We are actively working to name the priorities that will guide our planning and resources (allocation of money, staff time, volunteer time, and facilities use) for the 2025 – 2026 … Continue reading Developing our 2025 – 2026 Priorities
January 30, 2025 Books make wonderful gifts! Visit our own Bookstore in the southwest corner of Fuller Hall during coffee hour. We have a wide range available, including picture books for … Continue reading Visit our Beacon Bookstore in Fuller Hall
Three Updates from the Board First, many thanks to the 80+ congregants who attended the All Church Forum on January 26! We heard a check-in from Rev. Alison on congregational … Continue reading Letter from the Board – January 2025
The first two weeks of the second Trump presidency have been distressing, at best, as we learn about the rollback of human and civil rights protections in the U.S. Many … Continue reading Are We a Sanctuary Congregation?
How do we plant seeds of hope as we cross the threshold of a new presidential tenure, which represents a season of loss and harm for so many? One answer … Continue reading Inch by Inch, Row by Row
January is often a season of envisioning the journey of the year ahead, including making resolutions. As you do these things, I hope you will include something about your commitment … Continue reading The Meaning of Membership
Barbara is a recent transplant to Portland, Oregon, having moved from Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 2024. A seeker of spiritual meaning, she found her way to the Unitarian Church … Continue reading Barbara P.
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 … Continue reading Antiracism Learning Circles
Our 2024 – 2025 annual spiritual theme is “Join the Journey,” and this month we are exploring the topic of threshold. It is a fitting theme for January when we … Continue reading Thresholds as an Invitation
You can learn a lot about someone by looking at their workbench. You can see a person’s projects, what they think is important, and what is not. You will see … Continue reading Notes from the Sextons’ Workbench: A Goodbye
