CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• All youth are invited to Fremont UMC Sunday, November 20 from 5-8pm.
• Nominations Committee meets Monday, November 21, a7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• All-Church Thanksgiving Dinner and Celebration, Thursday, November 24, 1-6pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• All-church Potluck and Writing of Advent Song, Sunday, November 27, Noon, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Finance Committee meets 7pm, Monday, November 28, Errol Stephenson Hall.

THE LARGER CHURCH
• Linnea Good, a widely known Canadian “faith singer-songwriter and musical animator,� is coming to Christ UMC, 12755 NW Dogwood St., Portland OR 97229, for a workshop and concert Nov. 26-27. Saturday’s workshop will be from 3-5 p.m. It is titled Singing Our Faith With All Ages. This is especially for leaders of worship, music, youth and children, and for people in leadership of camping and retreat ministries. Suggested donation is $10. Churches sending more than one leader can name their own group price.

Sunday’s concert will begin at 7 p.m. Admission is $8/adult, $5/children and youth, $25/family maximum, with a sliding scale for anyone who needs it. Advance registration for the workshop and reservations for the concert are encouraged to aid in set up and preparation. Send an email to or call 503-646-1598 to indicate that you are planning to attend.
There will be an Advent wreath-making workshop and a simple meal available before the concert at 5:30, for additional cost. Contact for more information. This event is sponsored by Christ UMC and the Oatmeal Bible Hour. Learn more about Linnea Good at http://www.linneagood.com/.
• Wilshire UMC’s Native American Fellowship presents a benefit and silent auction featuring Native American flute performer Jan Michael Looking Wolf and Ed Edmo, nationally known story teller on Dec. 10 beginning at 6pm. Wilshire UMC, is at 3917 NE Shaver.

THE COMMUNITY
• Interfaith Alliance-Northwest Oregon Chapter meets November 22 at 7pm in the Chapel at First Unitarian Church, 1011 SW 12th.
• Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, Holiday Serenade, Saturday, Dece,ber 17 at 8pm or Sunday, December 18 at 2pm. Kaul Auditorium at Reed College. Tickets are $25, $20. and $15. Call 503-226-2588 or www.pdxgmc.org for more information.

FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• All Church Bake Sale, Sunday, December 4. Sponsored by the UMW to benefit the church budget.
• Holiday Cookie Baking, Saturday, December 10, 1-5pm.
• Caroling and cocoa, Thursday, December 22, 6pm.

WEEKLY AT UPUMC
• Choir practices Sundays at 9:30am, Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Sanctuary.
• Men’s Group, Tuesdays, 10am, Narthex.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Narthex, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, weekly.
• Morrison Child and Family Center, Wednesdays, 4-6, weekly.
• Supper and Movie, Joan of Arcadia episodes, Wednesdays, 6:30pm, weekly, but will not meet this week.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm.

THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SCHOOL AGE. SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ARE INVITED INTO THE SANCTUARY UNTIL THE ‘PASSING OF THE PEACE’; THEN THEY GO TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.

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

NOVEMBER FOOD DRIVE
Remember to bring your food donations for the Good Samaritan Food bank. We will be collecting through November 27. Aaron Moseley has graciously taken on this project. Thanks a Big Bunch, Aaron!

A THANKSGIVING FEAST
On Thursday, November 24, UPUMC will host a Thanksgiving Feast and Celebration for all who would like to join us in Errol Stephenson Hall. Turkey, dressing, gravy, and ham will be provided by members of the Outreach Committee, who invite you to sign up to bring whatever else you really want for a Thanksgiving dinner. We will begin with snacks at 2pm, followed by a full dinner, conversation, desserts and a movie. Come by yourself, come bringing friends and or family. Everyone is welcome to join us. We’ve had great plenty in the past—lots of food, company, fellowship and laughter.

WORD OF EDNA RIDDLE
Edna Riddle is continuing to recover from her surgery after breaking her left hip on September 24, with physical therapy daily. Edna would like visits, phone calls and notes. You can reach her at Crestview Nursing, Room 64; 6530 SW 30th Ave.; Portland OR 97239; 503-892-3128.



CHICKEN DIABLE
Enough people asked for the recipe that I print it here:
1 broiler-fryer (about 3 pounds), cut up (I used boneless, skinless thighs and breast pieces)
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) of butter, melted
1/2 cup of honey
1/4 cup of prepared mustard
1 teaspoon of salt (I used about 1/4-1/2 tsp)
1 teaspoon of curry powder
Put the chicken pieces in an oven safe pan, combine the butter, honey, mustard, salt and curry powder and pour over the chicken. Bake at 375° about an hour or until done.

PEACE WITH JUSTICE ADVENT BOOKLET
The 2005 Peace with Justice Advent booklet, 2 Decades: Reflections of Lament & Hope, celebrates the 20th publication of Peace with Justice Advent booklets. It can be downloaded at the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference web site (umoi.com) The annual booklets are a culmination of peace and justice reflections from the hearts and minds of peace advocates and friends in our family of faith who have expressed their personal thoughts through written words.
COUNCIL OF BISHOPS
In the midst of a wide range of issues discussed during the Oct. 30-Nov. 4 Council of Bishops meeting in Lake Junaluska, N.C., the bishops continued their focus on "Making Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World." They developed seven "vision pathways" on which to lead the church: 1) developing new congregations; 2) transforming existing congregations; 3) teaching the Wesleyan model of forming disciples of Jesus Christ; 4) strengthening clergy and lay leadership; 5) reaching and transforming the lives of new generations of children; 6) eliminating poverty in community with the poor; and 7) expanding racial/ethnic ministries (primarily for U.S. conferences). These pathways were then referred to the Connectional Table and the general agencies to guide their work.

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