by Eilidh Lowery | Jun 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
On June 17th I begin my first every renewal leave. While my husband Jeff stays home and works, our daughter and I will be camping throughout the western US, and then heading off to visit family in Scotland, spend a week at the monastery at Taize, and soak up the art...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jun 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week I’m prepping for Annual Conference. This is the Oregon-Idaho United Methodist’s annual business gathering. We meet for 4 days to pass a budget, approve legislation, ordain new pastors, celebrate those we have lost, learn, serve the community, enjoy...
by Eilidh Lowery | May 30, 2018 | Uncategorized
As we continue to seek out how to live faith together as a community we are embracing some new rituals around the table. As we transition from dinner to music and close our music time before we leave we are adding some words of centering and blessing. We...
by Eilidh Lowery | May 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Over the past year it is fair to say that Trinity United Methodist Church has received the bulk of my time and attention. Part of this is because the plan was never for me to do this work without an associate. Part of it is because it takes lots of work to build...
by Eilidh Lowery | May 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The past few months I have worked to visit every member of the parish who I had not visited before. I’m down to my last 6 households to schedule. While there are many different ways to build relationship sitting with someone and listening to their story is...
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