Join your fellow UUs across the globe this summer in reading Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families (Skinner House, 2023). You can purchase this book from … Continue reading UU Common Read Discussion
This group has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict. Please keep an eye out for an announcement in our Front Steps e-news for the grief group running in November … Continue reading *Canceled* Grief Group
Former Portland resident and longtime author Therese DesCamp will read from her newly published book, Hands Like Roots: Notes on an Entangled Contemplative Path (Santos Books, 2025) on Sunday, September 14, at … Continue reading Therese DesCamp Author Reading
We will have yoga classes led by our own Ginny K. on September 7 and 21 before service at 9 a.m. in room A108. LIMIT of 15 participants. First come, … Continue reading *Registration Required* Autumn Yoga
Join us for an honest, values-based conversation about what’s working—and what still needs to change—in our region’s response to homelessness. Across Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties, people are working hard … Continue reading Supportive Housing Services (SHS) Conversation
We all have stories to tell — perhaps big and important events and accomplishments, or small and quiet everyday happenings that give life meaning. Join fellow congregants to begin or … Continue reading *Registration Closed* Writing Life Stories
A beginner’s introduction and a veteran’s refresher to the principles and practices of nonviolence, knowing your rights as a protester, and an overview of basic de-escalation techniques. Facilitated by engaging, … Continue reading Know Your Rights Training
Andie Shepard will present the basics of Alzheimer’s and dementia, raising awareness of the needs of caregivers and those affected. She is the Program Manager with the Alzheimer’s Association for the … Continue reading The Alliance Presents “Creating Community with Those Living with Dementia”
Please join Heather Vickery from the UU Service Committee after the service in Eliot Chapel for a workshop on "Accompaniment." In these times, members of our community — including immigrants, … Continue reading Accompaniment Workshop
How can you pass on the values and experiences that have given your life its deepest meaning? An Ethical Will can complement a traditional will, and can be written as … Continue reading *Registration Closed* How to Write Your Ethical Will
"Portland's Future: It's In Our Hands" Join our Economic Justice Action Group (EJAG) for a panel featuring Rumble on the River and Public Grids, a national organization empowering people to … Continue reading Public Grids and Rumble on the River #26
Please join us to learn the basics of nonviolent resistance and hone your de-escalation techniques in this dynamic workshop featuring role-playing and other skills embodiment exercises. Facilitated by long-time activist … Continue reading *Registration Required* De-Escalation Training
We all have stories to tell — perhaps big and important events and accomplishments, or small and quiet everyday happenings that give life meaning. Join fellow congregants to begin or … Continue reading *Registration Closed* Writing Life Stories
How can you pass on the values and experiences that have given your life its deepest meaning? An Ethical Will can complement a traditional will, and can be written as … Continue reading *Registration Closed* How to Write Your Ethical Will
Bring your pets to the steps of Eliot Chapel (or inside Fuller Hall if raining) for a special blessing from Rev. Alison and Rev. Tom! All animals welcome, including stuffed … Continue reading 🐾 Pet Blessing
We all have stories to tell — perhaps big and important events and accomplishments, or small and quiet everyday happenings that give life meaning. Join fellow congregants to begin or … Continue reading *Registration Closed* Writing Life Stories
Join us for a vigil for murdered Palestinian health care workers, followed by a screening of Jan Haaken's short film, "SUMUD: A Doctor's Report on Genocide and Survival in Gaza," … Continue reading Targeting Doctors in Gaza: Breaking the Silence
How can you pass on the values and experiences that have given your life its deepest meaning? An Ethical Will can complement a traditional will, and can be written as … Continue reading *Registration Closed* How to Write Your Ethical Will
Slava Jovanovic and Kelly Manzo Hernandez (Victim Services Specialists, Portland Police Bureau) will share their insights on the reality of sex trafficking in Portland and their involvement in recognizing and … Continue reading The Alliance Presents “It Takes a Village to Support Justice and Healing”
First Unitarian Senior Engagement (FUSE) presents this forum on transitions and housing options: Should you “age-in-place” and/or build an Accessory Dwelling Unit? Would you prefer to move to a senior … Continue reading Transitions and Housing Options
