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Earlier this year Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship created a vision for its future: it calls this community to deepen its roots, widen its circle, and brighten its flame. Why is holding love at the center so necessary for living into that vision?
This week we focus on our 3S’s by helping beautify Mother Earth here at KUUF, taking part in a Kindness meditation, and going on a nature walk.
Join us for our next Learning Forum: Addressing Trauma caused by World Events.
August is Make A Will Month. Fewer than one quarter of American adults have a will. If you are among the majority who have not gotten around to writing or updating your will, this is the event for you. Join us Wednesday, August 12, 2:30 pm in the KUUF Sanctuary for Estate Planning.
What do Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Howard Thurman, Rosa Parks, John Lewis, Thich Nhat Hanh and other great spiritual activist leaders have in common? They were “Universe Disturbers” in the best sense. Living in challenging times, these activists sustained and inspired others by their spiritual practices to work for justice, inclusion, equality and freedom. This message offers seven simple yet surprisingly effective spiritual practices they used with some self care tips accessible to all who advocate, hope and pray for a better world.
This week we focus on our 3S’s by taste testing fair trade chocolates, taking part in a chocolate meditation, and play nature connected games.
The harvest is upon us! Are you celebrating the season? Do you feel close to the abundant Earth? Want to talk about Pagan and Earth-centered spirituality? Meet, mingle, and make merry at this gathering!
Are you new to KUUF and wonder what Unitarian Universalism is all about? Do you want to know more about this Fellowship? Do you want to know how and when to become a member and what that means for you? If you have questions about KUUF, this is the time and place to ask them!
You are invited to attend the last KUUF Musical BBQ at the Wilsons' home in Olalla on Saturday, August 22 from 12:30 to 4:00 pm! The KUUF Sax Quartet will play, as will other musicians in our Fellowship community. A terrific hamburger, hot dog, veggie burger, salads, beans, watermelon and dessert BBQ lunch will accompany the music!
This week we focus on our 3S’s by creating posters that remind us to stay centered, taking part in a centering meditation, and creating laying Catch the Compliment.
This week we focus on our 3S’s by creating care packages to share with our houseless
community members, reading Last Stop on Market Street, and taking part in a Paper Airplane Letter delivery activity.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
Join us for our next Learning Forum: Voting as Compassionate Citizens.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
This course is for everyone from novices on trans identity to those with decades of life experience. Rather than simply offering a “trans 101,” this class pushes participants to the next level of congregational welcome, relationship-building, and skills-building. It counters mainstream narratives about who trans people are. supports understanding of non-binary identities, and employs a deeply intersectional approach.
The KUUF Grief Support Group meets the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting will be this Sunday, August 2 at 11:45 am in the Elmore Room.
This week we focus on our 3S’s by writing cards of encouragement for our elders, taking part in a Time Travel meditation, and playing red light green light.
This sermon begins to explore the Congregational Study Action Issue accepted by our UUA delegates on Abolition, Transformation, and Faith Formation.
The Truth Quest Book Group meets again via Zoom on Sunday, August 2, 8:30 to 9:30 am when we will be continuing sharing about "Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death” by John Halifax.
You are invited to join us in our next monthly meditation mini retreat on August 1, the first Saturday of the month from 11:50 to 2:20pm. We will practice a variety of meditation styles: guided and silent, sitting and walking, and Loving Kindness (metta). The program will be divided into 20 minute meditations, with 5 minute breaks in between. You are welcome to join for all or part of the afternoon.
Sunday, July 26 will be our third quarter Potluck Sunday, and Chalice Circle #9 will be our hosts. Thank you CC #9 for hosting our July potluck once again!
This week we focus on our 3S’s by putting together treat bags for the humane society, taking part in a Lost Animal meditation, and play an animal sound game outside.
Ground and Grow-What does Lifespan Faith Formation look like at Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship? Melinda Hughes, Director of Lifespan Faith Formation will be sharing what faith formation is at KUUF and the variety of opportunities you’re invited to join in beginning in September.
Ground and Grow: What does Lifespan Faith Formation look like at Kitsap Unitarian Universalist Fellowship? Melinda Hughes, Director of Lifespan Faith Formation, will be sharing what faith formation is at KUUF and the variety of opportunities you’re invited to join in beginning this September.
Join us for good food and community next Friday, July 24 at KUUF! This event is open to anyone who identifies as LGBTQIA+. Bring something to share if you can. We do ask if it is possible that you bring your own dishes and utensils to help cut down on the amount of clean up at the end of the night and limit the use of disposable items.
Please join us on Friday, July 24 at 6:00 pm for the next Family Friendly Film at KUUF! This is an all ages event - everyone is welcome!
