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Faith News Update for March 9, 2017
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March 12th, 2017
9:30am Sunday Worship with
Holy Communion
At Any Moment...!!!
Each And Every Moment... 
Gospel Reading for this Sunday:
Luke 13:1-9, 31-35
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Attention Confirmation Families!
Our next two Confirmation sessions will be held on March 12th and 19th from 4-5:30pm. Our March 12th session will be held at the Radford’s home and on the 19th we will meet at the Engbretson’s home. Please remember to bring your Bibles and your copies of Luther’s Small Catechism. I look forward to seeing you all there!
Peace,
Pastor David |
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This Sunday we continue,
Loving All Our Neighbors Without Limits. During the 6 weeks of the Lenten season, we will be using a curriculum, provided by Family Promise, called
Just Neighbors.
This Sunday: Session 2) What Would You Choose
Participants will take part in an activity designed to highlight the difficult choices people who live below the poverty line have to face every day.
Next Sunday: Session 3) Does Working Work?
We’ll look at the changing trends in employment and wages that have led to an increased number of ‘working poor.’
Interactive Prayer Cross - Prayers for the Journey
At our Ash Wednesday Worship Service we introduced a visual element into our communal worship and prayer life.
Throughout the season of Lent it will serve as a living, growing work of art, composed of the hopes, fears, thanksgivings and dreams of our people.
We are calling it an Interactive Prayer Cross.
Each week worship attendees will be invited to add their prayers to the cross. As it grows in color and design it will serve as a symbol for our ongoing conversations with God as individuals, families and as a community of faith. Join us on Sunday mornings or stop by the church during office hours and add your prayers to those of the congregation.
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Interested in Becoming a Member?
Save the Date! Breakfast for Dinner
Friday, April 7th, 6:30pm
Are you new to ChristChurch and interested in learning more about becoming a member? Have you been attending ChristChurch for a while now and decided it’s time to make it official?
Our Church Council invites you to join us for Breakfast for Dinner on Friday, April 7th at 6:30pm. This will be an opportunity get to know each other better and to share a little about our history, take a look at what we are up to now, and dream about where God might be calling us to in the future.
If you decide you would like to join, we will officially welcome you into the community during worship on Sunday, April 23rd. Please let us know by Sunday, April 2nd, it you are able to attend the April 7th Breakfast for Dinner.
If you are interested in joining but are unable to make those dates, please let us know that as well.
To RSVP, please contact Rachael Jans or Pastor David at 503-617-9526, or by e-mail (
admin@comchristchurch.org or
pastordavid@comchristchurch.org.) |
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Looking to contribute towards the Kits?
Baby’s Bottom Dollar (11875 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. Beaverton, OR) is having a sale this weekend, as well as all next week. Many items will be significantly reduced in price. Full details are
here. |
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At this March potluck we will keep working on the art, garden and gathering space design and start drilling down into more details.
The theme for this potluck is Favorite Comfort Food.
It's not too late to get involved! Please join us on March 22nd. |
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The beautiful, serene paintings of Larry Gross will be showing in the Open Spirit Gallery from now through the end of May.
About Larry:
Larry Gross was trained in art at Concordia Teacher’s College in Nebraska from 1976-1978. He completed his Master’s degree from Portland State University while teaching art classes at Concordia University in Portland. He taught a variety of classes there for 30 years including Art Appreciation, Drawing, Painting, Stained Glass, Art History and Art in the Christian Church. He retired from full-time teaching in 2009 and has been volunteer teaching in art literacy at McKay Elementary School since fall of 2012.
Larry has received the Art Educator of the year award in Oregon, the Sacred Art Society award in visual art and an Artist in Residence award from Trinity Lutheran Church in Portland.
Larry’s art on display at ChristChurch includes prints and originals from the past two years of work. |
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Join us at Community of ChristChurch on Friday evening, March 31st, beginning at 6:30pm, for the sixth event in a series entitled,
Movies that Matter. Our five other movie viewings have been a good community building experience.
Each month we will gather for a potluck supper and watch a film that matters to one of the group. Then, the person who picked the film will start off the conversation. If all goes well, we’ll talk a little about the film, a little about life, and a lot about what matters. This month Rhonda has chosen a movie that matters to her.
Copyright rules stipulate that we cannot advertise the name of the film in advance, but here's a few hints… 1996 indie, Melodrama starring Ellen Burstyn and Won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: U.S Dramatic.
RSVP here!
Hope to see you there! |
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Rachael Jans
Administrative & Communications Coordinator
Admin@comchristchurch.org
(503) 617-9526
Office Hours:
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am - 4pm
Have something to submit for Faith News? Email it to Rachael by Thursday morning. |
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