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Community of ChristChurch
Faith News 4.4.24 |
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Zoom Worship
Sunday, April 7th, 2024,
at 9:00am*
Below is the text link for the week:
You are invited to have a container (cup, glass, bowl, etc.) of water near you in your Zoom worship space on Sunday as, together, we remember and give thanks for our baptism.
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Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash |
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April 2024 Worship Schedule: |
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For the month of April,
our pattern for weekly worship will look like this:
1st Sunday (April 7th) 9am –
Online Worship (Zoom only)
2nd Sunday (April 14th) 9am –
Hybrid Worship* (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)
*Guest Preacher: Pastor Keren Rodriguez
3rd Sunday (April 21st) 9am –
Online Worship (Zoom only)
4th Sunday (April 28th) 9am –
Hybrid Worship (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)
Followed by our fourth Community Discernment Gathering
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A note about our Good Friday Evening Worship with Shepherd of the Valley:
Some of you attempted to join the YouTube live stream of our Good Friday worship service, only to find nothing streaming. Unfortunately, the church internet connection stopped working right before we planned to go live and we could not figure out how to get back online in time. We are so sorry. If you would like to experience that worship after the fact, please use this link:
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Metropolitan Community Church Portland is hosting: Drag Church!
A church service like none you’ve seen before! Join Faithful & Fabulous Minister Bené Diction, drag singer Flamy Grant, and folk duo Story & Tune for a truly religious experience!
Ready yourself to walk the Runway of the Spirit! Drag, sequins, & your sartorial panache encouraged.
MCC Portland & St. Paul Lutheran Church are thrilled to be hosting this queer GLITTURGY of joy!
MCC Portland @
St. Paul Lutheran
3880 SE Brooklyn St,
Portland, OR 97202
Thursday, April 18 @ 7PM
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Have you been wondering what happened to
the Rainbow Faith Alliance (RFA)?
We have been pausing and preparing
to take RFA on the road!
And now it is happening... first stop:
St. Mark Lutheran Church in Salem!
Thursday, April 25th from 7 to 8:30pm |
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Thank you to those of you who have been able to attend
one or more of our gatherings so far. During our 3rd Gathering
in March, Pastor Melissa, asked us to answer these two questions in one-to-one conversations and in a large group share back:
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What are the pressures and struggles
facing our Washington County neighbors?
Where are we noticing seeds of life
in and around our communities?
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In the days and weeks leading up to our 4th gathering, we invite you all to continue asking these questions of each other, perhaps over a meal or a cup of coffee or tea.
Click here...
SEEDS of LIFE
... to see some of the seeds of life that people were noticing
when they shared back with the whole group.
What seeds of life would you add to this list?
We look forward to seeing you all at the next gathering
on Sunday, April 28th, after worship.
Your Church Council Executive Team:
Suze Engbretson, President
Inga Henderson, Secretary
Rev. David Eppelsheimer, Pastor
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Fellowship & Service Opportunities: |
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SMLC Food Pantry sign up here:
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Looking for other ways to give back to our local community?
Please consider giving to one of these community partners... |
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Home Plate Youth services has created an Amazon Wishlist to help provide much needed items to houseless youth in Washington County.
Home Plate's Amazon Wishlist |
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Aloha UMC Trading Post
With the opening of the Safe Rest Pod Village located on Aloha UMC's land, the AUMC Trading Post is busier than ever.
Volunteers at the Trading Post have let us know that there is a growing need for gently used adult clothing and tennis shoes, new socks, and individually wrapped snack foods.
You can bring these donated items to the church office on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am to Noon. |
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You may recall that we voted last year to give $10,000 to Care Partners to support their work of providing LGBTQ+ specific grief and bereavement support. Read below to see some of programs made possible with your generosity... |
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STAFFING ANNOUNCEMENT:
We are still in the process of finding a new administrative staff person. In the meantime, please direct any church-related communications to Pastor David at pastordavid@comchristchurch.org. |
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COVID 19 Safety Update:
As we move toward holding more worship services and events in person, we are also moving into the cold and flu season. We want to be mindful of our health and well-being as individuals and as a community. This means that we will be keeping close track of the Community Risk Level as it is indicated on the COVID Act Now website for Washington County.
https://covidactnow.org/us/oregon-or/county/washington_county/?s=47743522
And we will follow these basic guidelines:
Community Risk Level:
LOW Masks are not required;
those who prefer to wear them are encouraged to do so.
MEDIUM Masks are required;
singers and speakers up front can
remove masks when they sing/speak.
HIGH Masks are required for everyone;
we may choose to refrain from in-person worship
and meet via Zoom only.
If the Community Risk Level changes prior to Sunday
in-person worship, we will send out a Special Faith News
Email Bulletin. Please look for that bulletin in your email
inbox on Saturday evening or Sunday morning before you
leave the house, to learn the Community Risk Level and proceed accordingly. As always, if you have a cough, a fever,
or any cold or flu-like symptoms, we ask you to stay home
and join us online.
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Community of ChristChurch
This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here.
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Online Worship Logistics:
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We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation. We are a faith community that is committed to the welcome, inclusion, celebration, and advocacy for people of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; that work for racial equity and are committed to antiracism. Find out more here. |
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Follow, share and tag our Facebook page
Our Facebook page is updated on a regular basis. Please feel free to share our posts with friends, or have a shoutout for something you heard in worship. tag @Community of ChristChurch in your posts! |
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