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Welcome!9:30 A.M. - Worship Service
Sunday School will resume in the fall 
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August 7 / Bulletin |
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Ringing the Church Bell
Thirsting Prelude Hymn - “Let Us Build a House” Voices Together 36 Call to Worship Psalm 62:5-8 Hymn “Come to the Water” Voices Together 35 Offering Drinking Deeply Moment in Mission Children’s Time Readers Theater - Jonah 1 Hymn “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say” Voices Together 536 Sermon - Chaos on the Water Silence for Reflection Hymn “Will You Come and Follow Me” Voices Together 540 A Water Story Satisfied Sharing Joys and Concerns Prayer, ending with the Lord's Prayer Sending Words Hymn “God, Be the Love” Voices Together 43 Benediction |
FACILITATORS
Pianist Rachel Yoder Song Leader Gerry Leatherman Worship Leaders Kim Brandt, Gloria Nussbaum, Gerry Leatherman Children’s Time Curt Weaver Moment in Mission Sylvia Shirk Sermon Diane Hooge A Water Story Phil Zook Friesen |
Please Pray for...
- Marvin Friesen, who is being treated for a back injury in a rehab facility.
today's scriptures
Psalm 62:5-8
For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.
Selah
For God alone my soul waits in silence,
for my hope is from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
my mighty rock, my refuge is in God.
Trust in him at all times, O people;
pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.
Selah
Jonah 1
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.
But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for them. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold of the ship and had lain down, and was fast asleep. The captain came and said to him, ‘What are you doing sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps the god will spare us a thought so that we do not perish.’
The sailors said to one another, ‘Come, let us cast lots, so that we may know on whose account this calamity has come upon us.’ So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, ‘Tell us why this calamity has come upon us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?’ ‘I am a Hebrew,’ he replied. ‘I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.’ Then the men were even more afraid, and said to him, ‘What is this that you have done!’ For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them so.
Then they said to him, ‘What shall we do to you, that the sea may quieten down for us?’ For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous. He said to them, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quieten down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great storm has come upon you.’ Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, O Lord, we pray, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life. Do not make us guilty of innocent blood; for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.’ So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
But the Lord provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai, saying, ‘Go at once to Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come up before me.’ But Jonah set out to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid his fare and went on board, to go with them to Tarshish, away from the presence of the Lord.
But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up. Then the mariners were afraid, and each cried to his god. They threw the cargo that was in the ship into the sea, to lighten it for them. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold of the ship and had lain down, and was fast asleep. The captain came and said to him, ‘What are you doing sound asleep? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps the god will spare us a thought so that we do not perish.’
The sailors said to one another, ‘Come, let us cast lots, so that we may know on whose account this calamity has come upon us.’ So they cast lots, and the lot fell on Jonah. Then they said to him, ‘Tell us why this calamity has come upon us. What is your occupation? Where do you come from? What is your country? And of what people are you?’ ‘I am a Hebrew,’ he replied. ‘I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land.’ Then the men were even more afraid, and said to him, ‘What is this that you have done!’ For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them so.
Then they said to him, ‘What shall we do to you, that the sea may quieten down for us?’ For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous. He said to them, ‘Pick me up and throw me into the sea; then the sea will quieten down for you; for I know it is because of me that this great storm has come upon you.’ Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not, for the sea grew more and more stormy against them. Then they cried out to the Lord, ‘Please, O Lord, we pray, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life. Do not make us guilty of innocent blood; for you, O Lord, have done as it pleased you.’ So they picked Jonah up and threw him into the sea; and the sea ceased from its raging. Then the men feared the Lord even more, and they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
But the Lord provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights.
announcements
‘Come to the Water’
This summer our worship services will focus on water. Today we are in the fifth week of a seven-week series titled ‘Come to the Water.’ Water runs throughout the scriptures, beginning with the primordial waters of Genesis and ending with the river of life in Revelation. In the gospels, Jesus promises ‘living water.’ In the biblical stories, water is a sign of God’s creative, liberating, redemptive love.
Water runs through the stories of our lives too. This summer, as you are out and about, we would like everyone to collect a small sample of water. It could be from a trip to the ocean, or from a lake you kayak on, or a stream you walk next too; it could be from the hose you use to water your garden, or from the rains that fall (and keep falling) in Portland. We will pour them all together during our service at Wildwood on September 4.
