A Time for Deepening Our Relationship with God Through

Newsletter of the Lake Oswego United Methodist Church
LOUMC: A Place to Connect—to God, to each other, and to the World
February 16, 2016
Worship with Us
February 21
Youth Sunday
8:45 Sunday Morning Alive!
Music: Youth and William Barnett
10:00 Worship in Sanctuary
Music: Youth and William Barnett
February 28
Ryan Ury: Guest Speaker
8:45 Sunday Morning Alive
Music: Flipside
10:00 Worship in Sanctuary
Music: Lake Carillon and
Chancel Choir
Lent
March 6
Communion Sunday
One Great Hour of Sharing
8:45 Sunday Morning Alive
Music: Flipside
10:00 Worship in Sanctuary
Music: Chancel Choir
March 13
8:45 Sunday Morning Alive
Music: Flipside
10:00 Worship in Sanctuary
Music: Junior Choir and
Chancel Choir
Nursery care at all services
In This Issue
Words from Pastor Dan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Prayers & Celebrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Upcoming Events & Classes . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Church Council & Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Artist of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Around the Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Outreach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A
Time for
Deepening
Our
Relationship
with God
Through
Reflection,
Fasting,
Service
& Prayer
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me
something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you
clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit
me.’
Matthew 25:35-36
A Spotlight on Hunger Ministries
at LOUMC
We may not have our own food bank
or soup kitchen here at Lake Oswego
United Methodist Church, but that
doesn’t mean we are not actively working to feed and clothe the homeless
and the hungry in our area! There
are many people working behind the
scenes at LOUMC who are passionate
about feeding, clothing and taking care
of those in need.
When you step inside the main doors
by the office at church, you may
notice the large plastic bins to your
left. Food and clothing is collected in
these bins and taken to Mainspring
Portland (formerly FISH), Operation
Nightwatch and the West Linn Food
Pantry. Janice & Cecil Denney,
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Speaking Personally
Words from Pastor Dan
I am always amazed at how it catches
me off guard, the feelings I have when
I begin to place ashes on peoples’
foreheads on Ash Wednesday. A person
steps forward who has battled and beat
cancer, and I say to them: “Remember
that your are dust, and to dust you
shall return.” There is the child, all
smiling and innocent, to whom I
say the same. The struggling parent,
the person about to have surgery, the
person making their way back into
a church community, all of them I
remind that they will one day die. It is
such a powerful and deeply holy time.
When all is done, I turn to the person
who is assisting me in placing the
ashes, Stacey Bernal, who marks the
sign of the cross on my forehead and
says to me: “Dan, remember that
you are dust, and to dust you shall
return.” It was not until I got home,
getting ready for bed, that I looked
in the mirror to see just how large a
smudge she had put on my forehead.
I was surprised that I’d walked around
looking like that, and that the sign of
my death would loom so large.
What the awareness of my someday
death does for me is not make me
try to cram more and more life into
the days which Willie Nelson says in
September Song, “dwindle down to a
precious few.” Rather, the ashes and
the awareness of my death, whenever
it may come, make me more and
more grateful for each moment of this
precious life, especially the moments
when God is so clearly present.
I felt God’s presence the last time I
served communion, and Gail Garcelon
came forward with hands outstretched
and open. Knowing she is about to
move to Texas, that moment was ever
so poignant; God was there. I’ve felt
God’s presence in the anthems the
Chancel Choir has sung recently, and
in our new organist William’s stunning
music. A visit to the Craft Group,
listening to the bell choirs offer their
best to God, sitting with the children
during worship, praying with someone
at the hospital before surgery, seeing
the beautiful artistry of those who
decorate our worship spaces and Karen
Locke’s prayer wall…these all, and so
many other moments, inspire deep,
deep gratitude in my soul. The ashes
deepen these experiences, reminding
me that we’re all dust, we’re all limited,
we’re all blessed, and we’re all loved.
Lent is a time given to you to deepen
your awareness of God’s presence and
love in your life, just as Jesus’ 40 days
in the wilderness did that for him. As
you begin the journey, ponder and
pray about this:
You are dust. To dust you shall return.
On the Lenten journey with you,
Pastor Dan
The following have been in our
thoughts and prayers this month:
Olivia R broke her foot.
