Bunny Peterson and Meredith Richardson focus on the importance of maintaining balance in our lives. What we choose to pick up and what we choose to put down are equally important. Whether it is your everyday life, your career, or the current state of our nation, you cannot keep piling worries and work onto your … Continued

Yes, church should be fun! No brimstone, hellfire, or guilt for us for us! Just fun, love, and being with good people. Put your cares aside for a bit and indulge in one of activities provided by our CUUPs members: Here's the menu of activities that will be available this time: Drum circle with Veja … Continued

After ten years in monks’ robes, much of what Mac McGoldrick learned as a Tibetan Buddhist monk remains deeply relevant far beyond monastery walls. These insights aren’t reserved for spiritual adepts—they offer tools for anyone navigating the complexities of daily life, even in a small, windswept town like Astoria. Mac will present three enduring truths, … Continued

Rev. Mira Kepler As we welcome the turning of the season from Summer to Fall, join Rev. Mira for a community ritual honoring the sacred places, traditions, and transitions of our lives.  Please bring a small amount of water from a place that is important to you, whether your home or a loved one’s, a … Continued

Fellow congregant Laura Gordon will inform us of Congregational Study Action Issues (CSAI). These are issues selected by UU member congregations for three years of study, reflection and action. The purpose is to provide member congregations of the Association with an opportunity to mobilize energy, ideas and resources around a common issue. The end result … Continued

"Prayer and Present Life" Join Ian Kepler, LCSW, for consideration of this month's theme of Prayer. Ian is a psychotherapist, parent, and devoted student of Zen Buddhism. His experience with prayer and contemplative traditions is rich and varied, having grown up in the Lutheran tradition, attended Catholic school, studied Tai Chi from age 12, spent … Continued

There are many ways to describe and define prayer. A Christian scientist has shown that prayer is a cognitive practice full of problem-solving resources. Prayer can be a form of communication with the divine that is therapeutic. We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed … Continued

Yes, church should be fun! But what if our monthly theme is Death? Explore the death theme with one of these activities provided by our CUUPs members: write your own obituary (Dave Ambrose), build a memory altar (Kelli Mack), or a discussion. Our featured photo is an altar commemorating a loved one which is Mexican … Continued

Adriana Guerrero will deliver a presentation about Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). During Dia de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, the veil between the living and the dead is believed to thin, allowing souls to briefly return to the world of the living to be with their families. This … Continued

Combating the Epidemic of Veteran Suicide   Sean Davis and his friend Brad Pietzyk are both veterans who are deeply concerned about the prevalence of veteran suicide. They founded Rogue Cell, an organization of combat veterans whose main goal is to stop veteran suicide in rural Oregon. Their mission statement reads: “We are dedicated to … Continued