Communion Sunday
Sunday's communion offering is for Evergreen Christian Outreach (EChO). The mission of EChO is to assist people in our community with their basic and urgent needs and to help them realize their potential on a path to self-sufficiency. If you are mailing checks into the office and would like to contribute, please just indicate communion on the memo line.
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Daily Response to the Word Ending
My friends, you’ll remember that we began “Daily Response to the Word” in order to give our members a self-paced option for study that would help us grow in discipleship and Christ-likeness while apart during the pandemic. Now that the church is increasingly opening and we are more and more able to gather together, it seems the need for Daily Response has lessened. This is evidenced by the light response we received from a recent questionnaire on how and if this daily feature is being used. In view of this, effective today (July 1st) I am ceasing its production.
To all who have used and enjoyed this feature over the last year, I offer my deep thanks and appreciation for your time and attention, and I expect that should the need arise, its production may resume at some future date. In the meantime, bless you, may the Lord continue to grow your hearts in love, hope, and discipleship!
Pastor Dean
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Pastor Sarah's Welcome Party
Join us next Sunday, July 11 at 9:30 a.m. to welcome our new pastor Sarah Clark. Be sure to introduce yourself to Pastor Sarah, and please wear your nametag. We’ll have snacks, doughnuts, coffee and lemonade. If you’d like to contribute something, please contact SPR Chairperson Dixie Miller at miller.dixie.d@gmail.com or cell 720-308-5678. We’re looking forward to a warm welcome celebration for Pastor Sarah and hope you can be part of it!
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Pastor Sarah's New Email Address
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Upper Room for July/August
The Upper Room for July/August is now available. Copies are in the narthex, please help yourself. $2 suggested donation. If you need one mailed to you, please email or call the church office. |
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Barefoot Mile Church Team
The Barefoot Mile walk and fundraiser is happening again this year on Saturday, July 21st and we are organizing an UMCE team! Join our team and receive a special team shirt!
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Kudos to our Staff Parish Relations Team Members for All They Have Been Doing for Our Pastor Transition
Our Staff Parish Relations Team members have been working tirelessly during this pastoral transition. They have handled a large amount of logistics behind the scenes as well as putting on the reception for Pastor Deb and the upcoming one for Pastor Sarah. They will be helping Pastor Sarah and family settle into our community and be organizing new pastor gatherings later in the summer. They have our sincere gratitude and appreciation! The next time you see one of these folks, be sure to tell them “thank you”.
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Dixie Miller, chr.
Jeanne Ambrosier
Debby Humphrey
Karen Olson
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Laurie Shields
Lynn Womack
Bob Gerteis
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Pem Dunn
Ed Hornfeck
Roxie Wheeler
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Pastor Deb’s Contact Information
Cell Phone: 307-287-2192 {same cell phone}
Address: 10437 SE Cook Ct #169, Portland, OR, 97222
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Safeway Gift Card Update
Thanks to those of you who stepped up and bought so many Safeway gift cards. We sold all of them that we wanted to sell. We are going to keep about 20 of them on hand for future needs of new church members or to use as gifts. They can be used just like cash at Safeway grocery stores and gas stations. We earn 5% on the dollars that are spent at Safeway. The cards can also be used as gifts for friends, family or charities. We should earn quite a bit in Safeway rewards now as folks use the cards that they purchased.
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Family Promise Needs and Service Project
Our very own sound technician, Siena Shields, is doing a service project for her school.
Family Promise of Denver, a unique and charitable organization supported for years by UMCE, helps homeless families find stability and hope. They offer shelter, meals, transport, day programs, and life-skills classes. My name is Siena Shields and I am doing a project to help this place thrive. I have been talking to the director of the organization and she gave me a list of items they are in need of.
First, I am gathering donations for the food/survival pantry which
needs these items:
- Mini first aid kits
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Trash bags
- Protein bars
- Peanut butter
- Ramen
- Canned soups (with pull tab-no can opener needed)
- Other canned/shelf-stable items (with pull tab-no can opener needed)
- Beef jerky
- Almonds
- Trail mix
- Individual-sized snack bags (chips, cereals, crackers, etc.)
- Plastic spoons and forks
- Mini water bottles
Second, I am gathering BOOKS of every kind to set up a free book
nook outside of the pantry for kids and adults. I am a passionate reader and
writer and wanted to be sure the kids in this program, and adults too, had
access to books of all kinds.
Please gather as many items as you can from now until July 20th, and drop them in the collection bins that will be set up and labeled in Fellowship Hall.
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Evergreen Rodeo Parade
Last Saturday the UMCE van did double duty for our church as we also took the message of JOY International to the Rodeo Parade. Draped in JOY banners and decorated in colorful footprints symbolizing freedom for victims of child trafficking, we were greeted by applause and cheering along the way. Our 3 walkers, who handed out Save the Date cards to many hundreds of families, were JOY Team members, Kristin and Chuck, and our very own Jo Ann Dunn, who made new friends for JOY all the way down the parade route!
A special shout out to Bill Graf, who fearlessly piloted the van in back of Godzilla! and Terry Vogt, who made arrangements on behalf of the Membership Team with the Rodeo Committee. Huge thanks to the Rodeo folks who gave us two announcements! Thousands of people saw our beautiful church van and heard JOY's life saving message. It was truly an opportunity to experience God's love in action!
Jan Thurling for the JOY Team, with abundant thanks.
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Welcome Party for Pastor Sarah |
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11:30am @ Fellowship Hall |
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Birthday Celebration for Pastor Sarah |
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11:30am @ Fellowship Hall |
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50th Anniversary Celebration |
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Onsite worship: 8:30 & 10:30
Online worship: Available from 9 on
Online Kid's Sunday School: 9:30
Onsite Kid’s Sunday School: 10:30
Online Youth Group: 1:30 - 2:30
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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN
Growing a community of faith by serving a world of need and changing lives. We affirm a spirit of openness and hospitality to all, including persons of all races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, financial strata, and abilities who seek a closer walk with God.
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