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What's Happening Sunday, July 2<= o:p> 10=
am - Worship w/Communion Monday, July 3<= o:p> 7 =
pm - Boy Scouts Tuesday, July 4=
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LIDAY - Office Closed Wednesday, July=
5 Of=
fice Closed 7 =
pm - Women’s A/A - Parlor 7 =
pm - N/A - Old Library 8 =
pm - M/A - Parlor Thursday, July =
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am - Worship - John Nilsen Group 11=
:15 am - Worship Committee Monday, July 10=
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15 pm - Committee Meetings 7 =
pm - Boy Scouts 7:=
30 pm - Administrative Council Meeting Wednesday, July=
12 7 =
pm - Women’s A/A - Parlor 7 =
pm - N/A - Old Library 8 =
pm - M/A - Parlor Saturday, July =
15 Yo=
uth Leave for Sierra Service Project Sunday, July 16=
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am - Worship - Rev. Gwen’s First Sun=
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Address Correction: J=
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Finance Committee Update <=
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style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> The Finan=
ce Committee would like to thank all those who are up-to-date on their pled=
ged givings. We would also like to encourage those who are not curren=
t to please remember that the summer months tend to be slow collection mont=
hs which challenges our ability to meet all our obligations. Through =
the beginning of June, total pledged receipts were $116,192. Actual p=
ledges received stood at $94,596. One encouraging development is that=
non-pledged receipts continue to run ahead of budget. Thank you all =
for your continued support. ~ Jeff Grimm |
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We Sent Him Off <=
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style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> Mike Slus=
s, Joyce’s husband, was commissioned as a short-term missionary on Ju=
ne 18th. As a physician, he will serve on a Nort=
hwest Medical Team to Uganda during the month of July. He and another doctor and a nurse go to the refug=
ee camps in northern Uganda to staff portable clinics in the refugee camps =
of internally displaced persons there. <=
span
style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> The peopl=
e of northern Uganda have suffered greatly from the rebel attacks within th=
eir country over the past 20 years. =
The campaign of terror has resulted in the abduction and death of te=
ns of thousands of civilians of which more than 20,000 children have been t=
orn from their families and forced into military conscription and are physi=
cally and emotionally traumatized. <=
/span>That violence has caused approximately 1.5 million people to leave th=
eir homes and seek safety and shelter elsewhere. They now live in overcrowded refugee camps with inadequ=
ate sources of food, water, sanitation, and health care. Women and children have been particularly affec=
ted by the lack of basic services. <=
/span>Access to health care was extremely low even before the rebel attacks=
but is now non-existent in the refugee camps. The limited access to basic needs and the overcrowding in=
unsanitary conditions in the refugee camps predisposes the population to a=
high incidence of waterborne, parasitic, and infectious diseases and sever=
e malnutrition, particularly |
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Uganda (continued) a=
mong children. The potential =
of a cholera outbreak is a constant threat. The United Nations is calling this the worst humanitarian cr=
isis today, and generally one of the most forgotten. Primitive conditions will most likely prevent any communication while Mike=
is gone. Please keep him and=
Joyce in your prayers while he goes to try to provide some basic health ca=
re to the refugees in northern Uganda.&nbs=
p; Pray also for those children of God who are in such desperate nee=
d. |
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Parking Changes Are Ahead By the end of August classes will begin at the new Pacific University buil=
ding just down 8th Avenue from =
the church. The city of Hills=
boro will continue a two-hour time limit for street parking which encompass=
es our church. Tickets will b=
e issued. Because it is likel=
y that faculty, staff and students will park in our lot whether they have p=
ermission or not we are entering into a parking agreement with Pacific Univ=
ersity allowing them to pay to use up to 20 spaces in our lot. The university will install new signs d=
esignating those spots. What =
you need to anticipate is that parking around the church during the weekday=
s might become more difficult. We will try to address your concerns as they arise but this is a new real=
ity which will be with us from now on. |
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“Back to School”? <=
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style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> The "=
;Community Clothes Closet", housed at JB Thomas Middle School, needs r=
estocking for the "back to School" rush in August. Nearly new or new clothing for all ages is =
needed. We also are going to =
assist in the "school supplies" section. Everything from backpacks to erasers are needed. Supplies Include: pencils, e=
rasers, calculators, rulers, 3-ringed binders, and spiral notebooks. Packets of lined paper, red-pens, c=
rayons, backpacks. Colored pe=
ns and pencils, desk storage boxes. =
Scissors, glue sticks and glue. |
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Giving Statements for the first six mon=
ths of 2006 are available in the Narthex.&=
nbsp; Please pick yours up to save postage. If you would like to have yours mailed =
please call the office at 503-640-1775 or e-ma=
il laura@hillsboroumc.org. |
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Camp Scholarships <=
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style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> Several y=
ears ago, Claude and Melba Krausnick donated money to establish a Camp Scho=
larship Fund. The earnings of the fund are to be used for camp schola=
rships. For the past several years, the fund has earned more than has=
been spent on scholarships. At the June 5th Finance Comm=
ittee, the group voted to give $500 to the youth participating in this summ=
er’s Sierra Service Project. <=
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style=3D'mso-tab-count:1'> The Finan=
ce Committee encourages all ages that need help going to camp to apply for =
assistance. Contact Laura in the Office. |
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Thought for the day: To the world you may be one pe=
rson, but to one person you may be the world. ~ Unkn=
own |
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Let’s go camping! It’s not too late to sign up =
for camp this summer. The nex=
t time you are in church pick up a camping catalog or check out the gocampi=
ng.org website. This year joi=
n other families of the church at Wallowa Lake Spirit Life Family Camp July=
27-31. |