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Social Justice & Advocacy
Message from Dn. Linda
posted on May 25, 2022 The epidemic of gun violence in our country is dire. Lift Every Voice Oregon is currently gathering signatures on Initiative 17, which proposes reasonable changes regarding gun registration and ammunition sales in Oregon. Oregon Initiative Pet...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Weekly Rector's Note: The Value of Community In Troubling Times
posted on May 20, 2022 Dear Saints,
This last week I had the opportunity to spend a day with the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing for a Dismantling Racism training.
At the beginning of the class, participants from across the country were asked to share how...
Read MoreShow & Tell Success!
posted on May 19, 2022 Thank you to everyone for the wonderful fun and foolishness of the Mustard Seed Show & Tell. We made $2882 after expenses. $230 will go to the Pre-Teen group for their assistance and their lovely painted garden stakes. Additionally, special th...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Climate Strike, May 20
posted on May 18, 2022 CLIMATE STRIKE TIMELINE - MAY 20 Before 11 - Walk out of schools, workplaces, and homes, etc. At 11 - Meet at City Hall Present our demands, hold our elected 'climate champion' officials accountable At 12 - Leave City Hall and march ...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Rector's Note: Celebrating God's Love
posted on May 12, 2022 Dear Saints, I love that the first line of our mission statement is "to celebrate God's love." How many organizations get to make celebrating their first order of business? In framing it in this way, our purpose first and foremost is not about ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column: The Homeless Jesus
posted on May 12, 2022 In the time and place in which Jesus ministered, most people lived under the subjugation of the Roman Empire and were considered expendable. Elite rulers extracted wealth from all the lands they conquered, pushing people to hunger, homelessness, ...
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Worship / Calendar
Celebrating Pentecost and a Visit from Bishop Diana Akiyama
posted on May 12, 2022 On Sunday, June 5, we will celebrate Pentecost, the birthday of the church and when the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to the apostles. We will also be joined by our bishop, The Right Rev. Diana Akiyama. On that day, we will have baptisms and ...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Rector's Note: Growing a Secure Spiritual Attachment to God
posted on May 5, 2022 Dear All Saints Community,
This Sunday I am so excited to welcome author Krispin Mayfield whose book Attached to God recently came out. Krispin will preach at 8:00am and 10:15am and do a Q&A Forum at 9:00am in the Parish Hall (childcare availa...
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Who We Are / Adult Education
CATECHESIS – EPISCOPAL 101
posted on May 5, 2022 Catechesis, aka, Episcopal 101, is a whirlwind tour of the faith. Wherever you find yourself in the journey of faith, we hope this course will be meaningful. While open to everyone, this class is specifically designed for those who are interest...
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Who We Are
Bishop Akiyama’s Message on the Potential Reversal of Roe v. Wade
posted on May 5, 2022 Dear Friends in Christ, Many years ago, I heard a reflection about wealth in which the speaker said, "For me, wealth is all about choice - having the freedom to choose." He was framing the notion of material wealth not by the size of a bank ...
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