DECEMBER 31, 2017 Making Life Work In 2018 Pastor Ray & Linda Noah
WELCOME TO PORTLAND CHRISTIAN CENTER The beginning of a new year brings many opportunities for the entire family. Please review our bulletin and/or our website to make sure you don t miss out on the fun. May you be blessed, Ray and Linda Noah AS OUR GUEST TODAY We invite you to fill out a Friendship Card found in the back of the pew. Please take it to the Welcome Center in the lobby for a special welcome gift. We look forward to learning how we can help, pray for and connect you with our church family. FOR YOUNG FAMILIES FAMILY ROOM The Family Room is located at the front of the children s wing for parents and those with young children. Live video of the 10:30 AM service is available in the room. MOTHER S COMFORT ROOM The Mother's Comfort Room is located by the Nursery. Live video of the 10:30 AM service is available in the room. WIGGLE SPACE The Wiggle Space is located at the front of the children's wing, designed to keep your active little ones engaged while you mingle in the lobby. FOR YOUR CHILDREN & STUDENTS We believe that investing in our children is one of the best things we can do as a church. Each Sunday we have great opportunities for children to grow, from birth through college. NURSERY CARE STARTING AT 9:00 AM NEWBORN 2 YEARS IN THE NURSERY CHILDREN'S OPPORTUNITIES 9:00 AM & 10:30 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL & KIDS CHURCH YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES 9:00 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT US AT PCCTODAY.COM
NEW SERIES BEGINNING JANUARY 7, 9:00 AND 10:30 AM To paraphrase Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, we are not in Jerusalem anymore. Godless Babylon is now our contemporary home. Yet the reality for believers who find themselves living and working in a culture that is now indifferent, if not hostile, to faith, the fact that God is still God is undiminished. What we must do is embrace our reality and learn to thrive within it. Using Daniel as our guide, we will discover how to live and thrive in the most godless of environments. If Daniel found a way, in a culture far more wicked than ours, by far, to glorify God and serve God with such integrity and power that kings, peasants, and an entire nation turned to acknowledge the splendor of the living God, so can we. HOLY SPIRIT WEEK JANUARY 7-14 PREPARING FOR THE HOLY SPIRIT January 8 - January 12 6:15-7:15 AM & 12:00-1:00 PM Join others at Portland Christian Center to fast a portion or all of the meals you would normally eat in order to encounter God at a deeper level. Along with fasting, the church chapel will be opened Monday, January 8 through Friday, January 12, twice daily, for an hour of prayer. Pastor Ray will guide the prayer from 6:15-7:15 AM. Associate pastors will lead a similar prayer time from 12:00-1:00 PM. HOLY SPIRIT SUNDAY Sunday, January 14 Dr. David Thomas Sunday morning, Dr. David Thomas will bring a powerful message on Spirit-filled living at 9:00 and 10:30 AM. Then, from 5:00-7:00 PM, Dr. Thomas will lead a seminar on the ministry and infilling of the Holy Spirit. Time will be devoted to the ministering in the gifts of the Spirit with an expectation of a visitation of the power gifts words of knowledge, prophecy, etc. It will also provide extended and unhurried time for those wishing to experience Spirit baptism.
