Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Pagan Meetup (Pacific CUUPs)
2022-03-13 13:30 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
Pacific CUUPs will be hosting another Pagan Meetup at Bridgewater Bistro this week! Sorry if we missed you last week, we hope you’ll join us this time! We’ll meet at 1:30pm and have a snack and chat. Remember, next week is Eostre! We hope you can make it and look forward to seeing you!

Youth Religious Education
2022-03-13 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-03-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-03-27 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-04-10 15:00 - 16:00
Youth Religious Education is available for ages 4 through 14 years old on Zoom.
We go over our 8 UU principles throughout the year, along with world religions, cultivating relationships, human rights, and so much more. We break things down, so all ages can engage. We share using “talking stones” and will occasionally invite participants to meet up at a park for outdoor lessons.
Email Adriana at adrianasguerrero@gmail.com for Zoom link, further information and any other RE Questions.

Humanist Discussion: Reflections
2022-03-14 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic for next weeks discussion will be:
1. Debriefing on a conservative’s view of vaccinations for Covid.
2. Reflections on conservatism.
3. What do we tell ourselves about racism.

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod Lundy at TodLundy@gmail.com to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

Tillamook Coffee Klatch
2022-03-19 10:00 - 11:30, 2022-04-16 10:00 - 11:30
Tillamook County Coffee Klatch this month is at June’s home in Manzanita as usual. A reminder has been sent out to the regular attendees with address and directions to June’s house.
Tillamook County residents who would like to attend but who didn’t receive the reminder, can email Kit (lilyloosy4@gmail.com) to see if there is space available.
The coffee klatches, at the present time, are meeting in private homes, outdoors if weather permits or indoors with social distancing observed.
* The rules: all participants must be double vaxxed and also boosted, and may be asked to rsvp in advance. . We’ll wear masks when we’re not eating or drinking, as we may be indoors. If we take good precautions, we can be safe in our socializing.

What does Spring Mean to You?
2022-03-20 12:00 - 13:00
“So, What Does Spring Mean to You?“
A discussion with Tod Lundy

Anything that pertains to Spring is fair game for discussion moderated by Tod.
(The KKK in Astoria message is postponed to the following week)

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~
We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional. If you are not feeling well, please wear a mask, or attend via Zoom.
We will have coffee hour after the service in Fellowship Hall.

Pacific CUUPagans Eostre Celebration!
2022-03-20 14:30 - 15:30
Come join Pacific CUUPs for our Spring Equinox Celebration!
Pacific CUUPs will hold our Spring Equinox Celebration on Sunday March 20th, at 2:30 pm at Carruthers Park in Warrenton. Cicely will lead this ritual. It will be an Eclectic Witch/Folkloric style tradition. We will honor the Goddess Eostre, the goddess of spring and dawn, and the bunny consort. 😁 We will welcome the arrival of Spring, and we will be giving prayers and offerings for Ukraine, most likely to the Goddess Berehynia, regarded in Ukraine as a hearth mother and protectress of the home. Offerings/prayers to any deity of choice are also fine.
We’ll be arriving and setting up at about 2pm if you want to come early.
Come help us celebrate spring and we hope to see you there!
Contact Paccuups@gmail.com if you want or need more details, or to be added to our mailing list! We look forward to seeing you!

Humanist Discussion: An Exploration of Bias
2022-03-21 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic for next weeks discussion will be:
An Exploration of Bias

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod Lundy at TodLundy@gmail.com to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

South County Coffee Klatch
2022-03-26 10:00 - 11:30
South County Coffee Klatch this month is at Nancy’s home in Seaside. A reminder has been sent out to the regular attendees with address and directions to Nancy’s house.
South County residents who would like to attend but who didn’t receive the reminder, can email Kit (lilyloosy4@gmail.com) to see if there is space available.
The coffee klatches, at the present time, are meeting in private homes, outdoors if weather permits or indoors with social distancing observed.
* The rules: all must be double vaxxed and also boosted. We’ll wear masks when we’re not eating or drinking, as we will be indoors. If we take good precautions, we can be safe in our socializing.

The Ku Klux Klan in Astoria
2022-03-27 12:00 - 13:00
Astoria’s African American history dates back to 1805, when York traveled through the area as part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. A handful of sailors and fur traders came in the decades that followed. By the late 1800s, a small number of Black residents called Astoria home, but they were targets of discrimination from coworkers and business owners who refused to treat them as equal citizens. By the 1920s, Oregon’s Ku Klux Klan was a significant presence in Astoria, threatening Black residents who challenged white supremacy. This racist legacy was not limited to Blacks in Astoria. Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Hawaiian, and Native American residents of Astoria were also targets of the KKK.

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~
We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional. If you are not feeling well, please wear a mask, or attend via Zoom.
We will have coffee hour after the service in Fellowship Hall.

Pacific CUUPagans Meetup
2022-03-27 14:00 - 15:00
Hello!
Pacific CUUPs Pagans will be meeting for food and chat like usual on Sunday! We can discuss how Eostre was, and what’s to come. What do we like to do this time of year? and Wherever discussion will go from there. It’ll probably be at Bridgewater Bistro, since that usually works.
NOTE: NEW TIME! We’ll be meeting at about 2pm instead of 1:30pm. This is because Pacific UU Fellowship is back to having coffee hour after service. But we hope to see folks there!
Email: Paccuups@gmail.com For more information.

