SERVICE Mount Hood Climb Service Day by The Reverend C. Phillip Craig Jr., Head Chaplain
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
—Nelson Henderson
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
—Anne Frank H
ISTORY. MISSION. COMMUNITY. TRADITION. SERVICE.
While these ideals daily resonate
throughout the Oregon Episcopal School experience, nowhere is the blend more profound than each year on the second Wednesday of May. Indeed, this day is a part of the core and fabric of our school, and it is known as our Mount Hood Climb Service Day. Mount Hood Climb Service Day was
established with a clear and hope-filled purpose. The school community was seeking a thoughtful manner by which to annually observe and appropriately remember the Mount Hood Climb tragedy, which occurred in May of 1986, taking the lives of nine members of our community. Twenty-five years later, this day of service has matured into an invaluable tradition and one of our finest all-school endeavors. This year, Mount Hood Climb
Service day will take place on May 11, 2011. As is our custom, it will begin with an all-school chapel service around the OES Belltower. Over one thousand
time this year, alumnae/i across the country (and the world) also will be invited to connect with our school and “join in spirit” on their own day of service. Locally, over 50 agencies will benefit from the hands-on presence of OES ambassadors. In addition, blended-age groups will dedicate themselves to environmental and sustainability projects here on our campus, in and around our gardens, woods, and wetlands. The OES mission
statement calls on all of us to consider our “power for good.” We are blessed as a school community to maintain a constant conversation around the opportunities and the responsibilities that come with that power. The Mount Hood Climb
people, young and old, will gather to give thanks for our life as a community and to pause for a moment of silence to honor and remember those individuals lost during the Mount Hood Climb. After an enthusiastic commissioning from Interim Head of School Kathy Layendecker, students and faculty from all divisions will leave to take part in an extensive range of service activities, all designed to thank the broader Portland community for the support the school received during May of 1986. Many other members of the OES family—staff, trustees, parents and alumnae/i—will take part in this day. For the first
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Service Day remains a signature moment to highlight and celebrate that conversation. We invite you to join us for this
special occasion. For more information on Mount Hood Climb Service Day (including all Portland area events), feel free to contact Head Chaplain Phillip Craig (503.768.3138 or
craigp@oes.edu). For non-local opportunities to “join in spirit,” please contact Alumnae/i Relations Associate Tammy Armstrong (503.416.9374 or
alumni@oes.edu ). Wherever you may find yourself on May 11, 2011, please keep Mount Hood Climb Service Day, and the families of Oregon Episcopal School (past and present), in your thoughts and prayers.
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