community event
Marie Gettel-Gilmartin
Spirit of Grace Goes to Holden Village

Our community spent a wonderful week at Holden Village during July!

Spirit of Grace Goes to Holden Village
Marie Gettel-Gilmartin
Spirit of Grace Does Pride 2023

We had a wonderful time participating in Beaverton Pride in 2023, and we’ll be back again this year!

Spirit of Grace Does Pride 2023
pastoral letter, Lent
Pastor Robyn Hartwig
Eucharist Prayer During Lent
Eucharist Prayer During Lent
Marie Gettel-Gilmartin
On radical resilience

Resilience, even radical resilience, is needed this year as we face the upheaval at Spirit of Grace— nationally, internationally, and perhaps in our own lives.

On radical resilience
Marie Gettel-Gilmartin
A new way for Spirit of Grace to experience ...

But it all seems to get lost in family activities, preparing Christmas cards and photos, attending holiday parties and school performances, decorating, and of course, shopping for gifts. This year’s Advent season started off the same for me…good intentions about inner reflection and spiritual preparation lost in the hustle and bustle.

But then something happened that shook me. We found out our beloved priests were no longer allowed to celebrate communion with us. How could this happen, and in the middle of Advent of all seasons???

A new way for Spirit of Grace to experience Advent this year

racial justice

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On the Murder of Tyre Nichols

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On the Murder of Tyre Nichols

Of course, we know that most police officers are decent human beings, but incidents like the brutal beating murder of Tyre Nichols sound an alarm that cannot be ignored. The five police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to a pulp must be held accountable for their crimes. But surely by now we have seen that removing the bad apples does not protect us from the poisoned tree.

How do we process this event as Christians, and as people committed to justice, peace, and human decency?

A reflection from Rev. Janet Parker, Ph.D.