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Listening Sessions

This season at the parish we are working together to discern our what.  What is it that God is calling us to in this moment in our community? Are we to be about caring for children? Serving the houseless? Welcoming our community? Or something else entirely? Our...

Holiest of weeks

This week we celebrate the heart of the story of Christianity. We see Jesus fight against injustice, teach his disciples, rest and pray, live out his faith, serve others, do miracles, embrace suffering and death, and in the end remind us the God is bigger than...

Take a Break

This week is Spring Break in Oregon and it is an important moment of rest. It’s been hard getting ready for it as the week after is holy week and there is so much to be done as a pastor in preparation. But rest is so important. In fact it’s biblical! Yet...

Discerning our What

This past week we had an amazing retreat where we played together, grieved together, and embraced hope together! We are engaging in a process of: 1. Discovering our Why 2. Discerning our What 3. Developing our How Our why we already know. Our parish statement is we...

The Magic of Snow

A few weeks ago I had to get my mom to the airport the morning after a record setting snow fall. Along the way we were helped out by strangers and were able to offer help to others. There was something about the change of the rhythm of normal life that allowed for a...