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From the Pastor's desk.... Lent provides us with a time of prayer and reflection on who we are as individuals and as the collective people of God. To help us do this I want to invite you to join me at noon, Monday through Thursday, each week until Easter for prayer in the sanctuary here at CUMC. I also invite you to come on Wednesday evening at 6:15 pm. Now I don’t expect all of you to come to all of these, but hopefully, you will be able to make one or two times a week for time away from the hectic life we live and time to be with God and Jesus. Canby United Methodist Church has a Mission Statement which it seems is little known or understood by the leaders or congregation. Therefore, the Church Council this month voted to go ahead with a mission study in the weeks ahead to involve the congregation in a discernment process to evaluate the current statement and revise it if necessary with the hope that it will be a more meaningful document for CUMC. The present Statement reads: Canby United Methodist Church is a diverse group of believers…Praying for God’s will; listening for the Holy Spirit; and seeking to follow the way of Christ. We are called to glorify God; to use our talents to serve others in family, church, community and world; to be a supportive fellowship seeking to grow spiritually and to share the teachings of Jesus Christ through our thoughts, words, and actions. This issue was raised in the last session of the class on Positive Conflict and Right Relationship that were held in January for the leadership and membership of CUMC. What is mission? Mission is what God is calling us to be. It is our reason for being. It should reflect our key concerns for ourselves, our church, and our culture here in Canby, OR. What is vision? Vision is what we believe God wants us to emphasize and accomplish in the next 3 to 5 years. What should we do? What should we look like? How will we be different? Our process will be one of discernment of who we are, who we should be, and how to we achieve our mission and vision? It is truly a time to be thinking outside the box and outside the building, and outside our property. As we proceed with this process I hope all of you will be in prayer about it and become involved fully in the process so that what results with truly be the sense of mission and ministry for CUMC over the next 3 to 5 years.
Shalom, Pastor
Bill March
2010 Sermon Schedule March
7th March
14th March
21st
Photo courtesy of John
Baker, The Canby Herald,, In Ministry With You...
I will have a new job come July 1. As most of the clergy know, I
expected this to be the case. I just did not expect it to be this
job. I fully expected to return to the ministry of local church pastor.
The bishop (and God?) had other plans. As of July 1, I will be appointed
to the job of Assistant to the Bishop assigned to the Western
District. There will be more of this job title to come, as the
bishop assigns each of the Assistants a particular specialty to be
shared across district lines. I am already envisioning my 8x10 business
card! There is not an official job description yet. However, this was
announced as a glimpse of things to come:
A team of excellent leaders will assist the Bishop, coaching pastors and
church leaders toward health and vitality, equipping them for relevant
ministry with, and to, their communities in new ways. These Assistants
to the Bishop will hold pastors and churches accountable to living into
the vision of healthy, vital congregations.
• God is with us! I have been so surprised to witness the Holy Spirit in
such powerful ways in this job! I have witnessed the Holy Spirit provide
the right pastor for the right church; enable many of our congregations
to reach out beyond their walls to provide mission and ministry in
life-giving ways to the community; inspire clergy and laity to work
together in new ways that have led to both numeric and spiritual growth;
and provide hope and new energy when the spirits of a congregation were
flagging. • We have a wealth of talent and leadership among the laity and clergy of the Western District. Every one of our congregations has the potential to be a blessing to its community.
•
I am very excited to have some more time to partner with and walk
alongside the clergy and laity of the district as we look together at
what it means to be a healthy, vital congregation in the 21st century. I
already have my new favorite book on this - more about this later!
Please know that I am so grateful to God for the continued opportunity
to be . . . In ministry with you, Kate Conolly, Western DS
Daylight Savings Time Begins Sunday, March 14th!
SPRC Sends
"Care" Package to Drew As you may know, Canby United Methodist Church is sponsoring Drew Frisbie in his seminary program at Drew University in New Jersey. He has been studying there since this past fall, and SPRC promised him a "care" package when we sent him off. Several of the committee members put together an assortment of goodies and shipped them off to Drew to show him we are thinking of him as he continues his studies. If you would like to send him a card of encouragement and friendship, his address is:
Drew
Frisbie Jill Kahle, Chair Trustees Announce New Slate of Officers The Trustees are pleased to announce their new slate of
officers: Co-Chairmen - Sid Brown and Del Hildreth Please contact one of these above officers if you need
to bring something before the Trustees.
