Sermons
The Heart of Community (Guest Speaker Jacquie Michelle)
Jacquie Michelle (she/her) is the founder and Director of LiveWell Camas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community wellness through movement, inclusive programming, accessible pricing, youth leadership, food systems, mutual aid, and the Camas Pride and Queer All Year initiatives. She’s also the founder of Little Warriors Yoga School, EatWell Camas, owner of Camas Plant & Supply, and most recently became the Special Events Coordinator for the City of Camas Parks and Recreation. A community organizer, movement educator, and breast cancer survivor, Jacquie brings over 20 years of experience in yoga, fitness, and holistic wellness to her work—because she believes that community is at the heart of everything we do. Outside of her professional roles, she’s a garden lover, dog mom, stepmom, and lifelong learner—doing her best every day to be a good human, support her community, and show up authentically in everything she does.
Just Persistence
Queries:
Where has my own persistence brought about something good?
Who is persisting in the work of justice in our world?
What facilitates personal or social change?
Where is our attention and active response needed?
Ten Years of Love
Query for Open Worship:
What have you learned through being part of Camas Friends Church?
Love Your Neighbor
Queries:
What can Love do?
Why and where is lament needed? Why and where is faith needed?
Who are our neighbors? What do they need?
What can we do, together, in response to the needs of our neighbors?
Giving Until it Heals (Guest Speaker: Colin Saxton)
Colin Saxton belongs to North Valley Friends in Newberg, OR. He and Janine are the parents of four grown children and two grandchildren. After working for Quaker organizations most of his adult life, Colin now serves as the Stewardship Theologian for Everence. Additionally, he teaches as an adjunct instructor through the Lake Institute/Lilly Family School of Philanthropy and recently joined the North Valley Friends pastoral team in a part-time role.
Beds of Ivory
Queries:
What’s the systemic issue? What’s the heart issue?
What does or could the Quaker testimony of simplicity look like in my life?
What does generosity look like for me, right now?
What is my/our part in addressing economic inequality in our world?
How do we appeal to the Love, the goodness, that of God, in others?
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