March and rally commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination. 5 p.m. Gather at the Japanese-American Historical Plaza (west side water front at Davis St.). 5:30 p.m. March across the Steel Bridge to the MLK Statue at MLK Blvd. & NE Holladay St. 6:30 p.m. Rally at the MLK Statue at MLK … Continue reading The Movement Isn’t Over
Dine out on April 26 at participating restaurants and a portion of your bill will be donated to Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's HIV Day Center and Partnership Project to support people living with HIV/AIDS in the Portland metro area. A list of participating restaurants is at diningoutforlife.com/portland. Find us on Facebook at facebook.com/ DiningOutForLifePortland.
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Benefit Dinner & Awards Celebration is the single most important annual fundraiser for our vital ministries to the poor, the vulnerable, the hungry and the sick throughout the state of Oregon. Funds contributed by sponsors and guests enable us to serve those in need and to advocate on their behalf at … Continue reading EMO’s Benefit Dinner & Awards Celebration
Join EMO's Presidents' Circle for a free presentation on Oregon's faith movement by Jan Musgrove Elfers, president of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon. Please bring friends and join us for wine and hors d'oeuvres. To RSVP, call (503) 221-1054, ext. 208, or send a message to Lwestarp@emoregon.org.
Clergy of ten Oregon churches have committed to participating in a Sunday worship service in response to immigrant children who have been separated from their families. We are asking all faith leaders and faith communities throughout Oregon to join us in Sheridan for this special moment of prayer-in-action. The Sunday Service in Sheridan (called “The Road … Continue reading Road to Sheridan: Sunday Faith Response to Separated Families
You may have heard on the news about the Oregon ballot initiative that EMO is supporting to help prevent gun violence by banning the sale of assault weapons. With time already running short to collect the signatures needed to get our initiative on this fall’s ballot, the Oregon Supreme Court sent our ballot title back … Continue reading Canceled: “Signing Sabbath Weekend”
We are inviting communities to hold their Criminal Justice Sabbath over the weekend of July 6-8, 2018. There's no one way to hold a Criminal Justice Sabbath, and what this event looks like will depend on your faith tradition and the stories of people in your community. Learn more now and download the 2018 Criminal … Continue reading Criminal Justice Sabbath
