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)

 

HOLY WEEK

 

Palm Sunday (March 24th) 9am –

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

**Guest Preacher: Pastor Keren Rodriguez

Followed by our third Community Discernment Gathering 

(read more here)

 

Maundy Thursday (March 28th) 7pm –

In-Person Worship

Combined Worship with Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (see below)

 

Good Friday (March 29th) 7pm –

In-Person Worship

Combined Worship with Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (see below)

 

Easter Sunday (March 31st) 10:30am – Celebrate Resurrection!

Hybrid Worship (In-Person & Zoom)

Combined worship with Aloha UMC

(see below)

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. 26 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.)

 

For this third gathering we will ask such questions as: 'Who are we now?'

and 'What community relationships have we forged over the past few years?'

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

 

These gatherings are part of a four-to-six-month discernment season; each gathering is another step in the process. 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 BYO Bag Lunch.

 

*updated times.

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