Recent agenda items discussed include: •Hot water leaking problem; possible replacement of one of the water heaters. •Tree removal bids. Five trees are to be removed and replaced with new ones. •Community garden ideas. •Selection of a team to look into replacing the
window coverings that are deteriorating on •Continuing progress on new handicap signs for the
parking lot. The next meeting will be Tuesday, March 16, at 10:00 am. Leta Bunnell, Chair Finance Reporting... January finances were very good - thank you to all as we
paid all the bills and sent in $2,500 to the Conference for Ministerial
Apportionment. Let's keep
up the good work in February and March! Mark Oldenkamp, Finance Chair Stewardship... To build up our endowment fund each member can put in
their will one simple sentence, that says,
"After all my bills are paid, I
want 10 percent of my estate (a tithe) to go to Canby United Methodist
Church endowment fund." The endowment fund can be used for new
ministries, scholarships, maintenance, or capital needs. Please make out
a will so the courts will know what you want, because the state has a
will for you and you may not like it. So please make out a will. Paul
Ashton, Stewardship Chair Membership
Report.... If you have changed a home address, E-mail address or phone number, please let the church office know. I have posted a list on the bulletin board under Membership and you can make a change to the list. Paul Ashton, Membership Secretary UMW Welcomes Guest Speaker Helen Liere The United Methodist Women are excited to announce their special guest speaker for the March 4 General Meeting. Helen D. Liere will talk about a book she has written entitled: A Life Transformed by Accident  "Helen Liere finds out how life-changing an ordinary day can be. When returning home from presenting a workshop she is nearly killed after being hit head-on by an out-of-control pickup truck. This is her inspiring true story of recovery and transformation." You won't want to miss this inspirational program! The Executive Board
meets at 8:30 followed by the General Meeting at 10:00 am and then a
salad potluck. This meeting
will also include the annual program on the Call to Prayer and Self
Denial. DATES TO REMEMBER IN MARCH: March - World Day of Prayer (church will be open from
8:00 am to 8:00 pm at CUMC and at churches all around the world.) March 10 - Neighborly Lamplighters at Eunice Gunvaldson’s at 1:00 pm. March 11 - Janie Byrnes at Lorraine Dworschak’s at
10:00 am. March 14 - Potato Bar after church. March 15 - Bertha Lee will meet at noon for lunch, place to be announced. March 16 - Wesleyans at Leta Bunnell's at 7:00 pm. March 28 - Coffee Hour hosts will be the Neighborly Lamplighters. United Methodist Men The United Methodist Men will be hosting the annual Easter Omelet Breakfast between the Sunrise Service and the Flowering of the Cross on Easter Sunday, April 4. The proceeds go to support Camp and Conference Endowments so that children, youth, and adults will always have an excellent program. Bring your appetite for breakfast and some flowers for the cross! Contact Del Hildreth if you are interested in joining the United Methodist Men. Fuel Sessions Upcoming
Events: March 5-6: B1- Hunger Awareness Event
B1- An
Event to Raise Awareness about Hunger On March 5th and 6th the youth will be setting aside time to fast and learn about how they
can help the poor and needy. We will be meeting on March 5th
at 6:30pm, and going until 9:00pm on March 6th. Anyone
is invited to join us for the event, you don't have to be a youth.
Be sure to bring a cardboard box to sleep in, along with your sleeping
bag and pillow. Weather permitting, we may be sleeping outside in
our cardboard boxes. Youth should contact Daniel at 503-704-2043
or
Daniel@dymco.org
to obtain the proper permission forms.
Family
Bowling Outing The youth would like to invite all people of the
church, young and old alike, to join us Sunday, March 14th at
2pm at Wilsonville Lanes for some good, old-fashioned bowling fun!
Meet at the church at 2 pm, and we'll head over to Wilsonville from
there. Contact Daniel Bolen by March 12th so that he
can reserve lanes. Fuel Sessions: "Veggin' Out" The day after the mission team returns, Fuel Sessions
will be meeting at our normal time of 5:00 pm. "Veggin' Out" will
be a great time for mission team members to share about the trip; we’ll
kick back to watch a movie, and eat a little popcorn and ice cream!
Join us for some rest and relaxation! Daniel K. Bolen
Send-off
Sunday for the Mission Trip Team will be March 14 Spring break, 2010, will be the fourth year for Canby
UMC to be involved in the annual mission trip to Tijuana with Keizer
Clear Lakes UMC; this will be their tenth year!
There are about 23 people in total who are planning to make the
spring break trek this year.
Planning meetings have been ongoing since early December and will
continue up until the departure date of March 19. The Canby church has been super supportive of the VIM
team (Volunteer in Mission).
Again this year, there will be opportunities to donate to this
project…cash donations for Spanish Bibles and project supplies as well
as donations of food items to be taken along.
There is still time to bid on the youth who are auctioning off
their time and talent to raise money for this trip.
LAST CHANCE TO BID ON
ITEMS WILL BE SUNDAY, MARCH 7, WITH PAYMENT DUE NOT LATER THAN MARCH 14.
