Topic: Pastoral Service

Challenges: Our Comfort, Our Concerns, Our Creativity

Meeting with the four coffee klatches over the past several months and listening to their thoughts and ideas, I’ve learned quite a bit that I’d like to share with you today.  We’ll have time at the end of the homily for some discussion.

Homily & Discussion of the October Coffee Klatches

Rev. Kit will summarize her learnings from the October coffee klatches and add some of her own interpretations to what she’s learned.  A congregational discussion will be part of the service.  Veja will be layleader.

 

~Open hearts, open minds, room for all theologies, including yours~

 

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Reflections on Coffee Klatch Discussions

Rev Kit will give a synopsis of the Coffee Klatch Discussions.

 

~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 also be live-streamed via Zoom for those who are not comfortable … read more.

Rev Kit-“The New Normal”

We’ve used that phrase repeatedly over the past several years but particularly during the pandemic. What is the new normal?

 

~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 also be … read more.

Flowers of Our Fathers

The Flower Communion, for us Unitarian Universalists, celebrates an important event in UU history.  For this special Sunday, we ask you to bring a flower or two from your own garden or wildflowers or Freddie’s, whatever works for you.  During our service (Flowers for our … read more.

Gifts from Mothers and other-Mothers

On Mother’s Day, Rev. Kit will look at the gifts we receive from our mothers, whether our moms were “stellar or cellar”, meaning that we may receive useful gifts from even bad mothering.

The God Concept

Rev. Kit Ketcham & Friends

 

“The God Concept” is a variety show of serious reflection by Rev. Kit Ketcham with illustrative readings (some not so serious) by PUUF volunteers.  Thanks to Naomi Fisher, Elliott DeVaney, Karin Webb, Frank Logan, Nancy Logan, and Veja Lahti for their … read more.