GRESHAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH WOMEN'S BEACH GETAWAY: OCT. 14-16 Women of all ages are invited to come to Lincoln City for a weekend of fellowship, food, and fun. For some, fun means a power walk on the beach no matter the weather, and for others it means finding bargains at the Outlet Mall. Quiet time with a book or playing board games are also fun options. We've booked Captain John's Beach house Oct. 14 through 16th, and the cost for that per person is from $50 to $70, depending on your budget. Please contact Mary Bailey (mabails@aol.com) if you have questions or would like to reserve your spot. FLU CLINIC Sunday October 9th After 9 & 11:00 services in Fireside Room Quadravelent (4 strains) & HD for those over 65 Bring your insurance card & a willing arm Provided by Safeway Pharmacy
SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS Laura Kline 1 Kristin White 16 William Benoit 10 Jada Strathern 14 Cecil Miller 15 Wendall Wall 17 Jeffrey Campbell 20 Evan White 22 Wendy Hull 23 Korbin Bullock 26 Laurel Grimsted 26 Dave Jacobsen 27 Suzanne Symons 27 Kaylee Aalbers 28 Andrew White 28 Ron Gustafson 30 SEPTEMBER ANNIVERSARIES Barbara & Marlan Rohlena 5 Kay & Mark Grimsted 16 Larry Crawford/Loretta Woodrum 18 Rick & Christy Benoit 19
FROM THE COUNCIL CHAIR WHAT WOULD YOU NEED IF YOU WERE A REFUGEE WITH NOTHING TO KEEP HOUSE? We have begun a new ministry of partnering with the community. Pastor John Baskaron of the Arabic Christian Church and Nancy Molina of St. Henry Catholic Church, along with a handful of others, have formed the Refugee and Immigrant Hospitality Organization with the goal of providing a gathering space for refugees, where they could hang out, have coffee, receive assistance with job searches, interpreting letters from the government, etc., and be referred to services if needed. The group is currently looking at spaces, and have begun fundraising. In addition to working on this ambitious project they need a storage space for household items that they have collected for refugees who move into the Gresham area. GUMC has provided that space in our basement storage area. We can help by collecting household items. Immediately on arriving in Gresham refugee families need pots and pans, dishes, silverware and kitchen utensils. Rice cookers are much loved by refugees from many countries. Also think of cleaning supplies, toiletries, linens and furniture items. If you have large items to be picked up, call the church office. Leave your donated items in the west hallway and they will be moved to the basement storage. WORSHIP NOTES: TWO WORSHIP SERVICES Starting September 11th, we will be going back to two worship services. 9:00am Celebration Service 11:00am Traditional Service SUNDAY SCHOOL KICKOFF September 11th, Room 108 Hannah Banana, Ice Cream, and Fun SOLVE-IT SATURDAY "Solve-It Saturday" is a fellowship opportunity for men. It includes breakfast and a short devotional. Those that feel so inclined and able are invited to stick around and do a few tasks around the church and grounds that have been left for our special touch. The latter part is strictly optional. Join us on Saturday, October 1st at 8:00 am. Any questions or feedback can be directed to Doug Moore or Robert Potter.
MISSION MATTERS If you wish to contribute school supplies, you mat put them in a SnowCap barrel in the hallway. On July 25th, it was our pleasure, along with Kathy Gepsen, Judie and Tom Kissinger to serve a meal to nine children and five adults. Four of the children had recently arrived from Vietnam and knew no English except thank you, which they used literally. All were a very congenial group and we thoroughly enjoyed our evening with them. We served ice cream in celebration of Larry s birthday. What a way to spend your birthday at 90 years! -Mary Kissinger BREWS AND BIBLE Brews and Bible will be meeting at Mojave Restaurant on September 8th and 22nd. 77 NE 4th Street, Gresham, OR. Come from 6:00-7:30 pm and join us for conversation! THE GOSPEL OF LUKE DISCIPLE CLASS What does it mean to be a disciple in 2017? How do we recognize God's presence in our lives? These are two of the questions that will be part of the fall Discipleship group's time together. A new group is forming in the early weeks of September. Meetings will begin during the week of September 18. You will hear more about this on the first Sundays of September. Following the service September 11th you will have a chance to sign up for this new Discipleship group led by Laurel Brown and Adam Jenkins.
UNITED METHODIST WOMEN NEWS SPECIAL EVENT: COMING SOON TO GRESHAM UMC: Gresham United Methodist Women are hosting the Columbia District UMW Annual Fall Meeting - SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1ST! Featuring PAUL JEFFREY, Photo journalist for Response magazine Registration: 9:30 am. (no charge!) Salad Lunch Paul Jeffrey presentation: 1:00 pm Everyone UMW members, Circle members, women of the church, and men are invited to come hear Paul as he tells about his journeys around the world to photograph the people and places where ministries of the Church and United Methodist Women are giving people new life and hope! This is a unique opportunity to both HEAR and SEE how God s love for all people is being expressed in places we could never go ourselves! MARK YOUR OCTOBER CALENDAR! ARE YOU INTERESTED? PLAN NOW TO ATTEND! In May the UMW sponsored a survey to see what activities the women of the church might be interested in. Ten women responded to say they would be interested in forming a group of women who meet together periodically to participate in a hands-on mission project. Such mission-oriented projects might include helping with meal preparation for the Family Shelter, cleaning toys in the preschool, helping with mailings from the church office, sending notes/cards or visiting church shut-ins, collecting items for refugees the list goes on and on! The women who participate in these activities can decide for themselves what projects they would like to take on! Most of these projects do not happen on a regular schedule, so there will be notice of the project in advance of the group gathering. This kind of group requires some flexibility on the part of the participants, BUT it also requires dedication and commitment to participating. So the question is: ARE YOU INTERESTED in being a part of this kind of women s group? You do not need to come to UMW meetings. You do not need to participate in every project. BUT you DO need to try to participate when you can as often as you can or the group cannot achieve its purpose. If you would like to be notified of mission projects as they come up, please speak to Susan Taylor, Roz Collins or Carol Potter. Carol is acting as the coordinator of this group by sending out the Call for Helping Hands when needed. PLEDGE TO MISSION Many, many thanks to all the women (and men!) who helped and all who chose to eat at the Salad Sunday event on July 31! A total of $618 was cleared and will be applied to our UMW Pledge to Mission of $2,400 for 2016. Not only did we make money for our financial support of mission, lots of good food and fellowship was enjoyed by about 75 people. If you made a monthly or quarterly pledge to support the mission work of United Methodist Women, you can pay on your pledge at any Circle or General UMW meeting. Our UMW treasurer sends 1/4 of our Pledge to the district treasurer every three months. Since expenses for mission work go on year-round, a constant flow of money helps agencies and programs achieve continuity in the services they offer to those who depend on them. Your Pledge to Mission is important to lots of women and children!
