We watch the chaotic climate in frozen horror as if it was an advancing monster. Bad news is just more compelling than good news. On this Earth Day, let’s notice the good news, how what we do matters (and its not your carbon footprint) and find hope. Presented By Rev. Tracy Spencer Ehrman WendyLeigh … Continue reading Upcoming Service April 19, 2026: What If All Is Not Lost?
Join Sulima Malzin & Other WHUUFers, along with the Portland Raging Grannies for an interactive morning of paying attention to the world as it is. Presented By Sulima Malzin Joyce Porter Spencer Erhman Courtney Cross
How much attention is enough? In a 24-hour news cycle, suffering is constant and amplified. If we try to absorb it all, we shut down. If we tune out completely, we disengage. This sermon explores the spiritual discipline of “enough”: paying sufficient attention to move toward meaningful action, while guarding the life of the spirit. … Continue reading Enough to Act
We live in a time when constant connection often means chronic fragmentation. The systems around us are designed to keep us scrolling — but not necessarily grounded. What does it mean, spiritually and ethically, to choose depth over distraction? How do we resist becoming scattered and instead root ourselves in what truly matters?
We often postpone joy, waiting until we’ve achieved enough, fixed enough, or become enough. But life is not something we pay off later. The gifts of being alive — even amid struggle — are available now. This service invites us to stop deferring our own belonging to the present moment.
This congregation doesn’t just happen — we build it together. On this Stewardship Sunday, we reflect on religious community as a source of resilience, a place that helps us live our values and grow in love. When we offer our time, talents, and treasure, we are not just supporting a church — we are building … Continue reading Love Is Built Here
Water does not shatter the stone by force, but by persistence and flow. Together we’ll explore resilience as a fluid, responsive way of being — one that accepts obstacles without being defined by them, and finds new paths forward without demanding control.
Note: Due to winter weather, WHUUF was closed on Jan. 3. Rev. Sarah will give this sermon at a later date.
What happens to a super-rational Unitarian Universalist when they are faced with a mystical experience? How do we make sense out of those things that we can’t explain and yet can’t deny?
