Announcing a Special Congregational Meeting – Sunday, October 9th, 10:45 am

Dear Voting Members of Community of ChristChurch,

Your Church Council is convening a special congregational meeting for Sunday, October 9th at 10:45 am. The meeting will be held on Zoom.

You can access the zoom link here or transfer the link below to your browser. 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89552319155?pwd=QW1PUHBCVUE0R2JyN2hObFM2dm00Zz09

Meeting ID: 895 5231 9155

Passcode: 153464

At this meeting, the congregation will vote on whether to approve an expenditure of $10,000 above our current annual budgeted expense to support a grant proposal by Care Partners, a non-profit (501(c)(3)) hospice services provider located in Washington County.

Care Partners is seeking $25,000 in grant funding to support an expansion in the grief support services they offer. Currently, there are no grief support services specifically designed to meet the needs of the LGBTQ+ community offered in the Portland metro area. Care Partners’ goal is to fill that gap in community services by offering grief support tailored to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ folks experiencing grief and loss. They have invited Community of ChristChurch to be a community partner in this grant by endorsing the project and, if possible, by supporting the work financially as well.

The church council believes that this proposal aligns well with our congregation’s values as articulated in our Mission and Vision statements. During the September monthly meeting, your Church Council voted to endorse this grant proposal and become a community partner by contributing $10,000 of the $25,000 requested.

Between now and October 9th, we will do our best to answer any questions you may have and also provide opportunities to learn more about Care Partners and about this grant proposal.

This special congregational meeting will be held after worship on Sunday, October 9th on Zoom and the vote will be conducted by anonymous Google form ballots. You must be a voting member of the congregation to cast a vote. We hope you will make it a priority to attend this meeting.

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