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Watch the service HERE. The Rev. Kaaren Anderson has written about a time when she put down her book to ponder her own hands, what they touch and experience and create. “I don’t want smooth hands,” she tells us. “I want mine to speak to my person, to my life’s work, to the sum of … Continue reading Move In The Hand
Watch the service HERE. In cities throughout the world, individuals are “checking out” real live people in a program called “Human Libraries.” The goal is to encourage us to engage with others in one-on-one conversations to break down stereotypes and the judgement that comes with focusing on the “cover” and not the “book.” What have … Continue reading Unjudge Someone
Watch the service HERE. In the Article II revision that was passed by our General Assembly in June, Unitarian Universalists name justice as one of our faith’s central values. And certainly all of us want to believe in a universe in which everyone has an equal chance at health and happiness. But we also know … Continue reading “It’s Just Not Fair!
Watch the service HERE. Drawing on personal experiences, Homilist/storyteller Gloria Holland explores her own loss of Faith, mostly in herself, then discusses the relationship between Faith and Doubt. Worship leader Eric Tschuy, Music from Mary Reese and a Time for All Ages from Tara Toler. Gloria returns to Eastrose for the 3rd time; she is … Continue reading Confessions of an Imposter
Watch the service HERE. Do things really happen “for a reason?” Who can say? Even so, we’ll explore the challenge of living deliberately in an often-random world. When our lives (or country, or world) tilt in directions we had not expected and fault lines open under our feet, how might we strive to loosen our … Continue reading Waiting for the Ice Cream Truck
Watch the service HERE. Cultivate Initiatives is a group of people that envisions communities that are safe, supportive, and full of opportunities. As a nonprofit organization serving East Portland and East Multnomah County, they empower individuals and communities through workforce development, housing and homemaking, and supportive sheltering. Caleb and others from the Cultivate Initiatives team … Continue reading Providing Support, Safety and Opportunity Amidst the Ruins
“To embark on the journey towards your goal and dreams requires bravery. To remain on that path requires courage…” Steve Marboli Watch the service HERE. Seeing bravery and courage in others often inspires admiration and awe. Yet, almost all of us in our life have been brave and at times courageous. Rev. Suzie Matranga-Watson will look … Continue reading Being Brave, Having Courage
Read the sermon HERE. Watch the service HERE. With an uptick in voter suppression and the American experiment more fragile than ever, it’s important to examine how tribalism, conspiracy theories, and extreme theologies have corrupted the underpinnings of our nation. Can belief play a role in our democratic process in 2024, or have ideology and secularism replaced … Continue reading Faithful Democracy
Read the sermon HERE. Watch the sermon HERE. Having just returned from a week at the fabled Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico, Rev. Robin will explore how the Ranch’s high desert landscape and spiritual ancestry inspired O’Keeffe in her work and life. We’ll also look at how she shares this legacy with Christian mystics … Continue reading Georgia O’Keeffe and the Spirit of Ghost Ranch
Watch the service HERE. Religious pluralism, the way we live out our own affirmation of the variety of spiritual paths among us, is central to our life together. Rev John Hasenjaeger, a liberal Presbyterian minister, will introduce us to two of the pioneers of the modern development of religious pluralism—G.E. Lessing, who comes out of … Continue reading Two Pioneers of Religious Pluralism: A Model of Spiritual Friendship
