You are invited to hear a panel of legislators discuss their priorities for the 2023 Oregon Legislative Session on topics of interest to the faith community. Legislators will discuss bills they support, the must-do bills for the 2023 Session and the prospects of passage. Following the panel discussion, the Zoom meeting will allow for a … Continue reading Interfaith Legislative Forum
Join other people of faith in your region who care about the environment and climate justice! Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon's tenth annual Oregon Interfaith Earth Summit will take place in faith communities all over Oregon with the theme, "Care for Our Common Home: Building Neighborhoods for Climate Resilience." The first part of the event will … Continue reading Oregon Interfaith Earth Summit 2023
Join Victoria Loorz, internationally renowned author of "Church of the Wild: How Nature Invites Us into the Sacred," as she leads three explorations of our spiritual connection to the natural world, the weekend of Feb. 24-26 at Riverside Community Church in Hood River. Friday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Presentation and community conversation … Continue reading Church of the Wild: How nature invites us into the sacred
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, First Christian Church in Portland is hosting a panel presentation entitled NEVER AGAIN. The main speaker, David Fuks, is the son of Nazi concentration camp survivors. The Rev. Dr. Rodney Page (former director of EMO and Church World Service) is facilitating a panel and Q&A with four speakers - each briefly … Continue reading Never Again
CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk fundraising events held in cities and towns across the United States, created to support the global mission of Church World Service, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. After a CROP Hunger Walk ends, 25% of the … Continue reading 2023 CROP Walk for Hunger
Interrupting Contemporary Antisemitism: What Can We Do About It? A Community Conversation Antisemitic bias crimes and incidents have increased in Oregon and across the nation in the last few years. From conspiracy theories about COVID to violent attacks on synagogues, Jewish communities are facing a new wave of threat to their safety and security. But what is the … Continue reading Interrupting Contemporary Antisemitism
Join us for Oregon Interfaith Advocacy Day on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Salem! There is power in knowledge and strength in numbers. Attend issue briefs and workshops on advocating for compassionate legislation followed by meetings with state legislators. Talking points and legislative appointments will be provided. ISSUES Climate & … Continue reading Interfaith Advocacy Day
Join us for an outdoor event where faith leaders walk us along the Willamette River and tell the story of the Willamette River from the river's perspective. This event will take place at the University of Portland. Meet at the northeast end of the Main Parking Lot by the Chiles Center at the University (see … Continue reading River’s Lament
DINE IN. TAKE OUT. END HIV. Dining Out For Life is an annual dining fundraising event for community-based organizations serving people living with or impacted by HIV. Dine in or take out at participating restaurants in the Portland metro area during June 20-22, 2023, and they will donate to EMO's HIV Day Center and OHSU's … Continue reading Dining Out For Life
Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and Colorful Myanmar will support refugees and recognize World Refugee Day on June 24, 2023. Refugees and allies in Portland will meet at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) to celebrate refugees and their many contributions to their communities and share with local leaders in powers policy asks that they … Continue reading World Refugee Day
