Virtual Worship Logistics: 

If you are not able to join worship via your personal computer, you are welcome to join using your phone. Simply call this number… (253) 215 8782, follow the prompt to enter the Meeting ID: 669 927 281, and you will find yourself in our Zoom worship space.

• The virtual doors to our Zoom worship will open at 9:00am. 

• From 9am to 9:30am, the worship space will be open for folks to gather and get settled in. Our worship service will begin at 9:30am. 

•  Holy Communion will be a part of our online worship, so we encourage everyone to prepare by putting together your own communion set from whatever you have handy in your kitchens and pantries. Be creative! For instance, the cup could be wine, juice, water, etc. The bread could be actual bread, a cracker, a tortilla, tortilla chip, etc. Please have these items nearby and handy when you join us online.

Easter Season Theme: COVID Conversations

During this Easter Season, we are having a series of conversations during virtual worship to help us to place ourselves in a larger community context, as we shelter in place and worship from home.

This week for our COVID Conversation during worship we welcome the Rev. Julie Smith. Julie is an Episcopal priest and serves as the Spiritual Care Director for OHSU Tuality Healthcare here in Hillsboro. She will give us a local healthcare direct services perspective.

I look forward to seeing you in worship this Sunday!

God’s peace, 

Pastor David

Final week:
Now accepting nominations for Church Council   

Do you know someone you think would be great in a leadership role at ChristChurch? We are accepting nominations for a 2-year term. Your Church Council is a gifted and passionate group of people who love Jesus and love this congregation. Nomination forms must be received by THIS Sunday, April 26^th. We are accepting nominations via an online form. Here is the online form.

COVID-19 Response Opportunity in our Community

Beloveds,

I wanted to share with you a wonderful opportunity for us to be good news to people in our surrounding communities during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Bienestar Oregon Esperanza Fund: COVID-19 Response

Bienestar is a local non-profit serving the low-income housing needs of immigrant families in our area. Gracie Garcia, Resident Services Director for Bienestar, reached out to us recently asking for our help in making sure at-risk families in Bienestar’s housing communities get the groceries and essential items they need during this time. Our immigrant population has been one of the hardest hit populations during the pandemic with some of the greatest barriers to accessing services and benefits during this time.

There are two ways you can help out right now…

One way is to make a financial donation to Bienestar. On our ChristChurch web page, if you click on the GIVE button, you will see that one category you can contribute to is Bienestar.  Any monies received in this category will be matched by ChristChurch up to $10,000 utilizing the benevolence fund we have set up to satisfy the terms of the sale of our building.

To date, we have already received $1,525.00 in donations, with our matching fund, that makes $3,050.

The other way to help is to volunteer in helping to distribute groceries, essential items and grocery food cards directly to families in need. A few of our members have already participated in weekly food distributions at Bienestar apartment facilities around Hillsboro, partnering with such organizations as Community Hands Up, All Saint’s Episcopal Church and the Oregon Food Bank.

We are working with Gracie at Bienestar and these other charitable organizations to maintain safe procedures for delivery with masks, gloves and minimal direct human interaction. We are using collapsible wagon/carts to facilitate the process. We could also use one more collapsible wagon/cart (example in photo on the right). 

If you are interested in helping out or have a wagon/cart, please add your name to this sheet.

God’s peace,

Pastor David

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

Pastor David Eppelsheimer 

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