Ente=
ring into Advent – Friday Dec. 1st - begins in the Fireside Room at 7:30 pm.
If you are wishing for a diffe=
rent experience for Advent, this might be of interest to you. Entering int=
o Advent is a sacred and spiritual pray=
er journey, centered in meditation. Ask yourself what most concerns you as =
we enter into this Advent season 2006?&nbs=
p; What is heavy on your heart? - or what do you want to lift up you=
r heart in thanks to God for? In the Fireside Room, we will begin with silent prayer, then be brought to=
gether by music. The music will take us into the sanctuary where we will ea=
ch light a candle for our own prayer. Then we will join together in simple =
–easy to follow- ancien=
t group dances. These prayer dances will be lead by Sandra Hunter, who has =
been leading sacred dances since 1989.
Following the dances, we will =
retrieve our candles and be lead by music out of the sanctuary. Again in th=
e Fireside Room, we will each have silent meditation on the personal prayer=
that we have held in our hearts. Focusing on the “light” of th=
e candle, a metaphor for the “light” of God and Jesus and this =
season of Hope; we will symbolically take that “light” into our=
own being and carry it in our hearts through out the season. After extingu=
ishing our candles we will come together for a simple benediction dance.
Come and pray with your entire being – and be=
surrounded by those praying in community with you.
All ages, other than preschool, are welcome.&=
nbsp; For elders; if you get tired, you may choose to sit down at an=
ytime during the session and join as you are comfortable.=
Questions? Call Sandra Hunter [with Trinity Elder C=
are] at 503-681-9170
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Volunteer Needeed!
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nbsp; Sadly, Yvon Gay will be giving up her job as our Sunday =
morning volunteer coordinator. We thank her profusely for her dedication an=
d the great work she has done. If you would like to do this job we are inte=
rested in talking to you. We are looking for someone who is organized and w=
ho can meet deadlines in a timely fashion. The job entails organizing volun=
teers to read scripture, do coffee hour, bring flowers, and usher each Sund=
ay. There are sign-up sheets so there is only a small amount of arm-twistin=
g involved! Yvon also organized a training event. In general, your job woul=
d be to send out, each month, a schedule for each activity to each of the m=
embers who volunteered for the job that month. If you are interested =
call the church office or check with Kitty Crisman at 503-649-1484 or e-mai=
l her at kitandron@msn.com.
Adult Book Discussion =
Class Resumes
The adult book discussion clas=
s facilitated by Dale Harris will begin meeting again on January 7. Class m=
embers have agreed to meet from 8:10 till 8:55 on Sunday mornings. Muffins =
and coffee will be available.
The book to be discussed is Streams of L=
iving Water by Richard J. Foster. Foster, =
best known for his book the Celebration =
of Discipline, deals with six different app=
roaches to the Christian life that have been practiced through the ages. Th=
ey are the prayer filled life, the virtuous life, the spirit empowered life=
, the compassionate life, the word centered life and the sacramental life. =
In each case he illustrates the approach with biblical material, an histori=
cal and a contemporary practitioner of that style, a critique of that appro=
ach and suggestions for practicing that approach in one’s life.<=
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New members of the class are a=
lways welcome. Please let Dale know if you are interested in joining the cl=
ass, 503 648-7415 or dch33@comcast.net.
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Worship Help Needed
Worship Assistant=
s are needed for the November 26th 10:30 service. If you would be interested in ushering, bei=
ng a scripture reader or a coffee host please contact Laura in the office a=
t 503-640-1775 or e-mail her at laura@hillsboroum.org.
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Thought for the Day
The best and most beautiful things in the world can=
not be seen or even touched. =
They must be felt with the heart.
~ Helen Keller