Ministries and Community
Liturgical Ministries
Liturgy Commission
The liturgical life at St. Andrew invites broad participation in our masses and special celebrations. The Liturgy Commission plans and prepares the liturgies that involve more than 100 people during the year. Members of the commission include representatives from the parish musicians, servers, lectors, candle bearers, streamer and banner carriers, incense bearers, greeters, liturgical artists, the Altar Society, children liturgists and Building Committee members. Contact:
Liturgy Coordinator, 503-281-4429, ext. 10.
Eucharistic Ministers
Eucharistic ministers distribute communion at mass and take the Eucharist to Catholics unable to attend church. There are four teams of 10 people who rotate as ministers of Bread and Cup. Along with the priest, the server and three other Eucharistic ministers distribute Bread, and six ministers serve Wine. There are occasional training workshops for Eucharistic ministers. Contact: Liturgy Coordinator, 503-281-4429, ext. 10.
Greeters
Greeters are the smiling faces who welcome people as they arrive at mass. There are several teams of greeters who rotate in the welcoming ministry. Contact: Liturgy Coordinator, 503-281-4429, ext. 10.
Liturgical Readers
Readers proclaim the Word of God to the congregation during mass and lead petitions of prayers. There are occasional training workshops for readers. Contact: Liturgy Coordinator, 503-281-4429, ext. 10.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word
9:30 English-speaking Mass
All children, ages 3 to 11, attending mass may listen to God’s Word in a smaller setting at the Children’s Liturgy of the Word. After gathering at the altar for a communal blessing, the children process to two locations: preschool children meet in Community Center multi-purpose room, and the elementary school children gather in the Nativity School meeting room. The service for pre-school children is an interactive circle of song and storytelling about Jesus. The elementary school children listen to the same readings as are being proclaimed in church but from a simpler Children’s Lectionary. Their sacred space is prepared with an icon of Jesus the Teacher. They are drawn into conversation about the readings, participate in prayers of the faithful, and the handshake of peace before returning to church at the Greeting of Peace. Chris Shank is the pre-school catechist. Rosemary Rettig, parish catechist, makes the arrangements for the elementary Liturgy of the Word. Contact: Rosemary Rettig, Liturgy Coordinator, 503-281-4429, ext. 12.
12:00 Spanish-speaking Mass
Children, ages 3 to 6 may attend Children's Liturgy of the Word during Advent and Lenten Seasons. Contact: Miriam Ambriz, 503-281-4429 ext. 17.
Choirs and Musicians
Music enhances the masses and special liturgical celebrations, and allows singers and musicians to offer their gifts to the community. Three choirs rotate in their service to the community. Singers and musicians interested in joining the choirs are invited to contact Jinny Macrae, Liturgical Musical Coordinator, 503-287-5637. Junior and senior high students and young adults, who sing or play an instrument and may be interested in forming a youth choir, should contact the musical coordinator .
Following are the music groups for the 9:30 AM Sunday Masses.
First Sundays: Rick Seaman, Kelli Calderwood, and Adam Weaver.
Second Sundays:
Catherine and Eddie Murphy, accompanied by Pam Wood, piano; Kate Marshall, flute; and various other singers and instrumentalists.
Third Sundays:
Jinny Macrae, piano and vocals; Anita Lindsay, vocals; and Lynn Holguin, flute.
Fourth Sundays:
St. Andrew Gospel Choir, directed by Willie Binns. Contact: Contact: Edna Hicks, choir president, 503-287-2360.
St. Andrew Community Choir
The St. Andrew Community Choir, which sings at the Christmas Eve Night Mass and the Easter Vigil Mass, is made up of interested singers and musicians from the parish. All parishioners are invited to participate. The choir rehearses once a week several times before the celebratory masses. Several directors serve this group.
Children’s Choir
St. Andrew Children’s Choir, parish children ages 4 and up, sings at the Christmas Family Mass and the following Sunday for the Feast of the Holy Familya and on First Communion Sunday. Directed by Carolyn and Chuck Reif, 503-963-8288.
Altar Society
The St. Andrew Altar Society, formed in the autumn of 2004, is open to all adults. The duties of the Altar Society include setting up for Sunday mass, maintaining an inventory of candles, laundering and ironing the linens used at Mass, helping with the periodic cleaning, and decorating the church when liturgical seasons change. As the membership grows, the Altar Society may expand its duties and incorporate some fundraising for altar needs.
