Speaker: Boyd Becker - Musician

Growing up White in the Jim Crow South

PDF of the Program Join Elaine Castles and Lois Colton as they engage in a discussion about Elaine’s growing up in the Deep South in the 1950’s and early 1960’s. Were things really as bad as we have heard? How did Elaine respond at the time? How has this experience affected her later life? And … Continue reading Growing up White in the Jim Crow South

… Like Beads on One String

Beads on One String is a non-profit organization inspired by the life of Avatar Meher Baba. Its mission is dedicated to exploration of the unity of all life and whose abiding interest is in humanity’s common endeavor to understand, experience, and creatively express the Oneness that lies at the heart of all. Our guest speaker … Continue reading … Like Beads on One String

What is “Love Beyond Belief”?

Scholar, theologian, ordained Unitarian Universalist minister, journalist, author,  and Emmy award-winning television producer, she was given the Xhosa name Thandeka, which means “beloved,” by Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1984. Thandeka, is also the one who coined the term love beyond belief, as the core principle of Affect Theology.   In Thandeka’s own words, “Liberal faith … Continue reading What is “Love Beyond Belief”?

Conscience and the Democratic Process

We have focused on the theme of Democracy this month. This Sunday we will continue reflecting on freedom and resistance. We will explore the values that Unitarian-Universalists bring to preserving and promoting the democratic process in our nation and our home communities. This is also the month when our nation – all of us collectively … Continue reading Conscience and the Democratic Process

Indigenous Realities in the Columbia Gorge and Beyond with Guest Speaker Carina Miller

Come hear from a Native neighbor! Carina Miller is a Warm Springs tribal councilor, chair of the Gorge Commission and an advisor to Hood River Mayor Blackburn. She is an eloquent and passionate speaker. Carina Miller is a Warm Springs, Wasco and Yakama Woman. She lives in central Oregon but lives a nomadic life traveling … Continue reading Indigenous Realities in the Columbia Gorge and Beyond with Guest Speaker Carina Miller

The Doctrine of Discovery and Me

Kathleen Patton is an Episcopal priest who has served congregations in California, Washington and Oregon for 35 years.  New to the Gorge, she lives at Adams Creek CoHousing with her husband Richard, and worships at St. Paul’s in the Dalles.  She has recently begun learning from and working with The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine … Continue reading The Doctrine of Discovery and Me