Joe S continues to heal from injuries
due to a fall from a laddar. It was
good to see him back in church.
William B fell and fractured his
tailbone.
Sue J’s mom passed away after an
8-year battle with cancer.
Julie G had eye surgery and is
thankful for God’s presence and the
help of her LOUMC family.
Cassie P had shoulder surgery on
February 12.
John H is in Hospice care at
Willamette View.
Congratulations!
Vicki Boyle welcomed a new granddaughter, Rory Victoria Cochran, into
the world on January 26.
Jeff Mattern retired on January 14!
Thank you so much for the cards,
prayers, and well wishes following
the death of my father.
I always told him that when the time
came I would be sad for me but happy
for him.
And that is true. All is well with him
now.
Joyce Sluss
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February & March at LOUMC
February 16, 6:15pm—Soup Supper
and My Best Thought—Barbara
Buckley
February 21—Youth Sunday—Youth
will lead both services
February 21, 8:45am—Great
Decisions: Climate Change in the
Library (coffee at 8:30)
February 21—Blood Pressure
Screening—Between Services Only
February 21, 11:15am—Walking in
Someone Else’s Shoes: Being White:
Developing Empathy and Self
Awareness Around Race featuring
Dr. Jeanne Enders
February 21, 11:15—Sager Brown
Mission Team Meeting in the Lounge
February 23, 6:15pm—Soup Supper
and My Best Thought—Mike Pearson
February 23, 7:30pm—Pastor’s
Lenten Study—Music Room (This is
the first meeting of this 9-week class)
February 28—Ryan Ury Guest
Preacher—Both Services
February 28, 8:45am—Great
Decisions: The Future of Kurdistan
in the library (coffee at 8:30)
February 28, 11:15am—Health Care
Ministries and Mary’s Woods Present
“Hospice and Palliative Care”
Program by Serenity Hospice in the
Music Room
March 1, 6:15pm—Soup Supper and
My Best Thought—Max Wilson-Fey
March1, 7:30pm—Pastor’s Lenten
Study in the Music Room
March 6—One Great Hour of
Sharing Offering to support UMCOR
March 6, 8:45am—Great Decisions:
The United Nations in the library
(coffee at 8:30)
March 6, 4–­­7:00pm—Youth
Spaghetti Dinner and Auction
March 7, 12:00pm—Spotlight
Deadline
Begins—Spring Back!
March 13, 8:45am—Great
Decisions: The Rise of ISIS in the
library (coffee at 8:30)
March 13, 9:00am—Dedication of
the Lenten Food Boxes
March 13, 11:30am—Coffee with
the Pastor (Newcomer Inquiry)
March 15, 12:00pm—Lunch Bunch
March 15, 6:15pm—Soup Supper
and My Best Thought—Judy Cushing
March 17, 6:30-8:30pm—Holy
Week in Word and Art
March 20—Palm Sunday
March 20, 11:15am—3Fs Group
Easter Gathering
March 20, 11:15am—Walking in
Someone Else’s Shoes
March 8, 6:15pm—Soup Supper and
My Best Thought—Iluska Ikeda
March 20, 6:00-8:00pm—
Progressive Dinner—Watch for
details
March 8, 7:30pm— Pastor’s Lenten
Study in the Music Room
March 23, 7:00pm—Maundy
Thursday Service
Marach 13—Daylight Savings Time
March 24—Good Friday Service
Souper Bowl Sunday Raised $1011.55 for
Outside In Cooking
Thank you for your support!
The contributions collected on February 17 will go
a long way toward the cost of the monthly meals
prepared by our youth. The actual cost for a year of
cooking is $2400. More assistance is needed!
You can still donate to the help offset the cost
of these meals by dropping your check, marked
“Souper Bowl” in the memo line, into the collection
plate any time!
UMC Scholarships
Available
The United Methodist Church has
scholarship money available for local
church members who are attending
college or graduate school. The information and links to the application
materials are on the Conference website at www.umoi.org/scholarships.
The application deadline for
Conference-sponsored scholarships
is April 4, 2016 for the 2016-2017
academic year.
Many wonderful resources are available for Lent and
throughout the year on the UMC website! To learn more and
find devotionals, inspiration and even a Lenten quiz, go to
http://www.umc.org/topics/topic-lent-and-easter.
