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Community of ChristChurch
Faith News 12.16.21 |
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Online Interactive Worship
with Holy Communion
Advent 4 - Love
December 19, 2021, at 9:30 am
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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. Full details on how to join our online worship are found here.
- Consider placing your Advent Wreath in your sacred Zoom worship space so that we can share them with one another. We will light the Advent Wreath candles toward the beginning of each worship service in Advent.
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Advent 4: Love
This Sunday, Pastor David will be joined by Heather and Rod Davis to talk about shining the light of LOVE in times of darkness.
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Christmas Eve Worship Opportunities - In person and Zoom |
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Joint service with Hillsboro United Methodist Church and Las Naciones Iglesia Metodista on Friday, December 24, 2021.
Schedule of Christmas Eve Services:
Online:
On Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84079331046?pwd=M2FHU0xWSVZ4bzdqRGJUYXRCNjE1Zz09
(note this is different than our usual worship link)
Meeting ID: 840 7933 1046
Passcode: 116034
4pm - (English/Español) Family-Friendly Worship on Zoom
In Person:
@ Hillsboro United Methodist Church, 168 NE 8th Ave, Hillsboro
6pm - (English/Español) Family-Friendly Worship
8pm - (English/Español) Candlelight Worship
(Live-streamed and available “on demand” shortly after)
10pm - (English) Candlelight Worship with Holy Communion
In person service request form:
Use this form to request your reservation for In-Person Christmas Eve worship. Because we are limited on space, please provide as many options as would work for your household. This is NOT a reservation. If you only provide one option, we may not be able to confirm your request. If you can’t access the online form, call the HUMC church office and ask for Laura: 503-640-1775.
If we're able to confirm your request, Hillsboro United Methodist will contact you by Tuesday, Dec 21 and let you know which service will have space for you.
COVID protocols for in person service:
Masks required indoors
Seating socially distanced
If you are feeling unwell, we encourage you to participate in worship online via Zoom or live-streaming.
Livestream:
The Christmas Eve Livestream/on demand will be on this YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/hillsboroumc
Thank you for your patience and willingness to help us plan for a safe and holy Christmas Eve Worship.
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Christmas Caroling Flash Mob
Sunday, December 19th at 1pm
Outside La Provence at Orenco Station
937 NE Orenco Station Loop, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Celebrate the season with carols!
We will be gathering adult socks for the houseless to donate to Greater Good NW.
Please donate new socks only.
To help with a successful collection of socks, we encourage everyone to share this event on their personal social media: FaceBook, Instagram, etc.
Bring your mask, socks to donate, and wear your best ugly holiday sweater. We will provide lyric sheets for anyone who would like to join in singing. For those planning to sing, please wear your mask and observe social distancing protocols. Family friendly event!
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Reconciling in Christ Book Study
The Reconciling in Christ team invites you to join us in a book study. We are reading David P. Gushee's book, Changing Our Mind (Definitive 3rd Edition).
This is a thought-provoking book by distinguished Christian ethicist, pastor, and author David P. Gushee on what the bible says.
Upcoming session:
Sun, Dec 19th, 10:45am after worship
Click here for Sunday worship link
- The Sins of Sodom (and Gibeah)
- Leviticus, Abomination and Jesus
- Two Odd Little Words
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Christmas holiday office hours
Rachael Jans will be out of the virtual office for the week of December 28th. If you require immediate assistance please contact Pastor David.
Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, January 4th. Rachael will respond to your message when she is back in the office in the New Year. Happy New Year! |
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Online giving reduces staff and volunteer processing time. Electronic giving also offers an easy way to give on a recurring basis.
THANK YOU to everyone that has donated this year!
If you mail an end-of-year check please postmark it before 12/31/2021.
Mailing address:
Community of ChristChurch
3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229
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Opportunities to help others
Church Council President Suze Engbretson's letter inviting our congregation to help those in need this holiday season is here. |
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Do you have a January Birthday or Anniversary?
Submit your birthday (just the month), your anniversary, or any other special dates you want to be shared with our community to Rachael.
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Get to know a Church Council Member:
Our December Council member feature is Mark Henderson.
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Where were you born and raised?
Fort Sam, Houston, Texas
Who is in your family?
Been married for 32 years to Inga. We have two independent young women as daughters, both in Colorado.
What is your occupation or favorite hobby?
I work for Intel and am currently part of the sales team that sells to, and with Microsoft for edge devices.
Hobbies: drums, quilting, woodworking, leather crafting, reading
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How did you find ChristChurch?
We found ChristChurch through Inga looking up all the ELCA churches around us and going to them. One of our last stops was “the warehouse church”.
The pandemic has been tough for all of us and tragic for some. Are there silver linings from the pandemic you’d like to share?
Under normal conditions, I probably would have had to move to Seattle. With the pandemic, people are scattered and it proved that folks can work from anywhere.
What are you looking forward to?
Our country putting our racist fascism behind us and resuming working on equality and climate. Dancing too.
Is there a Bible verse that speaks to you right now?
Psalm 23:4, “walk through the valley of death…
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Community Event
Vigil address: 622 SE 10th Ave, Hillsboro, OR 97123 |
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Community of ChristChurch
This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here.
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Mailing address:
Community of ChristChurch
3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229
(503) 617-9526
www.comchristchurch.org
Communications Coordinator
Online office hours
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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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Our Facebook page is updated on a regular basis. Please feel free to share our posts with friends, have a shoutout for something you heard in worship? tag @Community of ChristChurch in your posts! |
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