Willamette View, a continuing care retirement community on 27 acres overlooking the Willamette River just south of Milwaukie, is bringing you this exhibit. The community has recently attracted numerous artists, who find an open Art Studio; the possibility of personal art studios; and a place … read more.
“And the day came when the
risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to
blossom.”
Anais Nin
Rev. Carol Cissel, our guest preacher last Sunday, spoke about the will it takes to visit our church, or any church. She spoke about … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Sermon Topic: “Everyday Death”
Tiny Ironing Board
Music: Simon Lynge arr. John Boelling
Text: Simon Lynge
Look at the dancing breeze
Olympic Mountains breathe
Look at your own blue hands
Your feet kiss the land
The sun and icebergs play
Magical disco bay
Feels like a love supreme
A … read more.
Monthly Theme: Birth
A Jubilant Song
Music: Dominick DiOrio
Text: Janet Galván and Dominick DiOrio
Alleluia! We Dance!
We dance in the sparkle of the wondrous night sky!
We dance to the music our voices raised high!
We dance to sweet laughter, so fast we can fly!
Alleluia! Dance!
O Oriens
Music: Melissa Dunphy … read more.
Monthly Theme: Death
Winter Music and Worship
A Ceremony of Carols
Music: Benjamin Britten
Text: Robert Southwell, William Cornish, James Wedderburn, John Wedderburn, and Robert Wedderburn
Procession
Hodie Christus natus est:
hodie Salvator apparuit:
hodie in terra canunt angeli:
laetantur archangeli:
hodie exsultant justi dicentes:
gloria in excelsis Deo.
Alleluia!
TRANSLATION:
Today Christ is born;
Today the Saviour has … read more.
The theme of Radical
Hospitality/Welcome this month has been an opportunity for truth telling about
work we need to do. Our guest preacher this Sunday, Rev. Carol Cissel, will
bring her own message about welcome to add to our resources as we engage this
issue.
Neither the Unitarian nor
the Universalist … read more.
Greetings –
Welcome back to the beginning of our church year at First Unitarian. I hope that however you lived out your summer it was renewing and included fun.
Your Board of Trustees is already moving forward on our goals for the year which are:
1. Continued to … read more.
Monthly Theme: Courage
Sermon Topic: “The Courage of Our Convictions”
Amani Utupe (Grant Us Peace, Give Us Courage)
Music: Patsy Ford Simms
Text: Patsy Ford Simms
As we travel down this weary road,
Amani utupe na ustawi.
We need strength to carry on … read more.
Homecoming Sunday was, in so many ways, a good beginning to this church year: The welcoming smiles of folks as they entered the building. The energy was so positive in the sanctuary and the congregation in such good voice as we sang together. The beautiful … read more.
Monthly Theme: Birth
Sermon Topic: “Waiting For New Life”
A Jubilant Song
Music: Norman Dello Joio
Text: Walt Whitman
O! Listen to a jubilant song! O! Listen to a jubilant song!
The joy of our spirit-it is uncaged, the joy of our spirit is uncaged,
it darts like lightning!
My soul … read more.