Sunday Collections and Collection Counting
Passing baskets for collections is conducted by a group of volunteers. Collection counting is a vital trusted ministry. Contact: Father Chuck Lienert, 503-281-4429.
Prayer Requests
Requests for prayers to be announced at mass may be made by contacting the parish office manager, 503-281-4299 ext.10. Prayer requests to be disseminated by e-mail may be sent to Louise Kasper, lgkasper@comcast.net, 503-282-4277. The e-mail prayer list is used to inform parishioners of prayer requests for family and friends, funeral announcements and special requests for assistance.
Hospitality Ministries
Hospitality Committee
This committee welcomes new members to St. Andrew Parish and assists
individuals and families seeking more information about the parish or
wishing to join the community. The committee makes a welcoming phone call
to each new member and helps new members become active members of the
community. Contact: Colleen Casey, 503-281-8974, caseyc@teleport.com
Sunday Coffee and Refreshments
A welcoming cup of coffee, tea or juice and a sweet roll or fruit are offered by this committee after the 9:30 a.m. mass. Rotating teams of volunteers set up the tables and chairs, prepare drinks and food, prepare food for the sharing tables before mass; then serve and clean up after the coffee hour. Contact: Lucinda Tate, 971-244-0356, lucinda.tate@standrewchurch.com
Real Cups Ministry
Sunday Kitchen Sustainable Environment Volunteers clean the glasses and cups used during the Sunday coffee hospitality. The goal of the Sunday Kitchen Sustainable Environment Volunteers is to eventually have all food served using reusable dishes to make St. Andrew a steward of our environment. Contact: Lucinda Tate, 971-244-0356, lucinda.tate@standrewchurch.com
Sunday Sharing Table
Sunday Sharing Table is a parish volunteer project that begins on Saturday mornings with trips by rotating teams of parishioners to Bales Thriftway in Cedar Hills to pick up surplus food. The bread and produce are prepared by the coffee and refreshment volunteers for the Sunday sharing tables. Parishioners are invited to bring their extra garden produce and fruit to the sharing table. Contact: Lucinda Tate, 971-244-0356, lucinda.tate@standrewchurch.com
Helping Hands
This ministry offers temporary assistance to parishioners and people in the community who are experiencing hardship or needing support. Providing meals, transportation, childcare, yard work, shopping, laundry, and house cleaning are some of the services provided. Contact: Rita Dunbar, 503-249-7423, ritadunbar@comcast.net
Spiritual Formation and Religious Education Ministries
Youth Ministry
St. Andrew Church uses the document, "Renewing the Vision: A Framework for Catholic Youth Ministry," as a template for youth ministry in the parish. The model incorporates themes and components to create a comprehensive approach to ministering to youth in the church community. A core team of adults and youth assist in implementing the model of youth ministry and also help create and plan activities and events that take place throughout the year. Middle and high school youth are invited to attend two retreats during the school year, one in the fall and one in the spring and to participate in special events. Contact: Joy Ruplinger, Youth Ministry Coordinator, 503-281-4429, extension 16.
All middle school students are invited to participate in Faith Ways, which meets on the first and third Sundays after the 9:30 a.m. mass in the Parish Office Building. Contact: Coordinators Margaret Maggio, 503-236-7042, and Larry Ullman, 503-335-0076.
Adult Education/Community Forum
The speakers at the 11 a.m. after Sunday mass adult “ed” or community forums are invited guests or St. Andrew parishioners, who present a variety of topics including scripture and spiritual study, local, national, international and Catholic specific current events, social justice issues and environmental concerns. Topics are generally requested by parishioners. Contact: Lisa Hatten, coordinator, 503-287-3357, Lisa.Hatten@earthlink.net
Lenten Vespers Soup Supper and Conversation
Members of the 9:30 and noon congregations gather on Tuesday evenings during Lent to pray together, to share a simple meal together, to listen to personal stories and to get to know each other across the boundaries of language and culture. Contact: Jim Enright, 503-977-0427.
Bible Study
Bible study is ongoing and offered on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Please check the parish bulletin as well as at the adult education sessions on Sunday.
