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May 24th,2015
9:30am Worship
Nothing Can Separate Us
Scripture Reading for this Sunday:
Romans 8:18-39
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Sunday, May 31st: Introduction to the Psalms
Psalm 1 "Happy are those..."
Sunday, June 7th: Psalms of Praise
Psalm 113 "Praise the Lord! Praise, O servants of the Lord..."
Sunday, June 14th: Psalms of Lament
Psalm 69:1-16 "Save me, O God..."
Sunday, June 21st: Psalms of Trust
Psalm 27:1-6 "The Lord is my light and my salvation..."
Sunday, June 28th: Psalms of Thanksgiving
Psalm 40 "I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined and heard my cry."
Sunday July 5th: Praise, Lament, Trust, & Thanksgiving
Psalm 146 "The Lord will reign forever..."
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COMING SOON!
Beginning Sunday, May 31st - Congregational Vitality Survey
We have an opportunity to participate in a new project out of the ELCA that will help us take a snapshot of where we as a church are now and help us to determine how best to continue on this path. It’s called the Congregational Vitality Assessment (CVA). The CVA is a tool to assist congregational leadership to identify areas of strength and areas of opportunity with the hope of becoming a more vital congregation. This assessment or survey gathers information, offers analysis, and provides a foundation for missional planning. We are asking each person to fill out a one-page form and turn it in. We will offer this assessment tool in paper form (providing time during worship on Sunday, May 31st to fill it out) as well as an online survey (we will provide everyone with an internet link). After all the surveys have been submitted, we will receive the analysis within a month. This will be a great tool to assist our new council as they engage the congregation in the late summer/early fall about how best to move forward from here.
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ALSO DURING WORSHIP ON SUNDAY, MAY 31ST...
Graduating Seniors Appreciation! Come celebrate with
Lena Engbretson, David Herder, Ken Jackson and Ryan Weaver!
Sunday, June 7th, after worship - Annual Congregational Meeting
Our annual Congregational Meeting will follow worship on Sunday, June 7th. In addition to reflecting back on the year together, we will elect a new slate of Church Council members and vote to approve our operating budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Information about the new council nominees and the proposed budget will be available to the congregation beginning this Sunday.
The process is not complete without the voice and vote of every member of the congregation.We hope to see you all there!
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FAITH CONVERSATIONS
for ALL AGES
You are welcome to join us this Sunday
after worship at 10:45am
ANIMATE FAITH:
April 12: God ....................facilitators Beth Habecker & Steve Delamarter
April 19: Jesus ...................................................... facilitator Chris Moore
April 26: Salvation ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.......,,facilitator Anke Brandstater
May 3: Cross .................................................. facilitator Stuart Holland
May 10: Bible ...................................................... facilitator Pastor David
LAST WEEK: Religion .............................. facilitator Larry Wade
THIS WEEK: ... NO FAITH CONVERSATIONS
... (Memorial Day weekend)
NEXT WEEK: Church ................. facilitator Rhonda Eppelsheimer
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Vacation Bible School
July 22-24 (Wed-Fri) 9am to Noon
HERE at COMMUNITY of CHRISTCHURCH!
A combined ministry of Community of ChristChurch,
All Saints Episcopal Church and Calvary Lutheran Church
We are joining together with Calvary Lutheran and All Saints Episcopal
to provide a wonderful Vacation Bible School experience for our
children and for the children in our surrounding community.
In order to do it well, we need your help!
Please consider volunteering to be a part of this important ministry!
Contact Pastor David to learn more about how you can participate.
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Service and Missions Team
Barrel of the Month
THANKS YOU
The Service and Missions Team thanks all who have donated books. We have reached our goal of 500 books, but would like to add to it. We don't yet know which Title 1 school will receive our books, but we want to make sure every child in the school gets a book (and the school could easily have 600-700 students).
Thank You for your continued support.
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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 (Women In God's Service) News:
Join us Thursday, May 28th, at 6:30pm for BUNCO before it takes a hiatus for the summer.
Last Saturday morning was our "card making" event. Halie had some awesome ideas for making simple, fast cards!
We had a great time sharing our card ideas and were amazed at how many just six of us could put out!
We still need to make more to cover the number of people in the care facilities, so we all volunteered to meet again on Thursday, June 11th, for Card Making Part 2 - to finish them up. We invite you all to join in the fun. We'll start at 6:30 pm ( so eat dinner before you come!) and our work area will be set up in the gym at church.!
(As always, friends are welcome at any WINGS events. Questions? Please call Kris Hoggard - 503-936-6735.)
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The Open Spirit Gallery is now accepting applications for the church community summer art show during the months of June and July! All art forms are encouraged.
Please contact Patrice Cameron at
(503) 452-3629 or ladypatrice5@gmail.com
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NOW SHOWING
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American Red Cross Blood Drive -
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
Yes, ChristChurch is holding another Red Cross Blood Drive! 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, neighbors, co-workers, family members to sign up. 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.
To sign-up on-line, Log onto redcross.org or facebook.com/RedCrossBlood, click on Donate Blood and then type in the zip code of ChristChurch - 97124, to bring you to the listing of organizations having blood drives. Scroll down till you find ChristChurch, pick a time that fits for you and sign-up - it's that easy. |
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, 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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If you are missing any items and think you may have left them at ChristChurch, please stop by the lost and found (located on the coatrack inside the entryway) before or after worship and check to see if it may be what you are missing.
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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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