One source of inspiration for Unitarian Universalists is human experience, including listening to the wisdom found in the stories of our fellow congregants’ lives. The Community Circles we are launching in January provide one way to engage this practice. You can sign up to … read more.
On Celebration Sunday earlier this month, we invited you – the children and adults of all ages – to join the King Center’s BE LOVE pledge as one pathway deepening around our theme of the year, “Love is at the Center of our Faith.” In … read more.
Dear Members, Friends, and Newcomers,
If you were not able to join us for Celebration Sunday, it was a joyous day to be in the Sanctuary! We have been hard at work tallying our pledge results since that day and want to share that we made … read more.
We are excited to announce that we have hired a new Acting Director of Lifespan Faith Formation & Family Ministries. Her name is Rev. Leah Ongiri.
Rev. Leah is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister who has served in religious education in four congregations. She served as … read more.
Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli civilians and awakened war once again. My heart is breaking. My guess is yours may be as well. Israel and Palestine are interlocked in a seemingly ceaseless war where the losers keep mounting over time. For those of us who are … read more.
Unitarian Universalists tend to be lifelong learners. We have a holy curiosity about us that begins as small children, and this yearning is never extinguished. It is a frequent trait among us. However, many of our religious education programs or exploration programs used to end … read more.
First Unitarian Portland is seeking a full-time Acting*/Interim* Director of Lifespan Faith Formation & Family Ministries who will partner with our ministers, staff, and religious education teams to create a dynamic faith formation program for children, youth, and adults. The position is available November 1st and … read more.
We hope to grow smaller as we grow larger. While that sounds like a contradiction, it really isn’t. We grow smaller by creating opportunities to build community in small groups – through classes, teamwork, covenant circles, and the like.
As congregations grow larger, we gain capacity … read more.
Fall symbolizes change and transition. The shift from warm weather to cooler weather, the changing colors of the leaves, the rising to a new grade in school, the continuing emergence out of COVID, the turning of the year in the Jewish calendar, the turning of … read more.
As we launch our Community Conversations sessions this Sunday, I want to share some of the vision and direction we are headed in together. This is grounded in all you have shared with me so far this year and what I have learned as a … read more.
