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Pastor Amy's thoughts...

6/10/2015

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Greetings!

There has been a lot of talk about assessment lately. The schools are being asked to assess the progress of their students and the effectiveness of their teachers. A day doesn’t pass without a news report of an assessment of some kind. The condition of the freeway bridges, the progress of light rail, and the aging state ferry fleet are a few recent examples. Doctors order tests and our health is quantified in numbers. It seems that to exist is to be measured. Yet we are more than our measurements – or are we? This culture of assessment is fueled, I believe, by our desire to understand ourselves and the world in which we live.

Even the words of Jesus assume that we will be seeking and searching to learn more, to know more, and to experience more of God. In Matthew 7:7-8, Jesus says:

7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

Over the first eight days in June I will be participating in CREDO, a mid-career conference for pastors sponsored by our PCUSA Board of Pensions. It is billed as an opportunity for “assessing one’s gifts and personal areas of growth, and prayerfully considering the future of one’s ministry.” Oh, no, another assessment! But the feedback I have from those who have participated in past CREDO conferences is that CREDO is an amazing experience. Yes, we will be assessed, but we will also build relationships, be renewed, and experience a week away from the stresses and concerns of daily life. Did I tell you that the conference site has no cell or internet service? That fact both excites and terrifies me. 



In preparation for CREDO, the participants are asked to do some reading and reflection, as well as take various assessments concerning our financial, spiritual, physical, vocational, and emotional well-being. As I have worked on the preparation materials, it occurred to me that this type of mid-career check-up is a real gift. I don’t know if I would have chosen to do so if I had not heard such wonderful things about CREDO.

So, today, I’d like to offer a few questions for you to reflect upon, taken from my reflections on the CREDO materials. 
  • What is your definition of health? 
  • What is your favorite way to pray? What do you see as the benefit of prayer? 
  • Who is a key support person for you?
  • What gives you the most joy? And how often to you do this? 
  • How are you using your financial resources to bless others? 

As I participate in CREDO I would appreciate your prayers. I look forward to sharing pieces of what I have learned with you over the next few months.

With prayers in Christ,

 

Pastor Amy


 


 


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Game Night

6/10/2015

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Friday, June 12th 6:30—9:00 PM, at the Church. Pizza provided. Come, bring a friend, and bring a board game to share. We’ll also set up some outdoor games—croquet or badminton, anyone?

 


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Congregational Picnic

6/10/2015

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Potluck Picnic after worship on Sunday, June 28th! Bring a dish to share and enjoy a time of fellowship together. 

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The Story

6/10/2015

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Congratulations! We have completed “The Story!” All “Story grads” should have received their free copy of Max Lucado’s book, “God’s Story, Your Story.” These books were given to us from Calvin Presbyterian. Calvin studied “The Story” in 2013-14, and we are grateful that they shared their “extras” with us.

 


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Choir Recognition

6/10/2015

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Thank-you to the choir for another fantastic year of music! Special thanks to Kathy and Gina for continuing to share their gifts with us. We are blessed by all that you and the choir do to lead us in worship of God.

 

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Graduates Recognized

6/10/2015

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Congratulations to Deeanna D., who graduated this year from Syracuse University with degrees in Broadcast Communications and Music. She is starting her career in Medford, OR as a news producer at a local TV station.

Congratulations to Matt D., who graduated from the University of Portland with a degree in Computer Science. He begins work as a developer for Jet Reports in Beaverton, OR in June.


 


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Thank-you for your gifts

6/10/2015

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Thank-you for your gifts to the One Great Hour of Sharing! We received $949.64 this year. These gifts go to support three mission causes: The Presbyterian Hunger Program, the Self-Development of People grants, and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

 


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Bulletin Boards updated

6/10/2015

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Thank-you to Bobbie B. for working on the church bulletin boards – they have never looked so good! We are blessed by your creativity.

 

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Stewardship, Admin, & Finance

6/10/2015

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Stewardship

Administration

An updated picture directory is forthcoming. Phone numbers/Names directory is in need of revision again. If you have any additional or changed information please alert Tamara in church office. Be on lookout for updated versions of both coming soon from Church office.

Finance

EPC depends on you and your faithful giving to further God’s work through us. Thank you for your faithfulness to God and His mission for us with your cheerful and generous giving.

We have received a little over half of our per capita, about $2063 of the $3450 that we are required to remit to the national Presbyterian church. Please note that if you have not paid your per capita, there is still time. $48.50 for each member does come out of the operating monies if you do not pay. Thank you for paying your per capita if you already 


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RENEWAL MINISTRIES

6/10/2015

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P R A Y E R  R E T R E A T
Remember the Sabbath . . . Only in God Can My Soul Find Rest

Saturday, June 13, 9AM – 12:30PM
North Creek Presbyterian Church, Mill Creek
Rev. Denise E. & Rev. D.
$40 (snacks & materials included)
www.renewalminnw.org

At this Prayer Retreat we will reflect on the meaning of Sabbath (Hebrews 4) and how we can create an oasis of sacred time to receive from God. Only God knows what we truly need. There will be extended time for silence and solitude. You will be given prayer exercises to guide you in your prayer with God.


“There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God;
for those who enter God’s rest also rest from their own work, 
just as God did from his.” Hebrews 4:10

 

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