Sermon Archive

The Black Parent Initiative (BPI) was established in Portland in 2006, based on a large body of research that demonstrates the importance of parental and family engagement in attaining educational success for children. BPI co-founder Charles McGee and Chuck Smith will speak on their work.

Listen to Chuck Smith's talk.

Listen to Charles McGee's talk.

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The Reverend Craig Moro was selected by our search committee and approved by a special meeting of our congregation, following today's sermon.

Rev. Moro is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Starr King School for the Ministry. He served until recently as consulting minister to Community Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasco, Washington, where he helped to establish a thriving interfaith coalition. Prior to his nine years at CUUC, he served Quimper UU Fellowship in Port Townsend as well as congregations in central Illinois and California. He is delighted by this opportunity to serve Wy’east UU Fellowship!

Feeling most comfortable with uncertainty, Wy’east congregant Paul Strohmayer will share some of the insights he’s gained by simple observation of his own philosophical evolution, human behavior, recurring patterns throughout the universe, and the relationship of it all.

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Please join us for refreshments and conversation after the service.

In which we learn lessons about community from bees, bacteria, and god (with a small g), plus lessons about resilience and compassion from refugees and missionaries. Sermon by Rev. Barbara Stevens.
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Social Hour: Please join us for refreshments after the service.

Vinh Mason will be speaking about his experience as a Climate Action Policy Coordinator at the City of Portland. After 23 years of dedicating his career to the climate crisis, he will share a perspective on why now, more than ever, there is hope for humanity to stabilize the world’s climate.
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Listen to the piano interlude.

Careful observation has revealed a seamless natural Universe of breathtaking magnificence and mystery. Understanding ourselves as part of that magnificence opens the door to a deep and vital spirituality. Sermon by Rev. Mark Gallagher.
Wy’east Potluck Brunch: 11:30 a.m. Bring a potluck dish to share.

Listen to the piano interlude.

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Cristina Marquez, Regional Outreach Coordinator for the Raise The Wage campaign in Oregon, will speak on people struggling to get by, and the importance of raising their wages as an economic and social justice issue. She will tell her own story, including that of her family, as well as those of others.

Listen to the piano interlude.
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From the science of compassion to the challenges it offers us, founding Wy’east member Rev. Sarah Schurr will help us look deeply into this most important of religious acts.
Social Hour: Please join us for refreshments after the service.

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Listen to the interlude.

Amid stigma, rejection, and abuse, people with mental illness, physical disabilities, and shattered souls try to make a life for themselves. What kind of life can they have? What is our responsibility to them, as individuals and a society? How do we move from entitlement to inclusion? Sermon by Rev. Barbara Stevens.
Social Hour: Please join us for refreshments after the service.

Listen to Anthony tell us about SEI

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Anthony Deloney, Director of Youth Services at Self Enhancement, Inc. came to SEI as a youth participant, returned after college to serve through AmeriCorps, and has now been working there almost 20 years. He experienced firsthand the power of being surrounded by positive adults and the true village that is formed and cared for at SEI. Anthony will share stories including his own that demonstrate what is possible in a culture that believes all kids can and will succeed.