Staying Connected
October 22, 2026
This Sunday with Pastor Anna
Title: Matthew 22:34-46
Scripture: Matthew 22:34-46
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, an expert in the law, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.”
-- Matthew 22:34-40
Opportunities this Week:
Sun, 10:30 am: Worship
In the sanctuary and online
Tue, 1:00 pm: Talk 'n' Thought
In the Fireside Room
Wed, 6:30 pm: ImBible Study
In the Fireside Room and online
Save the Date!
Our annual holiday bazaar, Crafted in the Hills, will be on Saturday, Nov 21, from 10:00-4:00 pm. Elizabeth B is busy securing vendors and volunteers for the event. If you are proficient with social media, we need you! She will also need volunteers to help with signage before and after the event, and with assembling/disassembling the tent that day. Contact Elizabeth to help.
Church Survey
Our SPR team is still looking for your input in a brief, 10-question survey. Find a printed copy on the Welcome desk this Sunday, or complete the form online at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vgyn774OolcdBz4C7DKf2L4f2rTmq_Ji2ggz2Fk0Ass/edit
Fireside Friends
Join us on Monday, Oct 26, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in the studio downstairs as we push to finish our quilts for the holiday bazaar. Plenty of room for everyone!
Charge Conference
Our annual Charge Conference is next Thursday, Oct 29, at 7:00 pm. This is when we vote as a church for Pastor Anna’s 2027 compensation package and any other all-church business. Rev Brian Shimer will be leading us, so it should be a productive, brief meeting. All are invited to attend.
Auction Update
There are still three spots available at Games and Grub, Saturday, Mar 13, 2027, 4:00 pm. Board games and chili courtesy of the Coopers, $20. Vegetarian/GF options available on request. Contact Virginia C to attend.
Diana Butler Bass to Speak
Historian, author and public theologian Diana Butler Bass will visit Portland Nov. 6-8 as part of the Seeking Sacred Wisdom Speaker Series at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church. The three days include a Friday evening lecture and book signing, a half-day Saturday workshop and Sunday worship. Tickets, ranging from $20-70, for the Friday and Saturday events are available through Eventbrite.
Night Strike
We continue our connection with Night Strike, a ministry to the houseless, under the Burnside Bridge. Our usual evening is on the third Thursday of each month. Slots fill very quickly. You can register at cityteam.volunteerhub.com/vv2/lp/nightstrike (the link is also at the top of this email.)
Vigils
There are ongoing vigils at the Portland ICE building, 4310 S Macadam Ave, from 2:00-2:45 pm every 1st and 3rd Thursday. Grab your group and peacefully protect our democracy.
Easy Giving
Donate online
Fred Meyer Rewards program, code SY323
CarEasy.org to give 70% of vehicle sale to VHUMC
Contact the church office with any questions.
Calendars
Receiving 2027 calendars that you won't use? You can leave them on the Welcome table and Donna will make sure they get to Neighborhood House for those who need them.
Talk N Thought
The ‘dynamite’ ladies of TnT meet every Tuesday, 1:00 - 3:00 pm, in the Fireside Room to read and discuss together. Contact Linda Miller at raylindamiller@comcast.net for more info.
Prayer Chain
Email your prayer requests to PrayerVHUMC@gmail.com. If you do not have access to email, you may call Linda Miller at 503.699.8628. The ‘Prayers of the People’ is crafted weekly from this information; please indicate if your prayer is private.
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