Services are currently a hybrid of both in person and via Zoom at this time (subject to change depending on Covid status) -- at 12 noon Sundays; Zoom Links are sent out to members in the Monday newsletter and again on Sunday mornings.
Meeting ID and Password available from president@pacuuf.org or by joining our email list.
Laura Gordon
Slavery, Jim Crow and continued systemic racism have resulted in a racial wealth gap between Black and White Americans. Many advocate for cash reparations. But repairing the harm will require more than just a onetime cash payment. True repentance and repair for centuries of … read more.
Discussion on GA topics. More info TBA
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~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 … read more.
Laura Gordon
It was 100 years ago that Norbert Capek held the first Flower Communion in Prague. Capek is considered one of the martyrs of the Unitarian faith, but a century later his Flower Ceremony remains a beautiful expression of all that the Unitarian Universalists of … read more.
Laura Gordon
The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic church whose adherents follow the Seven Tenets. They are inclusive social justice advocates. Sound familiar? What does UU have in common with TST and how are they different?
~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~
We are … read more.
Our national mythos says we are a nation conceived in liberty, and that, after a few hiccups, Americans are free and equal. But slavery was a foundational institution, and its aftereffects echo through the inadequacies and inequities of our economy and body politic today.
Link to … read more.
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? … read more.
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 … read more.
Unitarian Universalism is a living tradition. Spiritual growth is not easy and can mean change. We UUs have articulated our Purpose, as well as our Principles and Sources, in Article 2 of the Bylaws of the Unitarian Universalist Association. We are called upon by those … read more.
Should we “Defund the Police”? The philosophy of justice held by the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee, as discussed in the book “Covered With Night” by Nicole Eustace, is what we would today call restorative justice. Their concept of building accountability, creating a community of … read more.
Laura Gordon will talk about our newest UU principle:
Love is the central tenet of our faith, yet racism, white supremacy and other oppressions are pervasive in our society. The 8th Principle project is asking the UUA Article II Commission and individual UU congregations to build … read more.
