Upcoming Worship Services
All of our services are Multi-Platform and you have the option of attending either In-Person or on Zoom.
In person we meet for worship at the Community for Positive Aging, 1820 NE 40th Ave., Portland, OR.
Every worship service is streamed online on Zoom.
Click here to join our service on Zoom
Meeting ID: 275 194 110
Phone In: (669) 900-6833
Wy’east UU is a shared ministry. Our quarter-time minister, Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx, leads one service most months and also often contributes elements to one other service each month. Our lay-leadership collaborates to bring a variety of guest ministers, other speakers and special programs on the remaining Sundays. These include regular appearances by Guest Minister Rev. Stephani Skalak with her focus on Personal Spiritual Practice, as well as a series of speakers and special collections related to our Social Justice focus for the year “We are Stronger Together.”
In months when there are 5 Sundays, which happens 4 or 5 times each year, we will typically gather for a service project rather than a worship service.
"What We Choose” Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx
When the news is full of unimaginable decisions and Portland awaits possible federal troops, how do we choose to respond? We will explore how to stay true to our vision of love at the center rather than let others define the “rules of the game." Join us for accompaniment, solidarity, and grounding in these tumultuous times
Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)
Sunday at 10:30 AM
Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom
Meeting ID: 275 194 110
Phone In: (669) 900-6833
"Spiritual Practice: Healing with our Ancestors” Rev. Stephani Skalak
Throughout history humans all over the world have included their ancestors in their spiritual practice. This week we are going to reflect upon the gifts and burdens we share with our own ancestors. You are invited to bring a small object for our temporary altar that represents your ancestor(s); when choosing, please feel free to consider familial ancestors, community/cultural ancestors, or spiritual ancestors.
Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)
Sunday at 10:30 AM
Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom
Meeting ID: 275 194 110
Phone In: (669) 900-6833
"A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Ryan Saari, Director of Development and Relationships at Cultivate Initiatives
Cultivate Initiatives is an East Portland nonprofit walking alongside neighbors navigating houselessness to move from survival to stability. Through three core pillars—Workforce Development, Housing & Homemaking, and Supportive Sheltering—we offer low-barrier support like paid work opportunities, showers and hygiene, housing navigation, and safe village communities. Rooted in East Portland/East Multnomah County, our team (many with lived experience) builds trust, dignity, and real pathways to jobs and long-term housing—so every neighbor can find belonging, purpose, and hope close to home.
Ryan Saari is the Director of Development and Relationships at Cultivate Initiatives, a nonprofit in East Portland working alongside marginalized neighbors to build stability, dignity, and opportunity. Drawing on a background in community organizing, storytelling, and relationship-building, Ryan leads fundraising, donor engagement, and partnership development to sustain and grow CI’s impact. Ryan is passionate about connecting people—housed and unhoused alike—through creative initiatives that foster belonging, hope, and long-term community transformation.
Special Collection: Cultivate Initiatives
Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)
Sunday at 10:30 AM
Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom
Meeting ID: 275 194 110
Phone In: (669) 900-6833