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Happy New Year

A new year is a traditional time to make resolutions and plan for the year ahead.  Here are my hopes and some of the plans our clergy and lay leadership are working on for the Parish in the year ahead. Keep reading this blog for details on our progress as we follow...

Merry Christmas

This is our last post of 2018! So many things are going well as we celebrate 18 months of the Southeast Portland Parish and 5 and a half years of SFC. Jayde has been an incredible addition to the Parish.  She brings such warmth, deep intelligence, a willingness to...

When the Dream Works

This week we unveiled the newly updated Memorial Room at the Trinity UMC building.  This room had been very dark and a bit cluttered. After several months of cleaning and planning we began work on Friday evening. We painted the walls a warm butter yellow, replaced the...

Advent Weavings

Once again December is here and it is the church season of Advent. This is a special time as we get ready for Christmas. It’s a time of waiting, a time of remembering, and a time of preparation.  To help us to do this work at SFC, Rev. Laura Jaquith Bartlett who is on...

Cleaning for Jesus

Since I got home from renewal leave I’ve been cleaning and tidying, both at home and at Trinity.  I’ve taken 5 car-fulls of stuff to the thrift store over the past 4 months.  The acolyte closet can actually be accessed without tripping over stuff on the...