Serve – Tuality Community of Christ

May 13, 2015

A summer that’s renewing, relevant and based in relationship…

If your family is like ours, you’re starting to dream of summer plans. The spring sunlight invites us to grab our calendar and quickly fill it with plans and ideas for grand adventures.

But is our church family’s calendar looking the same way? Are we looking for opportunities to participate in our church’s life with the same excitement and enthusiasm?

This summer, I invite you to focus not only on schedules and ‘busy’-ness, but also on renewal, relationships and being relevant. Many of us find these opportunties through communal worship in our faith community. How can you help provide worship at Tuality Community of Christ that is renewing and relevant and provides blessings to you and others this summer?

Are you good at planning and organizing, creating a welcoming and sacred space, putting words to Jesus’ message of mission, performing the sacraments, praying, singing, listening, being…all of these (and more) are talents and unique offerings which are crucial to our worship together. It is through our worship that we come into our identity and calling as a Community of Christ….

‘Community of Christ,’ your name, given as a divine blessing, is your identity and calling.
If you will discern and embrace its full meaning, you will not only discover your future,
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Do not be afraid to go where it beckons you to go. Doctrine and Covenants 163:1

Please consider where God is calling you to serve through worship at Tuality Community of Christ this summer. As a group, we have commited to a volunteer based schedule, so your stepping forward to provide ministry is crucial to our ability to provide a spiritual home. See 2015 Worship Calendar to volunteer.

Blessings,
co-Pastor Roberta

August 13, 2014August 13, 2014

Why Church? – by Roberta LaHue Brown

In my years of attending church, I have had many wonderful relationships. Some have been friends, some have been mentors, some teachers, others family, some all of these things in one. I met my husband in church. My children attend church with me and are learning about and praising God right beside me. But my biggest reason for going to church is that attending devotes time to my relationship with God and the others I encounter. Being intentional keeps me focused on the purpose of all this. Intentional means ‘done with purpose.’ Forming ‘intentional relationships’ is one of the reasons I go to church. I go to church to remind myself to look at Him, to thank Him, to praise Him, to let Him embrace and heal me, to make me whole. It is through finding this wholeness that I am able to extend that amazing love to others. Others who are seeking wholeness extend amazing love to me. And in spreading and receiving that cultivated love in our relationships, something amazing happens. A moment that takes your breath away. Makes your heart skip a beat. That instant might be filled with joy, it might be filled with sorrow. Sometimes the miraculous juncture is so fleeting that you aern’t even sure in hindsight if it actually happened. Many times we are exposed to these touchstone moments and blessings through our interactions in intentional relationships that are formed by living in Christian Community.

Today, August 13th, is one of those touchstone days for me as I bid ‘adios’ to Emily and Andrew (TCC’s former co-pastors). These dear friends of mine are embarking on the international portion of their Peace Corps adventure. In all reality, they are probably frantically gathering their bags from the hotel room in DC right now so that they can catch a flight from there to Nicargua. They’ll be spending the next 2 years immersed in a new culture and in new relationships. In this day, and in this moment, I am filled with joy and sadness, tears and smiles, thoughts of past and future…and I am feeling blessed to have such wonderful people in my life. And because I simply can’t put into adequate words what I’m feeling as we say farewell, I decided to let Emily do the talking. Sometimes things are best said by another and we just need to listen. I’m posting Emily’s blog entitled ‘Blessed to be a Blessing‘ here. Emily posted this testimony on her and Andrew’s Peace Corps Blog (www.maywesuggest.com) the Sunday that we said our official congregational goodbye last month.

So, Emily and Andrew, as you leave this ‘land that you love,’ my prayer is that you will love the new land that you are in and it will love you back, and that through this adventure you continue to be intentional and let your blessings flow on.
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Thank you for your love, light, kindness, wisdom and friendship. I (and all of us at Tuality Community of Christ) will miss you. God be with you until we meet again.

Blessings, Roberta

co-pastor Tuality Community of Christ

March 16, 2014March 26, 2014

Why Church? – Anonymous Responses

WHY CHURCH?

Anonymous Responses from March 16, 2014 Worship Service

Reorient personal perspectives
Closer relationships with other members
Gain scriptural knowledge in context of “community”
Experience God’s presence

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To keep one focused on God & blessings
To give one hope
To relate with people there
To feel wanted and loved (acceptance)
To broaden outlook on the world
To bring our cares and needs and share them
To help where we can at church and in our communities
To enjoy being with others
To remember what I think is my purpose for being here

Helps me get through the week
Look forward to see everyone and connect and share with them

Emotional and physical support for life’s issues

To be involved with people and learn about God and Jesus’ teachings.
We need to belong with people who believe like we do
I believe in what our community of Christ is teaching.

