• Picking Up and Putting Down

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    Bunny Peterson and Meredith Richardson focus on the importance of maintaining balance in our lives. What we choose to pick up and what we choose to put down are equally important. Whether it is your everyday life, your career, or the current state of our nation, you cannot keep piling worries and work onto your … Continued

  • (F)un Church Sunday

    First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 770 11th St., Astoria, OR, United States

    Yes, church should be fun! No brimstone, hellfire, or guilt for us for us! Just fun, love, and being with good people. Put your cares aside for a bit and indulge in one of activities provided by our CUUPs members: Here's the menu of activities that will be available this time: Drum circle with Veja … Continued

  • Lughnasadh/Lammas Ritual

    First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 770 11th St., Astoria, OR, United States

    Exploring the World of Pagan Rites Join us at Noon on August 3rd, 2025, for our CUUPS Lughnasadh ritual, celebrating the first harvest. This ritual will be conducted as part of the regular service of the Pacific Unitarian Universalist Fellowship and will be held in the fellowship hall at 770 11th Street, Astoria. This ritual … Continued

  • The Gift of Listening

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    "The Gift of Listening" What happens when you feel truly heard? The practice of listening closely to another person has the power to bring healing and connection. What can we learn about one another, ourselves and the world by diving deeply into listening? Rev. Mira Kepler is our speaker this week. We are meeting in … Continued

  • Three Transformative Insights from Ten Years as a Tibetan Buddhist Monk (That Matter in Astoria, Oregon)

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    After ten years in monks’ robes, much of what Mac McGoldrick learned as a Tibetan Buddhist monk remains deeply relevant far beyond monastery walls. These insights aren’t reserved for spiritual adepts—they offer tools for anyone navigating the complexities of daily life, even in a small, windswept town like Astoria. Mac will present three enduring truths, … Continued

  • The Annual Water Ceremony

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    Rev. Mira Kepler As we welcome the turning of the season from Summer to Fall, join Rev. Mira for a community ritual honoring the sacred places, traditions, and transitions of our lives.  Please bring a small amount of water from a place that is important to you, whether your home or a loved one’s, a … Continued

  • CSAI 2025 – Abolition, Transformation and Faith Formation.

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    Fellow congregant Laura Gordon will inform us of Congregational Study Action Issues (CSAI). These are issues selected by UU member congregations for three years of study, reflection and action. The purpose is to provide member congregations of the Association with an opportunity to mobilize energy, ideas and resources around a common issue. The end result … Continued

  • Prayer and Present Life

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    "Prayer and Present Life" Join Ian Kepler, LCSW, for consideration of this month's theme of Prayer. Ian is a psychotherapist, parent, and devoted student of Zen Buddhism. His experience with prayer and contemplative traditions is rich and varied, having grown up in the Lutheran tradition, attended Catholic school, studied Tai Chi from age 12, spent … Continued

  • The Cognitive Practice of Prayer.

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    There are many ways to describe and define prayer. A Christian scientist has shown that prayer is a cognitive practice full of problem-solving resources. Prayer can be a form of communication with the divine that is therapeutic. We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will also be live-streamed … Continued

  • Everyday Death

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    Kicking off this month's theme of "Death", join Rev. Mira to explore ways to build a more comfortable relationship with that final, universal stage in our lives. What would it look like to keep our own death close in our hearts, rather than feared and shunned? What of the death of those we love? This … Continued

  • (F) un Church

    First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 770 11th St., Astoria, OR, United States

    Yes, church should be fun! But what if our monthly theme is Death? Explore the death theme with one of these activities provided by our CUUPs members: write your own obituary (Dave Ambrose), build a memory altar (Kelli Mack), or a discussion. Our featured photo is an altar commemorating a loved one which is Mexican … Continued

  • How a Remembered Prayer from Childhood Saved My Life

    First Presbyterian Church of Astoria 1103 Grand Ave., Astoria, United States

    When Karl Hauer went hunting years ago, he expected to meet a deer and shoot it, not get shot and meet God. That shot upended his life and set him on he would have never experienced otherwise. A native Astorian, Karl has traded anger and guns for paint brushes, paint and conversations with God. We … Continued