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Upcoming Events and Classes
Great Decisions
Discussion Series
Continues Into March
The Prober’s class is continuing the
popular Great Decision Series, which
discusses the most critical global issues
facing America today. This DVD/book
discussion meets Sunday mornings in
the Library from 8:45-10:00. (Coffee
and fellowship begins at 8:30). The
books are $25 and can be ordered
from Oregon World Affairs Council at
http://worldoregon.org. The schedule
is as follows:
Feb 21: Climate Change (Kip Ault,
leader)
Feb 28: The Future of Kurdistan
March 6: The United Nations
March 13: The Rise of ISIS
Questions? Email Carolyn Knudson
at [email protected]. We love to get your photos for the
newsletter, website and Facebook!
Email to [email protected]
early to have them included!
Providing Radical Hospitality to Each Other:
with Health Care Ministries
Health Care Ministries is excited that
Mary’s Woods is collaborating with
our congregation to help us create a
stronger community. Mary’s Woods
provided one program on Sunday,
January 24 and is providing another
program on Sunday, February 28,
plus five separate workshops, to help
us develop skills to reach out to each
other, to folks too frail to attend
church, and to support one another
during trying times.
Everyone who is interested is welcome.
We encourage all those who are
curious, who are caregivers, or who
want to be better prepared to be
caregivers, to attend. Care Team
members are strongly urged to attend.
Please join us on Sunday, February 28,
from 11:15-12:45 in the Music Room
for “Hospice and Palliative Care.”
This presentation will be offered by
Serenity Hospice and will inform
attendees what hospice is and the core
aspects of hospice; patient/ family
focus, interdisciplinary team approach,
and services provided. Join us also on Tuesday evening,
March 22, from 7:00 to 8:30 in the
Conference Room for “Visiting with
all your senses,” the second of five
workshops by Mary’s Woods. These
programs are designed to help us
be better friends to each other in a
variety of ways: when we are visiting or
phoning those who are homebound,
visiting those in the hospital,
delivering prayer shawls, sending
notes, or providing transportation.
Child care will be provided.
Additional programs will include:
April 26 – “Caring and Listening”
May 24 – “How to Transport Seniors”
June TBA Walking in Someone Else’s Shoes: Justice, Not Just Us
Being White: Developing Empathy and Self Awareness around Race
featuring Dr. Jeanne Enders
Sunday, February 21, 11:15am in the Music Room
Jeanne Enders is a white person who grew up in Oregon in the 1960s-1970s. She’s lived in Germany
and Austria for about three years during her adult life and in Chicago for 12. Jeanne has a Ph.D.
in Social and Organizational Psychology and teaches at Portland State University in the School of
Business. She and her husband Albrecht have two grown daughters. Jeanne is delighted to facilitate this
conversation at her own church about what it means to be white in America today.
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From Will Green, UM pastor in Massachusetts: “Next time a well meaning person says that they have
found a Bible passage that relates to people of color, you may want to point out that there are no white
people in the Bible. People with North Atlantic heritage such as myself should spend lots of time getting really comfortable with this fact - there are no white people in the Bible.”
Sponsored by the LOUMC Inclusiveness Committee
~ All are welcome ~
(suitable for adults and older youth)
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Upcoming Events and Classes
3Fs
(Family, Fun & Fellowship)
Planning Fun
Events for Spring!
3Fs is the group at LOUMC for families with school-aged children. They
are planning several events in the upcoming months, some including entire
families, and some for just the adults!
This is a great chance to get to know
some of your church family better!!
Sunday, March 20–Easter Gathering
Immediately following the 10:00
service.
Saturday, April 23–Progressive
Dinner in West Linn.
Friday, May 13–Host David Golden
Jazz Concert at LOUMC.
Sunday, June 5–BBQ Following
10:00 worship (location TBA).
July 15-17–Camping (location TBA,
but within 1-1.5 hours of Portland
area)
If you are interested in more information, would like to be added to the
email group for 3Fs, or would like
to help with planning, contact Gail
Anderson at [email protected] or call
her at 503-705-5420.
