Community of ChristChurch
Faith News 10.7.21
Online Interactive Worship
with Holy Communion
October 10, 2021, at 9:30 am 
 
 

 

Online Worship Logistics: 

Announcements & Updates:
October Birthdays:
 
Suze Engbretson
Michael Engbretson
Rhonda Eppelsheimer
 
We wish you a very Happy Birthday! 
 
Do you have a November birthday or anniversary? Email Rachael to be listed next month. 
Reconciling In Christ Team
Upcoming Meeting

Tonight, Thursday, October 7, 2021
6:30 – 7:30pm
On Zoom 
 
The team will be discussing fall educational opportunities and other plans for the coming months at this meeting. 
 
Baby Care Kits - Update 10.7.21

Our goal for 2021 is 150 kits. To support this endeavor and streamline the process for our volunteers, monetary donations are being requested, not diapers or soap. The financial donations will assist in covering the costs of diapers and soap needed to complete the kits.
 
Online Donations:
Please go here and select from the drop-down tab "Community Service Outreach' and add into the note field 'Baby Care Kits'.
 
Checks:
Clearly designate on your check memo line 'Baby Care Kits' and send it to our address: 

Community of ChristChurch
3300 NW 185th Ave #224
Portland, OR 97229

Save the Date:
Baby Care Kit Assembly Party
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Location: Orenco Station Pavilion in Hillsboro
Time, parking info, and address will be released next week. 
 
 
RIC Third Sunday - October 17
The Reconciling in Christ team invites you to join us in a book study later this fall. We will be reading David P. Gushee's book, Changing Our Mind (Definitive 3rd Edition). To learn more about this, we invite you to stick around after Zoom Worship for the 3rd Sunday RIC conversation (October 17th) led by Steve Delamarter, Beth Habecker and Pastor David.
Admin Out of Office
Rachael Jans, our Administrator, will be out of the office on Tuesday, October 12, and Wednesday, October 13th.
Please email Pastor David if you have an urgent request. Otherwise, Rachael will respond to your messages when she is back in the office on Thursday, October 14th. 
5 Minute Read
Living Lutheran: Introducing our September series: Difficult conversations

People across our church frequently engage in difficult conversations. How can we approach sensitive topics from a faith-based perspective and facilitate discussions in which we truly listen to each other—discussions that bring us closer rather than drive us apart?
 
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
 
Staff:
Pastor David Eppelsheimer
pastordavid@comchristchurch.org  

Rachael Jans: Administrative &
Communications Coordinator
Online office hours
T & TH: 8am -5 pm & W 1pm-5pm
 admin@comchristchurch.org
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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