Events Calendar
Week of Events
Sunday, December 7, 2025
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December 7, 2025 -🥞 Pancake Breakfast
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December 7, 2025 -🕯️ Sunday Worship
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December 7, 2025 -Children and Youth Learning Community
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December 7, 2025 -First Steps Orientation and Campus Tour
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December 7, 2025 -*Registration Closed* Grief and the Holidays
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December 7, 2025 -Alliance Treasures & Cookie Sale
🥞 Pancake Breakfast
Join us for free, delicious pancakes in Buchan Reception Hall from 8:45 to 10 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month. We will have plain, blueberry, chocolate, and blueberry-chocolate pancakes fresh off the griddle. All are welcome! Hosted by the UU Men’s Community.
🕯️ Sunday Worship
In-person Sanctuary 1211 SW Main St. Portland, OR 97205 Join us on livestream here
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
First Steps Orientation and Campus Tour
First Steps Orientation and Campus Tour is a welcoming regular event held on the first Sunday of most months, designed for new and returning members of First Unitarian Portland (First U PDX). This session offers an overview of the church’s history, core values, and vibrant community, encouraging participants to explore their connection and discover ways … Continue reading First Steps Orientation and Campus Tour
*Registration Closed* Grief and the Holidays
In this class for people who are grieving the loss of a close family member, we will explore the nature of grief, offer the opportunity to share your own grief story, and make a plan to navigate the winter holidays. We will meet in person on four Sunday afternoons, from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., … Continue reading *Registration Closed* Grief and the Holidays
Alliance Treasures & Cookie Sale
Come one, come all to the Alliance Treasures & Cookie Sale in Buchan Hall after the services on December 7 and 14. You'll find lots of jewelry, beautiful scarves, Christmas treasures, and unique handmade items, as well as homemade cookies galore! (You could even buy some to freeze and save for the Christmas Cookie Potluck … Continue reading Alliance Treasures & Cookie Sale
Monday, December 8, 2025
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December 8, 2025 -Matins for Advent
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December 8, 2025 -Loving Kindness Meditation
Matins for Advent
Do you love the Christmas pageant and the traditions of the Advent and Christmas stories? What if the symbols of the season have a deeper spiritual meaning for our lives than we may have considered? Join Matins for Advent to learn more about a unique UU perspective on the metaphors of the season. A quiet … Continue reading Matins for Advent
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
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
No events on this day.
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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December 10, 2025 -*Registration Closed* Journey to Articulating Your Faith
*Registration Closed* Journey to Articulating Your Faith
A Spiritual Development Opportunity for Adults of All Ages Join Rev. Alison and Rev. Tom for an 8-session course of theological exploration and discovery. Together, we will trace our spiritual paths, explore our understandings of the sacred, human nature, and religious practice, and develop our personal credos: an expression of our most sacred beliefs and … Continue reading *Registration Closed* Journey to Articulating Your Faith
Thursday, December 11, 2025
No events on this day.
Friday, December 12, 2025
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December 12, 2025 -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
Saturday, December 13, 2025
No events on this day.