Rose City Park UMC Announcements

May 11, 2008

• Volunteers are needed Tuesday, 5/20, at 10:00 am to assist in the assembly of the Neighborhood Newsletter. If you're able to assist, please call the church office at 503-281-1229 or just show up at the church in room 202.
• Daybreak Shelter starts today, 5/18 and goes through 5/25. There will be opportunities to help with dinner preparation/hosting, van driving, laundry, overnight hosting; along with set-up and take-down on each Sunday of the week. This is our small chance to provide some comfort and a homelike environment for these individuals. If you're able to volunteer, please contact Betty Dodd.
• Post High School Education Scholarships for summer and fall 2008! The Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for scholarships which will be used during summer or fall term of 2008. Scholarship grants are available from the RCPUMC Memorial Scholarship Fund. The purpose this scholarship fund is to provide monetary assistance to those persons who have participated in the life of this church and who wish to further their community college, trade school, or university education in the field of their choice. Application packets are available in the church office. Application deadline is 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 4th.
• China: Quake left 18,000 buried in one city. The official Xinhua News Agency said the death toll exceeded 12,000 in Sichuan province alone, and 18,645 were still buried in debris in the city of Mianyang, Newar the epicenter of Monday's massive, 7.9-magnitude quake.
• William Riek will be returning to Ethiopia and Sudan on May 26th to visit a congregation in his hometown of Akobo, Sudan and to encourage them in the development of their church. We'd like to take another collection of glasses and hearing aids to send with him. Also, this year, we are collecting donations for bibles and songbooks in the Nuer language. All donations can be dropped off at the Mission Outreach table in the Narthex. William will be there to answer questions and describe the needs and conditions in his home town.
• The first financial pledge statements for 2008 will be available June 1st. In order to save postage please retrieve your statement located in the Narthex.

May 04, 2008

• "Growing From Grief"...there is help! Rose City Park United Methodist Church will be offering a class/support group, entitled, "Growing From Grief" on Thursday evenings. The potluck begins at 6:30 pm and the class begins at 7:00 pm. This class/discussion should run through May 22nd. The main resource is the book entitled, "A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss," by Jerry Sittser. Rev. Tom Tate will be facilitating the class. For more information , call him at 503-281-1229.
• We will be celebrating Pentecost Sunday this year on May 11th. Pentecost commemorates the descending of the Holy Spirit on the early Christian disciples and the starting of the early church as told in Acts 2. Let us remember the great gift this is to us every day of our lives! It is traditional to wear red on that Sunday to show our solidarity in remembrance.
• "Peace with Justice Sunday" is one of the six church wide Special Sundays of The United Methodist Church. Peace with Justice Sunday enables The United Methodist Church to have a voice in advocating for peace and justice through a broad spectrum of global programs. Watch for the special offering envelopes on Sunday, May 18th.
• Rose City Park UMC is participating in the "Bread for the World Offering of Letters". We are asking congress to allot another $5 billion annually to poverty-focused development programs abroad, and to pass the Global Poverty Act. Please stop by the Mission Outreach table in the Narthex for complete details.
• The next Daybreak Shelter opportunity to host homeless families and single women will be May 18th - May 25th, 2008. There will be opportunities to help with dinner preparation and hosting, van driving, laundry, overnight hosting; along with set-up and take-down on each Sunday of the week. Sign-up sheets will be in the Narthex two weeks prior to the hosting date. There has been a full house for most of our earlier hosting weeks. So, there is a huge need in our community for local appropriate shelters. This is our small chance to provide some comfort and a homelike environment for these individuals. If you have any questions, please contact Betty Dodd, Vickie Reiner or Ann Gishwiller. Thank you in advance for your help.
• Post High School Education Scholarships for summer and fall 2008! The Scholarship Committee is now accepting applications for scholarships which will be used during summer or fall term of 2008. Scholarship grants are available from the RCPUMC Memorial Scholarship Fund. The purpose this scholarship fund is to provide monetary assistance to those persons who have participated in the life of this church and who wish to further their community college, trade school, or university education in the field of their choice. Application packets are available in the church office. Application deadline is 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 4th.
• William Riek will be returning to Ethiopia and Sudan on May 26th to visit a congregation in his hometown of Akobo, Sudan and to encourage them in the development of their church. We'd like to take another collection of glasses and hearing aids to send with him. Also, this year, we are collecting donations for bibles and songbooks in the Nuer language. All donations can be dropped off at the Mission Outreach table in the Narthex. William will be there to answer questions and describe the needs and conditions in his home town.
• Save your books for the church rummage sale Saturday, May 31st. Paperback fiction and cookbooks sell the best. Also, bring videos, CD's, LP's and sheet music. Please do not bring Reader's Digest condensed books, old computer manuals, or textbooks more than 10 years old.

April 20, 2008

• The Oregon Repertory Singers (ORS) will be here at RCP UMC on May 3rd at 2:00 pm . The ORS youth choir traveles the world to bring a concert filled with songs from countries far and near. All seats are reserved. Please call 503-230-0652 for more information or to purchase tickets. Tickets may also be purchased at the door.
• "Growing From Grief"...there is help! Rose City Park United Methodist Church will be offering a class/support group on Thursday evenings. The potluck begins at 6:30 pm and the class begins at 7:00 pm. This class/discussion should run through May 22nd. The main resource is the book entitled, "A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows Through Loss," by Jerry Sittser. Rev. Tom Tate will be facilitating the class. For more information , call him at 503-281-1229.
• Lunch and a movie is today, Sunday, April 20th, in the parlor at 12:20. This month's movie is entitled "Away from Her" and is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over The Mountain" about a couple whose marriage is tested when the wife develops Alzheimer's, moves into a nursing home, loses virtually all memory of her husband, and begins to develop a romance with another nursing home resident.
• "Attitude Is Your Paintbrush" class begins today, April 20th, at 10:00 am in the parlor . This class is a continuation of the popular book by James Moore. Gratitude, compassion, confidence. Talk about these and other Christian attitudes that give us strength for living because they color every situation. Six sessions led by Tom Tate.
• May 2nd is the deadline to place an article in the Neighborhood Newsletter. If you have any questions or would like to place an article/ad, please contact Patricia Holman.
• Save your books for the church rummage sale Saturday, May 31st. Paperback fiction and cookbooks sell the best. Also, bring videos, CD's, LP's and sheet music. Please do not bring Reader's Digest condensed books, old computer manuals, or textbooks more than 10 years old.