Dear Friends,

Here we are on the cusp of another transition and a change in direction for Sherwood UMC and for me personally. As we know, any change brings with it a mixture of emotional and spiritual dynamics, such as anticipation with dreams, visions and new goals mixed with some degree of apprehension and concerns about how the impending change will affect the present stability

upon which we have built our lives.

Although arrangements are still in flux, there are very encouraging signs on the horizon for yoking Sherwood UMC and Mountain Home UMC. While sharing a pastor may call for some adjustments and give-and-take from both churches, the advantages will also become evident. Certainly, the old adage “two heads are better than one” will prove out in unforeseen ways as the combined strengths and efforts become evident as advantages to each church and the larger community. I am very impressed with the outstanding pastoral leadership being considered for this shared appointment. In a few days, members of each Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) will meet with the prospective pastor and his wife to discern and discuss possibilities for the best interface between

congregations.

There will be a delay, however, since the prospective pastor will not be available until December. This entails yet another interim appointment between July 1 and December 1. Our District Superintendent, the Rev. Kate Conolly, has suggested a retired clergywoman, the Rev. Carolynn Fairweather as an interim pastor for both churches. Her husband, the Rev. Roger Weeks is a retired United Methodist minister who may offer his pastoral experience as well. Rev. Carolynn has served the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and their families in hospice and hospital chaplaincy. Her gifts of emotional insight and spiritual support will provide

an excellent transitional bridge.

Although this may feel like a major change for both Sherwood and Mountain Home churches, this is an amazing opportunity for dreaming new dreams and envisioning new possibilities. And, remember, this is so like God, leading people towards new things while retaining the values and heritage of the

past.

"Then, after doing all those things, I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see

visions.” (Joel 2:28)

Blessings,

Rev. Penny

The News l e t t er

o f t he Sherw ood

Un i ted Met hod i s t

Church

Worship Schedule Every Sunday

No Sunday School for the Summer

9:30 Worship

10:45 Fellowship Hour

7:00 Youth Group

Inside this issue:

Youth Corner 2

Pastor Penny

Thank-You

3

Helping Hands

Update

3

June Birthdays &

Thank Yous

3

Celebrating

Penny’s

Retirement

4

Announcements 4

Committee

Calendar

4

Introducing

Interim Pastors

5

Upcoming Events 6

June 2012

Encouraging Word

Dreaming New Dreams

Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors: The People of The United Methodist Church.

YOUTH CORNER

2012 Mission Trip – Yakima Area We leave on Sunday, June 17th for White Swan, WA at 3pm! We will commission our trip at the 9:30

am service. If you would like to join our chaos, please come at 2:45pm to send us off in prayer! We

will be doing light construction, painting, and clearing lots for future house sites. We will return

sometime on Thursday, June 21st.

Please pray for our youth as we prepare our hearts for service. It looks like we will have 17 youth and

4 adults throughout the week to serve on this trip!

Stay tuned for our announcement of when Mission Trip Sunday will be!

Graduation Sunday

is June 10

Our Graduating H.S. Senior – Trey Hornberger

One of the hardest things for me in youth ministry is sending off our young

people to their new adventures in life. This year is definitely no exception. Trey

Hornberger has been part of our church family for over a decade. He will

participate in graduation on June 8th from Sherwood High. We will honor him on

Sunday, June 10th at the 9:30am service. Trey’s leadership and personality have

been such a blessing to our youth group. He definitely lives his faith out in his

actions, deeds, and words. Trey will be going to the University of Oregon in the fall. He is interested in Political

Science and Economics. Trey, we will miss you, but we are so excited for your new experiences. Good luck Trey

as you continue to spread such a great and humorous light out to those around you. We love you!

Our Graduating College Student – Amanda Apple

Congratulations to Amanda Apple. She graduated from Willamette University on Sunday, May 13th with a major

in Mathematics and a minor in Psychology!

Sunday Youth Meet ings and Act iv i t i es June 3 Youth Meeting 7-8:30 pm

June 10 Youth Meeting 7-8:30 pm

June 17 - 23 Youth Mission Trip

June 24 No Youth Meeting

Anyone in 6th to 12th grade is welcome to

join us on Sunday evenings from 7 pm to 8:30

YOUTH GROUP

June Bi r thdays

4 Juan Estrada

8 Casey Dotson

10 Jim Edy

12 Lynn Haynes

15 Mason Cole

17 Rachel Labant

17 Harrison Cole

20 Barbara Pitney

20 Melvine Getman

26 Maxine Webster

Worship Assisting

Ushering

June 3

June 10

June 17

June 24

Scr ipture Reading

June 3

June 10

June 17

June 24

Kitchen Cleanup

June 3

June 10

June 17

June 24 Nancy E

Pra yers for Members

Please for health and

healing for the following

church members:

Marvin & Doris Worthey

Bill Maplethorpe and

daughter, Bonnie

Dottie Edy

Joanna Owens

The US Postal

Service held

their annual

food drive in

May which

greatly helped

stock the

pantry of Helping Hands. Gerry and

Dottie picked up the food and

transported it to the Helping Hands

warehouse in Newberg.

We are so pleased to tell you that

the church next door, The

Woodhaven Community Church,

offered to come to Newberg and help

sort and box all of the donated food

items. Ten adults and about the

same number of children met at our

church and carpooled to the

warehouse and worked hard and

efficiently to accomplish the task.

The Helping Hands Food Bank

directors and all of the volunteers want to

express their deepest gratitude for their

hard work in getting this accomplished.

