Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Astoria Happy Hour @ The Inferno
2026-01-06 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-13 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-01-27 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-03 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-02-10 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Inferno, 77 11th St., Astoria, OR, 97103
Join your fellow PUUFers for a drink and a chat:

The Inferno
77 11th St., Suite G, Astoria, OR

Weekly Meditation Group
2026-01-07 18:00 - 19:30
Contact Dave Ambrose for location information.

The Meditation Group is now meeting on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30.
Led by Ian Kepler, a social worker and therapist with ten years of meditation experience in the Zen 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.
We are studying a book titled “No Time to Lose” by Pema Chodron. We have a couple of books available.

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

Practicing Hope
2026-01-11 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Astoria, 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States
“Practicing Hope”
Laura Gordon presents a modified version of a sermon given by Rev. Nancy Combs Morgan, of the UUA Congregational Life Staff in the Southern Regiion.
In this time of challenge in the greater world, we are called, as Unitarian Universalists, to practice hope. Holding a shared vision of a values-based, whole community of courage and care, we can make the challenge into an opportunity for transformation.
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.
Child Care Is Provided.

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

CUUPS Meetup @ Masquerade
2026-01-11 13:30 - 15:00 | Masquerade, 1020 Commercial St., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
Come join the Pagan contingent of the Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Astoria for good conversation. Do you have questions about paganism? This is a good opportunity to get them answered. However, if you just want to hang out with a friendly group of people for great conversation, that’s ok too. All are welcome.

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: Participant Biography Day: Part 1.
2026-01-12 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: Participants are invited to share their personal histories.
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 Lundy to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

Weekly Meditation Group. Note: New Day and Time.
2026-01-14 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:30

Certain and Uncertain Promises.
2026-01-18 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Astoria, 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States
People complain that we live in uncertain times, but what exactly is so bad about that? Is certainty all that it’s cracked up to be? How real is certainty anyway? And are there possibilities hidden in the uncertain?
Seth Tichenor is a teacher, scholar, public lecturer, and evangelist for the transformative power of philosophical discourse, traditions, and reflection. He has been giving philosophy talks, teaching open philosophy classes, and leading philosophy discussion groups, all for the general public, for over 30 years. He has also taught at Linfield College, Oregon State University, the University Of Hawaii, and Concordia University, as well as Clatsop Community College.
Seth believes that philosophy, in its many dimensions, is an integral part of human experience, both personally and communally, and something everyone can benefit from encountering. Consequently, he and his wife, Gad Perez-Tichenor established “Philosofarian” in 2011 – a nonprofit public philosophy project that brings philosophical inquiry, reflection, classes, and discourse to everyone in their community at no cost. It aims to build long-term communities of philosophical inquiry within the larger public; a vision encompassed in Philosofarian’s motto – “Talk, Think, Belong”. You can learn more about it by checking out its website, philosofarian.org.
Seth lives in Warrenton Oregon with Gad & their two nephews (Dutch & SJ) whom they are raising.
Featured image courtesy of Dave Ambrose.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day
2026-01-19

Humanist Discussion Group.
2026-01-19 10:00 - 12:00
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 Lundy to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

CUUPS Imbolc Ritual
2026-01-25 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 770 11th St., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
PUUF CUUPS performs their Imbolc ritual. Observed on the night of January 31st into February 1st, 2026, Imbolc (IM-bolk or IM-olk) is the Celtic threshold where winter’s deep stillness feels its first soft stirring of life. It is the quickening in the belly of the earth, the faint pulse beneath frost and stone, the moment when the year inhales before it is ready to exhale spring. This is the holy tide of Brigid of the bright hearth, of healing wells and ringing hammers, of poems that arrive like sparks in the dark. At Imbolc we honor the light returning, the milk of ewes swelling, the seeds ready to burst forth into the sunlight. We stand between seasons, with one foot in the long night, the other in the dawn, and we listen for the whisper of what seeks to be born in us.
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.
Child Care Is Provided.

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

CUUPS Meetup @ Necessary Magic
2026-01-25 14:00 - 15:30

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: The Positive and Negative Aspects of Organized Religion.
2026-01-26 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: The Positive and Negative Aspects of Organized Religion.
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 Lundy to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

Holocaust Memorial Day
2026-01-27

Weekly Meditation Group.
2026-01-28 18:00 - 19:30
Contact Dave Ambrose for location information.

Led by Ian Kepler, a social worker and therapist with ten years of meditation experience in the Zen 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.
We are studying a book titled “No Time to Lose” by Pema Chodron. We have a couple of books available.

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

Black History Month.
2026-02-01 - 2026-02-28

PUUF Board of Trustees Meeting
2026-02-01 10:00 - 11:00 | First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 770 11th St., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
If you have anything you wish to bring up to the board, join us on Zoom! The board meets in the parlor adjacent to the fellowhsip hall.
Contact Steve Peterson at President@pacuuf.org for Zoom link.

Year of Mysteries. February's Theme: "What is the Divine? What Transcends Us?"
2026-02-01 12:00 - 13:00
Check back for more information regarding the content of Rev. Mira’s sermon.
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.
Child Care Is Provided.

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

Pot Luck Sunday
2026-02-01 13:00 - 14:00 | First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 770 11th St., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States
On the Sundays when Rev. Mira speaks, we have a potluck. Please bring your favorite dish to share with all. Regardless, feel free to partake. This is a good time to get acquainted with our beloved minister, Rev. Mira Kepler.

Humanist Discussion Group.
2026-02-02 10:00 - 12:00

Weekly Meditation Group
2026-02-04 06:00 - 19:30
Contact Dave Ambrose for location information.

Join us for an evening of meditation that will include instruction, sitting, and reflection. The group is designed with beginners in mind and and those with more experience are also welcome.
We are studying a book titled “No Time to Lose” by Pema Chodron. We have a couple of books available.

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

Rooted In Solidarity
2026-02-08 12:00 - 13:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Astoria, 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States
This worship service tells eight stories from our Unitarian, Universalist, and UU histories: stories about how ordinary people showed up, in very different ways and in particular contexts, to side with love and show up for justice.
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.
Child Care Is Provided.

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

CUUPS Pagan Meetup @ Masquerade.
2026-02-08 13:30 - 15:00 | Masquerade, 1020 Commercial St., Astoria, OR, 97103, United States

Humanist Discussion Group. Topic: Humanism
2026-02-09 10:00 - 12:00
Come join us for our online Zoom meeting Humanist Discussion!

Topic: Humanism
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 Lundy to be put on the distribution list for information on the topics and Zoom invitations to participate in the discussions.

Weekly Meditation Group
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:30
Contact Dave Ambrose for location information.

Join us for an evening of meditation that will include instruction, sitting, and reflection. The group is designed with beginners in mind and and those with more experience are also welcome.
Do Jun, a monk from the Great Vow Zen Monastery near Clatskanie,OR, is our sangha leader.
This week we are finishing our discussion of a book titled “No Time to Lose” by Pema Chodron. We have a couple of books available.

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