By Bonnie Withers Let’s do some time travel. It is May 5, 1819, and we are at the First Independent Church of Baltimore (First Unitarian after 1912). We are attending the ordination and installation of Jared Sparks and we have been told that William Ellery Channing will deliver a groundbreaking sermon. But we don’t hear … Continue reading What’s In a Name? The Baltimore Sermon
Winter Gear Drive for the MCCAC Warming Shelter Join us in providing warmth and comfort to those in need this holiday season. Your generous donations will make a tangible difference in the lives of the houseless individuals in our community. All supplies will be brought to MCCAC warming shelter. Please donate hats, gloves, scarves or … Continue reading 2025 MCUU Fellowship Holiday Project
💪🏼 Stronger Together 💪🏼 Become a Cascadia Chalice Lighter for our FellowshipGive a minimum of $20 three times per year and the Fellowship will be eligible to receive up to $20,000 in grant funding! To qualify, we need 30% of our congregation to be Chalice Lighters. Become a Chalice Lighter Today By becoming a supporter … Continue reading Become a Cascadia Chalice Lighter
By David Kao I want to let people know about Chalice Lighters. It is funding program for Pacific Northwest UU congregations, by Northwest UU congregations. Chalice Lighters is a unique funding program based in the congregations. Regular contributors to the program are called ‘Chalice Lighters’. The funding raising and granting program specifically supports UU congregations … Continue reading About Cascadia Chalice Lighters
When I was a child, my father printed out and scotch-taped the Bill of Rights to our bathroom wall. Then he offered my sister, brother and me $100.00 if we could memorize it. Ever since then, I have known how important the democratic process is. Today, as we wonder and worry about the health of … Continue reading November’s Theme: Democracy
By Dick Withers The first Unitarian President of the United States, John Adams, famously wrote to his wife, Abigail Adams, just a few days after signing the Declaration of Independence, observing that: “…democracy never lasts long…it murders itself….It is in vain to say that democracy is less vain, less proud, less selfish, less ambitious or … Continue reading Part 2- Democratic Process: A Conversation (Recap)
Democratic Process: A Conversation By Dick Withers Unitarian Universalists have historically ascribed to principles that include “…(T)he right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our congregations and in society at large.” (The Fifth Principle) In three workshops this past winter, we explored what we mean by democracy, democratic processes and the … Continue reading Part 1- Democratic Process: A Conversation (Recap)
Speaking Of Death is a book for a brief education on dying and death. It will help you rethink your relationship with your mortality and prepare you for end-of-life. It asks many questions about living while holding death and dying in mind and it contains many helpful resources and references. As a result of our MCUUF … Continue reading Speaking of Death – Book Available for Purchase
By Bonnie Withers All I ever knew about Lydia Pinkham I learned from a rousing (bawdy) fraternity song: “The benefactress of the human race.She invented a vegetable compound,And now all papers print her face”. (many versions can be found on YouTube) But there is much more to Lydia Pinkham than her patent medicine (18% alcohol). … Continue reading Moments in UU History – Lydia Pinkham
Join with Oregon Farm Workers in Solidarity – Three Opportunities
