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April 2009 |
Volume 2, Number 4 |
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Are you Signed Up? If you would like to help prepare for worship by reading, lighting candles, greeting, making coffee or bringing flowers or treats, please sign up on the clip board in the Jarrett Wing during fellowship following worship or contact Pastor Campbell at bjcam33@comcast.net or at the office phone 503-244-8177.
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Palm Sunday, Sunday April 5th, 10:00 am. Join us for the traditional parade of palm branches as we remember Jesus’ final entry into the city of Jerusalem and celebrate communion recalling his last Passover Seder with his disciples.
P’nai Or Seder on Maundy Thursday. We are invited to join P’nai Or for their Passover Community Seder on Thursday, April 9th at 6 pm. Reservations are required by contacting Batya Podos at 503-848-9219 or Batsong@comcast.net.
Good Friday, Friday, April 10th, 7:30 pm. We gather to reflect together on the story of Jesus’ last supper, arrest, trial, and execution. The Tenebrae candles are extinguished one by one as we read, sing and pray through the scripture texts describing Jesus' Passion.
Easter Celebration of the Resurrection, Sunday, April 12th, 10:00 am. The sanctuary is adorned in all its Easter glory as we come together in celebration of new life and liberation that is ours in the life of Christ. At St. Mark we decorate a wire cross with fresh flowers and invite everyone who chooses to do so to bring some flowers or tree blossoms from their yard to add to the cross. Fancy Easter Hats are also welcome and offerings of hot-crossed buns or other Easter treats for our Easter Fellowship Feast following worship. We encourage everyone with children to stay after worship long enough to take part in our annual Easter Children/Youth Group photo.
Lenten Preaching Series. During the five Sundays of Lent, Pastor Barbara has been preaching on texts from the 14th chapter of Mark, which are part of the traditional Passion Narrative read on Good Friday. We will step back and celebrate Palm Sunday on the Sunday before Easter.
Painted Lady Butterfly Larvae have arrived! Shhhh!
They’re sleeping like babies!! If you tiptoe into the pastor’s office
after worship you can see our 30 new babies, each in their own plastic “crib”
where they will grow for about two weeks before being moved, in their
cocoons, to our butterfly cage. Please do not disturb the “cribs” at all! Our
full grown butterflies will be ready for release on Easter Sunday, (we hope!)
UPDATE 3/31 PM: The larvae are beginning to form their cocoons! They are
tripled in size in just two weeks!! We should be on schedule for an Easter
unveiling. Worship Note for Children. We encourage parents to help children learn the repetitive response of our Call to Worship. The first hymn is usually somewhat repetitive so that even non-readers can join in singing. Percussion instruments for children are available for use during the first hymn. We also invite children to volunteer to light the Christ candle or speak the beginning of the Passing of the Peace.
One Great Hour of Sharing Easter Offering! Throughout the season of Lent, we have been learning about the OGHS worldwide offering. “Fish boxes” and donations will be dedicated during worship on Easter Sunday, April 12th. Please make checks payable to “St. Mark” and place them in a special offering envelope for OGHS found in the pews.
St. Mark Scrip Sales. The next Sunday to order scrip will be April 19 for pickup on Sunday, April 26th. You may also order scrip by mailing current order form and a check made payable to “St. Mark” to the church at 9750 SW Terwilliger Blvd. Portland, OR. Mailed in orders will be included in the next order we place. Please do not send orders or checks to scrip coordinators.
Raise Funds for St. Mark when you Search or Shop Online. Check out these websites: www.iGive.com and www.iSearchiGive.com. Both of these sites are set up to send small donations to St. Mark for each time the site is used. The iGive site involves online shopping. The iSearchiGive site is a search engine like Google that puts one cent into the St. Mark account for every valid search. If you are someone who uses the web a lot each day, we would appreciate the extra funds using these sites could bring in. On the site you will be asked to enter the organization you are supporting. Just type in “St Mark Presbyterian Church.”
