Abundance

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"I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" (John 10:10).

I think this is one of those times where Jesus isn't alluding to something super specific as much as giving his hearers something to consider, to discuss, to ponder and even be haunted by while out for a walk. Maybe his listeners got together later in "breakout sessions" and asked each other "what do you think makes life abundant? What is life to the full?" Maybe as more and more folks shared their "take" on the question, a collective vision—an abundant vision—began to emerge, containing all the nuances and particularities of each person's hopes, needs, joys, and sense of "fullness" and "abundance."

How about you? What is this "life" that Jesus wishes for others? For whom does he wish this? What does it mean to experience life abundantly?

How are you experiencing "abundant" life?

-Matt

THIS WEEK'S CONTENT

Abundance
Sunday Sermons

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Forward

Join us for Worship via Zoom This Sunday!

Link to join: (https://zoom.us/j/481596095)

Text of the Week

John 10:7-10 (NRSV):
7 So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.

CFC Book Group Tonight

We are discussing (via Zoom) The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby. Please read Chapter 8 for tonight. A more extensive reading schedule is available HERE.

Link to Zoom meeting tonight: https://zoom.us/j/347822642

Two Online Courses

"Resisting Empire: An Online Study of Poverty, Empire and the Book of Revelation in the Time of Covid19." Led by Wess Daniels, "Forever Friend of Camas Friends." This free 6-week online course will look at the Book of Revelation from a Liberation Theology perspective, using the book, “Resisting Empire: The Book of Revelation as Resistance” as the backdrop. We will take time to understand not only questions about "end times," and what it means to resist the "religion of empire" in this moment, but we will work to read the bible "off center," with the perspective of the victims of empire at the heart of our interpretation. We will meet weekly starting on Wednesday, April 29, 1pm PST. Sign up for more details at: https://shrtm.nu/resistempire

"Radical Spirituality: the Early History of the Quakers." This free online course began Monday, April 27th. The instructor is Ben Pink Dandelion and is offered through Woodbrooke, the Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, England. Through this course, we will be finding out about what lies at the heart of Quaker beginnings, who its main characters were, and how in a few weeks during the summer of 1652 the Quaker movement was formed in the north of England. The course will run for five weeks. To register, go to Radical Spirituality: the Early History of the Quakers

CFC Trivia Night: May 8th at 8pm

How to participate:
1. Mark your calendars (this should be an hour event)
2. Download "Kahoot!" on your bonus device that you will use during the zoom call. (Reminder: you will need one device to view the main screen, and another device, like a phone or tablet, to make your choices)
3. Wait for the zoom code that will be emailed out at the appropriate time.

Please contact Joann (joannrenee@gmail.com) with any questions.

Grocery Delivery and Pantry

Please let Matt know if you cannot leave home and need someone to run an errand for you (groceries? trip to the hardware store? Pick up a dinner you ordered?). We have several folks eager to help. Also, our Food Pantry is open Thursday from 10am to 1pm and Sunday from 12:30 to 3pm. Know anyone who would benefit? We can also deliver pantry items.

Earth Care Tip of the Week

Use homemade weed killer: 1 gallon white vinegar, 1 cup salt, 1 tablespoon dish soap. Mix and put in spray bottle. Be sure it doesn't drift onto plants you want to keep.

-From the CFC Earth Care Committee

Word of the Year 2020

What does (and could) the practice of hospitality look like for Camas Friends Church during this pandemic?

To whom am I extending hospitality and what novel but meaningful form is that hospitality taking?

SCYMF Annual Sessions

Annual Gathering for Sierra-Cascades Yearly Meeting of Friends will be virtual via Zoom due to the current pandemic. We are now accepting registrations for the sessions, which will be June 12-14, 2020. Please send an email to registrar@scymf.org with your name, email address, Church or Meeting affiliation if you have one, the names of your family members who will be online with you and which session(s) you plan to attend. Families and couples are asked to use one screen per family unit in order to help with logistics. You must pre-register to receive the Zoom link for any session. Click here for more information.

Sunday Sermons

Did you miss a Sunday? You can find messages from past weeks below.

What Should We Do?
Acts 2:14a, 36-38

Solidarity (Guest Speaker: Jade Souza)
Ephesians 2:17-22

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