First Unitarian Portland

Loving Kindness Meditation
2026-06-29 20:00 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual
PLEASE NOTE: This weekly meeting is on summer break. It will resume in September.
The teachings of Loving Kindness, or Metta, are about finding a path with heart. Jack Kornfield says, “It’s about undertaking a path that transforms and touches us in the center of our being. To do so is to find a way of practice that allows us to live in the world wholly and fully from our heart.”
With this Spiritual Practice, one can cultivate feelings of happiness, dispel loneliness, let go of fear and anxiety. If you are feeling stuck, this practice can help you enjoy a more compassionate life for yourself and others.
Join us on Zoom on Monday evenings to extend Loving-Kindness to yourself, to those around you and to the world.
No previous meditation practice is necessary, and new participants are always welcome. Join on an ongoing basis, or drop in as you’re able.
May we be at peace and keep our hearts open.
Contact Katie R. for more information.
Click here to join.

🕯️ Sunday Worship
2026-07-05 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-07-12 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-07-19 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-07-26 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-08-02 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-08-09 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-08-16 10:15 - 11:30, 2026-08-23 10:15 - 11:30 and 3 more dates | Main Sanctuary, 1211 SW Main St, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
Click here to join us on livestream, or join us in person in our Sanctuary:
1211 SW Main St
Portland, OR 97205
Stay afterward for our Social Hour, where we mingle and build community.
PLEASE NOTE: Masks are welcome in our sanctuary but not required.

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Fireside Chat with Rev. Mitra Rahnema
2026-07-15 11:00 - 12:30 | Buchan Hall, 1226 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
First Unitarian Church of Portland is experiencing a season of significant change, making this a good time to come together and talk about what’s on our minds. Join our summer minister, Rev. Mitra Rahnema, for an informal community conversation where you are invited to share thoughts, questions, joys, and concerns.
Perhaps you’d like to discuss what’s happening in our church, explore questions about our Unitarian Universalist faith, or reflect on events affecting our wider community. Whatever is on your mind, this is an opportunity to connect, listen, and learn from one another.
Rev. Mitra will hold three fireside chats on different days and times: 7/15 @ 11 a.m., 7/19 @ 12 – 1:30 p.m., 7/30 @ 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Let’s come together to share, ask questions, listen, and maybe even laugh a little. Let’s chat.

Vespers
2026-07-17 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-07-24 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-07-31 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-08-07 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-08-14 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-09-04 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-09-11 17:00 - 17:40, 2026-09-18 17:00 - 17:40 | OR
Our Lay Ministers will offer inspirational readings, guided meditation, and quiet music in a contemplative program at week’s end.
Congregants and visitors are invited to bring their prayer requests to be held during the service. They are received in real-time through the Zoom chat box, seen, and read aloud anonymously by the hosts. This is a time to join in prayer not only for our community but also for the world.
We look forward to sharing this time of quiet reflection with you when we are all holding so much in our hearts.
Details: Fridays, 5 – 5:40 p.m.
Join here (SAVE THIS LINK! It works every Friday.)
https://tinyurl.com/Vespers-1stU

Fireside Chat with Rev. Mitra Rahnema
2026-07-19 11:45 - 13:15 | OR
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Portland is experiencing a season of significant change, making this a good time to come together and talk about what’s on our minds. Join our summer minister, Rev. Mitra Rahnema, for an informal community conversation where you are invited to share thoughts, questions, joys, and concerns.
Perhaps you’d like to discuss what’s happening in our church, explore questions about our Unitarian Universalist faith, or reflect on events affecting our wider community. Whatever is on your mind, this is an opportunity to connect, listen, and learn from one another.
Location: Classroom B201
Let’s come together to share, ask questions, listen, and maybe even laugh a little. Let’s chat.

