If you were unable to attend on Sunday morning, here’s the video:
Worship Video for July 31
If you were unable to attend on Sunday morning, here’s the video:
Last Chance for Pizza Sign-up
Last Chance! Please sign up today for our Pizza under the Tent!
This Friday, August 5, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the church. Sandy will prepare all the food (food cost compliments of Mark and Becky Walker)
Menu:
Caesar Salad
Pepperoni Pizza
Italian Sausage and Fennel Pizza
Margherita Pizza (V)
Truffle Mushroom Pizza (V)
Assorted Desserts
Lemon Cucumber Ice Water
You are welcome to bring a beverage of choice for yourself or to share - non-alcoholic, beer, hard cider, or wine.
Please RSVP at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/pizza or from our website.
Meal Train for Susan
Susan and Ed D would appreciate having a few meals delivered to their home each week this month.
Please visit https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/w9qleq?fbclid=IwAR3DfpnGEvr7ho0XOBFSIS_OJQLCa1b3nrcjZkuSi3-gGFuXlY8Z7otbMdA to sign up for a slot.
Women's Retreat Registration
Sign up now for the Women’s Retreat, November 11 - 13, at Scholls Valley Lodge at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/retreat or from our website.
Scholls Valley Lodge is located at 12840 SW River Rd, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Visit their website at schollsvalleylodge.com to see more photos and learn about their history.
The guest speaker this year is Donna James, the associate pastor of Water Church in Bend. The retreat promises to bring you respite from your everyday life.
The retreat runs from 4:00 pm on Friday until 11:00 am on Sunday. The cost, including all meals, is $150. If you are unable to stay overnight, come all day Saturday for only $75 (BLD included!)
A $50 deposit is due at registration. Your confirmation email will contain a link to the church's Give page, where you can pay with PayPal. Please indicate ‘retreat’ with your payment.
Contact Deb G with any questions.
Pizza Sign-up
Please sign up today for our Pizza under the Tent!
Friday, August 5, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the church. Sandy will prepare all the food (food cost compliments of Mark and Becky Walker)
Menu:
Caesar Salad
Pepperoni Pizza
Italian Sausage and Fennel Pizza
Margherita Pizza (V)
Truffle Mushroom Pizza (V)
Assorted Desserts
Lemon Cucumber Ice Water
You are welcome to bring a beverage of choice for yourself or to share - non-alcoholic, beer, hard cider, or wine.
Please RSVP at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/pizza or from our website.
Worship Video for July 24
If you were unable to attend on Sunday morning, here’s the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IMoAFYgpc4
Worship Video for July 17
If you were unable to attend on Sunday morning, here’s the video:
Pizza under the Tent
It’s Sandy’s pizza, from Taste of Excellence! And we’re sharing it under the tent! What better way to spend a summer evening?
Friday, August 5, from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the church. Sandy will prepare all the food (food cost compliments of Mark and Becky Walker)
Menu:
Caesar Salad
Pepperoni Pizza
Italian Sausage and Fennel Pizza
Margherita Pizza (V)
Truffle Mushroom Pizza (V)
Assorted Desserts
Lemon Cucumber Ice Water
You are welcome to bring a beverage of choice for yourself or to share - non-alcoholic, beer, hard cider, or wine.
Please RSVP at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/pizza or from our website.
Guest Preacher: Brian Shimer
Don’t miss church this Sunday or you’ll miss an old friend!
Brian Shimer will be bringing the message this Sunday, July 24, at 10:00 am.
Hope you can join us!
Is Hospitality Your Spiritual Gift?
Our hospitality team is looking for a few more members.
This group is responsible for preparing beverages and snacks for Sunday morning worship. A rotating schedule, prepared by the team leader, ensures that there’s always coffee available (yes!) and that everyone on the team gets a Sunday off when desired.
Contact Pastor Brett or the church office to be a part of this vital team.
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)
Worship Video for July 10
If you were unable to attend on Sunday morning, here’s the video:
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!
Worship Video for July 3
If you were unable to attend on Sunday morning, here’s the video:
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.