by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Throughout the history of SFC including children in our ministry has been really important. When we made the move to Portland we saved lots of our daughter’s old toys so that we’d have options for wee ones at the house. Over the year we’ve done...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
A year ago I signed up to visit Taize, France with my daughter. It was something I had been hoping to do for years. When we arrived on July 22nd, my 41st birthday, we had ridden in a bus all night from London. We were tired, but it was exciting to arrive and head to...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
A new year is a traditional time to make resolutions and plan for the year ahead. Here are my hopes and some of the plans our clergy and lay leadership are working on for the Parish in the year ahead. Keep reading this blog for details on our progress as we follow...
by Eilidh Lowery | Dec 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is our last post of 2018! So many things are going well as we celebrate 18 months of the Southeast Portland Parish and 5 and a half years of SFC. Jayde has been an incredible addition to the Parish. She brings such warmth, deep intelligence, a willingness to...
by Eilidh Lowery | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week we unveiled the newly updated Memorial Room at the Trinity UMC building. This room had been very dark and a bit cluttered. After several months of cleaning and planning we began work on Friday evening. We painted the walls a warm butter yellow, replaced the...
by Eilidh Lowery | Dec 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Once again December is here and it is the church season of Advent. This is a special time as we get ready for Christmas. It’s a time of waiting, a time of remembering, and a time of preparation. To help us to do this work at SFC, Rev. Laura Jaquith Bartlett who is on...
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