Parish Retreat
St. Andrew conducts a yearly parish retreat in January. The retreat, a 30-year community tradition, recently became a more contemplative event taking place at Alton Collins Retreat Center near Sandy. The retreat begins on a Friday evening and concludes after lunch on Sunday. Some participants come for the just the day on Saturday or join the community for mass and lunch on Sunday. Contact: Father Chuck Linert, 503-281-4429.
Small Church Communities
Several small groups of parishioners meet in homes once or twice a month for faith sharing and community building. Contact: Father Chuck Lienert, 503-281-4429.
Theology Book Club
The St. Andrew Theology Book Club meets on the second Monday of each month from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. from September through June at homes of group members. Members meet in August at a potluck to choose books for the year with topics including theology, Christology, biblical studies and current religious issues. New members are welcome at any time. Contact: Andy Huckfeldt, 503-287-1525, careermove@qwest.net.
Sacramental Preparation
Infant Baptism
Group baptisms of infants are celebrated periodically during the year for both the English-speaking and Spanish-speaking communities. Private baptism is arranged as needed.
English-speaking parents meet with the baptism coordinators to discuss and plan the rites to be celebrated at the 9:30 Sunday liturgy. Preparation includes discussion of the meaning of the symbols of the rite: water, light and chrism oil; and choosing the child’s name and godparents. A practice involving parents and godparents is scheduled the Saturday before the Sunday Rite of Baptism. Contact: John Morris and Theresa Carbonneau, 503-288-1851, Jandtmorris@aol.com
Spanish-speaking parents meet on the first Saturday and Sunday of every month to prepare for group baptisms which will be performed later in the same month. Contact: Rene Mera c/o Diana Ruiz, 503-281-4429 ext. 17 to register.
Baptism for Children and Youth 6 Years of Age and Older
These children are considered catechumens and are prepared through the Rites of Christian Initiation. Children and youth from both Sunday masses meet in separate classes on Saturdays. Contact: Miriam Ambriz for Spanish-speaking children, and Rosemary Rettig for English-speaking children, 503-281-4429
Preparation for First Communion and Reconciliation
Classes for these sacraments are held on Sunday for both English-speaking and Spanish-speaking children.
Spanish-speaking
First Communion and Reconciliation Classes for students, ages 7 through 18, who attend the 12:00 p.m. mass, are held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. , on Sunday, in the upper level of the Nativity School . Contact: Maria Isabel Camacho, 503-735-4617.
English-speaking
Classes, for first through sixth grade students follow the 9:30 a.m.the Sunday liturgy, from 11 a.m. to 12 noon in the lower level of the Nativity School . Registration for these classes, part of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (see below), is conducted in September.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
“Help me to fall in love with God by myself.”
The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a religious educational program based on the methods of Maria Montessori. Central to the program is the Atrium, a room designed to focus the child’s attention on key scriptural passages or liturgical moments. After an introduction by the catechist, the children are invited to work on material on their own to continue their meditation.
Atrium, Level 1 for 3 to 6 year olds, is conducted on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings. Level 1 is based on the assumption that hands-on manipulative work is essential to early learning, whether theological or academic. Young children already have a relationship with God. What remains is for an adult to assist in nurturing that relationship, putting words to it and preparing a place for its growth. That place – the Atrium – becomes the children’s prayer space where they develop social bonds with one another and familiarity with liturgical materials and their meaning and the articles of the Eucharist. The goal of the program is to advance the child’s prayer/reflection through representational retelling of the prophesies and parables and lessons about the historical Jesus and the land of Israel . Parables of the Good Shepherd and the Found Sheep are central to this level of training. Contact: Julie Dir-Munoz, Children’s Education Coordinator, 503-286-8427.
Atrium, Level 2 and Level 3, for 6 to 12 year olds, is held on Sundays after the 9:30 a.m. mass. It builds upon the Level 1 program but does not require it. More emphasis is placed on issues of moral development, and children have ample opportunity to use their new skills of reading and writing. More parables and historical stories about Jesus are added and the old ones revisited as well as the nativity story. The map work is more advanced and another major component is the Unity of the History of the Kingdom which works to unite the Big Bang Theory with Creation. The Fettucina (Italian for ribbon) is unrolled in the fall, showing the history of God’s Kingdom (Reign of God) on the earth – Creation, Redemption and the Parousia.
