News & Events
Our Seeking Sacred Wisdom Speaker Series page (Nov 6th-8th event is here.
SAVE THE DATE FOR KID CAMP!
Monday, July 27, 2026 through Friday, July 31, 2026
9:00am - 12:30pm
As summer approaches, we are planning another wonderful week of Kid Camp. Please mark your calendar for the week of July 27th-31st from 9am-12:30pm. The theme is An Ecosystem of Faith: How God’s Love Connects Us All, and volunteers are already planning ways to make this week special. Kids ages 4 through 5th grade are welcome, so we look forward to seeing your children, grandchildren, neighbors, and friends for a week of exploration and fun. Registrations forms will be available soon.
MEN’S RETREAT 2026
Friday, October 2, 2026 - Sunday, October 4, 2026
Location: Menucha Resort & Conference Center
All men of the Rose City Park Presbyterian Church community are invited to the Men’s Retreat at the Menucha Retreat Center from Friday, October 2 through Sunday October 4, 2026. The theme is Gentle Men: Compassionate Masculinity For Challenging Times. We will be led in our retreat by Rev. Aric Clark. Rev. Clark is a pastor, an activist, and an organizer working for liberation alongside immigrants, refugees, the unhoused, or the queer community. He is co-author and editor of several books including: Never Pray Again; Preaching As Resistance; Banned Questions for Christians; and Faithful Resistance. Contact: office@rosecityparkpres.org
WOMEN’S RETREAT 2026
Friday, October 16, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026
Location: Menucha Resort & Conference Center
RCPPC women are invited to our fall retreat “Fearfully & Wonderfully Made”- a weekend to strengthen your faith, fill your cup with joy and share in fellowship with others. We’ll be led by the Rev. Beth Neel on a journey of exploration around the topic of embodiment considering God’s proclamation that what God has made is good (including our bodies), the cultural messages that obscure that truth, and how we can live more faithfully as incarnate beings. Contact: office@rosecityparkpres.org
SEEKING SACRED WISDOM- NOVEMBER 6th - 8th, 2026
Friday, November 6-Sunday, November 8 • 7 PM-11 AM
Our Diana Butler Bass event has been rescheduled, and we hope you join us for a weekend with one of America’s most trusted commentators on progressive spirituality! With eleven books published, each of which weaves together the insights of a historian with lived experience as a progressive Christian, Diana Butler Bass is a premiere voice speaking to how Christians can live faithfully in this tumultuous world. Join us for a weekend of learning, inspiration and encouragement. Tickets can be purchased here.
JIM MUNSON RELEASES NEW BOOK
RCPPC member Jim Munson is happy to share that his new book, The Quiet Poet, is now available through the Amazon bookstore. It’s a collection of poems written over the past few years—quiet reflections, small moments, and the stories that stay with us.
All author-profile profits from “The Quiet Poet” will be donated to Milk Crate Kitchen, a volunteer-run program housed at Rose City Fire Presbyterian Church in Portland, Oregon. Milk Crate Kitchen prepares and delivers chef-prepared, cooked meals to neighbors facing food insecurity. Your purchase will directly support that work.
Jim shares “Thank you for reading, for supporting the work, and for being part of the community that makes projects like this possible. Warmly, Jim”
PLAY STREETS INTERVIEW ON OPB
Our Building Coordinator Kate Sechrist was recently interviewed about Play Streets on Oregon Public Radio. Play Streets was a coalition of Hollywood District non-profit orgs (Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, PlayWrite Inc., Mother & Child Education Center, The Community for Positive Aging, and The Northeast Community Center), plus generous funding from the Portland Bureau of Transportation. It allowed us to provide three Hollywood street fairs (Fun Fests) that transformed our neighborhood into a vehicle-free fun zone, ensuring a safe and active space for people of ALL ages to enjoy playing and connecting with their community! Click HERE to read the transcript from the interview.
