by Carley Friesen | Jun 25, 2017 | News
Exodus 40:34-38; 1 Corinthians 6:19 This weekend, the Holy Spirit blew through our building, represented by warmth of heart and air; connections between old friends, strangers, and partners in ministry. The red and fiery orange of our sanctuary honored the milestones...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 18, 2017 | News
Genesis 1:1-2, Psalm 104:27,30 Have you ever been to a party, or a big public event, or even down in Pioneer Square, and someone is behaving very strangely, trying to get attention, sometimes pontificating about something? People nudge themselves away, sometimes...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 11, 2017 | News
Acts 1:14; 2:1-18, 40-41 I think the Holy Spirit gets short shrift in the church, perhaps especially among Presbyterians! For instance, look at the church calendar. The Holy Spirit gets one day – Pentecost. That is the one day of the year we get to put up our...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 4, 2017 | News
“Cabaret at the Bell Tower” Tickets $10, available at the door or at Brown Paper Tickets. Bell Tower Concerts is a new opportunity for the community to gather for music in the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood’s beautiful Copeland Commons. The first Wednesday...
by Carley Friesen | Jun 4, 2017 | News
Genesis 1:1-5 The first thing God created was light. I guess God wanted to be able to see what they were doing! There is no way to underestimate the role of the sun! The order of creation is kind of interesting in this sense. On the first day, God created light,...
by Carley Friesen | May 31, 2017 | News
Published on May 30, 2017 TABORSPACE is a community outreach to the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church area in Portland, Oregon developed in partnership with community individuals. Rev. Carley Friesen says they discovered that instead of programming, people desired,...
