Gorge UU Fellowship

05/27/2026

When & where & with whom did you learn to swim?

05/20/2026

Everyone is invited to join us for the Social Justice Council meeting after our UU service on May 24. Service is from 10-11:30 am. The meeting is from 12-1:30 pm.

Where? Rockford Grange (4262 Barrett Dr. Hood River, OR)

Prior to the meeting, we will have a Social Justice table set up where people can learn about ongoing environmental issues, and sign up to table at the Juneteenth celebration and the Back to School event for Native American students.

The meeting itself will start at noon downstairs in the Grange. As always, our focus will be on organizing, strategizing, sharing knowledge and learning, processing and reflecting, and welcoming new people and new ideas. After an opening exercise with Rev. Barbara, we will have a brief report from the leadership team and then updates on our current initiatives in the areas of immigration, environmental justice, sustainability, and democracy and voting. Some specific areas where we are getting ready to take action include a Get Out the Vote initiative and considering whether we might want to embark on a common read. And there will be time available to brainstorm new projects as well.

Anyone who has ideas about social justice, is ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work, or just wants to learn more is invited to attend. The more, the merrier! For those who can’t attend in person, a Zoom link will be available. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Pat Evenson-Brady at [email protected].

05/17/2026

Do you consider yourself a Humanist? If so, what kind? Today's service explores this fascinating topic! 10 am at the Rockford Grange (4262 Barrett Dr. Hood River) https://mailchi.mp/dcdfcb33d977/newsletter-8338821

05/13/2026

The latest newsletter is out! What is Humanism? Join Rev. Barbara on Sunday May 17 to explore this topic. Come out May 21 for our last Third Thursday Together before our summer break. Learn about all the great upcoming services like the Flower Communion (May) and the Animal Blessing (June) - https://mailchi.mp/b0d47b10a652/newsletter-8338706

Art: The Fifth Sacred Thing by Jessica Perlstein(.com)

05/10/2026

Bring your mama and join us at 10 am at the Rockford Grange (4262 Barrett Dr, Hood River) for this very special Mother's Day Service. Stay after for coffee and conversation.

04/19/2026

Happening this morning before service - Come enjoy a pancake breakfast and support our local fire department!

Join us Sun. April 19th, 8am-11am for our annual West Side Volunteers Blossom Breakfast. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

04/16/2026

Free news: Hood River City Council, with the support of The Next Door, Inc., is hosting a community Town Hall on Thursday, April 23 at 6 p.m. at Hood River

04/15/2026

Tonight 4/16! Come join us for a Community Forum on Free and Fair Elections. The Forum begins at 6:30 pm at the Rockford Grange #501 (4262 Barrett Dr., Hood River)

You can read more about it here: https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/public-forum-on-free-and-fair-elections-at-grange/article_eae0f0fc-b380-4f91-bf8f-228dbbacceaf.html

The Gorge UU Fellowship (MCUUF) is a Fellowship of “Deeds, not Creeds". We welcome everyone, regardless of age, race or ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. Wherever you are on your spiritual path, you are welcome here.

Join us Sunday mornings at 10 am
at the Rockford Grange
(4262 Barrett Dr. Hood, River, OR)
or online at https://tinyurl.com/uuservice

Join us on Third Thursdays Together
at the Rockford Grange as we gather in community to feel our feelings and discuss what matters most.

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02/13/2026

Please share widely!
Kathy Gragg McGregor

12/08/2025

Reverend Barbara Prose has this to say:

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 begins with transformed and uplifted feelings that exalt the human soul and let us love beyond belief, come what may.”

Her goal is to transform “corpse cold” churches (as Ralph Waldo Emerson put it) into sanctuaries that warm and elevate the human heart, inspiring folks to stand strong on the side of love.

As we explore what the concept of God or Love means to us this month, I am happy to respond to Elaine Castle, our worship team leader’s request of me, “Please preach on what love beyond belief is.”

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