Adult assistance with these programs is welcome. Training for volunteers will be offered. Contact: Rosemary Rettig, Children’s Education Coordinator, 503-281-4429.Confirmation
Confirmation classes are offered every two years. Preparation takes approximately nine months beginning in September and culminating with the sacrament in the spring. Contact: Joy Ruplinger, Youth Ministry Coordinator, 503-281-4429.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a shared journey of faith for adults who are considering Christianity, baptism and joining the Catholic Church. Through sharing, study and reflection, the RCIA brings adults together for community, prayer, ritual and celebration. RCIA is designed for un-baptized adults who wish to learn about the Catholic faith with the possibility of becoming Catholic Christians; baptized Christians from other faith traditions who wish to learn more about and possibly become members of the Catholic Church; baptized Catholics who would like to renew their understanding of faith and if desired, prepare for Confirmation. Contact: Steven Blaske, RCIA Coordinator, 503-249-0140, sblaske@tectrice.com
Marriage
Couples planning to marry meet initially with Father Chuck Lienert, who invites them to use a focus survey for their pre-marriage sessions. An experienced married parish couple is asked to sponsor and meet with the engaged couple to identify key issues and share stories of marriage. The couples meet for about two hours five or six times. Prepared readings and discussion materials are used. Contact: Father Chuck Lienert, 503-281-4429.
Anointing of the Sick, Sacrament of Healing
Individual anointing of the sick may be arranged by contacting Father Chuck Lienert, 503-281-4429. Annually, on the feast of Christ the King, the last Sunday of the liturgical year, the Sacrament of Healing is celebrated. Special effort is made to bring the sick and shut-ins to the mass. Anyone in the community may receive the sacrament. The community joins the priests in praying for those with ongoing health concerns.
Social Justice and Outreach Ministries
Eucharistic Ministry at Emanuel Hospital
Parishioners visit Catholic patients who list their religious preference as Catholic at admission to Emanuel Hospital. They offer conversation and or/ prayer with patients or for them, and Holy Communion when requested. The commitment is for two or three mornings per month. One learns the ministry by doing rounds with an experienced volunteer and then can substitute or signup as a regular. Contact: Sister Frances Harold, 503-288-5490, at Emanuel Hospital.
Welcoming the Whole Family Committee
Formed in 1997, the purpose of the Welcoming the Whole Family Committee is to make St. Andrew a welcoming place for gay and lesbian individuals and their families. The committee has offered workshops, discussions and adult forums, joined the Community of Welcoming Congregations and participated in Gay Pride as a church community. Currently members of the committee are working with the Catholic Coalition of Welcoming Parishes to encourage more parishes to address this issue.
Contact: Joy Wallace, 503-284-2613 joy.wallace@comcast.net or Jerry Deas, 503-319-1326, jdeas@aol.com
Resource links:
ALWAYS OUR CHILDREN: A Pastoral Message to Parents of Homosexual Children and Suggestions for Pastoral Ministers - A Statement of the Bishops Committee on Marriage and Family National Conference of Catholic Bishops http://www.usao.edu/~facshaferi/catholic/always.htm
New Ways Ministry http://mysite.verizon.net/~vze43yrc/
Catholic Rainbow Parents http://www.mtn.org/cpcsm/catholicrainbowparents.htm
Catholic Lesbians http://cclonline.org/
National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries http://www.nacdlgm.org/
Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good (MACG)
St. Andrew is one of 31 congregations, labor unions, education associations, and nonprofit agencies in the tri-county area of Portland that comprise the Metropolitan Alliance for the Common Good (MACG). The alliance works to create a strong, nonpartisan civil sector voice to address economic, social, and environmental issues affecting the community. MACG’s current key objectives are access to quality, affordable health care, affordable housing, living wage jobs that sustain the environment and an adequate and equitable state tax system. Parishioners are invited to participate in work groups, listening sessions and rallies of support. Contact: Core Teammember Jim Enright, 503-977-0427.
Senior Ministry
St. Andrew’s link to elderly parishioners who are homebound and/or are living in nursing homes is the senior ministry coordinator. The senior ministry coordinator takes communion to the seniors, may help with doctor appointments and shopping and often just keeps company with elderly parishioners. The senior ministry also plans and coordinates outings such as bus trips to the beach, the Columbia Gorge and movies for more active seniors and schedules daytime potlucks for the senior parishioners and other invited guests. Contact: Senior Ministry Coordinator, 503-281-4429, ext. 18, 10 a.m. to 12 noon , Monday through Friday.
