Psalm 139:7-10 Since the scientific revolution of the fifteenth century, there has been an increasing tendency in Christianity to see God as separate what God created. We don’t literally think of God as sending the sun across the sky each day. Rather, we know about the earth’s rotation around the sun causing night and day. We no longer literally see God dumping buckets of rain on our fields, or opening some celestial flood gates; we know about the cycle of precipitation. So, we have tended … [Read More...]
Spiritual But Not Religious
Season of Pentecost
At Mt. Tabor this is the season of Pentecost. We are spending 6 weeks of learning about Holy Spirit. The third person of the Trinity often gets short shrift, so we are pausing the cycle of the seasons to welcome the Holy Spirit in our lives. Join us in the prayer to the Holy Spirit: Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in us the fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and we shall be created and you shall renew the face of the earth. On Sunday, July 16, we will … [Read More...]
Bell Tower Concerts – Wednesday June 7, 7 p.m.
"Cabaret at the Bell Tower" Tickets $10, available at the door or at Brown Paper Tickets. Bell Tower Concerts is a new opportunity for the community to gather for music in the Mt. Tabor Neighborhood's beautiful Copeland Commons. The first Wednesday of every month the church and Taborspace will host an evening of music of all kinds. All proceeds from the concerts will support the upkeep of the building of Mt.Tabor Presbyterian Church and Taborspace - your community space. This inaugural … [Read More...]
Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church and Taborspace Video
Published on May 30, 2017 TABORSPACE is a community outreach to the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church area in Portland, Oregon developed in partnership with community individuals. Rev. Carley Friesen says they discovered that instead of programming, people desired, foremost, space including a community living room. Besides training baristas in their coffee shop, they have programs for training office managers and they open up their Parish House for community programs referred to as Parish … [Read More...]
The Blessing of the Bicycles
During Portland SE Sunday Parkways Bike Ride! Sunday May 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come to the corner of 52th and Taylor, along the bikeway, to have your bicycle blessed for the ride. Celebrate the day and give thanks! … [Read More...]
