Sermon Archive

How to live a BIG Compassionate Life when Trauma is our Teacher

Pema Chodron, Beloved Buddhist teacher, author, nun and mother, states in her book When Things Fall Apart that the way to enlightenment is down not up. Yet, Brene Brown, Social Worker, researcher and author states:  of all the things trauma takes away from us, the worst is our willingness, or even our ability, to be vulnerable. Jesse Remer, doula, empath and trauma informed care trainer will share some of the ingredients to living in compassion when trauma comes knocking at our door.

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Date: 
Sunday, July 28, 2019

Creating a Green New Deal

In the Green New Deal, the climate movement has a vision of the world we want to build, not just the world we’re against. This vision for planet and people asks us to create the basis for the well-being of living things born today.  Service led by Melanie Plaut the 350PDX.org team lead for the Fossil Fuel Resistance Team and a member of the Green New Deal Team.

Special Collection Sunday: 350PDX.org

Date: 
Sunday, July 21, 2019

Everyday Transcendence

“Transcendence” may evoke the image of other-worldliness and deep religiosity – moving closer in relationship to the divine – but it is accessible to any of us, at virtually any time. This morning we explore how the human desire to escape the day-to-day, sometimes mundane, nature of our lives can be reconciled with the freedom to ascend beyond ourselves. Service led by retired UU Minister Rev, Millie Rochester

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Date: 
Sunday, July 14, 2019

Wy’east Annual Interdependence Day Picnic

On the first Sunday of July, Wy’east holds an annual Interdependence Day Potluck/Picnic.  Rather than meeting at the Hollywood Senior Center, join us for games, singing, food and fellowship at the Picnic Area at Creston Park (SE 43rd & Rhone -- just south of Powell Blvd).  Festivities will begin at our usual 10:30 gathering time with games and songs with a potluck picnic lunch to follow at 11:30.

Bring a potluck dish to share plus your own plates and utensils.  Coffee and Lemonade will be provided. Guests are welcome.

Date: 
Sunday, July 7, 2019

The Roads Taken: Honoring the Faith Journeys of Others & Self

Our Unitarian Universalist principles support the seeking of religious truth based on personal experiences, and on respecting others’ searches, wherever they may take them. But do we really live up to our principles? Or do we tend to characterize certain fundamentalist or orthodox searches as misguided and naïve? And can we truly embrace religious tolerance without sacrificing a commitment to justice in the world? We’ll look at these questions with the aim of finding a bridge between personal faith and social interdependence.

Date: 
Sunday, June 30, 2019

In the Shadow of Each Other, We Live

Tired of being directed by others’ perceptions of the “homeless” in our community, Mark Danley, mediator and Certified Introvert, spent over a year meeting and befriending our houseless neighbors. Join with Mark to share perspectives — not to judge or to solve the houseless crisis— but to build community through dialogue and understanding. (Disclaimer: Mark Danley’s primary qualifications are his curiosity and his disdain for fake news.)

 

Special Collection Sunday:  Potluck in the Park

Date: 
Sunday, June 23, 2019

Wy'east Pride Sunday Potluck Discussion

Father’s Day Sunday is the traditional day for Portland’s Pride Parade.  2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that helped to launch the modern Gay Rights movement. Join us for for a potluck brunch and facilitated table conversations where we reflect together on the past 50 years of LGBTQIA+ activism. Where we are now, personally, as a congregation, and as a UU faith, with actively affirming our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of all people?

Date: 
Sunday, June 16, 2019

Further Up and Further In!

“…They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”  You may remember these lines from Chariots of Fire, that great movie about runners in the 1924 Olympic games.  They describe the kind of religious experience that renews our sense of physical (as well as spiritual) vigor. Do they describe your own religious experience as well?  I hope so! Service led by Rev. Craig Moro.

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Date: 
Sunday, June 9, 2019

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