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November 2019

DON'T FORGET!

Don't forget to set your clocks back an hour before you go to bed this Saturday, November 2nd!

NOTE FROM PASTOR JOHN:

GIVING TO OTHERS, BLESSING WILSONVILLE

During this season of Thanksgiving, we remember all the ways we have been blessed. We remember, as Christians, that we have been blessed so that we might be a blessing to others. We seek to model the love of Jesus. “We love because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19). Love is expressed in many ways at Community of Hope. I’ve been blessed to witness some powerful, tangible acts of love recently through our Hope members. Wherever we go, whatever we do, be THANKFUL! As our hearts overflow with love for others, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

Have a blessed Thanksgiving season. Give ‘em heaven!

Together with you, serving our living Lord Jesus Christ,

Pastor John

Picture above of some of the “BOBS” (band of brothers and sisters) team working on the home repair of a neighbor in Wilsonville.

Picture above of some members of our “Food For Thought” outreach team preparing backpacks of food for students at local schools. We partner with Wilsonville Subaru, who provides space for the assembly of the backpacks.

NOTE FROM COUNCIL: UPCOMING COUNCIL POSITIONS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS AT THE JANUARY 2020 ANNUAL MEETING

According to our Constitution for Community of Hope, this coming year we need the following Council positions to be filled by nomination of new volunteers and then election of the volunteers at the January 2020 Annual Congregational Meeting :

Vice President - Member of Executive Team (Presently Brenda Melum)
Treasurer - Member of the Executive Team (Presently Charles Benson)
Outreach - Council Team Leader (Presently Chris Utterback)
Fellowship - Council Team Leader (Presently Julian Chambers)
Property - Council Team Leader (Presently Stephen Boone)

Please prayerfully consider to which position God might be calling you to use your talents, time, and experience. If God calls you, He will enable you with wisdom and grace to fulfill the responsibilities of that position. Previous members of Council can serve again after a year gap from any previous position.

Please notify any member of the 2019 Nominating Team if you are willing to stand for election in January and then serve for one of these crucial positions which will be vacant. The 2019 Nominating Team Members are Don Etzel, Vern Hopper, Loren Shrock, and Janelle Earnshaw.

Please talk to the person presently serving if you need more information about what the position's actual responsibilities entail.

In Christ,

Henry Phillips

President

COUNCIL SPOTLIGHT: STEPHEN BOONE, PROPERTY

I fell in love with art during summer school classes, and I continued to major in art through three years of college. Deciding that I could not be a starving artist, I went to work as a house painter. I expanded my service offerings to include tile, carpentry, minor electrical and plumbing, wallpaper, etc. I am now retired as of two years ago.

At twenty three I was reintroduced to a girl (Rhonda) that I have known since I was ten. Rhonda grew up just five houses down the street from me. Rhonda and I have been together for forty three years now, married for thirty eight.

We attended various Lutheran Churches over our years together and came to Community of Hope seven years ago. I have been serving on the church council for the last three years as Property Manager. As property manager I have received an immense amount of help and guidance from many very talented people who volunteer there time as well as the great full time staff. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who has helped me along the way. It is time for me to turn a new page and turn the reins over to some one else in the church as property manager who I will be glad to help learn the ropes. I intend to stay active as a volunteer on the property team to help the new manager get things done.

Thank You,

Stephen T. Boone

African SMILE Update

Thanks to the generosity of the Golfathon donors and those contributing at Community of Hope and Christ Community, we were able to help people in Nkungi village of Tanzania with 30 bags of corn to help with emergency food supplies and make great progress on the classroom shell built on our trip in 2016.

Click HERE to see more pictures and read more about what your donations have done for the community!

Mission Trip Planning Started

We are tentatively planning to visit Nkungi village this coming February. We have room for 8 people at most. If you feel God’s calling to you to go, please contact Dan Dahle to talk about trip details.

Royal Family Kids Camp Update

Our Royal Family KIDS Christmas Party is coming up on Saturday, December 14th. We are asking for donations for the campers Christmas Stockings. With a $40 donation we can fill each stocking with a stuffed animal, blanket, jacket, hat and gloves, art activity, and legos for the boys and nail polish/hair accessories for the girls. If you would like to donate please visit our PayPal here: paypal.me/WilsonvilleRFK

We will be hosting our very first dinner/auction fundraiser in the spring. If you are interested in helping us to make this event a success or have connections for potential donations to raffle or live auction items, please email us at wilsonville.royalfamilykids@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

Sunday, November 3

After the 10:30 am worship service: New Member Gathering

Wednesday, November 6

6-7:30 pm

First Wednesdays Soup Supper & Prayer Night

Sunday, November 17

Last day to turn in Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes!

Starting in January 2020

Financial Peace University

Stay tuned for something new coming in the new year. Financial Peace University is a well known class from Dave Ramesy about finances and debt from a Biblical perspective. Pastor John will be teaching this class on a week day evening for 9 weeks.

