Sermon Archive

In the second of our Social Justice Speakers centered in beloved community, Rev. Barbara Prose joins us to share more about the work of IMIrJ (Oregon’s Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice) to create a more just world for immigrants, migrants, and asylum seekers by building relationships, taking immediate humanitarian action and long-term collective, intentional action.

Rev. Barbara Prose currently serves as the Executive Director at IMIrJ and just recently accepted a part-time Minister role at the Mid-Columbia UU Fellowship in Hood River. She moved to Portland in 2023 from Tulsa, OK, land of the Cherokee, Muscogee Creek and Osage Nations, where she served as the Executive Director of Ministry for All Souls Unitarian Church. With a Rabbi and a Lutheran Minister, Barbara also co-founded and served as the co-chair of the board of El Centro: New Sanctuary Empowerment Center in Tulsa.

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Special Collection: IMIrJ - https://www.imirj.org

Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Many spiritual traditions include practices of reflection and atonement, recognizing the importance of self-awareness and relationship-repair. Inspired by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the Jewish year, we will explore this spiritual practice together. This year, the observance of Yom Kippur starts at sunset on October 11 and concludes on the evening of October 12 so it seemed timely to center the second of our services focused on exploring spiritual practice around the idea of atonement. What does this mean to UU’s and how might a spiritual practice of making amends for wrongdoing and repairing broken relationships fit into your life?

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

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In this service we will contrast indigenous wisdom and Buddhist philosophy with the dualistic worldview often found in Western thought with its sharp separation between humans and nature. This division often leads to an extractive relationship with the natural world, prioritizing short-term gains and technological advancement over ecological balance and long-term sustainability.

In contrast, indigenous worldviews tend to embrace a more holistic and interconnected perspective, where humans are seen as an integral part of nature. Buddhism reveres and honors all life, cultivating compassion for all living beings. These perspectives support us as Unitarian Universalists to live into our value of interdependence.

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First-Sunday Monthly Potluck after Service!

Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Each church year there are 4 or 5 months that have a 5th Sunday. As part of our lay-led ministry, we will be using these Sundays to offer an alternative to traditional worship. In lieu of holding a service, either in-person or on Zoom, we will be organizing a group service project we can do together instead.

We are planning our 3rd annual Hollywood Neighborhood Cleanup for this last Sunday of September. Come dressed for the weather and join members Larry Burt & Diane Ingle who are again coordinating with SOLV to provide supplies. Our goals are to help make the area a safer, cleaner, more pleasant area to visit and to help build community spirit among our members. Volunteers will pick up litter in the Hollywood neighborhood business area surrounding our meeting place. 

We are seeking a volunteer to lead a possible online gathering for those who are unable to join the cleanup with a possible Get Out the Vote Letter Writing service project. Please connect with Linda M at worship@wyeastuu.org if you would like to assist in this.

5th Sunday Day of Service, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon

There will be NO regular service (either in-person or online) this Sunday.

Wy’east’s mission includes supporting each other in keeping our spiritual searches joyful, compassionate, and curious. Join us as we explore ways we might do this with each other in this interactive online service.

The current rhythm of our worship services has us meeting online twice each month. In this new church year, your Worship Team is inspired to find ways to really lean into some of the strengths of this format of worship which include opportunities for deeper sharing with one another and exploring personal spiritual practices that can nourish and strengthen our spirits. This Sunday we will delve into ways to nurture personal spiritual practice.

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

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Curtis Young, the Executive Director of the Blueprint Foundation, joins us this morning as the first of our Social Justice Focus Speakers for the new church year and will explore the intersection of the land, Black Community, and stewardship. From the beginning, humanity was entrusted with the earth. Let's take time to reflect on the legacy of stewardship within faith communities—a legacy of resilience, wisdom, and care for the planet. Our faith calls us to action. Stewardship isn’t just a concept to understand; it's a practice to live out. As we consider this work, let us draw strength from our faith and history, knowing that we honor God, our ancestors, and our progeny through our stewardship.

