You’re invited on June 4 to our festive celebration of the Holy Spirit’s presence among us. We’ll share a meal of paella, a traditional Spanish dish of rice, vegetables, seafood, spices, and more (a vegetarian option will also be available), salad, bread (including gluten-free), and a special dessert. Sign up at the coffee hour or via CCB. Suggested donations: $15 for adults and teens, $10 for ages 7-12, and ages 0-6 are free. [...]
Registration for Walk the Wildwood is now open!!! Saturday, August 12, 2023, is “Walk the Wildwood”, an event supporting Good Shepherd Primary School and Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School in rural Kamwenge, Uganda. Our church has an ongoing relationship with Partners in Mission (PIM) which supports these schools. We have sent four mission groups to Uganda since 2015. Thanks to FPC underwriting the event, 100% of the funds raised will go towards a new carpentry/welding shop at the vocational school. Last year’s event raised over $7000 to help build and equip a new carpentry and welding shop on the school campus. We hope to exceed that amount this year as we finish this project. Learn More [...]
We invite all people to join us at First Presbyterian Church of Portland for Holy Week in 2023! Our Palm Sunday Service, April 2nd @ 10:30 am, features the waving of palm branches to commemorate the triumphal entry of Christ into Jerusalem. Our Maundy Thursday Service, April 6th @ 7 pm, sees us partake in communion, remembering Christ’s Last Supper with the Disciples. Maundy Thursday Bulletin Maundy Thursday Hymns Our Good Friday Service, April 7th @ 7 pm, will be a Tenebrae service. Tenebrae is a service including candles and shadows as we remember the day of Christ’s crucifixion. Good Friday Bulletin On Easter Sunday, April 9th @ 10:30 am, we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ! We will have a full choir and brass section joining the organ in making a joyful noise. The service will also have [...]
A fabulous meal in a beautiful setting to celebrate a joyous event! Coming to Menucha’s Palm Sunday Brunch will provide you with all of those things. This special celebration will take place starting at 12:45 pm on Palm Sunday, April 2. Sign up in Geneva Hall after Sunday worship services, or go onto the church website, then CCB, click on “events” and then on April 2. The deadline to register is March 27th. The price is $25 for adults and teens, $15 for ages 6-12, and those under age 6 are free. Below is a video of how to register online via CCB: [...]
Mark your calendars! FPC’s Women’s Retreat will take place at Menucha from Friday, April 14, through Sunday, April 16, 2023. The Rev. Dr. Barbara Campbell will speak at this year’s retreat. “In a culture that seems completely divided over issues of morality and ethics, she will invite us to consider the challenging foolish grace of Jesus (which are echoed by Judaism, and Islam) in light of the opposing worldly wisdom that culture often proposes. Using information from interfaith, ancient history, language studies, and examples from current social ideas, we will examine the hard moral and ethical values the Abrahamic traditions share.” Registration will take place on Sundays during coffee hour in Geneva Hall. Look for the table marked “Women’s Retreat Registration.” One of our volunteers will happily assist you through the process. Overnight accommodations are $185, and commuters will be [...]
The beginning of our Lenten journey starts on Ash Wednesday. Please join us on Feb. 22nd at noon in the sanctuary for a service of reflection and the imposition of the ashes. This service will also be live-streamed, which you can find below: [...]
Julia West House has been a part of First Presbyterian Church since 1988 and has served those in need in our community well over that time. For a time, it served as refugee housing through the Sponsors Organized to Assist Refugees (SOAR) program of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, the home of Operation Nightwatch in downtown Portland, and a similar program for hospitality to the unhoused during the day. Later, Julia West House became the home of GED programs and a men’s clothing center called Best Foot Forward. Over time the broad array of services decreased as other agencies evolved, certain public funding disappeared, and the congregation became less able to support the activities while trying to maintain a building that was over 125 years old. By early 2018, Best Foot Forward had become independent and relocated. Although FPC provided over [...]
February is “Inclusion Month” in the children’s ministry of FPC and you are invited to take part! On February 12th we’ll be raising money for Harper’s Playground https://www.harpersplayground.org/ And the CHILDREN of our church have made a goal of raising $1000 to help build an inclusive playground at Marshall Park in Vancouver, Washington. If we meet our goal, we’ll earn our very own paver at the park (and we’ll plan a playdate in the spring to go see it!). By participating, your kids will learn that they can make a positive difference in our community by simply sharing their time and skills! There are two ways you and your kids can participate: Can you provide some baked goods to auction off on the 12th? Do you have a kid(s) willing to play a SHORT game with grown-ups who will “Pay [...]
Thanks to Joe Whittington and Marilyn Howe, we have lots of fun pictures from our 2022 Walk the Wildwood event to raise money for the new carpentry and welding shop at Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School in Kamwenge, Uganda. We raised over $7,000! Thanks to all the walkers, donors and volunteers for making our inaugural event so successful. To see the pictures from the event go to https://pim-africa.org/walk-oregon-thank-you Saturday, August 12, 2023, is “Walk the Wildwood”, an event supporting Good Shepherd Primary School and Kamwenge Secondary and Vocational School in rural Kamwenge, Uganda. Our church has an ongoing relationship with Partners in Mission (PIM) which supports these schools, having sent three mission groups to Uganda since 2015 with plans to send another team in 2023. Thanks to FPC underwriting the event, 100% of the funds raised will go towards [...]
Mark your calendars! This year’s women’s retreat will be happening at Menucha from Friday, April 14th to Sunday, April 16th. More information and registration will be available in February. [...]
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