June 5, 2014


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Faith News
 June 8, 2014
9:30 Worship


 Scripture Readings:
Acts 2:1-21
Philippians 4:4-7












Pentecost Sunday-
    Rejoicing in the Spirit!

 

Come and join us this Sunday...
We will also be blessing and celebrating our graduating seniors in worship.


Next Sunday, June 15th: Affirmation of Baptism
Join us for a special worship service on Sunday, June 15th, as we celebrate several of our high school youth who have decided to make public affirmation of their baptism in worship. These awesome young people have been meeting regularly with Pastor David, studying the Bible and what it means to be people of faith. Please keep them in your prayers as they prepare for this day and come celebrate with them on Sunday and join us after worship for cake and refreshments!



ATTN:  Volunteers Needed

ChristChurch has received a last minute request for 16 volunteers to help out with this Saturday's (June 7th)  Helvetia Half Marathon.  If you have time between 7:30am and Noon and would like to volunteer, please call or email Pastor David by Friday, NOON - pastordavid@comchristchurch.org.


Habitat for Humanity Opportunities Coming Up:

Builder’s Blitz @ Brauner Brook
Monday, June 9th - Friday, June 13th.

Habitat for Humanity will be building a home in 7 days at the beginning of June! It is a fantastic, fast paced week. During this week, they will have professionals who donate their time and skills to help build this home in a 7 day period. While they are on site, meals will be provided for the workers. ChristChurch has volunteered to provide breakfast for the workers on Thursday, June 12th. THANK YOU to the ladies of WINGS who graciously volunteered to provide breakfast for the workers who will arrive about 7:15am and will "grab and go" their breakfast to begin working at 7:30am.

Habitat Build Day @ Allen Estates-

Wednesday, June25th, 8:15am

The next date you can help out with the Habitat Build Project is Wednesday, June 25th. The Habitat site this year is called Allen Estates. The houses are being built as row houses with four units in the first building and five units in the second. The first building will contain the Thrivent house where we will be concentrating our efforts. The site is located at: 12320 SW Sabin St., Beaverton, OR 97008. If you are able to help out or have questions, you may contact John Heffner, 503-351-5229 or email him at heffnerjm@gmail.com, or Bill Branch, 503-292-9310 or email him at wemebranchs@comcast.net. Signup sheets are available on the table in the Entry.




Memorial Service for Barbara and Scot
Reed
Saturday, June 14th - 3:30pm at Community of ChristChurch

The congregation is invited to join Linda Lusky and her father, George Reed, along with family and friends as they celebrate the lives and mourn the deaths of wife and mother, Barbara Reed, and son and brother, Scot Reed. We will gather for family visitation at 3:00pm and the memorial service wil begin at 3:30pm. Everyone is invited to stay afterward for light refreshments and conversation


WANTED!  YOU at The Outpost

You may ask "What is The Outpost?" 
The Outpost is a program of the City of
Hillsboro Parks and Recreation department partnering with others in the community to offer children under 18 free summer activities every weekday from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for nine weeks during the summer at Shute Park.  ChristChurch has volunteered to help set up and serve lunches from 11:00am - 1:00pm the week of June 15-20th.  If you would like to partcipate in this worthy cause, sign-up sheets are available in the entry at ChristChurch.


Camp Lutherwood Day Camp is coming to Beaverton!!
St. Andrew Lutheran Church welcomes the energetic staff from Camp Lutherwood to lead us in a week of fun, songs, games, devotions, and more! If you would like your kids to attend a faith based day camp or if you would like to give them a feel for what the overnight camp would be like, than register today!

