As she does each year, Cricket has prepared some Christmas coloring for us. Stay after worship on Sunday mornings to color together in the Fellowship Hall. Or print out some of the pages here and color at home. Return your pictures to the church by December 14th, and Cricket will put them all together into … [Read more…]
I have some great news! We’re going to be able to do some singing together. Two changes make this possible. New guidelines from the conference allow for more singing, and the risk level in Washington County has gone down to “medium.” This means we can do some congregational singing. Everyone will remained masked, and we’ll … [Read more…]
W I N The month of November is a bit of liturgical whirlwind this year, with something special happening every Sunday. On November 7th, we celebrate All Saints Sunday. All Saints Day is actually on November 1st, but we typically transfer it to the next Sunday rather than having a mid-week service. On this day … [Read more…]
Washington County continues to be at “high risk” for COVID. This means that we will be having hybrid worship, with an in-person congregation in the sanctuary and an online congregation on Facebook. There will be no singing in the sanctuary; the online congregation is welcome to sing. Our numbers have been steadily trending down since … [Read more…]
This week we continue to find ourselves in Washington County with a “high” COVID risk. This means that we will be having hybrid worship, with an in-person congregation in the sanctuary and an online congregation on Facebook. There will be no singing in the sanctuary; the online congregation is welcome to sing.
For most of October, we’ll be spending time with the Book of Job. It’s possibly the oldest book in the Bible. It ponders how we as humans deal with unmerited suffering. How do we understand when bad things happen to good people? What is God’s role in our struggles and pains? What is the faithful … [Read more…]
This week we find ourselves in Washington County with a “high” COVID risk. This means that we will be having hybrid worship, with an in-person congregation in the sanctuary and an online congregation on Facebook. There will be no singing in the sanctuary; the online congregation is welcome to sing. This week is also World … [Read more…]
Worship this Sunday (September 26th) is all online. Early Church via Zoom at 8:30. Sanctuary service via Facebook at 10. Find the worship bulletin here.
Dear church family, On Sunday morning, I announced that worship on Sunday would be online-only. That has changed. Worship will be live in the Sanctuary this Sunday, September 19th. What we are able to do in worship depends on the current COVID conditions in our area. Each Sunday is dependent on the conditions on the previous … [Read more…]
WORSHIP IN AUGUST In August, we plan to continue our pattern of worshipping outdoors together in the courtyard, where we can safely sing together. However, we are also preparing to have worship in- side. With the current state of things, we cannot sing together inside, but there is a lot we can do. So, on the first … [Read more…]
Worship This July In July we will continue that pattern we started in June of worshipping in person, outdoors, in the courtyard. We can a lot of new things with our current COVID protocols, like taking off our masks if we’re vaccinated, sharing food together, and sharing communion. However, one thing we are still prohibited … [Read more…]
Due to extreme weather conditions expected this Sunday (the current forecast is 111º) all in-person activities at the church are cancelled. Early Church will meet via Zoom. An online worship service will be posted to our Facebook page, our YouTube channel, and our church website. Stay home. Stay cool. Stay safe. +Pastor David
We are very excited to announce that throughout the month of June, we will be worshipping in-person at 10am on Sunday mornings in the church courtyard! This has been a long time coming, and we are thrilled to be coming together in person to raise our voices in praise to God. There will be chairs … [Read more…]
As of May 17, 2021, we are operating under Option 1 of the Bishop’s new COVID-19 plan, “Stepping Forward Safely in Love and Trust“. Option 1: Basic Standard Practices for Churches and other Ministries United Methodist churches or other ministries choosing to follow the Basic Standard Practices are responsible for observing the following guidelines in … [Read more…]
On 28 April 2021, our District Superintendent, Rev. Wendy Woodworth, approved a new COVID Plan for our congregation. This allows for a few additional ministry opportunities. Small groups can meet indoors, with prior approval and appropriate safety precautions. With current COVID levels in Washington County, those groups are limited to 10 persons, but if our … [Read more…]
In May we continue the celebration of the Easter season into the holidays of Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. Easter isn’t just one day, it lasts for seven weeks, a week of weeks, 49 days, culminating on the fiftieth day: Pentecost. So we are continuing to celebrate the joy of resurrection as we anticipate the gift … [Read more…]
This month we break from the contemplation of Lent and from the sorrow of Holy Week into the hope and joy of Easter. We will close out Lent with a brief prayer service for Good Friday, centered on the story of Jesus’s passion from the Gospel of John. This will be available in all the … [Read more…]
On Easter we will have worship in the parking lot. Drive into the church parking lot and park your car facing west. Pastor David be at the west end to lead in worship. We have an FM transmitter, so you’ll be able to tune into a particular frequency on your car radio and hear everything … [Read more…]
Worship in March In March we continue our journey through the Season of Lent as we follow Jesus on the Way of the Cross. Throughout this season we spend time in reflection consid- ering Jesus, his ministry, the ways that ministry led him to be executed by the authorities of his day. The message of … [Read more…]
We are one of the stops on the Forest Grove Community Palm Sunday Self-Guided Walk. Christians from around the area will be making the 3.5-mile throughout the day on March 28th. Val Hawkins and Cricket O’Neil are working on a display to welcome folks as they walk by. You can help by coloring some Palm … [Read more…]