St. Andrew Conference of St. Vincent de Paul (Emergency Services)
St. Andrew’s Conference of St. Vincent de Paul (Emergency Services), in operation at St. Andrew since December 1939, provides emergency food boxes, utility assistance, rental assistance and furniture to those in need in the parish neighborhood. Those seeking assistance may visit the Emergency Services office, located in the lower level of the Nativity School , from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. , Monday through Friday. The office is closed on the first Thursday of the month to accommodate the Community Basket. Contact: Emergency Services Coordinator: 971-244-0339 or Gary Kasper, 503- 282-4277, lgkasper@comcast.net
Financial donations, food, useable furniture such as beds, kitchen tables, chairs and kitchen equipment and clothing are appreciated.
Annually, St. Vincent de Paul sponsors a free Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the St. Andrew Community Center. Donations of Thanksgiving foods and volunteers are welcome.
Between Thanksgiving and the Saturday before Christmas, St. Andrew’s Conference of St. Vincent de Paul organizes the Christmas Food Program that involves collecting food, Christmas gifts for children and teenagers, packing boxes and distributing the food and gifts to 150 plus families. Volunteers are welcome
Community Basket
Community Basket is an extension of the Oregon Food Bank Second Harvest. More than15 volunteers from the surrounding neighborhood come to the St. Andrew Community Center on the first Thursday of every month to help prepare more than 100 sets of food sacks for low income residents. This program offers the food service for a fee of $5 for four months or $15 for the year. Contact: Lucinda Tate, 971-244-0356, lucinda.tate@standrewchurch.com
Volunteers at Martin Luther King Jr. School
In 2000, the Pastoral Council added the Martin Luther King School Jr. School to the parish’s network of community support. St. Andrew’s parishioners volunteer at the school as tutors in the Early Bird Program, the Sun Program, SMART (Start Making a Reader Today) Program, teaching and helping in the classroom. Contact: Jim Anderson, 503-281-4330.
King / Easy Saturday School
On Saturdays during the school year, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St. Andrew’s hosts the King/Easy Saturday School. Volunteers coach and tutor students from Martin Luther King Jr. School. Occasionally, the parish sponsors a four-week summer school for King students. Contact: Jim Anderson, 503-281-4330.
Voice of the faithful (VOTF)
VOTF-Western Oregon was formed in June, 2003, and is currently the only affiliate in Oregon, with over 60 members. The meetings are 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., the third Tuesday of every month at the St. Andrew Community Center. Voice of the faithful (VOTF) is a worldwide movement of concerned mainstream Catholics formed in response to the clergy sexual abuse crisis. The group's mission is to provide a prayerful voice, attentive to the Spirit, through which the Faithful can actively participate in the governance and guidance of the Catholic Church. Working in full accordance and harmony with church teaching, its three goals are: to support those who have been abused, to support priests of integrity, and to shape structural change within the church.
VOTF’s supporting membership exceeds 30,000 registered persons from 50 U.S. states, 39 countries and 203 Parish Voice affiliates throughout the world (as of 6/04).
Employment Assistance
People seeking jobs can find assistance in filing out applications, creating resumes, help with transportation, reading the classified ads and using the telephone book to find potential employers, Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. at the Parish Office Building. Contact: Jim Anderson, 503-281-4330.
Social Justice and Anti-Racism Committee
Contact: Lou Boston, 503-235-0307.
Parish Advisory and Planning Groups
Pastoral Council
The Pastoral Council, comprised of 12 elected members and members of the parish staff, is the primary advisory body of the parish. Pastoral Council helps set parish priorities, develop programs and establish long-range planning in consultation with the pastor. Parishioners elect council members to serve three-year terms. Terms are staggered so that three new members are elected every year in June. The council includes a youth representative and a member of the Hispanic Community. Council meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month in the Community Center. Ann Diloreto, council chair, 503-284-2361.
Administrative Council
The Administrative Council serves as an advisory group to the pastor and Pastoral Council regarding financial and administrative concerns of the parish. Regularly, the council reviews the inflow and outflows of parish monies as compared to the annual parish budget, which has been adopted by the Pastoral Council. This financial review insures the ongoing financial viability of the parish. The council offers advice on parish business transactions, insurance matters, banking concerns, legal concerns, adequate level of reserves and other general administrative matters. Father Chuck Lienert, Jerry Bitz, Jerry Lindsay, Jane Olberding, Paul Olson and Sarah Patterson are the current Administrative Council members. Contact: Jerry Lindsay, council chair, 503-281-5765.
