Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Bring a friend to share this documentary by Pierre Sauvage.

A light lunch will be provided at 12:30. Film will start promptly at 1:00 pm with a discussion from 2:35-3:00 pm. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/WeaponsSpirit. Presented by the Cocreating Beloved Community and Solidarity & Sanctuary teams.

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Join us for a celebration of Ed’s life, followed by an ice cream social with time to share memories. You are welcome to attend either or both. Overflow parking is available next door at the Harman Swim Center in the rear parking lot. Instead of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to the St. Matthew's Food Pantry or a food pantry near you.

The Dignity Index can help us ease divisions, prevent violence, and solve problems. This free workshop will help deepen our understanding. All are welcome, but reservations are required. To register, email Mary Ryan Hotchkiss with your name and email (the exact location will be sent after registration).

Stand in solidarity with immigrants and call for compassion, dignity, and justice as part of the national One Church, One Family: Catholic Public Witness for Immigrants initiative. Learn more and find resources. 

This month’s storyteller—Tyler Bieber (he/him)—a queer education professional, will read from his debut book, “Against the Current: Father Tom Oddo and the New American Catholic,” a biography of the University of Portland President, co-founder of DignityUSA, and an early leader of the gay rights movement. All are welcome, whether you are queer or straight/cis! Refreshments will be provided. Childcare is available by request at least one week in advance. RSVP’s to PastorRobyn@SpiritofGracePDX.org are appreciated but not required.

Let's build power through relationships and connections among people and organizations. We’ll hear from groups that are assisting immigrants, such as Unite Oregon and IMIrJ, what they are doing, identify their needs, and explore ways we can participate.

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Join us in the community room as April Brenden-Locke shares the latest about Hogar Infantil, a children's home in Chiapas, Mexico, providing an opportunity to strengthen friendships across the border during this time of isolationism.

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Between services, Intern Pax (they/them) will be holding intentional space for grief in the sanctuary, both in person and on Zoom. Feel free to have a candle nearby, a story to share of a loved one who has died, some tissues, and the spaciousness to hold some intentional presence with and for each other. We will check in with ourselves and each other about what we're carrying on this tender feast day. There will be poetry, reflection questions, and an invitation for brief story sharing. Come as you are with whatever capacity you have to tend to all the emotions that come with loss and remembrance. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

This service will be preceded by a community potluck from 9:45-10:30.

Join Children's and Family Ministries at their Holy Ghost Weenie Roast. This is a churchwide event. The Holy Ghost Weenie Roast will occur between services, simultaneous to our regular community potluck. We will provide hot dogs and s’mores to roast. Children are invited to wear costumes!

This service will be followed by a community potluck from 9:45-10:30.

Join a six-week online study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together, led by Rev. Dr. Mark Brocker, editor of volume 16 of Bonhoeffer's Works. Written from Bonhoeffer’s experience leading the underground seminary of the Confessing Church during the rise of Nazi Germany, Life Together witnesses to faith in times of crisis and explores how prayer, service, and confession sustain Christian community. Bonhoeffer’s leadership in the Confessing Church and his ultimate resistance to the Nazi regime have made his writings relevant for the global church today.

Sponsored by the Sunset Cluster of the Oregon Synod (ELCA) and hosted by Spirit of Grace. Free-will donation invited. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Join us in the community room between services to review our history as an inclusive and welcoming congregation for LGBTQIA folks and discuss how we can expand that welcome. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Join a six-week online study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together, led by Rev. Dr. Mark Brocker, editor of volume 16 of Bonhoeffer's Works. Written from Bonhoeffer’s experience leading the underground seminary of the Confessing Church during the rise of Nazi Germany, Life Together witnesses to faith in times of crisis and explores how prayer, service, and confession sustain Christian community. Bonhoeffer’s leadership in the Confessing Church and his ultimate resistance to the Nazi regime have made his writings relevant for the global church today.

Sponsored by the Sunset Cluster of the Oregon Synod (ELCA) and hosted by Spirit of Grace. Free-will donation invited. 

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Join us in the community room for a time of sharing and lament as we face genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza. Our Holy Land Ministry leads—Rev. Brian Brandt, Benneth Husted, and Jennifer Grosvenor—will open our discussion with our new ELCA policy Toward Ending the Occupation of Palestine and a message from our Palestinian Lutheran siblings. Together, we will wrestle with biblical Israel not being the State of Israel today, and the actions we might take.

Sunday School for preschool through middle school age is available between services from 9:40-10:30 am.

Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance. 

Join a six-week online study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together, led by Rev. Dr. Mark Brocker, editor of volume 16 of Bonhoeffer's Works. Written from Bonhoeffer’s experience leading the underground seminary of the Confessing Church during the rise of Nazi Germany, Life Together witnesses to faith in times of crisis and explores how prayer, service, and confession sustain Christian community. Bonhoeffer’s leadership in the Confessing Church and his ultimate resistance to the Nazi regime have made his writings relevant for the global church today.

Sponsored by the Sunset Cluster of the Oregon Synod (ELCA) and hosted by Spirit of Grace. Free-will donation invited. 

Storyteller—Rev. Kevin Yell