Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

PUUF Astoria Happy Hour!
2023-01-19 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Ahoy PUUF Mateys: Its Happy Hour!

In need of some buoyancy to keep you afloat these days? Join your fellow PUUF pirates every Thursday at 4 pm for a great river view, a beverage or two and convivial chat. Arrgh!
Look for the table at the back.

WineKraft Wine Bar
#80 Tenth Street
Pier 11 Mall
Astoria

Tillamook Coffee Klatch
2023-01-21 10:00 - 11:30
Tillamook County Coffee Klatch is in June’s 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.

SHOWING the Living Tradition
2023-01-22 12:00 - 14:00
Art Service led by Laura J and Meredith.
PUUF visual artists will share their works, which demonstrate our Unitarian Universalist Principles. You will be introduced to some of the many wonderful artists in our fellowship such as Laura, Dave, Cicely, and Kerry and their fields of art.

~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.

Religious Education for Children will occur during the regular service.
Contact Adriana at Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Pacific CUUPagans Meetup!
2023-01-22 14:00 - 15:00
Location TBD…Will update later. But remember we’re having it! Contact Tina at Paccuups@gmail.com if you want or need more information! (or in case the location isn’t updated). It’ll be somewhere in Astoria at 2pm! Hope to see you there!

Humanist Discussion: Categories of Emotion
2023-01-23 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
The topic of our discussion on January 16th, Martin Luther King’s Day, Will be:
Topic: Categories of Emotion, What are they? How do we respond to them?
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod 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 Astoria Happy Hour
2023-01-26 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-02 16:00 - 17:00

PUUF Sponsored Game Night!
2023-01-27 18:00 - 20:00
We will be back to the Lower Columbia Q Center for Thursday game nights next month. PUUF is hosting the second Thursday of the month starting February.
Upcoming dates: February 9th, March 9th both 6 pm to 8 pm.
Address is 171 W Bond St, Astoria, OR 97103

South County Coffee Klatch
2023-01-28 11:00 - 12:30
South County Coffee Klatch 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.
*Note: New Meeting Time 11am!
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.

Kristalnacht
2023-01-29 12:00 - 14:00
Our speaker via Zoom, Ruth Lindemann lived through “Kristalnacht”, She has graciously agreed to speak to us about the events leading up to “Kristalnacht”, the event itself and what happened afterwards. This is a “must hear” event, so please tell your friends about it. If you want to hear her story ahead of time, her memoir is
called “We Chose Survival”. What was Kristalnacht? In the early hours of November 10, 1938, Nazi storm troopers and Hitler Youth rampaged through Jewish neighborhoods across Germany, leaving behind them a horrifying trail of terror and destruction. More than a thousand synagogues and many thousands of Jewish shops were destroyed, while thirty thousand Jews were rounded up and sent to concentration camps. Kristallnacht—the Night of Broken Glass—was a decisive stage in the systematic eradication of a people who traced their origins in Germany to Roman times and was a sinister forewarning of the Holocaust.

~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.

Religious Education for Children will occur during the regular service.
Contact Adriana at Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Humanist Discussion: FREEDOM
2023-01-30 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
This week’s topic is:
Topic: FREEDOM
What does it mean to you? What does it mean to people of different religious, political, national realities? What does it mean to be a “free thinker”? Come with your thoughts, free of concern about how they may be received.
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod 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
2023-02-04 10:00 - 11:30
Due to the weather turning chilly, We will meet at 10 a.m. at Peter Pan cafe at 712 Niagara. Hope to see you all there!
*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.
The “regulars” have been emailed. If you need the details so you can come, Contact Kit Ketcham. (lilyloosy4@gmail.com)

PUUF BoT Meeting
2023-02-05 10:00 - 11:00
Board Meeting time again! We’ll be meeting in the room off the Fellowship hall in person. If for some reason this doesn’t work, Contact the president at President@Pacuuf.org.

