by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Way back in March everything stopped really suddenly. I forget how quickly I went from sitting in a crowded theater watching our daughter as an extra in an indie film to sheltering in place with every restaurant, school, church, and business in the city closed. It...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This past week leaders from the Southeast Portland Parish gathered over zoom to share what is happening in our ministries, talk about the supports we need, refine our protocols around slowly reopening using our bishop’s guidelines, and review an infographic from our...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
We are in a bubble of social distancing with another family. We started with back yard visits, moved on to bbqs with separate tables and condiments, and have finally allowed our children to sleep over at each other’s houses. And then last week a miscommunication...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jun 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
This week I’m deleting Jayde as an admin on our Facebook groups, taking her contact info off the newsletter, and removing her access to the websites. It has made me sad to do this work, but it’s also a holy act of setting her free from the responsibilities of this...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jun 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
This has been a hard season in my life for a number of reasons. I am weary and worn. Today, out of the blue a parishioner dropped by with a gift, a book by Madeline L’Engle. Her lovely card suggested I read the italicized paragraph on the first page of the forward. ...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last month I bought a pair of blue light filtering reading glasses. I get migraines and while I tend to don my sunglasses when that happens during a meeting, which helps a ton, I thought it might be a good idea to engage with some preventative measures. Plus I was...
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