CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Finance Committee meets Monday, May 23, 6pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Dinner and movie [Bonhoeffer], Wednesday, May 25, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Donut Sale Fund-raiser, Thursday, May 26, 7:30am-noon, parking lot. Volunteers needed. Contact Carolyn Hammett, 503-653-7870.
• Women’s Spirituality, Thursday, May 26, 6-8:30pm, Judy Griffen, 503-288-4331.
• Memorial Weekend Picnic and games, Noon, Sunday, May 29. Invite friends and neighbors. Sign up to bring food for the picnic.
• Education Committee meets with lunch, Sunday, June 5, 12:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.

THE LARGER CHURCH
• Oregon Idaho Annual Conference, June 7-11, Salem.

THE COMMUNITY
• TCAP [The Community Association of Portsmouth] Board meets Tuesday, May 24, 7pm, Columbia Cottage.

FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• Reconciling Sunday Celebration during worship, Sunday, June 12.
• North Portland Pride Picnic and Festival, Sunday, June 12, Noon-4pm.
• Plan to be a Family Friend at Creation Vacation, Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 2005.
• All-Church Beach Retreat at Camp Magruder, Friday-Sunday, September 16-18, 2005.

WEEKLY AT UPUMC
• Choir practices Sundays at 9:30am, Tuesdays at 6pm, Sanctuary.
• Men’s Group. Tuesdays, 10am, Narthex.
• Let’s Go Walking, Wednesdays, 1pm, Narthex.
• Morrison Child and Family Services, Errol Stephenson Hall and Nursery, Mondays, 1-4pm.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Narthex, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, weekly.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm.


THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP

PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL, TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.

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Hello Friends & Neighbors,
We'd like to invite you and your friends to join us for the first annual North Portland Pride BBQ & Festival Sunday 6/12 12p-4p.
Please share this with all your friends in the Portland Region. It's not just for North Portland!
Please share the flier with your friends!
http://www.upumc.net/misc/pride/npdxpride.pdf


Event Info:
North Portland Pride BBQ & Festival
6/12 12p-4p
University Park United Methodist Church Bell Tower Lawn
4775 N Lombard, Portland Oregon 97203
Kick off Pride Week with food, music, vendor tables and good company.
Vendors include North Portland Resources, Neighbors, Real Estate Agents, Mortgage brokers, Housing Developers and others.
This is a free community event welcoming everyone who would like to celebrate with us.

Music: Donna Jose & Johh Nilsen

Donna Jose got her start in North Portland at the Portway Inn while at UofP!
http://www.donnajose.com
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/donnajose1

John Nilsen
http://www.johnnilsen.com


Info about UPUMC.
University Park United Methodist Church (UPUMC) is located at 4775 N Lombard, Portland Oregon 97203 (Corner of Lombard & Fiske). 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 God’s grace and abundance.
Pastors: Rev. Dr. Jeanne Knepper & Rev. Marcia Hauer
Sunday Church Service 10:00am-11:15am, Communion the First Sunday of each Month, Community Potluck last Sunday of each Month.
Everyone is Always Welcome at any of our events!
Trimet #75 stops in front of the church. The #1 & #4 stop just 4 blocks North of us on Willis & Druid.
http://www.upumc.net

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CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• UMW Bake Sale, Sunday, May 15, after worship, Narthex.
• Trustees meet, Monday, May 16, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Rummage Sale Committee meets Tuesday, May 17, 7:15pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Building Exploration Committee meets Tuesday, May 17, 7:45pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Dinner [chili] and movie [Resurrection], Wednesday, May 18, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Coffee Stop, Northbound, Friday-Sunday, May 20-22. Sign up for shifts at church.
• Finance Committee meets Monday, May 23, 6pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Donut Sale Fund-raiser, Thursday, May 26, 7:30am-noon, parking lot. Volunteers needed. Contact Carolyn Hammett, 503-653-7870.
• Women’s Spirituality, Thursday, May 26, 6-8:30pm, Judy Griffen, 503-288-4331.
• Memorial Weekend Picnic and games, Noon, Sunday, May 29. Invite friends and neighbors.
• Education Committee meets with lunch, Sunday, June 5, 12:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.

