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Community of ChristChurch
Faith News 7.18.24 |
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July/August 2024 Worship Schedule |
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Our proposed worship schedule for the month of July and August looks like this:
JULY
1st Sunday (July 7th) 9am –
Online Worship (Zoom only)
Special Guest in Worship: Jett Koda from Care Partners
2nd Sunday (July 14th) – NO CHRISTCHURCH WORSHIP
We encourage you all to go together to worship
at Spirit of Grace Church at either 8:30 or 10:45am.
(7400 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Beaverton, 97oo8)
3rd Sunday (July 21st) 9am –
Hybrid Worship (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)
Followed by our 6th Discernment Gathering
(click here for details)
4th Sunday (July 28th) 9am –
Online Worship (Zoom only)
AUGUST
1st Sunday (August 4th) 9am –
Online Worship (Zoom only)
2nd Sunday (August 11th) 9am –
Hybrid Worship (In-Person & YouTube Live Stream)
Followed by a Special Congregational Meeting at 10am
(details coming soon)
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Our Sixth (and possibly final)
Community Discernment Gathering
is coming up this Sunday
and we hope you are planning to be there!
WHEN?
Sunday, July 21st, 10am to Noon (following worship)
WHERE?
Aloha United Methodist Church
(2270 SW 198th Avenue, Aloha 97003)
WHO?
Members & Friends of Community of ChristChurch
Thank you to all who have been participating throughout this Discernment season. At our last Discernment Gathering in June, the church council proposed a plan for distribution of our assets should the congregation vote to close. Those who attended the gathering discussed the plan, asked good questions, and offered suggestions for revising it to better reflect the values of the congregation. Your church council heard your feedback and is working on a final proposal to share with you at this sixth gathering.
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Thank You Letter from Pastor Joseph Makumi
Many of you have met our friend from Kenya, Pastor Joseph Makumi, on your Zoom screen during Sunday morning Zoom Worship. Pastor Joseph found us online back in 2021 when he was doing some Internet research to see how other churches around the world were dealing with the COVID 19 Pandemic. Since that time, he has been a frequent participant in our Sunday morning Zoom Worship services, and a welcome addition to our community.
Recently, we learned that Pastor Joseph's church has been going through some difficult times and these difficulties have taken a financial toll on him and his family. At our June 5th Church Council meeting, the Council voted to support Pastor Joseph's ministry with a gift from our discretionary benevolence resources. The gift also included funds to pay school tuition for his two children for the next two years.
He has responded with a lovely letter of gratitude.
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Fellowship & Service Opportunities: |
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SMLC Food Pantry sign up here:
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Looking for other ways to give back to our local community?
Please consider giving to one of these community partners... |
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Home Plate Youth services has created an Amazon Wishlist to help provide much needed items to houseless youth in Washington County.
Home Plate's Amazon Wishlist |
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Aloha UMC Trading Post
With the opening of the Safe Rest Pod Village located on Aloha UMC's land, the AUMC Trading Post is busier than ever.
Volunteers at the Trading Post have let us know that there is a growing need for gently used adult clothing and tennis shoes, new socks, and individually wrapped snack foods.
Currently, there is a need for:
- Summer clothes
- toothpaste, shampoo/conditioner
- Towels
- Snack items
- Canned meats
You can bring these donated items to the church office on Mondays and Wednesdays from 9am to Noon. |
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You may recall that we voted last year to give $10,000 to Care Partners to support their work of providing LGBTQ+ specific grief and bereavement support.
Thank you to Jett Koda from Care Partners for joining us in worship on Sunday, July 7th! During the service, Jett shared a report, summarizing the impact of this program, as well as gratitude to the members of ChristChurch for helping to make it a reality.
Read below to see what your generosity made possible... |
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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.
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Community of ChristChurch
This is Christ's church. There is a place for you here.
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Online Worship Logistics:
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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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Our Facebook page is updated on a regular basis. Please feel free to share our posts with friends, or have a shoutout for something you heard in worship. tag @Community of ChristChurch in your posts! |
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