The Grotto
The Grotto is a Roman Catholic church at 8840 Northeast Skidmore Street in Portland, OR 97220. It is one of 646 churches in Portland, and one of 37 Roman Catholic congregations in the city.
We carry out our mission with compassion, hope and faith that people who come to The Grotto will find their way to a closer relationship with God.
The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, The Grotto, is an internationally-renowned Catholic shrine and botanical garden located minutes from downtown Portland, serving over 300,000 visitors annually.
Serving since 1924 · Services in Spanish · Elevator
8840 Northeast Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97220Service times
- Sunday 8am · Mass
Phone: (503) 254-7371 · Website: https://thegrotto.org/
The Grotto is part of the Catholic family of churches in The American Church Story. 227 congregations of the Catholic family gather across Oregon — 18,926 across the United States on The Church Map.
From the Catholic Church the whole body received the canon of Scripture, the creeds still recited every Sunday in traditions that never look to Rome, and monasteries that kept learning and Scripture alive through a thousand unlit years. Its parishes remain the largest network of schools, hospitals, and shelters in America, most of them serving people who will never attend a Mass.
Find The Grotto on The Church Map, explore nearby congregations, and pray for its community.
Upcoming events at The Grotto
- Mon, Sep 21 · 12 PM: Daily Mass — Chapel of Mary, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220
- Sat, Sep 26 · 12 PM: Saturday Mass — Chapel of Mary, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220
- Sat, Sep 26 · 2 PM: Spanish Mass — Chapel of Mary, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220
- Sun, Sep 27 · 8 AM: Sunday Mass (8am) — Chapel of Mary, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220
- Sun, Sep 27 · 10 AM: Sunday Mass (10am) — Chapel of Mary, 8840 NE Skidmore St, Portland, OR, 97220
From The Grotto's public calendar (https://thegrotto.org/). Times are the church's local time.
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Latest from The Grotto Portland's YouTube channel: Falling Leaves from the Parking Lot Trees (all videos).
The community around The Grotto
Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 adults here carry depression. About 1 in 10 the people here were born in another country. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.
Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.
- Depression: 30.1%
Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.
Portland city is served by 353 churches — about one congregation for every 1,833 residents.
Churches near The Grotto
- Church of the Good Shepherd — 0.2 mi away
- Mannahouse Church - Rocky Butte Campus — 0.3 mi away
- First Orthodox Presbyterian Church — 0.5 mi away
- Iglesia Pentecostes Cristo Te Llama — 0.5 mi away
- Saint Rita Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
- Grace Lutheran Church — 0.8 mi away
- Portland Word and Spirit Church — 0.8 mi away
- Redeemed Christian Church — 0.8 mi away
- Holy Nativity of the Theotokos Orthodox Church — 0.8 mi away
- La Luz del Mundo en Portland — 0.8 mi away
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- Our Lady of Lavang Catholic Portland Mission — 1.9 mi away
- Saint Joseph - Giáo Họ Thánh Giuse — 1.9 mi away
- Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church — 1.9 mi away
- Saint Charles Catholic Church — 2.5 mi away