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St
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January 2009 |
Volume 2, Number 1 |
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For more information… The following links provide more information about items in this month’s Good News. St Mark Calendar
Contact Us Pastor Barbara Campbell
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.
Birthdays
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Cascades Leadership Fair Whether you are a church officer, a staff person or a member interested in growing your faith, there is something for you at the Cascades Leadership Fair to be held Saturday, February 28, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian, Portland. Hear nationally known speakers and attend two of many appealing workshops. Pick up a brochure in the office or visit the website, www.cascadespresbytery.org
St. Mark Women’s Group February 10th at 7pm all women involved with St. Mark are invited to the home of Ginger Edwards and Bob Meehan. The theme for this meeting will be giving and receiving support to/from each other. Because it is so close to Valentines Day, we might utilize this option. Please come, bring a snack, bring a project you are working on to show us your interests, or just come to sit, eat, talk, and listen. How to get here? Your goal is a white two story house at 6730 N. Wilbur Ave, 97217. Generally come north on I 5 and take the Rosa Parks exit 304. Come west/left (back over the freeway) on Rosa Parks. You will cross the Max tracks at Interstate when the light turns green. Count this as traffic light #1. Traffic light #2 is Denver, keep going straight. Traffic light # 3 is your signal to turn right at the next street Wilbur. We are the 2nd to the last house on the right before Wilbur stops at Arbor Lodge Park. Bob has a HUGE boat in the driveway. Call (503) 286-4903 if you get lost!
Habitat for Humanity House Completed In December St Mark volunteers helped on a Habitat for Humanity project that helped the La family to own their own house. This past week the La’s got the keys to their new home, and Pastor Barbara was there to enjoy the moment.
Middle East Peace Message "FCNL lobbyists have learned that Congress is about to vote on a one-sided resolution on the crisis in Gaza that does not call on both Israelis and Palestinians to implement an immediate ceasefire. Members of Congress need to hear that their constituents demand a new, bipartisan policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, one that includes U.S. diplomatic talks with all of the parties involved. Including Hamas in any U.S. initiative is a key to ending the violence. Your messages are particularly important right now because the debate early in this session of Congress could set the tone for policy for the next four years." Email your representatives through the "Contact" button on their websites:
Senator Ron Wyden, www.wyden.senate.gov Senator Jeff Merkley, www.merkley.senate.gov Representative Earl Blumenauer, www.blumenauer.house.gov
MLK Day Service Opportunities This week,
the Presidential Inauguration Committee announced that the annual “Anatomy of Scripture” with John Salmon begins Sunday. Like the human body, scripture is made up of a variety of parts (within the books of the Bible) — its “bones”, “flesh”, and “vital organs”, so to speak. John Salmon will help us explore some of those parts, and how they come together to form the body of scripture, in a series of four classes that begin today Sunday, January 18, following morning worship, and continues through Sunday, February 8. John earned a Ph. D. in Old Testament from Princeton Seminary, and was Associate Professor of Biblical Studies at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary before entering the pastorate. Tragic Loss for P’nai Or Congregation. On Tuesday, January 6, Rabbi Aryeh Hirshfield died suddenly from a snorkeling accident, while on vacation in Mexico with his family. We hold Beth, his wife, their twin 8 year old boys, Aryeh’s older son who was married in Mexico during this vacation and all of our brothers and sisters at P’nai Or in our prayers.
At 4PM on Sunday, January 25th there will be an Interfaith service, "The Power of Reconciliation", dedicated to Aryeh at Augustana Lutheran Church, at 2710 NE 14th in Portland.
Volunteers Needed to Help Clean St Mark In an effort to reduce our expenses in this present economy, we have cancelled our twice monthly cleaning service and are looking for volunteers that would be willing to spend a couple of hours on a Saturday afternoon cleaning toilets and sinks in our two bathrooms, mopping the bathroom floor, wiping off sink area and cupboards in Jarrett Wing and vacuuming carpets and wiping off tables in classrooms and nursery. We only envision needing to do this twice a month and with enough volunteers, you may only need to serve once or twice a year. We'd like to have at least teams of two people signed up for each cleaning to make the work more "enjoyable." Please contact Pastor Barbara to sign up and we will assign you to a Saturday team. All cleaning supplies and equipment will be provided along with clear directions on what cleaning is needed and where to find supplies. P'nai Or and our AA rental groups do a good job vacuuming the sanctuary, foyer, and Jarrett Wing each week, so we will not have to vacuum very often.
St Mark Leadership Teams Looking for More Members If you
are interested in working with one of the St Mark Leadership Teams that help
coordinate Worship, Administration, Building Maintenance, Grounds
Maintenance, Education and Fellowship, or Mission, please contact Pastor
Barbara. There is lots to do at St Mark and many leaders are needed to
help coordinate the many ministries that we are involved in.
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