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Mural on the Neil Kelly Company Building

Art that Fights Hate

This weekend in Portland, someone replaced the toppled Harvey Scott statue at Mount Tabor with a monument to York, the only Black member of the corps of discovery, and enslaved member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. City Parks Commissioner Carmen Rubio called it “a much-needed reminder to city leaders to hasten our work of rooting out white supremacy in our institutions." Learn more here

Aside from keeping up with the saga of Portland’s toppled statues, you’ve probably all seen the beautifully designed yard signs from @pdx_love_over_hate, but did you know they are created by a local group focused on helping victims of hate crimes heal from trauma? Yes, they are! The brand was founded by a designer who received a racist, hateful letter in the mail, as numerous prominent Portlanders of color have. 

ACTION:

There are multiple ways to get involved with Love Over Hate: 

Donate and get a yard sign.

Volunteer to hand out signs.

Buy these awesome tees, thus supporting a black artist and her movement.

And perhaps the loveliest aspect of this campaign:

Write a love letter to someone who has experienced hate.

You can also support Portland in Color, a BIPOC creative community made up of artists, designers, creators, and their disruption of our local arts landscape. Donate to support their ongoing work, and use their directory to find creatives to hire for your next project. Perhaps even more directly impactful: encourage your BIPOC artist, designer, creator friends and neighbors to join the directory. 

The @DontShootPDX children’s art and social justice programming does some pretty amazing things to strengthen the community around creative expression. Learn about their upcoming actions, drives, and events, and offer your support for youth ARTivism.
 

EXPERIENCE & AMPLIFY 

Tell everyone you know about these rad 5 local BIPOC artists, and support their work. Art makes great gifts!

There’s still plenty of arts programming happening for Black History Month. Check out the offerings from the 31st Cascade Festival of African Films (through March 10th) and the PDX Jazz Festival (through February 27th). 

NEW DATE: Why Theology Needs Schitt’s Creek  Good news! This Beckman Humor Project event has been rescheduled for March 2. Join Dr. Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, as she highlights elements of Schitt’s Creek – the series that swept the comedy category in the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards – and proposes what we can learn from this Canadian sitcom to deepen our understanding of Catholic faith.  Free live Zoom webinar, Tuesday, March 2 at 5pm Pacific time at this link: https://uportland.zoom.us/j/96157767358.
Photo by Ivan Diaz on Unsplash 
SACVAT!
St. Andrew Coronavirus Vaccination Access Team 

To date, 22 parishioners have gotten appointments with help from SACVAT. New appointments will become available again at 9 AM on Thursday. We are ready to help seniors navigate the online process for obtaining a vaccine appointment as well as provide transportation and company through the whole process. Call or email us if you would like assistance. If we're not able to answer the phone one of the volunteers will call back as soon as possible.  standrewpdxvaccine@gmail.com  and the phone number is 541-708-2122 which is, unfortunately, a long distance call if you're calling from a landline. You can leave a message in Spanish too!

Here is a link to a list of vaccination locations and pertinent information about each site.
The main Oregon website: https://covidvaccine.oregon.gov/
Washinton website - https://seamar.org/covid-vaccine.html

Vaccine eligibility by age group

  • Age 70 and older: February 22, 2021
  • Age 65 and older: March 1, 2021
To make your own appointment we strongly recommend watching this video - click this link to learn how to set up an appointment. It might be all you need. But please call us if we can be helpful in any way. St Andrew parishioners are here for one another. Be well, everyone. We love you.

TIPS
  • To get Covid alerts and vaccine updates on your cell phone text 898211 with ORCOVID in the message. You will then receive a message prompting you to choose English or Spanish.
  • You do not need a MyHealth Account. Some sites encourage signing up for one but it is not necessary.
  • To book an appointment you will need to provide your name, address, phone, email address if you have it and insurance company name/plan if you have insurance - if not select "no insurance."
  • Washington Residents - seamar.org/covid-vaccine.html
  • You may need to keep trying if you're not successful on the first try.
  • Safeway/Albertsons enter your zip code to see the 6 vaccine sites closest to you. If none pop up, you can try nearby zip codes to see additional locations. It will give you the six closest to the zip code you enter.
  • The Convention Center has wheelchairs and volunteers available but there are no chairs to sit on as you make your way through the check-in stations. If you cannot stand for 30 to 60 minutes either get a wheelchair at the entry or bring a walker with a seat!
  • The Airport is a drive-through - you don't have to get out of your car.
  • Walgreens is now offering some appointments. Set up a Walgreens account first.
And, The Madeliene has an excellent website for Covid-19 resources and links! 
https://themadeleine.edu/site/vaccine/
Peace loving parishioner, Susan Wolfe, offers her insight on the airport vaccine clinic.
Catholic Relief Services with our own Jesus Huerta and Hilary Montserrart, Children and Lent
Catholic Relief Services with our own Jesus Huerta and Hilary Montserrart Children and Lent
Just a portion of the electronics collected for recycling this past weekend!
The next styrofoam recycling will be on April 10th.
Photo Attribution: Screengrab.YouTube/UN Environment Programme
Kenyan Woman Invents Method to Turn Plastic into Construction Cubes
by Walter Einenkel
Daily Kos Staff
Thursday, February 18, 2021


Nzambi Matee of Kenya is one of the 2020 “Young Champions of the Earth” winners selected by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Matee’s young company, Gjenge Makers, takes plastic waste and turns it into building materials. According to Matee, using sand and a mixture of plastic waste can produce bricks, manholes, and tiles that are stronger than traditional concrete materials used for construction. READ MORE...
 