Yoga
2026-07-26 08:45 - 10:00 | OR
Yoga – Room A 108 – bring your own mat. Wear comfortable clothes and join Ginny K for an hour of yoga. All levels of ability are welcome. To reserve a spot, please use this link. Summer Yoga – July 26 and August 16, 2026 – Fill out form

Fireside Chat with Rev. Mitra Rahnema
2026-07-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Buchan Hall, 1226 SW Salmon St, Portland, OR, 97205, United States
First Unitarian Universalist Church of Portland is experiencing a season of significant change, making this a good time to come together and talk about what’s on our minds. Join our summer minister, Rev. Mitra Rahnema, for an informal community conversation where you are invited to share thoughts, questions, joys, and concerns.
Perhaps you’d like to discuss what’s happening in our church, explore questions about our Unitarian Universalist faith, or reflect on events affecting our wider community. Whatever is on your mind, this is an opportunity to connect, listen, and learn from one another.
Let’s come together to share, ask questions, listen, and maybe even laugh a little. Let’s chat.

Summer Yoga
2026-08-16 08:45 - 10:00 | OR
Join Ginny K for yoga before service. For more info and to reserve your spot, please use this link: Summer Yoga – July 26 and August 16, 2026

Palestine, A People's Movement Shifting US Politics
2026-08-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Eliot Chapel, 1011 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR, 97205
Huwaida Arraf is a Palestinian-American civil rights attorney and social justice activist. She is a cofounder of the Nobel Peace Prize-nominated International Solidarity Movement and an organizer of the sea voyages to Gaza challenging Israel’s illegal blockade of the two million Palestinians living there.
Sponsored by First U PDX’s UUs for Justice in the Middle East (UUJME).

All-Church Summer Picnic
2026-08-23 12:30 - 14:30 | Off Campus: Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way, Portland, OR, 97217
Join friends — old & new — for a relaxed afternoon at Peninsula Park, one of Portland’s most beautiful parks!
Bring a chair or blanket, a picnic lunch, your summer spirit, and a friend.
We’ll have ice cream, popsicles, and games for all ages.
All are welcome!
Sponsored by our Good Times Committee and the Men’s Group.

The Alliance Presents "Leach Botanical Garden: A Hidden Gem in East Portland"
2026-09-02 10:30 - 13:00 | Eliot Chapel, 1011 SW 12th Ave, Portland, OR, 97205
Michael Crosbie will present on Leach Botanical Garden. He is the Leach Garden Friends Board Secretary and has been a volunteer since 2020. “We have such a hidden treasure in East Portland that most folks are unaware of and I’d love to help bring more attention to the Garden and help them experience its beauty.”
Bring your lunch for after the program. To join for the dessert and libation, bring $5.

*Registration Required* The Writing Well
2026-09-08 09:00 - 10:30 | Virtual
The Writing Well invites writing for fun and inspiration. Each of us has a deep well of creativity and writing is one way to access the treasures from that well. A few places are still open for the fall program. “Writing alone, together,” we’ll meet on Zoom the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, September 8 through November 24, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time.
In The Writing Well sessions, we work with prompts to explore whatever is seeking your expression in the moment. We meet together in a safe space, hold one another’s confidentiality, and (if willing) take risks to share what we discover. Consistent practice can strengthen our creativity muscles and may promote healing, connection with self and others, and help improve craft and accountability. Sophia D. brings her experience as lay minister, spiritual director, and professional writer to these informal sessions, but promises there will be no critiquing or instruction.
To register for this event and receive the Zoom link, click here.

🥣 Souper Sunday
2026-09-13 11:30 - 14:00 | Fuller Hall, 1211 SW Main St, Portland, OR, 97205
On the second Sunday of most months, we offer two different soups as part of our Social Hour, including at least one gluten-free option and at least one vegetarian option. To learn what type of soups will be offered at the next Souper Sunday, subscribe to our Front Steps e-newsletter.
If you are able, the suggested cost for the soup is $5 to help us cover the cost of ingredients.
Please supplement the offering by bringing the following to share:

Breads
Treats
Snacks/sides
Kid-friendly prepackaged drinks

Spoons and cups for soup will be provided. Please consider bringing your own containers and utensils to be more environmentally friendly.
It takes a lot of folks to put on Souper Sunday every month: organizers, cooks, servers, shoppers and clean up team to name a few. We are appreciative of all who volunteer. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Barbara M.