Getting ready for Fall / A Children and Youth Request
We are asking for help from parents/guardians as we seek to restart our Sunday school program and youth groups. Our database has gotten a bit out of date and we want to bring it up to date! If you have a child that will participate in Sunday school or a youth group this fall at PMC, it would help us out if you went to the website and signed them up. There are three sign-up forms you will find there.
· One for MYF (high school) Youth group,
· one for Jr high youth group (grades 6-8),
· and one for Sunday school (ages 3 through 5th grade).
We of course will include ALL that eventually show up but this process will help us plan. Thank you so much!
Small Groups at PMC
Small Groups are an essential part of community life at PMC. They help us form deep relationships, grow spiritually, and feel known within the larger church. Small Groups are especially important for newcomers--by starting new groups and making space in existing groups, we help make PMC a much more hospitable church!
This summer and fall, we'll be inviting you to participate in one or more small groups at PMC. If you're interested in joining and/or leading a small group, please fill out a survey in the back of church or online. Small Groups range widely in focus, meeting frequency, and location, so there should be something for everyone. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to the small group committee (Micah Miller-Eshleman, Ken Roupp, Caroline McCarty, Gloria Nussbaum Diane Hooge).
Buying supplies for MCC School Kits
It’s that time of year when many of us will start looking for the good deals on school supplies for MCC school kits. Please remember that MCC can ONLY accept NEW items! The contents of a school kits are the following:
All metal sharpeners can be found online or in the art supply section of retail stores like Staples. Plastic case pencil sharpeners are not accepted because these are poor quality and do not last as long. If you cannot find all metal sharpeners please pack the kits without them and MCC will add the sharpeners before they ship.
‘Pitch Pipes and Pies’ - Hymn sing
August 14, 6:30 pm
Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of singing and socializing on Sunday, August 14. We will continue to explore the music of our new hymnal, Voices Together, as well as sing familiar songs and hymns. And we will share desserts of one sort or another. Everyone is invited to bring a pie … or cake, or a cobbler, or fresh fruit, or a crisp, or just about anything that you would like to share. We will provide ice cream. If you have any questions, contact a member of the Worship Committee (Sarah Holcomb, Bruce Kuhns, Deb Coates, Crystal Miller, Rod Stafford).
On Vacation
Rod Stafford is on vacation visiting family in California. He will be back at PMC on Monday, August 8.
Sew Much!
Marta’s Haus, the store for everything related to sewing, is now aptly called Sew Much! If you have sewing items to donate, they need to be delivered to Portland Mennonite or Zion Mennonite by mid-August to allow time for sorting and pricing. If you have questions, contact Joan Steininger (philas5051@msn.com).
Family Promise Volunteer Trainings
Our first hosting week will be Sept 25th to Oct 1st and we will have several volunteer slots to fill for that week. Anyone who plans to volunteer will need to attend a one-time training and complete a background check. Please sign up for a training in the Old Chapel. Each training is about 2.5 hours long. Members from Ministerios will join us as well. Background check forms are also available in the Old Chapel.
Training dates include:
August 14th 10:45am at PMC
August 28th 10:45am at PMC
Sept 11 noon at PMC
Sept 18 noon at PMC
Note: volunteers only need to attend one of these dates
Nightstrike!
On Thursday Aug 11, PMC will be serving at Nightstrike from 6:45-9pm. Night Strike is a community gathering that mobilizes volunteers/services, meets felt needs, and develops relationships that transform lives. It is an opportunity for members of Portland’s homeless community to hang out, enjoy a hot meal, receive a free haircut or shave, have their feet washed and have their old shoes/clothes/sleeping bags replaced. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kim Bonner at kimberly.bonner@gmail.com by Monday, Aug 8.
