Calendar of Events at Mt. Carmel

The events listed below are updated once a month, and may be subject to change.
If you wish to be check on an event please contact the church at 503-244-5143 or email. All events are at Mt. Carmel unless otherwise noted.

Deadlines:

Articles for the The Challenge Newsletter are due the 15th of the month.

Any announcements for the Sunday bulletin could get to Lisa Frenz (frenz@lclark.edu) by Tuesday night. Announcements for the e-news should get to her by Monday morning, as she tries to get this out sometime between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning.

Bible Study:

Join us for Sunday Morning Centering Prayer. Join the Prayer Circle at 9:30 a.m. and prepare yourself for worship. We pray specifically for Mt. Carmel’s future and other prayer concerns.Join us for Sunday Morning Centering Prayer. Join the Prayer Circle at 9:30 a.m. and prepare yourself for worship. We pray specifically for Mt. Carmel’s future and other prayer concerns.

Upcoming Events:

Sprout and Grow Mukula Worship:

Join us Sunday, January 29, 2012, at 11:30 a.m.

❀ Sprout and ❀ Grow ❀ Worship❀

❀ Family Mukala ❀

Be a kid. Plus.....
Come pray.
Come hear the story.
Come be with others.
Come be with God.

 

Join us for these family oriented, kid-friendly services of song, prayer and movement.

Kids are invited to participate actively — They are free to be kids.

'Mukula' is a Finnish word. It means both a flower bulb that we plant in the ground, and a nickname for small children, like our word 'sprout'. Mukula Mass is for everyone who wants to grow and become like little children. In the service we sing, pray, walk and move around.

Parents, Grandparents, Aunts & Uncles: If you have little ones this is something for you and them.

Annual Congregational Meeting: Please stay for our annual meeting on Sunday, January 22, after worship.

Committee Meetings:

Growth Committee will meet, Tuesday, January 3rd, 7:00 p.m. Outreach Committee meets, Sunday, January 8th, after worship. Resource (7:00 p.m.) and Council (8:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, January 10th. Worship Planning Committee meets on Sunday, February 5th, after worship.

Community RIC Worship, Sunday January 29, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

Fellow Welcoming Lutherans,

I have to say that in my wildest dreams I would have ever though the day would come when the ELCA would allow partnered GLBT clergy to serve openly. It is beyond belief that here in Oregon partnered pastors are serving faithfully. Since the ELCA church wide vote we have been living in a new and more inclusive reality. It has not been without some bumps along the way but the Spirit continues calling us to a future of hope and reconciliation. I am grateful for all the efforts of Lutherans Concerned North America both on a national level and here in the Oregon Synod through our local chapter. Through all of this faithful work everyone has a place at the table. But our journey to that future is not finished. While our own synod is now RIC and many congregations are public with their welcome of GLBT members, it is still not all of our congregations.

This year our annual RIC Service will be both a celebration of how far we have come and the beginning of new conversations as faithful members of our congregations and the Oregon Synod. We hope to deepen those old relationships that were forged in the past struggle for equality and to establish new relationships that help us see the future clearly.

I hope that you will invite those from your church who have done this work and those who may want to help it continue it. I have included flyers that you can put in your bulletins announcing the event. This year we will gather at Mt Carmel Lutheran on January 29, 2012 at 5 pm . After the worship we will have time for conversation and refreshments.

Thanks for your attention to this, and we are looking forward to your discernment for our future work together. If you have any questions or want to volunteer you are welcome to contact me.

Your Brother In Christ,

Greg Hamilton
503-709-3320
Email: greggrizz@msn.com

Men’s Prayer Breakfast: We will meet Saturdays, February 4, 9:00 a.m. at the Golden Touch Restaurant, Barbur Boulevard & 19th Avenue. Come join us for a "dutch-treat" breakfast.

You're Invited! to join the Quilters for conversation and companionship on Wednesdays between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. Bring some handwork, if you have it, and a lunch. If you've been wanting to learn to knit or crochet we caan help you get started. We do a lot of laughing and talking and we'd like you to come along.

Music At The Mount:
Free entertainment in SW Portland. These community concerts benefit various charities. Donations will be solicited at the concert

Music At The Mount Worship:

Fall Into Jazz worship, February 12, 2012. Join us for an informal, community, café-style, worship with music in a jazz style.

 

Month: January 2012