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The Spire

July 1 Edition

Worship Services=

July 6– 8^th Sunday

after Pentecost

HOLY COMMUNION SUNDAY

Scripture: = Romans 7:15-25

Sermon: Susan Jensen =

will bring the message.

Rev. Millie will officiate communion.

July 13 – 9^th= Sunday

after Pentecost

WORSHIP AT ROOD BRIDGE PARK

10 a.m. with <= span style=3D'font-size:13.0pt;font-weight:bold;language:EN;mso-ansi-language:= EN'>John Hiestand preaching. Bring your

own lawn chair.

Church picnic following. Bring something to barbecue, potluck dish, and your own table service.

Gwen’s Note

= The Oregon/Id= aho United Methodist Conference has a bold and inspiring bishop, Bishop Hos= hibata. It was his vision to = include a Christian rock concert by Jars of Clay at the State Fairgrounds o= n Saturday night of Annual Conference.&nbs= p; So with ear plugs in my purse, I attended along with Mary and Kat= ie Foote, Gann and Linda Clarkson, Nancy and Ariel Miller from our church.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> It was LOUD even with ear plu= gs. You may be wondering why = he did this and offered it to the community free with two items to donate t= o the Mario-Polk Foodshare Network. = Bishop Hoshibata believes in taking our faith out of the churches an= d into the marketplace, where actions speak louder than words. Last summer he had all of us at Annual = Conference go out in the community to work in soup kitchens, community gard= ens, and food banks for an afternoon. = ; It was good for the community, good for us, and a powerful witness= .

= At the concert, Bishop Hoshibata gave an invitation to discip= leship during the intermission. A team of prayers waited to respond to this “United Methodist alta= r call.” The attendance= at the concert was between three to four thousand people. It was good for the community, good for us, a= nd a powerful witness. I am w= ondering, what will he think of next? = ; What ever it is, it will be bold and inspiring!<= /p>

= And yes, I have been appointed to Hillsboro United Methodist = Church for a third year. Let&= #8217;s be bold and inspiring and take our faith into “the marketplac= e” through the outreach ministries that we are doing this summer.

See you in church. = Peace, <\_~

Gwen <= /span>// ||

&= nbsp;

Family Bridge News

By = the end of our week to host homeless Family Bridge guests, June 15-22, our church had a very full = house. Our next hosting week = will be August 3-10.

A v= ery special thanks goes to Mary Foote, who coordinated the first part of th= e week, and to Connie Tripp, who not only coordinated the last three days, = but stayed overnight Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Connie and Mary will take over as our regular co-coo= rdinators this fall and Carla Harris will step down from that role.

Oth= ers who volunteered during the week include dinner hosts Mary Foote, Sue Ha= tz and the Boy Scout troop, Brady and Carrie Thomas, Joanne Davis, Dale Har= ris and Connie Tripp. Overnig= ht hosts besides Connie Tripp were Mary Foot, AnnMarie Cowley and Barbara Schultz, who stayed two nights= .

Cin= dy Dotson, Linda and Ted Cornish, Janica Stewart, Joe and Mary Walker, Al a= nd Barbara Deck and Connie Sheets provided groceries and Day House supplies= .

Sunday in the Park with John

Roo= d Bridge Park will be over run by Methodists Sunday, July 13. Be sure you are part of the crowd. We gather for our 10:00 worship with= John Hiestand preaching, then switch gears for a picnic, fun and games = 211; all the be completed before 2:00 clean up.

Ple= ase bring food to share as well as the meat you want to cook, and your picn= ic supplies. Welcome/Nurture Committee will provide table covers, BBQ’= ;s, condiments, beverages, plates and utensils, as well as extra food for t= hose who have no way to provide their own.= Some folding chair will also be available. We are looking forward to your company.

P.S= .: “The Spirit of Marjo= rie” will pick-up and transport as usual. If you are a bus rider, we hope you’ll come and jo= in the fun. If that sounds li= ke too long a day, take the bus home after church. Otherwise, we will get you home shortly after 2:00

Office Open

Monday-Thursday -

8:30 am to 3 pm

Closed on Friday

How To Reach Us

Phone: 503-640-1775

Email: office@hillsboroumc.org

Web site: www.hillsboroumc.org

HUMC Men’s Spiritual Growth Group= —Jesus and Male Identity

Sharing the J= ourney is a men’s spiritual growth group at HUMC that has been meetin= g together for the past three years. We have been sharing with one another = about what it means to live and grow as a man in our journey together in Ch= rist.

This fall we yet move in a = new direction as we will join in a study of Marcus Borg’s recent book= , Jesus: Uncove= ring the Life, Teachings, and Relevance of a Religious Revolutionary= . Marcus Borg has received international acclaim as one of the great = Jesus scholars of the 21^st century. He is an excellent writer who= se thinking is both profound and very accessible for clergy and laity alike= . As we grow in our understanding of Jesus’ own growth into his ident= ity as a man, we will seek to better understand our own identity as men as = well...

We are not a closed group. = If this study interests you, we most cordially invite you to join us. For f= urther information, please contact Lefty Schultz (503-359-3597).=