our pattern for weekly worship will look like this:

 

1^st Sunday (Jan 7th) 9am –

Online Worship (Zoom only)

 

2^nd Sunday (Jan 14th) 9am –

Hybrid Worship (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)

 

3^rd Sunday (Jan 21st) 9am –

Online Worship (Zoom only)

 

4^th Sunday (Jan 28th) 9am –

Hybrid Worship (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)

Followed by our first Community Discernment Gathering

(see below)

Congregational Discernment Update

 

Dear Members and Friends of Community of ChristChurch,

 

Most, if not all, of you received a letter last week from me and from our Council President, Suze Engbretson, addressing our current capacity and acknowledging the reality that ChristChurch in its current form is approaching the end of its journey. If you have not yet read the letter, you can read it here. 

 

In keeping with what was shared with you in the letter, your church council, along with some members of the Future Planning Task Force, met with Pastor Melissa Reed on Wednesday, December 13th. Pastor Melissa is on staff with the Oregon Synod of the ELCA (of which Community of ChristChurch is a part) and serves as Bishop’s Associate for Vital Leadership and Sacramental Organizing. Pastor Melissa comes to us with a wealth of expertise and experience in community organizing and in walking with congregations through significant transitions.

 

Pastor Melissa asked lots of good questions and after reflecting back to us what she heard, proposed that we enter into a four-to-six-month discernment process involving the whole congregation and members of the surrounding community that have been walking with us on this journey. The goal for this process is to faithfully determine how best to transition from our current reality to the new thing that the Holy Spirit is calling us toward.

 

Our discernment process will begin with our

first Community Gathering, scheduled for

Sunday, January 28th, 2024, following worship.

 

It is our sincere hope that you will all prayerfully consider taking part in this important process. We will continue to keep everyone updated on all the opportunities for participation.

 

God’s peace and blessing in this Advent season,

 

Your Church Council Executive Team:

Suze Engbretson, President

Inga Henderson, Secretary

Rev. David Eppelsheimer, Pastor

 

 

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