MCUUF welcomes everyone, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation,
gender identity, or disability. Wherever you are on your spiritual path, you are welcome here.
- Mark your calendars for May 25
Last Sundays in March through July at the Grange 12:30-2PM
- Watch and share Reverend Prose's eggcellent Easter sermon "What's Easter to a Humanist?"
- Gorge Pride Parade
- Multigenerational Worship
- People's Climate March
- FISH Food Bank Community Gardens
- Annual picnic
- Flower Communion
- The Fellowship representing at the April 5, 2025 Hands Off! Rally
- Portland Pride Parade
Active Love and Anthropocene Angst
As we continue our monthly theme of salvation, it seems appropriate on this Sunday after Earth Day that we reflect on what is involved in saving our planet. Our presenter, JD Stillwater, calls himself a “science ambassador” who has devoted his career to exploring the relationships between science and spirituality. In this presentation, he raises some important … Continue reading Active Love and Anthropocene Angst
April’s Theme: Salvation
By Reverend Barbara Prose
The other day, I was asked if Unitarian Universalists offered salvation from Hell. Such questions are usually meant to unsettle, if not challenge people who say they are spiritual but not religious. If you are ever asked such a question, it’s helpful to remember a scene from The Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos.
In that story, a priest encounters a woman who is completely turned in on herself. She has been abandoned by her daughter and betrayed by her husband. Death has claimed her young son. With so much loss and grief, her heart has hardened. So the priest urges her to unlock her hardened heart, pleading, “Hell is not to love anymore.” Remembering the scene, I found my answer and said, “Yes, we offer salvation from hell. “
Because to tuck ourselves away in a little ego-world of our own, is hellish.
To deceive ourselves into believing our world is the world – is hellish.
To not have opportunities to serve others – is hellish.
To have to think alike to receive love – is hellish.
To be afraid of someone else because of the color of their skin, or their accent or their class, or their country of origin, or their religion – is hellish.
In our congregations, we study and learn from psychology, sociology, anthropology, history, the arts and theology, so we can connect across all these differences that make a difference in our lives – and we develop the awareness and skills we need to be saved and to save each other from such a wide variety of living hells. Do Unitarian Universalists offer salvation from hell? You bet we do!
Past Themes:
March – Letting Go
Events
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27 Apr 25
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4 May 25
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11 May 25
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18 May 25
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Recurring Events
Every Tuesday – Garden Café
9-11 AM at Nativ Café, organized by Pam Zachary-Morneault
Every Friday – Community Action for Gaza 4:30-5 PM at Oak and 2nd St
3rd Thursdays – Sing-Along 7-8 PM at the Rockford Grange, led by Paul Blackburn and Dick Withers
1st Saturdays – Pancake Breakfast 7-10 AM at the Lyle Lion’s Club
Every Friday – Community Action for Gaza 4:30-5 PM at Oak and 2nd St
3rd Thursdays – Sing-Along 7-8 PM at the Rockford Grange, led by Paul Blackburn and Dick Withers
1st Saturdays – Pancake Breakfast 7-10 AM at the Lyle Lion’s Club
Scheduling MCUUF Events at the Grange
Please send requests to [email protected] with the name, date and hours of your proposed event, the specific area at the Grange you want to use and your contact info. We’ll submit it and let you know asap if the request is approved or if there is a scheduling conflict. There is a once-a-month meeting where space/rental questions are decided, so get your requests in as early as possible. Thank you!
Meet Rev. Prose
