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The Next Chapter of Our UU Legacy. Inspiring News From the 2025 General Assembly. While I did not attend General Assembly in person this year, I tuned in via Zoom for the business meetings in order to participate in elections of Moderators and members of the UUA Board. Other essential functions that occurred during business … Continue reading Newsletter July 2025 – Reverend Margo Rinehart
Exploring Our UU Value of Generosity During the Current Food Crisis This week activists Greta Thunberg and Rima Hassan stood aboard the Madleen Freedom Flotilla in a brave attempt to bring food aid to Gaza, because Palestinians living in the bombed and hollowed out Gaza are starving. Here in our local North Kitsap and Bainbridge Island … Continue reading A Message from Rev. Margo
On Wednesday, May 14, our Cedars team prepared and served another delicious community meal with the Suquamish Community Kitchen, as we have been doing every other month. The menu included baked penne pasta, green beans, garlic bread, and chocolate brownies, and was enjoyed by 69 members of the community who showed up to enjoy a meal together. 24 takeout boxes were … Continue reading Serving our Community from the Kitchen
As most of you know by now, Rev. Margo Rinehart will be joining us on April 21, as our half-time contract minister. She will be in the pulpit for the first time on Sunday, April 27 and will also lead our service on May 4th. She will be working in a 1/4 time startup capacity between April 21 … Continue reading Welcome, Rev. Margo!
Our annual Stewardship campaign will kick off in April. Please look for further announcements in the coming weeks and note on your calendars that we will have a special event at Prue’s House in the Grand Forest on Bainbridge Island from 4:00 to 5:30 pm on Saturday, April 26. This will be the day before Rev. Margo … Continue reading Stewardship Campaign Kick Off
Cedars is offering childcare services for families with young children during our weekly Sunday worship services.
At our Services on December 15 and 22, 2024, Cedars will be collecting donations of NEW socks, underwear, and pajamas (all sizes) for women and children. We will also collect VISA, Target, and Safeway gift cards. These items will be donated to the YWCA Alive Shelter, whose vision is dedicated to ensuring the personal safety, … Continue reading Donations for Women and Children Experiencing Domestic Violence
The Suquamish Community Kitchen organizers held a Thank You Dinner on December 2 for their community cooking teams of which Cedars is one of them. Mike Cox, Jeff Philip, Liz Motter, Dean Sampson, Carolyn and Rod Kempkes attended and enjoyed a great “Taco Tuesday” with the Suquamish community.
Cedars will host a donations drive for the Helpline House every Sunday in November. There will be a collection box at The Island School every Sunday throughout the month of November. You can find their list of requested items here. Please consider giving this season. For more information, contact Naomi Gary at Naomiwwwgary@gmail.com.
Did you miss a Service, or do you want to listen to a great sermon again? The Tech Team is making audio recordings of our Services and has posted several to our website. You can find them in our Service Archive here. They are usually uploaded by the Friday following the Service.