Building and Maintenance Committee
The Facilities Committee advises the pastor and Pastoral Council on all aspects of the permanent physical components of the St. Andrew campus, including the buildings, building components, utilities, parking lots, and hardscape and landscape features surrounding the buildings. In contemplating these various elements of the St. Andrew campus, the committee is ever mindful that these physical components are not an end in themselves but exist to support the life of the St. Andrew community both as a parish community and the larger neighborhood community. Ideas, involvement and cooperation of community stakeholders are vital to assist the pastor and community in preserving and enhancing all the physical components of the St. Andrew campus. In absence of a parish facilities staff person, members of the committee on a volunteer basis often take on an implementation role in order to accomplish desired parish projects. Members of the Facilities Committee are Father Chuck Lienert, Chris DiLoreto, Jerry Lindsay, Maggie Maggio, Eddie Murphy, Paul Olson and Rick Seaman. Contact: Jerry Lindsay, committee chair, 503-281-5765.
Parish Activities
Parish Picnic – A Sunday in June
Parishioners from the 9:30 a.m. mass and the Hispanic mass come together for a joint Eucharistic celebration before they go to Peninsula Park, on Albina between Portland and Ainsworth Streets to enjoy a potluck and barbecue luncheon. The afternoon includes games and a piñata for the children, a softball game, and good company and conversation in the park.
Hand-in-Hand Festival – A Saturday in June
The Hand-in-Hand Festival is a day of fun and sharing for people with disabilities and those without. The goal of the festival is to break down the barriers that separate people with different needs. The festival, first held in 1978, is filled with games, prizes, clowns, arts and crafts and food. Everything (including lunch) is free at the festival. Fair goers and volunteers are welcome at this annual event.
Neil Kelly Memorial Auction – First Saturday in November
The Annual Neil Kelly Memorial Auction supports the St. Andrew Community Center and its many programs serving the surrounding North and Northeast Portland neighborhoods. The auction is annually scheduled for the first Saturday in November. The auction was initiated in 1973 by Neil Kelly, parishioner and Northeast Portland businessman and is the major fundraiser for the St. Andrew community. Auction goers bid on dinners, trips and high-ticket items at the oral auction; signup for parties, excursions and get-togethers, and bid for a myriad of items from toasters to paintings at the silent auction. A huge corps of parish volunteers solicits items from businesses and parishioners during the months leading to the November event. The auction, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars since it inception, is a key community builder for parishioners and friends of St. Andrew. Contact: Center Director Lucinda Tate, 971-244-0356, lucinda.tate@standrewchurch.com.
Watershed Project
The Watershed Project, initiated during 2004-2005, is an outgrowth of a Lenten study of Simpler Living, Compassionate Life. St. Andrew’s Watershed Project is part of a greater focus to save our watershed, our rivers and the life that depends on the rivers. Many paved surfaces in and around St Andrew Church, the Community Center and the Nativity School Building were replaced with native trees and plants in this project. A by product of this project is reduction of the parish’s storm water charges. Contact: Bev Logan, project coordinator, 503-234-2926
Earth Scouts
The focus for the first established group of Earth Scouts in Portland is to learn how to take care of the earth and to participate in fun activities that will benefit its members (first through fifth grade students) and the earth community. Established in 2004, the Earth Scouts meet twice a month: on the second Sunday for an outing and one Wednesday evening from 5:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Summer outings include hikes and camping. Contact: Leaders Alicia Richards, 503-281-1668, or Susie Happ, 503-287-1202.
Common Bond Garden
Gardeners may plant and maintain individual plots for their own vegetable crops in the Common Bond Garden, located near the playground area. Contact: Rachel Studer, coordinator, 503-288-3129, lanmada@pmug.org
Parents of Young Children
We are parents at St Andrew Church who want to build community, work for social justice, and support each other in the joyful challenge of raising our children. One way we are doing this is by using Google Groups.
This is the link to our group:
http://groups.google.com/group/st-andrew-parent-support-network?hl=en