Menno Marketplace
Country Store, the long-running shop at the MCC Oregon Relief Sale, is refreshing its style and merchandise and will now be called Menno Marketplace! Menno Marketplace will feature handmade and artisan items and will be a place where you can have a shopping spree for MCC! As we prepare for this year's in-person fall fundraiser on October 8, shop organizers are seeking items from our crafters and artists and people willing to donate items in these categories:
Kitchen gifts (including bowl cozies, pot holders, handcrafted towels, dish scrubbers)
Pottery (handcrafted bowls, mugs, art pieces)
Fabric arts (wall hangings, woven items, table runners)
House plants (succulents, potted houseplants, macramé plant hangers)
Handmade bath and body products (lotions, soaps)
Packaged food (Yoder popcorn, honey, coffee beans, maple syrup, jars of cookie mix or soup mixes)
Cards and stickers (handmade card sets with envelopes, notepads, vinyl stickers)
Handmade art (including jewelry, prints, contemporary decor items
Kids items (kits for kids to create something, crafts and handmade toys that would interest children or would make great gifts from grandmas!)
(Please, no garage sale type items for the Menno Marketplace)
Please contact Margaret Aeschliman at jeffmarg@comcast.net and let her know what you are making and planning to donate. Early responses are very much appreciated for planning purposes.
Mennonite Village 75th Anniversary
Mennonite Village in recognition of its 75th Anniversary will be hosting a special worship service and reception, Sunday July 31 starting at 3:00 pm. Please join us for a message, special music by the Joyful Noise Choir, and refreshments as we celebrate the heritage of Mennonite Village.
Street Roots Vendor
A vendor from Street Roots, Christina or her husband Nathan, is present each week after our service to sell papers down by the entrance on Main Street. The mission of Street Roots is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by publishing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. The paper costs $1.
Stephen Ministers at PMC
Stephen Ministry began in St. Louis in 1975 when the Rev. Kenneth Haugk, a pastor and clinical psychologist, found he was unable to meet the needs of all the people in his congregation. He trained nine laypeople in his church to assist him in providing Christian care to those needing encouragement. It went so well that Haugk began training Stephen Ministers in other congregations.
Stephen Ministers are laypeople trained to provide one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people facing difficult times. Typically, a Stephen Minister has one care receiver at a time and meets with that person once a week to listen, care, pray, encourage and offer emotional and spiritual support. All conversations between the care receiver and the Stephen Minister are confidential.
As of May 1, over 13,600 congregations are enrolled in the Stephen minister program. More than 600,000 people have been trained as a Stephen Minister, and the approximate number of people cared for by a Stephen Minister is in the millions. Over the past five years, PMC has trained 28 members of our church to care for those dealing with grief, divorce, job loss, hospitalization, financial struggles, loneliness, convalescence, terminal illness, family issues and many other difficulties.
You do not need to face these problems alone, a Stephen Minister will walk beside you. If you are interested in having a Stephen Minister, please contact Pastor Diane Hooge. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister, please contact Connie Brown, Tim Klassen, Joleen Classen or Karen Hartman.
LEARN MORE
This summer our worship services will focus on water. Today we are in the fifth week of a seven-week series titled ‘Come to the Water.’ Water runs throughout the scriptures, beginning with the primordial waters of Genesis and ending with the river of life in Revelation. In the gospels, Jesus promises ‘living water.’ In the biblical stories, water is a sign of God’s creative, liberating, redemptive love.
Water runs through the stories of our lives too. This summer, as you are out and about, we would like everyone to collect a small sample of water. It could be from a trip to the ocean, or from a lake you kayak on, or a stream you walk next too; it could be from the hose you use to water your garden, or from the rains that fall (and keep falling) in Portland. We will pour them all together during our service at Wildwood on September 4.
Getting ready for Fall / A Children and Youth Request
We are asking for help from parents/guardians as we seek to restart our Sunday school program and youth groups. Our database has gotten a bit out of date and we want to bring it up to date! If you have a child that will participate in Sunday school or a youth group this fall at PMC, it would help us out if you went to the website and signed them up. There are three sign-up forms you will find there.
· One for MYF (high school) Youth group,
· one for Jr high youth group (grades 6-8),
· and one for Sunday school (ages 3 through 5th grade).
We of course will include ALL that eventually show up but this process will help us plan. Thank you so much!
Small Groups at PMC
Small Groups are an essential part of community life at PMC. They help us form deep relationships, grow spiritually, and feel known within the larger church. Small Groups are especially important for newcomers--by starting new groups and making space in existing groups, we help make PMC a much more hospitable church!
