Oregon City
United Methodist Church
18955 S South End Rd, Oregon City, OR 97045
503-656-3433
This Week and
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Join us this Sunday,
June 1st at 10:00am
for a Service of Word & Table
as Pastor Tom brings the message
Up, Up, and Away
Welcome to the Season of Eastertide
Eastertide is season of 50 days celebrated by the Church beginning with Easter Sunday (or Resurrection Sunday) and lasting through the day of Pentecost. During this season we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, who first appeared to Mary Magdalene outside the tomb, then to the eleven disciples (Judas Iscariot was gone at this point in the story), then to many other witnesses. It is said in Scripture, Jesus kept teaching of the kingdom of God for 40 days until, as he was giving his last message, he ascended into heaven to be seated at God's right hand. (Luke 24:1-53, Acts 1:1-11, Ephesians 1:20-23)
This Sunday is the Seventh Sunday of Eastertide, and also the Sunday we celebrate the Ascension (Thursday, May 29th this year). Acts 1:1-11 & Ephesians 1:15-23 will be our focus this week. Jesus ascends to heaven to be at the right hand of God. Many are witness to this and to the appearance to two strange men in white robes telling them Jesus would return in the same way they have seen him ascend. Paul expounds upon this more, sharing more on Jesus nature and his place with the Divine.
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What does the Ascension mean to you? Is it important at all? What does it mean for us who are still here on earth?
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The angels who appeared and told the men Jesus would return, broke the witnesses' attention from the sky, bringing it back to their here and now. In what ways are we still focused up at the clouds and not focusing on our here and now?
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How do we live into the Ascension? How do we honor Christ in heaven and Christ among us?
UPCOMING SCRIPTURES:
Sunday, June 8th: Quiet the Spirit! I Can't Hear Jesus.
Pentecost Sunday
Acts 2:1-21 - The apostles receive the Spirit at Pentecost and begin prophesying in many languages. I wonder, is spoken word the only language God makes God’s love known? If the language of humans is so varied, then what are the varied languages of God?
Sunday, June 15th: Three-In-One... Truth or Politics
Trinity Sunday / Peace with Justice Sunday
John 16:12-15 - Jesus speaks of the Spirit and of God and the three of them working as a team in his closing lessons to the disciples in the upper room. What can we take from Jesus’ teaching in this passage?
Sunday, June 22nd: TBD
Second Sunday of Kingdomtide
We will be blessed with the musical testimony of Lasana Kanneh this day.
Sunday, June 29th: A Nainian Resurrection
Third Sunday of Kingdomtide
Luke 7:11-17 - Jesus has compassion on a widow in the town of Nain and resurrects her son during the funeral procession. This produces both fear and awe in the people and the news of Jesus spreads. Why this moment, this woman, this young man, this town? Was it pure compassion, or did Jesus have this alternate motive? We can ask the same of our own ministries.