We find ourselves in a season where the moral compass of our nation feels under heavy interference of arrogance and hate. When executive power challenges the rule of law and … Continue reading Where Do We Go from Here?
President’s Blog: September 2022
Mariposas Monarcas It’s a hard journey for las mariposas monarcas. They begin their annual Spring migration of 1,800 miles to the United States and Canada from the Oyamel forest of … Continue reading President’s Blog: September 2022
President’s Blog: August 2022
Together Again Together Again – A fundraising gala for EMO, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, Abernethy Center, 606 15th St., Oregon City. Reception at 6 p.m., dinner buffet at 7 p.m. … Continue reading President’s Blog: August 2022
President’s Blog: July 2022
Selah! The pause that refreshes. Why do you boast, O mighty one, of mischief done against the godly? All day long you are plotting destruction. Your tongue is like a … Continue reading President’s Blog: July 2022
President’s Blog: June 2022
When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and … Continue reading President’s Blog: June 2022
President’s Blog: May 2022
I see you, I hear you, I am with you The journey into the month of May saw more destruction and death in Ukraine, more people fleeing their homes and … Continue reading President’s Blog: May 2022
President’s Blog: April 2022
The angel then showed me the river of life-giving water, clear as crystal, which issued from the throne of God and of the Lamb and flowed down the middle of … Continue reading President’s Blog: April 2022
President’s Blog: March 2022
For our Lenten journey in 2022, we will do well to reflect on Saint Paul’s exhortation to the Galatians: “Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due … Continue reading President’s Blog: March 2022
President’s Blog: February 2022
Stony the road we trod, Bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, Have not our weary feet Come to the place … Continue reading President’s Blog: February 2022
Faith and the Vaccine
Dec. 10, 2021 As I woke up this wintry morning, I remembered today is my sister’s birthday. This is the day—67 years ago—she was breathed into being, into family, into … Continue reading Faith and the Vaccine
President’s Blog: January 2022
During this first week of the new year 2022, Epiphany will be celebrated. It is traditionally known as the Twelfth Night—the day the Magi brought gifts as they recognized the … Continue reading President’s Blog: January 2022
President’s Blog: December 2021
God of rainbow, fiery pillar, leading where the eagles soar, We your people, ours the journey now and ever, now and ever, now and ever more. The Rev. Julian Rush, … Continue reading President’s Blog: December 2021
President’s Blog: November 2021
When Oceans Collide “You have to love it before you can save it,” says Dr. Sylvia Earle, marine biologist, oceanographer, and former chief scientist of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric … Continue reading President’s Blog: November 2021
President’s Blog: October 2021
Cempasúchil, Cempaxochitl, Tagetes Erectus, Marigold Flower — origins from Southwest United States to Argentina, usage worldwide As October begins, these golden orange hued, multi-petaled, pungent flowers are gracing our gardens. … Continue reading President’s Blog: October 2021
President Jan Musgrove Elfers announces retirement
Life is a series of transitions, sometimes hard and unexpected, other times perfectly natural. For Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) President Jan Musgrove Elfers, the decision to retire presents a … Continue reading President Jan Musgrove Elfers announces retirement
Observing the Holy Days of April
“Seek joy in God and peace within; seek to rest in the good, the true and the beautiful. It is the only resting place that also allows us to bear … Continue reading Observing the Holy Days of April
EMO Statement on Covid19 Pandemic
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with … Continue reading EMO Statement on Covid19 Pandemic
Standing strong against hate
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed … Continue reading Standing strong against hate
Words Do Matter
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn … Continue reading Words Do Matter
Reflection on the Fourth of July
“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” Supreme Court Justice Thurgood … Continue reading Reflection on the Fourth of July