A Divine Hand of Dignifying Grace

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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. As Friends, we advocate for peace and nonviolence, expressed in everything from our attitudes toward war and global conflict to how we speak to our loved ones.

While some violence is obvious and quickly addressed, some violence is hidden and ignored. In faithfulness to our spiritual tradition, we must call such violence out of the dark and into the light—to condemn it but also to heal and protect people.

Rachel Jordan, our speaker for this coming Sunday, writes: "Throughout Scripture we see God’s freeing the oppressed from the oppressor, yet religious communities have been slow to apply this in relation to domestic violence survivors. As a community of Friends, we can choose to respond to survivors by extending a 'divine hand of dignifying grace.'"

Please join us this Sunday to hear from Rachel during worship. And, if you can, please stay for an important domestic violence training workshop after worship (details below).

-Matt

THIS WEEK'S CONTENT

A Divine Hand of Dignifying Grace
Sunday Sermons

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“Domestic Violence and the Church" Workshop at CFC

When: Sunday, October 28 from 12:20-1:50

Where: At Camas Friends Church (sanctuary)

Who: Hosted by Rachel Jordan (Camas Friends Fall 2018 Ministry Apprentice). Open to all! Child care provided.

What: In this interactive workshop we will cover the basics of domestic violence, including forms of abuse, dynamics of victim blaming, and religious and theological hurdles that survivors face. We will also discuss goal planning and how our community can actively prevent abuse as well as support survivors.

Please join us! If able, please bring a snack to share (veggie tray, fruit, chips, cheese and crackers, etc.).

Text of the Week

Luke 4:16-20 (NRSV)

16 When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, 17 and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:

18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
    because he has anointed me
        to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
    and recovery of sight to the blind,
        to let the oppressed go free,
19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

20 And he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant, and sat down. The eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for the WHO
(Winter Hospitality Overflow)

Saturday, October 27, 8am to 10am

Eat at Applebees and support the WHO! The WHO serves families, single men and women, and couples by providing emergency shelter during the coldest and wettest winter months. Tickets (available at the door) are $10. Breakfast includes pancakes, eggs, sausage links, served with coffee, tea, or juice. Participating locations include Mill Plain, Orchards, and Hazel Dell (on 99th St).

CFC Book Discussion Group (Fresh Bread)

Tonight, 7pm in Matt's Office

We will discuss chapters 12 & 13 & "Coda."

This concludes our discussion of Rohr's book. We'll take next week off.

Next Round of CFC Book Discussion Group begins Nov 7

We will be discussing Matt's book, The Way to Love. Click HERE to order from Amazon. You can also purchase directly from Matt (at a discounted rate).

The Way to Love offers a hopeful vision of what it might look like to more deliberately cultivate and embody the love of God in our relationships and world.

"A timely reminder of the importance of virtue, which is always the first quality jettisoned when the Church begins to flounder. Read this prophetic book. Study it in your church. Discuss it with your friends. Absorb its message of hope, love, and justice. And be made new!"

--Phil Gulley, author of If The Church Were Christian

2018 Collins Summit “Human Migration: Claiming roots in an uprooted world”

When: November 1 @ 1:00 pm - 9:15 pm

Cost: $15 – $60

What: Registration is now open for EMO’s 2018 Collins Summit exploring the causes, challenges and opportunities of human migration in an increasingly global society. Join a diverse group of refugees, immigrants, advocates and scholars to develop an informed and compassionate approach to human migration both within and across borders.

LINK to website for more info

DIRECT LINK to registration

Let Matt know if you are interested in case it makes sense to carpool.

Thanksgiving Hymn Sing: Saturday, Nov 17

6:00 pm at Camas Friends Church

Pie and Ice Cream Social to follow. Bring your family and friends!

Jon and Ruthie Tippin invite you to come!
Please contribute pies as you are able. Ice cream will be provided.