Unitarian Universalists tend to be lifelong learners. We have a holy curiosity about us that begins as small children, and this yearning is never extinguished. It is a frequent trait among us. However, many of our religious education programs or exploration programs used to end … read more.
First Unitarian Portland is seeking a full-time Acting*/Interim* Director of Lifespan Faith Formation & Family Ministries who will partner with our ministers, staff, and religious education teams to create a dynamic faith formation program for children, youth, and adults. The position is available November 1st and … read more.
We hope to grow smaller as we grow larger. While that sounds like a contradiction, it really isn’t. We grow smaller by creating opportunities to build community in small groups – through classes, teamwork, covenant circles, and the like.
As congregations grow larger, we gain capacity … read more.
Fall symbolizes change and transition. The shift from warm weather to cooler weather, the changing colors of the leaves, the rising to a new grade in school, the continuing emergence out of COVID, the turning of the year in the Jewish calendar, the turning of … read more.
As we launch our Community Conversations sessions this Sunday, I want to share some of the vision and direction we are headed in together. This is grounded in all you have shared with me so far this year and what I have learned as a … read more.
This month we are exploring the theme of transformation as one way into our annual spiritual theme of “Rooted in Relationship.” Being part of a covenanting spiritual community involves continuous change. First Unitarian is not the same as we were in the 1880s or the … read more.
My heart is swelling with gratitude for all the people in our community who helped to make our day of the Installation so meaningful. By the way, if you had to miss it, you can watch in now on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/OQrxFxFAlN0?feature=share&t=552
On Sunday, … read more.
I am so excited to be with you this Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. for our Service of Installation as we covenant together and make promises to one another to ground and lift our shared ministry. This is a service about us and our future. … read more.
Together, we co-create our spiritually alive, radically inclusive, and justice-centered community. We do this through joining our collective commitments to our collective time, talent, and treasure. Thank you for being so generous in all the ways you can be. This month we are finalizing a … read more.
Over the course of this year, I am getting the chance to meet with a number of different groups in our community, including our Social Justice Action Groups. Last week, I met with members of Committee on Hunger and Homelessness (COHHO), who are engaged in … read more.
