by Eilidh Lowery | Oct 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
For a long time we’ve been thinking about how to engage the hundreds of people who walk by the Sellwood Faith Community House each week. We’ve tried a few short term, interactive projects which were successful, but our front yard now has a new permanent...
by Eilidh Lowery | Oct 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The church has long been built on a system of tithing. People in the congregations give to the institution. These gifts pay for the lights and heat, for the pastor’s salary, for the curriculum for Sunday School, for programs with our neighbors, and more. This...
by Eilidh Lowery | Oct 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Listening to the tradition behind the things that make a community of faith unique is one of the best gifts of ministry. This past week I was fortunate to attend a meeting about Trinity’s annual Christmas Bazaar. Over the meeting we talked about venders, soup,...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the things we try to do on a regular basis at the Parish is to evaluate and adjust. Jayde and I do this ourselves in our weekly staff meetings. We also bring this ethos to the various leadership teams of the parish. We ask how’s it going? What’s...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This past week one of our members, Ace Waters, preached about what it means to be an ally. She told of her own mistakes, made when she didn’t believe someone else’s truth, and shared her own journey of discovering her truth as a trans person. As I was getting ready...
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