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The end of an era

In May of 2014 we started hosting dinner church at the Sellwood Faith House.  Over the years dinner has changed so much. We added music, and communion. We moved to Sunday nights from Thursdays. We’ve shifted the order of the gatherings and the themes. So...

Goodbye Shari’s

I have been eating pie, salad, and breakfasts at Shari’s for decades. As a teenager it was a great, safe late night hang out spot. Our leadership team at the nonprofit where I worked in Yakima in the early 2000’s met at Shari’s monthly for lunch. In...

Retaliation

This weekend I got to go to the Taylor Swift show in Miami with Paige. While most Swifties are friendly, welcoming people the folks that sat in front of us at the concert were not. the people beind us even commented on the negative energy. The ladies in front of us...

To everything there is a season

I am part of several things right now that are in times of change and transition.  As chair of conference trustees am working with Claremont School of Theology, which recently moved out of their campus and into a church in Hollywood. We are wondering what’s next...

Happy Anniversary!

This Sunday we celebrate our 3rd anniversary as a Reconciling Community.  3 years ago we voted to accept the statement below and to continue our working of welcoming all people, celebrating their gifts, and honoring in leadership any who was called to that role.  If...

Landscaping plan

This past Sunday the leadership team of the Southeast Portland Parish met to discuss next steps in our five year plan.  There were some great ideas about how we can continue to live into God’s call for us.  After consensus that the exterior of the Trinity...