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Rockwood United Methodist Church
17805 SE Stark St.
Portland, OR 97233
The Good News
from
Rockwood &
Cherry Park
Our mission is to GATHER as God’s people, GROW in faith, and GO into today’s world as disciples of Christ. Nov. 2014
Advent Study
Join us for our Advent Study. This is a
study and video series by Adam Hamilton called “Not a Silent Night.” We will
have one class at Rockwood UMC on
Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm beginning November 25th and a 2nd class
Wednesday afternoons at Cherry Park at
3:00 pm. This is a five week study dealing with the life of Mary and the life of
Jesus, from birth and crucifixion. You can order your own
study book, or sign up to order your book through the church.
A sign-up list for your book order will be available on Sunday,
November 2nd and Sunday November 9th.
Upcoming Church Meetings
To get ready for the annual charge conference we
have several committees that need to meet and get
to work.
Rockwood’s Committee on Lay Leadership will
meet in the office after worship on Sunday, Nov. 2nd.
Cherry Park’s Committee on Lay Leadership will meet Saturday Nov. 8th at 10 am at CP.
Rockwood’s Ad Council will meet on Sunday, Nov. 9th at
12:30 pm in the Fireside Room.
Fall Charge Conference
Members of the Cherry Park and Rockwood United Methodist Administrative
Board will be hosting our Charge Conference on Saturday, November 15th, at
Rockwood United Methodist Church in the Fireside Room.
We will meet in the Fireside Room at 12 pm for a potluck
meal, followed with our Charge Conference Business for both
congregations.
November Worship
November 2
21st
Sunday after Pentecost
Communion service
“Servant of All”
Matthew 23: 1 - 12
November 9
22nd
Sunday after Pentecost
“The Unexpected”
Unexpected”
Psalm 78: 1 - 7 , Matthew 25: 1-13
November 16
23rd Sunday after Pentecost
“The Kingdom of Heaven is…
Up to you?”
Psalm 123, Matthew 25: 14-30,
November 23
Christ the King Sunday
“Giving Thanks”
Thanks”
Psalm 100,
Matthew 25: 31-46
November 30
1st Sunday of Advent
“Signs of the Times”
Times”
Mark 13: 23-37
Sunday Worship—
Worship—RUMC -11 am
CPUMC - 9:30 am
RUMC Adult Sunday School - 10 am
Visions
Counting Your Blessing
In my opinion Thanksgiving is the best National Holiday on our Calendar. It is a National Holiday for giving thanks! No matter what
religious tradition you are from, we all benefit from giving thanks.
I’m reminded during this season of an old hymn we used to sing at
church camp when I was a young child. This song was often sung
when the whole camp would gather together for worship. It’s called
“When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed”. It was composed in 1897. You might remember it as Count Your Blessings,
Count them One by One. The lyrics were written by Johnson Oatman Jr. The music was written by Edwin Othello Excell.
At the age of 19 Johnson Oatman began his carrier as a licensed
Methodist preacher, but soon found that he was not suited to the
calling. He discovered a new interpretation of his calling, that of
writing hymns. Through his sermon in song he has reached millions
of people. In 1892 he began composing hymns. Some lyrics were
to his own music and others were to other tunes. He wrote “On
Higher Ground” in 1898. On average he wrote 200 songs or hymns
per year for 25 years. The lyrics for this hymn were set to Edwin
Othello Excell’s music, E.O. Excell was another Methodist Composer.
“When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed”,
When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Count your blessings, name them one by one;
Count your blessings, see what God hath done;
Count your blessings, name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.
Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings, every doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.
When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you His wealth untold.
Count your many blessings, money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven, nor your Lord on high.
So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged, God is over all;
Count your many blessings, angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.
Remember to count your many blessings this year… and you too
will find yourself singing as the days go by!
Rev. Myers
For Your Information
Rockwood Church address:
17805 SE Stark Street
Portland, OR 97230
e-mail: [email protected]
Website: rockwoodumc.org
Rockwood Office: 503-665-8764
Cherry Park Church address:
1736 SE 106th Ave.
Portland, OR 97216
e-mail:
[email protected]
Website: cherryparkumc.org
Cherry Park Office: 503-253-2386
Pastor: Rev. Ted Myers
503-267-6057
.Outreach
Opportunities
Nov. 8 - Free Community Meal
Rockwood UMC, 9 - 1 pm
To volunteer, please call
Alita Dougherty 503-667-9288
Food Distribution at Earl Boyles
Nov. 7 (and possibly Nov. 21st, please
let Ted or Shawnie know if you are interested) -Earl Boyles School disturbing meal
boxes 3:30 to 5:30 pm at 10822 SE Bush
St.
