Reverend Phil Lund When we meet someone new, we often try to make a good impression by sharing the best of ourselves. The same holds true when we first share with someone the story of our faith. However, we need to move beyond the “good parts version” of Unitarian Universalism if we are going to … Continued

PUUF Choir Come celebrate the holiday season! The PUUF Choir, Jennifer Goodenberger, Shelley Loring, and Johnny Barker have put together a musical service designed to make even the Grinch smile. You’ll find music celebrating Christmas, Hannukah, the Winter Solstice, and Kwanzaa, and there will be plenty of opportunities to sing along with the PUUF Choir. … Continued

Meredith Richardson   2023 was a good year. 2024 will be a good year as well. Every new person in our fellowship creates a new way of being together in this fellowship, just as every person we lose creates a new fellowship and a new way of being here together. We gather together to celebrate … Continued

Josh Blomquist Josh Blomquist from Helping Hands Reentry Program will provide an update on this organization which now has 11 facilities in Oregon dedicated to “providing a helping hand to sustainable life through Resources, Recovery and Reentry.” ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We are meeting in person at the … Continued

Intern Minister Danielle Garrett As Unitarian Universalists who covenant together in community and promote the free and responsible search for truth and meaning, 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 the spiritual and religious dimensions of our … Continued

Reverend Patti Pomerantz I became Unitarian Universalist 37 years ago; before that I was a Reform Jew. Now, at the end of my working career as a UU minister, I find myself having to revisit that age-old question: “Why Am I UU?” I explored this same topic when I served this congregation many years ago. … Continued

Tina Martineau Institutional Racism is the term for forms of racism structured into the nation’s political and social institutions. Segregation, red-lining, and other such forms of active racism have been outlawed, but the effects they had are still present today. We must be aware of this and actively work to address these ongoing issues as … Continued

Laura Gordon Slavery, Jim Crow and continued systemic racism have resulted in a racial wealth gap between Black and White Americans.  Many advocate for cash reparations.  But repairing the harm will require more than just a onetime cash payment.  True repentance and repair for centuries of horrific violence is needed.  According to Maimonides' Law of … Continued

Arline LaMear We are a fellowship of volunteers, making our communities better places to live.  We will hear from our members what they're up to and how they're helping to make a difference in our community. ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We are meeting in person at the First … Continued

Rev Mira Kepler   As we set the clocks forward, join Rev. Mira to reflect on the changes that spring brings. What are you cultivating in this coming season? What are you leaving fallow? What does the growing light illuminate in you?The service will be followed by our monthly Second Sunday Potluck.   ~Open hearts, … Continued

Living Into the Living System, a sermon by Rev. Sarah Gibb Millspaugh, gives positive thoughts and reflections on how to navigate our current world with love and courage. Lay leader Laura Janes presents this service, with Reverend Millspaugh’s sermon delivered on pre-recorded video. ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We … Continued