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Thursday, 09 April 2009
Welcome to University Park United Methodist Church

We are located at 4775 N Lombard
Portland Oregon 97203
(503)289-7843
http://www.upumc.net
Corner of Lombard & Fiske

Sunday Church Service 10:00am-11:15am
Communion the First Sunday of each Month
Everyone Welcome!

Trimet #75 stops in front of the church.
The #1 & #4 stop just 4 blocks North of us on Willis & Druid.

For more information please contact the church
Rev. Dr. Jeanne Knepper or Rev. Marcia Hauer

Easter is April 12, 2009:  Breakfast at 9am; Worship at 10am;Children's Egg Hunt at 11:30am

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Written by Rev. Dr. Jeanne G. Knepper   
Thursday, 09 April 2009

CONNECTIONS
• Easter Breakfast, bring food and set-up, 8:30-8:45am; eat, 9-9:30am; clean-up at 9:30am.
• Easter Egg Hunt for the children, 11:30am, Sunday, April 12.
• NO CHOIR PRACTICE on Tuesday, April 14 or on Tuesday, April 28.
• Trustees meet Thursday, April 16, 8am, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Helping Hands remove storm windows and clean all windows for Dotti and Paul Swenson, Saturday, April 18, 10am-1pm. Please sign up.
• Outreach Committee meets Sunday, April 19, 12:45pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Lunch Bunch gathers at the Spaghetti Factory on Macadam, Tuesday, April 21, 12:30pm. Tell Bev Read if you are coming.
• All-Church Pot-luck, Sunday, April 25, 11:30am. Everyone welcome.








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Faithfulness
Written by JKnepper   
Thursday, 19 March 2009
I believe that we are all called to frequent acts of courage and faith, the long-term consequences of which we will never know. And yet, strengthened by the stories and witness of Jesus and the uncounted millions who have chosen to act with generosity, faith, dignity and courage, we undertake what might seem impossible but what is so incredibly necessary, the continuing coming of God’s realm, God’s Kingdom come, on earth. In our decisions and in our actions of faith, may we become, as have so many before us, bread for the world.
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Comfort Ye, My People, December 7, 2008
Written by Rev. Dr. Jeanne G. Knepper   
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Today, some of us are feeling pretty good and some of us are carrying secret pain or despair. Some of us are full of hope, and some of us are feeling hopeless. Would you take a moment, inside yourself, to ask what it is that you would like to bring forward to the love of God. Imagine your heart, your hope, your pain, wrapped up as a little child, laid in the manger. See it there, and then imagine the One who is shepherd and counselor and friend and Christ, picking it—picking your heart’s longing up—and holding you and knowing you and loving you, Feel the care and the warmth. Let it sink deep into your soul.

And know, know that today, you are just who you are created to be, enough for this moment, and beloved.

Know it—God is in love with you, today, no matter what. You are not alone. You are not alone. You are not alone, not now, not ever.

And here is the other part. You, each of you, you are the one who will bear that message of belonging and belovedness to someone else who needs to hear it. You may never know how badly someone needs to hear the words of life and love that you offer them. You may never know the lives you help to turn away from despair by a simple act of kindness—or a desperate shout of outrage or fear—but rest assured, your love and your care and your kindness will bless lives around you.

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Fearless Generosity
Written by Rev. Dr. Jeanne Knepper   
Monday, 01 December 2008
God has given us, Jesus said, God has given us this wonderful gift, bigger than we can imagine getting, because God loves us, and all God asks of us is that we go out and use it in the world. Tell the story, share the love, use the resources to make life better, to rejoice, to live in the love of God and to share that love with our neighbors. But some people, he said, some people operate out of fear and want you to be afraid, telling you that you must fear God as harsh master, reaping what he does not sow and gathering what she does not plant. These fear-mongers are like the third man in the story, burying the gift because they live so fearfully, denying the generosity of God, even when it was God who gave the gifts in the first place, gave them without restriction, without condition.

Fear—we all experience it, at one time or another. It’s a part of life. But what is not a given of life, what is a choice, is to let fear control our choices. That, Jesus implies, is a great sin, a terrible choice to live smaller than we have been created to be, to live as though we are not the beloved Children of God, to live, really, as though God, and God’s dream for us, is only a daydream, pretty, but not a part of the real world.


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University Park United Methodist Church (UPUMC) is located at 4775 N Lombard, Portland Oregon 97203. UPUMC is small, diverse, growing, laughing, committed, caring, serious, warm and REAL! We are a community that encourages each other as we grow in faith, in knowledge, in service, and in love of self, God and neighbor. At University Park we not only respect but welcome diversity in race, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical and mental ability, economic status and profession. We believe all people are equal before God and entitled to Gods grace and abundance. Pastors: Rev. Dr. Jeanne Knepper & Rev. Marcia Hauer http://www.upumc.net All logos and trademarks in this site are property of their respective owner. The comments are property of their posters, all the rest 2004-2007 by UPUMC
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