Posts from September 2021
Listening to our Neighbors: What do we cherish?
At St. Philip, we are moving into a period of listening. Over the next six months, we are going to be asking our neighbors, “What do you cherish about this neighborhood? What keeps you up at night?” To help us learn how to do this, and to help us understand why listening is so important, we will have a special guest this Sunday (October 3rd): LaVeta Gilmore Jones, co-director of the Leaven Community Land & Housing Coalition.
St. Philip, Sacred Organizing, and Engaging our Neighbors
Welcome to the 2021-2022 Leaven Community Land & Housing Sacred Organizing Cycle! We – your Design Teams and companions – are so thrilled to invite you to gather for our annual kick-off and orientation on Thursday, September 23rd from 6:30-8:30pm.
reBuilding a Cornerstone Community
Over the last few months, you may have heard mention of renovating St. Philip. As we work towards building The Alcena – An Affordable Living Community, We also want to ensure that our building continues to stand as cornerstone in our community. We want to continue to be as a spiritual and community cornerstone in the Albina/Eliot neighborhood, a place where our neighbors can meet and renewed by God as we seek to welcome and care for the vulnerable. Our…