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COVID spike leads Providence to set up surge tents, temporary morgues

Tents are being set up outside the emergency departments at Providence Portland Medical Center and Providence St. Vincent Medical Center to cope with the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Measure to reduce drug penalties passes

U.S. voters were in a mood to legalize mind-altering substances Nov. 3. Oregon went the furthest, decriminalizing harder drugs in an effort to promote addiction treatment programs over criminal sentences.
Oregon Catholic doctors urge governor to reconsider latest rules on faith gatherings

Physicians of the Portland Catholic Medical Guild sent a letter to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Nov. 20 conveying their concerns about the new restrictions on communal worship. They are most worried about how the latest rules, which limit faith gatherings to 25 people for two to four weeks, impact psychological well-being.
Archbishop shares frustrations over new Mass restrictions, asks for data-driven protocols

Archbishop Alexander Sample publicly expressed “great disappointment and frustration” over Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s recent statewide restrictions that limit faith gatherings to 25 people. In a Nov. 18 statement the archbishop urged the governor to adopt “data-driven” protocols as Christmas approaches.
UPDATE: Officials approve $18.3 million for proposed Catholic Charities’ Happy Valley project

UPDATED NOV. 19, 5:45 PM

HAPPY VALLEY — Catholic Charities of Oregon is a step closer to building 142 new affordable homes in Happy Valley, thanks to $18.3 million in Metro Affordable Housing Bond funds approved by the Clackamas County Board of County Commissioners this summer. If city zoning, design, and building permit approval comes, Good Shepherd Village will be the first regulated affordable housing development within the city limits of Happy Valley and Catholic Charities’ largest development.
Archbishop on McCarrick report: The institutional church failed

A shaken Archbishop Alexander Sample last week reflected on the Vatican’s report on former cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Two decades ago, McCarrick rose to high leadership in the church despite serial sexual misconduct.
Woman turns away from abortion plan

October is pro-life month and many Catholics are taking part in a fall 40 Days for Life campaign outside Lovejoy Surgicenter in Northwest Portland. One of the vigil keepers, Marie Barzen of St. Cecilia Parish in Beaverton, asked one woman headed into the abortion center if she needed help. The woman turned around and asked about adoption.
Faith groups plead for peace

As the potentially divisive election neared, the chancellor of the Archdiocese of Portland joined about 20 other faith and civic leaders in Portland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square to make a plea for peace and issue a warning against election related violence.
Janice Burger retires as Providence chief executive

Janice Burger, Providence St. Vincent chief executive, is retiring after 34 years of service with Providence Health & Services in Oregon. Burger began her Providence career at St. Vincent in 1986.
With new statewide freeze, church attendance restricted

SALEM — After record-breaking coronavirus numbers, Gov. Kate Brown’s temporary pause for a handful of Oregon counties has turned into a statewide freeze, capping indoor church attendance at 25.
‘Out of the ashes’: A faith-based camp for individuals with disabilities is severely damaged from fire but plans to rebuild

GATES — A small Christian camp in a tiny Oregon town swiftly transformed into a hub for firefighters battling what would become one of Oregon’s largest blazes. Even more rapidly it was altered into a site of charred buildings and destroyed firefighting equipment.
Many mobile homes too old to insure

Santos Solis brought his family to Phoenix, Oregon, 21 years ago. For decades their aging mobile home was the hub of their family life.
‘I was elated’: Oregon’s Black Catholics share their thoughts on the appointment of first African American cardinal

New York Archbishop John McCloskey was named the first U.S. cardinal in 1875, around the same time Augustus Tolton, a former slave currently on the path to sainthood, traveled to Rome for his priesthood formation because no U.S. seminary would admit a Black man.
Board changes at Catholic Community Services of Lane County

SPRINGFIELD — Catholic Community Services of Lane County has new members and new leaders for its board of directors.
WATCH: ‘Let Jesus take care of it’

Archbishop Alexander Sample urged peace and trust as results of the presidential election were becoming clear.
A refugee tells her story

SPRINGFIELD — “Welcoming our New Neighbors: A virtual evening with Nujeen Mustafa” will be presented Tuesday, Nov. 17, by the Refugee Resettlement Coalition and Catholic Community Services of Lane County. The Zoom presentation will feature Nujeen Mustafa, who will share her story of traveling 3,500 miles from Syria to Germany in a wheelchair. A Kurd, she is an activist with cerebral palsy.
No Festival of Lights during pandemic

The Grotto’s Advent Christmas observances will be different this year.
Catholic Community Services of Lane County welcomes new development director

SPRINGFIELD — Stefani Roybal joined Catholic Community Services of Lane County as development director in October after Jerry Ragan retired.
Catholic Charities’ drop-in center for homeless ‘more important than ever’

A pickup truck is home for Georginna, a retired factory worker who now struggles to live off her minimal Social Security benefits. The vehicle provides safety, mobility and some warmth but not much else. Like other homeless individuals, the 68-year-old relies on libraries and community centers for a shower, drinking water, protection from extreme weather, and access to a computer so she can look for a job.
Archbishop turns 60

Archbishop Alexander Sample turns 60 on Nov. 7.

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