St. Ignatius Catholic Church & School
Oregon's Jesuit Parish
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Covid-19 Resources
Pandemic, a poem by Lynn Ungar
a poem about our times
Posted on: 13 March 2020 By: Susan
Pandemic
What if you thought of it
as the Jews consider the Sabbath—
the most sacred of times?
Cease from travel.
Cease from buying and selling.
Give up, just for now,
on trying to make the world
different than it is.
Sing. Pray. Touch only those
to whom you commit your life.
Center down.
And when your body has become still,
reach out with your heart.
Know that we are connected
in ways that are terrifying and beautiful.
(You could hardly deny it now.)
Know that our lives
are in one another’s hands.
(Surely, that has come clear.)
Do not reach out your hands.
Reach out your heart.
Reach out your words.
Reach out all the tendrils
of compassion that move, invisibly,
where we cannot touch.
Promise this world your love--
for better or for worse,
in sickness and in health,
so long as we all shall live.
--Lynn Ungar 3/11/20
Find a vaccine
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Click here for the new OHA website for How to Find a Covid-19 Vaccine in Oregon, including links to all pharmacies.
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Watch out for scams: Public health officials and health care providers do not require money, your bank account, credit card, or social security number for booking an appointment or getting a shot. Offers to sell or ship doses of the vaccine are also a scam.
Ride Services:
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Portland Ride Services | Door-to-Door | Ride Connection (free service; available Monday to Friday)
Preparing for your appointment
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Photo ID
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Insurance card (if you have insurance); vaccine is free of cost to everyone
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Mask (or, better, two masks or implement other mask improvements)
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Vaccination card (if your second dose)
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Emergency contact information (could be the number of the person waiting for you)
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Prepare to open windows while riding in a car with others during COVID(NYT)
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See also: What to Expect from Your Appointment to Get a Covid-19 Vaccine (CDC)
Other helpful links
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Benefits of Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine, Oregon Health Authority
For those outside our parish, please use the information on our website while working with someone at Hollywood Senior Center via phone (503-288-8303; staff@hollywoodseniorcenter.org ) or Multnomah County Libraries, via phone [503.988.5123], by library email contact form or at any library in-person while picking up their holds.
January 14th!
This Friday, Legacy Emanuel will host a vaccination clinic in the gym at Holy Redeemer from 2:45-6:30 PM. It is free and open to the public. They will have pediatric doses, adult doses, and booster doses of Pfizer as well as Moderna.
Why Omicron Will Be The Last COVID Variant of (Major) Concern
Jan 17, 2022
Virus evolution illustrated as branches of a tree, from CDC video "Understanding Variants"In my last post, I argued “I’m not worried about another, more contagious variant emerging. Omicron is that variant.” I further argued that we were on the verge of achieving a...