There will also be the opportunity to send
Agape notes to the team
participants that they will receive individually throughout the week of
their trip. There is a box
to receive these notes in the Narthex area. As a mission team
participant, I can tell you that these notes are a powerful form of
support for the hardworking team.
THERE IS A COMPLETE LIST OF VIM PARTICIPANTS IN THE
CHURCH NARTHEX PLEASE INCLUDE AGAPE NOTES FOR ALL ON THE LIST IF
POSSIBLE! Canby Team Members: Robin Mello, Mark Oldenkamp, Mariah Laitinen, Laura Oldenkamp, Jimmy Striplin, Audrey Oldenkamp, Indy Striplin and Heidi Oldenkamp. Mission Trip Needs: 8
loaves fruit/nut bread (any flavor) 12 packages of 10 count washable markers 50
paint brushes, 1", 2" & 3" sizes, generally disposable Money donations for Spanish bibles and repair supplies
Mark Oldenkamp
CUMC Mission Trip Coordinator
Time to Grow Campaign
Time to Grow
is the Capital Campaign to raise funds for the camp and retreat centers
of The Oregon-Idaho United Methodist Church. When you contribute
to this campaign your funds will help in multiple ways.
There are pledge cards in the Narthex; contact Pastor Bill for further
information. A recent "Thank You" note from Reverend Bill and Joyce Hays, coordinators of Time to Grow:
Dear Rev. Bill & Congregation,
Thank you so much for inviting Time to Grow Camp & Retreat
Capital Campaign to the Canby UMC.
It was wonderful to meet all of you and it was
exciting to hear our Time to Grow song sung by a real choir!
Keep Time to Grow in your thoughts and prayers.
Remember, we are touching lives and making
disciples of Jesus Christ through our camps and missions.
Blessings to you all
Rev. Bill & Joyce Hays
Time to Grow
541-974-7207 "Dinner & Conversation" with Pastor Bill "Dinner & Conversation" with Pastor Bill for the month of
November is: Let Pastor Bill know by the Sunday before or the Monday morning of the day if you plan to attend so he can reserve a table. Come to one gathering or come to all, Pastor Bill will be happy to welcome you there. VBS 2010 Launches June 21st - 25th
At Cokesbury's Galactic Blast Vacation Bible School 2010, our cadets
will voyage into outer space praising God. Through daily missions, our
kids will see space like never before, gain a new perspective on our
planet Earth, and learn easy "green" earth tips they can practice at
home. This cosmic combination of faith and fun will have our cadets
developing a personal relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Galactic Blast VBS 2010 Praise Phrases:
Our God is wonderful! Praise
God!
This year VBS is be co-chaired by Audrey Graham and Lynn Harrington.
They will need the help of everyone to put together one of our
church’s best community outreach programs.
Be thinking how you can help in this very important mission. Top o' the Morning to You - From Canby Community Preschool The preschool is busy! We are just finishing up a
unit on the post office and dental health. The children from the
4’s classes had a chance to visit the Canby Post Office and see the
inner workings of the office. They had a great time! They
all had a chance to cancel some mail and mail a letter. It was fun
and interesting.
We had a visit by the dentist, Dr. James of
Wilsonville. He has a great way of teaching the children about how
to take good care of their teeth.
Sincerely, Teachers Andy and Anne
Executive Director's Note The past year has been a
challenging one for the volunteers of Love INC, but thanks
to you all we have been able to do great things in His Name.
Our volunteers received over 2,000 calls for assistance, provided help
for 640 families, and contributed over 15,000 hours of
service. As the needs in our area grew last year, your response
to them grew as well, and for that we are grateful.
We expect the increased requests will continue, and we will need
your continued support and prayers in 2010 to keep up with those
requests.
As part of our continuing effort
to improve and grow Love INC , you can expect to see and hear more
communication from us this year. We'd also like you to help
us spread the message of Love INC. Pass along this newsletter to a
friend. If you would like someone from Love INC to
come speak at your church, let us know. Love INC
truly is a way that Christians of all denominations can work together to
change the world we live in.
In Christ,
Current
Needs
The calls to our clearinghouse to assist mothers and
babies has increased dramatically in the past year. We
have outstanding requests for diapers, pack-n-plays and
cribs.
If
you can help, please call LOVE INC at 503-655-4223. State
Grant Received for our Home Repair Program
Our home repair
ministry is seeing a boost this month thanks to a grant from the
Workforce Investment Council of Clackamas County. Under this
program, we are
able to put four unemployed people back to work part-time for sixty
days, helping us to respond to a growing list of requests for
assistance - building wheelchair ramps, fixing rotting stairs,
replacing leaking windows, and many other projects. These
workers in conjunction with you, our faithful volunteers are making a
large impact in Clackamas County. We are still in need of volunteer
drivers with trucks to help pick up building supplies, as well as
additional funds to pay for those supplies. If you can help
out, contact Melissa at our offices (503)-655-4223.
