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UP-words, September 9, 2007 |
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Written by Jeanne Knepper
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Saturday, 08 September 2007 |
CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Staff-Parish Relations Committee meets Monday, September 10, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Administrative Council meets Monday, September 10, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Finance Committee meets Tuesday, September 11, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• United Methodist Women meet Wed., September 12, 10am, Errol Stephenson Hall. Bring a sack lunch.
• UPUMC FUNd-raising Cruise, September 16-23, 2007.
• Rev Allen Reike will preach on September 16 and 23.
• All-Church potluck and forum, Sunday, September 30, potluck at 11:30am, forum on the proposal for a Peace Tax, Pam Alee, at Noon.
• Outreach Committee meets Sunday, September 30, after potluck.
• Education Committee meets Sunday, October 7, 2007, 12:45pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
THE LARGER CHURCH
• Catholic tradition worship service, Second Saturdays, 5pm, Sanctuary, UPUMC.
• Three Pastoral Events in Pendleton October 8-11: Healthy Boundaries, Healthy Ministry; Sacred Spaces Conversation; Bishop’s Symposium.
• Fall Connectional Ministries Convocation, Saturday, October 20, 8:30am-4pm, Portland First UMC.
THE COMMUNITY
• Game Days, First and Third Sundays, 2-5pm, University Park Coffee Shop.
• Meet with Commissioner Jeff Cogen to discuss a new North Portland Library, 6-7:30pm, Thursday, Sept. 20, University Park Community Center, 9009 N. Foss.
• Morrison Center Training Event, Tuesday-Thursday, September 25-27, 8am-5pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• Women’s Beach Trip, October 19-21, 2007, Neskowin.
• All-church Charge Conference, Sunday, November 18, 5:30pm.
• Celebration Sunday, November 25, 2007
WEEKLY AT UPUMC
• Choir practices Sundays at 9:30am, Tuesdays at 6:30pm, Sanctuary.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Narthex, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, weekly.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm.
• Morrison Center Program, Thursdays 5-9pm,
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.
Phil Herbach, Care Center East, 11325 NE Weidler, Portland, OR 97220.
Erica Martinez, 182 E Nevada St. Ashland, OR 97520. Cell phone: 1-503-791-3680.
Jeanne Pulliam, 8603 SE Causey Ave, Apt 202; Happy Valley, OR 97086-2604, Telephone 503-594-2539.
Aleena Sologar, 775 Cascade St. #1316, Oregon City, OR 97045, her son Jonathan’s home. Phone, 503-387-3813.
HOLDING IN PRAYER
Carolyn Hammett—living with cancer—at home.
Phil Herbach—recovering from hip surgery on 7/17—at home.
THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP FOR CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN SCHOOL AGE.
WOMEN’S BEACH TRIP
For over a decade, women of UPUMC have been going to the beach together each October and April. The trips started as a part of a Women’s spirituality Group that first met when Dee Dee Walters was the pastor and have continued ever since. The house in Neskowin, Oregon will sleep 10. What do we do? Walk the beach, talk, watch movies, talk deep and long, support one another, share cooking and care, refresh ourselves and grow closer to one another and to our faith. The next trip will be October 19-21. Talk to Judy Griffen, 503-283-4331, for more information or to sign up.
CORRESPONDENCE
Dear UPUMC,
Thank you very much for the laptop. I typed a paper about my summer, and printed it.
Again, thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you,
Thank you!
Sincerely,
Mariah Herbach
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August 31, 2007
Dear Rev. Knepper,
My husband and I wish to express our gratitude to you and your congregation for allowing Toni Tortorilla’s sacred space to celebrate the Lord in worship.
Your witness to he truth of Jesus’ teaching is a hopeful light to us who hope to reform the Roman church. May God bless you abundantly for your graciousness.
Most sincerely,
Renée and Andrew Lippay
From St. Francis Catholic Church
SHARED WORSHIP SPACE
UPUMC will host a worshipping community in the Catholic tradition on second Saturdays at 5pm in our sanctuary. The services will be led by Rev. Toni Tortorilla. People from UPUMC are welcome to attend the new service if they are interested.
PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL. TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.
DIRECTORY CORRECTIONS
Tia and Tina A’au, 5312 SE Park St. Milwaukie, OR 97222. 503-969-9351.
NEW NAME AND ADDRESS
Andrew Thurman, 341 NE Bryant, Portland OR 97211; telephone: 503-459-3270
CELEBRATIONS FUND-RAISER
It’s a new thing. Each Sunday, after church and during the coffee and fellowship time we will celebrate birthdays, anniversaries, and other celebrations by putting pennies, dimes, quarters, dollars or whatever you choose into a Celebrations bank. Let’s make it fun!
YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS
Survey of favorite and least favorite hymns of UMs
The General Board of Discipleship (GBOD) invites every UM to participate in a survey of favorite and least favorite hymns. This information will help in planning future the next United Methodist hymnal. To take the survey, go on-line to: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=JqqQD9anWCmmPk9oc6QApg_3d_3d.
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
September 9, 2007 It was a primordial stew of disease. And it came in the form of slowly seeping water at the base of a hill in Mutuati (Moo-too-‘ah-tee), Kenya. The primary source of drinking water for several thousand people was a dripping spring. Rather than bubbling out of the ground, a variety of dripping outlets at the base of the mountain were the avenues of escape for the groundwater. Dozens of people every night would position themselves at these various outlets and fill their water containers one drop at a time. And sometimes the water was straight from the aquifer. But mostly the outlets contained water that had coursed its way downhill through bogs, pastures, and backyards. When a Methodist missionary with an engineering background finally took at look at the various outlets, he knew that he had discovered the reason for the unusually high mortality rate due to cholera, typhus, and a myriad of other waterborne diseases. And so he pulled the community together, helped secure the shovels, and organized the digging of a new well deep enough to tap into the aquifer, and with enough water that all could be served! That was twenty years ago, and that well still provides clean, clear drinking water in Mutuati. You helped dig that well. Just like you are helping dig new wells this week in dozens of sites around the globe. Apportionments make a difference. Apportionments bring fresh water to a thirsty world. So dig deep and give the water of life!—Jim Monroe
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