Thanksgiving Day Meal,
November 27th @ Rockwood UMC.
Please register to volunteer with Bruce
Montgomery (see information in this newsletter).
Christmas Food Box for Church
Members in Need (Rockwood UMC).
Contact the office if you would like to be on
the team, purchasing, coordinating, making
& distributing boxes.
.Committee Meetings
Meetings at Cherry Park: Committee on
Lay Leadership, Saturday, November 8 at
10:00 am. (old CLD committee).
Committee Meetings at Rockwood UMC:
Committee on Lay Leadership, Sunday,
November 1 at 12:30, Church Office.
Rockwood Ad-council meeting, Sunday,
November 9, at 12:30 in the fireside room.
Charge Conference for Rockwood and
Cherry Park UMC, Saturday, November
15th, noon potluck followed by meetings at
Rockwood UMC. Fireside room.
We will faithfully participate in the ministries of our church...
Rockwood...By our presence
Attendance for Sept. was 181.
More “Quilting Ladies”
need to be thanked for the
$500 donation to Memorial music Fund that was reported
last month. They are; Ruth Ladd,
Faye Hogensen and Wilma Sanderson. Thank you!
...By our Service,
To: Carlotta Allin &Lois Jenness for folding Oct. Newsletters.
To: Cathey Scott who keeps us
well Stocked!
To: Carolyn McKone for filing,
straightening and cataloging all
the choir music.
To: Mike McKone for moving
the choir file cabinets.
To: Dan Kaiser for getting the
outside lights fixed.
To: Dan Kaiser & Dave Wilmarth for getting up and blowing
out the projector in the loft.
Helen Kirkpatrick
took a fall and broke
her clavicle in August.
She thanks everyone
for the cards and prayers. Each
one made her smile.
She is healed now but has decided to move into the Clester’s
home. Her new address is 550 SE
155th, Portland, OR 97233.
Phone 503-254-5893
Bill Rowe has a new
phone number 503680-3324. It is his cell
phone, he no longer has
a house phone.
Rockwood...By our gifts
...By our prayers
Donna Chalmers ,
Alice Clements,
Fran Kuskie, Joan & Gene
Davidson, Keith Borjes, Mary
Beth Krum, Muriel Fiztpatrick
Our finances for the month of
Sept. 2014
year to date
Income $ 11,479.58 $ 120,147.98
Expenses $ 9,722.15 $ 99,988.22
1,757.43
20,159.76
United Methodist Women
Church Women
United
Church Women
United will meet on
Friday Nov. 7th at
10 am at Lynchwood Christian
Church. Program: Through God
our Hands can Heal. World Community Day. Mission focus is
Meals on Wheels.
Lunch is provided following the
program.
Thank you -- the
phrase is simple and
the words are few,
but behind them lies
a world of appreciation. Rockwood, special people
like you make the world a
brighter place. Care giving for
dementia is a lonely spot…
Thank you for remembering us.
Joan Davidson
SnowCap
We collected 166 pounds
of food, clothing,
and recyclables during Oct.
For Nov/Dec we are collecting Stove Top Dressing, Instant mashed potatoes &
Cranberry sauce.
Susanna Wesley Circle
NEW DAY!
SAME TIME &
PLACE
Thursday, Nov.
13th -10 am,
Fireside Room
United Methodist Women are finishing their discussion of the
2015 budget, making plans for the
Christmas dessert and December
Bake sale. Come be a part of the
planning.
Sharing the Choir
Rockwood has been sharing the
choir with Cherry Park since we
started sharing a Pastor. The
Choir sings at Cherry Park on the
second Sunday of each month.
They sing all other Sundays at
Rockwood. In addition, this year
our new Choir Director, Steve
Kloser has asked the Choir to sing
at both churches on the 4th Sunday of each
month.
Cherry Park
is sharing this
expense with
Rockwood and
the choir members are willing to
share their talents with both
churches.
Help Wanted
A big thank you to Lois Jenness who has organized communion Sundays, changed altar cloths and banners for the
last several years. She needs to let this job go. We are looking for someone to take over the job. Are you the one??
