Join us virtually for the largest annual gathering of UUs in worship! This powerful, communal worship experience will stream on Sunday, June 25 at 8 a.m. Pacific Time
Even if you couldn’t attend the General Assembly in person, you can livestream the worship service.
What allows us to rise in the face of the challenges and trials of life? Today, we will reflect on sources of hope that can contribute to personal and communal resilience.
Flower Communion / Multigenerational
Children, Youth, and Adults of all ages are invited and encouraged to attend our celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Flower Ceremony. Flowers represent the unique beauty of each person, and the bouquet represents the unique beauty of our community. Everyone … read more.
Today, we are honoring our Coming of Age youth who have been on a journey to explore and articulate their beliefs and values. This milestone moment in their life is a reminder for all of us that our faith and our community are always evolving. Each … read more.
“Rouse us from tiredness, self-pity, whet us for use…
Lure us to fresh schemes of life…”
Those words of Clarke Wells, former minister of this church, point us toward the spiritual work of this season.
Spring has sprung. The trees are blooming. The crocuses and daffodils are up. … read more.
Every week in my final
semester of college, I walked a circuit around the campus, visiting the same 80
or so plants and documenting their growth, buds, leaves, and blossoms. It was a
weekly assignment, called “Order of Bloom” for my spring Horticulture class.
When we began in
February, with … read more.
I’ve noted that there seems to be a good deal of resonance for many of us with this month’s spiritual theme of resilience. This is one of the new themes for this year, and perhaps part of it is just how timely it feels for … read more.
“Each person has a musical song [in] their bodies. …this is the hum from inside of you that can give you peace when you are really down. My grandmother had a hum, never a song. She would hum sitting in a rocking chair and I … read more.
Due to Portland-area driving conditions this morning, the church office will open late, at 11 a.m. Be safe!
O Sister…I’m weary…my work’s been long…
Keep us steady through the storm.
O Sister, hear my hurts…keep us steady through the storm.
Resilience is our spiritual theme for February, another new one for us, and a central notion, a central…skill?…or is it a capacity? Resilience is certainly more … read more.
