Intern Pax’s time with us is ending. Join us for a sendoff celebration between services from 9:45-10:30 am. More details to come!
40 years? Yes, can you believe it! Let’s celebrate! Join us for this 80’s themed “Power of Love” festival worship and party to celebrate 40 years! Contact Marie Gettel-Gilmartin for information or to offer to help!
Join Intern Pax for a creative, hands-on approach to prayer, especially if you are finding traditional prayer boring, inaccessible, or intimidating. Using simple images, color, and texture, you'll create a pocket-sized prayer box—a creative, sparkly, visual, messy reminder that God is always with you!
Come join the parade or wave as we go by at 11 am! If you'd like to march, join us at 10:40-10:45 am at 5th and Watson. Bring your children, pride colors, and percussion! Don't forget to visit (or volunteer at!) our booth, which will have a button-making station, a tree of joy and lament, and flyers about our LGBTQIA2+ affirming events.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Join this watch party hosted by Mary Minor and Betty Harris for this uplifting event of music, community, and action. Come and enjoy a meet and greet before the livestream with some games and refreshments. The special livestream event will feature an all-star lineup including Jane Fonda, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Joy Reid, Wilson Cruz, Broadway Inspirational Voices, and more. Together, let's celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment — including the freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest — and the people power that protects them.
How does polarization shape our communities, relationships, and spiritual lives? Join us for an engaging workshop exploring the social psychology of polarization in both historical and contemporary contexts. Together, we will examine how polarization affects progressive communities, including spiritual communities, and discuss practical ways to mitigate its impact.
This interactive session will combine brief lecture-style presentations of key concepts with thoughtful discussion and reflection.
Presenter:
Joe Hromco, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with a long history in community mental health and currently serves as a professor in the School of Graduate Psychology at Pacific University. He is also a longtime member of Spirit of Grace, husband, and father of four.
Register here (a Zoom link will be included in the confirmation email for those who would like to join online).
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 delightful day of fun! Bring a side dish to share. Hamburgers, hot dogs, and veggie burgers will be provided. Magician at 2 pm for the children. RSVP to April Sandoval.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Featuring colorful hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, and native plants.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
All are welcome to this Holden Evening Prayer service as part of Holden Village's Prayer Around the World week. Invite a friend and join us as we together create space for beauty, music, prayer, reflection, and community. After the service, we’ll have Holden Scoops (ice cream) and, if the weather permits, a luminaria-lit labyrinth for walking as the evening gets dark. Freewill donations for Holden Village will be welcomed.
What does it mean to seek truth in a world where reality itself can feel uncertain? From questions of faith and science to the influence of politics, privilege, and AI, many of us are wrestling with what is true—and how we know. Young adults (ages 18–40) are invited to gather for an evening of relaxed, meaningful conversation with others from a variety of faith communities. We’ll share a meal, hear a brief reflection to spark thought, and engage in both small and large group dialogue. Near the end, we will reflect on how it went and whether we would like to meet again. Whether you come with questions, convictions, or curiosity, there’s a place for you at the table.
Sponsored by four Beaverton-area congregations—Spirit of Grace, Cedar Hills United Church of Christ, St. Andrew Lutheran, and Christ United Methodist Church Cedar Mill—this is a first-time experiment in community and conversation. Come help shape it! For more information, contact Sophie Caesar or Pastor Robyn.
Featuring colorful hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, vegetable starts, and native plants.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
Childcare is available every Sunday from 8:30 am to noon. Childcare may be requested for other community events a week in advance.
After the 7 pm Good Friday service, join in an overnight prayer vigil hosted by the Queer Grace Planning Team and the Men’s Group. Pray however you like, anytime through noon on Saturday, with hosts present all night. Prayer spaces include the sanctuary, fireplace, hallway with Stations of the Cross, library, as a self-curated space, and a candlelit labyrinth (weather permitting). Please sign up to attend or participate remotely so we can coordinate and support one another in prayer.
Join us for fellowship, inspiration, and hope as we prepare our hearts for Holy Week with two lectures from Dr. Megan McKenna— an internationally known author, theologian, storyteller, and lecturer— and a Eucharist Liturgy. The cost to attend each lecture is $15, or $25 for both (the Saturday lecture is $10 to attend on Zoom). The Eucharistic Liturgy is free, but seating is limited. More information or register.
Saturday, March 28, 4:30-6 pm (hybrid): Lecture on A Bowl of Perfect Light at Spirit of Grace (7400 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton)
Sunday, March 29, 2-4 pm (in person): Lecture on Matthew: The Book of Mercy at University of Portland, Brian Doyle Auditorium (5000 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland)
Sunday, March 29, 6 pm (hybrid): Eucharist Liturgy at First United Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland) Parking entrance on 18th Street. **Seating limited to 70**
To attend on Zoom, please register to receive the Zoom link. Event cosponsored by the University of Portland Theology Department, Spirit of Grace, and Journey Koinonia.
Join us for fellowship, inspiration, and hope as we prepare our hearts for Holy Week with two lectures from Dr. Megan McKenna— an internationally known author, theologian, storyteller, and lecturer— and a Eucharist Liturgy. The cost to attend each lecture is $15, or $25 for both (the Saturday lecture is $10 to attend on Zoom). The Eucharistic Liturgy is free, but seating is limited. More information or register.
