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Changemakers are energetic, ardent advocates for environmental values making a world-changing difference, especially addressing the challenges of climate change. Join them in taking an hour per week to call or write friends, utilities, newspapers, and representatives with a bunch of other awesome people. They are present at https://www.climatechangemakers.org and will welcome your joining with them. For more … Continue reading You can be a Climate Changemaker!
Now, and going forward, Cedars will begin following the guidelines for Houses of Worship as a result of our Governor’s actions and an Island School Task Force review. What does this mean? Masks are optional, but we will still welcome them for any reason (no judgment!). Unvaccinated friends and members should please mask up when … Continue reading Safe Gathering at Cedars
Cedars members and friends were there, joining with more than 120 others for the volunteer workday on February 19th. Bainbridge Island’s Japanese American Exclusion Memorial was beautified for the upcoming Day of Remembrance that will mark the 80th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which began the wartime incarceration of more than 120,000 Japanese Americans. For … Continue reading Volunteer Work Day at the Japanese American Exclusion Memorial
The Green Sanctuary Committee and the Social Justice Committee have teamed up to offer disposable mask recycling. Cedars has purchased a box through the Terracycle program in which we will collect disposable masks which will be sent to Terracycle where they will be taken apart and recycled. To read how the program works, click here. … Continue reading Disposable Mask Recycling
Would you like to meet regularly with other Cedars parents? Our Parent Chalice Circle is a new venture of the Cedars Faith Formation Committee. The idea is to create a space where parents, grandparents, and caregivers can meet to share in the questions and experiences of nurturing faith formation in our children and in our … Continue reading Parent Chalice Circle Forming
Greetings! My name is Carol Ann Davidson and I am the Board liaison to a new unified Social Justice Committee. The past two years have been hard for many. It is easy to feel helpless given some of the challenges we are facing in the world. Working together, even in small ways, can help to bring … Continue reading Social Justice Committee News
Our Year-long Exploration of Promise and Possibilities At the congregational meeting last Sunday, the Cedars Board of Trustees presented the findings and recommendations of its year-long Belonging Initiative. The Initiative was started in January of 2021 with the significant objective of promoting and achieving a deeper sense of belonging among members and friends of the congregation. … Continue reading The Belonging Initiative
The year is ending as it started — with a dangerous virus spiking in our area. This time it’s Omicron and it’s on fire around the country. After consultation with medical experts; evaluating the rates of infection and positivity in Kitsap County; reviewing the UUA guidelines; and consulting with members of the Congregation, the Board … Continue reading Omicron Variant: Path Forward for Next Several Weeks
Parent Chalice Circle – November 14th – 7:00-8:00 pm on Zoom The Parent Chalice Circle is a new Cedars venture of the Faith Formation Committee. The idea is to create a space where parents, grandparents, and caregivers can meet regularly to share in the questions and experiences of nurturing faith formation in our children and … Continue reading Parent Chalice Circle
Join Meaningful Movies on Monday, October 18 at 6:30 PM for an online screening of Community First, A Home for the Homeless, a documentary about a unique residential development that is transforming the lives of homeless people through the power of community. As explained by the founder Alan Graham, “It is specifically designed to lift the chronically … Continue reading Meaningful Movies
