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Honored Elders Celebration

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Honored Elders Celebration

You are cordially invited to a 80+ Birthday Celebration on Sunday, July 30 at 10:00 am Service & 11:15 am Fellowship Time. Bethel will honor all our Elders who are Celebrating their 80th (or up!) Birthday with a Special Worship Service and Fellowship Time! We will be having Birthday Cake and Tea Sandwiches in your honor. Please join us!

Beaverton Church Carnival, Free to the Public, September 10

Beaverton Church Carnival, Free to the Public, September 10

Are you looking for a free, child-friendly summer activity in Beaverton for you and your family? Do you like carnival games and inflatables? Do you like free hot dogs? Make plans to join us on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 11:30 am when Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ will host its 2nd Annual Bethel Beaverton Bash - a FREE, fun, and family-friendly carnival with inflatable bouncy house, free hot dogs and drinks, a wide selection of carnival games, and more!

Bethel Weekly Highlights

Bethel Weekly Highlights

At the 31st General Synod of the United Church of Christ held earlier this month in Baltimore, Rev. Jean Doane was appointed to serve on the board of directors for the Common Global Ministries Board (CGMB). CGMB is a joint ministry between the United Church of Christ and the Disciples of Christ denominations. The news was shared with Jean by Rev. Jim Moos, Executive Minister, UCC Wider Church Ministries and Co-Executive, Global Ministries...

Bethel’s Social Justice Forums

Bethel’s Social Justice Forums

Come meet with Bethel’s Social Justice Advocacy Team on Sunday, July 23, 11:30-12:30 in the Narthex Room to help plan this fall’s Social Justice Forums. Past forums have provided information on homelessness, affordable housing, the 2016 ballot measures, The New Jim Crow, and immigration. So far, suggested topics for our fall forums include health care, disability discrimination, housing/evictions, sexual assault prevention, and Israel/Palestine.

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Beaverton Community Rummage Sale and Music Fundraiser

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Beaverton Community Rummage Sale and Music Fundraiser

Bethel's Rummage Sale

Bethel’s Rummage Sale this year will be held on Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7. As in the past, proceeds from this sale will benefit our music program. Donated items may be brought to the church Monday and Tuesday, (October 2 and 3) between the hours of NOON and 8 PM. If you need assistance with your donations, please contact George Patch at 2lula@frontier.net or (503) 625-0910.

PLEASE NOTE: The Monday and Tuesday hours are a departure from previous years. Volunteers will start working at noon, rather than 9 AM, so that donations can be received later in the evening. We are hoping that the later evening hours (to accommodate those working during the day) will also mean more volunteers to help with this enormous undertaking of sorting and pricing, or to help during the actual sale, on Friday and Saturday. Last year during the sale, at times, we were swamped with customers and there weren’t enough workers (critical to the success of the rummage sale).

If you can volunteer for any amount of time, please contact our volunteer coordinators, Carolyn Rundorff at carolyn@rundorff.com or Cathy Thoma at cdthoma4@comcast.net. Thank you for your contributions to Bethel’s Music Program!

80+ Birthday Celebration

You are cordially invited to a 80+ Birthday Celebration on Sunday, July 30 at 10:00 am Service & 11:15 am Fellowship Time. Bethel will honor all our Elders who are Celebrating their 80th (or up!) Birthday with a Special Worship Service and Fellowship Time! If you would like to be part of the worship service call BETHEL at 503-646-1191, ask for Beth, or leave a message. We will be having Birthday Cake and Tea Sandwiches in your honor. Please join us!

Lynne Elbert, on behalf of the Diaconate, Staff and Membership of Bethel

Pride Northwest 2017 Impressions

Pride Northwest 2017 Impressions

Bethel showed its gay pride last Sunday with over 20 marchers representing our open and affirming church at the Pride NW parade in Portland.  The only dreary signs were the morning clouds - everything else around us glittered with rainbow colors.  The spirit of the event matched our identity and mission as a welcoming congregation.  Warm smiles, words of encouragement, feelings of shared values, and sheer joy knit us together as an affirming community.  
 
I was impressed with the rich diversity of our Bethel contingent:

Gay Pride and LGBTQ Allies Show Support

Gay Pride and LGBTQ Allies Show Support

This is a great opportunity on Pride Sunday to talk about why it is that we practice a theology of inclusiveness or a theology of inclusion. There are a couple of reasons why we intentionally affirm, why we're an open and affirming congregation, why we're a progressive Church that believes that it's important to welcome, to affirm, to love, and to incorporate folks from the LGBTQ community into the life of our church, the full life of our church

We practice this radical inclusivity because that's how Jesus lived out his ministry. In his teachings there are a plethora of examples...

Bethel Shows LGBTQ Pride

The annual Portland Pride Parade will happen THIS Sunday, June 18 in downtown Portland. We would like a robust presence from Bethel to join with our sister UCC congregations. Pastor David will march again this year. Plan on meeting at Bethel at 8:45 AM to ride the MAX downtown. Click on the link to read about our participation: http://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/362840-242869-lgbtq-friendly-church-to-march-in-pride-parade

Immigrant Rights Presentations

Bethel will host two presentations on immigrant rights on Sunday, June 11, in the Education Hall. John Herrera, Program Manager of Immigration Legal Services at Catholic Charities, will present in English at 11:45 AM and in Spanish at 12:45 PM. The public is invited, including Bethel’s members, friends, ESL students, and Food Cupboard clients.