Happenings around Parkrose UMC

April 2009, Volume 2, Issue 7

What’s Cooking at PUMC?

Holy Week This year we will be joining with two of our neighboring fellowships, Eastminster Presbyterian Church and Open Door Fellowship. For Holy Thursday, we’ll celebrate the Last Supper through an act of Sacramental Service. To the litany of storytelling and prayer we will add the collaborative effort of assembling hundreds of dried soup packets to be delivered to hungry families through our friends at Snow Cap Charities. We hope you’ll join us.

Other opportunities this Easter:

• April 5 — Palm Sunday at PUMC 10 a.m. “Crossing the Threshold”
• April 9 — Holy Thursday at Eastminster Presbyterian, 12505 NE Halsey, 7 p.m. “Love, The New Commandment”
• April 10 — Good Friday at Eastminster Presbyterian, 7 p.m. “The Space Between Lost and Found”
• April 12 — Sunrise at Knott Park, rain or shine 7:30 a.m. “This is the Day”
• Pancake Breakfast at PUMC-David’s Harp building 8:00 a.m.
• Easter Worship at PUMC, 10 a.m. “Awe-Struck”

PUMC Website If you have not visited us on the web lately, you are missing all kinds of great news and happenings around PUMC…

• Did you know that Pastor Bill has been taking Spanish lessons and will be working with Kevin Witt putting together a United Methodist Volunteers is Mission team going to Guatemala in the fall of 2010? Talk to Bill or Kevin for more details or check our Website.
• Did you know that the Community Garden Team is growing nicely and plans are on track to begin planting this season! Talk to Rob Eaton or check our Website.
• Did you know that this will be the third year that Molly Fazio and Lesley Bossert provide a Music and Drama Camp in June? Talk to Molly or see our Website for more details and registration form.
• Did you know that we will again be sponsoring a Summer Reading Program? Talk to Dorene Leines for more details.

Congratulations to the Parkrose United Methodist Women who were recently honored as a Mission Today Unit by Metro District United Methodist Women. They achieved this award by demonstrating a commitment to mission through a yearlong program of prayer, study, projects and financial support of missions. Way to Go Ladies!

Parsonage It’s official. The parsonage/rental home has been sold; funds have been invested in appropriate accounts. The Trustees will propose (at the April Town Hall Meeting) that the parsonage fund ($70,000 of the parsonage proceeds) be used as a matching fund as we discern Miller Hall’s future. Trustees – thanks so much for your diligence in making this happen!

MACG Leadership Institute (Metro Alliance for Common Good) PUMC will be hosting the Spring Basic Training, four Wednesday evenings in May beginning May 6, 2009 at 6 p.m. Talk to Jeni Aubrey or Joe Stroud to find out more about this special training.

August Parking Lot Sale Time to start cleaning out those closets and the garage! Linda Allen will be heading the team this year and is looking for help with the planning and sale, if you love a great sale this is a good opportunity to be involved. Please call Linda at 503-252-6871 if you want to be on her team! First collection day will be Saturday, April 18 at Miller Hall 10 am-noon. The exact date of the sale will be determined later this month.

2009 Church Directory has been published If you would like one mailed to you please call Corinne in the office at 503-253-7567

Please note the following:For changes please call the office 503-253-7567

1. Add: Kevin Witt,
2. Change Address: Mona Andrews,
3. Change Address: Barbara and Billy McBride, new Apt
4. Change Address: Jim and Pearl Wakefield,