FREE FOOD MARKET THIS THURSDAY  12:30 to 2:00 in the St Andrew Community Center Gymnasium. Come to the 8th Avenue side entrance.

Let your voice be heard! Click HERE to register for the town hall.

To Sign up for this tree planting event click HERE. This Care for Creation event will fill up quickly, so act now!
This Friday from 1 to 2 PM there will be a drive-through birthday party for Bob. Email Tony Jones if you can make it. 
All you need to do is make a Happy Birthday sign and drive through the covered entrance.  They will have Bob outside, dressed warmly and under blankets. You will be able to drive by, wave your sign, and give him a Happy Birthday greeting from your car.  Firwood Gardens will provide each participant a cupcake.  Address is below.

Email Tony at tonyjonz61@gmail.com by Tuesday evening (TONIGHT) if you plan to drive by.  

Goal: St Andrew parishioners send 95 cards for Bob!
Send yours today!

February 27th is Bob’s 95th birthday!
His address:
Bob Hughley c/o Firwood Gardens
819 NE 122nd Ave
Portland, OR 97230
The 9:30 MACG Core Team invites all parish volunteers
to take this leadership training.
9:30 Core Team Members: Marilyn Fleming, Marie Langenes, Carla Gonzales, Carmi Lyon, Jeff Gosda, Angela Kremer, David Fikstad, Jean Eilers, and Lisa Hatten.

Friday, March 5th
5:30-7:30 pm PST

 

Saturday, March 6th
10 am–2 pm PST

 

Saturday, March 13th
10 am–2 pm PST

 

Virtual Leadership Training

Learn fundamental organizing skills

  • Individual relational meetings, listening sessions, research, and action to help obtain a concrete, winnable outcome.
Learn how to strengthen your institution
  • Engage people in a culture that is relational, action oriented, and reflective.
Learn to distinguish problems from issues
  • From general problems to concrete, winnable issues by using relational power in the public arena to negotiate for the common good

This training is FREE for MACG St Andrew parishioners. 

REGISTER

If you have questions, or any problems with registration, email Mary Nemmers.

MACG
http://www.macg.org/

Journey with the Saint John’s Bible Lent 2021 at St. Andrew

Looking for a way to deepen your prayer life this Lent? Join us for “Journey with The Saint John’s Bible,” a free online series by the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. You'll explore the Church’s tradition of reading Scripture and depicting it in art, explore several spectacular illuminations from The Saint John’s Bible—a hand-written, hand-illuminated Bible crafted in the 21st-century, and take a deep dive into the Scripture passages those illuminations depict. You'll also learn how to pray with Scripture and art through guided experiences of lectio and visio divina and have the opportunity to grow in faith with others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfCeNXVku3U&feature=youtu.be Wednesday for six weeks beginning February 24 at 7:00PM. For more information or to sign up, contact Michael Prendergast at liturgy.michael@gmail.com Please respond by 9:00 Am on February 24th if you wish to participate. You will then receive a link to the course materials and the link for the Zoom meeting.

St Andrew Resources

Visit the Parish Website Lent: The parish Website will contain the readings, music for the season, devotional and prayer resources for the Domestic Church, and information videos about the season of Lent. This page will go live on Sunday afternoon.

Visit the Parish YouTube channel: Here you will find recordings of the Lectionary readings for Year B and the RCIA Readings for Year A; 3, 4, 5, Lent which include the Gospel stories of the Woman at the Well, The Man Born Blind and Raising of Lazarus. See parishioners both far and near who are recording these reading to help us stay connected to the Word of God and each other.

You may attend Mass in person.
The Sunday Mass will also continue to be live-streamed.

We are able to accommodate up to 25 people each week for Mass. We will need volunteers to check people in each week, take them to their seats, and people to stay afterward to sanitize the church. Contact Michael Prendergast if interested in attending Mass and volunteering for these tasks, mprendergast@archdpdx.org. Masks are required, with social distancing and contact tracing. 

Volunteer opportunity - Your help is needed.
As we move forward in welcoming people back to Mass on Sunday, we need a person who can find an app (there are several options available) and monitor attendance for the 9:30 Mass on Sunday. You don’t have to attend Mass yourself but rather would let us know each week who will be attending. At the present time we are only allowing 25 people to come to Mass. If you can take this new ministry, please call Michael Prendergast (503-756-7172)

KEEP SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE!!!

Come join us Thursdays from 4 to 5 PM.
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