Are you new to KUUF and wonder what Unitarian Universalism is all about? Do you want to know more about this Fellowship? Do you want to know how and when to become a member and what that means for you? If you have questions about KUUF, this is the time and place to ask them!
Summer is here and the sun is shining! Are you celebrating the season? Do you feel close to the joyous Earth? Want to talk about Pagan and Earth-centered spirituality? Meet, mingle and make merry at this gathering!
This week we focus on our 3S’s by creating book notes for our library, taking part in a Keeper of Books meditation, and a reading picnic.
In these times, we deeply need faith communities dedicated to love and justice and compelled to live out radical welcome as a spiritual practice. In this service guest preacher Zr. Alex Kapitan, creator of "Responding to the Anti-Trans Movement," which a number of us engaged with last year, will share how radical welcome isn’t about simply opening our doors or being friendly, it’s about creating spaces where each of us can bring our full selves forward, see our truths reflected, and be transformed by our relationships with one another.
Immediately following the service, there will be a 10 minute video introduction of the class "Trans Inclusion in Congregations" which will start in September at KUUF. The co-leaders of the Transforming Hearts Collective, Zer. Alex Kapitan and Rev. Mykal O'Neal Slack will be teaching this 8 week class via video along with in-person group discussions on how our congregation can deepen our welcome and support of trans individuals and families in our community.
Come check out the KUUF 2026 Kitsap Pride Festival booth or volunteer to staff our booth at the festival on Saturday, July 18 from 1:00 to 7:00 pm!
Dr. Jessica E. Salvador, Executive Director of Kitsap Immigration Assistance Center, will talk about how belonging strengthens communities, why it matters for all residents, and what we can do together to build a more connected and resilient Kitsap.
On July 12 in the KUUF Sanctuary Christina Ho will teach us how to avoid major cybersecurity threats for everyday people. The security threat landscape for everyday people is increasingly dominated by social engineering, AI-powered deception, and identity theft. Attacks are now faster, more personalized, and designed to bypass traditional security controls. Christina Ho will highlight the top threats identified for 2025-2026 and discuss how to protect yourself against bad actors. To remind you, KUUF was hacked with a message seemingly from the minister, that asked for contributions and some of the congregants lost money.
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This week we focus on our 3S’s by learning about water justice, taking part in a pass the cup meditation, and running an outdoor water obstacle course.
The celebration of the 250 th anniversary of this country’s founding is the perfect time to pause and reflect on the nuanced history of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy – a history of greatness, struggle, and aspiration. As citizens and as people of faith we have a responsibility to know the full story of our nation so together, we can work toward a future of justice, equity and freedom.
Next Sunday, July 12 come check out the KUUF 2026 Kitsap Pride Festival booth preview on the patio before and after service. You will also have the opportunity to volunteer to staff our booth at the festival on Saturday, July 18 from 1:00 to 7:00 pm!
You are invited to join us in our next monthly meditation mini retreat on July 11 from 11:50 am to 2:20 pm. We will meet downstairs in the Matan Building (next to the upper parking lot). We hope to spend a good portion of the time outside. We will practice a variety of meditation styles: guided and silent, sitting and walking, and Loving Kindness (metta). The program will be divided into 20 minute meditations, with 5 minute breaks in between. You are welcome to join for all or part of the afternoon.
Dr. Jessica E. Salvador, Executive Director of Kitsap Immigration Assistance Center, will talk about how belonging strengthens communities, why it matters for all residents and what we can do together to build a more connected and resilient Kitsap. IN PERSON ONLY PROGRAM: Friday, July 17, 2026
The KUUF Grief Support Group meets the first Sunday of the month. The next meeting will be this Sunday, July 5 at 11:45 am in the Elmore Room.
Come meet with Board members for an informal Q&A after service this coming Sunday.
This week we focus on our 3S’s by making seed balls, taking part in a visual seed meditation,
and spending time outside.
As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of our nation we have an opportunity to reflect on both holidays. We can remind ourselves that America's journey is a constant work in progress and recommit ourselves to the work that lies ahead. Acknowledging our nation's full and sometimes painful history can ensure liberty for all for the future.
The Truth Quest Book Group meets again on Sunday, July 5, 8:30 to 9:30 am via Zoom when we will be sharing about the book "Being with Dying: Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death” by Joan Halifax.
This week, we focus on Father’s Day. As we do this, we explore the concept of gratitude.
What does Pluralism, Paganism and Unitarian Universalism have to do with ice cream? Have you ever wondered about Pagan and Earth-centered people? Come hear the drums, feel the elements and learn more of these many faiths, traditions and paths.
