November 23, 2023
Egan Warming Season BeginsAs winter approaches the nights are getting colder and it looks like Egan Warming Center will be activated this weekend, possibly Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Since Egan […]
Category: Fr. Birch
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November 9, 2023
The brief time between the Feast of All Saints and the beginning of Advent is a mini-season of its own. It has sometimes been called “Little Lent” because of the […]
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November 2, 2023
While the greater Episcopal Church in Eugene celebrated the Feast of All Saints last night at our shared service, our own celebration is yet to come, and promises to be […]
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October 26, 2023
Feeding our Neighbors I learned today that the Nightingale Community Hosted Shelter (the Conestoga village on Hilyard down the hill from church) is in need of supper on the next […]
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October 19, 2023
The Feast of All Saints will be upon us soon, and we’ll be keeping the feast in a variety of ways:
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October 12, 2023
This year’s stewardship theme, “Walking together” was inspired by the feeling that many of us shared as we proudly represented the Church walking in Eugene’s Pride Day march. It felt […]
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October 5, 2023
Adult Formation The votes are in and it seems that, with a clear majority, meeting Sundays after the 10:30 service is the best time for the most people. We will […]
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September 28, 2023
This fall for Adult formation we will be discussing and learning about end-of-life issues from a Christian perspective. The class is intended not only for those of us in […]
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September 21, 2023
Disturbances to predictable routines always cause stress and anxiety. As I write, I am in Ohio working with my mother to upend everything that had become routine in her life. […]
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September 14, 2023
I understand that several in the congregation were disturbed by my sermon this past Sunday. The theme was the criticality of our corporate and communal relationship with God vis a […]