Seasonal Events
Plantsgiving Potluck
(Plant-Based Food Sharing on Thanksgiving)
Date: November 28, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Spirit of Life, 5501 SE Thiessen Rd., Milwaukie, OR 97267
Bring a dish to share–organically and regeneratively grown. Come, be thankful. All are welcome.
Here is a recipe idea to try out. (Let us taste your results!)
Butternut Squash Soup
Blend together and warm:
Fresh butternut squash: Medium size, gently cooked
Carrot and onion: Additional veggies for the soup.
Apple: Any variety of apple will work in this recipe (peeled or unpeeled)
Vegetable broth: Organic
Coconut Milk: Optional
Seasonings: A simple blend of garlic, fresh sage, cayenne (to taste), ground
cinnamon, nutmeg, sea salt, and black pepper.
Love All of Creation as Yourself!
A FEW OF OUR PAST EVENTS
Climate Café Harvest Event
Date: Summer 2024
Time: TBD
Location: Abundant Grace Farms – 7221 S. King Street, Canby, OR
What better way to end the summer than joining others in a fun and tasty event?
New to farming? Get hands-on experience at Abundant Grace Farm for topics related to regenerative farming and practices, from composting to pest control.
You will also hear from our Focalizer Team on how to host an event. Want to get involved now? Sign up now to harvest, prepare, and share food together. We will notify you right away when we have a confirmed date.
Bring some seeds for sharing, so you can start a garden of any size! People of all ages welcome. Small children must have an adult to accompany them.
Questions? Fill out our web form and one of our focalizers will be in touch with you.
Solstice Ritual Gathering & Climate Café Potluck
Date: Saturday, December 23rd, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. PST
Location: Hillsdale UCC, 6948 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR. Proceed to the lower parking lot from the south side of the building.
What to bring: A plant-based (vegan) potluck offering
If you are looking for deep meaning and rich communion with friends and neighbors this holiday season, this is an event you won’t want to miss! While sharing plant-based food together is always a special treat, this event is intended to enrich your senses and soul.
Serious Spiritual Rituals / Interfaith Spiritual Practices
Our Solstice Program is led by Rev. JJ Crow. JJ is a wise and inspired leader who will guide us through ritual and song as we let go of the old, and open to the new. She will open with a discussion of solstice, journeying inward, and the new birth.
We will sing together ‘Grandmother’s Song’
The Letting Go Experience
- Singing &Taizé Chant
- An opportunity to share (or pass) what you would like to let go of, write it on paper, and ignite it with the flame of solstice candle.
- You will be invited to draw an angel card
The Bringing In Experience
- Singing and Chanting
- Sharing what we would like to bring in the New Year
We look forward to seeing you at the event!
Wesak Gathering
Purpose: Collective Meditation, Volunteer Work Party, and Potluck
Date: Friday, May 5th, 2023
Time: TBD
Where: 18798 OR-211, Molalla, OR 97038 – This is a free event
CtH Wesak Facilitators: Thomas and Gabrielle Chavez | Camp Adams Host & Work Party Facilitator: Alaquinte Moonfeather
Activity: Christ the Healer members gather each year to celebrate the spiritual festival of Wesak on the full moon of May to participate in the collective global meditation to bless and uplift all our relations.
This year’s celebration will be held at Camp Adams in Molalla, OR, where CTH member, Alaquinte Moonfeather, has begun work as the Facilities Manager. He will be hosting volunteers for an afternoon work party, followed by a potluck, meditation and full moon water ceremony at the Milk Creek Site near the entrance.
This will be a relaxed time to do some service and connect with the beautiful trees, trails, and each other, as well as the powerful energies of Wesak. Rain or shine–we’ll have the use of a cabin. Please bring a plant based dish to share.