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Community of ChristChurch
Faith News Thanksgiving Week Edition
11.24.21 |
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Online Interactive Worship
with Holy Communion
Advent 1 - Hope
November 28, 2021, at 9:30 am
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Online Worship Logistics:
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Advent 1:
This Sunday, Pastor David will be joined by Kris Hoggard and Kelsey Stupfel to talk about finding Hope in difficult times.
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 beginning on Sunday, November 28th.
If the idea of an Advent Wreath is new to you, here is all you really need to know: The key components to any Advent Wreath are four candles, one for each week of the season. We light the first candle on the first Sunday in Advent, the first and second candles on the second Sunday, and so on. As the name “wreath” suggests, some kinds of greens, in the form of a wreath, traditionally surround the candles. Typically, the candles are blue or purple to match the liturgical color of the season - and sometimes the third candle is pink. You choose whichever color of candle suits your mood for this season. Feel free to be creative - follow traditions or start your own. And together, may we await the coming of hope, peace, joy, and love into our hearts and into our word.
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Worship Transition Team Update:
November 23, 2021
The worship transition team has defined a goal to host monthly in-person worship in the new year. In preparation for that, the team compiled this list of COVID-19 safety protocols:
Safety protocols for the congregation when worshiping in person
- Stay home if sick or have been near someone who is sick
- Wear a mask
- Practice social distancing
Protocols to create a safe worship environment
- Communicating the safety protocols through email, verbally, and on signs
- Providing hand sanitizer and spare masks
- Selecting a well-ventilated space
- Creating socially distanced seating areas
- Limiting indoor activities to one hour
Please connect with the Worship Transition Team through Tom Litterer if you have any questions or concerns about these COVID safety protocols.
The team continues to work with Pastor David on finding a short-term in-person worship space. Space criteria include being in a convenient location, requiring little setup time, and being well-ventilated.
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Thanksgiving Week Office Hours
The virtual office will be closed for the remainder of Thanksgiving week (Wednesday afternoon - Friday). Catch Rachael back in the virtual office on Tuesday, November 30.
Faith News will be back to its usual Thursday delivery date next week. |
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Reconciling in Christ Team monthly meeting:
Thursday, December 2 @ 6:30pm.
We will be discussing RIC Sunday January 2022 celebrations!
Next book study:
Wednesday, Dec 8th at 6:30pm
Chapters 9 & 10
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During the Thanksgiving season, ChristChurch invites you to contribute to sponsoring a family via The Molly Thompson Memorial Fund. Please note the special instructions on our website so your donations will be recognized as part of ChristChurch. Go here for full details and how to donate.
ChristChurch November 2021 goal: $500.
Current amount raised: 320
Help us reach our goal, only $180 more to go!
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Your holiday shopping can help make a difference, at no additional cost to you!
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, or in the Amazon app with AmazonSmile turned on within Settings, you'll find the same products and same low prices as the Amazon you already know - plus, they donate a portion of your purchases to your chosen charity.
You can select us as your AmazonSmile charity by visiting:
smile.amazon.com/ch/93-1190926
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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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