Freedom and Tyranny: The Soul’s Longing for Independence
Drawing from traditional myths, tales and poems storyteller Will Hornyak considers the spiritual dimensions of freedom in honor of Independence Day July 4. Worship Leader: Eric Tschuy
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General Assembly – Ever Willing: Becoming the People Our World Needs
The pandemic has wrought change and created uncertainty for institutions, like our Unitarian Universalist congregations, and our wider world. Who and what are we becoming, individually and collectively? Our GA Sunday service explores these themes as we gather in community to celebrate the best of who we UUs are.
Of Dads and Wolves
Watch the service HERE. OR 7 is the famous wolf who trekked hundreds of miles across Oregon looking for a mate. He found his mate in Northern California, and they moved back to Oregon and raised their family there. OR 7 became a father against all odds. What can we learn about human fatherhood from … Continue reading Of Dads and Wolves
Annual Flower Communion
Watch the service HERE. Bring flowers from your yard or neighborhood to celebrate the annual flower communion. This Unitarian Universalist celebration acknowledges that as no two flowers are alike, so no two people are alike, yet each has a contribution to make. Together the different flowers form a beautiful bouquet. Our common bouquet would not … Continue reading Annual Flower Communion
How Can Universal Love and Justice Be The Values of Humanity?
Watch the service HERE. Greg will tell us a story about a snowstorm that introduces a hopeful perspective we might adopt in perilous times. Worship Leader: Carol Knox Greg is a retired critical care RN. Prior to that, he worked as a Biologist with Alaska Department of Fish and Game in King Cove, Alaska, as a substitute … Continue reading How Can Universal Love and Justice Be The Values of Humanity?
Finding Humanity in Our History
Watch the service HERE. Finding our humanity in our personal, familial and societal history… this is our charge that we may learn from the past about what we are made of, how our struggles shape us, and how we can learn to love each other. Ryan and Deanna Hall live in Sandy, Oregon with their … Continue reading Finding Humanity in Our History
Could Be Good
Watch the service HERE. It seems like all we get is bad news. But if we take another look we could find the good that we just haven’t noticed yet. Or maybe there is another way to think about it. Terry will bring some down to earth ways to find the good – past, present, … Continue reading Could Be Good
Brightening Our Flame
Watch the service HERE. Reverend Sue explains how Sunday’s service will be unique: “In addition to honoring Mother’s day with readings and music, instead of a Sermon/message, we will get together in groups to talk about: 1. What does Eastrose mean to me? 2. What can I do to be a steward to Eastrose? … Continue reading Brightening Our Flame
Celtic Thresholds
Watch the service HERE. Come for stories about the real and mythic St. Brigid, an early 5th-century figure in Celtic Christianity. In Ireland, she is a favorite woman saint, more popular than Mary. In real life, she was a respected Abbess who helped foster a distinct Christianity. It was centuries before the Church discovered how … Continue reading Celtic Thresholds
They Looked to the Sky
Watch the service HERE. The UU 7th Principle is about the interconnectedness of all beings. As humans, we always strive for some kind of connection with others and with the universe. When we experience the interconnecting web that is in all existence, we foster compassion and gratitude in ourselves and towards others. Come explore with … Continue reading They Looked to the Sky