Humanist Discussion: Strong Man Governments
2022-03-28 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic for next weeks discussion will be: “Strong Man Governments”
Next week we will be talking about how “strong man governments” have set humanity back. For this topic several of the group members have chosen one individual to report on. I am hoping that we will learn about these leaders from childhood through their climb to power. It would be good to know what they did when in power and how they did it. So far the following strong men or wannabes have been chosen:
Trump – Kerry
Perone – Logan
Putin – Marilyn
Hitler – Lundy
There are many others: Juan Guaido of Venezuela, or Viktor Orban of Hungary, to name two which would be helpful to include.

Here is a good article to explain the process by which Hitler came to power. From an uninspiring watercolor painter to Der Fuhrer.

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/how-did-hitler-happen

If you are so inclined choose a “strong man” leader to present, and join us

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod Lundy at TodLundy@gmail.com to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

Astoria Coffee Klatch
2022-04-02 10:00 - 11:30
Astoria: Saturday April 2, 10 a.m. We will meet at Street 14 (Commercial and 14th) at 10 a.m. for our monthly meeting. We will meet either in the side room on the Commercial side of the cafe OR in the lobby of the hotel at the far end of the cafe on 14th. Order at the counter and join us!
*The rules: all participants must be double vaxxed and also boosted. We’ll wear masks when we’re not eating or drinking, as we will be indoors. If we take good precautions, we can be safe in our socializing.
Contact Kit Ketcham for details. (lilyloosy4@gmail.com)

Martineau Around the World Part 1
2022-04-03 12:00 - 13:00
Many have been curious about Dean and Tina’s adventures abroad, so they will start their story. It will take more than 1 service, because 3 years is just too much to fit into such a small timeframe. For this first part, we will try to fit in discussing our motivations and reasons for going abroad, how we decided on ESL/EFL teaching, why we chose South Korea to start, the process it all took to make it happen (esp with pets!), and the immediate cultural and personal differences we noticed and how we adjusted to living in a foreign country. We will touch on how our story differs from others that we talked to, and other fun anecdotes from our first bit of time abroad. Anything we miss or don’t get to will be put into the inevitable next round.

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~

We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional. If you are not feeling well, please wear a mask, or attend via Zoom.
We will have coffee hour after the service in Fellowship Hall.

Pacific Pagans (CUUPs) Meetup
2022-04-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-17 14:00 - 15:00
Pacific CUUPs Pagans will be meeting for food and chat like usual on Sunday! It’ll be at Bridgewater Bistro, since that usually works.
NOTE: NEW TIME! We’ll be meeting at about 2pm. This is because Pacific UU Fellowship is back to having coffee hour after service. But we hope to see folks there!
Email: Paccuups@gmail.com For more information.

Humanist Discussion: Asymmetric Warfare
2022-04-04 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic for next weeks discussion will be: “Asymmetric Warfare”
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod Lundy at TodLundy@gmail.com to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

PUUF Board of Trustees Meeting
2022-04-08 10:00 - 11:00
Email Terri at President@Pacuuf.org for zoom link and details.

Peninsula Coffee Klatch
2022-04-09 10:00 - 11:30
The Peninsula Coffee Klatch will be at Olde Towne Cafe in Ilwaco at 10am
A reminder will be sent out to the regular attendees with address, directions and contact info.
Peninsula residents who would like to attend but who didn’t receive the reminder, can email Kit (lilyloosy4@gmail.com) to see if there is space available.
*The rules: all participants must be double vaxxed and also boosted, and may be asked to rsvp in advance. We’ll wear masks when we’re not eating or drinking, as we will be indoors. If we take good precautions, we can be safe in our socializing.
NOTE THE TIME CHANGE! See you at 10am!

The God Concept
2022-04-10 12:00 - 13:00
Rev. Kit Ketcham & Friends

“The God Concept” is a variety show of serious reflection by Rev. Kit Ketcham with illustrative readings (some not so serious) by PUUF volunteers. Thanks to Naomi Fisher, Elliott DeVaney, Karin Webb, Frank Logan, Nancy Logan, and Veja Lahti for their help. Laura Gordon is our layleader as well as a reader.

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~

We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional. If you are not feeling well, please wear a mask, or attend via Zoom.

We will have coffee hour after the service in Fellowship Hall.

Pacific (CUUPs) Pagan Meetup
2022-04-10 14:00 - 15:00

Humanist Discussion: What is Mental Health?
2022-04-11 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic for next weeks discussion will be: “What is Mental Health?”
When asked, most would answer it is something about a diagnosis from a catalogue of mental health abnormalities. There are certain to be many diverse opinions on Monday.
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod Lundy at TodLundy@gmail.com to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

Roll Away the Stone and Embrace Life's Miracles
2022-04-17 12:00 - 13:00
When we consider the Christian story of Easter, we get bogged down with the ideas of suffering, sin, and proof of the resurrection. What can we learn from the Christ story? How can we keep our hearts open to miracles?

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~

We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional. If you are not feeling well, please wear a mask, or attend via Zoom.

We will have coffee hour after the service in Fellowship Hall.

NO Youth Religious Education this week!
2022-04-17 15:00 - 16:00
Email Adriana at puufreligioused@pacuuf.org with any questions.

Humanist Discussion: Is Change Needed in Policing?
2022-04-18 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic for next week’s discussion will be “Is change needed, in the philosophy of policing, given the technology of our time?”
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod Lundy at TodLundy@gmail.com to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

My Journey Through Breast Cancer with Music Guiding the Way
2022-04-24 12:00 - 13:00
Noted local violinist Kim Angelis will talk about the twists, turns and surprises of her journey through breast cancer treatment, and how they affected her musical odyssey. She will also perform compositions that emerged from that experience.

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~

We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional. If you are not feeling well, please wear a mask, or attend via Zoom.

We will have coffee hour after the service in Fellowship Hall.
