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Zoom Fellowship Time on Sundays
Join us for a Zoom Coffee/Fellowship Time after worship each Sunday so that we can have virtual fellowship after worship. Bring your own coffee!
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Meeting ID: 914 0591 5041
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Every Monday we will release a new video on YouTube featuring one of music groups that contribute to our worship music! |
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Camp Sessions this Summer & Fall! |
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Oregon-Idaho Camp and Retreat Ministry is excited to announce that they will be holding camp sessions this summer and fall! Go to www.gocamping.org to find out more about the sessions at all of the OR-IDA camp sites. For youth 6-12th grade the Open Door Youth Group has scholarships available for any youth who wants to attend camp and needs financial assistance. For members of the confirmation class this year camp also offers a $50 discount to any camp session. Contact Jeff (revjeff@opendoorchurches.org) for more information on scholarships and discounts for youth. Children 5th grade and under needing financial assistance to attend camp should contact their local church office for scholarship availability. It's going to be a great summer.
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June 26, experience what others may feel!
A Family Promise Fundraising Event
"A Night Without a Bed"
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#NightWithoutABed is a social media challenge that raises awareness for families experiencing homelessness.
We ask participants to sleep anywhere without a bed: cars, a tent, a tree house, living room floor, a couch and use the hashtag #NightWithoutABed to post a video blog or photo with a short blog entry to describe their experiences.
In the run-up to the event, participants will challenge another friend to complete the #NightWithoutABed or make a donation to Family Promise.
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Greetings! My name is David Parry and I am a board member of the Open Door Churches and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Salem. I am the chair of a sub-group tasked with gathering insights to help us establish a 5-10 year Strategic Vision for the Open Door Churches of Salem-Keizer.
Over the next several months, we want to listen and gather input from you, the congregation on how you would like to see the Open Door Churches evolve and how we have a presence in your life and our communities. We would love it if you could prayerfully fill out this survey (all members of the household individually) to get some baseline feedback.
We will then be doing some interviews with folks in the congregations and community at large. The plan is to have this data available to the ODC board in early summer so that we can draft this Strategic Vision for consideration of the Open Door Churches in Salem-Keizer in the early Fall.
Thank you so much in advance for your valuable input into this process!
Link for the Survey:
David
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Christian Education Opportunities |
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Faith formation classes are an invitation to understand God’s world and our experience in that world in deep and transformational ways. While we are not yet able to gather in person, we hope you will join us over zoom- while our country and our communities engage in urgent conversations about racism, police brutality, power, government, creation care, and so much more. We are committed to providing opportunities for us to learn, discuss, and inspire one another toward actions for justice and love for Christ and our neighbor. If you have any questions, or have class suggestions for the Fall 2021 season, contact Heather Hawkins at christianedfumc@wvi.com
Prayers of the Heart - Sundays at 9am
This group gathers to share a short reading, a time of meditation, and lectio divina. Contact Dennis Lundeen ddlundeen@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Digging Deeper - Sundays at 11:15am.
Educating ourselves on Race & Racism - Mondays at 7pm.
This group continues to explore topics of "how we got here" in our thinking of racial issues. The group works hard to provide interesting and relevant guest speakers each week, so don't miss it! The summer session will begin on June 7th! Check out the summer series!
Women’s Book Group - Tuesdays at 7 pm.
The current book is,"Simple & Free." by Jen Hatmaker. This book study will go through June 29th. Guests are welcome to join at any time! Contact Jennie Pitney- jenniepitney@hotmail.com for Zoom link. Click here for information on their current book. Sunday School for those Who May Not Believe in God.- Monthly on Sundays at 4pm, Sept.-May. You can sign up for their weekly newsletter or for an upcoming gathering, here. Curious what this gathering is all about? Check out our Sunday School Class Introduction
Faith Formation for Children-
Our childcare staff host weekly zoom parties for young children and families. To get connected contact Christina Gordon at fumckids503@gmail.com. We hope that you find a class for you! To help you connect with others and deepen your faith.
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Digging Deeper Class
Digging Deeper, meets on Sundays via Zoom at 11:15 a.m. All are welcome. Contact Charlie Wallace cwallace@willamette.edu for information.
Continuing into June, this class explores the book Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear: Choosing Trust over Safety in an Anxious Age by Scott Bader-Saye (2nd edition, 2020).
Bader-Saye teaches ethics and theology and serves as Academic Dean at the Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.
Join us Sundays at 11:15, right after Open Door worship. Our discussions are led by Jody Felton and Charlie Wallace, either of whom can provide you with our Zoom connection details.
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Upcoming Youth Activities
Open Door Youth Group continues to meet every Thursday evening from 7-8:30 for Jackbox Games and on Sunday afternoons from 1-2:30 for a variety of activities. All youth 6-12th grade are welcome to join us.
If you would like more information contact Jeff Lowery at Revjeff@opendoorchurches.org for more information and to get signed up for our weekly emails.
Important dates to put on your calendar:
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Saturday, June 5th - Youth Talent Show and Fundraiser
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Sunday, June 6th - Frisbee Golf
Come to the Zoom youth group -- Email any of the youth leaders below for information about joining Zoom. Contact Rev. Jeff Lowery: revjeff@opendoorchurches.org for the link information.
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Coffee, Conversation, & Community
The Young Adult Group meets Online twice a month on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. for a time of spiritual conversation and community on Zoom online!
We hope you can join us!
Open Door Church Young Adult Instagram
Are you following Open Door Young Adults on Instagram?
Check out the Instagram page to see what is happening with Young Adult Group and to see what some of our Young Adults are up to!
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Open Door Churches Worship |
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Together we continue to reimagine how we worship in the middle of the pandemic while following our call to Do No Harm, Do Good, and Stay in love with God. As we continue to create spaces for worship costs come up and we need your help.
If you would like to financially support Open Door Churches Worship please make checks payable to Open Door Churches with Open Door Worship in the memo line and mail your check to our Open Door Churches PO Box.
Open Door Churches
PO Box 4489
Salem Oregon 97302
You can also give online
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Pastor Alyssa Baker
Worship
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Pastor Kalina Malua Katoa
Pastoral Care
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Pastor John Fleming
Administration
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