This summer and fall, we'll be inviting you to participate in one or more small groups at PMC. If you're interested in joining and/or leading a small group, please fill out a survey in the back of church or online. Small Groups range widely in focus, meeting frequency, and location, so there should be something for everyone. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to the small group committee (Micah Miller-Eshleman, Ken Roupp, Caroline McCarty, Gloria Nussbaum Diane Hooge).
Buying supplies for MCC School Kits
It’s that time of year when many of us will start looking for the good deals on school supplies for MCC school kits. Please remember that MCC can ONLY accept NEW items! The contents of a school kits are the following:
- 4 spiral or perforated-pages notebooks (8.5 in x 10.5 in and 70 sheets)
- 8 new unsharpened pencils
- 1 ruler (flat, good quality; must indicate 30 cm; inch markings optional)
- 12 colored pencils (in packaging)
- 1 large eraser
- 2 new black or blue ballpoint pens
- 1 small all metal pencil sharpener, one or two holes.
All metal sharpeners can be found online or in the art supply section of retail stores like Staples. Plastic case pencil sharpeners are not accepted because these are poor quality and do not last as long. If you cannot find all metal sharpeners please pack the kits without them and MCC will add the sharpeners before they ship.
‘Pitch Pipes and Pies’ - Hymn sing
August 14, 6:30 pm
Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of singing and socializing on Sunday, August 14. We will continue to explore the music of our new hymnal, Voices Together, as well as sing familiar songs and hymns. And we will share desserts of one sort or another. Everyone is invited to bring a pie … or cake, or a cobbler, or fresh fruit, or a crisp, or just about anything that you would like to share. We will provide ice cream. If you have any questions, contact a member of the Worship Committee (Sarah Holcomb, Bruce Kuhns, Deb Coates, Crystal Miller, Rod Stafford).
On Vacation
Rod Stafford is on vacation visiting family in California. He will be back at PMC on Monday, August 8.
Sew Much!
Marta’s Haus, the store for everything related to sewing, is now aptly called Sew Much! If you have sewing items to donate, they need to be delivered to Portland Mennonite or Zion Mennonite by mid-August to allow time for sorting and pricing. If you have questions, contact Joan Steininger (philas5051@msn.com).
Family Promise Volunteer Trainings
Our first hosting week will be Sept 25th to Oct 1st and we will have several volunteer slots to fill for that week. Anyone who plans to volunteer will need to attend a one-time training and complete a background check. Please sign up for a training in the Old Chapel. Each training is about 2.5 hours long. Members from Ministerios will join us as well. Background check forms are also available in the Old Chapel.
Training dates include:
August 14th 10:45am at PMC
August 28th 10:45am at PMC
Sept 11 noon at PMC
Sept 18 noon at PMC
Note: volunteers only need to attend one of these dates
Nightstrike!
On Thursday Aug 11, PMC will be serving at Nightstrike from 6:45-9pm. Night Strike is a community gathering that mobilizes volunteers/services, meets felt needs, and develops relationships that transform lives. It is an opportunity for members of Portland’s homeless community to hang out, enjoy a hot meal, receive a free haircut or shave, have their feet washed and have their old shoes/clothes/sleeping bags replaced. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kim Bonner at kimberly.bonner@gmail.com by Monday, Aug 8.
Menno Marketplace
Country Store, the long-running shop at the MCC Oregon Relief Sale, is refreshing its style and merchandise and will now be called Menno Marketplace! Menno Marketplace will feature handmade and artisan items and will be a place where you can have a shopping spree for MCC! As we prepare for this year's in-person fall fundraiser on October 8, shop organizers are seeking items from our crafters and artists and people willing to donate items in these categories:
Kitchen gifts (including bowl cozies, pot holders, handcrafted towels, dish scrubbers)
Pottery (handcrafted bowls, mugs, art pieces)
Fabric arts (wall hangings, woven items, table runners)
House plants (succulents, potted houseplants, macramé plant hangers)
Handmade bath and body products (lotions, soaps)
Packaged food (Yoder popcorn, honey, coffee beans, maple syrup, jars of cookie mix or soup mixes)
Cards and stickers (handmade card sets with envelopes, notepads, vinyl stickers)
Handmade art (including jewelry, prints, contemporary decor items
Kids items (kits for kids to create something, crafts and handmade toys that would interest children or would make great gifts from grandmas!)
