Living Cully started in 2010 as a collaboration between community organizations to improve the quality of life for people of color and low-income people in Northeast Portland’s Cully neighborhood. They work to ensure that Cully will always be a place where people of color and low-income people can … read more.
More congregants are asking when we will be able to return to in-person worship. It is far from a flood of questions, at least yet, but the number of questions has increased.
The questions are natural. For the first time in over a year, there is … read more.
The Antiracism Learning Circles are small discussion cohorts that go through a book or podcast. These Circles were formed in the Fall of 2020 as an educational response to the unrest due to the murder of George Floyd. They are supported by First Unitarians, … read more.
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ACTION NEEDED NOW: The Sanctuary Promise Act & Other BillsURGENT: Help Incarcerated Citizens Get Their Stimulus Checks!Whole Earth, Whole Church Congregational Climate ConvergenceArt For Social Justice – We Survived
ACTION NEEDED NOW: The Sanctuary Promise Act & Other Bills
Written by Mary Ann Barham, … read more.
Covid 19 is not the only virus infecting our culture. The murders at the Atlanta spas earlier this week reveal another face of the dysfunction and danger of the culture we are committed to dismantling.
There is so much that needs saying.
The alleged killer “gave no indicators” that the murders were racially … read more.
Greetings,
We have passed a milestone in the church’s history that none of us could ever have predicted – we have not been in our buildings for an entire year. Though we all miss being together, our virtual ministry has allowed our beloved community to expand … read more.
I want to thank all of you who let me know that our service and my sermon last Sunday resonated with you. Living with the virus for a year felt like an important milestone to mark. We tried to make space for the complicated streams … read more.
The 7X7 Art Galleries is a consortium of art galleries in seven Portland churches that supports the work of each gallery and affirms the creative spirit of artists and viewers with art exhibitions throughout the year. The Art Wall at First Unitarian Portland is a … read more.
“Sincere congratulations on First Unitarian’s on-going commitment to LGBTQ+ welcome and inclusion.”
We received the UUA’s letter earlier this week, recognizing First Unitarian’s successful completion of the Five Practices of Welcome Renewal for 2020. This new version of the original Welcoming Congregation Program focuses attention and asks for commitment to … read more.
Help Support Wall Street Tax Act
Written by David Delk, Economic Justice Action Group (EJAG)
A Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) “is designed to discourage economically useless speculation, progressively raise hundreds of billions of dollars for social and economic investments, and help transition to a more … read more.
