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Big Thanks to HBH Volunteers

Nineteen Westsiders and friends were on hand Saturday to build walls for Help Build Hope.

Our three teams completed 12 of the total walls in about three hours. Then all the walls were loaded onto a trailer to be driven to Boise, Idaho. Once there, they will be assembled into a house through Habitat for Humanity.

Recipients are required to invest ‘sweat equity’ into their new homes. So messages to them were written on each wall.

Thanks to everyone who helped!

(photo credit for the first pic: Ky Stuvland)

Last Chance to Sign Up for Help Build Hope

Sign up at https://crossroadsmissions.breezechms.com/form/cumc2022 to help build a home.

Teams of 5-10 will construct all the walls for a Habitat for Humanity home tomorrow, Saturday, July 9.  If you can swing a hammer or hold a 2x4 in place, you are qualified! Children are welcome to work with their families; a supervised playground is also available.

Invite your friends and neighbors to join your team! Here’s a handout that you can share with others.

Light breakfast at 8:00 am, instructions at 8:30, and the work begins at 9:00. At Christ UMC,  12755 NW Dogwood Street, Portland.  Visit https://cedarmillchristumc.org/serve/help-build-hope for more information.

Donations for Family Promise

Family Promise of Greater Washington County needs gently worn clothes & shoes for children and adults.  They are currently serving over 40 individuals. Summer apparel is preferred, but we can store good quality winter wear as well.

Please bring to the church; contact Bonnie B at 503.464.6914 with questions.

DR Supplies - Priorities

As we draw near to the deadline for donating supplies for the Dominican Republic mission trip, here is an updated, prioritized list of what they need:

Several Reams of copy paper
Ink Barrels for Toshiba T-2802U printer
Toothbrushes and Toothpaste
Crayons
Pens and pencils
Colored paper
Several thermometers
Clothes and shoes for children ages 4-14
First Aid Kits
Any medications that were on the list

Please bring what you can to the donation box in the church entryway by Sunday, July 17. Thanks!

Help Build Hope is Only a Week Away!

Sign up at https://crossroadsmissions.breezechms.com/form/cumc2022 to help build a home.

Teams of 5-10 will construct all the walls for a Habitat for Humanity home on Saturday, July 9.  If you can swing a hammer or hold a 2x4 in place, you are qualified! Children are welcome to work with their families; a supervised playground is also available.

Invite your friends and neighbors to join your team! Here’s a handout that you can share with others.

Precision cutting will be done on Friday and a whole lot of nailing on Saturday, at Christ UMC,  12755 NW Dogwood Street, Portland.  Visit https://cedarmillchristumc.org/serve/help-build-hope for more information.

Free Meals for HomePlate Youth Services

The Beaverton City Library has a summer reading program called Read for Compassion, that will benefit HomePlate Youth Services.

For every 750 hours of collective reading tracked online through Aug 15, the New Friends of the Beaverton City Library will donate a week’s worth of hot meals for a youth experiencing housing instability.

Adults ages 18+ can submit their reading hours online at www.beavertonlibrary.org/ASRP or in person at the main or Scholls Ferry branches of the library. Each time you submit your hours, your name will be entered in a weekly prize drawing.

So, whether it’s on the beach, in a hammock, or on the deck — track your hours, enter your hours, and make an impact!

Friends of the Children

Beginning this Sunday, the coins and small bills collected in our Change for Change buckets will benefit Friends of the Children (friendspdx.org)

FotC is a unique program that pairs up fully-trained, paid mentors (“Friends”) with children most at risk. The relationship begins when the child is around kindergarten age and continues until they graduate from high school.

Friends support and empower youth by:

  • Spending time with or on behalf of the child in school – working with teachers, advocating for individualized academic plans, and empowering older youth to advocate for themselves.

  • Creating connections – with other youth who share their interests or to resources in their own communities.

  • Exploring their interest and sharing in new experiences, through trips to museums, visiting the library, or taking an art class.

  • Connecting youth to opportunities, like internships, scholarships, and informational interviews.

  • Helping a child identify coping skills, regulate emotions and find constructive outlets for stress and frustration.

  • Being a consistent adult in a child's life as they move from placement to placement in the foster care system.

Please contribute what you can on Sunday mornings (or earmark a donation online or through the mail). According to the Harvard Business School Association of Oregon, every $1 invested in Friends of the Children saves the community over $7 in saved social costs. Helping one child saves the community $900,000. An incredible return on investment — besides the blessing of seeing a child grow happily and healthily into an adult.

Clothes and Shoes Needed

Family Promise of Greater Washington County needs gently worn clothes & shoes for children and adults.  They are currently serving over 40 individuals. Summer apparel is preferred, but we can store good quality winter wear as well.

Please bring to the church; contact Bonnie B at 503.464.6914 with questions.

Two Out of Three

Tomatoes, snapdragons, and more have been planted. 

We need to fill one more box to plant.  If you can bring a wheelbarrow and move the soil from the parking lot to the bed, we need you!

Please contact Pastor Brett if you can help, to arrange a time at your convenience.

Happy Summer!

Our first vegetable bed has been filled and planted!

As you can see in the second photo, another plot (front) has been prepared but not filled. A third plot needs to be leveled, the grass removed, and filled with soil. The soil has been delivered…now all we need is you and your wheelbarrow!

Please contact Pastor Brett to arrange a time to help, at your convenience.  Invite a friend and make it a work party!

Sign Up for Help Build Hope

Sign up at https://crossroadsmissions.breezechms.com/form/cumc2022 to help build a home.

Teams of 5-10 will construct all the walls for a Habitat for Humanity home on Saturday, July 9.  If you can swing a hammer or hold a 2x4 in place, you are qualified! Children are welcome to work with their families; a supervised playground is also available.

Invite your friends and neighbors to join your team! Here’s a handout that you can share with others.

Precision cutting will be done on Friday and a whole lot of nailing on Saturday, at Christ UMC,  12755 NW Dogwood Street, Portland.  Visit https://cedarmillchristumc.org/serve/help-build-hope for more information.

Supplies for Dominican Republic

Every year we take as much as 1000 pounds of needed supplies to our friends in the Dominican Republic.  This year, their wish list is long, as they get the students back to the level of resources they had before the pandemic.  Please bring what you can.  Donations are due by Sunday, July 17.  Thank you!

School supplies (1st priority)
Crayons
Notebook paper
Colored paper
Pens
Notebooks
Highlighters
Folders
Scissors
Pencils
Cardstock, construction paper, index cards
Flipchart
Tempera paints
Markers
Paintbrushes
Liquid glue
Paint sets

Health and safety (2nd priority)
Anti-diarrhea medicine
Thermometer
First aid kit
Pepto Bismol
Acetaminophen
Triple antibiotic cream
Hydrogen peroxide
Flu medications
Free Style Neo Precision glucose test strips
Disinfectant

Games & Sports (3rd priority)
Ball and plastic bat
Gloves for baseball
Chess sets
Jump ropes
Ping pong paddles and balls
Basketball and volleyball balls
Puzzles

Office Supplies
Ream of paper
Ink barrel Toshiba T-2802U

Clothes and shoes

Raised Beds, Part 2

The next step in enjoying beautiful plants in newly-built raised beds on our campus is to level the boxes and fill them with soil.  The soil has been delivered, the seedlings are ready and waiting…now all we need is you and your wheelbarrow!

Please contact Pastor Brett if you can help, to arrange a time at your convenience.