(Please, no garage sale type items for the Menno Marketplace)
Please contact Margaret Aeschliman at jeffmarg@comcast.net and let her know what you are making and planning to donate. Early responses are very much appreciated for planning purposes.
Mennonite Village 75th Anniversary
Mennonite Village in recognition of its 75th Anniversary will be hosting a special worship service and reception, Sunday July 31 starting at 3:00 pm. Please join us for a message, special music by the Joyful Noise Choir, and refreshments as we celebrate the heritage of Mennonite Village.
Street Roots Vendor
A vendor from Street Roots, Christina or her husband Nathan, is present each week after our service to sell papers down by the entrance on Main Street. The mission of Street Roots is to create income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by publishing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change. The paper costs $1.
Stephen Ministers at PMC
Stephen Ministry began in St. Louis in 1975 when the Rev. Kenneth Haugk, a pastor and clinical psychologist, found he was unable to meet the needs of all the people in his congregation. He trained nine laypeople in his church to assist him in providing Christian care to those needing encouragement. It went so well that Haugk began training Stephen Ministers in other congregations.
Stephen Ministers are laypeople trained to provide one-to-one, Christ-centered care to people facing difficult times. Typically, a Stephen Minister has one care receiver at a time and meets with that person once a week to listen, care, pray, encourage and offer emotional and spiritual support. All conversations between the care receiver and the Stephen Minister are confidential.
As of May 1, over 13,600 congregations are enrolled in the Stephen minister program. More than 600,000 people have been trained as a Stephen Minister, and the approximate number of people cared for by a Stephen Minister is in the millions. Over the past five years, PMC has trained 28 members of our church to care for those dealing with grief, divorce, job loss, hospitalization, financial struggles, loneliness, convalescence, terminal illness, family issues and many other difficulties.
You do not need to face these problems alone, a Stephen Minister will walk beside you. If you are interested in having a Stephen Minister, please contact Pastor Diane Hooge. If you are interested in becoming a Stephen Minister, please contact Connie Brown, Tim Klassen, Joleen Classen or Karen Hartman.
LEARN MORE
upcoming events
‘Pitch Pipes and Pies’ - Hymn sing August 14, 6:30 pm
Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of singing and socializing on Sunday, August 14. We will continue to explore the music of our new hymnal, Voices Together, as well as sing familiar songs and hymns. And we will share desserts of one sort or another. We haven’t decided whether to call this ‘Pitchpipes and Pies’ or ‘I sing, you sing, we all sing for ice cream.’ If you have a preference, let a member of the Worship Committee know (Sarah Holcomb, Bruce Kuhns, Deb Coates, Crystal Miller, Rod Stafford).
Wildwood Sunday September 4, 2022
Join us for an outdoor service and Pot luck meal at the Wildwood Recreation Site.
LEARN MORE
PMC 100th Anniversary Weekend November 12 -13, 2022.
Join our celebration. There will be events and activities to help us remember the past, give thanks for God's faithfulness, and lament mistakes, as we celebrate this significant milestone! We will also look ahead to what God might have in store for us over the next 100 years. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from and reconnect with current and past members of PMC. We look forward to this opportunity to renew our friendships.
Everyone is welcome to join us for an evening of singing and socializing on Sunday, August 14. We will continue to explore the music of our new hymnal, Voices Together, as well as sing familiar songs and hymns. And we will share desserts of one sort or another. We haven’t decided whether to call this ‘Pitchpipes and Pies’ or ‘I sing, you sing, we all sing for ice cream.’ If you have a preference, let a member of the Worship Committee know (Sarah Holcomb, Bruce Kuhns, Deb Coates, Crystal Miller, Rod Stafford).
Wildwood Sunday September 4, 2022
Join us for an outdoor service and Pot luck meal at the Wildwood Recreation Site.
LEARN MORE
PMC 100th Anniversary Weekend November 12 -13, 2022.
Join our celebration. There will be events and activities to help us remember the past, give thanks for God's faithfulness, and lament mistakes, as we celebrate this significant milestone! We will also look ahead to what God might have in store for us over the next 100 years. Participants will have the opportunity to hear from and reconnect with current and past members of PMC. We look forward to this opportunity to renew our friendships.
