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Here’s Hoping

by | Nov 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

We are in the week of advent Hope. During this season of the church year we practice waiting and noticing. You are encouraged to look for signs of hope, moments of peace, experiences of joy, and connections of love all places where you see glimmers of light in the...

Thankful

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized

This year I am so grateful for the way the parish has strategically embraced a sustainable future.  We are thinking about how we can continue to serve God long term in this place and that means clearly assessing our resources.  We are contemplating selling the...

tạm biệt

by | Nov 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

For well over a decade now the Vietnamese Bible Church has been sharing the Trinity Building sanctuary with us every Sunday. At the end of December they will move to being an online only community.  After Pastor Nang moved back to Vietnam in 2022 things began to...

We are not going to hide

by | Nov 12, 2024 | Uncategorized

In the aftermath of the election several friends added me to Facebook groups for those disappointed in the result. In one group someone was advocating that people go back and delete any liberal or left leaning social media posts. They are afraid of reprisal by the...

The end of an era

by | Nov 5, 2024 | Uncategorized

In May of 2014 we started hosting dinner church at the Sellwood Faith House.  Over the years dinner has changed so much. We added music, and communion. We moved to Sunday nights from Thursdays. We’ve shifted the order of the gatherings and the themes. So...