Advocacy Action News

The St. Michael’s Advocacy Action team is gearing up for a busy election year. A proposed initiative for the November 2020 ballot, Initiative Petition 57, would create an independent Oregon Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw state legislative and congressional districts in an impartial and fully transparent manner.

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Social Justice Resources

RACE TALKS’ mission is to support interracial and cross-cultural communication and relationships through the development of sensitivity and understanding, and social justice activism supported by educational panels / or films,

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Financial Updates from the Treasurer

With all of the current uncertainty in the world, I want to pass along a positive update regarding the finances of St. Michael’s. At the end of April, we had collected over 35% of our annual pledges and 40% of our budgeted open offerings. That puts us ahead of schedule as we come to the historically slower summer months.

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Spiritual Practices in the Time of a Pandemic

This is a pivotal time in our common life. The world as we have known it is changed and we are living with grief, anxiety, fear and uncertainty. We see glimmers of light in the darkness, but the future is yet unknown. The time has not come for us to begin imagining our future.

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The Feast of Pentecost

Today we mark Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit among the apostles and followers of Jesus. Celebrated 50 days after Easter (including the day of Easter itself), the name of the holiday comes from the Greek Pentēkostē, which literally means “the 50th day.”

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A Peachy Story for School-Age Kids

Check out this wonderful YouTube offering from New Zealand director, Taika Waititi and a myriad of film stars who read aloud Roald Dahl’s children’s classic, “James and the Giant Peach.”

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