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February 8th, 2015
9:30am Worship
Feeding 5,000
Scripture Reading for this Sunday:
Matthew 14:13-21
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The season of Lent begins on Wednesday, February 18th.
Come join us for worship on that evening for our
Ash Wednesday Worship
A Service of Holy Communion
and the Imposition of Ashes at 7:00pm
And then join us each Wednesday evening
at 6:30pm throughout the season of Lent
in the Commons for soup and bread supper,
Bible conversation and fellowship.
The theme for Lent this year is:
We Are Water Marked
We will be using the book,
Water Marks, by Diane L. Jacobson
Water Marks is a 40 day Lenten devotional book that explores
the use of water and water imagery throughout the scriptures.
Purchasing the book is not necessary, but if you would like to have a book for
your own personal devotional journey this Lent, we will have some available at
the church for purchase ($10) OR you can purchase your own copy by clicking here.
Continuing with this theme, the Service and Mission Team will also be inviting
us to learn more about the justice issues involving water in our world today.
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Adult Faith Conversations
continue this Sunday,
with three offerings...
THREE SHORT BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT:
A Bible Study of James, Jude & Philemon
Facilitated by Larry Wade
Larry Wade will facilitate a discussion around these three short books as an easy way to get into the New Testament.
The author of James was a pivotal leader in the early church in Jerusalem, while Paul focused on missionary work elsewhere. The five chapters of James focus on practical applications of Christianity and provide a lot of food for thought. Jude and Philemon are one chapter each.
Each week will be stand-alone so you can come for the entire series or come and go as your schedule dictates. The only requirements are to read the material ahead of time, to ponder the questions that arise from your readings, and to participate in the discussion while staying focused on the material. There will be no study guide, so nothing to buy, but you are encouraged to explore printed and online resources in addition to reading from your favorite translation of scripture.
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HOLY CURRENCIES:
6 Blessings for Sustainable Missional Ministries by Eric H.F. Law
Facilitated by Pastor David and various Council members
In Holy Currencies, the author focuses on six blessings that characterize many missional and sustainable faith communities. These six blessings are: Time & Place, Relationship, Truth, Wellness, Gracious Leadership and Money. He refers to these blessings as currencies because in order for these blessings to thrive they must flow like the current of a river.
Your church council has been reading this book together since June of 2014 and we plan to continue to use this helpful tool as we continue to discern the path God is calling us to walk together.
This book is available on Amazon and from Chalice Press. We are now offering this Adult Faith Conversation opportunity for the Winter session that will focus on Holy Currencies and the six blessings it highlights. We hope you'll join us in this valuable learning for the sake of the whole community.
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DAILY FAITH
Facilitated by Rhonda Eppelsheimer
What are the faith questions you wrestle with? What does it mean to live every day from a Christian perspective? Grab a cup of coffee or tea and join in with other adults on Sunday mornings to discuss current topics and reflect on Emmanuel (Christ with us). These lively conversations will focus on a new topic each week.
This conversation has an open door policy and you are warmly invited to come spend time getting to know your brothers and sisters in Christ! You are encouraged to come every week but you can also join in for any discussion on any Sunday. There is no homework and guest and visitors are always welcome!
Attention Kids
Kindergarten thru 5th Grade:
Join us for ChristKids
in the Student Center!
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#christchurchyouth February 8th:
Top Secret Project -
Code Name: Heart Attack!
All we can really say about this event is that it will be lots of fun!
Come and check it out...
but remember...
it's strictly hush hush!
At the Church from 6-8pm
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We are a group of women who are eager to build new friendships with other women in our church, strengthen the friendships we already have, and to serve God, each other, and our community.
WINGS Upcoming Events:
Our next BUNCO activity will be held February 26th. We will meet at the church at 6:30 for food and conversation, and BUNCO will begin at 7:00. If you would like to sign up to play monthly or just as a substitute, please contact Kris Hoggard.
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Service and Missions Team
Barrel of the Month
The Service and Mission Team would like to send a huge thank you to all who donated coats and blankets in January!! We collected 46 coats and 20 blankets! These will be passed out during the next Hot Chocolate Night on March 1st. Thank you for the warmth
and love that goes along with these!
In February the Barrel of the Month will support the
Community Transition Program for the Forest Grove School District.
The Community Transition program works with young adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities helping them navigate the transition from school to community life.
Our own Kelsey Hoggard works in this program. The participants of this program created a poster that is hanging on the wall in the Commons by the barrel. On the poster are heart shaped tags (it is the season of Valentine's Day after all!) Each heart represents an item that will help enhance their program. Please take a heart, fulfill the need and place the item in the barrel.
If your donation is $$$, please put it in a clearly marked envelope and add it to the offering basket. Checks should be made out to ChristChurch with the words 'Community Transition' in the memo line.
Thank you so much for helping these young people in their program!
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American Red Cross Blood Drive - February 25, 2015
The date has been set for the next ChristChurch Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, February 25, 2015. If you gave blood before you are encouraged to sign up and donate again. If you did not or have not, please consider donating to this worthy cause. We are hoping for 40-60 people, so help us get the word out by asking friends, co-workers, family members to sign up. Advertising materials will soon be appearing. Help is needed passing out flyers, contacting people, making appointments, baking cookies for the day of the drive, as well as other items. If you would like to help out the before the drive or on the day of the drive, please call the church office.
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Honoring Spiritual Needs and Gifts:
From Inertia to Collaborative Action
by Providers and Congregations
A North American Free Webinar Series: January – June, 2015
1:00 - 2:00 P.M. Central Standard Time
These webinars are free, but registration required:
http://faithanddisability.org/webinar/
Monday, February 23, 2015
Creative strategies by provider and service organizations for addressing spiritual needs and choices.
Monday, March 30, 2015
Congregational strategies for reaching out to agencies and working with them to identify and honor spiritual supports and enable inclusion and ongoing participation.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Strategies for congregations to use in building awareness and commitment within congregations.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Best practices and resources for moving from inclusion to belonging as contributing, valued members of faith communities.
Sponsored by the Collaborative on Faith and Disability and the Religion and Spirituality Division of the AAIDD, in partnership with the Autism Society of America, Parent to Parent, and the Bethesda Institute
For more information and registration, go to: www.faithanddisability.org/webinar
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WE have updated our WEB site!
The new web site is up and running!
Be sure to go www.comchristchurch.org a and check it out.
Wander around and let us know what you think.
AND... if working on the interwebs is something you enjoy doing...
AND... if you have a little extra time on your hands...
AND... if you are interested in helping keep the web site updated and engaging...
... please contact Pastor David and learn how you can help!
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An Easy Way to Give
Do you use search engines like Google or Bing to search for things on the Internet? Do you shop online or dine out on occasion? Then why not try Goodsearch? Search online and benefit Community of ChristChurch at the same time! Click here to learn more.
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