COVID-19 Resources
Oregon Synod Resources
7-1-20 Reopening Update from Bishop Laurie
5-28-20 Bishop Laurie’s letter on delaying the reopening of churches.
Reopening Congregations and Ministries in COVID-19: The Pastoral and Congregational Preparation and Health Plan Guide. As the virus continues to spread throughout our synod, please remember you need to be as prepared to close your worship space as you are to open.
Advanced Planning: Watch this one-hour webinar with Gretchen Brauer-Rieke, RN, MSN, advance planning facilitator with CodaConversations.com. This webinar walks you through three decision points which might be encountered by those who contract this disease and the art of considering important medical decisions before they arrive, allowing individuals and their families to be prepared in the case of difficult illnesses. This presentation be of use to individuals and their families, counselors, pastors, priests, rabbis or any who might accompany those faced with difficult choices around treatment of COVID-19. Email Gretchen.
Virtual Ideas & Resources for Churches Click here
Ecumenical Resources
ELCA Resources
The ELCA has developed resources that offer guidance for ministering to and engaging with each other, and within our communities, as the body of Christ. Including:
- Worship in Times of Public Health Concerns
- Prayers for Times of Public Health Concern: COVID-19/Coronavirus
- Congregational Planning Checklist for Public Health Concerns
- ELCA Pandemic Checklist for congregation preparedness
- How to stream your worship service — A starter guide
For youth & families:
- ELCA Youth Ministry team: Faith Finder Fun
- Faith at Home, resources for faith formation
Public Health Resources -Oregon
Governor Kate Brown
Oregon Health Authority
- Updated COVID-19 Guidance for Faith Communities and Faith-based Organizations
- Oregon Health Authority, general info
- OHA Contact Tracing web page with guidance and resources
- Oregon Health Authority, info translated into 8 languages
- Oregon Health Authority, Mental Health Crisis Hotlines
- Oregon Health Authority Multlingual Information Videos
- To gain access to these shared google drive folders (sorted by language), email Marielle.
Oregon Food Bank
Health Authority pages for every county in the Oregon Synod:
Baker County | Benton County | Clackamas County | Clatsop County | Columbia County | Coos County | Crook County | Curry County | Deschutes County | Douglas County | Gilliam County |Grant County |Harney County | Hood River County | Jackson County | Jefferson County | Josephine County | Klamath County | Lake County | Lane County | Lincoln County | Linn County | Malheur County | Marion County | Morrow County | Multnomah County | Polk County | Sherman County | Tillamook County | Umatilla County | Union County | Wallowa County | Wasco County | Washington County | Wheeler County | Yamhill County