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Community of ChristChurch
Faith News Update for August 20, 2020
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Online Interactive Worship
with Holy Communion
Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 9:30am
If prompted enter password: 080114 |
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Online Worship Logistics:
- The online 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 is part of our online worship. We encourage you to prepare by putting together your own communion set from whatever you have handy in your kitchens and pantries. Please have these items nearby when you join us online.
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Joining by phone:
If you are not able to join worship via your personal computer, tablet or smartphone you are welcome to join using your phone.
- Call this number: 1-669-900-6833
- Use the meeting ID: 669 927 281
- Enter password 080114
You will find yourself in our Zoom worship space. |
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Forgotten Books of the Bible Preaching Series:
“Esther”
Last Sunday, we began exploring Esther, the last of the five Jewish Festival Scrolls. Esther is the story of a young Jewish woman living under Persian rule. It is also a tragicomic, satirical sendup of unchecked power and corruption, in which exaggeration and broad comedy are used to full effect.
This Sunday, we will delve into the roots of ethnic hatred and see how, once again, divine courage and holy imagination— along with a dose of self-preservation, pragmatism, and political acumen— compel this unlikely heroine to stand up for herself and her people.
Looking forward to joining with you all in the resistance against hatred!
See you this Sunday,
Pastor David
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Church Council Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
6:30pm
Your church council is meeting next Wednesday, August 26 at 6:30pm. Church Council meetings are open to all. Please email Council President Denise DeMarre if you would like to attend and receive the Zoom link.
As always, keep the church council in your prayers. |
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Join us as we continue our tradition of worshiping and fellowshipping together over Labor Day weekend. This year we will be gathering together LIVE via Zoom, at 10 am on Sunday, September 6th.
Join us for a lively, eclectic, bilingual (Spanish/English) service of worship - as we reflect on the story of the Good Samaritan told in the Gospel of Luke.
Participating Hillsboro-Area Congregations:
All Saints Episcopal
Aloha United Methodist
Calvary Lutheran (ELCA)
Community of ChristChurch (ELCA)
Hillsboro First Congregational (UCC)
Hillsboro Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
Hillsboro United Methodist Church
Las Naciones IMU
Old Scotch Presbyterian (PCUSA)
Special Offering:
We encourage participants to continue to support their local congregations and consider making a special donation to Bienestar of Oregon - Find out more at http://www.bienestar-or.org.
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Continuing through August, ChristChurch is collecting donations to the nonprofit organization PERIOD, whom we have helped in past years with donations of feminine hygiene products for care packages. PERIOD helps those who are in need of feminine hygiene products, and do not have access to them or cannot afford them. This is an issue in many countries across the world, but also in our own community.
Where are the supplies going?
These items are needed in PERIOD’s Seattle, Washington chapter. They are being distributed to those in need, as well as those helping with the pandemic and Northwest People's Aid, which is supporting people of color in the Seattle area.
3 ways to donate:
1) There is a box on our doorstep for donations. Leave items there. Our address is 1154 NE Alexandria St., Hillsboro OR, 97124.
2) If you have supplies to be donated to PERIOD, email me and let me know. Then leave the supplies on your doorstep, and I will pick them up.
3) Alternately, if you would like to order supplies online, you can have the package shipped to our house.
Hopefully, this will make it easier to donate supplies.
Once the collection is over, I will deliver the supplies to PERIOD, so they will make it to the Seattle chapter and those who are in need of these supplies. .
Thank you all for your continued support and donations! If you have questions please feel free to reach out to me directly via email.
-Elsa Buchholz
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Pandemic Emergency Economic Relief (PEER)
In the midst of this pandemic, many families who were already marginalized and pressured are now facing acute economic and food insecurity. At the same time, most of us are feeling isolated and longing to act. What if we could GROW connection during this time and ACT together to relieve pressure in our communities?
How it works:
ChristChurch has received a $500 matching gift grant from the Oregon Synod (ELCA). We are combining that with funds dollars from our benevolence fund and the pastor’s compassion fund for a total of $2,000. We will then buy grocery gift cards and deliver them to counselors at Evergreen Middle School, who will in turn get these grocery gift cards to families.
What can you do:
Help us double these funds by clicking on the PEER category in our online GIVE button so that we can purchase even more grocery gift cards to impact local families in need.
Thank you to everyone that has already donated!
To date, we have $1,950 raised so far, for a total of $3,950!
If you have questions about the program please contact Rachael Jans or Pastor David Eppelsheimer.
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Opportunities to stay connected online are listed below: |
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Reconciling in Christ Team
Online Meeting
UPDATED DATE
TONIGHT
Thursday, August 20, 2020
6:30pm
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/571159077?pwd=Z1ZuM09hdXR0dTlqaXl3bWR5TlFwdz09
Meeting ID: 571 159 077
Password: 041672
Reconciling in Christ is a program for Lutheran congregations who want to publicly welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identity, and gender expression into their communities. |
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Crafting, Gardening and Creativity Share (online gathering)
Saturdays @10am
https://zoom.us/j/226185003?pwd=b0tzLzBDaTJlc1RvVEV2dFQyRTZ2QT09
Meeting ID: 226 185 003
Password: 012822
Our Saturday Crafting and Gardening online meetings have been going well. We’d like to get more of you involved by asking you to share your creative talent. We want to hear what your hobbies and interests are.
You are more than welcome to invite a friend or relative to share their creative talent as well.
If you’d like to share with the group please contact Violet Thetford.
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ChristChurch
Online Coffee/Tea Hour Open House
Every Wednesday 10am to Noon
Save this Zoom link:
https://zoom.us/j/301147732?pwd=OHdrNDJDVC9pNkZKVnI5eFRzZXNhQT09
Meeting ID: 301 147 732
Password: 005805
Need a mid-week pick me up!?
Visit on Zoom every Wednesday morning.
The meeting room will be open from 10am -noon on Wednesdays and hosted by Violet Thetford.
This will be an open house format for folks who want to drop in any time during the 2 hours. Feel free to come and go as you like.
Thank you to Violet for hosting!
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Community of ChristChurch
This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here.
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Online Office Information
As of August 2020 Community of ChristChurch operates as an online office with staff working remotely.
Currently, all gatherings are online, using Zoom.
Staff contact information:
Pastor David Eppelsheimer
pastordavid@comchristchurch.org
Administrative & Communications Coordinator
Rachael Jans admin@comchristchurch.org
Prayer Requests
admin@comchristchurch.org
Our mailing address:
Community of ChristChurch
3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229
If you are mailing donations (thank you!) please note the change...or help us save our resources and sign up for online giving. Online giving reduces staff and volunteer processing time. How to sign up for online giving....
Electronic Giving
Since we can't pass our offering basket during virtual worship, we encourage you to automate your giving. Electronic giving also offers an easy way to give on a recurring basis.
THANK YOU to everyone that has signed up!
We are so grateful for the response.
Go to https://app.easytithe.com/App/Giving/comchristchurch and select the checkbox ‘Make this gift recurring’.
You will be walked through the steps for setting
up an account with Easy Tithe.
Submissions for Faith News:
Do you have an article or piece of news to
share with the congregation?
Email your submission for Faith News by 2pm on Wednesday via email.
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Mailing address:
Community of ChristChurch
3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229
(503) 617-9526
www.comchristchurch.org
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