Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

PUUF Board Meeting
2025-01-05 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | OR
The Board meets in the Fellowship Hall Parlor

Hope Is What We Do.
2025-01-05 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
We seek for hope in the turning of the New Year, amidst the fear and chaos in the world. Where is hope found? How can we cultivate it and share it with others? The service will be followed by our monthly potluck. Rev. Mira Kepler is our speaker today.
~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!

Potluck
2025-01-05 13:00 - 14:00 | OR
After the service join us for a potluck in the Fellowship Hall.

Humanist Discussion Group. Topics: Despair In America/Reality of Free Will and Thought
2025-01-06 10:00 - 12:00 | OR
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

We have two topics this week:

Addressing despair in America.
What is the reality of free thought and free will.

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.

Astoria Happy Hour at Merry Time Bar & Grill.
2025-01-09 16:00 - 18:00 | Merry Time Bar and Grill, 995 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, United States
Join your fellow PUUFers for a drink and a chat:

Merry Time Bar & Grill
995 Marine Dr, Astoria

Weekly Meditation Group
2025-01-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-01-23 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-06 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-02-13 18:00 - 19:30 | OR
Contact Dave Ambrose at davesfire@charter.net for location information.

Led by Ian Kepler, a social worker and therapist with ten years of meditation experience in the Zen Buddhist tradition. Join us 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.

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

Wisdom Wednesdays: UU and You
2025-01-15 19:00 - 20:00 | OR
The topic is Hope

Astoria Happy Hour @ Merry Time Bar & Grill
2025-01-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Merry Time Bar and Grill, 995 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, United States

The Hope of Reconstruction
2025-01-19 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
This week’s service will feature Laura Gordon as the speaker. “We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope”. These words from MLK remind us that despite a first, second and third Reconstruction, each followed by its own backlash, we are inching towards a multiracial democracy that can be something greater than what our founders envisioned.

~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.
Send an email to Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: TBA
2025-01-20 10:00 - 12:00 | OR
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: To be announced.
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.

Astoria Happy Hour @ The Merry Time Bar and Grill
2025-01-23 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-06 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-02-13 16:00 - 18:00 | Merry Time Bar and Grill, 995 Marine Dr., Astoria, OR, United States

Freedom as Liberating Love
2025-01-26 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
This week’s service is a zoom presentation Rev. Renee Ruchotzke, of the UUA Congregational Life Staff, Central East Region. “The results of the November 2024 election have shown that
many of our neighbors don’t share the same vision of what kind of world we want to live in. Christian Nationalism has been on the rise and democracy is under attack. In this
service, we explore how the recently adopted UU Shared Values can help us model a compelling alternative.”

~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.
Send an email to Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Holocaust Memorial Day
2025-01-27 | OR

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: Attention Economy
2025-01-27 10:00 - 12:00 | OR
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: Attention Economy.
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.

Black History Month
2025-02-01 - 2025-02-28 | OR

PUUF Board Meeting
2025-02-02 10:00 - 11:00 | OR
If you have anything you wish to bring up to the board, join us on Zoom!
Contact Steve Peterson at President@pacuuf.org for Zoom link.

Spiritual Technologies for Reverance
2025-02-02 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
This week’s service incorporates different methods of worship led by Rev. Mira Kepler

~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.
Send an email to Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: To Be Announced.
2025-02-03 10:00 - 12:00 | OR

Wisdom Wednesdays: UU and You
2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:00 | OR
The topic is Reverence.

Simple Loving Kindness Meditation
2025-02-09 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
Local counselor and artist Nancy Karacand will introduce the Simple Loving Kindness Meditation and talk about the exhibit entitled “Simple Loving Kindness – Art Inspired by Meditation” which she is coordinating for a March 8th opening at the Astoria Visual Arts Gallery. She has been hosting weekly meditation sessions for some of the participating artists for the past several months.

~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.
Send an email to Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: The Emotional Impact of This Impending Autocracy
2025-02-10 10:00 - 12:00 | OR
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: The Emotional Impact of This Impending Autocracy On the Individual and Our Nation’s Leaders.
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.

PUUF Sponsored Game Night
2025-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Lower Columbia Q Center, 171 Bond Street, Astoria, OR, United States
Come join PUUF at the Q Center for Games, Food, and Fun!

(F)unchurch
2025-02-16 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
“How rare it is, how lovely, this fellowship of those who meet
together” (from Psalm 133). Pacific UU Fellowship meets
each Sunday to join together as a spiritual community. Let’s
explore some new ways to nourish our spirits while sharing
time together. We will have an abbreviated service followed
by a choice of activities to either spark creativity, move the
body, challenge the mind or make a joyful noise.

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.
Send an email to Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: Joking and Teasing, why do we do it.?
2025-02-17 10:00 - 12:00 | OR
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: Joking, teasing, provoking: What makes animals do it? What benefit is in it? Are these related to 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.

A Music Service featuring Benedetto DeFrancisco
2025-02-23 12:00 - 13:00 | OR
Benedetto [they/he] of Benergy Healing, is here [and queer] and ready to serve with love. As a certified intuitive energy worker, transformational coach, and instructor, Benedetto holds gentle, yet powerful space through various modalities- including Reiki, Sound Healing, Tarot, Qigong, Yoga, and Mentorship- to support clients who seek clarity and guidance through major life transitions and transformations. Benedetto has been rippling out energy waves for the greatest good since 2016 by working with clients 1:1, teaching classes, and hosting workshops. They have co-created numerous transformational events around the country, and soon around the world!

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.
Send an email to Puufreligioused@Pacuuf.org for more information.

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