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SUMMER DIOCESAN
MINI DIGEST
June 16, 2022
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Upcoming Events:
June 17: Commemoration of the Emanuel Nine. Learn more here.
June 18: Holy Hikes at Tualatin River National Wildlife Reserve. Learn more here.
June 18: The Voices Project Juneteenth Black Business Fair at All Saints, Portland. Learn more here.
June 19: Portland Pride Parade with Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. Learn more here.
June 21: Building Beloved Community with All Our Neighbors, at St. Michael & All Angels, Portland. Learn more here.
June 25: Music that Makes Community event in Eugene. Learn more here.
June 26 - July 1: Latino Camp at Suttle Lake Camp
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Bishop Visitations:
June 19: St. Bede's, Forest Grove
June 26: Ss. Peter & Paul/Ss. Pedro y Pablo, Portland
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Diocesan Staff Office Hours:
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Please note in Bishop Akiyama's reflection, it should read "discipline of prayer," not "disciple of prayer."
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Dear friends in Christ,
Many of you have asked me how I am adjusting to living in Oregon after the warm climate of the Big Island. I realized that, having grown up here, our weather is in my DNA. The adjustment has not been difficult at all. In fact, I find myself remembering experiences about growing up in Oregon that fill me with great joy.
One of those memories is my father’s vegetable garden and fruit trees. This is the time of year when the plants he started in the basement during the early spring months have been planted and are beginning to look promising. Strawberries were always the delight of the month of June. We looked forward to cherries in July, along with early tomatoes and beans. August was corn, cucumbers, melons, peaches, and eggplant. The growing season of the summer months was one of patient feeding and watering; diligent weeding and support for plants that were maturing.
Last Sunday, Trinity Sunday, marks the beginning of Ordinary Time. This liturgical season is the longest and distinguishes the second half of our liturgical year. Some refer to this season as “common time” and, yes, there are those who call it “boring time” because it does not culminate in a festival the way that Advent and Lent do.
This season, however, is at the heart of a mature faith. It is a growing season, to be sure. The lectionary draws our attention to Jesus’ teaching and ministry; we are nudged to roll up our sleeves and dig deep into the fecund earth that is our baptism. Everything that we have received and celebrated in the first half of the liturgical year has prepared us for this time. God has dwelt among us as one of us in Jesus. Our grief and loss over his crucifixion is transformed into new hope and new life in the resurrection. We are now a people who believe that God has been made known to us through a crucified Messiah - the fruits of which continue to astound those who have eyes to see and ears to hear.
Ordinary time is a season that is ordered by the numbers that distinguish each Sunday. It is a regular and customary season, which is to say ordinary is not an adjective in this case; it is a noun. The routine rhythm of Ordinary Time creates the space to set down spiritual roots through a discipline of prayer, meditating on our Christian story, partaking of the sacraments in community, and going into the community to serve. This season provides the teachings and stories that help us care for and feed our souls. The fulfillment of our Baptismal Covenant is fed by the ways we return again and again to the stories of our faith.
May this season, Ordinary Time, be a spiritual growing season. May we continue to mature in our Christian journey. May this maturity be lush, vibrant, and bear sweet fruit that glorifies the One who was and is and is to come.
Blessings,
+Diana
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Changes to Safe Church Requirements & Process
As part of our Safe Church, Safe Communities policy review, we are implementing additional updates to our diocesan practices and policies. We will work with each community this year to implement these updates throughout our Diocese.
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Funeral Service for the Rev. Phillip Ayers
The funeral for the Rev. Phillip Ayers will be on Friday, June 17 at 2:00 pm at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland. A reception will follow the service.
Clergy are invited to vest and process. Stole color is white.
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Meet two more General Convention Deputies!
In the weeks leading up to the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, we will meet and learn about our diocesan deputies.
This week, meet deputies the Rev. Gavin Shumate and Antonia (Toni) Cantu Phipps on our website.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF DIOCESAN CONVENTION |
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The 134th Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Diocese of Oregon will be held online on Saturday, October 29, 2022. |
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Nominations for Diocesan Leadership Positions - due July 1
Nominations now open for: Standing Committee, Board of Trustees, Diocesan Council, Trinity Cathedral Chapter, and Deputies to the 81st General Convention in 2024. Learn more & access the nomination form on our website. Nominations are due by July 1, 2022.
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Submitting Resolutions to Convention
Per Canon 1.1.6, resolutions need to be submitted by email in an editable document to Tracy Esguerra by July 29. You can read more about resolutions on our website.
Need help in writing a resolution? Contact Alan Murray, chair of the Committee on Resolutions of Policy.
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Portland: St. David of Wales - Kerlin Richter, Rector; AJ Buckley, Assoc. Rector; Tracy LeBlanc, Deacon; Dennis J Parker.
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Portland: St. Gabriel the Archangel - Everett Charters, Priest-In-Charge.
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Portland: Parish of St. John the Baptist - Robert Bryant, Rector; Marianne Allison, Asst. Rector; Annette Rankin, Deacon; Carol Hull, Stephen Norcross, David Olsen, Colin Williams, Jorn Müller
- The Diocese of Maiduguri – The Church of Nigeria
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FROM THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH |
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Presiding bishop calls Episcopalians to ‘A Season of Prayer for Revival’
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites Episcopalians everywhere to mark the season after Pentecost with 30 days of prayer leading up to and encompassing the 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sign up and download bulletin inserts online.
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