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Community of ChristChurch
Faith News Update for October 1, 2020
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Online Interactive Worship with
Holy Communion
Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 9:30am
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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.
- 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. Please have these items nearby when you join us online.
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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.
- Call this number: 1-669-900-6833
- Use the meeting ID: 669 927 281
- Enter password 080114
You will find yourself in our Zoom worship space.
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This Sunday - October 4th - Animal Blessing in Worship. Have your pet join you on Zoom or have a photo nearby. All creatures great and small welcome! |
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Reconciling in Christ Team
Online Meeting
Today, Thursday, October 1, 2020
6:30pm
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/571159077?pwd=Z1ZuM09hdXR0dTlqaXl3bWR5TlFwdz09
Meeting ID: 571 159 077
Password: 041672
Reconciling in Christ is a program for Lutheran congregations who want to publicly welcome people of all sexual orientations, gender identity, and gender expression into their communities.
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Upcoming Book Discussion:
“The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage”
by Sr. Joan Chittister
“As always, Joan has put her finger and her pen
to the right and needed words.”
—Richard Rohr, O.F.M., founder of the Center for Action
and Contemplation and author of Falling Upward
“Joan Chittister is a legend…she invites you to cling to Jesus,
dive into the world’s pain, and do something daring
and beautiful with your life.”
—Shane Claiborne, co-founder of The Simple Way
and author of Common Prayer
Following up on the success of our book discussions of “So You Want to Talk About Race” by Ijeoma Oluo, we invite you to participate in a new round of book discussions, reading Sr. Joan Chittister’s book, “The Time Is Now: A Call to Uncommon Courage.”
The plan is to meet four times, every two weeks, beginning the second full week in October (week beginning 10/12). We will meet online using Zoom. We have a few discussion facilitators waiting on deck to accommodate more than one group with a variety of possible days and times.
Are you interested? If so, simply email me, Pastor David, by Today, October 1st, indicating you would like to participate. After October 1st, I will reach out to those who responded, and together we will schedule the first session(s). |
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Pandemic Emergency Economic Relief (PEER) Monthly Update
Community of ChristChurch is raising funds to offer grocery gift cards and other food or financial assistance to families most impacted during these times. Because of your generosity, we have given over $6,000 towards gift cards for families. We will be purchasing our next round of gift cards soon.
Thank you to everyone that donated and continues to donate!
$2,450 raised from congregation members and friends
$2,000 from the ELCA OR Synod and compassion funds
$2,000 from the church items sale proceeds
$6,450 total!
Total distributed: $6,000
If you would like to contribute, use our giving page here.
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OR Synod Assembly: a two-day Zoom event!
- Friday, November 6: 3:00 pm-8:30 pm
- Saturday, November 7: 8:30 am-4:00 pm
Click here to register. Registration closes Friday, Oct. 23
Synod Assembly is going online this year and will be held November 6-7th on Zoom.
What is the Oregon Synod?
The Oregon Synod is one of the 65 synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The ELCA is a community of faith that shares a passion for making positive changes in the world. Our faith is built around a strong belief in God, as made known in Jesus Christ. Through service, advocacy, worship, and education, we practice our faith, grow in our relationship with God, and experience God’s grace in our lives.
Here in Oregon, we are over 30,000 some Lutherans in 111 congregations (including Trinity Lutheran in Tulelake, CA.) We welcome you everywhere we are, and we thank you for helping make the world a better place for everybody.
One way to understand the Synod Assembly is to think of it as the OR Synod's Annual meeting. There are votes and resolutions to review.
Assembly will only be $25 a person. While this is an exciting new thing, we also recognize this may change how and which people will participate. In this very different year, this is the compromise we have had to make to hold Synod Assembly in 2020. We hope this will be a valuable and interesting experience for us all!
ChristChurch gets to send two (2) voting members. Violet Thetford has already volunteered to be one of our voting members. We are looking for one more. If you are interested please email Pastor David by Friday, October 16th. |
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REVEALING RELATIONSHIPS:
RACISM AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020
Why are Communities of Color disproportionately affected by the coronavirus? How does our society treat a largely Black and migrant labor force of service and agricultural workers? When disaster strikes, who is served, and who isn’t? Are racism and disaster response interrelated? If so, what can we do about it?
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NEW DATE!
Friends, the launch of the Oregon Synod Disaster Preparedness and Response Congregational Network has been rescheduled for Thursday, October 29th, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. via Zoom.
Bring Yourself – Bring a Fellow Member - Bring a Team!
To Register, email your name & congregation name to beprepared@oregonsynod.org
As we have learned over these last months, Oregon does and will continue to experience disasters and times of emergency. As people of faith we are called to be ready to provide comfort and assistance to those in need. How do we get ready? By having a response plan in place….by starting NOW to learn what we as local congregations can do to help—including creative ideas for responding in this time of COVID.
The OR Synod Disaster Preparedness & Response Network will offer regular gatherings, resources, trainings, and team development activities to help you form a team and engage your congregation. Please join us as we begin the preparedness journey together! |
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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
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Online Office Information
As of August 2020, 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
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:
Do you have an article or piece of news to
share with the congregation?
Email your submission for Faith News by 2pm on Wednesday via email.
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