Posts by St. Philip the Deacon (Page 4)

Posts by St. Philip the Deacon (Page 4)

SafeChurch Due October 30th

If you serve at STPD in any capacity- vestry, EM, EV, altar guild, lector, greeter, book group leader, Saturday Lunch volunteer, hospitality, music leader, etc- you must complete the online SafeChurch training. For our congregation, that is almost everyone. SafeChurch training is required by the diocese every three years. You need to register on the diocesan website https://ecwo.org/safe-church/They will send you an email to set up your personal account with Praesidium, the online learning platform. Once you have your Praesidium…

Clarification: This Here Flesh book study resumes October 1st

This upcoming Sunday is the fourth Sunday, and we will be doing Coffee and Conversation as we usually do on the fourth Sunday. We will pick up with the book study of This Here Flesh the following week, October 1st. That is the first Sunday of the month which keeps us on track with the first- and third- Sunday book study schedule. Sept 24: Coffee and ConversationOctober 1: This Here Flesh book studyOctober 15: This Here Flesh book studyOctober 22:…

Coffee + Conversation + Connection (C3) with Grace Memorial

Parishioners from St. Philip have been invited to join those from Grace Episcopal in their C3 program. All who self-identify as women are invited to attend and the group is kept intentionally small. From Gwen Harvey at Grace Memorial: C3 meets the first Thursday of every month from 10-11am at the Lloyd Center upper food court. The meetings for the rest of 2023 are: Thursday, October 5:  Paul’s Letter to the PhilippiansThursday, November 2: The Book of the Prophet DanielThursday,…

Volunteers needed for Swing Night

Our first Swing Dance Night is coming up on September 28th from 5-9pm. We could use some volunteers to set up at 4pm and especially to clean up afterwards. The more people who can stay and help with the clean up, the faster it will go. Please reach out to Aimee Kriz [email protected] to let her know you are willing to help with set up or clean up.

Vote for your favorite chair

Vote for your favorite chair this Sunday The second set of chairs we received from the library are slightly different from the ones we originally installed in the sanctuary. The second set of chairs (as seen on the left of this photo) are slightly darker, with taller backs and deeper seats than the first set (seen on the right). We’d like to know which you find more comfortable. Please have a seat and try them both, then give us your…

Albina Library Construction Update: Tree Removal (Completed)

UPDATE: The tree removal was completed on Monday, September 11. The parking lot will be available as usual beginning tomorrow, Tuesday, September 12, The Multnomah County Library construction project is right on schedule. They are planning to complete the demo portion of the project next week with the removal of the three large trees between the parking lots. The construction team will set up safety cones in the parking lot to prevent people from parking beneath the trees during the…

Swing Dance Night at St. Philip

Swing Dance Night at St. Philip September 28th 5-7:30pm Join us for an evening of music and fellowship on Thursday, September 28th. At 5pm we will enjoy the sounds of Old Time Music trio Ellis and Wallace, followed by a swing dance lesson by Rachel Lidskog-Kim of Dance with Joy dance studio. Finally, we’ll show off those new dance moves to the music of the Carroll Raaum Orchestra from 6pm-7:30. All are welcome; invite your friends and family.

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,…

Sign up to host Coffee Hour

We’d like to offer heavy snacks or a light lunch during coffee hour so we can spend more time together every week in informal fellowship. To make this work, we need parishioners willing to take the lead each week. You can sign up for a single week or several, maybe even one a month. You can work in pairs or teams to share the responsibilities; working side-by-side is something that brings us JOY! Coffee hour host responsibilities include:-Providing heavy snacks…