News & Events
Giving Hope A Home Dinner & Concert
Join us for our third dinner and concert on April 8, 2010 at 6:00 pm at Marylhurst University Clark Commons. Dr. Gerald Brunghardt, Wichita, Kansas hospice physician and national expert on end of life ethics along with Mark Hansen, acoustic guitarist and singer will be among those who will enlighen and entertain you.
Listen, watch or download Mother Regina Marie’s inspiring words from our last year's event
WE HAVE BEEN GIVEN A HOME!
Bob & Evelyn Dieringer are well known in our community for their faith and generosity. They directed that after their deaths their estate be given to a charity. Their family has honored Martha & Mary Ministries with the amazing gift of the house Bob and Evelyn built in 1956 and where they raised their 12 children.
Their lovely house in Southeast Portland is wonderfully suited to become our first Martha & Mary Home! We marvel that it even includes a room with cedar-lined walls and a vaulted ceiling, ideal for the chapel we have always envisioned at the core of Martha & Mary Home.
Now we are working to remodel the house and open our home. We are working with an architect to add two bedrooms, reconfigure bathrooms and add a balcony for bedroom egress.
We have recently received two generous grants to help us in our remodeling and start-up campaign. Meyer Memorial Trust awarded us $80,000 and Murdock Charitable Trust $100,000. These gifts are in addition to previous gifts from Edward & Romell Ackley Foundation, Providence Health System, Ann & Bill Swindells, James E. & Lila G. Miller, St. Martin DePorres and Dwyer Charitable Trusts along with numerous gifts from friends who have embraced our vision. We are now appealing to other foundations and all of our friends to help us raise an additional $177,000 in cash and in-kind for remodeling, furnishings, and start-up for our first year of operations.
COMPASSIONATE COMPANIONS IN VIGIL WITH THOSE WHO ARE DYING We have prepared volunteers to "sit vigil" with residents in nursing homes who would otherwise be alone in their last hours and days. We are serving residents of Porthaven Care Center and Marquis Care at Piedmont in Northeast Portland and Maryville Nursing Home in Beaverton.
TEMPORARY CHAPEL In our temporary chapel provided by Catholic Charities and located near Providence Portland Medical Center, we maintain a Book of Prayer Requests and pray especially for those at end of life, for their loved ones and for those who grieve. Send us your prayer requests and contact us about joining us for prayer in the chapel.
END OF LIFE EDUCATION We speak with parishes and other community groups about such topics as Advance Directives, resources at end of life, protecting dignity at end of life and other topics. Contact us to arrange a program with your group.