If we desire to create holistic and positive change around an issue of social justice, this will inevitably include education, service, advocacy, public witness, community organizing, and fundraising. Our Shower … Continue reading Join the Shower Project
Are you ready for some peaceful reading? Maybe a dose of mindfulness? A daily thoughtful thought from a poet or the Dalai Lama? Maybe your time for a quiet reading … Continue reading Find Peace at the Beacon Bookstore
As we move towards the end of our third year of shared ministries here at First Unitarian Portland, I am conscious of all the ways that 2024 – 2025 has … Continue reading Highlights from the Year
The Bookstore is a great source of thoughtful gifts for Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, for kindergarten or university graduation, for someone’s special birthday, or just to let someone know you … Continue reading Your Beacon Bookstore Has Hundreds of Gift Choices!
We Are The Builders ($19 retail) has arrived from our wholesaler! A number of you asked for the book when we read it during our service a few weeks ago. It’ll … Continue reading New in the Bookstore!
Whenever I was taught about the great masterworks of our human civilization, the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré is a perfect example. A work of French genius which contains layer after … Continue reading Requiem by Gabriel Fauré
First Unitarian Petition to End US Military Aid to Israel We obtained 111 signatures from members of First Unitarian on the petition calling on the US Congress to end US … Continue reading UUJME Information for May 2025
Keep your Beacon Bookstore in mind! Have you visited the shop? Even if you’re not shopping this Sunday, you’re invited to bring your coffee cup and window shop! Lots of … Continue reading Need a Last-Minute Gift or Card for Mother’s Day?
It is good to be back. I’ve been on a sabbatical leave for the last four months and last Sunday was my first time in church since January. It was … Continue reading Back from Sabbatical
UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME) works within the Unitarian Universalist community to promote a just peace in Israel-Palestine that affirms the equality, dignity, freedom, and security of … Continue reading UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME)
