Leading by Following
With the coming of spring, I somehow cannot resist seeing signs of hope. Last Saturday hundreds of First Unitarian folks joined the March for Our Lives, calling for a ban … Continue reading Leading by Following
Month: March 2018
April: Jodi Burton
I paint from life paint hoping to pull out a universal element that speaks to all. I try to bring something that rings true to Oregon. I don’t want to copy a landscape, I … Continue reading April: Jodi Burton
What Will We Settle For?
We awoke on Tuesday to news of another school shooting, this time in Maryland. “Only” three children were critically wounded…this time. At First Unitarian, there seems to be near unanimous … Continue reading What Will We Settle For?
Portland March for Our Lives
Saturday, March 24 10 a.m. West Burnside and SW Park (across Burnside from North Park Blocks) Look for the Yellow “Standing on the Side of Love” banner. 12 p.m. Rally … Continue reading Portland March for Our Lives
March ’18 Moderator’s Letter
Greetings Fellow Congregants, Let’s Burn the Mortgage! We are well on our way to accomplishing something that just a year ago seemed a nut too tough to crack (though it … Continue reading March ’18 Moderator’s Letter
From Sacrifice to Sharing
What are you giving up for Lent? I remember that question from my youth. Although my family did not recognize this liturgical season, many of my childhood friends did. Spinach … Continue reading From Sacrifice to Sharing
Thursday, March 29, 2018 – Maundy Thursday
Monthly Theme: Evil Sermon Topic: Choir: Unitarian Choir I give you a new commandment Music: Dominick DiOrio Text: John 15:12 I give you a new commandment: that you should … Continue reading Thursday, March 29, 2018 – Maundy Thursday
Sunday, March 25, 2018
Monthly Theme: Evil Sermon Topic: Darkness and Light Choir: Chalice Choir Hold Out Your Light Music: Moses Hogan Text: Traditional Hold out your light, you Heaven-bound soldier, Let your … Continue reading Sunday, March 25, 2018
Sunday, March 18, 2018
Monthly Theme: Evil Sermon Topic: Proud and Humble Choir: Chamber Choir Daemon Irrepit Callidus Music: György Orbán Text: Traditional Daemon irrepit calidus, Allicit cor honoribus. Quid amabile Daemon dat … Continue reading Sunday, March 18, 2018
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Monthly Theme: Evil Sermon Topic: Deliver Us To Evil Choir: Unitarian Choir Lamentations of Jeremiah Music: Z. Randall Stroope Text: Traditional O vos omnes, qui transities per viam attendite … Continue reading Sunday, March 11, 2018