Community of ChristChurch
Faith News Update for September 17, 2020

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Online Interactive Worship with 
Holy Communion
 Sunday, September 20, 2020 at 9:30am

Genesis 15:1-6

 
Click the link below on Sunday:
https://zoom.us/j/669927281?pwd=S0Qvdzh5cUY2akhmM2VoeTlUUVFBZz09

Meeting ID: 669 927 281

If prompted enter password: 080114  

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.

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.

Church Council Zoom Meeting
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
6:30pm 

Your church council is meeting next Wednesday, September 23 at 6:30pm. Church Council meetings are open to all. Please email Council President Denise DeMarre if you would like to attend and receive the Zoom link. 

Church Council Update

Your church council has been meeting twice a month to keep up with all the changes in our world and how the church can adapt, support our members, and worship together. A current project the council is working on is identifying and choosing priorities for 2020/2021. The priority brainstorm and discussion have been taking place over many weeks and have been fruitful.

The next steps will be to choose which priorities to work on now and which ones are tabled for a further date. Much prayer and intention are going into these decisions. As the Council works through these ideas and prioritizes, we also look forward to the time when we can share and gather input from the community.

Another update is that last weekend your Council unanimously moved to donate $717 from the budgeted local benevolence fund to the local Red Cross to assist with the wildfire crisis. As always, please hold the council in your prayers. Stay tuned to Faith News for further updates.

Labor Day Weekend
Worship Service Recording 

There is a recording of the Labor Day weekend Ecumenical Worship service on the First Congregational Church United Church of Christ Facebook page. We have shared it with our Facebook page. Check out the video here. 
Thank you to all who joined and contributed!

Thank you to everyone who donated clothing to  Project Homeless Connect Washington County in memory of Marjorie Ehlen!
Special thank you to Chris Moore and Eileen Gross for leading the project.
Donation bags
OR Synod Online Event:
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The Synod Day Learning on Saturday, September 19th (9am-5pm) will be an opportunity for relational gathering for ALL.

Exploring and thinking deeply about how do we be church now.

This is going to be an amazing day of being together, uncovering hidden stories, and learning together what it means to be faithful in these times.

$25 per screen (not individual)!
The registration deadline has been extended to
12 pm Friday, September 18.
 

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Online Community Event:
Please join St Matthew’s Equity and Justice Group for a Zoom presentation on Sunday evening, September 20th. It will be a very educational opportunity to learn something new about your understanding of Oregon history! 

Did you know...
  • Until 1926, Oregon’s Constitution prohibited African Americans from living in the state?
  • Oregon once had the largest Ku Klux Klan, per capita, in the nation?
  • As late as the 1960s, cities, and towns throughout our state had "sundown laws," preventing African Americans and Asians from staying overnight?
“If there is to be reconciliation, first there must be truth.” ~Timothy B. Tyson
Sunday, September 20th  from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.   It’s a 90-minute presentation with a 30 minute Q&A following.   The Zoom link is:   https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86997400927?pwd=bDdHWmhDUythWWJ6STBvL2xLZ0R3UT09

Join us to learn about Oregon’s history of discrimination, segregation, and displacement. This presentation begins with the Oregon Trail’s impact on Native populations and takes us on a historical journey through today. Discover how today’s challenges have roots deep in our history.
 
The presentation is sponsored by St Matthew’s Equity and Justice Group who invite you to share this invitation with others. There is no audience limit for this event and no reservation is needed.  Invite your friends and family!  It’s a conversation to share. 
Weekly Programming Updates
- We are ending our Wednesday Online Coffee/Tea Hour Open House. 
It's been a good run since the pandemic started. Volunteers and staff are re-grouping for what types of online offerings are life-giving and sustainable. 

If you have ideas or are interested in leading a group please email Admin@comchristchurch.org

- No Crafting, Gardening and Creativity share this week because of the Synod Day of Learning.
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  
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.


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