Month: May 2024

The Eliot Chapel Turns 100

Did you know that the Eliot Chapel turns 100 this year? It was 1924 when First Unitarian moved to its present location, which, back in 1924, was the western edge of downtown Portland. Up until then, the church’s home was just a couple blocks away … read more.

A Reflection on the Year

This is a reflection on the hopes and dreams for our future that you shared with me in May and June of 2023 at the Community Conversations.  Read on to see what we’ve been able to accomplish in the past year. Thank you for all … read more.

May/June: Quilts of Love

The Quilts of Love group was started in 2011 by Holly North as a way to combine her new-found interest in quilting and her passion for helping the families experiencing homelessness that are being day sheltered here at First Unitarian Church Portland under the organizations … read more.

The Spring

I don’t know about you, but I always feel like my life speeds up in the late spring, as though I’m barrelling towards the summer with no breaking mechanism. I don’t want to waste the first warm and sunny days, these blessed late sunsets, so … read more.