Please let Ted or Shawnie know if you can help.
Both Magruder and Suttle Lake Meet
Their Gray Foundation Goals!
Recognizing that camps hosting outdoor education programs for 6th graders have ongoing maintenance needs that outdoor school camp fees cannot
cover, the Gray Family Foundation awarded
$35,000 2-for-1 matching grants to several Oregon
camps including our own Camp Magruder and Suttle Lake Camp.
Both sites succeeded because of your generosity, at Magruder grant funds are being used to upgrade the electrical service in Carrier Lodge (built
in 1947), replace the worn out steam kettle with a
new steamer in the kitchen, replace worn out bunk
beds and mattresses, torn padded chairs, and old
appliances with new, and re-set dock pilings and
replace saturated dock flotation to enable students
to perform pond studies.
Here in Southeast Portland we created a challenge between Cherry Park and Rockwood to each
raise $1000. Then a 2nd challenge was issued to
Cherry Park from Joan and Gary Richardson. If
Cherry Park met their goal of $1000 they would
add an extra $500.
The competition was on with the lead changing
back and forth. At the end Rockwood came in with
the most at $1831. Cherry Park, with a big thank
you to Joan and Gary Richardson, donated a respectable $1527.
Congratulations to both churches for rising to the
challenge and to the real winners Camp Magruder
and Suttle Lake. Getting this money to do maintenance helps them continue to do a great camping
ministry.
Stewardship Sundays
Stewardship Breakfast & Worship at
Cherry Park
Sunday, November 16 following
worship, plan to stay for a celebration breakfast for the culmination of
our 2015 Stewardship Drive.
Breakfast will begin at 10:30 am. Jim Spainhower
will chair this event, but he will need volunteers to
help bring it all together.
Sign up today.
• 3 more people to help cook pancakes
• 1 person to help cook eggs & ham
• 4 more people to help serve
• 5 more people to help with clean up
Harvest Dinner at Rockwood
After Church on Sunday, November 23
Join us for our harvest dinner after worship on
Sunday, November 23rd. Where we
will have a report on our 2015 Stewardship Drive.
Lonnie Clester will chair this event
but he will need volunteers to help
bring it all together.
• 5 people to prep on Saturday, 10 am
• 3 people to set tables on Saturday, 10 am
• 5 people to cook turkeys
• Clean -up people (as many as possible so we
get it done quickly)
• Every Family to bring a pie or salad to
share.
A sign up Sheet will be in the lobby.
Community Thanksgiving
Dinner Served in Fellowship Hall
Plan to come to Rockwood on Saturday, Nov. 29th
at 10 am to decorate the church for Christmas. We
will bring out the Christmas decorations, hang
wreathes and garlands, put out the poinsettias and
put up the nativity set. We Will Deck the Halls just
in time for the first Sunday of Advent. Many hands
make short work so everyone is welcome to come
and help.
On Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27th) from noon to
2 pm, Rockwood’s kitchen and Fellowship Hall
will once again be used to serve a turkey dinner to
the community. Last year they served
over 350 people.
This annual event is sponsored by
SnowCap and local churches. Retired
Pastor Bruce Montgomery organizes
all the donations and volunteers. He is
asking us to prepare 12 - 20# turkeys
and to volunteer to help setup, serve or cleanup.
Call Bruce (503-618-7514) or sign up at Rockwood
if you want to help.
