HomePlate Dinner

Next week is our dinner at HomePlate Youth Services - on Thursday, June 6. Setup begins at 4:00, food service at 6:00. Please contact Bonnie if you can help that evening.

If you can’t attend, you can donate food for the dinner. All items are purchased so it’s super simple. Visit our signup today - food should be at the church this Sunday, June 2. Thanks!

Help Build Hope

Mark your calendars, call your friends! Help Build Hope is June 14-15 at Christ UMC!

During this one weekend in a church parking lot, we will transform piles of lumber and buckets of nails into walls for an entire house for families in need of affordable housing. Learn more at https://cedarmillchristumc.org/serve/help-build-hope

All are welcome—there is something for everyone to do, from ages 5 to 105! Registration is open at https://crossroadsmissions.breezechms.com/form/cumc24

Rummage Sale Signup

Our rummage sale is happening in just three weeks! It’s on Friday, June 14, from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, and Saturday, June 15, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm.

Here’s the schedule for bringing your items:

  • Sunday, June 9: After church until 1:30 pm

  • Monday, June 10: 4:30 - 7:00 pm

  • Tuesday, June 11: 4:00 - 7:00 pm

  • Wednesday, June 12: 9:00 am - noon

  • Thursday, June 13: 3:00 - 6:00 pm

This is a big fundraiser for the church, so all volunteers are much appreciated! How you can help:

  • Sort and price items during the above dates and times

  • Work during the sale, especially the first two hours of each day

  • Advertise the event on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and Nextdoor the week before the sale

  • Make signs for the neighborhood and put them out on Thursday, June 13.

Please sign up today at https://westsidejourney.breezechms.com/form/rummage2024 to help us have a successful sale.

If you have any questions, please call Jane at 503-781-6402 or Rose at 503-729-8640

Donations for Migrant Workers

Each year, Bonnie leads a team to provide hot meals to migrant workers on Saturday evenings at 5:00, as well as providing toiletries, clothes, household goods, and more.

How you can help:

Thank you for your continued support of this ministry!

HomePlate Dinner in June

We are serving dinner at HomePlate Youth Services on Thursday, June 6. Setup begins at 4:00, food service at 6:00. Please contact Bonnie if you can help that evening.

If you are unavailable, you can also donate food for the dinner. All items are purchased so you don’t need to be a chef (or even have a kitchen!) Visit our signup today - food should be at the church on Sunday, June 2. Thanks!

Summer Migrant Workers

The migrant workers are returning to Heikes Berry Farm for the summer.

Each year, Bonnie leads a team to provide hot meals on Saturday evenings at 5:00, as well as providing toiletries, clothes, household goods, and more.

How you can help:

Thank you!

Zoom Begins this Sunday

Just a reminder —

Beginning this Sunday, May 19, our online worship will be held on the Zoom app.

Go to https://greaternw.zoom.us/j/94587154079?pwd=M0xMcjFPMzlSOHpqdHpNeXVtalVWdz09 and follow the instructions there. You may download the Zoom app, or join through your browser. Feel free to try it now; however, you won’t be able to fully join the meeting until it begins on Sunday.

If prompted for a passcode, enter 777123.

If you need to dial in, the phone number is 253-215-8782.

Need One More Adult

Our older youth are hosting a Parents Night Out on Saturday, May 25, from 4:00 - 8:00 pm.

We still need one more adult to help chaperone - to fulfill our Safe Sanctuary requirements.

You must have had a criminal background check completed in the past three years. Or request one through the church office by May 10.

Thanks for your help in making this event happen!

Help Build Hope 2024

Mark your calendars, call your friends! Help Build Hope is June 14-15 at Christ UMC!

During this one weekend in a church parking lot, we will transform piles of lumber and buckets of nails into walls for an entire house for families in need of affordable housing. Learn more at https://cedarmillchristumc.org/serve/help-build-hope

All are welcome—there is something for everyone to do, from ages 5 to 105! Registration is open now at https://crossroadsmissions.breezechms.com/form/cumc24

Retreat Reminder

Tomorrow is our Women’s Mini-Retreat!

If you didn’t sign up, you’re still welcome. There will be music, plenty of delicious food, a message, conversation, and a craft. Doors open at 8:45 am; the program will begin at 9:00 and end at noon. Please bring your own teacup and saucer.

We hope that you can join us!