THE LARGER CHURCH
• Oregon Idaho Annual Conference, June 7-11, Salem.

THE COMMUNITY
• North Portland Farmers’ Market at the Kaiser lot on Interstate, Wednesdays, 3-7pm from May 18.
• TCAP [The Community Association of Portsmouth] Board meets Tuesday, May 24, 7pm, Columbia Cottage.

FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• Reconciling Sunday Celebration during worship, Sunday, June 12.
• North Portland Pride Picnic and Festival, Sunday, June 12, Noon-4pm.
• Plan to be a Family Friend at Creation Vacation, Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 2005.
• All-Church Beach Retreat at Camp Magruder, Friday-Sunday, September 16-18, 2005.

WEEKLY AT UPUMC
• Choir practices Sundays at 9:30am, Tuesdays at 6pm, Sanctuary.
• Men’s Group. Tuesdays, 10am, Narthex.
• Let’s Go Walking, Wednesdays, 1pm, Narthex.
• Morrison Child and Family Services, Errol Stephenson Hall and Nursery, Mondays, 1-4pm.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Narthex, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, weekly.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm.


THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP

PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL, TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.

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CHRISTIAN FAMILY VALUES
Romans 8:14-17; Matthew 12:46-50
Rev. Dr. Jeanne Knepper
May 8, 2005


I think it is possible that Cliff was the sweetest man I will ever meet. I never heard him utter an unkind word about anyone. He was a man of patience, kindness and charity, never raising his voice, never criticizing. Needless to say, people liked to be around Cliff. When he and his partner Paul had a Christmas party, their whole home turned into a delightful Christmas confection, Cliff gave everyone who came to the party a picture of Jesus, the sort of prayer card he had received in his childhood as a Catholic boy in rural Kansas.

It was hard for all of us when Cliff was diagnosed with AIDS, long enough ago that there weren’t the life-extending, life-saving treatments now available. We grieved, but Cliff kept his even temper. As we’d visit, he’d tell us that he knew Jesus loved him, and he looked forward to being together. He had only one wish for the time before he died: he wanted to see his parents, to tell them he loved them and to receive their blessing as a beloved son. He was too ill to travel to Kansas. They would not come to Denver.

Church folk offered to cover the transportation, but that was not the problem. They would not see him unless he was willing to “give up� being gay. Until then they were adamant: he was dead, doomed, damned. Cliff hung on, hoping that prayer and letters would sway them. For nine months, he teetered at the door of a death he did not fear, hoping daily that they would change their minds. Finally, he came to terms with their adamancy and let go. His parents, able to claim him in death as they were not willing to claim him in life, took his body back to Kansas for burial, making it clear that Paul would not be welcome at his graveside.

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CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Mother’s Day Breakfast, 8:30am, Sunday, May 8, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Staff-Parish Relations Committee meets Monday, May 9, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Administrative Council meets Monday, May 9, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Outreach Committee meets Tuesday, May 10, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Dinner [chili] and movie [Luther], Wednesday, May 11, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• United Methodist Women host Mother-Daughter Dinner, Thursday, May 12, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• UMW Bake Sale, Sunday, May 15, after worship, Narthex.
• Trustees meet, Monday, May 16, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Memorial Weekend Picnic and games, 11:30am, Sunday, May 29. Invite friends and neighbors.

THE LARGER CHURCH
• Oregon Idaho Annual Conference, June 7-11, Salem.

THE COMMUNITY
• North Portland Farmers’ Market at the Kaiser lot on Interstate, Wednesdays, 3-7pm from May 18.

FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• Plan to be a Family Friend at Creation Vacation, Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 2005.
• All-Church Beach Retreat at Camp Magruder, Friday-Sunday, September 16-18, 2005.

WEEKLY AT UPUMC
• Choir practices Sundays at 9:30am, Tuesdays at 6pm, Sanctuary.
• Men’s Group. Tuesdays, 10am, Narthex.
• Let’s Go Walking, Wednesdays, 1pm, Narthex.
• Morrison Child and Family Services, Errol Stephenson Hall and Nursery, Mondays, 1-4pm.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Narthex, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, weekly.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm.


THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP

PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL, TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.

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