Come at 9 AM to participate the All-Ages Popup Choir – no experience needed!First Sundays are for Families! Whether you used to attend a long time ago, or have wondered about us for years, today is a great Sunday to come and see what’s new. A Story of BeginningsThis month we are exploring creation as … Continue reading First Sundays for Families: Creation
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
In person and online. No matter how far you’ve drifted or wandered or how long you’ve been gone, we’re hoping you’ll join us on Sunday, September 7, as we honor and celebrate the element of water and how it works in and through our lives. Help us celebrate the currents of our lives, as we … Continue reading Water Communion: Currents Carry Us Back
Mid-Columbia Community Action Council, or MCCAC, is a local non-profit organization focused on preventing and eliminating poverty and houselessness across Hood River, Wasco, and Sherman counties. MCCAC operates the Hood River Warming Shelter, in addition to other housing stabilization programs. After the Rowena Fire, MCCAC has stepped in to support many households re-stabilize as a … Continue reading Hood River Shelter Services, Rowena Fire Recovery and Regional Efforts to Address Houselessness
This Sunday, July 13, we gather with our friends from Bethel, Riverside UCC, and Spirit of Grace, at our annual outdoor service and potluck. The service will be at 10:30 a.m. at Port Marina Park, near the History Museum. Susan Wade will be directing a pop-up choir, and all voices are invited to attend. The … Continue reading Joint Service with Bethel and Riverside UCC
In person and online. On the White House’s website there is a clock counting down. It is counting down the days, hours, minutes and seconds until America’s 250th birthday. On this Sunday, July 6, two days after celebrating our 249th birthday, we will explore what it means to be an American. Inspired by the Pulitzer prize … Continue reading How do you define American, today?
During the past month, we here at MCUUF have been contemplating our gifts of money, time, and energy—both to support our own Fellowship and to live out our UU values in the wider world. But at times the needs can feel almost overwhelming. How much giving is enough? To what extent is it ethical for … Continue reading How Much for Myself, How Much for Others?
Fire is an essential element of life on earth. We couldn’t live without fire. Yet we need to understand it and manage fire to protect our lives and precious things like homes, wildlife and beautiful landscapes. Jurgen will present the role of fire and what you can do to protect the things you love. PDF … Continue reading Fire: A Force of Life
I’ve heard it said that in Europe, people work to live, while in the United States, we live to work. No matter who you are or what family or culture you were raised in, most of us have complicated feelings about money. Those complicated feelings often prevent us from talking about money at all. But … Continue reading Your Money or Your Life
In person and online. PDF of the Order of Service I love looking at Easter from an evolutionary perspective because it reminds me that death is a generative event and that how I choose to meet the small deaths of daily life determines how much space there is in my life for something new. As … Continue reading “What’s Easter to a Humanist?” and New Member Ceremony