Email pastorjohn@commhope.org if you are interesting in signing up!

Sunday, November 17

Hope Board Sale

Remember the old chicken coop? Over the summer before it got torn down, the Krippaehne family ripped off a bunch of the boards from it. They now have new life! These will be for sale on Sunday, November 17. The funds from this fundraiser will go toward church building projects.

Sunday, December 1

Advent Festival & Youth Missions Silent Auction

5:00-7:30 pm

Join us as we prepare our hearts for the season of Advent. Potluck dinner from 5:00-5:30 pm.

5:30-7:30 pm create Advent projects and crafts for the whole family. To register, please email Koko.

The youth mission trip silent auction will start at 8:45 am on Sunday morning during church, and will end at 7 pm during the Advent Festival.

ELEVATE EVENTS

November 24:

Singing Christmas Tree in Portland

December 22:

Going to look at Christmas Lights

Contact Debi Carpenter 503.504.3059

or debiandkj@comcast.net

for more information

Highlights from October

Last Sunday, October 27 we had our annual Fall Festival.

Click HERE to see more pictures on our YouTube channel.

Click HERE to see more pictures on our Facebook page.

Be sure to come to church this Sunday, November 3 to see a special slideshow with even MORE awesome pictures

from the event!

Saturday, October 26 we welcomed many Japanese exchange students and their families here at Community of Hope. This was a wonderful outreach event where we could connect with the community.

Thank you to the Blomberg family for organizing this event! It was a blast!

Food 4 Thought Volunteers

Thank you to the Food 4 Thought Team for packing bags each week!

Team members: Mary Ott, Barb Nichols, Judy Ray, Art & Judy Morales, David Smith, Dan Dahle, Kim Finsand, Lisa Bippes, Stephanie Yang

Don't forget that EVERY 2nd Sunday of the month you can pick up Food 4 Thought shopping bags! Every bit helps as we support these kids and youth. The bags will be available on Sunday, November 10.

BOBS (Band of Brothers and Sisters) Volunteers

Thank you for working on construction projects and for reaching out in Christ's name to help people.

1). June 28: the Klerig project

Bill Amadon, Patrick Baker, Susan Bonde, John Foss, Mike Haines, Katie Humm, Bobbie Mitchell, Taft Mitchell, Jono Neher, Christian Reyes, Koko Reyes, Walter Reyes, Chris Utterback

2). September 6: Perkins project

Patrick Baker, Kevin Horman, Christian Reyes, Koko Reyes, Walter Reyes

3). October 4,5,6 and 8: Holm Project

Patrick Baker, Susan Bonde, Bruce Cramer, Dan Dahle, Matthew Delzer, John Foss, Mike Haines, Rena Haines, Anna Helwig, Eric Helwig, Darrell Kriechbaum, Michael Leclaire, Rodger Lenz, Jerrold Lipps, Greg Lundeen, Bobbie Mitchell, Taft Mitchell, Christian Reyes, Koko Reyes, Walter Reyes, LouAnn Rondorf-Klym, David Snodderly, Chris Utterback

YOUTH MINISTRY

Sunday, November 3

MS Youth Group: 5:30-8:00 pm

Pilgrims Progress Movie Night! Wear your pajamas and bring your blankets for a cozy night.

Sunday, November 10

MS & HS Youth Group: 4:30-10 pm

Blazer Game

PLEASE let Hillary know ASAP if your youth and family plan to attend. We have 25 tickets available for the youth Blazer game! Tickets cost $30, but youth only have to pay $15 each. We need several drivers to help with this event, too. Please note this game falls on Veteran's day weekend.Tickets will go at a first come first serve basis.

Sunday, November 17

HS Youth Group: 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Flower Bomb Service Project, Meet after church to assemble the bouquets, then flower bomb the community, inviting people to Advent Festival, bring $ for lunch at Wendy's after

Sunday, November 24

No Youth Bible Class or Youth Group due to Thanksgiving Break

For more information about Youth Ministry contact hillary@commhope.org

CHILDREN'S MINISTRY

Children Pre-K through 5th grade are welcome to join us for Kids Church during the 10:30 am worship service (following the Children’s Message).

Parents please sign kids out of class

after worship:

Pre-k through 1st Grade - Room E4

2nd Grade - 5th Grade - Room E2

Be sure you're signed up for our children's ministry email newsletter. Each week we send out the parent pages for the Story curriculum that have questions and ideas to dive deeper into God's Word each week with your family. If you're not signed up or don't receive those emails, please hit REPLY and let us know. We will get you signed up!

Sunday, November 24

No Kids Church due to

Thanksgiving Break,

Join Dana instead for

a movie and special treats!

For more information about Children's Ministry contact dana@commhope.org

Voices of Hope Kids & Youth Choir

Children Pre-K through 5th will practice after the 10:30 am worship service for 15 minutes. Youth practice on their own using the CD.

