SUNDAY NIGHT CHURCH

From Erica Lasley:

Sunday Night Church will be happening the first and 3rd Sundays of the month, alternating between TCC and Vancouver. The next SNC will be at Garden Grove on Sunday October 4th at 6:45 P.M. Currently we are open to young adults and older youth. What is most important is that anyone who comes must be prepared to share openly and accept anyone who comes through the door. There is no prejudice and no judging, but there is a lot of sharing, laughing and worshiping.

Financial Peace Round # 2

Hello again,

I am really excited to have the chance to offer a life changing class starting April 15th at Tuality Community of Christ Church. You may have read about it in last months Herald. The class is entitled Financial Peace University and it is taught by radio host Dave Ramsey (by DVD not in person). The class will change the way you think about money. It will teach about giving, saving, and spending. All 13 lessons will give great information that will help you to learn how to better handle your money get out of debt, save more, and spend less. You not only learn about paying off debt, but you also gain valuable information on what types of insurance to buy, how to invest, how to use cash to get better deals, how to deal with creditors, and many other valuable lessons.

The lessons are entertaining and the group discussions will help bring something to each member that attends. We are currently 8 weeks into our first class and I can already see transformations in the families. I am starting to see what true Financial Peace means in there lives as they begin the steps to transform. As I speak with them I can already see there confidence rising and there hearts filling with joy as they give more and worry less. I can not wait to share this great class with more of you so that you can also feel the power that comes from financial peace. Class starts soon so please contact me at http://us.mc454.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=lahuebrown@msn.com or 503-336-4413 if you would like to attend. I will be ordering materials soon.

God Bless, Douglas Brown TCC

When: Starts April 15th runs 13 weeks on Wednesday nightTime: 6:30-8:30 pmWhere: Tuality Community of Christ Senior High RoomCost: $93 per family (family includes Husband,Wife, and children 18 and under) Childcare will be available if needed (please tell Doug when you sign up) Please sign up as soon as possible so that materials can be ordered.

Blessing Our Children and Future Generations

From Sean Langdon -

We have an exciting Mission Center event to tell you all about! On the weekend of September 26-28 at the Portland, OR Community of Christ congregation, there will be an Intergenerational Dialogue Experience! The intent of this weekend event is for the Younger Generation (Youth & Young Adults) and the Older Generation in the church to share in a weekend of listening to each other.

As you probably already know, participation of young adults in the church is continuously declining. There are a variety of reasons for this happening, such as prefer different worship style, prefer to express faith in other ways (volunteering, etc.), work schedule doesn't accommodate going to church, not feeling like we have a place in the church, unsure about faith, and a variety of other valid reasons. The intention of this weekend is for the older generation in the church to listen to the youth/young adults so that we can all become more knowledgable of what we can be done to reach out to our generation.

This is not intended to be just an event, but the beginning of a wonderful process. The Mission Center is taking the steps needed to examine this and be at the forefront of reaching out to young adults and youth in the Community of Christ. Nothing can change until we are willing to talk and listen to each other.

So, I encourage you to join me and come to this invaulable weekend experience. I have had the pleasure to serve on the committee for this event and am really excited about the possible outcome of an experience such as this. Attached to this e-mail is a mailer that was sent out with lots of information and a registration form on it.

Hope to see you there! Register Today! Oh, and how can I forget!? This weekend event is FREE for youth/young adults. If you need help with housing, please contact Rachel Porter at rl.porter@yahoo.com.

I hope you can come! Peace In!

Registration Form

Mission Center CLW Young Adult Scholarships

Greetings from the Young Adult Ministries Team,

We are excited to announce that six young adults will receive scholarships to attend the 2008 Congregational Life Workshop (CLW). These scholarship opportunites were created out of the generosity of the Community of Christ. A total of $4,000 is being awarded in scholarships to the following young adults for on-going education and ministerial development.

Verity Hitchings Mid-Atlantic Mission Center
Scott Blair Central Missouri Mission Center
Joanna Wardrop Mid-Atlantic Mission Center
Seth Bryant Florida Mission Center
Sean McGuire South Central States Mission Center
Debra Wetherbee Southern Great Lakes International (Canada/USA) Mission Center

In a related story the Greater Pacific Northwest Mission Center has decided to continue to offer scholarships to young adults in their mission center. We hope other mission centers will offer grants or matching grants in their areas. We look forward to seeing more young adults at CLW this year and in the future.

Young Adult Ministries Team:
Rob Borkowski
Erica Blevins Nye
David Heinze
Diane McNeil
John Chatburn

Application Form-Apply Now

GPNW Mission Center Open Positions

Field Specialist Position #1

Field Specialist Position #2

The Fine Arts Retreat

The ever growing annual retreat will take place at Samish Island Campgrounds on the weekend of April 25-27, 2008, and is open to people of all ages! Some classes usually offered at this retreat includes Culinary, Music, Songwriting, Instrumental, Drawing, Bonzai, Yoga, etc. Check out the flyer at http://finearts.cofchrist-gpnw.org/FAR2008.pdf.

I went last year and had a lot of fun. For those who play guitar it is a great time to jam with others and learn. But, if you are not so musically inclined there are plenty of other artistic endeavors to pursue. The numbers at this retreat keep growing. On Saturday night they have a big talent show as well. Plus, the weather is pretty nice this time of year up at Samish and you get to hang out on the grounds.

Rachel