A creative collaboration between Trinity United Methodist Church and Sellwood Faith Community

It has been fascinating this week to watch reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96. My mom got her first tv in 1953 so that her family and all the neighbors could watch the coronation of the queen. For her this death is a reminder of her own...

All summer long , from June 12th through September 4th, during our parish worship gatherings we made trees. As we focused on growth through our summer reading program and our worship themes we manifested these lessons in dirt made from ripped up paper, beads...

This month we begin our parish discernment process. We are collecting answers to the question What is God calling us to in this moment?  Our leadership team kickstarted us with a list of ideas generated at our retreat in July. You can find the whole list here. There...

August is one of my favorite months. It is sun warmed ripe juicy blackberries and dusty dirt trails. It is the fullness of harvest tipping in to the curling leaves as plants die. It's a cusp moment, a liminal space between this and that. I find it to be one of the...

I believe that part of the work of faith is to learn and grow so that over time our perspective shifts and we can see more fully God's dream for the world. Sometimes this shift happens through scripture reading, building relationships, serving in love, and studying...

Last week both the water station and the blessing box were removed from the front yard of the Sellwood Faith House overnight.  Whoever took the blessing box ripped the newly refurbished box right off the base.  This would have taken quite a bit of effort.  The water...

A couple of great events ahead for our community to care for the resource of the Trinity Building and to celebrate the best parts of virtual worship!

This week it is set to be 100 degrees a couple of days.  Last year during the tragic heat wave we started putting out water for our neighbors. We decided as a parish to put out the water station any time the forecast was for 100 or hotter.  So many people from the...

This past Sunday our parish leadership team gathered to connect, dream, pray, play, and imagine.  From this work we are inviting the whole parish into a discernment process around what is God calling us to in this moment.  Part of this discernment will involve using...

This week after morning worship we had a BBQ and party in celebration of our newest community member, who is just 3 months old! It was so good to eat together, visit with one another, make art for her room together, and try to guess who's baby picture was who!  It has...