Category: Fr. Birch

  • August 27, 2026

    Instructed Eucharist On Sunday September 27 we’ll be having an instructed Eucharist (What’s a ‘Eucharist’?) at our regular 9:30 service. Instead of a sermon (What’s the difference between a sermon […]

  • August 20, 2026

    Young(er) Adult GatheringOn Sunday August 30 I invite the young(er) adults of the congregation (I know that in the Church that might mean anyone under retirement age, but I hope […]

  • August 6, 2026

    Deacon’s Deliberations This coming Sunday is a Resurrection Sunday for me.  I am so looking forward to seeing all of you.  I heard that last Sunday went well under the […]

  • July 23, 2026

    Hope On Sunday mornings we’ve been hearing Paul’s words to the Romans about hope. Along with faith and love, hope is one of God’s abiding gifts to us, but hope […]

  • July 16, 2026

    Purpose In a sermon a few weeks ago, I asked you to think about what it means to be part of the Church of Resurrection by thinking about what yokes […]

  • June 25, 2026 from Bishop Akiyama

    The Bishop’s Message from 6/25:Dear Friends in Christ,Our current liturgical season, the Sundays after the Pentecost, is the longest season of the church year, spanning between the Sunday after Pentecost […]

  • June 25, 2026

    Pride March Canceled Eugene’s annual Pride March, originally scheduled for this Saturday, has been cancelled. Eugene Pride discusses the reasons here: Why is the Rally & March cancelled this year? We […]

  • June 11, 2026

    ¡Vaya con Dios! A couple reminders, as we head into the summer months and our travel season begins: 1. Wherever you travel, remember to bring back bulletins from whatever churches you […]

  • May 28, 2026

    A New Experiment – A Summer Service Schedule Beginning on Sunday June 7 we will be trying a new thing. At its meeting last week, the Vestry decided unanimously to change to […]

  • May 21, 2026

    PentecostAlong with Christmas and Easter, Pentecost is one of the three most important days of the Church year. Pentecost has sometimes been called “the birthday of the church,” a phrase […]