Soup Suppers and My Best Thought
Beginning February 16
On Tuesday evenings during Lent,
gather in the Fellowship Hall at 6:15
for a delicious Soup Supper with
your church family, then move to the
Sanctuary at 7:00pm when, each week,
someone will share his or her faith
journey. The schedule of speakers is:
Feb. 16 Barbara Buckley
Feb. 23 Mike Pearson
March 1 Max Wilson-Fey
March 8 Iluska Ikeda
March 15 Judy Cushing
Join Pastor Dan’s Lenten Study
on Gifts
of the Dark Wood
Tuesday Nights After My Best Thought
Starting February 23
If you or someone you love is dealing with a failure, or a loss, lack of clarity,
temptation or exhaustion, Pastor Dan’s class may be of help to you.
In this series, Rev. Eric Elnes, PhD, the author of Gifts of the Dark Wood, acts as
a guide as the class explores such “gifts” as Uncertainty, Emptiness, Lostness and
Failure. This series is for anyone who feels awkward in their search for God; who
seeks to find holiness amid their holy mess.
The class will extend beyond the end of Lent, but the discussions will be very
meaningful.
Please note, the study will begin on February 23, the second Tuesday in Lent.
There will be nine evening meetings, but the class will not meet during Holy Week.
Holy Week in Word and Art
A 2 Session Presentation/Discussion Led by Pastor Dan
March 17 & 26
Pastor Dan will be offering a two-session presentation on the Lenten and Holy
Week art of John August Swanson. A 41-minute DVD includes discussion of six
pieces of Swanson’s work and interviews with the artist. Theological commentary
and questions from faculty members at the United Methodist Candler School
of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia are also included. The
presentation is called “What Wondrous Love: Holy Week in Word and Art.” The
class will be offered on Thursday, March 17, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, and continue
on the Saturday of Holy Week, March 26, from 10:00am to 12pm.
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Around the Church
Church Council Changes
With heavy hearts we say farewell to Gail Garcelon, our Church Council
chair for the past year, as she moves to Texas to be closer to her youngest
grandchildren and her Foundation. Gail has been a very active member
at LOUMC over the years as Care Team coordinator, office volunteer,
Membership Connection member, part of the Church Leadership
Development group, Gifts of Hope coordinator and chair of past Pastor’s
Advisory Teams. She will be greatly missed at LOUMC.
In their last meeting, the Church Council elected Dennis Sizemore as the
new Church Council chair. Congratulations to Dennis. We look forward to
his leadership as we go forward in 2016.
The Church Council also voted to approve the budget for 2016. They are
pleased to begin the year with a surplus in the budget due to your very
generous giving in December. However, a large mortgage is still outstanding
for the Christian Activities Center and there are some large maintenance
items in need of being addressed going forward. They hope to address both
of these items in the year ahead.
The Youth Spaghetti Dinner and Auction Needs Your
Donations!
Contact Stacey Bernal at [email protected] or click
this link to download and print a donation form!
Trustees Update
The following items have been addressed by the Trustees in the past month:
· Sanctuary Ramp project has been funded and work will start very
soon.
· Roof leaks are still being monitored with repairs anticipated when
the weather permits.
· The cost for thermal window replacements is being investigated as
a Memorial project.
· The gutters over the North entrance (by elevator) were cleared to
eliminate the flooding that was occurring in a heavy downpour.
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Artist of the Month
February
February’s Artist of the Month is
Loren Olsen. His artwork is a collection of 3 turned wood pieces entitled
“Maple Burl.”
Loren was the youngest of 11 children
but grew up as an only child because
his parents died when he was very
young and he was adopted by his
aunt and uncle. He grew up on a farm
inWisconsin.
Loren was a member of the church
where Nan’s father was the pastor.
They were married by Nan’s dad in
1964 and moved to Oregon in 1968
with a toddler and a UHaul trailer.
Loren learned how to turn wood 19
years ago from his long time friend Jim
Hall, who also attends LOUMC.
Loren has been in the choir since
1998; you have probably heard at least
one of his beautiful solos! He has taken
care of the landscaping at the church
since 1999 and began caring for the
building in 2014.
Loren has been a part of the South
Shore Artists (now Peg Tree) art shows
since they began in 2005 and has
donated numerous items to the youth
auction over the years. Stop by and
take a look at Loren’s work on the wall
by the office!
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Around the Church
Leave Your Prayers in
the Prayer Wall
During Lent
In Jerusalem, people from around the
world come to pray at the Western
Wall, which was part of a retaining
wall of the Temple Mount in Jesus’
day, built by Herod the Great. It is
a place where people leave written
prayers to God (more than a million
prayer notes each year) tucked into the
cracks between the stone blocks that
make up the wall.
