This year at the INUUC Holiday Party we’ll be stuffing gallon plastic bags with items Jewels Helping Hands (JHH) says are needed by the local houseless. We hope to collect supplies to fill 50 bags! Please sign up online (LINKED HERE) or email Ann-Scott Ettinger if you can’t access the form. The items on the list have … Continue reading Holiday Party Service Project for Spokane Houseless!

We have an opportunity to pass the federal Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (S.1723/H.R. 7227) this year! Join us to ensure this important legislation is enacted. If this bill doesn’t pass, we will need to begin this all over again in January. (And the road to this bill becoming law … Continue reading Do Something Now: Sign-On Letters for Truth and Healing

Compassionate Addiction Treatment (CAT) is our spotlighted nonprofit for November and December. Its mission is to provide compassionate, holistic care to people experiencing homelessness in a safe and therapeutic environment. With the support of our Certified Peer Counselors, CAT uplifts and empowers people seeking services, removing barriers to care, to empower people to strive for their … Continue reading Spotlighted Nonprofit

The Joy and Justice team is part of our Social Action Council and is designed to provide emergency financial support through a local 501(c)3 organization. This week the Coordinating Circle approved our first two requests. 

Libby Fitzgerald is undergoing some continuing significant heath challenges. She has been the Fitzgerald’s primary cook, but can no longer do that. The Pastoral Care Circle is coordinating support for the family during this difficult time. We have set up a Meal Train to provide dinner to the family on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. We … Continue reading Pastoral Care Circle

In one of our last Governing Circle “meet-and-greet” sessions, we were asked whether we were continuing with a ministerial search. We feel we need to communicate the answer to the broader community. Here are the bullet points. Members of the Governing Circle are always interested in hearing congregation questions, feedback, and ideas. Please feel free … Continue reading From the Governing Circle:

If you like to sing or play music, you’re welcome to join our choir and band. We have open practices weekly at Rockwood on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. Commitment level is flexible: sing/play in as many or few services as you’d like! We do some non-church songs for fun as time permits, too. Reach out to music@inuuc.org … Continue reading Calling All Singers and Instrumentalists

November 17 and December 15 We are holding Religious Education classes for children ages 4–12 once a month, during onsite services. The upcoming dates are November 17 and December 15. I hope the families will find they can come together on these days to have their children get to know each other and do some fun learning! … Continue reading Next RE Classes:

The Spokane Alliance is launching a city-wide listening season! INUUC, as a faith institution of the Spokane Alliance, will gather its members to ask them to “Tell a story about a social or economic pressure impacting your life or your community that you don’t have the power to address on your own.” That will help … Continue reading Together for Change—Spokane Alliance Listening

Rev. Tracy’s West Hills UU Fellowship service, Sun 11/10, titled “Uncertainty is the worst“, was beautifully centered on the messages of resilience, hope, perseverance, community, patience, etc. Unfortunately there were many audio issues with Rev. Tracy’s mic and the podium mic not working at all for much of the service. Melody, our Soul Weaving Zoom host, tried … Continue reading A message from Soul Weaving about Rev. Tracy’s WHUUF service: