Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of McMinnville Oregon (UUFM)

Stories and Poems of Renewal and Return

Two stories from storyteller Will Hornyak:

To be human is to sometimes forget the very nature of who we are and what we love. The demands of the world can separate us from the needs of our deepest selves. Storyteller Will Hornyak shares myths and poems honoring the soul’s desire for authenticity, beauty and connection.

Rev Margo — Flower Communion

Join in the 97th anniversary of a ritual with flowers that binds us together. Czechoslovakian Unitarian Norbert Capek turned to the native beauty of the countryside for elements of a communion for those in his church who had been persecuted by other Christian faiths. Please bring a flower of your choice, wildflower from the field or from your garden, to the Zoom service. They will become the symbols that unit our church fellowship.

Speaker Bio

Rev. Margo Rinehart earned her Masters of Divinity from Seattle University School of Theology & Ministry in 2018. Since that time, she has served as a semi-permanent guest minister at the Olympic UU Fellowship in Carlsborg, WA, where she leads one service each month. She has been preaching a couple of times a month since January. She has also served as Chaplain at Camp Eliot in Seabeck, WA

Teaching Stores to Enlighten Heart & Mind

Interfaith Muslim minister Jamal Rahman returns to UUFM to share time honored stories from different traditions, to help us restrain our ego and open our heart so that we can be of authentic service to others.

Speaker Bio

Jamal Rahman is a Muslim Sufi interfaith minister, originally from Bangladesh. He is a co-minister at the Interfaith Community Church in Seattle. He has been featured in the New York Times, CBS news, the BBC and various NPR programs. His website is: jamalrahman.com

Rev Margo — Earth Day and Mysteries from the Trees

How trees speak to us from Yggdrasil, the Norse tree of life, to the Unitarian Universalist Seventh Principle of the interconnected web. Hear voices throughout the ages calling us to service of the mystery of the trees. Native American scholar and activist, Vine Deloria, Jr. tell us “The lands of the planet call to humankind for redemption. But it is a redemption of sanity, not a supernatural reclamation project at the end of history…The lands wait for those who can discern their rhythms” Let us be the discerning force. And don’t forget, Earth Day is coming up April 22.

Speaker Bio

Rev. Margo Rinehart earned her Masters of Divinity from Seattle University School of Theology & Ministry in 2018. Since that time, she has served as a semi-permanent guest minister at the Olympic UU Fellowship in Carlsborg, WA, where she leads one service each month. She has been preaching a couple of times a month since January. She has also served as Chaplain at Camp Eliot in Seabeck, WA

Sacred Promises

Easter is a time of spring and for remembering promises. For Christians this is the covenant between them and God, that they are saved through grace. Unitarian Universalists hold covenants to one another. Come and hear our stories of pledges we make to one another from 2000 years ago until today.

Speaker Bio

Rev. Margo Rinehart earned her Masters of Divinity from Seattle University School of Theology & Ministry in 2018. Since that time, she has served as a semi-permanent guest minister at the Olympic UU Fellowship in Carlsborg, WA, where she leads one service each month. She has been preaching a couple of times a month since January. She has also served as Chaplain at Camp Eliot in Seabeck, WA.

Spring Equinox

The spring equinox is a time for finding balance in our lives as we emerge from the longest emotional winter. How can we embrace optimism, commitment and joy?

Speaker Bio

Rev. Margo Rinehart earned her Masters of Divinity from Seattle University School of Theology & Ministry in 2018. Since that time, she has served as a semi-permanent guest minister at the Olympic UU Fellowship in Carlsborg, WA, where she lead one service each month. She has been preaching a couple of times a month since January. She has also served as Chaplain at Camp Eliot in Seabeck, WA.

Spiritual Maturity

Join Rev. Margo as she discusses spiritual maturity, moving from debate and intellectualism to discernment, deep listening and a change in our everyday practices.

Imam Jamal Rahman — Beloved Community in times of Polarization

Jamal Rahman brings us a message of beauty, wisdom and meaning making. He also describes abiding faith in the power of heart-to-heart connections to encompass differences and dissolve prejudices.

Speaker Bio

Jamal Rahman is a Muslim Sufi interfaith minister, originally from Bangladesh. He is a co-minister at the Interfaith Community Church in Seattle. He has been featured in the New York Times, CBS news, the BBC and various NPR programs. His website is: jamalrahman.com

Rev Margo — Martin Luther King’s Message for our Democracy

“Power without love is reckless and abusive and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.” Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Come join us and discover how to find and maintain your personal power as you act against everything that stands against love.

Speaker Bio

Rev. Margo Rinehart earned her Masters of Divinity from Seattle University School of Theology & Ministry in 2018. Since that time, she has served as a semi-permanent guest minister at the Olympic UU Fellowship in Carlsborg, WA, where she leads one service each month. She has been preaching a couple of times a month since January. She has also served as Chaplain at Camp Eliot in Seabeck, WA.

The Seven Principles with Jennifer Springsteen

How are we as congregations and individuals living into our seven principles? Rather than a quiet creed, as Unitarian Universalists, we have committed to uphold our values and act in these specific ways with one another. An 8th principle could guide us to be accountable within all our principles as well as spotlight the dismantling of racism.

Speaker Bio

Jennifer Springsteen is a seminary student at Starr King School for the Ministry in California. She is the co-founder of PDX Writers and her writing has won several awards including Regional Arts and Culture Council grants, an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship, and two Pushcart Prize nominations. She is represented by Joanna MacKenzie of Nelson Literary Agency. She writes, teaches, and edits in Portland.