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Parkrose United Methodist Church

October 2009, Volume 2, Issue 10

http://www.parkroseumc.org/       welcome@parkroseumc.org. 

Harvest Festival-

Friday, October 2nd. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Parkrose Heights Community Garden

111th &  NE Knott Street

Katrina Kellmer, garden coordinator invites you to a celebration for the first season of our neighborhood garden. It’s a potluck, so bring a dish to share. Come join with your neighbors and garden participants; including Parkrose Heights Association of Neighbors, Oromo Church, Iglesia Del Jesucristo Vida Abundante, David’s Harp, PUMC and others. 

Grow-One Sunday-One of the most basic principles of our faith is ‘growth’. Growing in faith. Growing in love of God. Growing in love of neighbor. Growing in strength and confidence. Another principle is our need to give. Jesus constantly challenged disciples and crowds alike to grow in their giving of self. In Matthew’s Gospel Jesus teaches his followers by upping the ante on expectations of loving God and loving neighbor. “You’ve heard it said…, but I say to you…” Check out Jesus’ sermon on the mount in Matt 5 and 6. We give because we need to give. We grow because we need to grow. 

Grow-One Sunday is a spiritual-growth program as well as a financial campaign we’ve chosen for our fall stewardship campaign this year. It will begin with a letter of invitation and explanation the week of October 11. For the next four weeks you will hear, in worship on Sundays, your friends and colleagues witness to their growth and giving. Through this process we will determine the extent of our financial resources available for our mission and ministry in 2010. We invite all to participate.

 A word about Miller Hall. The upgrade and opening of Miller Hall has been postponed until such time as we have confidence we can afford the costs of its operations (heating, cooling, lights and water). By November 22 we hope to have a draft budget for 2010. That will determine Miller Hall’s immediate future. If favorable, we can then initiate a capital campaign in January that would raise one-time capital pledges and gifts toward Miller Hall upgrade.

        Pray for the church and its mission. Pray for your own growth.           Pastor Bill

World Communion Sunday, October 4, 2009-this Sunday we join with congregations of many different denominations around the world celebrating our “connectedness” as followers of Jesus Christ.  Join your friends at PUMC as we celebrate, come hear a special Call to Worship…does anyone speak Russian or Chinese?? The United Methodist Church takes a special offering used to provide scholarships. Your World Communion Sunday Offering provides scholarships for racial and ethnic minority students in the United States and International Students. World Communion Scholars represent more than 25 countries.

 Memorial Service: Sunday, October 4, 2009 3:00 p.m. at PUMC for Debra Jo Flanagan, sister of Harry Flanagan who worked with the Youth Group here at PUMC.Harry Flanagan Sr. initiated the “Hey You” piggy bank to collect funds to buy cards and flowers for members with illness or a loss.

Free Lunch- Saturday, October 10, 2009 Church Clean-Up day: Who says there is no such thing as a free lunch?? Come help spruce up the exterior of our  church home and stay for a free lunch!  All Church Clean-Up starts at 9 a.m…  If you are able to do inside cleaning, you may do that during the  week (the Oromo group will be worshiping in the sanctuary on Saturday). The trustees are also looking for folks with pick-up trucks and/or trailers that can be used to haul yard debris to the dump. Contact Dean Creech 503-255-6466 or Tom Bossert 503-253-5848 if you have a vehicle or would like to do indoor cleaning. 

All Church Conference: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009 1:30 p.m. PUMC A time to celebrate the work of PUMC with our district superintendent, Bonnie Parr Philipson.  You’re  invited! 

What If We Rethink Church? What if church were not just a place to go, but something we do? (Have you seen the UMC commercials on TV)? What if we were to go beyond the doors of the church to serve those in the world who are in need? What if we were able to engage the world through our faith? A new generation of both seekers and believers is yearning for something more, something deeper, and something relevant. It is a generation that believes actions speak louder than words.  In the first century, Jesus’ ministry made his world rethink faith beyond the walls and doors of the Temple and synagogues. In the 18^th century, John Wesley called people to rethink church and the whole world our parish. Today, United Methodists are being challenged to do the same-to rethink the way our church makes contact with the world. You may have seen some of the television commercials that United Methodist Committee on Communication (UMCOM) has been showing in the month of September. They are ready to help us join the Rethink campaign. Get involved!  visit rethinkchurch.org

 We’ve Lost a Friend: Marian Bowman, passed away September 18, 2009. A celebration of Marian’s life was held Saturday, September 26, 2009, at PUMC. Our prayers go out to Les and his family and to Lynn Vosgier, Marian’s sister. Marian remained a faithful and active member even through her illness and will be greatly missed here at PUMC!

 From the Family of Marian Bowman: A five star thanks to Marian’s church family for your cards, thoughts, concerns, phone calls and especially your prayers during our stressful time. To the UMW group and those helping with the potluck, we appreciated your time and work. Marian would have been so blessed by everyone’s willingness to help celebrate her life. Words cannot express all our appreciation…you are “Superb Christian Followers”

In Our Prayers:  Les Bowman and family, Lynn Vosgier, Bev and Julian (Scotty) Scott.-