For the next few Sundays we will be gathering new "undies" to pass along to the women of Rahab's Sisters. If you are able to purchase a package or two of undies, please drop them off in the narthex or at the Mothers' Day Tea. Your support is much appreciated!!
Upcoming Adult Education: We will begin on Sunday, May 8 with the topic of the Book of Revelation. A friend of mine—Frederick Schmidt—says “if people read the Book of Revelation at all, they read it with the-Bible-as-roadmap-to-the future view. Over the years that approach has, in turn, spawned a left-behind spirituality and theology, lending still more apparent authority to the approach. Preoccupation with who will and who will not be delivered in ‘the last days’ has to be ‘left behind’ if others are to move into heaven.” In other words, most of us misunderstand what this book is about and what some of its strange language is about.
Come and participate in this study—it promises to be interesting to all of us. 9 a.m., Sunday, beginning on May 8.
-Fr. Bud Thurston
Serving at the 8 o’clock Service
The Very Rev. Anthony C. Thurston, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Pat Morris-Rader, Deacon
Jolene Morishita, Eucharistic Minister · Ford Morishita, Lector
Serving at the Ten o'clock Service
The Very Rev. Anthony C. Thurston, Celebrant & Preacher
The Rev. Pat Morris-Rader, Deacon
Michelle Horgen, Director of Music
Bruce Fontaine, Sharon Fontaine & Val Wallace, Eucharistic Ministers
Katie Downs, Emily Downs & Arianna Van Dyke, Acolytes
Nancy Lane, Mary Dettmann & Linda Kidd, Lectors
Mary Dettmann & Ian Ball, Ushers
June Koenig, Greeter
The Rev. Pat Morris-Rader & Connie Ross, Healing Team
Coming Up:
MARK THE DATE! Sunday, 5/15, marks the date we start a 4 week mission outreach program for women and children as they move from the CWS shelter into safe transitional apartments.
These families need help establishing new homes in new places. We can help them get settled by providing useful, gently used, extra household item from our homes. We often buy new things while keeping the old. This leads to clutter…you can think of our outreach as “Clearing the Clutter” or using a bit of feng shui to attract good fortune to your home. Either way is good!
Things needed, coming straight from the list provided by the case manager in charge:
Small kitchen appliances and utensils
Pots, pans and bowls
Dishes, silverware, glasses, mugs
Kitchen towels, dishcloths, place mats, etc.
Cooking oil, sugar (white & brown), oatmeal, etc.
Self care products: soap, lotion, items for dental care
There will be containers ready and waiting in the narthex May 15th. Your generosity and that of friends and family members, led to 25 (yes, 25) deliveries to the shelter in 2010.
(For large items check with Green Exchange, 14001 SE McLoughlin Blvd.,which deals directly with CWS and can arrange pickup and delivery. Another facility is Community Warehouse, Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd.,503-235-8786.)
WAAAM – June 11th
The Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum is unusual because all planes, cars, trucks and motorcycles on display are in operating condition. When you take a look at one of these pieces of history, you’re looking at something that isn’t just a shell, but something that is ready to fly, drive or ride.
A group outing is planned for Saturday, June 11th. We will gather at the church at 9:00 a.m. Saturday and head to our destination in Hood River. Travel will be by carpool, rented van, or personal vehicle, dependent on the number taking the trip and your needs. If you’re interested in seeing ‘living history,’ then plan to come along. This is a great event to invite your friends and neighbors to.
There are several great things about our visit to the museum on Saturday, June 11.
Because it is the second Saturday of the month, they will put several planes, cars and motorcycles into action. Since the museum is in Hood River, there are endless opportunities to visit scenic areas, brew pubs, wineries, and restaurants, many with fantastic views. There is even an Alpaca farm. Consider making a weekend of your visit by staying at a Bed & Breakfast.
DESTINATION: Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum
Ken Jernstedt Airfield 4S2
1600 Museum Road
Hood River, OR 97031
COST FOR ADMISSION TO WAAM
• Adults: $12
• Seniors 65+: $10
• Veterans: $10
• Students 5 - 18: $6
• Children 4 and under: free
• Active military (with ID): free
If you plan to attend, either send Deacon Denny an email, dcndenny@aol.com, call503-502-8599, or sign up at the church.
Celtic Wayfarers: Thursdays, May 5-June 2, 7 to 9 p.m., Franciscan Spiritual Center, Milwaukie
The Rev. Kurt Neilson is the facilitator of a five-week exploration of the Celtic sacred journey in pre-Christian and Christian tradition and practice. Story, presentation in various media, conversation, and prayer experience will develop these themes as embodied in Celtic figures and tales.
http://www.oecn.episcopaldioceseoregon.org/?p=648
Portland Chamber Music has 4 great concerts coming up in May. We'll be playing new pieces: Brahms and Messiaen, a trio by the late Romantic composer, Zemlinsky, as well arrangements of tunes by Eric Clapton and Boston. Two of our concerts, May 13 and 14, will be special concerts for children and families. As always, all of our concerts are free to attend (we will take a donation). We hope to see you at one of our dates below. If you are looking for our concert dates, you can find them atwww.PortlandChamberMusic.org/calendar.
May 6th: St. David of Wales (2800 Southeast Harrison Street, Portland)
May 7th: Reedwood Friends (2901 Southeast Steele Street Portland)
May 13th: Pilgrim Lutheran (4244 Southeast 91st Avenue)
May 14: St. Michael and All Angels (1704 Northeast 43rd Avenue, Portland)
Friday the 6th, we will be performing with a clarinet trio (clarinet, cello, piano) playing some exciting works by Poulenc, Eric Clapton, Boston, and late Romantic, Alex Zemlinsky.
Saturday, we are featuring a new addition to the PCM group Anya Kalima, fresh in Portland by way of Moscow. Anya will be singing some beautiful folk and art music from Russia, along with a Messiaen cello movement from Quartet for the End of Time played by our cellist, Nathan Garnon
May 14, 2011: Climate Ethics and Equity Forum: Bringing Our Voices Together for Climate Justice. 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Registration at 9:00 a.m.) at First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson St., Portland. This forum will bring together community members, religious leaders, health experts, indigenous voices, ethicists and clean energy jobs leaders to discuss some of the most pressing ethical issues of climate equity on the local, regional and global levels. Our keynoter is Kathleen Dean Moore, author of Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and University Writer Laureate at Oregon State University, where she teaches environmental ethics and moral reasoning. A panel on local, regional, and global climate equity issues facilitated by the Rev. David Wheeler, ethicist and Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church follows the keynote. The event concludes with action-focused breakouts on various climate equity topics. No charge but free will offering invited for OIPL's match grant. Lunch may be ordered for $10 per person (Hot Lips Vegetarian Pizza). Sponsored by Oregon Interfaith Power and Light, Jubilee Oregon, Umqua Bank, First United Methodist Church and Wayne Morse Center of University of Oregon. Register securely online at www.emoregon.org or by calling 503-221-1054.
