our pattern for weekly worship will look like this:

 

1^st Sunday (March 3rd) 9am –

Online Worship (Zoom only)

 

2^nd Sunday (March 10th) 9am –

Hybrid Worship* (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)

*Guest Preacher: Rev. Julia Nielsen

 

3^rd Sunday (March 17th) 9am –

Online Worship (Zoom only)

 

4^th Sunday (March 24th) 9am –

Hybrid Worship (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)

Followed by our third Community Discernment Gathering 

(see below)

 

5^th Sunday (March 31st) 10:30am – Easter Worship!

Hybrid Worship (In-Person & Zoom)

Combined worship with Aloha UMC

Congregational Discernment Update

 

Dear Members and Friends of Community of ChristChurch,

 

Thank you again to everyone who participated in our second Community Discernment Gathering, held last Sunday (Feb 25th) after worship. 25 people attended in person and via Zoom. 

 

Our facilitator, Pastor Melissa Reed, invited us to share our stories and memories of Community of ChristChurch over its 27 year life span. These stories and memories contained the fullness, the complexity, and even the messiness of a life well lived... grief and lamentations right alongside joy and celebrations.

 

In a closing ritual, we named what we wanted to let go of in this process and we also named what we hope to carry with us into the next steps of our journey. Pastor Melissa reminded us that the waters of our baptism are able to hold all of our stories, all of our memories, all of our grief, all of our joy, all of our learnings, and all of our hopes. We give thanks that God's Holy Spirit has never been absent from us throughout all of it.

 

We invite you to mark your calendars for the 

Third Community Discernment Gathering,

which will be held after worship on Sunday, March 24th, at 10am.

Like the first two gatherings, this will be a hybrid event 

(In Person and on Zoom) at Aloha United Methodist Church

(2270 SW 198^th Avenue, Aloha 97003.)

 

The meeting will end at noon and refreshments will be provided. 

 

These gatherings are part of a four-to-six-month discernment season, and we hope that you will prayerfully consider participating, not only in this gathering but in the whole process.

 

We hope you will attend this third gathering in person if you are able. However, if you are not able to do that, please consider using this new

ZOOM LINK to participate remotely.

 

Please reach out to Pastor David or one of our Church Council members if you have any questions. We will continue to keep everyone updated on all the opportunities for participation.

 

Your Church Council Executive Team:

Suze Engbretson, President

Inga Henderson, Secretary

Rev. David Eppelsheimer, Pastor

 

 

 

We will stop at 7 points along the way to pray for different aspects of our communal life together. These will include:

 

Education @ Hillsboro UMC & Lincoln Elementary School

Healthcare @ Pacific University Health Center

Housing @ Safe Place

Inclusion/Diversity @ the Westside Queer Resource Center

Justice/City/Government @ the Civic Center 

Food Security @ Community Hands Up

Peace/Justice @ the Hillsboro UCC Peace Pole

 

Then we will return to Hillsboro United Methodist Church where everyone is invited to stay for lunch.

Creative Corner

2nd Saturday of the Month

The next gathering is

Saturday, March 9, 2024, 10am to 1pm 

(Begin gathering at 9:30am and cleanup at 1pm)

What is Creative Corner? A once a month opportunity for craft lovers to gather together, work on their projects, share their love of creating, and build relationships with a variety of congregations   Who? Aloha United Methodist Church Community of ChristChurch Any other relative, neighbor, or friend that may want to come   Purpose? To build an inclusive community   When? 2nd Saturday of every month, 10am- 1pm   Where? Aloha United Methodist Church Social Hall   Please Note: Drop in anytime during those hours and stay for as long as you want. Some may only come for an hour or two, and that’s fine. Others might come for the whole day and that’s great. Just whatever suits your schedule.  We have a large window of time available so that you can work it into your schedule as it permits.   Snack lunch and whatever craft you enjoy, ie: knitting, crocheting, quilting, embroidery, drawing, needlepoint, embroidery, appliqué, etc. or, just bring yourself and join in the conversation with old and new friends.   We invite you to bring items for show and tell, ideas for future classes, etc.

COVID 19 Safety Update:

As we move toward holding more worship services and events in person, we are also moving into the cold and flu season. We want to be mindful of our health and well-being as individuals and as a community. This means that we will be keeping close track of the Community Risk Level as it is indicated on the COVID Act Now website for Washington County.

https://covidactnow.org/us/oregon-or/county/washington_county/?s=47743522

And we will follow these basic guidelines:

Community Risk Level:

LOW Masks are not required;

those who prefer to wear them are encouraged to do so.

MEDIUM Masks are required;

singers and speakers up front can

remove masks when they sing/speak.

HIGH Masks are required for everyone;

we may choose to refrain from in-person worship

and meet via Zoom only.

If the Community Risk Level changes prior to Sunday

in-person worship, we will send out a Special Faith News

Email Bulletin. Please look for that bulletin in your email

inbox on Saturday evening or Sunday morning before you

leave the house, to learn the Community Risk Level and proceed accordingly. As always, if you have a cough, a fever,

or any cold or flu-like symptoms, we ask you to stay home

and join us online.

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
www.facebook.com/comchristchurch