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January 14th, 2016
Faith News Update
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January 17th, 2016
9:30am Worship with
Holy Communion
 Gospel Reading for this Sunday:
Mark 2:1-17
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Service and Mission Team
Barrel of the Month
Baby Care Kits for
Lutheran World Relief
A Baby Care Kit from Lutheran World Relief is like a promise. It says to that baby, “Your needs will not be neglected by this world. You matter to us.”
When you send Baby Care Kits, you provide encouragement by welcoming these little ones into an international community that cares. Baby Care Kits are distributed as part of emergency and relief efforts as well as part of LWR health initiatives to encourage women to seek prenatal care.
Shirley Dinger has been assembling Baby Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief for years. It is clear when you ask her about it that this is one of her passions. Each year, Shirley and a friend assemble at least 40 kits that will benefit mothers and children all over the world. Shirley is hoping we will all join her in this effort!
We will be collecting items for these baby care kits in the barrel through the month of March. For a list of needed items, please go to the following link:
http://lwr.org/babycarekits
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Invitation from Church Council
Dear Members and Friends of Community of ChristChurch,
Your Church Council is a gifted and passionate group of people who love Jesus and love this congregation. However, we are also a very small group, leaving us with a somewhat limited capacity as we seek to be servant/leaders for Community of ChristChurch. So, we are looking for people who are equally passionate about serving God and this church; people who would be willing to give of their time and energy by joining the council. We are hoping to add at least three more people to our ranks.
During the next ten days, we are asking each of you to prayerfully consider who you think would be a good fit for serving on the council. Whose gifts are needed as we move forward into the future the Spirit has in store for us? Do you, yourself, sense a call to serve in this way? Please e-mail Pastor David (
pastordavid@comchristchurch.org) and/or President Sallie Bullock (
sgbullo@hotmail.com) with any names that surface for you as you discern, by Sunday, January 17th. They will in turn reach out to those people to ask each of them to prayerfully consider this call to serve on council through June of 2017. We hope to have a list of names for the congregation to consider by the end of the month. The Church Council will begin planning a Special Congregational Meeting to be held some time in February or March to vote on a slate of names to bring our council back up to a healthy number.
Blessings,
President Sallie Bullock and Pastor David |
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Nordic Choir West Coast Tour
Luther College
Nordic Choir, under the direction of
Allen Hightower, will be performing a concert on Saturday, January 16th at 7 pm. at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon.
The concert is open to the public. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for seniors, and $5 for students. Tickets can be purchased by calling 800-4-LUTHER or at
tickets.luther.edu.
This concert is a part of Nordic Choir's 2016 West Coast Tour. The program will include selections from the following: "Serenity" by Ola Gjeilo, "Wake, Awake" by F. Melius Christiansen, and "Only in Sleep" by Erik Esenvald, as well as hymn arrangements, spirituals, and the traditional Nordic Choir closing piece, "O Lord God" by Pavel Chesnokov.
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 Join us for an evening of fellowship and BUNCO on Thursday, January 21st. Snacks/conversation begins at 6:30pm, BUNCO at 7:00pm. You are invited, but not required, to bring a snack to share and $1.00 for BUNCO.
Hope you can join us.
Questions? Please call Kris Hoggard - 503-936-6735
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Transformational Leadership Opportunities
On Saturday, January 23rd, Pastor David and members
of the ChristChurch Church Council, will be attending
one of two Leadership Workshops in the Portland area.
We would like to extend an invitation to any of
you who are interested in attending one of these
leadership opportunities as well.
Please just let Pastor David know by January 17th
so he can get you signed up.
Money Talks 101:
Starting the Money Conversation
Time: 8:30am - Noon
Where: Mission of the Atonement --
7400 SW Scholls Ferry Road
Who it's for: Clergy, Council Members,
Endowment Board Members,
Mission Support/Fundraising Team
Members and Finance Team folks
- The following topics are some that will be explored:
- Money Ministry Opportunities
- Best Practices
- Planning
- How to start the money conversations in your own congregation
For further information:
http://oregonsynod.org/event/money-talks-101
Transformational Leadership for Congregational Vitality and Viability: An Introductory Workshop
Where: Bethel Lutheran -- 5658 N Denver, Portland, OR
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
This workshop is one step on a journey to discover and responds to God's call to transformation of ourselves, our congregations and the communities in which we live and work.
For further information contact:
Rev. Terry Allen Moe
Terry@iafnw.org
503-702-5453
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Thank You
Community of ChristChurch!!!
Thank You for your continued support of Hillsboro Firefighters Toy and Joy Program. This year we delivered to over 680 families, including over 1300 children. Your support makes this possible. Thank You!!!
Dan King
Hillsboro Firefighter
Random Acts
Thank You so much for your ongoing support of our food center. Your generous donation of $300 enables us to serve so many of the needy in or community. With your help, we are able to add to our services to the homeless.
Marlene Kunkel
St. Vincent DePaul
(Hertel Center)
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