Dates: Monday, June 30th - Thursday, July 3rd

(there will be a pre-camp kickoff on Sunday, June 29th)

Time: 9am - 3pm

Ages: Ages 4 - entering 6th grade
(middle and high school students are also invited to be junior counselors)

Cost: $50.00 per camper (scholarships and multi child discounts are available)

Register at: www.standrewlutheran.com and look for Summer Day Camps to fill out the registration Form

Questions: ask Beth Rogers, Children and Youth Ministry Coordinator

           brogers@standrewlutheran.com or 503-646-0629 ext. 220




Mission Trip Opportunities
Camp Lutherwood: Oregon Adventure in Service 1 – July 6-11

Oregon Adventure in Service 1 offers an opportunity for high school and adult campers to serve adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a camp setting providing play, worship and relationship building. Campers will spend one day preparing for the guests, who will be at camp Monday through Wednesday, and the week ahead. Campers will end the week with a half day of rafting on the MacKenzie River.

This opportunity is open not only to our high school youth, but any adult in the congregation who would like to participate.

*Price:* $310 + $60 rafting = *$370 total*

To register:  http://lutherwoodoregon.org/highschoolcamps




All-Church Picnic
Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 13th for the All -Church Picnic to be held at Rood Bridge Park.  Be thinking of what you would like to bring - sign-up sheets will soon be appearing.

NOTE:  As in the past, worship will take place in the park before the picnic.


Barrel of the Month Club
The Service and Missions Team continues to collect Backpacks for school-age children during
the month June for the Barrel of the Month.  Thank you so much for your continued support of the Barrel of the Month program sponsored by the Service and Missions Team!


Service and Missions
The Service and Missions Team is always looking for a few good people. If you have a passion for helping others, if you have some time you can donate, if you are at all interested or you have questions about the Service and Missions Team, please contact John Heffner, phone: 503-351-5229 or email: heffnerjm@gmail.com.


Church Council Corner

Some highlights of the May 14, 2015 Church Council meeting included:

  • Approval of recommendations of the Nominating Team
  • The use of ChristChurch by community neighbors has been overwhelmingly positive

In lieu of the June Council meeting, there will be a "getting to know you" bbq at the home of incoming President Sallie Bullock.



Highlights from the Annual Congregational Meeting on June 1st, 2014
  • Approval of the 2014-2015 budget
  • Approval of the slate of nominees
  • The Front Porch 2.0 Advisory Board rolled out the new name - WOW (With Out Walls) which was enthusiastically received



Thank you, to the volunteers who stopped by this week to provide some TLC to the beds in front of the church building!
If you are interested in helping beautify the grounds of ChristChurch, please contact the church office to learn how you can participate.


Camp
Lutherwood to have Inaugural Oktoberfest Celebration and Fundraiser on Saturday, October 4th
As a fundraiser, Camp Lutherwood is asking congregations to put together a themed basket for the silent auction.  Some examples of themes include but are not limited to:  cooking, picnic, camp, Scandinavian, travel, gardening, Duck and/or Beaver, etc.  The baskets should contain items totaling to a combined value of between $50 and $200.  The goal of this event is to celebrate the summer and to raise funds for programming and site support.  The goal is to raise at least $25,000!!!! Let's be a part of this fundraising event. If you have an idea for a theme, please call Lucetta in the church office and give her your idea. Once an idea has been decided on, she can then ask for donations for the basket.  If 5 or 10 people bring in one item, our basket could be complete.    Further information will be coming from Camp Lutherwood's Development Associate.


UPDATE on Blain’s Eagle Scout Project
In preparing for fundraising for and construction of the accessibility ramp for our sanctuary, we became aware of a Mini-Grant competition hosted by the Oregon Health Sciences University. The following is an excerpt from the great news we received just last week...

The Oregon Health & Science University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) in partnership with its Community Partners Council (CPC) is pleased to inform you that the Community of Christchurch has been selected to receive $1000.00 in the first CPC UCEDD Mini-Grant competition. Congratulations!

This means that we can explore other ways to apply $1000 of your generous donations toward other ways to make sure our building is accessible and welcoming to all! If you have an idea to help us with greater accessibility, please contact Pastor David or Lucetta and we will pass it on to the council for discussion. Stay tuned!



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Community of ChristChurch
5170 NW Five Oaks Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-617-9526 
www.comchristchurch.org

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