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Savoring the end of the season

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...

Change in Perspective

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...

Keep Choosing Love

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...

Make a note!

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...

Love in the Water

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...

Discernment Process

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...