PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
In International Prayer Shawl Ministry began at a Women’s Leadership Institute in Hartford, CN in 1998.
Two women were knitting shawls, one for a cancer patient and one for a new mother.
Others began knitting, and the ministry was born.

Many shawls have been created and given to people inside or outside of the parish. They are knit and crocheted with specific people in mind and also gathered for future unknown recipients.
Some are given in times of grief or illness, some for celebrations such as births and birthdays, parish comings and parish leavings. All shawls are a union of skill and grace.
 

The St. John the Baptist knitters meet at 2 PM on 2nd Tuesdays of the month.

For more information or to join this ministry team, contact Janet: prayershawl@mac.com

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OUTREACH AUCTION

The parish holds an annual silent and oral auction to support its outreach goals.
The 2008 auction was titled Fiesta en Abril -- Food for the World at Home and Abroad.
This was a benefit for our local, national and international outreach recipients.

This years recipients are:
Oregon Food Bank, the hub of a network of 919 hunger-relief agencies throughout Oregon and Clark County, Washington.
Honduran Food Initiatives benefit over 20,000 people with not only immediate food supplies, but also tools and education for food production.

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HOLIDAY GIVING TREE

Each December a Giving Tree is organized, with the help of the OES Brownie troop, to ensure that Portland's homeless teens receive a present during the holiday season.