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.
This week’s discussion topic is Climate Change & Refugees: How do we respond to change and the social disruption it causes? Discussion leader is Frank Logan.
We will meet on the stage in the auditorium upstairs.
Topics for this Summer can be found on the Summer Services … read more.
This week’s discussion topic is IMPLICIT BIASES: What are yours? How do you deal with them? . Discussion leader is Tod Lundy.
We will meet on the stage in the auditorium upstairs.
Topics for this Summer can be found on the Summer Services page.
This week’s discussion topic is Communication within PUUF: Board, committees, members, friends. Discussion leader is Jimmy Pearson.
We will meet in the Green Room, #109, in the lower level of the PAC.
Topics for this Summer can be found on the Summer Services page.
This week’s discussion topic is How do we bridge our political divide? What do we have in common? How do we broach our differences? Discussion leader is Dave Ambrose. The final part of the service will be a short native drumming demonstration to kick off … read more.
This week’s discussion topic is BEING MAYOR & BEING TRUE TO UU VALUES. Discussion leader is Arline LaMear.
We will meet in the Green Room, #109, in the lower level of the PAC.
Topics for this Summer can be found on the Summer Services page.
This week we start our Summer discussion schedule. We will have chalice lighting, candles of the heart, and the collection with singing “Spirit of Life”. Then we will have a discussion of a timely topic.
This week’s discussion topic is CATEGORIES OF TRUTH: Scientific truth, legal … read more.
This week we will have a panel talking about UUA Social Justice groups. Arline LeMear will speak about Chalice Lighters; David Delk will speak about Oregon UU Voices for Justice; and other UUSC groups.
At 12:30, after the social hour, there will be a discussion on the stage in the sanctuary. The topic will be “Rational thinking and Denial. How our subconscious affects our thoughts and actions. This includes how we block, or deny the existence, of certain unpleasant thoughts from our consciousness.”
As always, there will be Religious Education for the children following the “Moment with the Children” near the beginning of the service. And there will be coffee and social time downstairs at the PAC following the service.
It is election season, what better thing to talk about than the meaning of democracy, the fifth Unitarian Universalist principle. Carolyn Sinnett and David Delk will discuss what democracy means to them, followed by a general discussion. In all of the noise of politics, let’s remind ourselves why we have elections.
There will be no discussion group this week.
As always, there will be Religious Education for the children following the “Moment with the Children” near the beginning of the service. And there will be coffee and social time downstairs at the PAC following the service.
Nancy Cook will lead this participatory “This We Believe” service which invites UU members and guests to consider diverse, often nontraditional beliefs surrounding the practice of prayer. Forrest Duggan and Monica Van Steenberg will offer prepared comments before passing the mic to the wider congregation. Veja Lahti will close our service with drumming as a form of prayer. Come just to listen, or possibly to share.
As always, there will be Religious Education for the children following the “Moment with the Children” near the beginning of the service. And there will be coffee and social time downstairs at the PAC following the service.
At 10 am, before the service, there will be a discussion in room 109 downstairs. The topic will be “Humor: What is funny? What makes you laugh? Come with jokes, cartoons, etc.”
Ann Lederer from CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will speak about how the community can stand up for abused and neglected children. This is an opportunity to learn what this program offers to families and the need for volunteers. As a longtime CASA volunteer, Mayor Arline LaMear will introduce Ms. Lederer.
CASA trains community volunteers to stand up for abused and neglected children. Their advocacy helps ensure that these children have the best possible chance for a safer, more secure home life. Ann Lederer, was the Executive Director of CASA from 2010-2016. She is now serving as the Program Manager. Her responsibilities include resource development and maintenance, organizational and program planning, community and public relations, personnel management, fiscal management, volunteer recruitment, training and support, and court representation.
The regular 1st and 3rd Sunday discussions begin this week with Tod Lundy leading a discussion about “Life after death: How has this belief affected your life? How has it effected the course of human history?” NOTE: discussions this fall will be at 10 am in the downstairs social room. Enter at the side door on Franklin Ave.
