Drawing our title from a popular bumper sticker, we reflect on the art of creating positive change: in our lives and in the world. When is it better to speak our minds, even if it gets us in trouble? When is it better to keep quiet and play along?
When we risk speaking our truth with those we trust, we open to the possibility of connection; breaking down the barriers of isolation, leaving roomfor the freedom and beauty of transformation. This is a vision for what our lives can be like in community.
February Pageant: Lend your voice to pageant that will put the microphone in the hands of our children, our guests, our regulars and our irregulars. Original music, unrehearsed theater and improv will put a smile on Winter.
Unitarian Universalism is a covenantal faith, not a doctrinal faith. For us, how we walk together to discover depth and meaning in our lives, is more important than what each of us discovers individually on this walk.
Julia is the Director of Oregon Justice Resource Center’s (OJRC) Women’s Justice Project. She describes her work as “the very humbling privilege of assisting women who live in the margins of our society – incarcerated women, pregnant women struggling with drug addiction, and those who are houseless. By sharing their stories and her experience of … Continue reading Lovingly Raising the Voices of Women Too Often Dismissed
The idea that we should only act when it will make a positive difference is a message of white culture. It is one that can paralyze white progressives. What might be a better grounding for working for justice?
A Community Minister affiliated with Portland’s First Unitarian Church, Katherine is deeply involved in issues of environmental and social justice. This morning she reminds us of the all-encompassing existential threat that climate changes poses to our world today and helps us explore some possible answers to the question of how our Faith calls us to respond, and what resources we have to support that response.
At WHUUF and other UU congregations, white voices and stories are most commonly heard from the pulpit. In this service we will listen to the words of Black Unitarian Universalists. This is a celebration of our shared commitment to live into a new chapter in the story of our UU faith. Stay afterwards for the … Continue reading The Promise and the Practice: Centering the Voices of Black Unitarian Universalists.
As we conclude our theme of “Remembering,” WHUUF member Barbara Hansen will discuss grudges and revenge. Hanging on to resentments can be a burden, cluttering our mind and spirit. What steps can we take to get ready for the New Year and next month’s theme – “Inspiration”?
Come to a family-friendly Christmas Eve service presented by Rev. Sarah Schurr and our Religious Educator, Rebecca Gammons. Celebrate the holiday in song and story. Service will be at 5:30 PM and will feature the traditional Silent Night by candlelight.
