Greetings, all –

This week’s message is full of information about the opportunity-filled weekend coming up as we prepare ourselves for MLK weekend and Monday’s Inauguration. Take a look at what’s ahead and see where you can join in!

Saturday – Portland Peoples March (formerly Women’s March from 2016) beginning … read more.

Greetings, all!

Blessings to you as we begin this new year. I hope your holidays have been restful and full of connection, and chag urim sameach to those lighting the final candle of Hanukkah this evening.

I am on break and return this Sunday for worship and … read more.

Dear ones,

I hope this finds you warm and well on this soggy day. Thanks to Katrina for this photo from last Sunday which brings feelings of warmth and light!

My gratitude in advance to all those of you who have been working so hard to prepare … read more.

Greetings, church!

Blessings to you each and all this Thanksgiving morning. A complicated holiday for so many reasons. Whatever headspace you find yourself in today, please know I am thinking of you.

If you’d like to connect with A2U2 friends today, I am hosting a Zoom call … read more.

Dear church,

I hope this note finds you cozy, warm, and well. What a few weeks we have been through. It touched my heart to be together in a full sanctuary last Sunday and share many hugs, tears, and even laughter. It is a beautiful thing … read more.

All Hallows Eve greetings to you, A2U2!

I hope you might find some joy today whether it’s a small human in costume or the perfect piece of chocolate. And I am sending special well wishes for the practicing pagans in our church community who observe Samhain, … read more.

Dear friends,

In her book It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine writes of heartache that can’t be cured: “There is pain in this world that you can’t be cheered out of. You don’t need solutions. You don’t need to move on from your grief. You need … read more.