What a joyous week this is in our congregation! I am grateful to be experiencing the winter holidays with you for the first time. Although, the temperatures are dipping low outside, the spirit of warmth and community are alive and bright in this place. We … read more.
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For December, First Unitarian shares our offering with Next Up. Dedicated to amplifying youth voices from marginalized communities, Next Up develops and strengthens youth-led movements across Oregon. Their advocacy efforts have helped to expand voting rights, including voter pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds, while their … read more.
Greetings and Happy Holidays!
It has been wonderful to watch several of our holiday traditions come back to life this season. I’m sure we are not the only ones who welcomed the return of the Alliance cookie and treasures sale, and we have our venerable pageant … read more.
Some Images I’m Carrying From This Season at the Church:
Last Sunday we were back in Eliot Chapel for Sunday worship. Not exactly by plan but because the elevator in our Sanctuary was not working. I was taken back to a time when the Chapel was … read more.
Africa Connections is grateful for all the church support offered during its 18-plus years as a Social Justice Action Group. Our global outreach work tied in with the Unitarian Universalist 7th Principle regarding the interconnected web of life. Over the years, we supported three nonprofit organizations … read more.
Painting the natural world is a spiritual practice for me. Working in soft pastels, I paint plein air and in the studio. Being able to capture the landscape of the Northwest and put it on paper is a wonderful blessing in my life. I began … read more.
Dearest friends,
Like many of you likely do, I have some complex and conflicting feelings about the Christmas season. These feelings have been around since my journey as a spiritual seeker began in my teenage years. At times, I’m not afraid to admit that I’ve been … read more.
We lament the Christmas Season beginning earlier and earlier these days. What we usually reference in this complaint is the commercial aspect of Christmas and the pressure to buy, buy, buy beginning even before Thanksgiving. Christmas decorations go up in some stores the day after … read more.
