by Carley Friesen | Mar 1, 2020 | News
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 It is the first Sunday of Lent. I have been through a lifetime of first Sundays of Lent. And each one is different. Today, we did something I have never done before, nor have I seen it done before – we acknowledged the ashes of grief and...
by Carley Friesen | Feb 23, 2020 | News
Matthew 17:1-9 Today’s reading should make us feel right at home. The traditional site of the transfiguration of Jesus is Mt. Tabor, the mountain rising out of the plains in northern Palestine. Portlander, Plympton Kelly is thought to have given our Mt. Tabor its...
by Carley Friesen | Feb 20, 2020 | News
Wednesday, March 4, 7 pm Kristen and Maggie of Earthtones Northwest will lead our concert and “musicking.” Earthtones is a long-time Parish House Partner with the church and Taborspace, who do healing work through music and gardening. Come and join this...
by Carley Friesen | Feb 16, 2020 | News
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8, 97-105; Matthew 5:17-20 Picture in your mind a fresh-faced, playful young boy named Joey. He is all of about 8 years old and has been taking piano lessons for about a year. Joey has gotten reasonably proficient at playing...
by Carley Friesen | Feb 9, 2020 | News
Matthew 5:13-16 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth…. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-2). So begins the light we find throughout the Bible. The very first thing God does is to create light. In the...
