July 26, 2018
Open Door Church's Worship & Celebration!
Sunday, September 9th
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.

For the first time ever, all six Open Door Churches will be gathering together for a combined worship experience, celebrating our community, and sharing a potluck picnic at the amphitheater  at Riverfront Park! Come enjoy an exciting day celebrating being in ministry together!

Worship Music
Together, we'll celebrate with worship music led by musicians from Salem First, Keizer Clear Lake, and Morningside who will be playing throughout worship and then we'll have music while we enjoy lunch as well!

Speaker - Leroy Barber
Leroy Barber, a church leader, will be sharing a special message at our worship gathering. Leroy is currently the Executive Director of The Voices Project and Holla Mentors, organizations committed to supporting and developing leaders of color. He is the author of New Neighbor: An Invitation to Join Beloved Community, Everyday Missions: How Ordinary People Can Change the World, Red, Brown, Yellow, Black, White: Who's More Precious in God's Sight?, and recently released, Embrace: God's Radical Shalom for a Divided World.

Children's Activities
Anselmo from Las Naciones will be making balloon animals for the kids along with other children's activities we'll be enjoying. 

Potluck Picnic!
Let's share lunch! After our worship, we'll be sharing a potluck lunch! Please bring a dish along with a label of the ingredients your dish contains in consideration for those of us with allergies. There will even be a special Mexican food section! We'll be providing cake for us all to enjoy along with all the plates, silverware, and ice water we'll need.

Transportation and Accessibility
You can park in one of the park's parking lots or walk to the amphitheater from downtown.

If you have accessibility issues, meet at Salem First's parking lot behind the church and a van will take you over to the park where a golf cart will take you the rest of the way. You can also drop off your loved ones at the parking lot and we'll take them to the amphitheater from there.

No other services will be held
All Open Door Churches will be participating so no services will be held at any of the churches.

Sarah Katreen Hoggatt
In This Issue
Open Door Churches newsletters are sent out every other Thursday.
Board Meeting

The next Board meeting will be August 27th at Trinity at 6:00 p.m.
Open Door Churches Webpage

Our webpage is live!!  Go to  opendoorchurches.org to see information about 
each of the churches and ways you can be involved.
Saturday of Service!
Saturday, August 18, 2018
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We'll meet in the dining room of the historic Sanctuary building for a light breakfast and time of fellowship then divide into work teams to support the Jason Lee Cemetery and the Marion Polk Food Share. There will be no Backpack Buddies this month. The program will resume when school is back in session. To volunteer, click here to sign up for which project you want to help with.
Fall Discipleship Classes Begin Soon!

Plans are coming together for this fall's discipleship classes. The organizers are asking for people to let them know when you are interested in joining a group (day of the week and time) and, choosing from a list of possible books to study, which would you be interested in studying?

Below is a link to a copy of the Group Option form for your consideration. Either print out this form and turn it into Wendy at church this Sunday or pick up a form from the bulletin board in the hallway on Sunday, under the Fall Discipleship Classes Registration sign.

If you prefer, an online version of the group options form is available at:
Do you have any work clothes?

The people at Las Naciones are in need of work clothes. Do you have any you aren't using or could you buy some for someone who needs them? When buying shirts, long sleeves are especially helpful.

Please bring all clothes to Las Naciones for distribution.
Youth Group

As the weather heats up, we start looking towards summer. Remember to sign up for summer camp. We have a lot of great options this summer. Also remember that financial assistance is available for camp.

Summer Schedule
Summer youth group started on Tuesday June 19th. We'll meet most Tuesdays in the summer from 6:30-8:00 (unless otherwise noted) and will do a variety of activities:
  • Aug 14 Worship Night and Movie at the Lopez barn
  • Aug 21 Games and Ice Cream
  • Aug 25 (Saturday) Family night at the Volcanoes no youth group until September 9th
  • Sept 9 Open Door Outdoor Worship and Potluck
  • Sept 16 Fall Sunday Youth Group resumes
For details of youth group activities visit their Facebook page  Here
Open Door Young Adults

The Open Door Churches Young Adult Group is made up of college students and young professionals ranging in age from 18-29 who are exploring questions of faith together. The group meets every Wednesday evening from 7-8:30 at various locations. Please look at our Facebook page to find out dates, times, and places 

Thank you for your continued support of the Open Door Church Young Adults.

