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Called to care for God’s creation, a reflection by Bishop Akiyama
Dear friends in Christ, Recently, I was chatting with a stranger, and eager to find common ground, I commented on the weather. The stranger obliged with a...
Demonstrating hospitality to others and to ourselves
One of the hardest things we are called to do as Christians is to extend hospitality as Jesus taught. Earlier this week, we participated in one of the great...
Demonstrating hospitality to others and to ourselves, a reflection from Bishop Akiyama
One of the hardest things we are called to do as Christians is to extend hospitality as Jesus taught. Earlier this week, we participated in one of the great...
Immersing ourselves in the Word so we can surf the chaos
Dear friends in Christ, The Annual Meeting of the Convention is this Saturday, and I look forward to seeing our clergy and delegates as we tend to the mission and...
Minding the Gap
Dear friends in Christ, One of the phrases that Presiding Bishop Curry repeated during his visit to our diocese was “mind the gap.” The phrase is from England’s...
General Convention 1922
By Pamela Filbert Many folks in the Diocese of Oregon are aware that Bishop Akiyama, eight delegates, and two alternate delegates journeyed to Baltimore, Maryland,...
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