Giving
Opportunities to give to St. Philip the Deacon, local organizations, ministries of The Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion at large.
Financial Pledge Update
Pledges are up by 65% for 2023! This is incredibly good news, and we thank you for your generosity. As we commenced discussing our future, one financial fact stood out: in order to stay open and have full-time clergy and a small paid staff, St. Philip needs to raise at least $200K a year. We delayed our pledges for 2023 so that we could have an honest conversation about our financial future. St. Philip has liquid assets, that is, money…
2021 Tree of Life
This year, St. Philip the Deacon is supporting eight organizations as a part of our Tree of Life. Saying “Yes” to God means supporting the work of the organizations around us that seek God’s justice, mercy, and peace.
Celebrating our Gifts!
Celebrating our Gifts for 2022! On Sunday, November 21st we will celebrate the gifts God gives to us, the gifts we give to one another, and the gifts we give to this community. Come celebrate!
Kumoricon Supports Hand Up
Kumoricon has a long history of giving back to the local community. Since 2005, Kumoricon has hosted a Charity Auction benefiting a local charity. In 2018, they raised over $12,000 toward OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital and The Greeney Family Fund for Japanese Track Scholarships. This year, Kumoricon is supporting The Hand Up project, which is the organization behind The People’s Pantry run out of St. Philip and the Q Center. Food Drive “Feed Your Waifu / Husbando” Join Kumoricon in…
Tree of Life: Street Roots
St. Philip’s Tree of Life is our effort to give back to organizations that benefit our community, a commitment we made as a part of our 2019 Annual Budget. Not only do we experience God’s love in and through our parish, we recognize that God’s love is all around us, through organizations and ministries that care for all of God’s creation. Each one of these organizations is close to the heart of someone in our church family, and is supported by our…
Building and Finances during the time of Covid
Right now, St. Philip is fine, both our building and our finances. However, we do need your continued support. Please, give what you can, when you can.
Tree of Life: Race Talks
St. Philip’s Tree of Life is our effort to give back to organizations that benefit our community, a commitment we made as a part of our 2019 Annual Budget. Not only do we experience God’s love in and through our parish, we recognize that God’s love is all around us, through organizations and ministries that care for all of God’s creation. Each one of these organizations is close to the heart of someone in our church family, and is supported by our…
Tree of Life: Rosemary Anderson
St. Philip’s Tree of Life is our effort to give back to organizations that benefit our community, a commitment we made as a part of our 2019 Annual Budget. Not only do we experience God’s love in and through our parish, we recognize that God’s love is all around us, through organizations and ministries that care for all of God’s creation. Each one of these organizations is close to the heart of someone in our church family, and is supported by our…
Tree of Life: Opportunities Kitchen
St. Philip’s Tree of Life is our effort to give back to those organizations that benefit our community, a commitment we made as a part of our 2019 Annual Budget. This month, we are giving to Opportunities Kitchen, an employment exposure program for Portland Metro Area’s Opportunity Youth which uses the Food Industry and Trades as a medium for career development.
Rector’s Note: Giving of Ourselves
As a part of our 2019 Annual Budget, as a parish we approved a 10% tithe of our expected income as Outreach. Outreach means any resources used to support activity and ministry outside of our immediate Parish needs: the Deacon’s Dining Hall, food to elderly shut-ins, or gas to travelers in need, supporting social and political issues we are committed to as a parish, such as the “Lift Every Voice” campaign. We already actively support the Deacon’s Dining Hall and…
AmazonSmile and St. Philip the Deacon
AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases to St. Philip. All you have to do is select St. Philip as your charity of choice, and start all amazon shopping at https://smile.amazon.com. Here is how it works:] Sign in to amazon.comon your desktop or mobile phone browser. From your desktop, go to Your Account from the navigation at the top of any page, and then select the option to Change your Charity (or select). Or, from your mobile browser, select Change your…