CONNECTIONS UPUMC • Rev Allen Reike will preach today. • 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. • 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 • General Conference April 23-May 2, 2008, Fort Worth, TX. • Western Jurisdictional Conference, July 16-19, 2008, Portland.
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.
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
WHERE IN THE WORLD? September 23, 2007 There is just the faintest chill in the air this morning. Mostly it is in the high country, in places like Joseph, Oregon, or Ashton, Idaho, or at the Sawtooth United Methodist Church Camp, or in Lakeview, Oregon. Just a nip that reminds us that seasons change. There are those United Methodist churches in Oregon and Idaho that are turning their furnaces on this morning for the first time since May. The air may have a chill, but the fellowship inside is warm. Souls are aglow with the delight of shared worship and singing. You have a stake in those churches. There are United Methodist churches where a portion of the support of their pastor is funded, in part, by the Ministerial Support apportionment, one of our church’s Shared Ministries. These are alive, vital congregations that make a huge difference in the lives of their members and their communities. It is just that they are in small, isolated settings where it is too far between churches to yoke them into larger parishes. Given the choice of helping fund ministry in such locations or abandoning people who find hope and comfort and spiritual growth in United Methodism, the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference has opted to keep ministry active and lively in these settings. We take the fact that we have brothers and sisters in faith all around Oregon and Idaho seriously. And we share with our brothers and sisters. And they share with us. So along with the financial support you give today to Ministerial Support, say a prayer for those who wakened to a chill. The air may be chilly, but souls are glowing in the warmth of your fellowship and grace! –Jim Monroe
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.
WESTERN JURISDICTION MEETS HERE The Oregon-Idaho Conference will host the 2008 Western Jurisdictional Conference from Wednesday, Jul. 16 to Saturday, Jul. 19, 2008. We need at least 100 willing volunteers from congregations in the Metro area and throughout our region to set up, assist with registration, be available for other tasks as needed, and for "breaking down" the conference. If you can help or find others to share these duties, please contact Jaime Hurst, Metro District Office,
or 503-249-1851.
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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