card machine in the bookstore. If you have any questions, or would like to volunteer on Sunday mornings in the bookstore, please email morgan.sherwood@uuchurch.org . 

Sunday, May 17, 12:30–1:30 p.m. in Channing

Sunday, May 17, 1 p.m. remembrance service in the UUC Memorial Garden John Kendziorski passed March 10. John was a long time member of UUC. He was active in many areas in the church. He sang in the choir, was a Wellspring facilitator, Care Team member, and helped organized the Wednesday contemplative service. A deeply spiritual person, John became a mentor and example to many.

Sundays, May 3 and May 17, at a Learning Station in NJ Hall

Sundays, May 10 & 17, Learning Station during coffee hours

Saturday, May 16, 7:00 p.m. in the UUC chapel

Sunday, May 31, 1:00–2:30 p.m. in Knatvold and via Zoom by registration

Friday, May 15, and Tuesday, May 26

Hi University Unitarian Church community, Just wanted to send a heartfelt thank you for letting us use your parking lot for our community recycling and donation event last weekend. Because of your generosity, we saw more than 150 cars drive through. We collected over 1,090 gallons of paint, 1.5 tons of electronics, shredded more than 3,000 pounds of paper, collected 38 giant yard bags of clothing and linens, and multiple donations of food, hygiene items, and reusable water bottles for North Helpline and Mary's Place. One of my favorite parts of the day was meeting people from the UUC community and the surrounding neighborhoods. Everyone was so upbeat, welcoming, and gracious with our presence there, and it made the whole event feel incredibly positive and connected. Huge thank you as well to Heather Ferguson and Reverend Justin Almeida for helping bring the idea together. We’d absolutely love to make this an annual event if it feels like a good fit for your community, too. Thank you again, Mel Parsons, Clean-Out Instigator

Wednesday, May 27, via Zoom by RSVP

Wednesday, May 20, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in Knatvold and via Zoom U.S. Engagement with Africa

The UUC Nominating Committee is pleased to announce its slate of candidates for the three UUC Board of Trustees positions and for the Moderator.

Before Monday, June 1 UUC's Lost and Found is overflowing with items looking for their home. Through May 31, there will be a table downstairs by the front doors with items that have been turned in. Anything left after May 31 will be donated. 

A Reminder About Phishing Emails and Text Message Scams

Wednesday, May 27, 5-7 p.m. in the Knatvold room or via Zoom; by registration

Saturday, May 23, 1–3 p.m. in Knatvold

Thursday, May 14, 7:00–8:45 p.m. in the Knatvold room

June 14–21 online and at eight satellite sites

Thursday, May 14, 5:00–6:30 p.m. PDT online

Sunday, May 10, before and after services and 2–5 p.m. in the UUC parking lot

Sunday, May 10, 1:00 p.m. in the Knatvold room Join us at our next Pink Haven meeting for an update on recent fundraising and get updates on hosting and other support. Contact a group leader to get the virtual link and/or to request childcare: Allisonrjansen@gmail.com , River McCallum or Sage@themcdaniels.net . Also note that Saturday, May 2, is our fundraising evening of stories, news, and refreshments: 7-9 p.m. at UUC. See the April 24 Gateway enewsletter for more information and registration. 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.

Worship services at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. in the chapel and via live stream

Sunday, May 10, 12:30–1:30 p.m. in the Emerson room or via Zoom

Sunday, May 10, 1:15–3:45 p.m. in the Servetus room, by RSPV

Caregivers Wisdom Support Group Forming

Saturday, May 30, 6–9 p.m. and Sunday, May 31, 12–2 p.m. at the Northwest African American Museum

Saturday, May 9, 9 a.m.–12 p.m. in the UUC parking lot

May 9, 1:00–2:30 p.m. planning meeting in Knatvold 

June 26-28 at Kanaskat-Palmer State Park; Register via UUC Connect

Wednesday, May 6, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in Knatvold and via Zoom Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World Order

Wednesday, May 6—Wednesday, June 10, by registration

Tuesdays, May 5 & 19, 7–8:30 p.m. in the Channing room and via Zoom

Worship services at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. in the chapel and via live stream

Meet the Artist - Sunday, May 3, 12:15 p.m. in the UUC chapel

Life Celebration on Sunday, May 3, 3:00 p.m. at the Hearthstone We are sad to report that Ann Lanning, long-time church member, passed April 2, 2026. She will be fondly remembered for her thoughtful work on the Gateway , her welcoming smile, and the fresh flowers she would bring to brighten the entry table for services. You can read her obituary here . Her Life Celebration will take place Sunday, May 3, at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel at The Hearthstone Green Lake, 6720 E Green Lake Way N.

Saturday, May 2, 5–8 p.m. by registration

Every Wednesday, 7–9 p.m. in Nathan Johnson Hall

Wednesday, April 29, and Wednesday, May 27, via Zoom by RSVP

Tuesday, April 28, 7 p.m. in Knatvold

Friday, May 1

Sunday, April 26, 11:30 a.m. in the UUC chapel and via livestream

Church office closed Monday, April 27

Sunday, April 26, 11:30 a.m. in the UUC chapel and via livestream UUC’s Special Congregational Meeting will be this Sunday, April 26, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the chapel. The congregation will gather to consider whether to call Rev. Jeremiah Kalandae as our Senior Minister. The meeting will follow the single 10:00 a.m. service where Rev. Jeremiah will preach. Important update as of 9 a.m. Friday: Our very dedicated tech team worked for hours yesterday on the Zoom/livestream capabilities in the chapel for the meeting this Sunday. We have decided that the best way forward is to livestream the congregational meeting. There will be no Zoom after all. If folks watching the livestream would like to ask a question during the meeting, they can call the office phone number, (206) 525-8400. As required by Section 5.3(b) of our Bylaws, at least 40% of members must participate in a vote to call a Senior Minister in order for that vote to be effective. Our current membership count is 499, so at least 200 of us must vote. And at least 80% of the votes cast must support Rev Jeremiah’s calling, again, pursuant to Section 5.3(b) of the Bylaws. Absentee ballots are available in the church office and must be returned by Friday, April 24 . The proposed agenda is available online or in the office. The Bylaws (Section 3.2) also require that at least 10% of members be present at the meeting to create a quorum. Given our current membership, the quorum requirement will be met if there are at least 50 in attendance. Moderator Chuck Harwood will work with our Tellers to confirm that all these requirements are met. Following the vote, and assuming that it is successful, there will be a celebration in Nathan Johnson Hall, where UUC President Hugh Kimball and Rev. Jeremiah will sign Rev. Jeremiah’s contract. Rev. Jeremiah plans to return to Seattle on August 17 to begin their work with us.