Saturday, March 28, 4:30-6 pm (hybrid): Lecture on A Bowl of Perfect Light at Spirit of Grace (7400 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton)
Sunday, March 29, 2-4 pm (in person): Lecture on Matthew: The Book of Mercy at University of Portland, Brian Doyle Auditorium (5000 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland)
Sunday, March 29, 6 pm (hybrid): Eucharist Liturgy at First United Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland) Parking entrance on 18th Street. **Seating limited to 70**
To attend on Zoom, please register to receive the Zoom link. Event cosponsored by the University of Portland Theology Department, Spirit of Grace, and Journey Koinonia.
Join us for fellowship, inspiration, and hope as we prepare our hearts for Holy Week with two lectures from Dr. Megan McKenna— an internationally known author, theologian, storyteller, and lecturer— and a Eucharist Liturgy. The cost to attend each lecture is $15, or $25 for both (the Saturday lecture is $10 to attend on Zoom). The Eucharistic Liturgy is free, but seating is limited. More information or register.
Saturday, March 28, 4:30-6 pm (hybrid): Lecture on A Bowl of Perfect Light at Spirit of Grace (7400 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton)
Sunday, March 29, 2-4 pm (in person): Lecture on Matthew: The Book of Mercy at University of Portland, Brian Doyle Auditorium (5000 N. Willamette Blvd, Portland)
Sunday, March 29, 6 pm (hybrid): Eucharist Liturgy at First United Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland) Parking entrance on 18th Street. **Seating limited to 70**
To attend on Zoom, please register to receive the Zoom link. Event cosponsored by the University of Portland Theology Department, Spirit of Grace, and Journey Koinonia.
Help freshen up our indoor and outdoor spaces in preparation for the new season! All ages are welcome—there’s something for everyone to do! Childcare will be available from 10 am - 2 pm. A light lunch will be available. Whether you can stay for an hour or the whole time, come ready to lend a hand, enjoy fellowship, and help keep our church home welcoming and beautiful for all. A sign-up sheet will be available in the entry hall (to help plan for food), or just show up. Questions? Contact Margaret Armstrong.
Our Lenten season will begin with a soup supper featuring soup and bread by Chef Ed Fuentes in partnership with Thrivent. A freewill offering will benefit the emergency needs of students at McKay Elementary School.
Lent has traditionally been a season of the church year in which we prepare for the Easter celebration by turning our hearts to God through prayer, fasting, and acts of service. This Lenten season we are offering the following opportunities:
Intern Pax has compiled this year's Lenten Devotional, Journeying Towards Liberation Together, with submissions from our community. They will be available at the Ash Wednesday service, if not sooner. Email Intern Pax for instructions on getting a digital copy.
Continue to join us every Wednesday of Lent, February 25 through March 25, at 7 pm for a 30-minute worship service reflecting on James Cone's book The Cross and the Lynching Tree, exploring the connection between these tools of violence and how the oppressed have resisted and created liberation despite the threats of empire.
Further small group study of the book will be available before the Wednesday evening services at 5:45 pm. If you are interested in participating, please sign up on the clipboard in the entry hall this Sunday or email Intern Pax.
EcoFaith Recovery invites you to a practical, hopeful training to help households, congregations, and neighborhoods prepare together for emergencies so we’re not alone when crises come. Using Oregon’s Be 2 Weeks Ready program, this 90-minute session offers simple, doable, steps for preparedness while strengthening relationships and mutual aid. A light lunch will be available at noon, and a raffle will be held at the end for some free disaster supplies. Learn more and register here.
The Palestine Exception is a searing and unflinchingly honest account of what it means to stand for something, and the immense consequences of speaking up. This is a vital documentary for our present moment, but also a terrifying look at how institutional power has always tried – and will always try – to enforce silence on every last one of its critics. – Omar El Akkad, Novelist and Journalist, author of “One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”
Join us to view this documentary, followed by a Q&A with film producer Marlene Eid. Visit https://palestineexceptionfilm.com/ for more information on the film. Donations welcome. Sponsored by the Holy Land Ministry at Spirit of Grace, and Friends of Sabeel-Portland Metro Chapter.
You are invited to explore what unity consciousness is and how it can inform both our practice of centering prayer and our life in this challenging world of separation, distraction, and rapid change. Some prior experience with centering prayer is helpful. Donations accepted at the door. Email Gini Graham to register.
Optional events include Centering Prayer (9-9:30 am) and a BYO lunch for an informal discussion (12:30-1:30 pm)
David Frenette is the author of The Path of Centering Prayer: Deepening Your Experience of God, and a spiritual director/transpersonal counselor (now retired). He studied and worked closely with Father Thomas Keating for 35 years, and co-founded and co-led Chrysalis House, a Christian contemplative retreat community under Fr. Keating’s guidance.
Those who find the holiday season difficult are welcome to join Intern Pax for a Tidings of Comfort service. Whether you are grieving the loss of a loved one, mourning the suffering in the world, or simply needing space for sadness in a season that often rushes toward superficial joy, you are welcome. There will be no expectation to share personal grief aloud. Participants may choose to write down who or what they are grieving and place it in a basket; after the service, each person may draw a note to carry with them in prayer—a reminder that we do not carry these burdens alone. An informal gathering with hot apple cider (and possibly cookies) will follow.
All are welcome as we celebrate the season of light, hope, and community!
Food. Drink. Carolers. Online admission: GA $16.96 & Youth $7.95. Parking is free in the lot, or take a shuttle from Parkrose and Sumner Park & Ride.
RSVP to April Sandoval by December 7.
