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Reflection for the New Year

After the first sunrise of 2023, I intentionally took my first steps into the New Year along the Columbia River. The outline of the I-5 Bridge emerged through the morning fog and was reflected in the river below.  It became a beautiful metaphor for this time of transition between the year just ended and this new one just beginning. The time between what has been known and familiar and what is yet unknown in this new year. A liminal space, an in-between-time, a sacred space inviting a pause and reflection.

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January 12, 2023

Transition Update

The transition process to find St. Michael’s next rector is now making its way through the final phase of a year-long process that began last January when the Communication, Profile and Search Committees were formed.

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January 7, 2023

History Forums Begin January 8

January and February will be “St. Michael’s History Months.” In a series of Sunday forums, beginning January 8 at 10:15 am in the Nativity Hall, we will explore the roots of the attributes that make this such a special place. This series will be presented by parishioner and historian The Rev. Dr. Caroline Litzenberger.

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January 3, 2023

A Note from the Interim Rector

Dear Friends, as I mentioned last week, we have renegotiated the Interim Rector Covenant of Ministry, which will increase my time commitment starting January 1st. I will continue to take Mondays off, and normally plan to be in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. I’m adding Friday but will work from home that day or use it for pastoral visits.

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January 3, 2023

Advent Giving Tree Still Welcoming Donations

Our Outreach & Justice team are leaving the Advent Giving Tree up in the Gallery until January 8, so there’s still time to donate to the three groups represented there. These groups are Outside In, Community Transitional School and a large Syrian refugee family new to the Portland area.

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January 3, 2023

Search Committee hands off work to Vestry

The Search Committee officially handed their work over to the vestry at last Thursday’s vestry meeting. Senior Warden Helen Crandell will guide the vestry as the process to select a new rector continues. The vestry will begin by reviewing the vast amount of information amassed by the Search Committee in their part of the search process. The vestry must examine not only the written material submitted by the candidates, but interview transcripts and videos of their sermons as well.

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December 22, 2022

Creation Care Team forming

Giant storms, world-wide drought, record floods, extraordinary temperatures, and massive wildfires, are but a few of the devastating effects of Climate Change that are already happening on our planet. All of this has been predicted since the 1980s. But the necessary changes in our human way of living have been ignored. Today the Episcopal Church is determined to make a difference.

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December 19, 2022

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