CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Dinner and Movie, Lily, Wednesday, July 6, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Staff-Parish Relations Committee, Monday, July 11, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Administrative Council, Monday, July 11, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Lunch Bunch meets at Joe’s Crab Shack, 101 SE Columbia Way, Vancouver, Tuesday, July 13, 12:30pm. Let Bev Read know you are coming.
• Donut Sale fund-raising, Thursday, July 14, 7:30am-noon, at church. Volunteers needed.
• Trustees meet Monday, July 18, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.

THE LARGER CHURCH
• Creation Vacation, Friends meet July 5-9, Camp Magruder, Oregon Coast.

THE COMMUNITY
• Garage Sale at Bill Thomasson’s, July 8-10. Volunteers needed before and during.
• National Issues Forum Moderato Training, Friday, July 15, 8am-5pm, PCC Sylvania Campus, Sylvania Cafeteria. Call Ken Dodge, 503-240-5600, x 202 to register, e-mail Tuition and parking fees waived for North Portland residents.
• Children’s Relief Nursery, Volunteer Orientation, Wednesday, July 20, Noon-1pm, 8425 N Lombard.

FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• Plan to be a Family Friend at Creation Vacation, Tuesday-Saturday, July 5-9, 2005.
• Back-To-School Readiness Fair, sponsored by the Caring Community of North Portland, Saturday, August 13, 11am-2pm, Roosevelt High School, 6941 N Central.
• All-Church Beach Retreat at Camp Magruder, Friday-Sunday, September 16-18, 2005.

WEEKLY AT UPUMC
• Choir practices Sundays at 9:30am, Tuesdays at 6pm, Sanctuary.
• Men’s Group. Tuesdays, 10am, Narthex.
• Let’s Go Walking, Wednesdays, 1pm, Narthex.
• Morrison Child and Family Services, Errol Stephenson Hall and Nursery, Wednesdays, 9am-Noon.
• Alcoholics Anonymous, Narthex, Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm, weekly.
• Overeaters Anonymous, Wednesdays at 7pm, Saturdays at 3pm.
• Peninsula CDC Youth Council, Mondays, 1-3:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.


THE NURSERY IS STAFFED DURING WORSHIP


PLEASE DON’T GO HUNGRY. WE HAVE FOOD IN OUR PANTRY, LOCATED IN THE HALLWAY LEADING TO ERROL STEPHENSON HALL, TAKE WHAT YOU NEED.

JUNE FOOD DRIVE
We delivered about 100 pounds of food plus one crate of fresh Oregon strawberries [my spur of the moment inspiration] to the Good Samaritan Food Bank of North Portland on Thursday, June 30. I wish you could have seen the gratitude and heard the spoken thanks from staff and clients. Thanks to all who contributed. This is an important, and noticed, part of our ministry in the community.--Jeanne


SUMMER MOVIE SCHEDULE
Wednesday night dinners and movies will continue through the summer, with a series where people sign up to bring a favorite movie. The schedule is:
July 6 Lily
July 13 To Kill a Mockingbird
July 20
July 27
August 3
August 10
August 17 Field of Dreams

Please sign up today to bring a movie that you’d like to share with others, VHS or DVD.

PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER FOR UPUMC
Eleven people met on Monday June 27 to brainstorm ways to increase our funding at UPUMC. The high-energy meeting generated many good ideas of things we can begin to do this summer and of things we can do in the future. Please read the attached report of the meeting and consider whether you would like to help with any of the projects named. Watch for times and places.

In the meantime, put these three events on your calendar:

Garage sale at Bill Thomasson’s home, 7466 N Van Hought, July 8-10. Bill needs help to carry, sort, set up, and sell. He has promised half the proceeds to UPUMC. A number of members will be at Creation Vacation, so your help will be very important. Sign up to help Bill.

Donut sales, second and fourth Thursdays, 7:30am-noon. With more volunteers, we can begin to take pre-orders and to deliver donuts, as well as selling more on site. The next sale will be on July 14. Let Carolyn Hammett know if you can help,, 503-653-7870. Sign up if you would like to help with the sale.

Carnival, August 13, 1-5:30pm, at UPUMC. This will be the first of what we hope will be an annual event. See the description below. We will need lots of volunteers.


POP CANS FOR UPUMC
Bring your rinsed, empty cans and bottles to the box in Errol Stephenson Hall. Volunteers will return them for the deposits and donate the money to the church.

SUMMER OUTREACH AND ACTIVITY
Be sure to include our busy church schedule in your plans for the summer.
Fourth Sundays:
July 31 Picnic [hamburgers and hotdogs] and games
August 28 Picnic [hamburgers and hotdogs] and games

Other Events:
The Carnival in North Portland, Saturday, August 13, 1-5:30pm. Remember school carnivals with games, cake walks, music, dancing, food, dunk booths, a movie and popcorn? This will be our version, a great good time and fund-raising event, scheduled on the same day as the North Portland Caring Community’s Readiness Fair.

All-Church Beach Retreat, Friday-Sunday, September 16-18. We have space reserved at Camp Magruder, where we can fish, canoe or kayak, swim, read, play games, sing, fix great meals, worship, take communion, and have a lot of fun together. Plan to attend; you’ll be glad you did.

MORGAN LEE DAVIS BORN JUNE 24
We celebrate the birth of daughter Morgan Lee Davis to Trena Klohe and Sanders Davis on Friday, June 24. Morgan weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces and is 19 inches long. Trena, Sanders, big brother Taylor, and Morgan live at 3435 N Willis, Portland, OR 97203.

GREETINGS FROM TAMMY LEE
Tammy Lee is now able to eat “real food,� a great step forward for someone who was in a coma for months in 2003. She can speak some, writes her thoughts quickly, is eager for visitors, and tried to join me in singing “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot� when I last visited. Tammy would love to have visitors. Some of her big interests are gardening, especially roses, and her grandchildren, Candace, Diana, and Cayla. Candace will be in Portland during July. To visit Tammy, take I-84 East to 181st Avenue. Go Right [South] to Division Street and then Left [East] to 202nd. Turn Right and then Right again on 8th Ct. It is the big pink house on the corner.

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