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UP-words for September 16, 2007 |
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Written by Jeanne Knepper
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Thursday, 27 September 2007 |
CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Rev Allen Reike will preach on September 16 and 23.
• Lunch Bunch meets Tuesday, September 18, 12:30pm, at Lung Fung, 2025 N Lombard St. Bev Read makes the reservations, 503-289-6921.
• 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.
• George Baldwin speaks at Micah’s Village, Sunday, September 30, 2-4:30pm.
• 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.
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.
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!
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.
SANCTUARY SOUND SYSTEM
Dear Friends,
I received some very good news and want to share it with you. As you know, we are in need of a new sound system for the sanctuary. I got a quote from one company who designs multimedia systems for churches and they estimate nearly $5,000 for what we need. That’s the basic equipment that we need. I have written a couple of grant applications to cover the cost and we have $1,100 set aside for the project. This past week, I learned that the Metropolitan District Church Extension Society (MDCES) is willing to give us a $1,750 matching grant for the project. That means that we (almost) have $2, 850 of the $5,000 we need—‘almost’ because we need to raise that much ourselves. That means that we need to raise $2,100.
At the last Administrative Council meeting, we agreed to the goal of having the new system installed by Pentecost, next May. With the now lower estimate of what we need, I think we can get the job done before that time. When I get back from Alaska, I’ll put together some visual aids so we can track our progress. In the meantime, think about what you and/or a group of you can do to make this happen. Be creative. We have options besides taking money from our personal bank accounts.
--Marcia
NEW NAMES AND ADDRESSES
Jennifer Reiss, Julian, Penelope and Solomon, 9037 N St. Louis Ave, Portland, OR 97203.
Andrew Thurman, 341 NE Bryant, Portland OR 97211; telephone: 503-459-3270
YOUR FAVORITE HYMNS
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 16, 2007
Football! Here in America that means touchdowns, eventual bowl games and early assurances of “just wait until next year!” In much of the world, however, it means soccer. Two soccer games were played in early August in Meru, Kenya. Both by the same group of kids. The first game was played with the ball they had. It was made out of wadded up rags, tied into a tight, almost round knot. It took a heck of a kick to get it airborne, and it did not bounce at all, but it was what this group of secondary school students had to play with. Two days later, courtesy of a United Methodist Volunteer In Mission group, that same group of school kids played with a bright red and black soccer ball with real air in it! The shouts of excitement and joy as the new ball actually bounced along the ground filled the field! The Volunteer In Mission team did not go to Kenya to deliver soccer balls. They went to do construction and support the work of Methodists in northern Kenya. The trip was not about soccer. But it sure was a nice side benefit to see the smiles, hear the squeals of delight, and watch the sea of school uniformed kids chase something as simple as a ball across a field. In a world where people seem all too often willing to do violence to one another, isn’t it nice to know that there are ways to bring joy instead of tears? In the team photo of those kids holding that ball, those smiles are for you. Because it is through your gifts to World Service that programs such as Volunteers In Mission are funded. Smile! Smile because that is what you brought last month to children in Kenya! Smiles…
LIBERATION THEOLOGIAN TO SPEAK
"Jesus' Life--A Model for Political Action" by liberation theologian the Rev. Dr. George Baldwin will be presented Sunday, Sept. 30, 2-4:30 p.m. The Institute is a new ministry of Micah's Village. Donations accepted; no one turned away. Television journalist and commentator Bill Moyers had this to say about Baldwin: "...one of the memorable people I have met in my work and one for whom I have the utmost admiration." The event will be at Micah's Village, Sunnyside Grange Hall, SE 132nd and SE Sunnyside Rd., Damascus. For information, call 503-348-7214 or visit Micah's Village website.
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