Weekly Happenings at 
Orchards UMC   12/5/2019 
The January
Sower will be going out the first week
 of January.

Please email your January Sower articles!
 
If you have an 
article for the 
January
  Sower, 
please submit your article or announcement
to  Sherry by 
Tuesday,
December 31st.

 
Click  here  to submit.

This Week's
Church Schedule:


Sun., Dec. 8th

Adult Sunday
School
 9 am

Worship 
Service
10 am

Youth Group
3 pm

Mon., Dec. 9th

Tai Chi
6:00 pm
Fellowship Hall

Life Group
6:00 pm
Fireside Room

Wed., Dec. 11th

Worship Team 
Practice
7:00 pm

Thurs., Dec. 12th

Visioning & Alignment Team Meeting
6:30 pm
Annex

Sat., Dec. 14th

Men's Breakfast
7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall

Worship Team 
Practice
10 am - 1:30 pm

Children's Pageant Practice
12:30 pm
Fellowship Hall

Women's Group
1:00 pm
Annex Lobby

Soup Supper
5:00 pm
Fellowship Hall

Christmas 
Sing-a-Long
6:00 pm
Sanctuary
                         

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Children's Pageant
Sunday
Dec. 15th

Advent Celebration
Sunday
Dec. 15th

All Church Retreat
2020
April 24th-26th

  Community Connections
WHAT'S GOING ON
AT OUMC?
Saturday, Dec. 7th 
at 10 am
in the Annex Basement

 Do you have Christmas crafts/gifts you 
 need to work on?   Looking for fun   fellowship as well?  Then we're the group   for you!   Bring your own Craft and join in the fun!  

 Any questions, please contact:
 Shiloh Olson 541-740-8401  or Sherry Hibbs 360-518-9988


  Our Annual "Hanging of the Greens" will be Friday, December 6th at   6 pm. Join us as we decorate the church for the Advent Season. Lots   of fun and fellowship as we work together. Contact Betsy Clayton   betsyclayton7@gmail.com with any questions.

  There will be practice for the Pageant, Saturday, Dec. 14th at 10 am in   the Fellowship Hall.

 

 Email or text is best to reach Katie:  katieanndehler@gmail.com    360-567-8525
SAVE THE DATE! 

Advent Celebration is happening on December 15: 

 We will have the Children's Pageant, cards for our shut-ins and   friends, and   special "potluck" fellowship where everyone is invited to   bring  favorite holiday   treat/tradition savory or sweet (labeled with   name and item is always   appreciated)

 


Christmas and New Years:

Christmas - Closed 12/24-12/26  
New Years - Closed 12/31-1/1
Open 1/2 - 9 am - noon - (then back to normal weekly hours 1/7)


 
Interested in trying something   new and   being in fellowship   with all generations   in a Christ-like setting? A team is being   assembled for starting Messy Church, a   once-a-month service that involves food,   fun, and families. To participate in Messy   Church, though, our church needs a team   and that means you.

 Watch on YouTube: "Introducing Messy   Church"  Please contact  Shiloh Olson   by email, text, call or in person. This is going to be good!! Shiloh Olson 
 jashy.olson@gmail.com 541-740-8401
 
Coming in January in the Tuesday Evening Life Group
 The Tuesday Evening Centering Prayer Life Group will be starting up   again on   Tuesday January 7th. We'll spend the four Tuesdays in   January discussing the   four chapters of  What Do We Do With The   Bible? by Richard Rohr. This short   little book (58 pages) is about how   to read the Bible. Richard Rohr suggests we   should read and interpret   our Scriptures the way Jesus read and interpreted the   Hebrew   Scriptures (the Old Testament). We expect some great discussions!
 Then we'll take three weeks off to line up with the Easter Season.   We'll start up   again on February 25th (the day before Ash Wed.) and   read Wondrous   Encounters Scripture for Lent, also by Richard Rohr   (143 pages). This is a book   of daily meditations for Lent.
 Both books are available at Amazon ( http://www.amazon.com ) and   at the   Center for Action and Contemplation bookstore   ( https://store.cac.org ).
 We also keep a focus on Centering Prayer in our Tuesday Evening Life   Group.   However, Centering Prayer is something you can do whether you participate in  a   Life Group or not. For more information on Centering Prayer come join us for an   evening, or check it out at
 We meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. We'll be meeting January 7,   14, 21, & 28. We'll take a three-week break and then meet each Tuesday starting   February 25 and ending March 31 or April 7. Easter is April 12 th .
WHAT'S GOING ON
IN OUR COMMUNITY?
Homeless Memorial Service
      
 A Memorial Service for those from our homeless community,  who have been   lost to us this year will be held  Dec.20th   5:45  pm .  

 The service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1309  Franklin   St.,   Vancouver, WA.



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Office Hours:  Tuesday thru Thursday 
                           9:00 am - 3:00 pm