Posts from October 2021
Bishop Diana, Confirmations, and Gumbo!
st visitation to St. Philip this Sunday. We will confirm to of our members, William Groshell and Brianna Hendrickson. Come affirm your own life of faith as you confirm theirs with them!
Housing Update: Deeper Subsidy for Deeper Affordability
We lost the MBOS (we need consistent priorities!), but our recommended changes to the Oregon Housing Sustainability Commission were fully accepted! So we continue to Apply, Apply, Apply!
We are worshipping in-person!
This is a reminder that we are now gathering in-person for Sunday Eucharist. We made this decision at the end of August, and have been gathering every Sunday in-person since then. It has been lovely to be in person again, to hear our voices praying in word and song together. Being Healthy, Together Our congregation is almost entirely vaccinated. Due to the Delta variant, we are asking everyone to mask when in the building. Masking keeps us and those around…
Welcoming Our Elders Home
This blog was written and contributed by the Rev. Maria McDowell and the community at St. Philip the Deacon, Portland. It appeared in the Diocesan Digest on September 30th and the full article is on the Diocesan website. St. Philip the Deacon, in partnership with Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives (PCRI), Urban League of Portland, Northwest Pilot Project, and the Leaven Community Land and Housing Coalition, is welcoming our elders home. We are stewarding the resources God has given us to build affordable housing for Black seniors…