CONNECTIONS UPUMC • Unbinding the Gospel, Adult Sunday School meets Summer Sundays, 11:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall, beginning today. • Education Committee meets Sunday, June 3, 12:45pm, Errol Stephenson Hall. • Shower of Stoles, Sunday, June 10, 10am-4pm, Sanctuary. • Staff-Parish Relations Committee meets Monday, June 18, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall. • Administrative Council meets Monday, June 18, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall. • Lunch Bunch, Cup and Saucer, Tuesday, June 19, 12:30pm. Bev Read makes reservations. • Family Karaoke Night, 6:30-8pm, Saturday, June 23, Errol Stephenson Hall. Information: Jenn Herbach. • Outreach Committee meets Sunday, June 24, after potluck. THE LARGER CHURCH • Retirement Party for Rev. Karen Crooch, Morningside UMC, Salem, Saturday, June 23, 1-4pm. • Creation Vacation, June 30-July 4, Camp Magruder. See Marcia for more information. • Sing Across the Walls: 2007 Oregon-Idaho School of Christian Mission, July 12-15, George Fox University, Newberg, OR. Registration Deadline is June 29. • UMW Young Women’s Event, July 13-15, George Fox University, Newberg, OR.
THE COMMUNITY • Game Days, First and Third Sundays, 2-5pm, University Park Coffee Shop. • Portsmouth Neighborhood Association Event, Walking the Neighborhood, Tuesday, June 5, 7pm, Clarendon Elementary School.
FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR • Third Annual North Portland Pride Festival, Sunday, August 12, Noon-4pm, UPUMC. • UPUMC FUNd-raising Cruise, September 16-23, 2007. Talk to Betty Cruson to sign up.
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, Thursdays 5-9pm, beginning June 21. 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; phone: 1-916-446-4863.
Erica Martinez, 182 E Nevada St. Ashland, OR 97520. Cell phone: 1-503-791-3680.
Elmina Nath, 5525 NE 15th Ave., Portland, OR 97213, telephone 503-206-7654.
Jeanne Pulliam, 8603 SE Causey Ave, Apt 202; Happy Valley, OR 97086-2604, Telephone 503-594-2539.
Aleena Sologar, 6611 NE MLK Blvd Apt. 101, Portland, OR 97211. 503-285-4761.
HOLDING IN PRAYER Dana Brandt—cancer, chemo—at home. Carolyn Hammett—cancer, chemo—at home. Phil Herbach—awaiting hip replacement—at home. Bev Heginbotham—chemo—at home. Barb Sawyer, recovery from TIA, at home. WEEKLY FINANCIAL REPORT Budget for 2007: $120,895 Needed monthly: $ 10,075 Needed through June: $ 60,450 Received year to date: $ 40,721 Received in May: $ 7,853 Needed during June $ 19,729
IN THE MAIL Please join us for a Retirement Party as we honor Reverend Karen E. Crooch for her love and grace throughout her many years of service, Saturday, June 23, 2007, 1-4pm. Program at 2pm. Morningside UMC, 3674 12th Street SE, Salem. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served. They request no gifts. Karen was the pastor of UPUMC from 1988-1995.
THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SCHOOL AGE.
PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.
UNBINDING THE GOSPEL Do you cringe whenever you hear the “E-word.” Does the thought of talking about evangelism make you remember that your baseboards need to be scrubbed RIGHT NOW? Do you feel a little guilty anytime someone says, “Well, if we could just get more people to come to UPUMC, things would be better.”? If you answered yes, even in the privacy of your own mind, to any of these questions, then the summer Adult Sunday School Class, Unbinding the Gospel, is for you. Honest. The Administrative Council listened to part of the first chapter of the book at its May meeting and stayed for a captivating discussion of what evangelism does and could mean to us.
Here’s the question: What difference does it make in your own life that you are a person of faith? Put aside the idea of going out to ring doorbells and talk to strangers. What if you could find the words to tell yourself, your kids, your neighbors, and your friends why your church is important to you? What if you could reclaim the word “Christian” in a way that was healthy, accurate, and respectful? What if you felt more confident talking about the parts of your faith which are important to you?
Plan to come to adult Sunday School, beginning next week, June 3. The program will run through the summer. We’ll have something to snack on—fruit, crackers, cheese?—something that will let you make healthy choices. Tell us beforehand and we will plan to have childcare available. We’ll have good information and great conversations. We’ll come out of it knowing better who we are and how we live that out with excitement and integrity. WE’LL HAVE FUN! Class begins today at 11:40 in Errol Stephenson Hall.
GAME DAYS RESUME TODAY UPUMC and the Portland Neighborhood Association will continue to sponsor Sunday afternoon Game Days on the first and third Sundays from 2-5pm. The location moves to the University Park Coffee Shop, diagonal across the intersection from the church. Lisa Horne will continue to coordinate the no-host events, which will run through the summer. Everyone is welcome to attend, participate, meet people, play games, and converse.
ALTON L. COLLINS SUMMER EVENTS Did you know that Alton L. Collins Retreat Center is blessed to have a gourmet chef who prepares the meals for guest of the retreat center? On Father’s Day, Sunday, June 17, the Retreat Center will host a Father’s Day Brunch for the whole family from 12:30-2pm. $17 per adult, children 3-12 half price, under 3 free. Reservations at 503-637-6411 or
On Sundays June 17, July 8, and August 19, Alton L. Collins Retreat Center will host SummerFest Music Events. the schedule is 4:30 gathering, 5pm entertainment, 6pm ice cream and home made cookies.
In addition, the July SummerFest will be preceded by the 2nd Annual Southern Style Barbeque, with donations to raise money for Retreat Center Programming. Requested donations, $15 for adults, $7.50 for children. Reservations at 5033-637-6411.
CONCERT: THE PEACEMAKERS The Portland Gay Men’s chorus will present The Peacemakers at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert hall on Saturday, June 16, at 7:30pm, featuring the world premier of BraveSouls and Dreamers, which contrasts the stark realities of war with a hope for peace. Governor Barbara Roberts will host and a portion of ticket sales will go to support Mercy Corps. Reserved seating at $30, $25, and $20, available at 503-226-2588, www.pdxgmc.org or at the door.
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
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