Social Justice
Outreach ministries are pathways that transform hearts of worship into hands of service by building relationships with our neighbors in need and by partnering with them to create a healthy, just, peaceful and sustainable neighborhood and world.
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Immigrant
Welcoming Team
Dates/times vary
Offer support to immigrants and refugees in the metro area. Areas of focus include supporting immigrant families within Trinity, supporting diocesan Latinx ministries, and advocacy for immigrants and refugees in partnership with the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice (IMIrJ).
Contact:
Barbara Whitmore
Outreach Trips
Dates vary; generally summer
High school students and adult mentors travel to other countries to collaborate with local nonprofits that improve the quality of life for people there. Adult trips focus on assisting low-income residents and supporting social justice projects.
Contact:
Charyl Cathey
Listen to Learn
Dates/times vary
Help adult immigrant students develop English reading & language skills in individual or small group settings. Weekly or bi-weekly teaching sessions of approximately 1.5 to 2 hours.
Training required, either through Trinity tutoring workshops or through the Portland Literary Council.
Contact:
Steve Isaacson
Trinity Racial Action/
Information Network
Dates/times vary
Part of Trinity's Spiritual Formation offerings, TRAIN works to make racial consciousness an integral part of our spiritual practice, supporting activism & programming that make us a more culturally aware & involved community.
Contact:
Barb Millikan
Listening Post
Wednesdays, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
We don’t give advice, we don’t counsel, but we give the homeless, the jobless, and people suffering from food insecurity an opportunity to talk and be heard without being lectured or interrupted.
Contact:
Marilynn Gordon