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Friday, 11 August 2006 |
CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Staff Parish Relations Committee meets Monday, August 14, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Administrative Council meets Monday, August 14, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Lunch Bunch meets at John Street Cafe, Tuesday, March 15, 12:30pm. Bev Read is making reservations.
• Trustees meet Tuesday, August 15, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Children’s Sunday School goes to Camp, Wednesday-Saturday, August 16-19, Suttle Lake Camp.
• UMW Bake Sale, Sunday, August 20, Narthex, after worship.
• All Church Pot-luck and Forum, Sunday, August 27, 11:30am.
THE LARGER CHURCH
• Oregon Idaho Reconciling United Methodists will meet Saturday, September 9, 12:30-4pm at Montavilla UMC. Potluck meal at 3:30pm.
• Linnea Good Concert, Saturday, September 9, Tigard UMC, 7:30pm.
THE COMMUNITY
• Readiness Fair, Saturday, August 26, Roosevelt High School.
FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• UPUMC Yard Sale and BBQ, Saturday, September 2, 10am-4pm.
• Third Annual All-Church Retreat at Camp Magruder on the Oregon Coast, Friday-Sunday, September 15-17, 2006.
• Interfaith Transgender Conference, October 21-22, 2006 at Corvallis First United Methodist Church.
• Celebration 2006: 115 years of UPUMC, Celebration dinner, and Charge Conference, Sunday, October 29. Plan to attend!
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.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm.
• Morrison Center Program, Wednesdays at 4:30pm, Thursdays at 3:30pm.
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.
STAYING IN TOUCH
Edna Riddle, Sunrise Adult Care Center, 11945 SW Butner Rd., Portland OR 97225; 503-841-1295.
Harriet Bonhorst, Pioneer Tower, 515 P Street #202, Sacramento, CA 95814; cell phone: 503-330-6915.
Elmina Nath, 5525 NE 15th, Portland, OR 97213, phone: 503-285-1973.
Erica Martinez, 176 S Mountain Ave Apt A,
Ashland, OR 97520. Cell phone: 1-503-791-3680.
Jeanne Pulliam, 8603 SE Causey Ave., Apt 202; Happy Valley, OR 97086-2604.
PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.
WELCOME, ISSAC DEAN PICKARD
Issac’s name was misspelled in last week’s UP-words.
EXTENDED NURSERY CARE
There will be nursery care for pre-schoolers from 9:45 -11:15am today.
OUR ATTENDANCE IS GROWING!
Attendance, August 6: 36
Attendance, 2006 year average to date: 41
Attendance, 2005 year average: 37
Actually, you may have noticed that our attendance has fallen off during the summer. That’s understandable—vacations, family gatherings and heat are all reasons why people aren’t here. As fall approaches, though, let us remember that taking time for worship and community each week centers us in a way that blesses our lives all through the week. Moreover, your presence blesses the rest of us. It is a good thing to be an energetic, faithful, caring community of faith together!—Jeanne
OUR BUDGET, IN BRIEF
Budget, 2006, total: $ 112,469.00
Needed monthly, all sources: $ 9,373.00
Received August to date $ 2,757.00
Needed through August $ 74,984.00
Received 2006, to date: $ 63,826.00
Annual shortfall, to date: $ 11,158.00
20,000 PENCILS
20,000 pencils—that’s how many the Caring Community of North Portland plans to give to North Portland school children at the North Portland Readiness Fair, to be held at Roosevelt High School on Saturday, August 26. Every year, the Caring Community invites all North Portland school children to the event, where they receive packets of all the school supplies they need to begin the school year. This outreach is a tremendous blessing, because over 70% of the children of North Portland live in low-income households. Last year UPUMC gathered 10% of all the pencils given out, over 1800 in all. This year, we want to increase our gift to at least 2000 pencils—but wouldn’t it be a great bold witness to imagine we could come up with a quarter, or half, or even all of the pencils needed? Let’s challenge ourselves and tell our friends to take advantage of back to school sales. We’ll collect new # 2 pencils until Sunday, August 20, piled up under the altar as a sign that we accept our God-given responsibility to care for all the children of our community.
A CHURCH YARD SALE AND BBQ
Mark your calendar and start cleaning out the garage, basement, guest room or storage room. On Saturday September 2, UPUMC will hold a combination yard sale and BBQ, offering good quality used goods for sale along with pulled pork sandwiches, beverages and all the fixings. It will take three ingredients to make this a stunning fund-raiser: lots of clean, usable good stuff to sell; volunteers to prepare, sell, serve and clean up; and good publicity to bring out lots of people from the community. Together, let’s plan a stunningly wonderful community-building and fund-raising event. Sign up today, with promises to bring goods, cook, serve, set-up, sell, and/or clean up afterwards.
One more thing: plan to bring your clean items for sale on Friday, September 1. We will plan to have people here all day to receive and set up for the Saturday sale.
BIG CHANGES FOR CHILDREN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL
Starting in September, there will be changes to the Children’s Sunday school program. University Park will be starting a program known as “Live BIG.†New this fall, the Live BIG program is tailored to help children learn about God and themselves. Each month has a different theme, with materials that include crafts, scripture, worksheets and a weekly DVD segment. The program University Park will be using is tailor-made to a one-room school with multiple age levels. The program is easily adapted if a substitute is needed.
The second change involves Sunday school teachers. Jennifer Herbach will no longer be able to teach on a full time basis. Her last day will be Sunday September 24. Since the new program is based monthly, the education committee would like to rotate the position of teacher monthly. We encourage you to help keep this wonderful program running by signing up to teach. It is only for four Sundays, so it’s not too big of a time commitment.
A sign up sheet is available in the narthex.--Jennifer
FUNd-RAISING CRUISE, SEPTEMBER 07
Mark your calendars, start dreaming! On September 16, 2007, up to 32 people from UPUMC will embark on a 7 day Alaska Cruise from Seattle. We will sail aboard Holland Cruise Line’s ship Noordam, where we will rest, recreate, build memories and connections, reflect, and generally vacation together and apart—all on the same ship, but free to spend as much or as little time as we wish with each other. We have 16 staterooms reserved, at four levels: inside [$1,099.69], ocean view [$1,429.69], balcony [$1,589.69], and balcony suite [$1,849.69]. All prices listed are per person, double occupancy. Check with Betty Cruson for single, three or four persons per stateroom.
The cruise is intended to be a FUNd-RAISER. If we fill 5 rooms, the church will earn at least $1,050, with amounts going up according to how many people participate. We will be advertising the cruise to Reconciling United Methodists beyond UPUMC beginning on September 7, so speak up quickly to Betty Cruson to save your slot.
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