On one of the pillars in our Fellowship
Hall, Karen Locke has created a
simulation “Western Wall.” She and
Ann Hageman, Cathy Vause, and
Haley Vause put the “Wall” in place
for our use during Lent. You are
invited during the season of Lent to
come to the “Wall” any time, write
down a prayer to God on one of
the cards in a basket near the wall,
and tuck your prayer in between the
“stones” of the wall. May Lent be a season of prayer
for you, and may our prayers be
joined together at the Prayer Wall,
as we walk the journey with Christ
toward Jersulalem, the Cross, and the
Resurrection
Forum on Poverty and Homelessness
Provided a Wealth of Information
On January 31, the Inclusiveness
committee sponsored a “Walking
in Someone Else’s Shoes” forum
called “Experiencing Poverty &
Homelessness.”
The participants learned about factors
contributing to and perpetuating
homelessness. Mary Lee King, who
works with the homeless, and Mary
Alice Hunter, who has been homeless
herself, described some experiences of
one in this position.
There are usually multiple factors
causing one to become homeless. It
becomes a cycle which becomes more
and more difficult to escape.
Housing and employment assistance
are frequently targeted for addicts and
alcoholics.
A very high percentage of the poor &
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homeless are dealing with a mental
illness.
The homeless are16 times more likely
to be shot by the police.
A criminal record, especially a felony,
disqualifies you for virtually all
housing and employment.
Once an individual or family becomes
homeless, it is extremely difficult
to break the cycle. Being homeless
becomes a full time effort. You stand
in line for food, for a shower, and for a
night of shelter.
Without a home, individuals have no
phone number and address to apply
for employment or to receive assistance
checks, continuing the cycle.
If an affordable apartment can be
found, the start up costs are prohibitive to someone who is unemployed
or under employed. Deposits and first
month’s rent can add up to $1,700+ to
move in. The rental application itself
costs $40 just to get you on the waiting list. And most subsidized housing
lists are closed .
There are temporary shelters, but
even the shelters have waiting lists,
especially for women. Being on the
streets, even staying in night shelters, is
dangerous; one feels insecure.
King and Hunter say that our society
criminalizes poverty. Our judgements
and assumptions keep people down.
This moving presentation gave participants an opportunity to discuss
homelessness and walk in the shoes of
someone who has experienced it. This
is one step towards the understanding
it will take to address the problem.
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Outreach
One Great Hour
of Sharing
March 6
Annual Lenten Food Box Distribution
Begins February 14
Tornadoes in Mississippi, Syrian refugees,
a typhoon in the Philippines, thousands
of people displaced, an earthquake and
a tsunami in Japan, villages decimated:
UMCOR was there.
For more than 75 years the United
Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR) has provided disaster relief
in our country and abroad. UMCOR
does not receive any funding from the
UMC budget. Our gifts to One Great
Hour of Sharing help to cover the
agency’s administrative costs so that
UMCOR can continue to guarantee
that 100% of other donations go
toward specific projects.
One Great Hour of Sharing allows
UMCOR to respond immediately
when disaster strikes. Our support
is critical. Let’s be there for those in
need.
The Outreach committee is sponsoring the annual Lenten Food box collection
beginning this Sunday, February 14. Food boxes - with shopping lists attached
- can be signed out after both services on that day and will be available for pick
up in the church entrances. Food for a box can be purchased by writing a check
for $45; donations are also gratefully accepted to cover the purchase of cheese for
each box. Checks should be made out to LOUMC with ‘Food Box’ in the memo
line. All food boxes and cash donations should be returned to the church by
Sunday, March 13, and boxes will be delivered on Monday, March 14. LOUMC
has been very generous with food box donations to the West Linn Food Pantry
and to Mainspring in Portland for the past nine years, and we hope to continue
and extend our generosity during this Lenten season with everyone’s support.
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David & Ginny Gaines, and Carolyn
Tamblyn pick these items up each
week and deliver them to organizations
who will distribute them as needed.
