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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice Column November 15
posted on Nov 15, 2022 The Gift Be still, my soul, and steadfast, Earth and heaven both are still watching though time is draining from the clock and your walk, that was confident and quick, has become slow. So, be slow if you must, but let ...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Weekly Rector's Note: This is Big
posted on Nov 11, 2022 Dear Saints,
At the start of the pandemic, when our parish felt called to expand its Outreach Ministries, we didn't know where we would find the resources. But at every step along the way, the food, the funding, and the volunteers have come. W...
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Woodstock Pantry
Woodstock Pantry News Brief November 10th
posted on Nov 10, 2022 Last week, we moved 4,500 lbs. of food! We packed 100 dry goods bags and 100 produce bags. And, we served our neighbors despite the gale winds and rain! Please join us at coffee hour today to see pictures of our teams in action and to talk wit...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice Column
posted on Nov 8, 2022 A Highway Hell "Humanity has a choice: cooperate or perish," U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres told delegates (to the COP27 meeting going on now in Egypt) urging them to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels and speed funding to po...
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Woodstock Pantry
Woodstock Pantry News Brief November 5th
posted on Nov 6, 2022 Hi all,
I'm thinking we might want to park a boat behind the church for days like Friday! It was miserable out there, but our Friday Distribution Team pulled through! They are the heroes of the week!
Next Sunday, 11/13, we will share with...
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Prayer Shawl Ministry
139th Prayer Shawl Ministry
posted on Nov 6, 2022 The 139th Prayer Shawl Ministry will meet in person in the Guild Room shortly after the 10:15 A.M. Service on December 4th. For those of you not at the Service, arrive about 11:15 A.M. Post COVID we need to organize things and decide how we can m...
Read MoreWeekly Rector's Note: All Saints Celebration this Sunday
posted on Nov 4, 2022 Dear Saints, It's hard to believe it's been four years since my first Sunday with you. I remember how much I was looking forward to it. If anything, the excitement has only increased as our community lives into its calling and is situated on th...
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Worship
Remembrance Altar
posted on Nov 2, 2022 Dear Saints, as Johanna and I laid out the foundation for the remembrance altar this year, we wanted to invite you to bring both photos and objects that connect you to friends, family, and pets who you want to remember. The altar is a place of lo...
Read MoreDerek Taylor's Memorial Service
posted on Nov 2, 2022 We'll be having a celebration of life for my Daddy, Derek Taylor, December 3rd 2022 at Prince of Peace Episcopal Church located at 1525 Glen Creek Road NW Salem, OR 97304. The service begins at 11am and will be followed with light refreshments a...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice Economies and Politics
posted on Nov 2, 2022 God asks us to dare to create something new. We cannot return to the false securities of the political and economic systems we had before the crisis. We need economies that give to all access to the fruits of creation, to the basic needs of life:...
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