Bulletin, July 20
BLOCK PARTY / 4:30 pm
No Morning Worship Service
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Upcoming EventsJuly 20 / Pride Parade
Join us downtown on Sunday (See map for Meet up space) July 20 THE SUMMER BLOCK PARTY AT PMC Join us for an evening worship, potluck and mid-summer fellowship time from 4:30 - 8:30 pm on July 20th. Worship will begin at 4:30 pm and will be kid-friendly followed by a potluck, ice cream and water slide. July 27 Lunch and Lawn Games at the Ensz's Home 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. / This event is for kids in K-5th grade. You can find Brandon and Victoria's address in the church directory. There will be a light lunch so please sign up at the link in the online bulletin so we know how to plan. Thanks. August 17 Evening Pie Potluck and Hymn Sing August 24 Sunday Sundaes! 11:00am-12:30pm at PMC / Stay after service for lunch and ice cream sundaes with other PMC kids and parents! Play / activities will either be outdoors or indoors depending on the weather. Sign up in the online bulletin (so we know how to plan). Thanks August 31 Wildwood Sunday |
Order of Worship
Prelude
Welcome
♫ Camp songs Pharaoh, Pharaoh
Ah-la-la-la
Scripture Psalm 8:3-4
♫ Camp songs Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
Amazing Grace
Reflection on the Drift Creek ‘25 Theme
Slide show
♫ Hymn - I Saw a Tree by the Riverside Voices Together 514
Prayer
Jesus Prayer Voices Together 989C
♫ Camp song Water Fall on Me Voices Together 763
Sending
Welcome
♫ Camp songs Pharaoh, Pharaoh
Ah-la-la-la
Scripture Psalm 8:3-4
♫ Camp songs Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
Amazing Grace
Reflection on the Drift Creek ‘25 Theme
Slide show
♫ Hymn - I Saw a Tree by the Riverside Voices Together 514
Prayer
Jesus Prayer Voices Together 989C
♫ Camp song Water Fall on Me Voices Together 763
Sending
FACILITATORS
Musicians
May Wang, Bruce Kuhns, PMC Bluegrass Band
Song Leader
Bruce Kuhns
Reflections from DCC
Kristialyn Johnson, Brenda Kauffman, Tony Kauffman
AV Team
Henry Janzen, Simon Obold Eshleman
Musicians
May Wang, Bruce Kuhns, PMC Bluegrass Band
Song Leader
Bruce Kuhns
Reflections from DCC
Kristialyn Johnson, Brenda Kauffman, Tony Kauffman
AV Team
Henry Janzen, Simon Obold Eshleman
PLEASE PRAY FOR...
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Please participate in Pastor Kristen’s Major Review Survey.
All annual staff reviews enable PMC to affirm our pastors and envision our shared future. Every third year, PMC pastors have a "Major Review" which also includes mutual discernment re: another three-year ministry term. Timeline for Pastor Kristen’s Major Review: July – PMC congregants submit responses for Kristen’s Major Review survey. Also, the Staff Relations Committee collates all surveys as well as convening a Focus Group to invite additional detailed verbal responses to survey items.
7/28/25 – Final day to submit surveys.
August – The Leadership Table considers all review materials and crafts recommendations re: an additional three-year ministry term. After prayer and conversation with Kristen, the Table then updates PMC re: the mutually agreed-on outcomes and asks PMC to affirm the recommendations presented.
Please use this link to access the survey and submit it. Expect 10 or so minutes to complete it. Your thoughtful responses are helpful and valued. Thank you so much!
All annual staff reviews enable PMC to affirm our pastors and envision our shared future. Every third year, PMC pastors have a "Major Review" which also includes mutual discernment re: another three-year ministry term. Timeline for Pastor Kristen’s Major Review: July – PMC congregants submit responses for Kristen’s Major Review survey. Also, the Staff Relations Committee collates all surveys as well as convening a Focus Group to invite additional detailed verbal responses to survey items.
7/28/25 – Final day to submit surveys.
August – The Leadership Table considers all review materials and crafts recommendations re: an additional three-year ministry term. After prayer and conversation with Kristen, the Table then updates PMC re: the mutually agreed-on outcomes and asks PMC to affirm the recommendations presented.
Please use this link to access the survey and submit it. Expect 10 or so minutes to complete it. Your thoughtful responses are helpful and valued. Thank you so much!
