Abide with Us
We mark All Souls Day this Sunday with our annual litany, remembering those who have died in our community and the larger world in the past year. Our Radiance Choir will offer Requiem in D Minor by Anton Bruckner.
Topic: Covenant
What We Long For
We welcome the Executive Director of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Frank So, into our pulpit today. In a year grounded in Love and a month where we are reflecting on Covenant, this is an opportunity to lift up our connections with diverse communities of faith … read more.
Sharing Our Hearts’ Treasure
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also,” is a thought-provoking quote in Matthew and Luke’s gospels. We will reflect on the longings of our hearts and how we seek to serve and lead in ways that deepen these commitments.
Time for All Ages
Why Not Both? Being Spiritual AND Religious
As a people who covenant together so that we may “grow in spirit by deepening our connections with each other,” we affirm our identity as spiritual and religious people. But those are loaded terms, often for good reason! How can we learn to embrace both … read more.
In People We Trust
Our annual spiritual theme revolves around the notion that “love is at the center” of our faith. One way this takes shape in Unitarian Universalism is through the practice of creating and upholding covenants. These shared values and promises guide our actions on the journey … read more.
The Covenant of Ministry
I learned early on in ministry that the covenant between minister and congregation can be mysterious and complex.
It was early in my time here in Portland. I was certainly still trying to figure out just what in the world it meant to be a minister. … read more.
Promises and Practices
The rains have come and the parched and thirsty earth has been drinking in the life giving moisture.
The rains have come … and the cool days and the cooler nights. After the unparalleled intensity of heat this summer, our human spirits welcome this turning of the … read more.
The Transient and the Permanent
Safe and secure from all alarms
Leaning on the everlasting arms
The Everlasting arms…safety, security…
That pastoral promise touches deep into hearts that yearn for comfort…oh, we want change too, at least we say we do…but we resist it too…
Our hearts wonder what can be relied on when … read more.
The Day’s Labor Grows Simple Now
We will honor Labor Day and the coming Jewish High Holy Days by examining the call to bring love to our world — simple in concept, yet ever so complex in carrying it out. We fail again and again, and are called back over and … read more.