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April Sower
Article Reminder
to submit articles for March Sower. Please have to Sherry no later
than March. 25th!
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This Week's
Church
Schedule:
Adult Sunday School
9 am
Worship
10 am
Social Justice Meeting
11 am
Youth Group
3 - 5 pm
Life Group
3 pm
Tues., March 13th
Covington Breakfast
Fellowship Hall
7:00 am
Life Group
Annex
6:30 pm
Bible Study
@ Davies
6:30 pm
Thurs., March 15th
Soup Supper
5:30 pm Fellowship Hall
Lenten Bible Study
6:30 pm
Sanctuary
(next week Annex)
Calendar items
use this link:
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Sunday, March 11th
John 3:14-21
Sunday, March 18th
John 12:20-33
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TAI CHI
Classes
Each Monday
6 pm
Fellowship Hall
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Church
Clean Up Day
March 10th
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95th Birthday Party for
Leilani Greene
April 7th
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ALL CHURCH RETREAT
2018
APRIL 27-29
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Feb 15-Mar 22: Thursdays at 6:30:
Lenten Study: The Bible and Human Sexuality
Mar 25: Palm Sunday worship will begin OUTSIDE and
process in.
Mar 25: Egg Hunt AFTER worship
Mar 29: Maundy Thursday worship: 6:30 in the Sanctuary
Mar 30: Good Friday worship: 6:30 in the Sanctuary
Apr 1: 6:30AM...Sunrise Service in the Sanctuary
Apr 1: Finger Food brunch AFTER both Easter Services
Apr 1: 10AM: Easter Worship
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Church Cleanup for Easter will be
Saturday, March 10th
:
Join Men's Breakfast 7:30-8:30am
Cleanup - 9am- 1pm
We need your help:
Clean pews and pads
Wash windows
Dust ceiling lamps
Deep clean upper bathrooms
Touch up paint in bathrooms.
Help Trustees get this place BEAUTIFUL!!
Questions: Sharon McConnell
360-901-5431
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Come to church for the
Palm Sunday
service on
March 25th
and
stay to hunt Easter eggs.
Kids up through 5th grade can
come and find Easter eggs at this 11:15 hunt.
There will also be some other activities in the fellowship hall.
See you there!
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Easter Lily Fundraiser for Project Transformation
Please support this Project Transformation Fundraiser! Sign up to purchase Easter Lilies no later than March 25th. Suggested price for Lilies will be $10 with all proceeds going to Project Transformation. Lilies will be available to take home after Easter Worship. (Names will be marked on Lilies) Contact Sherry in the office with any questions.
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Easter Finger Food Fellowship
Sunday, April 1st
Beginning after the sunrise service and following the 10:00 o'clock service.
Please plan to bring small, one to two bite sized, breakfast dishes to share. Think along the lines of deviled eggs, fruit, vegetables, small sausages, meatballs, or breads.
This is one of my favorite yearly events. The fellowship
hall is always beautifully decorated and breaking bread together is a wonderful way to celebrate the Risen Christ!
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All Church Retreat
Mark your calendars!
The All Church Retreat will be
Friday, April 27th-Sunday, April 29th
at Ocean Park Camp and Retreat Center. Registration will begin March 4th after church. The last day to register is April 15th. We asking for at least $50/person and $100/family to help cover the costs of the retreat.
We're looking for volunteers to help with coordinate/plan/run various activities. A sign-up sheet with be available at church or by contacting Betsy Clayton. Contact Betsy C. for more details or with any questions.
betsyclayton7@gmail.com
You can also register by clicking
Here
to use the Google Form for registration.
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You're Invited to a Hawaiian party!
Sure hope that you'll be there...
'Cause 95th birthdays are so special
and they're lots of fun to share!
All are invited to help
Leilani Lorraine Greene
celebrate her 95th birthday on
April 7th
(Actual birthday is 3/29)
at 1:00 pm at
1828 Heitzman Way,
Eugene, OR 97402
RSVP Patty - 541-689-5645
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HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT AND/OR
GET INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY?
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The Social Justice Team will be meeting after church this Sunday, March 11th. We will be reviewing our mission description, and planning for the year. All are welcome, and encouraged to participate.
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T
his Month's Meaningful Movie at Cascade Park Library Community Conversations is What Makes You Click, both a psychological study, and a cautionary tale about the power of the internet. Thursday March 15, 6:00 PM.
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Council for the Homeless is partnering with
WSU Extension, Clark County's Community Action Partnership, and
Clark County to host a
Poverty Immersion Workshop on April 11, 9am-1pm at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 400 Andresen, 98661.
It is being promoted throughout the community.
It is hoped people from all walks of life and all corners of the county will participate.
Registration is required. Information and sign up at the link above. Feel free to share this with your contacts, colleagues, and friends.
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The
Annual Interfaith Advocacy Day
was help Feb 20th, with nearly 300 advocates form
a diverse group of faith traditions. Welcoming invocations were provided by Rev. Stamfli of the United Churches of Olympia, Rabbi Meyer of Temple De Hirsch Sinai, Abbot Marinello of Dai Bai Zan Cho Bo Zen Temple, and Rev. Davis-Lovelace of the Poor People's Campaign.
Following the welcome, we broke up in to the 39 districts represented for caucusing. The 17th LD was represented by 7 people from the Lutheran, Methodist, and Unitarian faith communities, including Wendee, and Terry.
Following our group sessions Rep Monica Stonier gave a report on efforts to fund the McCleary Decision. At that time she was able to announce that Breakfast after the Bell, which incorporates Farm to Table legislation had been passed by both the House and the Senate.
Our first meeting was with Megan Hillier, legislative assistant for Rep Paul Harris. We discussed a bill to prohibit the suspension of children in grades K-2, Restoring pre-recession level Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Expanding the Office of Civil Legal Aid, and Breakfast After the Bell.
Later in the day we met with Rep Vicki Kraft. We talked about The WA voting rights act, TANF, Office of Civil Rights, Breakfast after the Bell, and a bill to reverse an anti-affirmative action initiative, which passed in the late 90s.
Our final meeting of the day was with Senator Lynda Wilson. With her we discussed Abolition of the death penalty, Limiting interest on Legal Financial Obligations, TANF, the Office of Civil Rights, and Breakfast after the Bell. We left an information packet for each of our representatives to refer back to.
Lunch was provided, and workshops were held in between the meetings with our representatives. Workshops included Advocacy/Lobbying 101, Budget Issues, Protecting Housing, and Preventing Homelessness, Sustaining the Environment, and Promoting Safe, and Just Communities, (criminal justice reform, and gun safety).
There was a wrap-up session to review how meetings went, and share any new information, but due to the weather, we left early. This was a wonderful opportunity to untie, and work together as people of faith for the good of out communities.
Submitted by Terry Eaton
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Orchards Elementary School
Lunch Buddies
for the school year.
A Lunch Buddy meets weekly with a student to provide support,
friendship and light mentoring.
Information Packets are located in the Narthex or
See Pastor Christopher for more information.
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Phone: 360-892-5240
Address: 11000 NE Fourth Plain Rd.
Vancouver, WA 98662
Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday - 8 am - 2 pm
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