Daylight Savings time Ends November 2nd
Rockwood UMC
Recurring
Weekly
Sunday
Sun
10 Bible Study
11 UMC Worship
2:30 -8:30 pm
CdM -all church
Tuesday
3:00 UMC Bible
Study @ Cherry Park
6:30 pm CdM - San
6:30 p - Choir -FS
6:30 p - Bells
Thursday
5:30 p CFS - FS & N
Wed
2
3
4
Thu
5
6
Pastor Fund
Offering
Daylight savings
time ends
9
10
11
Second Sunday
Stewardship
Campaign
12
Bible Study
3:00 @
Cherry Park
Friday
13
7
14
10 am
Susanna
Wesley
6:30 pm CdM FS
16
23
Harvest Dinner
& Stewardship
Celebration at
Rockwood
7 -Ayden Hancox
8 -Alita Dougherty
9 -Corinne Cumming
13 -Marion Ford
21 -Dan Kaiser
23 -Bunnie Guerin
24—Kamal Smith
26- Nancy Dotterer
17
18
Third Sunday
Stewardship
Campaign
30
Advent
Starts
24
25
Bible Study
1:00 @
Rockwood
UMC
19
20
Bible Study
3:00 @
Cherry Park
Newsletter
Deadline
26
27
8
Free
Community
Meal
15
Charge
Conference @
12 pm; potluck
Rockwood
UMC
6:30 - CdM Bible
Study -FS & N
6:30 GS - FH
Saturday
Sat
1
10 am
Church
Women
United
@
Lynchwood
Christian
Bible Study
“The Way”
3:00 @
Cherry Park
Chapter 6
Stewardship
Kickoff
Fri
FS - Fireside Room
GS - Girl Scouts
N—Nursery
MC - Rockwood UMC
CdM - Centro de Milagros
CFS - Center for Family
Success
FH - Fellowship Hall
S - Sanctuary
Monday
Wednesday
Tue
Key to abbreviations:
1 p CFS- FS
6:30 GS - FH
5:30 p CFS - FS & N
6:30 GS - FH
Mon
21
22
28
29
Office
Closed
No Bible
Study
Dinner
12-2 pm
10 am
Cherry Park UMC
Liturgist
November 2
Mary Crump
November 9
Mary Williams
Sun
November 16
Adrienne Jerman
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Weekly Meetings:
6:45 pm Co- Dependents
Anonymous
(CODA)
November 30
Mary Crump
Wednesday:
1
12 pm - Brown Sack Lunch Conversations
6:30 pm - Adult Children of Alcoholics
2
3
4
5
6
Pastor Fund
Offering
November 9
Lousie Varley &
Barb Ritchart
November 16
Pancake Breakfast
Stewardship
Kickoff
Daylight savings
time ends
9
10
11
Second Sunday
Stewardship
Campaign
12
Bible Study
3:00 @
Cherry Park
16
17
10:30 Stewardship Breakfast at Cherry
Park
Ushers
November 2
Ann Weathersbee
23
25
30
Advent
Starts
14
10 am
Susanna
Wesley
20
Bible Study
3:00 @
Cherry Park
Newsletter
Deadline
26
27
3- Robert Taylor
3- Diana Trujillo
6- Darlene Clarridge
6- Dorine Overton
7- Milt Stout
16- Neal Callahan
Free
Community
Meal
15
21
22
28
29
Office
Closed
Dinner
12-2 pm
8
Charge
Conference @
12 pm; potluck
Rockwood
UMC
10 am
Svc @
Cherrywood
19
No Bible
Study
November 23
???
November 30
Darlene Clarridge &
Mary Jane McCollum
24
13
Bible Study
1:00 @
Rockwood
UMC
November 9
Darlene Clarridge &
Mary Jane McCollum
November 16
Ann Weathersbee &
Millie Maier
18
Bible Study
1:00 @
Rockwood
UMC
Third Sunday
Stewardship
Campaign
7
10 am
Church
Women
United
@
Lynchwood
Christian
Bible Study
“The Way”
3:00 @
Cherry Park
Chapter 6
November 23
???
November 30
Millie Maier
Sat
Monday & Thursday
November 23
Sue Chun
Flower/ Coffee host
November 2
Betty Spainhower
Fri
Rockwood
Volunteers
Please wear your name tags.
November 2
Cathey Scott & Marlene Spady
November 9
Alita Dougherty & Jim Beekman
November 16
Bev & Don Camp
November 23
Mary McLeod & Esther Rucker
November 2
Tom Morris & Alita Dougherty
November 30
Debra Buckhout & Yvonne Hodge
November 9
Betty & Ron Christensen
November 16
Gretta Bjorklund & Marilyn Smith
November 23
Yvonne Hodge & Cathey Scott
November 30
Carlotta Allin & Esther Rucker
Hosted by:
November 2
???
Liturgists
November 2
Shawn Clester
November 9
Esther Rucker
November 16
Tom Morris
November 23
???
November 30
Joe Serroels
November 9
Susanna Wesley Circle
Carlotta Allin & ???
November 16
Gretta Bjorklumd &
Alita Dougherty
November 2 -23
Harvest Altar in honor
of God’s bounty
November 23
Harvest Dinner
November 30
Christmas Poinsettias
November 30
???