UCC Urges Cease Fire in Gaza
United Church of Christ-supported Churches for Middle East Peace, a coalition of 22 national church bodies, is urging prompt action by the U.S. government to end the Gaza violence. In
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 Join us from 4-8PM at Ten Thousand Villages located at 914 NW Everett, Portland, Oregon 97209. Tel: 503-231-8831. What makes Fair Trade good? And what makes it
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Hebrew Scripture Reading—Deuteronomy 26:1-11 A common stereotype is that white people can’t dance. While I like to believe this is not true of myself, in my younger days I went
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New Testament Reading—Mark 2: 13-17 With the election of a new president this past week, we have witnessed images that will undoubtedly engrave themselves into our nation’s collective memory. Beyond
Continue readingLetter from the Pastor: Christmas Traditions
Dear Church Family and Friends, When I was growing up, my family had a number of Christmas traditions, especially on Christmas Eve. After dinner, we would first attend the evening
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“And the word became flesh and lived among us.” John 1 Copyright by He Qi. All Rights Reserved. Used with Permission. Visit the He Qi Gallery at www.heqigallery.com to
Continue readingLetter from the Pastor: Granny’s Red Hot Baked Apples
Dear Church Family and Friends, When I was a child, we went to Granny’s for Thanksgiving. At that time, I was a finicky eater. I had not yet discovered that
Continue readingTransgender Day of Remembrance Nov. 20th
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita
Continue readingOur Church Bears Witness in Two States
On Saturday, November 15th, thousands of LGBTQ people and their supporters rallied in cities across the country to express their opposition to Proposition 8, a California State ballot proposition that
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