Civil Rites: Same-Sex Marriage and the1st Amendment, A Symposium on Marriage Equality presented by the Clark County and Columbia Chapters of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. Sunday, April 19 @ 2:00 PM. Co-sponsored by the PSU Women’s Studies Department, Basic Rights Oregon, and Love Makes a Family. At Hoffmann Hall, Portland State University. Hoffmann Hall is on west edge of the PSU campus. The back of the hall is on 12th Street, right where it ends at the I-405 exit. Free and open to the public.
SW Hope “Feed the Hungry.” The annual food drive for Neighborhood House continues through April 5th. A barrel for food donations is in our foyer. We also need volunteers to deliver food from our barrel to Neighborhood House. Restaurant coupons are available in the fellowship hall after worship.
Women’s Retreat. If you are interested in joining us for our Women’s Retreat on the Oregon Coast on May 2-4, 2009 please see Suzanne Chase for a registration form. Cost for room and board is $90.
Marie Shelley in Senior Art Exhibition. Marie will join other senior students in their final art exhibit, April 3 to May 10th at the Hoffman Gallery at Lewis and Clark College. The gallery will be open Tues thru Sun 11 am to 4 pm. For more information visit www.lclark.edu/dept/gallery.
Archbishop Tutu will speak on the “Transformative Power of Reconciliation in Society” in Portland on May 4, 2009 at 6:30 pm at the Chiles Center at the University of Portland. Tickets are $20. This event is presented by EMO as the 2009 Collins Lecture. Tickets are available at Ticket Master or Chiles Center box office.
Witness for Peace Speaker Tour NAFTA Turns 15: A Look at Free Trade, Food Security and Migration April 16th, 2009, 7pm at Multnomah Monthly Meeting House, 4312 SE Stark
Oregon New Sanctuary Movement April Meeting April 20th, 2009, 6:30pm at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 1704 NE 43rd Ave
May Day March for Immigrant and Workers' Rights Friday, May 1st, 2009, Time and location TBA
Session met on Tuesday, March
10th. New Member candidate Eric Graf was welcomed and shared his life
story and faith journey. Elders then shared some of their own faith
journey. It was MSC unanimously to receive Eric into membership at St.
Mark. He will be received by the congregation on Easter Sunday, April
12th. The Treasurer's Financial Report was approved. (See below).
Nurture Team reported on the May1-3, 2009 Women's Retreat and Lenten
Wednesday night soup suppers. Mission Team reported that Rick Nitti would be
our guest on Sunday, March 15th. It was MSC that funds for New Member
"Presbyterian Handbooks" be taken from the Ralph Oliver Memorial
Funds. Announcements: Presbytery will meet at FPC in Salem on March 13-14
and Carol Stewart-Smith is our elected commissioner for that
meeting. On May 17th, Pastor Campbell will be at FPC Salem
participating in their 140th anniversary as clergy who has served that
congregation in the past. Worship Corner-Some things the Worship Committee thought you’d like to know…
Giving Opportunity The Heifer Project is an international group whose goal is to help people obtain a sustainable source of food and income. More info can be found at http://www.heifer.org/. Join Heifer Hong Kong in Passing on the Gift of a $3 million match to help families suffering after a catastrophic earthquake in China. Read more about how your donation, doubled up to $3 million, will help bring animals, training and the power of community spirit to more than 13,000 families Learn more. Double your impact: Give now Organization Focus: Information on local groups doing good things for the community Stand for Children is a citizen voice for children in Oregon and nationwide. Their mission is to use the power of grassroots action to help all children get the excellent public education and strong support they need to thrive. Learn more about them here. Since 1999, Stand for Children members in Oregon have won 62 state and local victories leveraging more than $1.7 billion in public funding for schools and other programs serving over 880,000 children. Every dollar invested in Stand for Children has delivered $164 in public funding for children’s programs in Oregon – a remarkable return on investment.
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