Events Calendar
Week of Events
Auction Bidding (4/20 – 5/4)
Auction Bidding (4/20 – 5/4)
The latest edition of "Creating Connections: Welcome In!" is here! With over 120 exciting events, services, and vacation homes up for grabs, this year's auction is not to be missed. Place your bids through the online catalog until May 4. New this year, you can view items in a calendar format for easier browsing by switching between … Continue reading Auction Bidding (4/20 – 5/4)
🕯️ Sunday Worship
🕯️ Sunday Worship
In-person Sanctuary 1211 SW Main St. Portland, OR 97205 Join us on livestream here
Children and Youth Learning Community
Children and Youth Learning Community
The Learning Community, also referred to as R.E. (Religious Education), meets at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings. On the first Sunday of the month, children and youth start out in the main Sanctuary for our monthly “Together Time” before moving on to their classrooms in our Eliot Center/Buchan Building, right next door to our Sanctuary … Continue reading Children and Youth Learning Community
Congregant Budget Meeting
Congregant Budget Meeting
Rescheduled from April 13. Join other congregants to learn about the final budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on July 1. Church Finance Committee and Executive Team members will walk folks through the numbers and the basis for decisions made. This budget will be presented to our Voting Members at our May election. … Continue reading Congregant Budget Meeting
Loving Kindness Meditation
Loving Kindness Meditation
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 … Continue reading Loving Kindness Meditation
Wednesday Night Meditation
Wednesday Night Meditation
This group is open to all mindfulness and Buddhist-based meditations and beginners. We meet Wednesday evenings from 7:00 – 8:30. The format includes a thirty-five-minute meditation followed by a member-led discussion to increase understanding and integration of Buddhist principles into our daily lives. Questions? Want a Zoom link? Contact Robert.
Communications/Governance Committees Info Session: Proposed Bylaws Changes
Communications/Governance Committees Info Session: Proposed Bylaws Changes
Join the Board of Trustees Communications and Governance Committees to hear about the proposed bylaws changes on the May ballot. Click here to join on Zoom.
Contemplative Practices Group
Contemplative Practices Group
First Thursdays in Channing (A101) Third Thursdays in Eliot Chapel The Contemplative Practices Group is returning! Join with us on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. to sit together in silence. Connect to your inner self as well as something bigger than yourself. Bring more peace and … Continue reading Contemplative Practices Group
Vespers
Vespers
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 … Continue reading Vespers