Community of ChristChurch
Faith News 6.10.21
Online Interactive Worship with 
Holy Communion
 
June 13, 2021 at 9:30am
 

Click the link below on Sunday:
https://zoom.us/j/669927281?pwd=S0Qvdzh5cUY2akhmM2VoeTlUUVFBZz09
Meeting ID: 669 927 281 

If prompted enter password: 080114  

Sunday 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 - bread, crackers, tortillas, wine, juice, etc. Please have these items nearby when you join us online.

  • Ten-week Summer Worship Series: based on the Apostle Paul’s list of the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) which he shares with the Galatian church in Galatians 5:22-23. Find out more about the summer worship series on our website here.

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.

  1. Call this number: 1-669-900-6833 
  2. Use the meeting ID: 669 927 281
  3. Enter password 080114 

You will find yourself in our Zoom worship space.
New Announcements & Reminders
2021 Annual Congregational  Meeting Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, June 6, 2021 after worship. We voted and approved the 2021-2022 fiscal budget, church council slate and became a Reconciling in Christ congregation (details below). We reflected on the past year and looked ahead to the challenges and opportunities that face us in the year ahead. Thank you to everyone for participating in the online edition of the annual meeting.

 

Voting results:

The 2021-2022 fiscal year budget is a deficit budget. As we continue to pray and worship in this liminal space we have a great opportunity to use our sales proceeds to develop our mission. We hope not to continue relying on it to meet the budget.

 

The budget was approved with 26 yes votes, 0 no votes.

The Council Slate was approved with 26 yes votes, 0 no votes

Thank you for voting!

 

We welcome two newly elected church council members:

Jane Jackson and Steve Delamarter

 

Our Church Council Roster for the 2021-22 fiscal year:

Officers:
President: Suze Engbretson

Secretary: Violet Thetford
Treasurer: Rich Radford

 Pastor David Eppelsheimer


Jane Jackson: 1st Two-Year Term

Steve Delamarter: 1st Two-Year Term

 

Violet Thetford: returning
Mark Henderson: returning
Suze Engbretson: continuing
Tracy Litterer: continuing

Violet Thetford: returning

Cindy Kinnie: continuing

Larry Wade: continuing

 

Special thank you to departing council members Denise DeMare (departing as Council President) and Anke Brandstater.

 

The third voting item was the proposal to become a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation. This passed with 24 yes, 1 no. The welcome statement and RIC Partners Public Commitments will be on our website soon and linked in a future Faith News. Thank you to the Reconciling in Christ committee for your many years of work. Stayed tuned for next steps and ways to get involved.

 

Next Steps:

Council meetings are typically on the 2nd Wednesday at 6:30 pm each month. Throughout the pandemic, the council has also been holding additional meetings during the month. The meetings are open to all. Email newly elected Council President Suze Engbretson if you would like to attend.

 

Minutes from the annual meeting will be available for review in mid-July (after they are approved by the council).

 

We ask for your continued prayers for the church council in this upcoming fiscal year. Thank you again to all who attended and presented.
COVID 19 Task Force discussion
After worship this Sunday, June 13
 
During coffee hour there will be a breakout room to brainstorm and discuss forming a COVID 19 Task Force.
This group could work on steps for possible in-person gatherings, etc.  If you are interested please join this breakout room. 
Graduating Seniors Celebration
Sunday, June 13th during Worship
We will be honoring and blessing our graduating high school seniors:
 
Elsa Buchholz
Bonnie Goff
Natalie Taylor
 
Congratulations on your next journey!
Community Events
PRIDE events:
 
The Portland Pride Parade is virtual this year. You can watch it on Sunday, June 20, 11 am on the Pride Northwest YouTube page. Information on other events during the month can be found here.
 
Pride Beaverton: Sunday, June 27, 11 am. More information can be found here.
 
Hillsboro Pride Month includes several different events You can find out more here.
Juneteenth Event: Historical Marker Ceremony
Join the Oregon Remembrance Project, the Coos History Museum, and the City of Coos Bay in finding justice for historical injustice.
 
The Equal Justice Initiative (Montgomery, AL) has documented nearly 6,500 lynchings of African Americans between 1865-1950. At least one lynching of an African American occurred in Oregon. His name was Alonzo Tucker and he was lynched in front of a crowd of 300 in Coos Bay, OR in 1902.
 
Since 2018, the Oregon Remembrance Project, the Coos History Museum, and the City of Coos Bay have worked to memorialize Alonzo Tucker into the collective memory and collective consciousness of Oregon by participating in the Equal Justice Initiative's Community Remembrance Project, which aims to work in the communities where the lynchings of African Americans took place to find healing and reconciliation through a sober reflection on history.
Bryan Stevenson, Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, says "truth and reconciliation are sequential."
 
This truth telling began with a soil collection ceremony for Alonzo Tucker on February 29, 2020, and this truth telling will continue with the installation of an Equal Justice Initiative historical marker in Coos Bay on June 19, 2021
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We have the power to rewrite the ending to history's stories. Join us in rewriting the ending to Alonzo Tucker's story. There were 300 people at the lynching and our goal is to have more than 300 people paying witness to that lynching on this day. 
1.  Follow the Oregon Remembrance Project on social media: 
Facebook page here and main website here.
 
2. Save the date, and plan on “tuning in” to the Juneteenth Historical Marker Ceremony in Coos Bay  (though details are still being finalized, communities are invited to show up in person on the day, or to participate via zoom.)  Over 300 people attended the lynching of Alonzo Tucker in 1902, and the leaders of the event hope to top that number on June 19th, 2021, the first year the State of Oregon has officially recognized Juneteenth as a holiday.  
Recurring monthly
online gatherings open to all:
Crafts.  Coffee.  Connection. 
 
Next Meeting: Saturday, June 12, 2021
10am - noon
 

A weekly online opportunity to share in fellowship, hear how other folks are doing, a chance to share crafts, home improvement projects, cooking tips/recipes, book recommendations, whatever you would like!
Reconciling in Christ Team
Upcoming online meeting:
Thursday, July 1, 2021 @ 6:30pm
Meeting ID: 571 159 077
Password: 041672

What is RIC?
Reconciling in Christ (RIC) is a program for Lutheran congregations that want to publicly welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identity, and gender expression into their communities. 
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
Online Office Information  
 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
 
Online Directory
 If you need someone's contact information it's a great place to start. 
Our online church directory is hosted by Instant Church Directory Online. 
Click here to access our directory.

Electronic Giving
Since we can't pass our offering basket during online worship, we encourage you to automate your giving. 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 signed up! 

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:
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share with the congregation? 
Email your submission for Faith News by 2pm on Wednesday via email. 
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