A Place of Sanctuary
Bringing The Grotto to You
Day 79: Meet Me at The Grotto
Bring The Grotto to Your Meetings

While we are delighted to be making steps toward opening back up, we understand that as a community we are still a long way from "business as usual."

Business meetings and family reunions will remain virtual for a while longer, so today we give you something we hope will make those moments a little nicer.

This email contains a collection of images suitable for virtual backgrounds for your virtual meetings, whatever platform you use.

Simply save the photos from this email to your desktop or phone, and upload them following the instructions of the application you are using. It's pretty simple and fun.

And if you aren't participating in any virtual meetings, consider using these photos as headers on social media ... or just enjoy looking at them.
A Prayer for Community

Gracious God,

You create every person and call each one into life.

We seek you, and celebrate you, and learn about you in a community of believers.

Right now my community is distant ... separated.

Across a divide of at least six feet - often much farther.

Across the street feels like a world away.

Help me to find meaningful ways to connect with my communities ... my faith community, my family, my neighborhood.

Help me make time to unite with my communities in prayer, in my conversations, in my simple acts of kindness, so that I bear witness to the fact that it is you who unite and bind us all together in faith, hope and charity.

Amen.
The Grotto
The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother

NE 85th & Sandy Blvd.
Portland, Oregon

503-254-7371