UMW NEWS CONTINUED MEETINGS IN SEPTEMBER SEPT. 2 - CHURCH WOMEN UNITED will meet at Faith United Methodist Church at 10:00 to celebrate Human Rights Day. After the business meeting and program, a pot-luck lunch will be enjoyed by all. An offering for Clackamus Women s Services will be taken. SEPT. 5 - KNIT ONE, CROCHET TOO will NOT meet on Monday, Sept. 5, because of the Labor Day holiday. SEPT. 6 - Monthly meetings for FELLOWSHIP CIRCLE will resume in September with the Tuesday 6th 10:00 meeting at the Church. If you have not been coming to a circle meeting, this would be a good time to start attending. Members of Fellowship Circle will joyously welcome you into their fellowship! SEPT. 12 - SARAH CIRCLE will meet at 1:30 on Monday, Sept.12th to begin the fall season. Bring a pair of scissors if you plan to attend. Everyone is welcome to come be a part of creating a bulletin board for the Fall District meeting: One picture is worth a thousand words! SEPT. 14 - The UMW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE will meet at 9:30. SEPT. 18 - RETELL BOOK GROUP will meet at 10:00 at the Church to discuss How Coffee Saved My Life by Ellie Roscher. (And of course, you can enjoy a cup of coffee!) Books for future reading include: The Round House by Louise Erdrich for October; All the Light You Cannot See by Anthony Doerr for November; The Quiet Little Woman by Louise May Alcott for December. SEPT. 21 - AT 10:00 THERE WILL BE A GENERAL U.M.W. MEETING the first of the fall season! Experiencing Blessings at the Table will be the title of the program. led by Roz Collins. WOMEN ARE ENCOURAGED TO BRING PERSONAL ITEMS FOR THE NEW WOMEN S SHELTER SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN SEPTEMBER. These items can include shampoo and hair conditioners, skin and hand moisturizing lotions, deodorants, toothbrushes and tooth paste, sanitary pads and tampons, personal bars of soap, lip balm sticks, nail files, small hand mirrors, washcloths and towels. This will be an on-going project to support the homeless women who find themselves and their children needing to use the Human Solutions shelter at 162nd and Burnside. As concerned women, we cannot solve the personal and homeless problems of these women, but we can help them feel supported by providing items needed to care for and feel good about themselves!
September SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6:30pm Church Council 1 Fresca Uncion 7:30pm Women s Walking Group 2 3 8:00am Solve-it Saturday Fresca Uncion 4 10:00 am Worship 5 9:30am Knit One, Crochet too! 6 Boy Scouts 7 Preschool starts 8 Brews and Bible Fresca Uncion 9 Germany Trip Ends 10 Fresca Uncion 7:30pm Women s Walking Group 11 9&11am Worship 10:00am Spiritual Formation 12:15pm Church Council 12 2:30 pm Zaycon 13 5:30 pm Rock Club Boy Scouts 14 15 Fresca Uncion 16 17 Fresca Uncion 11:00am Serbia Fest 18 9&11am Worship 10:00am Spiritual Formation 12:15pm Icon Study 19 10:00 am RETELL 20 8:00 am Icon Study Boy Scouts 21 7:00pm Cub Scouts 22 Brews and Bible Fresca Uncion 23 24 Fresca Uncion 12:15pm Mission Mtg 25 9&11am Worship 10:00am Spiritual Formation 26 1:00 pm Caregiver Support Group 7:00pm Rock Club 27 8:00 am Icon Study Boy Scouts 28 7:00pm Cub Scouts 29 Fresca Uncion 30
Gresham United Methodist Church 620 NW 8th Street Gresham OR 97030 Tel: 503-665-1192 office.gumc@frontier.com www.greshamumc.com Pastor: Rev. Dr. Steven Lewis 503-515-5468 revlewis@comcast.net Choir Director : Dr. Roger Nickerson 503-305-5191 rogern270@gmail.com Assistant Minister: Adam Jenkins 804-761-4427 adam.jenkins@cst.edu Organist: Bonnie Meeder bonnie@curtcass.com Office Manager: Jeremy Wieringa 503-665-1192 office office.gumc@frontier.com Sunday Schedule 9:00 am Celebration Service 9:30 am Adult Bible Study 10:00 am Spiritual Formation 11:00 am Traditional Worship Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 9:00 am 3:00 pm Closed Friday