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Upcoming Worship Services

On the first and third Sunday of each month, we meet for worship at the Community for Positive Aging (formerly Hollywood Senior Center), 1820 NE 40th Ave., Portland, OR. On the 2nd and 4th Sundays worship is entirely online. Every worship service is streamed online on Zoom. Links to streaming worship are in each worship description.

"Freedom as Liberating Love” Rev. Reneé Ruchotzke

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The results of the November 2024 election and the inauguration of our new President have shown that many of our neighbors don't share the same vision of what kind of world we want to live in. Christian Nationalism has been on the rise and democracy is under attack.  In this service, we explore how the recently adopted UU Shared Values can help us model a compelling alternative. This service is part of our UUA Sermon Series Subscription and is presented by Rev. Reneé Ruchotzke, UUA Congregational Life Staff, Central East Region.

Rev. Renee Ruchotzke (ruh-HUT-skee) has served as a UUA Congregational Life Consultant since 2010.

She spends half of her time expanding the UUA Congregational Life Team's LeaderLab, UU Leadership Institute, and other online UUA resources for leadership development, organizational development, governance (including Sociocracy), growth, conflict transformation, congregational dynamics and other aspects of congregational life.

The other half of her time is with the Central East Region. She serves about 30 congregations (Greater Cleveland, OH, Western NY, and the Southern Tier of NY) as UUA Primary Contact.

 

 

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom

Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833

"Hand in Hand: Building a Community of Belonging and Hope” Angela Swan, Deputy Director Pacific Refugee Support Group (PRSG)

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Our Social Justice Speaker Series for this church year focused on Building Beloved Community continues this month with Angela Swan and the work of the Pacific Refugee Support Group. Angela will share how the universal values of compassion and the shared responsibility to support vulnerable individuals guides the work of building community. She will share stories of staff and community members' experiences and how their lives have been impacted by the relationships they've built.  

Angela Swan currently works as the deputy Director of the Pacific Refugee Support Group (PRSG). She began her journey into the nonprofit sector nearly four years ago, and though she arrived here by accident, she is deeply grateful for the path that led her to PRSG. With a background as a recruiter for a major tax firm and later for an international direct placement agency, Angela witnessed firsthand the systemic biases that prevent qualified individuals from accessing opportunities. Time and again, she saw talented candidates being overlooked—often those with “funny” names that were difficult to pronounce or degrees from non-U.S. institutions. While never explicitly stated, the patterns were unmistakable, and the injustice fueled her desire for change.

Today, Angela channels that passion into her role at PRSG, an organization founded on the belief that every person deserves dignity and the right to pursue happiness, safety, and belonging. She loves the opportunity to work with a team that values diversity and is committed to re-empowering refugees and asylum seekers. For Angela, this work is not just a job—it’s a mission to help build a community where everyone has a chance to thrive.

 

Special Collection: Pacific Refugee Support Group

 

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

 

"Spiritual Practice: Revolutionary Love Compass” Wy’east Worship Team & RevolutionaryLove.org

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We continue our monthly exploration of spiritual practice with an introduction to and an opportunity to practice with the “Revolutionary Love Compass.” Created and shared by Valerie Kaur at revolutionarylove.org, this is a spiritual practice that places love at the center and invites us to “point the compass toward whomever you want to practice loving – another, an opponent, or yourself.”


 

Online (Zoom) Only Worship

Sunday at 10:30 AM

Click here to join the virtual service on Zoom

Meeting ID:  275 194 110

Phone In:  (669) 900-6833