Check us out on Facebook:  
https://www.facebook.com/OpenDoorChurchesYoungAdults
Coming Soon to a Worship Service Near You...
"Living Out Love"
Sunday Sermon Series

We are currently delving into Ephesians - examining how we live and practice our faith! Check your local church for the schedule on when different topics will be discussed.
What's Happening at Our Local Churches?

Keizer Clear Lake Garage Sale
August 9-10, 2018

Come check out our garage sale fundraiser and see what treasures you can find! Donations are now being accepted!


Morningside Church Picnic
August 25, 2018
12 - 4 p.m.

Annual Morningside Community Family Picnic and Fun Day! Morningside United Methodist Church is opening our doors and welcoming our neighbors for a FREE BBQ, Fun & Games Day and School Supply give away. It's fun for the whole family including a bouncy house, school supplies give away, crafts, kids story time, chalk art and much, much more!
Open Door Churches News and Notes

Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be August 27, at TUMC, at 6:00 p.m.

Open Door Churches Webpage
Go to opendoorchurches.org to see information about each of the churches and ways you can be involved.

Open Door Churches July Board Meeting Notes
The Open Door Churches Board meeting was held at First UMC on Monday July 23rd.
  • Pastor Dan Pitney gave an overview of the things happening at First UMC. Coming soon: Claremont Seminary, which will be housed in the bottom floor at MICAH.
  • The All-Church Worship & Celebration event is scheduled for September 9th at Riverfront Park in the amphitheater. The Message will be given by LeRoy Barber. Continuing to work on the transportation issues.
  • Pastor Wendy Woodworth talked about the New People/New Places for the Open Door Churches that was part of our discussion from the February Planning Retreat. There are three categories that fall under this heading: New Congregation, New Worshiping Community (the center is worship) and New Faith Community (the center is faith, but is not an organized worship experience). Las Naciones falls in the first two categories. It is processing towards a chartered congregation and they worship regularly on Sunday. The Young Adult Ministry is a New Faith Community.
  • A discussion about Communication for the Open Door Churches. The new web page is up and functioning. There are numerous newsletters available online. There are problems for getting the information to those that do not have internet.
  • The budget and Stewardship campaign will be discussed at the next meeting
  • There was a discussion about the worship times, including the too early time at Trinity UMC. Morningside is still struggling with a time for worship if Trinity changes to 9:30 a.m.
  • Englewood said that to help Trinity, they will stop worshiping as a standard worship experience in September. They will instead do a fellowship time that may include a Bible study. They are looking to close by the end of December.
  • We need to continue to claim and support Las Naciones and the Young Adult Ministry. Las Naciones needs help with the Thursday evening Service/Dinner. There is also a need for gently used or new clothing for people to wear to work.
Director of Family Ministry position at First UMC of Salem

The Director of Family Ministries for Salem First United Methodist Church is a  25 hour a week position. There are three main areas which this position  oversees:
  1. Ministry to families with young children 
  2. Oversight and supervision of childcare and nursery program 
  3. Development and implementation of children's Christian education. 
This is a dynamic, growing, and rewarding position with an emphasis on  inclusion and building a base of millennials and young families. Another key  aspect is supervision of the Sunday school program for these families and  children by providing developmentally appropriate and engaging ministries.

If interested in learning more, please email Katie Carpenter at  [email protected] for a full job description.
Come Visit!
We, as Open Door Churches, are a wonderful community together. To continue building our relationships, it's good to visit each other. If you would like to visit one of the other Open Door Churches, here are all our Sunday service times:
  • Englewood - 11:15 a.m. 
  • Trinity - 9 a.m. (10 a.m. on August 20th)
  • Morningside - 10 a.m.
  • Salem 1st - 8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m.
  • Las Naciones - 12:30 p.m.
  • Keizer Clear Lake - 10 a.m.