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Youth Fall Kick Off!
As I have watched out of my office windows in the early mornings this week, I have loved watching the kids return to school. In the evenings, I can hear the high school marching band practicing at their football field.
As we enjoy these sights and sounds of kids returning to school, our kids and youth throughout all the Open Door Churches are getting ready to return to their fall programming.
If you have a child starting 6th-12th grade, you will want to take part in the Youth Fall Kick Off which will take place on September 16th from 12:30-2 p.m. in Taplin Hall in the MICAH Building at Salem First.
The whole family is invited for a potluck lunch to:
- preview the fall programming
- sign all required paperwork
- hear about upcoming opportunities
- learn about the possibilities for the mission trip next summer
Other events we'll talk about include:
- Live Clue game - October 7th
- Halloween Barn Dance - October 27th
- Confirmation
- Regular youth group
Come and join us! It will be a fun time of community, supporting our kids, and learning about the exciting events coming up! Simply bring a dish to share, we'll provide the place setting and drinks.
This fall's youth group locations will be:
- September - Salem First
- October - Morningside
- November - Keizer ClearLake
We'll see you there!
Sarah Katreen Hoggatt
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Open Door Churches newsletters are sent out every other Thursday.
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Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be September 24th at Englwood at 6:00 p.m. |
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Open Door Churches Webpage
each of the churches and ways you can be involved.
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New worship times!
Starting September 16th, two of our churches will have new worship times!
- Morningside moves to 10:30 a.m.
- Trinity moves to 9:30 a.m.
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Open Door Churches Worship,
Celebration & Picnic
Sunday, September 9, 2018
10 am - 1 pm
Come worship and enjoy a special message from our guest preacher, Leroy Barber. This exciting worship service will also feature the glorious sounds of our Open Door Churches combined music teams.
Stick around afterward to feast on our grand potluck lunch, meet some new friends and learn about the other Open Door Churches in our area.
Remember, all Open Door Churches will be participating in this special service so no worship services will be available at any of the church sites that day.
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Fall Discipleship Group Options
It's here! The fall discipleship groups hosted through the Open Door Churches are listed below. Let your local church office know which one you would like to attend by Monday, September 10th and get set for a great experience.
Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water and Loving the Bible Again
If the Bible isn't a science book, instruction manual, or position paper, then what is it? Bestselling author Rachel Held Evans invites readers on a journey of rediscovery as she explores the magic of the Bible, engaging the old, familiar stories in new ways that honor the past and enlighten the present. Drawing upon recent scholarship and literary analysis, Evans creatively retells our favorite Bible stories, explains their contexts and possible interpretations, and then connects these ancient stories to our present-day ones. She invites readers to fall in love with Scripture all over again without checking their intellect --- or their imaginations --- at the door. The [8 weeks / $15]
- 1:00 PM Tuesday starting on Tuesday, September 11. Meeting at Keizer-Clear Lake 7920 Wheatland Rd. N.
- 1:30 PM Tuesday starting on Tuesday, September 25. Meeting at Morningside UMC, 3674 12th St. SE
- 6:30 PM Tuesday starting on Tuesday, September 18. Meeting at First UMC, 600 State Street
- 10 AM Thursday starting on Thursday, September 20. Meeting at First UMC, 600 State Street
The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel Brings Hope to a Divided World
Jim Wallis is a strong, evangelical Christian. For over 2 decades he has been a powerful national voice challenging the evangelical community to remember and reclaim that Jesus invites us followers to engage in ministries of social justice. This timely and provocative book invites participants to reclaim Jesus's compelling vision of the common good. Wallis contends that this concept impacts not only our politics, but also our personal lives, families, churches, neighborhoods, and world. [9 weeks / $12]
- 2:30 PM Thursday starting on Thursday, September 27. Meeting at Trinity UMC, 590 Elma St. SE
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Face to Face - A New Worship Experience Coming Soon...
