Jenn Feeney is a Portland based printmaker. She started her printmaking career in 2006 when she was introduced to monotype in a workshop. She knew right away she had found her medium. Having grown up around a commercial print shop that her parents owned and … read more.
Greetings –
February 2 was the final day to submit applications for the Senior Minister Search Committee to our Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee, which is doing the first level of review, reported we have 43 qualified applicants. We are very pleased and grateful to all … read more.
In a meeting with a group
of congregants last week, I decided to share a poem about America for our
centering. The past week I had blogged about the separation of church and
state, and the dangers of our church becoming a political club. Yet our
ministry together needs … read more.
Meet Delia, My Great Grandmother
In this photo, taken about 1885, my great-grandmother,
Delia Penland sits surrounded by her family. Her husband sits to her right, her
eldest daughter, my grandmother, sits to her left.
Delia was born a slave, owned by Robert Penland, who gave
his name and his … read more.
Monthly Theme: Trust
This Love Between Us
Music: Reena Esmail
Text: Dhammapada Chapter 10 Verses 129-132, Guru Granth Sahib, Romans 13:8-12, Pahlavi Rivayat: 8a8, Kabir and Isa Upanishad, Acharanga Sutra, and Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi Rumi
I.
All beings tremble before violence
All fear death
All love life
See yourself in others.
Then whom can … read more.
Unitarian Universalism
knows the importance of the separation of church and state. Thomas Jefferson, who
declared himself a Unitarian, articulated the original language of separation
that we still draw on. The UUA has been clear in its support for that
separation from its earliest days. We are founding members … read more.
