by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the things we try to do on a regular basis at the Parish is to evaluate and adjust. Jayde and I do this ourselves in our weekly staff meetings. We also bring this ethos to the various leadership teams of the parish. We ask how’s it going? What’s...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
This past week one of our members, Ace Waters, preached about what it means to be an ally. She told of her own mistakes, made when she didn’t believe someone else’s truth, and shared her own journey of discovering her truth as a trans person. As I was getting ready...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
It’s September and for the Parish that means a return to programing and an increase in activity. We’re returning to our monthly service at Night Strike, where we serve our homeless neighbors under the Burnside Bridge and we’re adding a quarterly project at the...
by Eilidh Lowery | Sep 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
On the first day of my New Testament Class at Candler School of Theology, our professor began by passing around a box of chocolates. No Forest Gump jokes were even made! Now, a box of chocolate for over 100 students was more over a cardboard box filled with a variety...
by Eilidh Lowery | Aug 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
It can be tempting for me to want to do everything all at once. I often have wish I had a magic nose like Samantha from Bewitched, so I could wiggle it and the large task ahead would be done. It’s over whelming to think about losing weight or creating...
by Eilidh Lowery | Aug 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
Attendance is down. Giving is down. We’ve had 3 people move into assisted living so they won’t be coming anymore. I am freaking out. This great momentum we’ve had with our 5th anniversary of dinner gatherings, 9 new members joining at Pentecost, and...
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