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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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Today, May 24th, is Aldersgate Day. “Aldersgate Day is celebrated on May 24 (or the Sunday closest) to commemorate the day in 1738 when John Wesley experienced assurance of his salvation. Wesley reluctantly attended a group meeting that evening on Aldersgate Street in London. As he heard a reading from Luther’s Preface to the Epistle... |
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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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Do you have a High School or College Graduate in your Family? If so, please let us know so that we can join in celebration of this major life event with you and your graduate!
We will be recognizing both high school and college graduates at the Open Door Churches online worship service on June 13th and we would love to have your graduate there so we can join you in honoring their achievements!
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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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Open Door Churches Talent Show! |
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The Open Door Youth are a talented group of folks and they want to share that talent with you! We’ll be holding an online talent show/fundraiser, which will debut on Saturday June 5 at 7 p.m. They not only want to share their talent but they also want to invite folks from the Open Door congregations to submit videos as well. Do you have a talent/no talent you would like to share via video with the congregation? Contact Jeff Lowery at revjeff@opendoorchurches.org for instructions on how to be a part of this event. Start working on your magic tricks, juggling, storytelling, music *, or unique athletic feats. All ages are welcome to participate. Join us on June 5 for a fun fellowship event and celebration.
*due to copyright restrictions we do have some limitations on what music we can show on youtube, contact Jeff for more info.
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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!
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.
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.
Faith Formation for Children-
Our childcare staff host weekly zoom parties for young children and families. To get connected
We hope that you find a class for you! To help you connect with others and deepen your faith.
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Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart [and especially the hearts of the people of this land], that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that our divisions being healed, we may live in justice and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Tuesday evening study online - SIMPLE & FREE - Discussion Schedule
June 1 - MEDIA
June 8 - WASTE
June 15 - SPENDING
June 22 - STRESS
June 29 - Conclusion
Above is the reading / discussion schedule for "Simple & Free," by Jen Hatmaker. Please contact Jennie Pitney to receive the Zoom link!
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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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Congregations Helping People Service Opportunity |
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Congregations Helping People Prepares for service to community with Volunteer Training Event
We are going to serve clients initially at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, located at 1770 Baxter Rd SE, in Salem - and we are going to open with at least one or two board members -- and hopefully, two volunteers every session. Please let us know that you are interested!
Training for all volunteers! Volunteers will greet clients, check to be sure they have brought necessary paperwork, and work with the board members to help clients in our community. Volunteers are not expected to be there for every session, and we will train you. Just help as you are able!
You can help! We are going to have a training session for volunteers on Saturday, May 22nd from 10 am to noon.
We hope to start our CHP sessions on Saturday, June 5th (at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church). You can attend the training session to find out if this is something that you might be interested in, and you do not have to make a commitment, if you just want to check it out! Likewise, if you are interested in volunteering but can’t come on May 22nd, we can find another time to train you.
If volunteering is not in the cards, but if you would like to support Congregations Helping People in the work that they do to provide direct aid to the community, donations can be given through their website at Chpsalem.org, or mailed to Congregations Helping People, PO Box 12412, Salem, OR. 97309
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Thank you for your support - Saturdays of Service |
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Las Naciones UMC has a wonderful program to support new parents, and they invited us to be a part of their project, "Care Box for New Parents."
The goal is 300 care boxes for new parents and before last weekend's donation event, they had collected items to fill 100 care boxes.
Last weekend we supported their goal through financial donations and care box donations for new moms and new dads! The congregation at Las Naciones felt the love and support from all the Open Door United Methodist Churches!
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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.
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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