Dear Beloved Community, A few days ago I had a remarkable conversation with the remarkable Rev. Karen Tiegs. We were ostensibly talking about her new position as the Latino Ministries Coordinator for the Episcopal Church in Western Oregon (that’s our diocese). I say “ostensibly” because any conversation with Karen+ is going to eventually expand into…
“Open, Welcoming, Affirming, Safe” Dear Beloved Community, “St. Gabriel the Archangel Episcopal Church is Open, Welcoming, Affirming, Safe.” These are the words on the new banner that you will see hanging on the N.W West Union Road side of the church nearest to Holcomb. It looks like this: So…where do those words come from? What…
Dear Beloved Community – “Over the past seven years, St. Gabriel’s has been a pilgrim congregation…” Just a few days ago, I was given a copy of the St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church Master Plan & Concept Design prepared by J. David Richen, Architect in 1993. It is one of the founding documents, if you will,…