Dave Ambrose   We all meet people who inspire us to be better people and do better things.  Dave Ambrose will introduce us to 3 people he has met in his travels and relate how their faith and UU principles have similarities.  The 3 people who have devoted their lives to serving others are two … Continued

Rev. Kit Ketcham will share how Unitarian Universalists learned to love our neighbors as ourselves: a revealing history. The service will be followed by our second Sunday potluck.   ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will … Continued

Frank E and Laura G have long been advocates for fundamental reform of the US healthcare system. Laura will talk about our current non-system, which fails all of us on so many levels. Frank will talk about what it means for Oregon since passage of Measure 111 in 2022 made Oregon the first state in … Continued

We can probably recite the 7 Principles, but do we know them by heart? Are our Principles just worthy aspirations divorced from everyday life, or do our hearts call us to live our values of justice, equity, interdependence, generosity, transformation, pluralism and love every day? Drawing upon a sermon written by Rev. Leslie Becknell Marx … Continued

Meredith first learned of International Women's Day in Russia in 1990. She honors this day by reflecting on the status of women in 2023, the progress that has been made toward women's equality over the past 30 years, the setbacks we have recently faced, and her continuous hope for the future. ~Open hearts, open minds, … Continued

Reverend Kit Ketcham You often hear that Unitarian Universalists don't believe in anything, but that is not true. We don't have a creed or dogma. We don't have a profession of faith. What we have is covenant. ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We are meeting in person at the … Continued

Our national mythos says we are a nation conceived in liberty, and that, after a few hiccups, Americans are free and equal. But slavery was a foundational institution, and its aftereffects echo through the inadequacies and inequities of our economy and body politic today. ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   … Continued

Reverend Kit Ketcham We UUs have given the world a lot to laugh about over the centuries since we began to be a serious religious path.  That’s a good thing!  To be the Holy Fool is a noble task.  Rev. Kit Ketcham will speak; Meredith is layleader. ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, … Continued

Reverend Mira Kepler As is especially evident as we move into spring, resurrection constantly surrounds us. This Easter, join us in exploring the miracles of everyday living and the awe that is ever-present for those who know how to look. **Potluck and Q&A with Reverend Mira Kepler to follow   ~Open hearts, open minds, room … Continued

Bunny Keterman Bunny will share about her professional and personal experiences with PTSD and how she has learned to live with PTSD and been blessed by its unexpected gifts. ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We are meeting in person at the First Presbyterian Church of Astoria. The service will … Continued

Laura Gordon The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic church whose adherents follow the Seven Tenets. They are inclusive social justice advocates. Sound familiar? What does UU have in common with TST and how are they different?   ~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~   We are meeting in person at the … Continued