There are other ministries to the hungry that you may never notice at the
church. We have an active group who
“glean” the bread (including sandwiches and desserts) from local stores like
Lamb’s Market, Einstein Bagels, Flying
Elephant Deli, Safeway and Starbuck’s
and then deliver them to other groups
who will feed them to the hungry.
Some of these items are even stored
in our freezers here at church until
they can be delivered. Stan & Jackie
Aschenbrenner, Shel & Marilyn Clem,
Mark Davis, David & Ginny Gaines,
Denny Hageman, Carol Higgins,
Norm King, Deborah Maria, Jeanne
Mattern, Dave & Wanda Miller, Wade
Mosby, John Oleyar, Bob & Mary
Pearson, Jim Wilson and Pete Stiven
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all help out in making deliveries.
They fill up their trunks and cars and
deliver foods that are used by organizations like Multnomah Neighborhood
House, Operation Nightwatch, Project
Hope OC, Sunnyside Hardtimes
Supper, Tualatin Schoolhouse Pantry
and West Linn Food Pantry. The foods
are not wasted and the hungry are fed!
But that is not all! The High School
Youth at LOUMC prepare a dinner
once a month for 80 youth at Outside
In in downtown Portland. You may remember donating during Souper Bowl
Sunday! These meals are prepared
here in the church kitchen, during the
Sunday School hour, by the youth and
their teachers, then delivered by the
parents of our youth each month.
There is also a group from the church
who serve lunch at the Lake Oswego
Community Adult Center on the 3rd
Wednesday of each month! Led by
Pat Lockard, a group including Joan
Bollman, Mark & Linda Davis, Patsy
Herder, Pam Martin and Marilyn
Poole has been serving lunch and
cleaning up for over 30 years! (And
they can use more help, if you are
interested!!)
Feeding the hungry and clothing the
poor are not taken lightly at LOUMC.
If you would like to be involved in
any of these ministries, contact Janice
Denney, our Outreach chair. Or,
during Lent, you can donate to the
Lenten Food Box program. You can
still donate to cooking for Outside
In and you can sign up to help at the
Adult Community Center. There is
always a way you can give. Remember:
“…Truly I tell you, whatever you did
for one of the least of these brothers
and sisters of mine, you did for me”.
Matthew 25:40
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Youth Group Scoop
There is a lot going on in junior high during this time of year!
Have you marked your calendars for the Confirmation Lock-In
the weekend of April 9 and 10? Don’t forget to return your permission slips for the Oregon Food Bank.
Wednesday, February 17: Youth Sunday Rehearsal
Sunday, February 21: Youth Sunday 8:00am-11:30am
Sunday, February 28: Meeting from 11:15-1:00 TBD
Wednesday, March 2: No YG for 6th/7th Graders—8th GRADERS ONLY
Sunday, March 6: Spaghetti Dinner and Auction
Has your family bought tickets to the upcoming Spaghetti Dinner and Auction! Tickets are now on sale for
this March 6, event of the year!
February 28, 11:151:00:
The
RAD youth program is
open to all children
grades 3-5. This program is designed to be
an introduction to youth
group. They meet on the
second and fourth Sundays of each month.
March 6: Spaghetti Dinner and Auction
March 13: 11:15-1:00
3/27: Easter
Watch your email boxes
for details about the upcoming events!
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The Senior High Group has been busy
planning for Youth Sunday, Spagehtti
Dinner and Auction and Mission trip.
We have some important dates that
you can’t miss! Grab your calendars
and pencil them in!
Wednesday, February 17: Youth Sunday
Rehearsal
Sunday, February 21: Youth Sunday
Sunday, February 28: Snowball Fight!
Wednesday, March 2: REQUIRED FOR ALL
MISSION TRIP ATTENDEES. Spaghetti Dinner and Auction prep.
Sunday, March 6: Spaghetti Dinner and
Auction
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LOUMC Staff
Pastor: Rev. Dan Wilson-Fey
Administrative Assistant:
Florence Seward
Christian Education & Youth Director:
Stacey Bernal
Communications Manager:
Pam Pearson
Finance Manager: Becky Luther
Choir Director: Chris Rust
Bell Choir Director: Linda Woods
Organist: William Barnett
Phone: 503-636-8423
Fax: 503-636-4682
email: [email protected]
www.lakeoswegoumc.org
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March Deadline: Monday, March 7
April Deadline: Monday, April 11
May Deadline: Monday, May 9