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We are Responsible
This past week was a difficult one for many of us in Oregon. 10 days of smoke kept us locked…
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Talking to Death
Recently some of the people in my life have lost loved ones. Several of these folks had time knowing the…
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Oregon is Burning
I grew up around there parts. I spent my formative years camping and fishing along Santiam Canyon. In the winter…
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Parish Coordinator
We are so delighted to have Rev. Jill Holloway joining us as our new Parish Coordinator 10 hours a week.…
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I Hate It Too
This week the church modem was acting up, zoom wasn’t talking to FaceBook, and everything just fell apart when it…
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5 Months In
We have been online and physically distanced for 5 months now. We’re in a very different place than where we…
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Numb
I was attending a training this past week on healing as part of racial equity work and the presenter talked…
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When Will I Learn?
This past week I was running the numbers of the budget and writing our quarterly report to the agency which…
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Collective Collecting
For several year now we have been part of the Southeast Portland Collective youth group which includes United Methodist, Lutheran,…
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It’s Not An Emergency Anymore
Way back in March everything stopped really suddenly. I forget how quickly I went from sitting in a crowded theater…
