our pattern for weekly worship will look like this:

 

1^st Sunday (April 7th) 9am –

Online Worship (Zoom only)

 

2^nd Sunday (April 14th) 9am –

Hybrid Worship* (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)

*Guest Preacher: Pastor Keren Rodriguez

 

3^rd 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 

 

 

Thank you to those of you who have been able to attend one or more of our gatherings so far. During our 3^rd Gathering in March, Pastor Melissa invited us to pay attention to the things we have held dear over the years and continue to hold dear, (Some examples: loving our neighbor, living out and embodying our faith, coloring outside the lines of church, creating a big tent where all can belong, faithful risk-taking, and doing things well.)

 

She then asked us to answer these two questions in one-to-one conversations and in a large group share back: What are the pressures and struggles facing our Washington County neighbors? (Some of the pressures: food insecurity, houselessness, LGBTQIA+ exclusion, health & well-being of youth & their families)

 

Where are we noticing seeds of life in and around our communities? (Some seeds that we are in relationship with: St. Matthew Lutheran Church Food Pantry, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Food Baskets, Synod Hunger Team, Leaven Land and Housing, Aloha Safe Rest Village, WQRC, Rainbow Faith Alliance, ecumenical safe faith space conversations, Together Lab’s youth initiative)

 

Click here...

SEEDS of LIFE

... for a comprehensive list of "Seeds of Life" organizations

we are seeing in our surrounding communities.

 

With these values, community pressures and seeds of life in mind,

we’ll learn about the three pathways for congregations in transition – 

Radical Transformation, Partnership, Holy Closure.

We’ll also learn what kinds of capacity we’d need to go down each path.

 

This fourth gathering is another step in the process of our discernment season. We hope you will prayerfully consider participating. We are all in this together and we need all your voices present to do this well. If you are unable to attend in person, you can attend via Zoom, using the link provided below. Please reach out to Pastor David or a Church Council member if you have any questions. 

 

Your Church Council Executive Team:

Suze Engbretson, President

Inga Henderson, Secretary

Rev. David Eppelsheimer, Pastor

 

 

 

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.

Community of ChristChurch

This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here.

Mailing address:
Community of ChristChurch

3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229

(503) 617-9526
www.comchristchurch.org
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