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The Diocesan Youth Mission Trip is June 21 through 29 and we still need a male leader and a plumber/contractor to finish out the team!  There are currently 16 youth and 4 leaders ready to go to the Paiute Indian Reservation in Burns, Oregon, to hold vacation bible school (VBS) and perform maintenance work around the reservation. There has been a special request for plumbing work and while the youth want to do the work, they will need guidance and assistance from an experienced plumber or contractor. There is no cost for adult leaders for the trip.

Please contact Beth Dieker at (503) 407-0312 or bethd@diocese-oregon.org, if are interested in assisting and making our trip a success!

Our prayers go out to the people of Boston and all who have been affected by the recent tragic events. Here are links to resources that may be helpful in working with young people. 

Episcopal Relief and Development publishes a Tip Sheet for Working with Children after a Disaster.

Sharon Ely Pearson, Christian Formation Specialist for Church Publishing includes links to various resources in her Rows of Sharon blog.

Do you know people who might enjoy and benefit from additional training in Godly Play? We are pleased to announce that scholarships are available for local Christian Formation leaders who would like to attend one of the two national level Godly Play trainings being held at Trinity Cathedral.

After successful programs in the last four years, the Environmental Commission will again offer Energy Conservation Grants in 2013. Projects which seem appropriate might be: a comprehensive energy audit, solar panels, new light fixtures or retrofits for existing light fixtures in order to accommodate CFLs, furnace upgrades and/ or replacements, devices to better control light and heat use, insulation upgrades, and other projects to conserve energy and reduce carbon emissions. If you have a project in mind which we have not listed, please feel free to suggest it for a grant.

Direct questions to: Rev. Deacon Mimi Eick, St. James, Tigard, by email at meick3@comcast.net.

Download: 2013 Energy Conservation Grant Application