Tues, Feb 13 MARDI GRAS (Fat Tuesday/Shrove Tuesday) Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1700 NE 132nd Ave., Portland OR 6pm-8pm Snow Cap-Benefit Party
Wed, Feb 14 ASH WEDNESDAY 11:30 am St. Timothy, Imposition of Ashes 12 pm Trinity (Shared service with Gethsemane) 6 pm Parkrose UCC “Love & Ashes: A Musical Meditation on Life, Love, and Death.” Evening Church Services – TBD by individual Congregations
LENTEN MIDWEEK SERVICES 11:30am-1:30pm – SHARED service at Cultivate Initiatives 14625 SE Stark St Potluck lunch, worship around The Suffrages & service project with Cultivate Feb 21, 28, Mar 6, 13, 20 Midweek Evening – TBD by individual Congregations
HOLY WEEK Sun, March 24 PALM SUNDAY TBD by individual Congregations) 10 am St. Timothy, PALM/PASSION SUNDAY
THE THREE DAYS Thu, March 28 Maundy Thursday 12pm SHARED service, Gethsemane 6:30 pm Service of Three Days (Maundy Thursday), St. Timothy Stripping of the Altar 7pm SHARED service @ Gethsemane
Fri, March 29 Good Friday 12pm SHARED service @ Resurrection 6:30 pm Service of Three Days (Good Friday), St. Timothy Reverencing the Cross 7pm SHARED Jazz Good Friday, Resurrection
Sat, March 30 EASTER JAMBOREE, St. Timothy 1 – 3 pm Easter Egg Hunt, Clown, Games, Storytime, Face-painting
THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD (EASTER) Sun, March 31 Worship at individual Churches 10 am St. Timothy
Multnomah County Assistance – Portland Get help with rent, utility and energy bills, free food, health care, and other expenses in Portland Oregon. Assistance programs provide numerous resources.
Impact Northwest: Portland Impact (or Impact Northwest) 503-988-6000 If you are low income, a senior citizen, or otherwise struggling and need some short term help, while you work towards becoming self-sufficient. The services they offer include: housing assistance (including rent and mortgage payments), utility and heating bill assistance, food, clothing and transportation assistance, information and referrals to other Oregon and federal government programs, access to health care and prescription medications, job assistance and career development, senior citizen programs, mortgage assistance and foreclosure prevention programs.
Human Solutions 503-548-0200 The agency offers affordable housing, computer classes, job training, and eviction prevention services. Staff from the agency also provide help for finding a job, move-in assistance, energy bill assistance, and a wide variety of other resources and services to help address poverty and/or homelessness in the Portland area as part of the Residence Services program. Families that are homeless, or on the verge of eviction, can be housed into low income apartments, and case managers provide other support during their stay.
Mother And Child Education Center 1515 NE 41st Avenue Portland, OR 97232 503-249-5801 (Spanish: 503-913-9360) Assistance includes clothing, baby supplies, referrals to housing or shelter, and other aid. There are also books for kids too.
PDX Diaper Bank This site is based in Clackamas County, but covers all of Portland. The center is run in partnership with regional non-profits and government centers. Donations are given to it, including money. There are free cloth or disposable diapers, wipes, and incontinence supplies.
Snowcap Community Charities 17805 SE Stark Street, Portland, OR 97233 503-674-8785 A small clothing bank is on site. There is help for infants, children, and adults. Any parent, or single mom, seeking diapers can use the center at most twice per year. It assists the child up through age 2. There are also school supplies.