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🌞 Sunday Worship


  •  February 23, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  March 2, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  March 9, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  March 16, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  March 23, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  March 30, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  April 6, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  April 13, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  April 20, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  April 27, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  May 4, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  May 11, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  May 18, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  May 25, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am
  •  June 1, 2025
     10:15 am - 11:30 am

In-person Sanctuary 1211 SW Main St. Portland, OR 97205 https://www.firstunitarianportland.org/service-livestream/   (more…)

Gordon Ware Memorial


  •  February 23, 2025
     2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

A memorial will be held for member Gordon Ware on Sunday, February 23, at 2 p.m. in Eliot Chapel, with a reception to follow at 3:30 p.m. in Buchan Reception Hall.  Longtime member Gordon Ware died on December 8 after a lengthy struggle with Alzheimer’s at the age of 83. Gordon was a physicist, an (more…)

Connect & Reflect


  •  February 25, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  March 4, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  March 11, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  March 18, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  March 25, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  April 1, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  April 8, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  April 15, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  April 22, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  April 29, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  May 6, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  May 13, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  May 20, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  May 27, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm
  •  June 3, 2025
     5:30 pm - 6:15 pm

Join Rev. Alison Miller and Jen Thomas every Tuesday from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. on Zoom. Come share in conversation centered on the topic of the most recent sermon. Look for the discussion question during preservice slides and order of service. Click here to join. (more…)

How Do We Protect Immigrants in Our Community? Part 2


  •  March 4, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

This second session in our three-part series will focus on legislative advocacy. We want to be informed, prepared, and ready for action, as the Oregon legislative session progresses. Through an anti-racist lens, we will explore strategic ways we can act in solidarity to promote and defend the rights and human dignity of immigrants and other (more…)

Contemplative Practices Group


  •  March 6, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  •  March 20, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  •  April 3, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  •  April 17, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  •  May 1, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  •  May 15, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
  •  June 5, 2025
     1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

First Thursdays in Channing (A101) Third Thursdays in Buchan Reception (B101)   The Contemplative Practices Group is returning! Join with us on the first and third Thursdays of the month from 1 to 2:30 p.m. to sit together in silence. Connect to your inner self as well as something bigger than yourself. Bring more peace (more…)

Workshop: Successful Transitions in Aging


  •  March 8, 2025
     8:00 am - 12:00 pm

A Process of Personal Introspection and Practical Planning Aging is inevitably a time of slowing down and presents us with unique challenges. Yet aging is also a time ripe with possibilities for change and growth. Folks of any age are invited to join the UU Men’s Community for a half-day workshop which will be presented (more…)

Drop-In Parenting Circle


  •  March 9, 2025
     11:30 am - 2:00 pm
  •  April 13, 2025
     11:30 am - 2:00 pm
  •  May 18, 2025
     11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Join the community of parents at First Unitarian and share stories, wisdom, and explore spiritual reflection. These circles are great for long-time families and newcomers alike to build community with those who share a parenting journey. Meets every 2nd Sunday of most months (May meets 3rd Sunday) from October to May. Lunch and childcare provided. (more…)

Good Times Book Group


  • The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Martin Molan
     March 18, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love and the Hidden Order of Life by Lulu Miller
     April 15, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
     May 20, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Inheritance: A Memory of Genealogy, Paternity and Love by Dani Shapiro
     June 17, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • The Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
     July 15, 2025
     7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

We meet by Zoom from 7 – 8:30 pm. Please contact Sue L. to get on the email list for Zoom links. (more…)

Matins for Lent


  •  March 24, 2025
     9:00 am - 9:30 am
  •  March 31, 2025
     9:00 am - 9:30 am
  •  April 7, 2025
     9:00 am - 9:30 am
  •  April 14, 2025
     9:00 am - 9:30 am

Lent is a season for self-reflection and renewal. We invite you to Matins for Lent, a series of four quiet Zoom services to inspire you with a uniquely Unitarian perspective on the season. Offered on Monday mornings from 9:00 to 9:30 on March 24 and 31, and April 7 and 14. Through music, poetry, reflection (more…)

Annual Vote – Ballots Due


  •  May 18, 2025
     10:30 am

Ballots are due at the church by 10:30 a.m. on our Annual Vote day, May 18. Ballots mailed to the church via U.S. Postal system must be received in the office by Thursday, May 15, to be counted, as the office is closed on Friday, May 16, and no mail is received.   (more…)