Press Releases

4/22/08: EMO honors William Apel with religious education award
4/22/08: EMO honors Sts. Peter & Paul Episcopal Church for its community service to those in need in southeast Portland
4/22/08: EMO honors ORVOAD with service award
4/22/08: EMO honors Mercy Corps with humanitarian award
4/22/08: EMO awards Tom O'Connor, PhD, "Ecumenist of the Year"
4/14/08: Earth Day workshop helps congregations go green
2/15/08: Faith leaders thank Senators Gordon Smith, Ron Wyden for their vote to end U.S. use of torture
1/29/08: Religious leaders take stand against torture by CIA
1/25/08: EMO endorses statement to end siege of Gaza
11/15/07: Ecumenical group meets with prison chaplains and inmates at the Oregon State Penitentiary
10/29/07: NE Emergency Food Program wille xpand services in new location
10/24/07: Religious leaders speak out for children's health care; Diverse faith traditions urge a yes vote on Oregon Measure 50 (view list of supporters)
10/23/07: Caring for Creation: Workshops help congregations, households develop five-year plan for reducing carbon footprint
10/12/07: Caring for Creation: Workshops help congregations, households develop five-year plan for reducing carbon footprint
10/11/07: "From Despair to Hope": Interfaith community responds to poverty crisis with conference and Collins Lecture featuring E.J. Dionne, Jr.
10/5/07: Everyone Eats!: Community organizers and researchers present results of north/northeast Portland food assessment
9/17/07: Workshop helps congregations Go Green
8/27/07: Religious leaders launch online store to reduce global warming emissions
8/8/07: OIPL offers resources and workshops to help congregations save energy, money and creation
8/2/07: Congregation hosts "Village Market"
8/2/07: Congregations support local farmers through new marketing opportunities
7/9/07: "Everyone Eats!" leaders want to know: How can fresh, healthy food be available for all?
6/13/07: EMO expresses condemnation of immigration raid at Del Monte plant in Portland
5/30/07: OpEd "When the right thing is the prudent thing"
5/29/07: Day Center celebrates 18 years of service to HIV/AIDS community
5/3/07: EMO honors retiring Hillsboro Police Chief Ron Louie with humanitarian award
5/3/07: EMO awards the Rev. Richard Sirianni, Catholic priest and Oregon Air National Guard chaplain, "Ecumenist of the Year"
5/3/07: EMO honors "That's My Farmer" and its founder Rev. John Pitney with service award
5/3/07: EMO honors La Pine residents Ron and NaDynne Lewis for their volunteer work
4/19/07: Caring for Creation workshop: La Grande and Portland
4/18/04: OpEd "On the occasion of the shooting at Virginia Tech" by David Leslie
3/14/07: Rodney Page Center opens at historic Patton Home in north Portland
2/1/07: EMO names Kevin Finney to lead public policy advocacy work
1/29/07: 2007 Interfaith Advocacy Day draws focus to family, community stability
1/16/07: Interfaith community to join together to pray for peace

Opinion/Editorial

7/3/07 in the Eugene Register Guard: "Guest Viewpoint: We must make peace in Middle East" by Rev. Dr. Daniel Bryant (former EMO Board President) and Yitzhak Husbands-Hankin
5/31/07 in the Oregonian: "When the right thing is the prudent thing" by David Leslie, EMO executive director, and Robin Christian, Children First in Oregon executive director