Bicycles Wanted Do
you have unused bicycles or bike equipment laying around that you would
like to be rid of? The
Love INC Bike Ministry, run by the Oregon City Evangelical Church, will
conduct a bike drive in August. They
will accept used bikes (children's and adult's), new bike helmets,
bike tools and supplies such as inner tubes and air pumps.
For more information contact Jerry Hines at 503-656-0903. You
can find our website at www.clackamasloveinc.org Canby Community Center Seeks Volunteers The Canby Community Center, 555 SW 2nd Street (behind Dairy Queen), occupies the front portion of the same building that Love INC uses here in Canby. The Center is currently taking clothing of all sizes, male or female. The Center is open Mondays and Tuesdays, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, and on Fridays from 1:00 to 7:00 pm. The phone number is 503-266-2920. For additional information, contact Del Hildreth or the church office. BITS AND PIECES Update on the
People We Care About Ken and Lorraine Dworschak express their sincere thank you to all of you for your cards and prayers during Ken's recuperation from surgery. Health Kits for Haiti
Thanks to all who have so generously donated items and dollars for the
adult Sunday School project
to put together health kits for UMCOR.
We are still in need of three kinds of items:
large, sturdy combs (not pocket size), metal nail files or finger
nail clippers, and individually wrapped toothbrushes.
We hope to complete the kit assembly by the end of the first week
of March and send them off to
Rose City Park United Methodist Church where the kits will be prepared
for shipping to the western UMCOR supplies depot in Salt Lake City.
For more information contact Audrey Graham or Lynn Harrington.
To date, the United Methodist Church has collected over $8.5 million for
Haiti relief and assembled 350,000 health kits!
Because we care, help is sent when and where it is needed. Easter Lilies and Spring Blooms 
Please bring either potted
spring blooms or Easter
lilies to decorate the church for Easter.
We'll do the same thing as in years past with people donating the
flowers "in memory of" or "in honor of" loved ones.
We also would like donations of fresh cut flowers for the Cross
of Flowers in the lawn. You
may bring the cut flowers in earlier in Holy week and they will be put
in water for Sunday. 'Tis Tea Towel Time The new dishtowels have arrived and are ready to be picked up for embroidering. Please contact Barbara Brown to arrange to get yours. We will have a lot of winter to weather through, and these towels make a great indoor project to pass the time. Camping Opportunities There are an enormous number of camping
opportunities in our Conference for campers of all ages and all all times of
the year. Check out the
schedules and registration information at www.gocamping.org.
Thursday
Night Bible Study For information about our Thursday Night Bible Study Group, book availability, meeting place, and time please call Mary Lou Etzel (503-266-1443) or Mary Ashton (503-266-4890). If you love Bible study, you are welcome to join us. We'd be happy to have you! Cell Phone and Inkjet Cartridge Collection The youth wish to remind everyone that they are still requesting old cell phones and empty printer ink jet cartridges to be brought to the church office for collection. They receive money from recycling these items for their various projects. We have now switched cell phone programs from Eco Phones to CashMyPhone, because they pay more money for the same phones. The only difference is that we now need the chargers for the phones. This program requires phones to be fully charged and able to make a test 611 call. Please include the charger for each phone so that we can charge them before we send them in. The last batch of phones that was sent in totaled $103.00 for 16 phones. This is quite a lot more money than the other program. Inkjet cartridges will still be sent to Eco Phones. Thank you for your continued support of the Canby United Methodist Church Youth Group in our effort to raise money for mission projects and events. The collection box is located in the church office. Deadline Change In order to publish "The Messenger" in a more timely manner so that is of more value to you for scheduling your month's activities, the deadline for submissions will be changed to an earlier monthly date. For the April newsletter, the deadline is Wednesday, March 24th. Pastor Bill's Contact Info In addition to Sunday morning, Pastor Bill will be in his office Monday through Thursday with his days off on Friday and Saturday. When there are evening meetings to attend, he will begin his day in Canby later in the day. Phone numbers: cell (503-680-1359) and home (503-255-9618). Greeters for March March 7 - Al & Nori Zieg Coffee Hour Hosts for March March 7 - Becky Gutierrez, Bob & Shirley
Peebles, Keith & Nancy Murphy Calendar for March, 2010 Prayer Sessions held daily, Monday through Thursday during the noon hour and at 6:15pm on Wednesdays through Lent.
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