Our YOUTH GROUP had a great turnout for our Summer Kick-off gathering in June!Eleven youth showed up, including youth from Hillsboro and Forest Grove and fourfirst time youth. Emily is starting a Youth Ministry Team to collaborate and plan TOGETHER! Youth and adults are welcome to join our monthly meetings. Our very first meeting was … [Read more…]
The Third Sunday after Pentecost1 Kings 19:1–15a Elijah is coming off the greatest victory of his life, but you wouldn’t know it by how poorly he has been feeling. Elijah has been struggling with the loyalty of the people of Israel. Will they follow יהוה YHWH, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, or will … [Read more…]
Trinity SundayJohn 16:12-15 The passage from the Gospel of John today is part of what we call the farewell discourse. For three full chapters during the last supper, Jesus goes on telling the disciples everything they are going to need to know once he is gone. It’s in the style of a deathbed testimonial, where … [Read more…]
June 1, 2025, The Seventh Sunday of Easter June 8, 2025, Pentecost Sunday (wear red) June 15, 2025, Trinity Sunday June 22, 2025, The Second Sunday after Pentecost June 29, 2025, Worship in the Park In June, we finish up the Season of Easter, celebrate Pentecost, and begin the season of Ordinary Time. We join … [Read more…]
In June, we finish up the Season of Easter, celebrate Pentecost, and begin the season of Ordinary Time. We join Paul and Silas in their jail cell, locked up for disturbing the peace. We witness the birth of the church in Jerusalem, where disciples were miraculously able to share the good news of God in … [Read more…]
During the season of Lent, we have been following Jesus on a 40-day sojourn through the wilderness. Now, this April, we follow him on his journey to the cross, to death, and ultimately to resurrection and new life. Holy Week begins with Palm-Passion Sunday. Jesus entered Jerusalem to the adulation of the crowds. But before … [Read more…]
April 6, 2025, The Fifth Sunday in LentCommunionPhilippians 3:4b–14“Press On” April 13, 2025, Palm-Passion SundayLuke 19:28–40, Luke 22:14—23:56 April 17, 2025, Maundy Thursday, 7pmJoint Service with Cornelius & Hillsboro @ Forest GroveCommunionRev. Linda Quanstrom, preaching April 18, 2025, Good Friday, 7pmJoint Service @ Hillsboro UMC April 20, 2025, Easter SundayJohn 20:1–18“Apostola Apostalorum” April 27, 2025, … [Read more…]
Sunday, March 30th will be an opportunity to gather together and give back to the community. The youth will be leading a time of discussion and a service project of preparing Easter bags for the food bank. Everyone is invited to join in to help right after worship 11:30 am.
Over President’s Day weekend, five youth plus Emily, ventured into the mountainsto attend Suttle Lake UM Camp’s Winter Retreat. With almost 50 youth in attendance, this was the largest youth gathering in our Conference post-Covid! Two ofour youth were on the planning team and helped plan and lead the retreat. TheCamp Director has applied for … [Read more…]
Please turn in your food donations for March by April 2nd so that the food can be distributed. The items most desired this month are boxed cereal and peanut butter (preferably the 1lb. size).