To learn of Christ and his teachings
To fellowship with other members
To serve in ways to help others
For my own spirit and happiness

It’s what I know
If I didn’t come to church, then I would not communicate with adults outside of work. This is my family.

Because I believe in Jesus Christ and the mission of the church and want to support it.
Connecting with others in worship allows a sharing of ideas and a support network of love.
Hearing the morning message, singing hymns, attending Sunday school class, etc. provides spiritual inspiration and insight.
Attending church provides a corporate connection and avenues to provide service to the community.
Church lifts me up with a positive and happy message that carries me through the week.

I believe in the savior Jesus Christ. I trust that his message and mission are the truth. I want to develop my spiritual understanding of His love. I come to be uplifted by His message through His influence in the lives of others as expressed when we worship together.

Jesus came for sinners, to save them. I come to be saved.

I must believe in Jesus and the things that he did because I want to have my second life, in heaven. I must believe that the Father raised Jesus from the dead as well.

Hmmm….Church or Shamrock Run in downtown Portland? No question – church! It’s a chance to be with my spiritual family, my tribe, my community, to recharge the spiritual battery that gets drained by dealing with issues in the real world and having to endure the insignificant stresses of those who lack awareness of a sense of beyond (where life is about more than what they think is important about work).

– Why Church? by Various participants during the March 16 worship

February 23, 2014March 26, 2014

“Love without Boundaries” – by Karen Nilsen

True love has no boundaries. If you truly love you look for no boundaries, just places to put your love. At CODA (Tigard Recovery Center nearby that I and a few other TCC members run a devotional at once a week), we look for ways to implement love for each person involved. For example: hygiene supplies, chocolate (I’m known as the chocolate queen there!) We mostly just listen to support and encourage. We try to find ways to support them in what they like to do. In fact cheap sildenafil uk browse around over here during the course of use, you can discover many new things about the formula. Boone, all order viagra online All-Star in 2003, has a career .264 batting average with 126 home runs and 555 RBIs over 11 seasons with five different clubs. It is proven to cure effectively wet dreams and premature ejaculation can enlarge prostate gland. buy cialis http://djpaulkom.tv/crakd-liquor-chugging-dj-khaled-doll-goes-viral/ It is the best ayurvedic oil to treat ED and impotence in the men. online cialis pills We try to meet their needs, where they are right now. The service today gave us a chance to educate the congregation about what CODA is. We tried to alleviate fears of what we are trying to accomplish in our ministry there, and how we are involved in the process. CODA has helped people to experience possibilities for both serving and recovering; It’s opened a door, which opens another door, which opens another door of possibilities. Love does that, too.

– February 23, 2014 Weekly Theme Reflection by Karen Nilsen

January 19, 2014February 3, 2014

“Called to Serve” – by Cindy Weaver

Today’s theme speaks to me in so many ways. The word “called” makes me think of a journey, and being a servant really is a journey. When Jeff started being a servant, I really, really didn’t understand how he felt so strongly about it. It wasn’t until I was well into my own journey that I did understand. “I’m just going to” is how it started. I’m just going to go to the Christmas play, the Thanksgiving potluck, the Christmas dinner, the carol sing. This turned in to “I need to” or “they” need me to. For example, learning more about the church and the bible, or “they need me”-someone is sick can you fill in.

Danny mentioned discerning where God wants him to serve others today. To give others guidance, I have struggled with the concept of discernment. It wasn’t until last year that I felt I understood discerning for myself what I should be doing. The preparation for the national conference, the mission initiatives and the enduring principles have clarified discerning what God wants for me to serve others.

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The mission initiative, develop disciples to serve, is totally correct. I see Jesus as my friend who continually walks with me; loving me and supporting me. I have moved from a feeling of “need to do” to wanting to give back to those around me. To try to be more like Jesus in my love, acceptance, helpfulness and giving to others. I have gone from dipping my toe in the service of others to jumping in the deep end. Do I have all the answers? No, God is more subtle and allows us to learn and grow and sometimes be uncomfortable as a way to learn. I am doing things I never thought I would and I am blessed much more than I think I bless others. Being Called to Serve is a two way relationship. By being myself and stretching myself, I can make a difference and I can learn on a journey that is ever changing. I have become a more loving and caring person since starting this journey. I am changed and look forward to where my journey takes me in the future.

– January 19, 2014 Weekly Theme Reflection by Cindy Weaver