Search Committee Update. 7-11-2025
As of today (July 11), the search committee has received MLIs from five applicants, with other possible applicants still in their own process of discernment as they develop their application materials. It is a strong pool and we are grateful for and humbled by this response. We are conducting a three-phase interview process: an initial informal conversation on Zoom with everyone who submits MLI, followed by a formal interview with those applicants we believe could be a good fit with PMC. We anticipate we will have a third conversation (in-person) with 1-3 finalists before we make a recommendation to the Table, and we are hopeful that we will be able to make this recommendation in the fall. Following the search committee's recommendation to the Table, we will schedule a time for the Table to meet with the candidate. Assuming the Table approves the recommendation, the Table will then invite the candidate to PMC for a formal candidating visit. Please continue to pray for clarity and inspired curiosity as the search committee meets with each applicant and as we prayerfully discern the next right thing following each conversation.
As of today (July 11), the search committee has received MLIs from five applicants, with other possible applicants still in their own process of discernment as they develop their application materials. It is a strong pool and we are grateful for and humbled by this response. We are conducting a three-phase interview process: an initial informal conversation on Zoom with everyone who submits MLI, followed by a formal interview with those applicants we believe could be a good fit with PMC. We anticipate we will have a third conversation (in-person) with 1-3 finalists before we make a recommendation to the Table, and we are hopeful that we will be able to make this recommendation in the fall. Following the search committee's recommendation to the Table, we will schedule a time for the Table to meet with the candidate. Assuming the Table approves the recommendation, the Table will then invite the candidate to PMC for a formal candidating visit. Please continue to pray for clarity and inspired curiosity as the search committee meets with each applicant and as we prayerfully discern the next right thing following each conversation.
Announcements
PMC at the PDX Pride Parade (Sunday July 20)
Join with the Menno Pride Committee and watch the Pride parade on Sunday, July 20 from 11am-2pm(ish). Follow this link for more information, including a map of where we will be. If you have questions and need help finding the group, contact Sylvia Shirk (917.992.1365). If you'd like to take the bus with a group (including about 20 min of walking), you can meet Pastor Kristen at the PMC parking lot at 10:45am.
Out of Office
Kris Voss-Rothmeier will be out of the office from 7/21-8/4. Cody Bivins-Starr will be out of the office from 7/22-7/28. Curt Weaver will be out of the office on 7/27.
Pool Party and Lawn Games at the Ensz's Home next Sunday / July 27
Next Sunday grab your swimming suit and join the fun at a Pool Party at the Ensz's Home from11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This event is is for kids in K-5th grade. You can find Brandon and Victoria's address in the church directory. There will be a light lunch so please sign up in the online bulletin so we know how to plan.
Save the date for the Pie potluck and Hymn Sing / August 17
Plan for an evening of delicious pie and ice cream and joyful singing!
We are having Sunday Sundaes on Sunday, August 24th (after church)
Stay after service for lunch and ice cream sundaes with other PMC kids and parents! Play / activities will either be outdoors or indoors depending on the weather. Sign up online so we know how to plan. Thanks.
Anabaptist History Book orders are here!
Don’t forget to pick up the copy you signed up for in the church office. If you missed the signup, but are interested in joining the book discussion, we’ve got a couple extra copies. The book is Radicals & Reformers: A Survey of Global Anabaptist History by Troy Osborne. We’ll meet at the new Steeplejack Union (brewery, coffee shop, bakery combo) on Hawthorne at 3pm on Wednesday afternoons starting July 23 (July 23, 30, August 13, 20, and 27). Please let Kristen know if you’d like to join – suggested donation is $25 per book ([email protected]).
PNMC Resolution
Several weeks ago, Pastors Kris and Kristen, along with a few other PMCers attended the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference’s Annual Meeting at Flathead Lake in Montana. Delegates at the meeting voted on a resolution that came from the PNMC leadership called “A Call to Discipleship Amidst a Culture of Christian Nationalism.” After some discussion, and realizing that it would not be possible to get the wording exactly perfect, delegates affirmed this resolution as something that could guide the conference. Additionally, it was noted that what is written in this resolution is not new to Mennonites, perhaps just an affirmation of our beliefs and practices in this time. You can find links in the online bulletin to read the resolution, and an introduction and reflection on the resolution from conference leadership. The conference hopes this resolution will help center, connect, and inspire PNMC congregations to live out our beliefs in the coming years.
Join with the Menno Pride Committee and watch the Pride parade on Sunday, July 20 from 11am-2pm(ish). Follow this link for more information, including a map of where we will be. If you have questions and need help finding the group, contact Sylvia Shirk (917.992.1365). If you'd like to take the bus with a group (including about 20 min of walking), you can meet Pastor Kristen at the PMC parking lot at 10:45am.