Beginning Sunday, Oct. 7th, 8:30 am
Morningside UMC - Fireside Room
Have a busy Sunday? Not enough time to be at church your usual hour plus-try Face to Face: A Worship Experience. Lasting 30-40 minutes on Sunday mornings at 8:30 am at Morningside UMC in the Fireside Room, this inclusive service will feature progressive theology, be participatory, organic in nature and allow for small group sharing Face to Face.
Pastor Wendy will lead this early morning, interactive worship experience here at Morningside and it will be open to the whole of Open Door Churches members. It is planned to be "simply" worship, without the formalities of official greetings, announcements, ushers, etc. Face to Face will be organic in nature, with participants volunteering to read scripture and allowing for time to share one on one and in small groups.
Face to Face - it's a new worship experience. Plan to join us and experience it for yourself!
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United Methodist DNA
Sunday Sermon Series
September 16 - October 7, 2018
Join us this fall as we study the DNA of what makes us United Methodists! The pastors will be taking turns preaching at our churches! Check your local church for when specific topics will be discussed.
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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.
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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:
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Saturday, September 22,
MICAH
On Saturday, September 22nd the Cascadia District will hold an event in Salem for all clergy and members of our district churches!
- In the morning there will be a time for clergy to gather, the all-district fall kick-off colloquy.
- At noon there will be a catered lunch for lay and clergy with a program by the Cascadia District Church Extension Society (CDCES). The Extension Society is an example of our connectional system, with churches supporting other churches through the Extension Society Asking (has your church paid theirs? Check with your treasurer!) and the legacy of resources from closed churches. The CDCES gives loans for building improvements and grants for new ministry. Check it out by clicking here! CDCES is also the source for the New Places for New People micro-grants given to each Cascadia church and ministry setting. If you haven't heard about that yet, check it out here!
- In the afternoon there will be an event for clergy and laity on engaging in dynamic ministry in our communities! See Tim's column above for the focus of our time together. To prepare to talk about the people in your neighborhood, Tim asks that each local church group come with a report from the demographic resource MissionInsite. Your church has free access to this resource through the Annual Conference. See the Resource Section in the right-hand column of this newsletter for more information.
The cost is only $6 for a single person or $10 for a group of any size from one congregation! Register Now!!
We look forward to being together on September 22, 2018
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Open D
oor Churches News and Notes
Board Meeting
The next Board meeting will be September 24, at EUMC, 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 August Board Meeting Notes
- The Open Door Churches Board meeting was held at Trinity UMC on Monday August 27.
- Pastor Sandy Kimbrow gave an overview of the things happening at Trinity UMC, using our new brochure. Be sure to look at it and see how busy we are...
- The All-Church Worship & Celebration event is scheduled for September 9 at Riverfront Park in the amphitheatre. The Message will be given by LeRoy Barber. There will be shuttles from Salem First UMC and then golf carts to take us to the amphitheater.
- Mark Bateman led a discussion about if we, The Open Door Churches, should be a legal entity. As part of that we also discussed who can or should be on the Board. Suggestions were made for changes to the governance structure.
- Pat Gillespie explained the budget for the pastoral staff.
- Vickie Plasker gave an update concerning Englewood UMC. September 2ndwill be their last "Traditional" service. Beginning on September 16th, the congregation will meet at 10:30 a.m. for a Faith Community Study Class, with prayer and outreach to the community. The final closing will be at the end of December with a Celebration of Englewood's Ministry.
- Starting on September 16th, Trinity UMC will begin Worship at 9:30 a.m. Morningside UMC will move their Worship time to 10:30 a.m. Pastor Wendy will begin a new type of Worship service at 8:30 a.m. in October.
- The Young Adults will be participating in a retreat with other Young Adult groups in October at Suttle Lake.
- The Nomads are asking about work for next year. They will probably be working at Las Naciones.
- Congregations were encouraged to make decisions regarding the $500 grant for new ministries.
- The Open Door Churches board members from Trinity are Pat Gillespie and Ann Jeffries.
Pastor Dan Pitney: "... Prayer is giving God our attention."
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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 - 9:30 a.m. (10 a.m. on August 20th)
- Morningside - 10:30 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.
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