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SoulCollage® Event Coming Soon!
Are you grieving someone or something in your life? SoulCollage® is a wonderful practice to work through feelings about grief. Join Sister India Jensen Kerr on Saturday, May 24, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm in Fellowship Hall where we will discover what our unconscious mind has to say.
SoulCollage® is a form of self-discovery through art. We glue images to 8”x5” cards and read from them to learn about ourselves. It is a truly transformative process! Don’t worry if you are not a skilled artist; this is a place where you can join in community and access your inner wisdom. If you want more information about SoulCollage® visit soulcollage.com. Hope to see you there!
Job Openings At St. Andrew
Click here to read about full-time and part-time job openings at St. Andrew and learn how to apply.
Final The Last Sunday before Summer Break
The Last Sunday event takes place this month on May 25! The event will be hosted at Hillsdale Community Church in Southwest Portland, with folks from Riversgate Church providing our meal and childcare.
Although this event falls on Memorial Day weekend, it is our last event before we take a couple of months off for the summer, so we hope you can make it! To let us know if you can attend, add the event to your Google calendar and RSVP at this link: bit.ly/TLSmay25. The Last Sunday is an ecumenical event focused on dismantling Supremacist Christianity and replacing it with a hopeful Christianity that is good news for the world. This event is made for ages 18-55. Free dinner and childcare (for kids 5th grade and under) are provided for all participants.
St. Andrew Foundation Organ Scholarship
There is a critical shortage of trained organists. We wish to encourage and support the training of talented young pianists to serve as church organists. The Fund will pay $500 towards organ lessons with a recognized organ teacher.
More information is available on the St. Andrew Foundation web page, or you can view the scholarship requirements here and download the application form here.
Application is due by June 1, 2025. Submit to salcf_info@standrewlutheran.com.
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Worship
We worship in our beautiful Sanctuary, Chapel, and Sanctuary of the Firs. Worship is vital to our community; we worship together on Sunday mornings at 9:30, in person, on YouTube Livestream, and on Zoom. Click on the “Get Connected” button to receive the links for online worship.
Adult Education
“If adult education does not become a priority for a congregation, at some point that congregation will cease to exist because its members will simply not know or understand the purpose of the congregation and their role in fulfilling that purpose.” —Neal Boese, Blueprint for Change, page 83.
Children & Youth
Children are not the “future” of the church; they ARE the church. Our Director of Next Generational Ministry, Kyler Vogt, is continuing to connect children, youth, and adult mentors during this time when connection is more important than ever.
Doubt and Darkness
Fear is rampant today. It drives our society into a frenzy of traps we hope will bring us longed-for security and iron-clad safety. For many, our facile attempts to find answers or solutions in religion no longer work. There seems to be no permanently safe place to settle. But might it be that in the midst of our angst, in the places where we all hang on for dear life, new birth can take place?
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Recent Sunday Sermon
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Recent Sunday Worship
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