This Sunday
+ ENCOUNTERING other +
SALT & LIGHT SUNDAY GATHERING
October 22, 2023
10:00-11:30am
Rev. Julia Nielsen, Presider & Living Word (Matthew 22:15-21)
Arvella Hietala, Assisting Minister
Jane Keating, Children’s Accompaniment Circle
Pastor John Rodgers, Communion Presider
Ali Ippolito, Lonnie Phelps and guests, musicians
John Rodgers, Communion Setup
Chris Evans, Usher
In-Person:
5431 NE 20th Ave, Portland, OR 97211
COVID Protocol:
Masks are optional.
Zoom Info:
https://zoom.us/j/5032877553
Mobile: +1 408 638 0968
Meeting ID 503 287 7553
Passcode 910512
Click here for a PDF of this Sunday’s bulletin.
Zoom access to the Salt & Light service has changed.
What is staying the same:
Anyone seeking to attend the service on Zoom will be able to participate in prayers (via chat) and communion.
Salt and Light sermons will still be recorded and posted to YouTube each week. Sunday sermons can be viewed on the Salt & Light YouTube Playlist.
What is changing:
There will no longer be slides guiding participants through prayers, readings and songs, but a PDF of the bulletin will be shared via Zoom chat. If you’d like a PDF emailed to you before Sunday for printing at home, email alisfingers@gmail.com.
Zoom chat, breakout rooms and group discussions will no longer be facilitated by staff or volunteers.
There will only be one camera giving the wider view of the Sanctuary.
What do you think about these changes? Whether or not you regularly attend services on Zoom, please fill out this Zoom Feedback Survey. CMLT will review the feedback and may integrate it into how we host services on Zoom in the future.
Take the Zoom Feedback Survey here!
Thank you for your feedback! It is an expression of deep care for this community to share your experiences and thoughts, and we appreciate it.
Regina & others at last week’s Kid-Centering S & L service
children’s accompaniment circle
LAST SUNDAY:
It was our first “Youth & Friends” Service!
We listened to what our youth wanted for the first of three youth-centered services.
We started the day early with Hot Cocoa. Our theme continued with “Encounter.” Adults and youth were all together— singing, playing, making a community art project, sharing a prayer and a blessing. Future Youth & Friends are November 19th and December 17th.
THIS SUNDAY:
“Encountering Other”
What could this mean to us?
Our Modern Sacred Text is "Bees Were Better.” A good day to notice bees in our garden and depending if it's raining we could get some of our Leaven garlic in the ground.
Sunday, October 29th CAC is at the Leaven Retreat. If your young people are going to be with you at S&L and you are looking for ideas, you are welcome to contact Jane before Oct. 27th.
Create a Welcoming Space for All
Your participation is NEEDED to prepare the sanctuary for Sunday gatherings. All age groups are WELCOMED to help with the following simple tasks:
candle-lighting
flowers
greeters/ushers
hospitality
Talk with or email: Jenny or Darrel at cmlt@leaven.org
Interested in Zoom-hosting? Talk with or email:
Brent, botanu@gmail.com
Check out the Oregon Synod Assembly website
SACRED PRESENCE & ACCOMPANIMENT
(spa)
SPA team members accompany and facilitate responses to the needs, opportunities and transitions of community members, the people in their lives and our community as a whole. We invite leadership in the creation and integration of rituals - prayer circles, community blessings, rites of passage - to accompany and mark transitions and life passages of all ages.
Email SPA Co-Chairs or Pastor Alison with inquiries and requests.
Rev. John Rodgers Email
Mira Wood Bolaños Email (Inglés y Español hablado)
Pastor Alison Killeen Email
