September 2021
Oregon ELCA Synod Day of Learning
Please join the Oregon Synod for a Day of Learning on Saturday, September 25 from 9:15 am to 3:45 pm. We welcome everyone to this online event which will explore the theme Faithful in the Fray: Facing our Histories of Racism. We are delighted to be joined by the Rev. Lenny Duncan as our keynote speaker to talk about Racism and the Church. Workshops will be both morning and afternoon, and will include themes such as an anti-racist reading of the…
Find out more »Labyrinth Walk
(Recurs monthly, every fourth Monday) Join the Trinity Labyrinth Guild for our fourth Monday labyrinth walks, held on the beautiful wood inlay labyrinth in Trinity's Kempton Hall. Walking the labyrinth can be a way for the psyche to connect with the soul, a way of seeking God. It may be a symbolic pilgrimage or a means of seeking clarity, vision, focus, healing, discernment, peace, or spiritual insight. Whatever you believe, and wherever you are in your journey, come experience the…
Find out more »Data-Grounded Discernment for Leadership Transition Planning
This webinar is hosted by FaithX - you can register for the webinar here. --------- Webinar Description: As anyone who’s been around during a transition to a new pastor or judicatory leader knows, looking for a new leader can be a lengthy and expensive process. So many things to be done and processes to go through. Surveying members, interviewing current and past leaders clergy and lay leaders to gain an understanding of corporate history, holding listening sessions, working with consultants,…
Find out more »October 2021
Baskets of Plenty Silent Auction
The Diocesan Commission on Poverty and Homelessness announces a virtual online auction replacing the Convention Basket Raffle. As always, proceeds will fund grants to our congregations for their ministries to those in need in their communities. Join us NOW at https://cphfundraiser.schoolauction.net/auction2021/ to donate...to sign up and preview auction items...to bid. Watch the Diocesan Digest for weekly updates! Contact Pamela Lyons-Nelson with information: 3plnelson@gmail.com.
Find out more »Clergy Conference
Join your clergy colleagues on the morning of October 5 from 9:00 am to noon for the Fall Clergy Conference. This will take place of the clergy call with the bishop originally scheduled for that morning. Please register for the conference call here.
Find out more »Standing Committee Meeting
This is the monthly gathering of Standing Committee.
Find out more »Godly Play: A Way of Religious Education
Join the Godly Play Foundation for this 30-minute virtual gathering to hear inspiring stories of how Godly Play has provided hope, healing, inspiration, and grounding to so many all over the world for the last 30 years! Dream with us about the next 30 years as we commit to “Following the Wild Star” to paths unknown and a future beyond what we can imagine. Learn more here: https://www.godlyplayfoundation.org/30thcelebration Download a Watch Party toolkit here: https://www.godlyplayfoundation.org/watch-party
Find out more »Virtual Auction by Commission on Poverty and Homelessness
Auction fundraiser for the grants issued by the Commission Poverty and Homelessness, for 2021 and 2022 to assist in church projects serving their communities. A silent auction will open October 2 and winners announced at the virtual auction on October 9.
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