by Eilidh Lowery | Feb 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
We share communion every week at SFC. After the meal we take some time to reflect on Christ present with us in all that we have shared. We have two people pass the bread and the grape juice. I always ask the children present at the table if they would like to...
by Eilidh Lowery | Feb 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
The other day I was walking down the street in our neighborhood. I looked up at the gorgeous blue sky and saw a bald eagle circling. There in the hustle and bustle of Southeast Portland was a beautiful wild animal. When I was a kid we didn’t see bald eagles...
by Eilidh Lowery | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
We are once again in the season of discernment as we figure out the next round of grant funding for SFC. This year we got a one year grant and while we raised nearly $23,000 in 2016, it’s not enough for us to be sustainable without conference support. So we wait...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Here at SFC we don’t all think alike, but we think. We don’t all vote alike, but we vote. We don’t all believe the same things, but we share about those beliefs. It has been a hard season here, sharing deeply in our anger, fear, and isolation....
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
This week I got to attend a Poetry Party as part of UMC LEAD, a conference I was speaking at in Charlotte, NC. In the midst of hearing speakers and learning about new aspects of ministry, it was so lovely to have time just to nourish our souls. I could feel myself...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jan 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
When I was a youth I had amazing experiences through my church. I got to participate in youth Sundays, attend retreats, gather with other kids every week to learn about God, and go on mission trips with my peers. It was with my youth group that I learned to be a...
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