Spirit of Grace. A Lutheran-Methodist Cooperative Church. Pastor David, Scoutmaster Jeff McCaw, Ethan, and Dave Barringer.

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1 Spirit of Grace A Lutheran-Methodist Cooperative Church May 2018 Inside this issue: Pastor David 2 Member News 3 Calendar 4 About Spirit of Grace 5 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Sunday May 6th at 10:00am A special meeting for the consideration of one item. The Building Ministry Team will make a motion to authorize spending on capital improvement to the church building. Pastor David, Scoutmaster Jeff McCaw, Ethan, and Dave Barringer. Ethan Fowler achieved the rank of Eagle Scout April 22 at his Court of Honor ceremony held at Spirit of Grace Church. Ethan, 16, is a member of Hood River Lions Club Troop 282 and a sophomore at Hood River Valley High School. He is the son of Jennifer & Skip Fowler. To earn the rank of Eagle, a Scout must earn 21 merit badges, 13 of which are required, and demonstrate leadership and community service by organizing and carrying out an Eagle project. For his project, Ethan coordinated a work crew of scouts to install boot brushes and signage for 5 trailheads on the Washington side of Bonneville Dam. These boot brushes will encourage visitors to clean their boots before and after hiking. Cleaning helps minimize the spread of invasive weeds. 1

2 Dear Friends, OUR This is my first newsletter article since returning from study leave on March 16. I want to thank you all for your support of my studies. During leave, I managed to write about 25,000 words of my 90,000 word dissertation. I m now up to about 48,000 words. I m continuing to work on it each week. I hope to finish it within the next year. The last step will be to publicly defend the finished dissertation in front of the three professors on my committee: Gregory Robbins, Pamela Eisenbaum, and Miguel De La Torre. If I m successful, I will have earned a PhD in New Testament and Early Christianity. Again, I want to thank you for all the support you have given me through this process and for how supportive you have been of our family. During the Season of Easter, I ve been preaching from the Acts of the Apostles. We ve been studying some of the actions of the very early Jesus-followers, shortly after his death and resurrection. It s not my habit to preach a sermon series, but this year it seemed right to preach an Easter in Acts, to explore the continuing work of the Holy Spirit in the very early church. This Summer I m going to take an even larger step out of the ordinary and preach a Summer of Saints. Both in the Lutheran and in the Methodist traditions, there is a calendar of saints, a list of Christians that are considered worthy of study and emulation. Unlike Roman Catholics, we do not pray to saints, but we do study their lives as a way of grasping more fully what it means to be a Christian, how Christian values are lived out in the real world. Our Summer of Saints will introduce us to three different biblical Marys, apostles like Peter, Paul, James, and Barnabas, and even some more contemporary figures. On May 13th, I ll be bridging the two series with the story of the littleremembered 13th apostle: Matthias. I hope we will all find the study of these saints both edifying and inspiring, as we continue to watch for the movement of the Holy Spirit and to relearn what it means to follow Jesus in our own day. Many blessings to you during this last bit of Spring before Summer, Your servant in Christ, +Pastor David Weekly Reflections May 6 Acts 10:45 Is it hard to believe God might accept certain groups of people? Who? May 13 Acts 1:21-22 As a follower of Jesus, what acts of God have you witnessed? May 20 Acts 2:17 What are your dreams for God s people? May 27 John 3:8 What evidence do you see for the movement of the Holy Spirit? 2

3 Help us prepare for the arrival of baby girl Hepburn! Stephanie and Ryan are preparing for Everett's baby sister. There will be a shower for them on Sunday May 20 th at 11:30. Light refreshments will be served. Anna & Aaron Eckert are beginning an exciting new chapter in their live together! These last two years in Hood River have been such a blessing to Aaron and I. Aaron has accepted a job in the US Army Blues Jazz Band as the 3rd trombonist. This is one of the top jazz bands in the country and he will play at the White House, Pentagon, and Kennedy Center. He will be enlisting in the army and we will be based at Fort Myer in Arlington, VA. So we will be moving this summer. Anna Eckert Rena Doris Fletcher Feb 10, 1923 to April 22, 2018 Rena Fletcher, widow of retired Pastor Thomas Fletcher has passed away. She is survived by 3 children, 5 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. Pastor Fletcher served at Asbury Church in Hood River. He retired in Friends may contact Susan Elliot at 1928 Long Creek Rd, Wadmalaw Island, SC for condolences or more info. Ray Ishazaka 7 Becky Rice 9 Carol Kyger 14 Sharon Pantely 15 Karthik King 16 Erica Gerald 17 Aaron Eckert 18 Jill McBee 20 Adeline Schull 25 Megan Winans 28 Donna Fitch 29 Carolyn Peyton 30 Linda & Nathan Boris 25 Requests can be sent to Carol Kyger cckyger@gmail.com or Backup for Carol is Donna Fitch fitcheshr@gmail.com

4 May 2018 SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT Communion for 9am service is the 1st and 3rd Sunday Communion for 10:30 service is the 1st Sunday 1 2 9am Quilting am Women s Spirituality 6 10 Congregational Meeting Fellowship am Quilting Fellowship 11:30 Baby Shower for Hepburn Family pm Women s Bible Study Fellowship Food on the 4th 28 Memorial Day Office Closed May Communion 9:00 Service Worship Duties Communion Tom Hart Bette Lou Yenne Tom Hart Kris White Anna Eckert Kris White Anna Eckert 4

5 Board of Directors Spirit of Grace 1140 Tucker Road Hood River, Oregon Phone: Web site: hoodriverchurch.org Sunday Worship Times Traditional Service 9:00am Fellowship 10am-10:30 Celebration Service 10:30am Education Times Children s Sunday School 10:45am Youth Group 6-7:30pm Sundays Women s Bible Study 4th Tuesday, 2-4:00pm Office Hours Pastor Mon-Wed 9-Noon. Or by Appt. Staff Mon, Wed, Thurs 9am-2:00pm Tuesdays 9am-1:00pm Pastor Rev. David D.M. King Staff Jennifer Fowler Office Manager & Financial Secretary Linda Boris Pastoral Assistant Pastor David King, ex officio Pat Pettit (2018) Alden Gendreau (2018) Michele Sibley (2019) Bob White (2019) Aaron Eckert (2020) Shelley Oates (2020) Finance Committee Pastor David King Jim Siekkinen (2018) Vicki Wartalski (2019) Muriel Ishizaka Treasurer Jennifer Fowler Fin. Secretary Tom Hart Payroll Celebration Worship Traditional Worship Children & Youth Men s Ministry Women s Ministry Outreach Prayer Chain Reception Building Organist/Piano Choir Ministry Team Leaders Linda Boris Vicki Wartalski Melissa Mimier King Marv Turner Kris White Debby Chenoweth Carol Kyger Jill McBee & Pat Crompton Rick McBee Music Ministry Dottie Gilbertson & Audrey Bentz Marv & Ruth Turner Staff Parish Relations George Bentz, Chair (2018) Cindy Murahashi (2018) Rose Miller (2019) Rick McBee Board Liaison Happy Hands Mondays 9am to 11am Women s Craft & Fellowship Group in Fellowship Hall Quilting 1st and 3rd Wednesdays Quilts for Lutheran World Relief in Fellowship Hall 5 Men s Group Tuesday at 10am at Rosauer s Coffee Corner Women s Bible Study 4th Tuesday of the month 2-4pm at church Women s Spirituality 1st Saturday of the month Study and fellowship

6 A Lutheran-Methodist Cooperative Church Spirit of Grace Pastor David King 1140 Tucker Road Hood River, Oregon Phone: hoodriverchurch.org 6