Three Remarkable Men
2023-02-05 12:00 - 14:00
Dave Ambrose

We all meet people who inspire us to be better people and do better things. Dave Ambrose will introduce us to 3 people he has met in his travels and relate how their faith and UU principles have similarities. The 3 people who have devoted their lives to serving others are two Catholic missionaries and a Sri Lankan Buddhist.

~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.

Religious Education for Children will occur during the regular service.
Contact Adriana at Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Pacific CUUPs Imbolc Ritual
2023-02-05 15:00 - 17:00
Come join Pacific CUUPagans for our Imbolc Ritual! We will be honoring the Celtic Goddess Brigid in her Triple Aspect of Smith, Poet and Healer. Each aspect has a gift and blessing, and we’ll have a small feast afterwards. We will be in the Fellowship Hall of the 1st Presbyterian Church of Astoria at 1103 Grand Ave. Come celebrate the first early signs of spring with us!

Humanist Discussion: The Life of Phong
2023-02-06 10:00 - 12:00
This week’s topic is:
Topic: The Life of Phong
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod 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 PUUF Happy Hour!
2023-02-09 16:00 - 17:00

PUUF Sponsored Game Night!
2023-02-09 18:00 - 20:00

Peninsula Coffee Klatch
2023-02-11 10:00 - 11:30
The Peninsula Coffee Klatch will be at Olde Towne Cafe in Ilwaco for coffee and goodies.

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 (Pastor@Pacuuf.org) 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 10 am!

Siding with Love
2023-02-12 12:00 - 14:00
Rev. Kit Ketcham will share how Unitarian Universalists learned to love our neighbors as ourselves: a revealing history. The service will be followed by our second Sunday potluck.

~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.

Religious Education for Children will occur during the regular service.
Contact Adriana at Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Humanist Discussion: Life Experience
2023-02-13 10:00 - 12:00
This week’s topic is:
Topic: Something in your life experience that changed the way you think
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod 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 PUUF Happy Hour
2023-02-16 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-02-23 16:00 - 17:00

Tillamook County Coffee Klatch
2023-02-18 10:00 - 11:30

Pastor Bill's Retirement Party
2023-02-18 13:00 - 16:00
Pastor Bill Van Nostran has retired from First Presbyterian Church. The public is invited to his Retirement Reception on Saturday, February 18 from 1-4 PM in Fellowship Hall. Please RSVP to the church office: (503) 325-1702

Soapbox Sunday
2023-02-19 12:00 - 14:00
Frank E and Laura G have long been advocates for fundamental reform of the US healthcare system. Laura will talk about our current non-system, which fails all of us on so many levels. Frank will talk about what it means for Oregon since passage of Measure 111 in 2022 made Oregon the first state in the nation with a constitutional obligation to provide access to affordable health care to all.

~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.

Religious Education for Children will occur during the regular service.
Contact Adriana at Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Pacific CUUPagans Meetup
2023-02-19 14:00 - 15:00
Pacific CUUPs will meet at Himani Indian Restaurant at 1044 Marine Dr, Astoria on Sunday, 2/19/23 at 2:00 pm. Come join us for some good food and chatting!

Humanist Discussion: Compulsory National Service
2023-02-20 10:00 - 12:00
This week’s topic is:
Topic: Compulsory National Service
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition.
Please contact Tod 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
2023-02-25 11:00 - 12:30
South County Coffee Klatch 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.
*Note: Meeting Time 11am!
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.

Living the 7 UU Values
2023-02-26 12:00 - 14:00
We can probably recite the 7 Principles, but do we know them by heart? Are our Principles just worthy aspirations divorced from everyday life, or do our hearts call us to live our values of justice, equity, interdependence, generosity, transformation, pluralism and love every day? Drawing upon a sermon written by Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx “Learning the Principles by Heart” we update it to review the 7 Values of our proposed new UU Values and Covenant.

~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.

Religious Education for Children will occur during the regular service.
Contact Adriana at Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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