CONNECTIONS
UPUMC
• Trustees meet Monday, August 15, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Lunch Bunch Picnic in Columbia Park, Tuesday, August 16, 12:30pm.
• Outreach Committee meets Tuesday, August 16, 7pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Dinner and Movie, Field of Dreams, Wednesday, August 17, 6:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Donut and coffee sale, Monday, August 22, 7:30am-Noon.
• Introduction to United Methodism Class, Sunday, August 14, 21, 11:30am, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• All Church Potluck Picnic and Party/Shower for Morgan Lee Davis, Sunday, August 28, Noon, Errol Stephenson Hall and Bell Tower Lawn.

THE LARGER CHURCH
• Candlelight Vigil in memory of GLBT Victims of Suicide, 6-8pm, Wednesday, September 7, LDS Portland Temple, 13600 SW Kruse Oaks Blvd, Lake Oswego, OR.
• Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors: Motto or Reality? 6-9pm Friday September 16 and 9am-4pm Saturday, September 17. Worship at Woodlawn UMC 1425 NE Dekum at 11am on Sunday, September 18.

THE COMMUNITY
• TCAP Board meets Tuesday, August 23, 7pm, Columbia Cottage.
• LGBT Night at the Portland Beavers, 6:45pm, Friday, August 19, PGE Park. See note for more information.


FUTURE EVENTS, FOR YOUR CALENDAR
• All-Church Beach Retreat at Camp Magruder, Friday-Sunday, September 16-18, 2005.
• Charge Conference, Wednesday, October 19, 7:30pm, Errol Stephenson Hall.
• Come to the Table, sponsored by Community of Welcoming Congregations, 5-9pm, Saturday, October 22, Rose City Park Presbyterian Church.

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.
• 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.

SUMMER MOVIE SCHEDULE
Wednesday night dinners and movies will continue through the summer, with a series where people are bringing favorite movies. The schedule is:
August 17 Field of Dreams—David W.
August 24 Benny and Joon—Carolyn H.
August 31 Priscilla, Queen of the Desert—Bev H.


PUTTING OUR HEADS TOGETHER FOR UPUMC

Donut sales with coffee, pop, and music, 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 Monday, August 22. Let Carolyn Hammett know if you can help. 503-653-7870.

Toss Back a Cold One. Would you like a chilled soft drink or water after church or whenever you are in the building? Take one from the refrigerator and put your donation in the marked jar on the counter. [Suggested donation, $1.]

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.

Vacationing for UPUMC. Joel Sundstrom and John McDonald-O’Lear are offering to rent their Mt. Hood cabin, located in Rhododendron, to raise funds for UPUMC. The fully furnished cabin is near a creek and has beds for six people. It rents for $250 per night. For more information, contact Joel at 503-220-8242 or


BEACH RETREAT, SEPT 16-18
We have space reserved at Camp Magruder, where we can fish, canoe or kayak, swim, read, play games, sing, pick huckleberries, fix great meals, worship, take communion, and have a lot of fun together. In the midst of it all, we will get to know each other better. For instance, last year, we learned who can make a GREAT huckleberry pie [Stephanie], who dares to swing way out over a blackberry thicket [Michael], who rises early [Scott], who loves to play games [Lisa], who should NOT plan to drive a distance early in the morning [Jeanne]. We talked about our faith and our church, dreamed about how we’d like to grow, rested, boated, read, and walked on the beach.

This year, we have two housing options. Our meeting area and two dorm rooms are in Beutler Hall. We also have Walworth Apartment, with two bedrooms, a double fold-out bed in the living room, kitchen and bathroom for those who would like to reserve a room for two.
Prices for the entire week-end, meals, housing and fun, are $100/person. We will have scholarship help for those who need it.

Plan to attend; you’ll be glad you did.

TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
The Community of Welcoming Congregations is taking reservations for GLBT night with the Portland Beavers. The outfield reserved seats cost $7.50. To join the group on Friday evening, August 19 contact

PENCIL IT IN
UPUMC donated over 1800 pencils to help North Portland low income children begin school fully equipped. The pencils and other school supplies were distributed to children at the North Portland Readiness Fair.

A SUCCESSFUL READINESS FAIR
Children and parents were lined up around the block right before the North Portland Readiness Fair opened on Saturday, August 13. The Readiness Fair, sponsored by the Caring Community of North Portland, provides low income families with a packet of school supplies for each child, immunizations, and information about services and community organizations. University Park United Methodist Church was the only community of faith present at the fair. We had the pleasure of serving 120 slices of pizza, 83 bottles of water, and 50 cans of soda to participants and volunteers. We also handed out brochures about UPUMC and hosted games organized by the Peninsula Community Development Corporation’s Youth Council. In the process, we reinforced our reputation as a church that is involved in the community, provided an inexpensive source of food and drink to participants and volunteers, and made a small profit of $133.14, 30% of which we will donate to the Caring Community of North Portland to help sponsor the Readiness Fair. Many, many thanks to the volunteers who made this possible: Bev Heginbotham, Trena Klohe, Scott Jensen, Bill Thomasson, Dick Burdon, Bev Read, Bev Marshall, Melissa Fern, Judy Griffen, Joey Solis, Carol Morales, Jeanne Knepper and Marcia Hauer.

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