May: Ikie Kressel
Eileen “ikie” Nolan Kressel is a printmaker and painter, a retired Clinical Social Worker and Registered Art Therapist who for over twenty years was a member of Inkling Studio in … Continue reading May: Ikie Kressel
Month: April 2019
Making Memories
I am fond of telling stories about how children who grow up in the First Unitarian community remember highlights from their younger years here. I have loved hearing from adults, … Continue reading Making Memories
Proposed Changes to Board Governing Policies 2018 – 19
The linked document shows proposed changes in red with commentary about the changes in the right margin.
Almost Biblical
“Almost Biblical.” That is how one staff member at the church described this week. Between the flood in our own Buchan building and the fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral … Continue reading Almost Biblical
April ’19 Moderator’s Letter
Greetings – It’s always a busy spring and Easter season here at First Church. Unfortunately, the sprinkler leak that flooded 3 floors of Buchan yesterday added additional work for all our … Continue reading April ’19 Moderator’s Letter
We Would Be One
I always get the words wrong. The hymn “We Would Be One” is a favorite of mine and of many of us: We would be one as now we join … Continue reading We Would Be One
April: Ron Bloom
Ron Bloom, tapestry weaver, native of Brooklyn, New York, has lived in Portland for the past ten years at Terwilliger Plaza where he had his first exhibition. He has been … Continue reading April: Ron Bloom
A Fragile Faith
This is the season when preachers and teachers in religious communities search within themselves and in the world to justify hope. The renewal in the earth around us stands in … Continue reading A Fragile Faith