Upcoming EMO Events
June 5: World Environment Day. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has selected the City of Portland to host this year's North American World Environment Day.
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Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) is a statewide association of Christian denominations —including Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox bodies—congregations, ecumenical organizations and interfaith partners working together to improve the lives of Oregonians through community ministry programs, ecumenical and interreligious dialogue, environmental ministry and public policy advocacy. Learn more about EMO.
Featured Resources
Spring 2013 EMO "Voice" newsletter
New: Listen to March 2013 "Food Ethics Conference" keynotes by Dr. Norm Wirzba and Elizabeth Woody.
Prof. Gary Dorrien's Collins Lecture, "God's Economy: Faithful response to the economic crisis. View it now.
Faithful Prevention of Gun Violence The following are resources that you are invited to use in your congregation or organization. –National Council of Churches Worship and Prayer Resources in Response to Newtown Shooting –National Council of Churches: Faith communities take action against gun violence –Northwest Catholic Counseling Center –Clackamas County Crisis Services –Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) –National Mental Health Association –National Institute of Mental Health
Other Resources –Congregations Caring for Watersheds and Wildlife (C2W2) –Creating Opportunity through Micro-Enterprise: Faith Kitchens as Micro-Business Incubators –Faithful Response to Homelessness & Hunger –Religion & Health Care: An Interfaith Study on Religious Values and Health Policy –Congregational Health Index (Spanish version) –Guidelines and Recommendations for the Overnight Sleeping Pilot (Portland metro area)
EMO in the News May 9, 2013, "New buzz at churches," Catholic Sentinel April 9, 2013, "Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon honors Joe Weston, Rev. Kent Harrop and others," The Oregonian March 16, 2013, "Catholic businessman honored for philanthropy," Catholic Sentinel March 12, 2013, "The moral imperative to end wage theft: Guest opinion," The Oregonian Feb. 13, 2013: "Oregonians eat organic food for spiritual reasons, aside from their health," The Oregonian Jan. 15, 2013: "Church groups see brief window for anti-hunger effort," Catholic Sentinel
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