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.
Beyond Winning and Losing: Another Way of Power, Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx
Many of the systems surrounding us are built on domination, competition, and control. But our faith points toward another way: collaboration, deep listening, shared power, and n onviolence. This service explores what becomes possible when we resist the urge to overpower and instead commit to hearing one another into fuller humanity.
First-Sunday Monthly Potluck after Service!
All Sermons are 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 Different Kind of Flag, A New Kind of Pride, Sara Blackthorne
When the world feels scary and confusing, holding up a flag and saying "I believe in this, this flag represents me" can be a challenge. Whether that is a flag signaling pride in one's country, one's racial or ethnic identity, or even our gender or sexual orientation, being proud can feel fraught with risk or even condemnation. Join us as we consider the origins of America's Flag Day, what it means to show pride in ourselves and our identities, and even consider our own personal flag designs -- how would we show the world who we really are?
Sara Blackthorne is a lifelong UU, graduate of the United Theological School of the Twin Cities' MDiv in UU Studies program, and a seeker of meaning, justice, and love in the world. Her work in personal and collective liberation stretches across identities and groups, with a heavy focus on healthy boundaries and the work of repair. She's passionate about bringing white folks into the work of liberation for all, and her personal theology is rooted in tabletop role-playing games, Becky Chambers' Monk and Robot series, and the work of Emergent Strategy (led by adrienne maree brown). She lives, works, and quilts in Portland, Oregon with her queer little family of humans and animals, where she is forever in awe of the beauty of the natural world.
All Sermons are 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
Social Justice Speaker Series: The Community for Positive Aging, Amber Kern-Johnson, Executive Director
We have been meeting for worship at the Community for Positive Aging for more than 15 years. Our worship space serves as a thriving community hub Monday through Friday and it seems appropriate to include them in our “We Are Stronger Together” Social Justice Speaker Series. Our missions are remarkably aligned. Amber Kern-Johnson serves as the Executive Director of the Community for Positive Aging and will share with us more about their work to create a healthier, more inclusive, and deeply connected Portland where adults 55 and older thrive through innovative programming, compassionate support services, and person-centered care.
Special Collection: Special Collection for June will go to The Community for Positive Aging
All Sermons are 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
Meet the Moment: Together Everywhere -- the GA Sunday Service, Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu
Each year, the end of June brings the largest annual gathering of Unitarian Universalists. The 2026 UUA General Assembly is all virtual and will be held on June 14th through the 21st. We will share elements from the culminating Sunday Worship from June 21st at this service a week after the event. The GA Sunday Worship was planned and led by the Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu (she/her) who serves the Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene.
Rev. Jen Youngsun Ryu arrived in Eugene in 2021 while the building was still closed and the congregation was finding its way back to one another. Born in Seoul and raised in Ohio, she found Unitarian Universalism as a young adult in Baltimore and was drawn to a faith that honors both the tough mind and the tender heart.
After years of lay leadership, she entered seminary in 2002, then spent nearly a decade in parish ministry with the Williamsburg Unitarian Universalists, alongside service at the district level and on the UUMA Board. Her vocational path later led her into healthcare chaplaincy, where she specialized in oncology care and earned board certification. Working as a staff chaplain in Charleston deepened her pastoral skills and broadened her interest in spiritual care research.
In the wake of the pandemic, Rev. Ryu felt called back to the parish and to the rhythms of a multigenerational community. This year, she celebrates the 20th anniversary of her ordination with a steady conviction that our liberal faith, practiced with honesty and love, changes lives for the good.
Note: we elected to share this service a week after it was presented live because these services tend to be quite long (usually 1.5 hours or more) and wanted the opportunity to share the elements that would fit best in our more typical worship format.
All Sermons are 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