Community of ChristChurch
Faith News 7.21
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Online Interactive Worship
with Holy Communion   
  July 24, 2022, at 9:30 am
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mission Statement 
 
Love God, Love People, Love Creation, Live like Jesus pastordavid@comchristchurch.org
 
                         Read the full Mission and Vision statements here.
News & Announcements:
ChristChurch Upcoming Worship Schedule:  
 
 

For the next four weeks, Pastor David will continue a preaching series he began last week based on the book, " This Here Flesh" by Cole Artur Riley. Cole Arthur Riley first entered the public consciousness through her Instagram account, @blackliturgies. Krista Tippett, the host of the podcast, On Being, writes of her book, “ Welcome to the rising of Arthur Riley’s astonishing voice. This is a gorgeous and muscular work.”

 

Sunday, July 24th:

Zoom Worship at 9:30 am Message Theme: Memory

 

Pastor David will be away on vacation from July 25th through August 8th.

 

Sunday, July 31st:

Zoom Worship at 9:30 am Our guest Preacher will be Rev. Erika Spaet, pastor/organizer for Storydwelling, a collaborative ministry of the United Methodist and ELCA Lutheran traditions, in Bend.

Sunday, August 7th:

Zoom Worship at 9:30 am Our guest Preacher will be Rev. Kaitlin Pabo-Eulberg, chaplain at Providence St. Vincent Hospital in Portland.

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LEAP - Love, Educate, Act, and Peace
Shepherd of the Valley and Community of Christchurch are teaming up with ELOHEH for these events.  
 
For the first 3 events (July 14, 28 and Aug 11) we will follow the following agenda:
 
6-6:30pm Games and activities provided by our Parish Ed Committee
6:30-7pm Dinner 
7-8pm LEAP learning event
 
At our next gathering on Thursday,
July 28th, we are excited to welcome members of the Oregon Synod Reparations Team Road Trip Crew
who will lead our LEAP session!
Come and hear their transformative stories surrounding the Oregon
Synod Office Land Story.

Baby Care Kits Update

 

 
We are excited to announce that our first goal of 100 kits has been met!  Many thanks to our shoppers, sewers, and financial supporters for the current success of this project.  We thank God for your enthusiastic response and involvement.
 
With your help, we will strive to build more kits before our October deadline.  In order to supply 25-50 more kits, we will need the following:  
 
All clothing sizes:  9-24 months
                 T-shirts, pajamas, preferably with no feet,                    but will accept all available
                  lightweight jackets, hooded sweatshirts, or                               sweaters, dark hand towels or bath towels             which can be cut down
Kirkland or Dove soap
 
Delivery?  Make arrangements with Sherrie for drop-off or pick-up
 
 

If you are unable to go shopping or just want to donate money to this great project, we will welcome any donations and you can access this through our online giving portal. We will go out and purchase the items that are still needed, as well as help, cover the shipping cost.

 

The Baby Care Kits are given to Lutheran World Relief.  Many participating churches come together with all their boxes of kits which are loaded onto a truck and then shipped.

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Coffee + Connection
You are invited for in-person Saturday morning coffee hour. Start your weekend on a positive note and visit with folks in person before church on Sunday. 
 
Where:
Insomnia Coffee 
5389 E Main Street (W Baseline Road)
Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
We will meet outside at the picnic tables.
 
When:
Saturdays @ 9:30am

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COMMUNITY of CHRISTCHURCH'S

JOURNEY of DISCOVERY

 

During the Annual Meeting, Council President Suze Engbretson, Council Member Steve Delamarter, and Pastor David gave a presentation that laid out a proposal for what the next year might look like for our congregation. If you were unable to attend the meeting or would like a refresher on that presentation, we encourage you to watch it here.

 

So now we invite you to ask yourselves the question:

How would I like to participate?

 

Here are a few of the ways you can engage in this work:

 

1. Do some online research to discover potential partners that you can pass along to the rest of the congregation. What are you passionate about? What are the needs that you see in your community? Simply drop a few key words into your favorite search engine and see what emerges. If something catches your eye, share it with the rest of us during our after-worship chats.

 

2. Join a team of 2 to 3 people to scout and vet potential partners. Attending coffee chats/other events would be part of this.

 

3. If you are not feeling ready to commit to being part of a team, consider attending the after-worship coffee chat’s to hear about possible partners and attend/participate in zoom meetings or in-person opportunities to connect to possible partners.

 

4. Send thank you notes, and assist with other tasks that you can do from home.

 

5. Pray. Pray for our congregation, for the surrounding communities, for the teams, and for careful discernment.

 

If any of these are something you would be willing to do, please contact Rhonda P (admin@comchristchurch.org), Pastor David (pastordavid@comchristchurch.org), or one our Church Council Members.

 

If there is another way you want to participate that is not listed, please let us know. There is a place for everyone on this journey.

 

Please join us for our first Journey of Discovery chat

after worship on Sumday, July 24th!

 

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Grunewald Guild summer program, June 19 – August 27, The Grunewald Guild welcomes you to this holy ground, and into creation’s prayer.  The Guild is a holy place, a place of deep grounding, where we are tethered in our creativity, where acts of creation speak to the sacred that lies within and all around us. Check out the courses being offered.
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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.  Communion is part of our worship.  Full details on how to join our online worship are found here.
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Mailing address:
 Community of ChristChurch

3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229

(503) 617-9526
www.comchristchurch.org
 
Staff:
Pastor David Eppelsheimer
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Rhonda Powell: Administrative &
Communications Coordinator
Online office hours
T & TH: 8am -5 pm & F 12pm-5pm
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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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