MPACT MAIL SERVICE LOCATED IN THE LOBBY Instead of paying the post office, why not use that money to sponsor a girl for Camp this Summer? Thru January 7 you can "mail" your cards by leaving hem in our own PCC post office in the lobby. You can leave a donation of your postage at the table. ALL YOUTH WINTER CAMP JANUARY 26-28, 2018 High School and Middle School Students! Join us January 26-28 at Washington Family Ranch a 65,000-acre campus in the beautiful high desert of Central Oregon for The Catalyst Winter Camp 2018 featuring speaker Justin Knowles and worship with the band, The New Divide. Students will enjoy free-time activities, powerful chapel services, and all you can eat delicious food. Be sure to RSVP today at pcctoday.com. ENCOUNTER CELEBRATING 5 YEARS OF GATHERING FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 7:00 PM Singles in their 30s and 40s, join us the first Friday night in 2018 as we celebrate five years of meeting! Encounter started in late 2012 and began meeting on Friday nights in January 2013. Celebrate with us as we review the past several years and look forward to seeing what God has for us in 2018! For more information, please contact Pastor Rod at rrider@pcctoday.com. ENCOUNTER SINGLES SNOWSHOEING ADVENTURE JANUARY 20, 10:00 AM Ready for a great winter outdoor adventure? Encounter, the 30s-40s Singles Ministry, is heading up near Mt. Hood on Saturday, January 20 for the Annual Snowshoeing Adventure. This will be a time that both beginners and experienced snowshoe-ers will enjoy! You will need to have your own snowshoe equipment (rentals are available in local sports stores) and pack a good lunch and snacks for yourself! We have limited space available for the shuttles and carpooling is also encouraged! Register at pcctoday.com. Cost is $10. For more information, please contact Pastor Rod at rrider@pcctoday.com. WATER BAPTISM SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 10:30 AM Whether you have been a Christian for years or only a month, we encourage you to take the next step by being baptized. For more information and to register go to pcctoday.com/baptisms. WOMEN'S CRAFT NIGHT FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 5:00 PM The Christmas decorations are put away (maybe) and what are you going to do with all of your free time?? Bring some stuff and get crafty! Come to be inspired, meet amazing women and get your creativity flowing. Bring a friend. Bring a snack. We're also continuing our Days for Girls project, making feminine hygiene kits for the women in Ethiopia, Uganda and South Sudan. We'd love your help if you can lend a few minutes. For more information visit pcctoday.com/women. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK facebook.com/portlandchristiancenter FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM instagram.com/pcctoday
BRIDG PEOP TO CH For more information about our classes and communities visit pcctoday.com. SUNDAY MORNING LEARNING HOUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT MIDWEEK CONNECTION NEW SERIES BEGINS JANUARY 7 BEGINS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10 YOUNG ADULTS MAKE & TAKE MEAL WORKSHOP MISSION CONNEXION NORTHWEST 2018 JANUARY 19-20 SYMPHONY OF HYMNS today at the Active Adults table or email Dave Platt at platt.dn@gmail.com. The Portland Christian Center Orchestra will present, A Symphony Of Hymns in the 10:30 AM Celebration Service. Please join us as we celebrate Christ through the great Hymns of the church. If you know someone who enjoys Hymns, be sure to invite them to this inspiring service. Thank you for helping us to end the year strong. To be included as a 2017 tax deduction, please give in the offering or online today. We appreciate your generosity to advance the Kingdom of God in 2018! See the winter brochure for classes offered See the winter brochure for midweek for all ages. opportunities for all ages. SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 3:00 PM Mission ConneXion is hosting a training and Start the New Year out right with healthy, seminar Friday, January 19 and Saturday, January 20 at Rolling Hills Community hearty and homemade meals on the Church. It will be led by Peter Greer, go! Join the Portland Christian Center President and CEO of Hope International, an Young Adult Ministry as they learn how advocate for the Church s role in missions to make meals such as chicken tortilla and alleviating extreme poverty. For more soup, mason jar salad and no bake information, please contact Linda devries at cookies! Each person who attends will end up with three different types of soup, mandldevries@comcast.net. three jars of salad, and a six no bake cookies, as well as recipe cards to take ACTIVE ADULTS BOWLING home. The cost is $15 per person and will FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1:00 PM include food and to-go containers. PreJoin us for an afternoon of bowling registration is required for this event so at Sunset Lanes in Beaverton. Cost is register today at pcctoday.com! For more $6.50. Spectators and cheerleaders are information, please contact Tasha Freitas encouraged to come and attend for free. at mtfreitas3@gmail.com. Sign up and pay to reserve your space SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 10:30 AM B E L O N G G R O W YEAR END GIVING S E R V E R E A C H W O R S H I P
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