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Gratitudes

by | Nov 27, 2019 | Uncategorized

I am thankful for my husband Jeff, who has been the most amazing partner in ministry for nearly 20 years now. I am thankful for our daughter Paige who sets the table, supervises the acolytes, and does a million other tasks to keep everything running smoothly. I am...

Conflicts

by | Nov 21, 2019 | Uncategorized

As many of us head to see family over the next week and month it can be a time of revisiting conflicts and old wounds.  Many people talk about churches as family. And while most folks use that language to express how people in churches care for each other, spend years...

Dynamic

by | Nov 14, 2019 | Uncategorized

At our annual gathering of church leadership last week one of our members who has been around this specific church a long time said that this was one of the most wonderful, dynamic times in the life of the faith community. As we talked about the future of our divided...

Fishes and Loaves

by | Nov 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

Here at the SE Portland Parish we understand that our worshipping communities are in ministry with our neighborhoods. One of our most beautiful assets in Portland is the engagement level of citizens in their neighborhood. With Eilidh and Jeff attending the...