Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Astoria Happy Hour
2024-04-18 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-04-11 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
Join your fellow PUUFers for a drink and a chat at:

NEW NEW LOCATION – meet up at:
Obelisk Beer
598 Bond Street, Astoria

Wisdom Wednesdays: UU and YOU
2024-04-17 19:00 - 20:00
Are you looking for a deeper dive into UU theology and history? Would you like to explore what your faith means to you in a supportive environment? Join your fellow UUs for a get together, via Zoom, the first and third Wednesday evening each month, to do just that. We will review a reading or a video ahead of time, then come together to delve into it further in this lay-lead “study group”. The first session will be April 17 at 7:00 PM.
The topic for the first Wisdom Wednesday is “The Five Jagged Rocks of Unitarian Univeralism.” This is an articulation of a shared UU theology pioneered in the Mountain Desert District and especially promoted in UU youth spaces over the last several years. The reading for the first session is this sermon by youth leader Kari Gottfried about the five jagged rocks: https://www.uua.org/worship/words/sermon/five-jagged-rocks-unitarian-universalism
If it is too long, or if you’d just like another perspective, you can also check out this early articulation of the Five Jagged Rocks by Rev. Gretchen Haley in this blog post: https://revgretchenhaley.wordpress.com/2014/01/04/the-5-jagged-rocks-of-unitarian-universalism/

NO MORE OFFICE HOURS!
2024-04-16 17:00 - 18:00
Reverend Kepler will no longer have regular office hours. She is happy to meet with you on Zoom. Just email her if you’d like to set up a time to talk! Pastor@Pacuuf.org

Weekly Meditation Group
2024-04-15 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-04-01 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2024-03-18 19:00 - 20:30
PUUF’s Weekly Meditation group with Ian is back! Note the NEW DAY!

In the Parlor off of Fellowship Hall

Led by Ian Kepler, a social worker and therapist with ten years of meditation experience in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Join for an evening of meditation that will include instruction, sitting, and reflection. The group is designed with beginners in mind and more experience is also welcome.

Humanist Discussion: Humor
2024-04-15 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
This week’s topic is:
Humor

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition. Come with your thoughts, free of concern about how they may be received.
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.

Listening to the Earth
2024-04-14 12:00 - 14:00
Reverend Mira Kepler

We shape and are shaped by the earth and the environment. In the midst of both climate chaos and natural beauty surrounding us, what can we learn if we take the time to listen to the earth?

~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 but strongly advised. 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.

Join us for our Potluck after the service in Fellowship Hall!

PUUF Sponsored Game Night
2024-04-11 18:00 - 20:00
Come join PUUF at the Q Center for Games, Food, and Fun!
Thursday, April 11, 6-8 PM

Office Hours with Reverend Mira
2024-04-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-04-02 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-26 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-19 17:00 - 18:00
Reverend Kepler is once again holding weekly office hours via Zoom, and anyone in the fellowship is welcome to come for some or all of time.

See newsletter for Zoom link or contact Rev. Mira at Pastor@pacuuf.org for link.

“As I return from maternity leave, I’m open to finding a time for office hours that works for more people wishing to participate. If you are often interested in attending but unable to, please let me know what some better times might be. I am also always happy to have a one-on-one zoom or phone call, just email me if you’d like to set up a time to talk! Pastor@pacuuf.org ~ Rev Mira

Humanist Discussion Group: Nature of Self
2024-04-08 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
This week’s topic is:
Nature of Self

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition. Come with your thoughts, free of concern about how they may be received.
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.

The Church: To Be and To Do
2024-04-07 12:00 - 14:00
Byron “Tyler” Coles

In our sometimes chaotic world of great change internally and externally, we must ask ourselves, “What is the Church to be and do in this time?” Come, let us gather in community as we reflect on this question, speak honestly of our journey, and faithfully imagine a future to come. Arline LaMear will be lay leader for this service featuring a video sermon.

~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-satreamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional but strongly advised. 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.

Join us for Coffee Hour after the service in Fellowship Hall!

PUUF Board of Trustees Meeting
2024-04-07 10:00 - 11:00
All are welcome to come listen. If you have an issue you wish to have addressed, please email Terri at President@Pacuuf.org to add it to the agenda.
The board will meet in the parlor off the Fellowship hall.

Astoria Happy Hour!
2024-04-04 16:00 - 17:00
Join your fellow PUUFers for a drink and a chat at:

Silver Salmon Grille
1105 Commercial St, Astoria

Humanist Discussion Group: Is God Inevitable?
2024-04-01 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
This week’s topic is:
Is God Inevitable?

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition. Come with your thoughts, free of concern about how they may be received.
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.

Paganism 101: What is Paganism?
2024-03-31 12:00 - 14:00
What is Paganism? What are Pagans beliefs? Pacific CUUPagans will provide an introduction to paganism…what is it, what it isn’t, what is its history, and what are the practices of this earth-based religion? We will also look at several of the main subsects of Paganism, and why it’s hard to get an exact answer.

~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-satreamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable attending in person. Masks are now optional but strongly advised. 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.

Join us for Coffee Hour after the service in Fellowship Hall!

Seder Celebration with the Presbyterians
2024-03-28 18:00 - 20:00
First Presbyterian Church has invited PUUF to join them for a Seder Celebration in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a Seder Celebration, a “simple supper”, and then communion with bread and grape juice. Please RSVP by March 23rd and plan to bring an hors d’oeuvre or finger food for the “simple supper”.

Astoria Happy Hour!
2024-03-28 16:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-21 16:00 - 17:00
Join your fellow PUUFers for a drink and a chat!

Astoria Brewing Company

144 11th St, Astoria

Humanist Discussion: Matching Viciousness with Viciousness
2024-03-25 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!
This week’s topic is:
“At What Point Will Leftists Match Viciousness with Viciousness from the Right?”
& “Project 2025”
Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition. Come with your thoughts, free of concern about how they may be received.
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.

Pacific CUUPs Spring Equinox Ritual
2024-03-24 14:00 - 15:00
Come join us in Fellowship Hall for our Spring Equinox Ritual as we welcome warmer, longer days to come, and the rebirth and growth of Mother Earth who sustains us.

UU Justice Sunday: Immigrant Justice
2024-03-24 12:00 - 14:00
Rev. Barbara Prose
President of the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ)

Founded in 2006, IMIrJ is an organization formed by diverse faith communities, faith leaders, and individuals called by conscience to respond actively and publicly to the suffering of our immigrant kin in the U.S. due to unjust immigration policies. Through advocacy, accompaniment, and organizing, IMIrJ exposes the harm that these policies and actions inflict on the entire community and takes radical action for the transformation of power, providing real opportunities to take action for change.

~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 but strongly advised. 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.

Join us for Coffee Hour after the service in Fellowship Hall!

Humanist Discussion: Why do White Christian Nationalists support Donald Trump?
2024-03-18 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

This week’s topic is:
Why do White Christian Nationalists support Donald Trump?

Humanist Discussions is an opportunity to share your insights and ideas about topics which pertain to the human condition. Come with your thoughts, free of concern about how they may be received.
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.

Living Into the Living System
2024-03-17 12:00 - 14:00
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 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 but strongly advised. 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.

Join us for Coffee Hour after the service in Fellowship Hall!