Out of Office
Kris Voss-Rothmeier will be out of the office from 7/21-8/4. Cody Bivins-Starr will be out of the office from 7/22-7/28. Curt Weaver will be out of the office on 7/27.
Pool Party and Lawn Games at the Ensz's Home next Sunday / July 27
Next Sunday grab your swimming suit and join the fun at a Pool Party at the Ensz's Home from11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. This event is is for kids in K-5th grade. You can find Brandon and Victoria's address in the church directory. There will be a light lunch so please sign up in the online bulletin so we know how to plan.
Save the date for the Pie potluck and Hymn Sing / August 17
Plan for an evening of delicious pie and ice cream and joyful singing!
We are having Sunday Sundaes on Sunday, August 24th (after church)
Stay after service for lunch and ice cream sundaes with other PMC kids and parents! Play / activities will either be outdoors or indoors depending on the weather. Sign up online so we know how to plan. Thanks.
Anabaptist History Book orders are here!
Don’t forget to pick up the copy you signed up for in the church office. If you missed the signup, but are interested in joining the book discussion, we’ve got a couple extra copies. The book is Radicals & Reformers: A Survey of Global Anabaptist History by Troy Osborne. We’ll meet at the new Steeplejack Union (brewery, coffee shop, bakery combo) on Hawthorne at 3pm on Wednesday afternoons starting July 23 (July 23, 30, August 13, 20, and 27). Please let Kristen know if you’d like to join – suggested donation is $25 per book ([email protected]).
PNMC Resolution
Several weeks ago, Pastors Kris and Kristen, along with a few other PMCers attended the Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference’s Annual Meeting at Flathead Lake in Montana. Delegates at the meeting voted on a resolution that came from the PNMC leadership called “A Call to Discipleship Amidst a Culture of Christian Nationalism.” After some discussion, and realizing that it would not be possible to get the wording exactly perfect, delegates affirmed this resolution as something that could guide the conference. Additionally, it was noted that what is written in this resolution is not new to Mennonites, perhaps just an affirmation of our beliefs and practices in this time. You can find links in the online bulletin to read the resolution, and an introduction and reflection on the resolution from conference leadership. The conference hopes this resolution will help center, connect, and inspire PNMC congregations to live out our beliefs in the coming years.

Help Us Stay Up to Date
Since we no longer have a “photo wall” in the Old Chapel, the online directory is the main way that people can begin to get to know one another at PMC. You can upload/update your photo and update your information yourself by following these easy steps on your phone or on your computer: On your phone: Open the app and press the icon in the upper left corner (the one with three horizontal bars) / Tap “Edit My Family” — On your computer go to the home page. / Click on “Edit My Family” in the upper right corner. Once you’ve submitted a change, the church administrator will receive a request for the change and will approve the change quickly. Thanks!
Since we no longer have a “photo wall” in the Old Chapel, the online directory is the main way that people can begin to get to know one another at PMC. You can upload/update your photo and update your information yourself by following these easy steps on your phone or on your computer: On your phone: Open the app and press the icon in the upper left corner (the one with three horizontal bars) / Tap “Edit My Family” — On your computer go to the home page. / Click on “Edit My Family” in the upper right corner. Once you’ve submitted a change, the church administrator will receive a request for the change and will approve the change quickly. Thanks!
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Land Acknowledgment
As we learn about the Doctrine of Discovery, we recognize that the land on which our meetinghouse is located and the land on which we live was previously home to Native American peoples who were decimated and uprooted as this area was colonized. The Portland Metro area rests on traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla and many other tribes who stewarded the plentiful natural resources in the vicinity of the Columbia River.
We recognize that the present day Native American community in the Portland Metro area is made up of people who originate from over 380 tribes from around the country.
We acknowledge the local federally recognized tribes; the Grande Ronde, the Siletz and the Cowlitz as well as the Chinook Nation, which has been seeking federal recognition for many years.
As we learn about the Doctrine of Discovery, we recognize that the land on which our meetinghouse is located and the land on which we live was previously home to Native American peoples who were decimated and uprooted as this area was colonized. The Portland Metro area rests on traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin, Kalapuya, Molalla and many other tribes who stewarded the plentiful natural resources in the vicinity of the Columbia River.
We recognize that the present day Native American community in the Portland Metro area is made up of people who originate from over 380 tribes from around the country.
We acknowledge the local federally recognized tribes; the Grande Ronde, the Siletz and the Cowlitz as well as the Chinook Nation, which has been seeking federal recognition for many years.