Rehearsal: Sat., Dec. 14, 9-11 am

Program: Sun., Dec. 15 at the 10:30 am worship service

ADULT MINISTRIES

Thank you, Community Group Leaders for all your prayers and service to your groups! And thank you to Pastor’s Taft, Doug and Gary, and Dottie Cook for leading our Adult Sunday School teaching time during the 9:00 a.m., worship hour. Be sure to join that class for all the context, culture and background information behind the scenes of each study as we go through the entire Bible using The Story books as our guide. We are so blessed to have so much strong, qualified, blessed leadership in our church family. Praise the Lord!!

Advent Family Festival is coming on December 1st!!

You may remember that this whole event originated when a member of the Lundeen Community Group’s house burned to the ground just before Christmas. The Community Group put together all the elements to replace the family’s lost Christmas preparations (and a whole lot more). As each Christmas came following that event, the Lundeen Group made a tradition of making Yule logs, swags, wooden ornaments and other wonderful things for Advent, as a praise to the Lord for His provision in a devastating time.

Through the years, this event has becomes a favorite event for our church family. This year the Foodies Community Group has volunteered to manage the potluck dinner part of the festival. Our High School Youth have offered to make and help distribute a few invitations to some new families in Wilsonville.

What a great outreach opportunity for our congregation to invite people that are new to Wilsonville and our surrounding neighborhood. We will need help setting up and taking down Advent festival. We will also need help making and handing out flower bomb invitations.

Contact Linda Lundeen 503.651.3272 or Koko at the church office: 503.682.8855.

Wow! What a wonderful crew of folks showed up for our gift of service at the home of Sam Holm on October 4 through 8. It was a long and difficult project that made a world of difference to Sam. Not only did the work done at his place keep Sam in good standing with the mobile park where he lives, but will keep him safe in his home and improve the “curb appeal” hugely. What a gracious outpouring of support you all did in Jesus name. Well done! “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for Me.“ Matthew 25:40

Our 1st Wednesdays Supper & Prayer time continue through this Winter. Our next one is on Wednesday November 6th at 6:00p.m. Like our Gratitude Luncheon last month, Dottie has arranged testimonials for our prayer time and a teaching time with Pastor Louie Brunner will follow the worship. Pastor Louie will speak about the things we want to know as ministers of prayer. We are delighted to add these wonderful two new folks to our Prayer Minister’s Team: Linda Baker, Dottie Lunde. Watch for them when you come forward for prayer at the end of our worship services on Sunday mornings.

If you would like to join our Prayer Ministers Team, we would be delighted to have you. Trainings are available following 1st Wednesday Prayer times. If you would like to receive prayer at any time during the week, call Dottie Cook at 832-443-7949 or Koko at the church office 503-682-8855. James 5:14, NLT: "Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord."

I believe the Lord calls us to pray in a variety of different ways and He wants us to remember His promise when He said, “If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray, I will hear them…2Chronicles 7:14 Our God is faithful in His promises, join us as we draw closer to Him in prayer.

Maybe you have noticed the flowers that have been appearing on the altar and the messages in the bulletin about who sponsored the flowers and what the celebration or memorial is that they signify. If you have not noticed this check out your bulletin at the bottom of the Worship Volunteers sheet on the back of the bulletin. If you would like to donate ($25) flowers to put on the altar, for a birthday, anniversary, memorial or any other reason, sign up on the flowers board in the entryway, fill out an envelope, put in your donation, put the envelope in the offering and Crystal Stanaway will contact you to finish with the details. The sign-up board is filling up! Check it out, soon!

In His Hands

Koko

Join a community group and go through The Story this school year!

NEED PRAYER?

If you have a prayer request please let us know, you can complete a prayer request card from your Sunday bulletin and drop it into the Sunday morning offering basket or contact Pastor John or our staff and let us know how we can pray for you.

If you would like to be added to the prayer chain to pray for others, please send us an email to prayer@commhope.org. Thank you to Chris Snodderly for coordinating our prayer chain requests!

Your shopping can help earn Community of Hope money!

(at no extra cost to you!)

Fred Meyer rewards program

To sign up visit: https://www.fredmeyer.com

Log into your Fred Meyer account, select "Community Rewards" from the menu, then search for Community of Hope, ELCA either by name or use DH375 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information such as a valid email address and a rewards card.

You will still receive your personal rewards in addition to the rewards that are dispersed to Community of Hope by the program.

Community of Hope is registered as a charitable organization with AmazonSmile.

If you sign up, each quarter Amazon donates 0.5% of your purchases toCommunity of Hope.

Please consider directing donations from purchases you make on Amazon to Community of Hope ELCA.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

Go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and register.

Type: "Community of Hope ELCA" into the search engine and select our church. Under "location" it will say Wilsonville. Every time you shop go to https://smile.amazon.com/ and Amazon will give .5% of all your purchases to Community of Hope!