Weekly Happenings at 
Orchards UMC
4/18/2019

Please email your May Sower 
articles as soon 
as possible.  
If you have an 
article for the 
May Sower, 
please
email it to 
Sherry by 
April 25th!
 
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This Week's
Church Schedule:


 
Thurs., April 18th

Maundy 
Thursday
Service
6:30 pm
Sanctuary

Friday, April 19th

Good Friday
Service
6:30 pm
Fellowship Hall

Sat., April 20th

Church Council
9:00 am
Annex Basement

Sun., April 21st

Adult Sunday 
School
 9 am

Worship 
Service
10 am
 
Mon., April 22nd

Tai Chi
6:00 pm
Fellowship Hall

Lenten Study
5:30 pm - Soup
6:30 pm - Study
Annex Basement

Wed.,  April 24th
   
Grief Group
2:00 pm 
Fireside Room

Worship Team 
Practice
7:00 pm

Thurs., April 25th

Sower Articles 
are due

Friday, April 26th

All Church Retreat

Sat., April 27th

All Church Retreat


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All Church 
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April 26-28

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Graduation Sunday
June 9th
 
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Year End Picnic
June 9th

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Maundy Thursday, April 18th
Service  at 6:30 pm in Sanctuary
 
Good Friday, April 19th
Service  at 6:30 pm in Fellowship Hall
 
Easter, April 21st
Sunrise Service at 6:30 am
Easter Worship at 10 am

Finger Food Brunch after both the Sunrise Service and
the 10 am Worship
  













Easter Lily Fundraiser 

 Please pick up your Lily(s) 
on Sunday
after Easter Worship 
Names will be marked on them.








 
Easter Finger Food Brunch:

Brunch will happen  after  both the Sunrise  Service and 10am Worship. Please plan to bring small, one to two bite sized, breakfast dishes t o share. Think along the lines of deviled  eggs, fruit, vegetables, small sausages,  meatballs, or breads. 






Tuesday Evening Centering
Prayer Life Group

Our Tuesday Evening Life Group will start up again on Tuesday April 30th . 
We'll meet for seven weeks,  with the last meeting of the quarter being Tuesday 
June 11th .  We meet from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the  Annex basement.

This quarter we will be discussing Part 1 of Richard Rohr's latest book,  The Universal Christ: How a  Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe, available at Amazon and
elsewhere.  We will also continue our focus on Centering Prayer. For more information on Centering Prayer, come  join us for an evening, or see Centering Prayer.  

Please give us a try. You can easily join in the conversation without the book, even if you can only attend  once or occasionally.




 
The Adult Sunday school will start a new  
study on  5/5 . We will be using the 
Animate-Bible series  from Sparkhouse.  This is a contemporary study with multiple  contributors including Nadia Bolz-Weber, Eric Elnes, and Phyllis Tickle. The objective  of the study is to spark conversation, which is something our group really enjoys. 
Come join our conversation! 
9 am  in the annex basement on Sunday.
  We could still use   a  couple of more 
 people to help get 
 the Video set up 
 and turned off 
 each  Sunday.  It's 
 super easy!  If you 
 would like to help, 
 please contact 
 Sherry at email

 There won't be Heart & Soul tonight due   to Maundy Thursday worship.

 Shiloh and Sherry are both out of town on   May 4 th so we will NOT be meeting that   day. We will resume our normal   schedule Thursday, May 16th at
 6 pm. We would love for you to join us on   the 3rd Thursday (6 pm) and   1st Saturday (10 am) of each month in   the Annex   Basement for crafts, fun and   fellowship.   Please contact Shiloh Olson or   Sherry Hibbs if you have any questions.

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Office Email:   orchardsumc.office@gmail.com

Phone:
   360-892-5240
Address:
 11000 NE Fourth Plain Rd.
             Vancouver, WA  98662

Office Hours: 
Tuesday - Thursday 
9:30 am - 3:30 pm