Advocacy
The Pacific Northwest Union of Black Episcopalians (PNW UBE) includes members from the Diocese of Olympia and the Diocese of Western Oregon. https://thepnwube.org The Chapter is hoping to strengthen connections between the two Dioceses, and to that end hopes to host an informational table at the upcoming Diocesan Renewal Gathering on June 1 at St Paul’s in Salem (go to this link for more information and to register for lunch https://ecwo.org/event/renewal-gathering/) If you are interested in helping man the table (particularly if you actually…
Trinity Cathedral Speaker Series: The Sacred Black Feminine
On Saturday, September 9th, from 10am-11:30am, Trinity Cathedral is hosting social psychologist and public theologian Dr. Christena Cleveland as she vividly describes her transformative, 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of centuries-old Black Madonna icons as detailed in her 2022 book God is a Black Woman. From the cathedral website: Our sociological imagination is deeply connected to our spiritual imagination and vice versa. When we have been conditioned by a society that elevates and centers whiteness and maleness,…
A Weekend with author Kevin Nye, May 6-7
The Housing Crisis Working Group and the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon are sponsoring a weekend of events with author Kevin Nye on May 6th and 7th. Kevin is a writer an advocate working towards ending homelessness by engaging in best practices. He has written extensively on the intersections of homelessness and faith. His first book, Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness was released in August 2022. Kevin currently lives with his wife and son…
Crisis De-escalation Skills Training
On the 17th of January, there was a de-escalation training held at St. Peter and Paul Episcopal Church, where Rev. Sara Fischer is the rector. For those of you interested, yes there was coffee and snacks. The training was given by two women who had worked together as part of Portland Street Response’s Crisis Response Team. One was still with the CRT. Their training centered around what situations volunteers may experience while offering services to unhoused people, or people who…
Land & Housing Coalition Mass Assembly
Leaven Community’s Land & Housing Coalition is organizing a tri-county Mass Assembly of over 400 people on Sunday, February 26th from 4-6pm at First Unitarian Church (1211 SW Main St, Portland). Their purpose is “to show our people power and invite our elected officials to join us in more creative, community-centered policy and action so that all Oregonians can find wholeness and belonging in our communities.“ Join them and bring your families and neighbors, so that we can change the answer to…
Zoom Meeting: Gender Inclusion in the Church
On Thursday, January 19th at 6:30pm, St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukie is hosting a Zoom conversation on becoming an inclusive church community, an intro to gender inclusion in the church. You are invited to a presentation and conversation on how we, as the church, might more fully embody Christ’s love and welcome of all people who are made in God’s image. This introductory class will include an overview of current terminology around sexual orientation and gender identity and ways…
Building Beloved Community with all of our neighbors
JUNE 21, 2022 6:30 – 8 PMST. MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, PORTLAND We’ll be talking about how to engage the challenges around our communities and buildings when so many people around us are compromised by addiction, abuse, poverty, and homelessness. We’ll talk with others doing this hard work every day about harm reduction, life-giving relationships, health and safety, property issues, and Jesus. Panel discussion followed by Q&AGot burning questions? Send them by June 17 to Derek Moyer, derekm@diocese-oregon.org. Panelists: Amanda…
ACTION: Supporting Homeless Services
Last week, faith-community members gathered to testify before City Hall, asking our commissioners to support a budget that prioritizes truly affordable housing and the support and wrap-around services that help our unhoused neighbors, family members and friends get and stay permanently housed. Members of our congregation submitted testimony on behalf of this shared action with the Leaven Land & Housing Coalition. Below is the testimony of Vivian Childs, followed by the letter from Sarah Loose of the Coalition.
ACTION: Support Joint Office of Homeless Services Budget
Leaven Community Land & Housing Coalition is mobilizing, alongside our partners at HereTogether, to make sure that both the Portland City Council and Multnomah County Commission jointly fund the Joint Office of Homeless Services and pass a budget that invests in the near term and permanent solutions needed to tackle our homeless crisis.
Emanuel Reparations – Walking and Talking with the Lutheran Synod
A few weeks ago we joined the Lutheran Synod for their Emanuel Action on Feb 23rd, Toward a Horizon of Repair. Their Reparations Team will be joining us at St. Philip on March 20th to worship, walk, and talk with us about what repair looks like.
Toward a Horizon of Repair – the Emanuel Story
The Oregon Synod welcomes you to join us as we explore the story of the Emanuel Hospital expansion from a lesser-known perspective, one that centers the families and businesses affected.
FRIDAY: Parents, Students Gather to Save Dr. MLK Jr. Elementary School
PPS plans to move Harriet Tubman Middle School and is considering dismantling Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School to do so. To kick off Dr. MLK Jr. Day weekend, community members are gathering Friday afternoon at 3:15 p.m. to celebrate Dr. MLK Jr Elementary School with a student parade, food (to-go), live art project, and a loud, clear call to PPS: “Invest in our schools, don’t shut us down.”
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