During the 50 days of the Easter season, we are exploring the resurrected Christ through the worship series, “Where’s Jesus?” This Sunday, we will hear the familiar story of the "Walk to Emmaus." However, we will hear the story as translated in the First Nations Version (an indigenous translation of the New Testament). This Sunday is Native American Ministries Sunday. We will offer our TUMC Land Acknowledgment publicly for the first time and receive a special offering to support Native American ministries. In a message called "Where's Jesus? On the Land" Pastor Jeremy will remind us that the resurrected Christ shows up in the ordinary and the material...not in supernatural apparitions.

Gregor Ralston will be at the piano, Karen will read scripture, and Jeff will sing and play an original song on the guitar. We hope you can join us -- in person or online -- for a wonderful experience of worship! Download the Sunday, April 23, 2023 worship bulletin here.

We are seeking caring people to provide childcare to children age 5 and younger in the church nursery. See the job description here. Hours available on Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday mornings. Pay is $16 per hour. Questions? Contact Sharon Rollins (sgrollins@comcast.net), SPRC Chair, or Pastor Jeremy (jeremyhp@tigardumc.org).

You can watch previous worship services at the TUMC YouTube Channel.

(Want to find out more about Land Acknowledgments? Visit the GNW Circle of Indigenous Ministries website.)

As we gather in community, we pause to humbly acknowledge that Tigard United Methodist Church and Bethlehem House of Bread are on the unceded ancestral homelands of the Atfalati (“at-fall-uh-tee”) Kalapuyans (“cal-uh-poo-yuns”). Today, they are represented by the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz.

 

As current members and constituents of Tigard United Methodist Church we acknowledge that people with a spiritual connection to this land have been here for thousands of years before us. We grieve the harm caused by past Methodist missionary zeal, including the generational harm on Native American people from settler colonialism, forced displacement and assimilation. We honor the native peoples who have coexisted in interdependent and sustainable relationships with the land for centuries: they are still here and connected to this place. (April 2023)

The Land Acknowledgment Task Force: Rev. Jeremy Hajdu-Paulen, Rev. Jeff Lowery, Debbie Haustedt, Margo Kennedy, Terry Neal, Wanda Snyder, Jane Storey

To schedule an appointment, click on the button below, call 1-800-REDCROSS or go online to www.redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: UMCTigard).

Kelsey and Karen would like to say thank you to everyone for their kindness and support as the news of the operational changes coming for Jubilatte has been shared. Come in and have some coffee with us this week!

Applications and Donations Requested for the

Reid Everett Harris Memorial Scholarship

April is application month for the Reid Everett Harris Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors going on to higher education. Please see Jeff Lowery, Martha Schweitz or Kristin Preston for a copy of the application. Applications are due April 30 and awards will be made at the May 21 Graduation Sunday service. Applicants for the scholarship will be asked to write a short essay about how they (not their parents) have supported TUMC by their prayers, presence, gifts, service and witness.

Donations to the scholarship fund of any amount are gratefully accepted! Please make out checks to Tigard United Methodist Church and put “Reid Harris Scholarship” in the memo line. For cash, please place in an envelope with clearly marked instructions. Donations may be placed in the offering basket, church office, or contact Martha Schweitz or Kristin Preston for more information. THANK YOU!!

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