Here is the Latest on Summer Picnics 2024

FOCUS Summer Picnics are hosted by area churches at location around the Portland area. They are a relaxing time of dinner, games, sports, sometimes music and of course new friends. This summer we have picnics every other week. Check the Summer 2024 Activities page for events that happen on the weekends with no picnic!

Schedule

June 28 - Location: Shute Park - 19.6 miles, 30-50 minutes

     Host:  Chinese Grace Baptist Church

     Address:  750 SE 8th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123 (Picnic Area C, nearest the playground )

July 12 - Location:  Sellwood Park - 5 miles, 14-24 minutes

     Host:   FOCUS Potluck

     Address:  SE 7th Ave & SE Miller St. Portland (Picnic Area E)

July 26 - Location: Brentwood-Darlington Community Center - 7 miles, 18-28 minutes

     Host:  Woodstock Bible Church

     Address:  7211 SE 62nd Ave, Portland, OR

August 9 - Location: Redemption Church - 7 miles, 18-35 minutes

Host:   Redemption Church

Address: 6701 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR

Transportation 

• For a ride to the picnic location, meet at 5:30 PM at PSU at the south end of the park blocks at SW College St and SW Park Ave.  

• From 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM, attendees will be placed in vehicles.

• We will return to the PSU campus approximately 9:00-9:30 PM depending upon distance from PSU.

See additional information below the schedule.Each picnic a different church group hosts FOCUS students, scholars & families, providing food and an exciting location for lots of outdoor fun! We'll travel to that location for a picnic meal and other activities. Sometimes this will be a park or church facility where there are recreation opportunities.

Like FOCUS Friday Nights!, the FOCUS Summer Picnics are for Portland-area international students, scholars, and a special invitation to family members. There is no charge for the picnic. 

Occasionally we will not have a group to host the event. On those weeks we will have a "potluck." For those times, we ask that all people bring some prepared food (a "dish" that doesn't require microwaving or additional cooking time) to share with others. The times that will be "potluck" will be listed above and will also be in the weekly FOCUS email.

Depending on traffic and the driving distance to the host church's designated site, we will eat sometime between 6:15pm and 6:30pm.  

We will be return to campus anywhere between 9pm and 9:30pm.