St. Gabriel is excited to have the Episcopal Bishop of Oregon, The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, visit our parish for the first time since she was consecrated on January 30, 2021 at Trinity Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. Get to know our bishop! Bishop Akiyama was born in Wheeler, Oregon and grew up in a Japanese…
Notes from Canon Linda from St. Gabriel’s Annual Parish Meeting Report January 30, 2022 Beloved of God, members of St. Gabriel the Archangel church, I am offering to you this reflection as your Interim Rector. It is unlike any report that I have ever delivered to a congregation. The idea came to me as I…
Let’s Move From Surviving to Thriving TOGETHER at Our Annual Church Meeting THIS SUNDAY January 30th 11:30 am Church members please plan on attending our Annual Meeting of St. Gabriel the Archangel either in-person or online via Zoom this Sunday, January 30th starting after our 10:00 am service at 11:30 am. All church members over 18…
I would never have thought that COVID would play such a large part in our lives as a congregation as we go through this period of transition. Just today, Page Clothier and I had to make the difficult decision to suspend the nursery, church school, and youth group until February. We will continue to have…
St. Gabriel’s continued our great tradition of having our children’s play not on Christmas Eve, but on the next Sunday- this year January 2nd. Our play was “A Gift from St. Francis” about the first creche with live animals in 1228 based on the children’s book by Joanna Cole. We had live music and children,…
St. Gabriel’s Christmastide Play “A Gift from St. Francis” The story of the first creche in Italy in 1223 Sunday, January 2nd, 2022 8:00 am live reading 10:00 am full performance, with live music, kids, youth, adults, and DOGS in the cast! All are welcome- please join us! If your child would like to be…
This is the final week of Extended Advent leading to Christmas at St. Gabriel’s, and Sunday December 19th is the beginning of Extended Advent Week 7. Here is our Advent and Christmas Family Activity Calendar, our prayers for families, and our traditional prayers for the seventh week of Extended Advent and Christmas. Family Advent Activity…
Dear Friends, By now, most of you have heard that Bishop Akiyama has made my next assignment. This prompts me to offer you a few thoughts that have come to me in prayer and reflection. First, thank you all for making my assignment to St. Gabriel the Archangel such a substantive and joyful ministry! So…
We are continuing to observe Extended Advent at St. Gabriel’s, and Sunday December 12th is the beginning of Extended Advent Week 6. Here is our Advent Family Activity Calendar, our prayers for families, and our traditional prayers for the sixth week of Extended Advent. Family Advent Activity Calendar for December 12-18, 2021 Sun. Dec. 12th…
We are continuing to observe Extended Advent at St. Gabriel’s, and Sunday December 5th is the beginning of Extended Advent Week 5. Here is our Advent Family Activity Calendar, our prayers for families, and our traditional prayers for the fifth week of Extended Advent. Family Advent Activity Calendar for December 5-12, 2021 Sun. Dec. 5th…