Curtis Young (he/him) currently serves as the Executive Director of The Blueprint Foundation, a dynamic organization committed to empowering Black and Indigenous youth within the Portland Metropolitan Area. His leadership and dedication align seamlessly with the nonprofit's mission.

In his role, Curtis oversees strategic initiatives, community engagement, and program development. Collaborating closely with stakeholders, he ensures that The Blueprint Foundation creates culturally responsive mentoring and experiential outdoor learning opportunities. Curtis’s unwavering passion for justice and equity drives the organization's work, ensuring that young people have access to family-sustaining careers in fields where they are currently under-represented.

Through lived experience, Curtis understands the importance of role models and safe spaces for Black and Brown individuals in Portland, and it is important to him that Blueprint helps in leading the way. 

Whether Blueprint participants are planting trees, restoring trails, or learning nature-based mindfulness exercises, the aim is to provide support to the whole person—mind, body, and spirit—in connection with nature and belonging in green spaces and careers.  

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Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Join us in person or online as we welcome the shift in season and the new beginning spirit of September – a new “church year!” The second Sunday in September is the traditional date for our annual Water Communion and Ingathering. Join us joyfully in person or virtually on Zoom with a small amount of water representing your summer experience or your current position on your life journey. Come, let us gather together and refresh our shared commitment to our beloved community. Service led by Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx.

Normally the 2nd Sunday Service is only offered online. However, due to the Labor Day holiday, the 1st Sunday (September 1st) and the 2nd Sunday (September 8th) are switching formats. Our monthly potluck for September will happen on the 8th instead of the 1st.

Special Collection: PAW Team - Portland Animal Welfare

Monthly Potluck after Service!

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Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Lewis Richmond is a Buddhist practitioner, teacher, and writer. In this easy-to-digest talk of his on Buddhist principles applied to aging, he covers ground familiar to us regarding concepts like kindness, giving back, and gratitude, but puts them in the context of our life and death, which we do not necessarily always think about, even though all of us will experience both. 

Normally the 1st Sunday Service is Multi-platform and the 2nd Sunday Service is Online only. However, due to the Labor Day holiday, the 1st Sunday (September 1st) and the 2nd Sunday (September 8th) are switching formats. 

Our Monthly Potluck will be next Sunday - the 8th. 

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

Let’s explore the role imagination plays in how we think of and treat one another. How can we use our imaginations toward the liberation of all people? 

Annie Scott, Credentialed Religious Educator, feels honored and excited to begin serving congregations as the newest member of the Pacific Western Region Congregational Life field staff. She has most recently served as Director of Religious Educator for Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, CO and as President of the Liberal Religious Educators Association (LREDA). She has learned much from the congregations and religious professionals she has served with in Oregon City, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Golden over her twenty-seven years as a religious educator. She and her husband, Mick, raised their children in Unitarian Universalist congregations and are moving back to Oregon from Colorado to live near their three daughters, extended family and two-year old granddaughter, Emerson.

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

The Five Oaks Museum in Hillsboro is a gathering place of vibrant art, culture, history and storytelling. Visitor Services & Learning Coordinator Aron Wagner will join us this Sunday as part of our “journey to learn more, do better, and honor the stories of those who came before us and are still here.”  For over 600 years, people, plants, and animals have gathered under a grove of five Oregon white oak trees standing tall in what is now Hillsboro, called Chatakuin (Place of the Heavy Stone Mortars) by the Tualatin Kalapuya. If these trees could speak, they would tell stories of how they thrived with Indigenous land stewardship. They would recall the changes caused by colonial settlement, agriculture, and urban growth. The oaks would applaud generations of caretaking efforts. They would remind us that we, the people who live here, are also part of nature. Ultimately, the oaks would show that when humans and land care for one another, we can weather the changes of the future. 

We will be organizing an optional field trip to visit the museum for a private tour on Saturday, August 24th at 10:30. A link to RSVP will be in the Zoom chat and went out in the Service Announcement for today’s service.

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Multi-Platform Worship (both in-person & online)

Sunday at 10:30 AM

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Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833