We have the greatest neighbors we

could ask for.

Thanks to all of you at Woodhaven

Community Church for your service to us

and to all those we serve in our

community.

Nancy Ellingson, Volunteer

Questions?

Want to volunteer?

Gerry or Dottie Edy

503.625.7975

Helping Hands

Our Deepest Thanks

to Pastor Penny

and Mike

On behalf of the congregation I

would like to express our

profound gratitude to you for

serving our church in such a

gentle and compassionate manner over the past year. Your

love for God and ministry has shone through. We will miss

your Spirit-filled leading in worship and teaching, and the

lifetime of experiences you brought to the role. Thank you for

giving of yourself to this community. We wish you God’s

blessings and peace as Mike and you enter this new journey

into retirement.

Our prayers and love go with you.

- Jim Snell, Chair of SPRC, on behalf of the congregation

US Postal Service Holds Food Drive

Please sign up

for June!

ANNOUNCEMENTS Farewell Gathering for Penny on June 24rd

This will be Penny’s last Sunday with us. Join us in

expressing our gratitude and well-wishes. More

details to come!

Women’s Breakfast Group

On June 3rd please join us for fellowship and a

tasty breakfast. It will be the last meeting before

the summer break. We will be meeting at

8:15AM at the church. See you there!

Stay tuned for news about Summer BBQ's will in

July and August!

United Methodist Women

The United Methodist Women

(UMW) June meeting will be

strictly fun and fellowship. No

business allowed! Please invite friends and

family, including spouses. We will meet at the

Rebekah Hall on Wednesday, June 13th (note

this is the SECOND Wednesday) for a wonderful

buffet luncheon at 12 noon. Hope to see you all

there. This is the last meeting before the summer

break, so let's make this a BIG ONE!

Committee Meetings

Ad Council June 3, Following Worship

Finance June 11 @ 6:00 pm

SPRC June 3, @ 5:00 pm (Joint with

Mtn. Home SPRC)

Trustees May 31 @ 6:00 pm

MY PASTORAL CAREER Rev. Dr. Penny Christianson

“What you are is God’s gift to you, what you become is your gift to God.” Hans Urs von Balthasar, Swiss theologian I read this quote when I was about ten years old, it became my core value. My major life goal, both personal and professional, has been to dedicate my life as a gift to God. From this goal comes two others, to become a wise woman of spiritual vitality and integrity and, secondly, to help clergy and churches heal and grow spiritually.

As a life-long learner, I have continued my education and training to include a number of career avenues; chaplaincy with its focus on the spiritual vulnerability of illness and death, pastoral counseling working with people as they reflect on their life issues, addiction counseling and rehabilitation, coaching to help people realize their full potential, and, most centrally, parish ministry as pastor.

It has been a sacred calling and privilege to serve God through these various ministries.

EDUCATION: High School: Hermon High School City and State: Hermon, Maine College/University: University of Maine City and State: Orono, Maine Degree and Date: BS 1967 Seminary: Methodist Theological School in Ohio City and State: Delaware, Ohio Degree and Date MDiv 1982 Other advanced degree work: Doctoral School: Pacific University City and State: Forest Grove, Oregon Degree and Date: PsyD (doctor of clinical psychology) 2002 ORDINATION: Deacon: Oregon-Idaho Conference 1979 Elder: Oregon-Idaho conference 1988 MINISTRY/ APPOINTMENT RECORD: Sherwood UMC, Tualatin UMC, Gresham UMC, Yamhill UMC, St. Helens UMC, Bay City UMC, Westfield UMC (Westfield, Ohio), Metzger UMC Ministerial Appointments Beyond the Local Church: Your Growing Edge Counseling Service, Samaritan Counseling Service, LifeWorks NorthWest, Columbia River Mental Health Services, Miami County Mental Health Center Clinical Pastoral Education: TriCity Hospital Association (Troy, Ohio), Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus, Ohio), Providence Hospital (Portland, Oregon)

Celebrating Retirement

CONFERENCE and CONNECTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Mentoring candidates for ministry, counseling clergy, Pastor’s School planning committee HOBBIES/Plans for Retirement: enjoying my family, reading. Yoga, dance, enjoying the arts

Dear Friends at the Sherwood UMC,

Greetings! Since it is Bishop Hoshibata’s intention to appoint us as interim pastors, we are very much looking forward to spending the next few months with you. We wanted to share a little of our story so you can get to know us better before we

come.

Pastor Carolynne Fairweather, D. Min, retired two tears ago as the Chaplain of Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center, serving for 13 ½ years. Prior to that, she was Chaplain, Director of Public Relations and Bereavement Coordinator at the Hospice of Morris County, Morristown, NJ, serving for 8 ½ years before moving to Gresham, OR. She earned M. Div. and D. Min degrees from The Theological School at Drew University and two BA degrees from William Paterson University in Wayne, NJ—one in elementary education and one in psychology. She taught for five years before starting her family. She was ordained in the United Church of Christ 25 years ago and re-ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church 9 years ago. She is serving as an assisting priest at Christ Episcopal Parish, in Lake Oswego, and a retired Board Certified Chaplain with the Association of

Professional Chaplains.

Pastor Carolynne was born in England and moved to Lake Hiawatha, NJ, then to Rockaway, NJ where she grew up in the Lutheran and Presbyterian churches as the oldest of two brothers and one sister. She has two children a son, Michael married to Jen, living in Pequannock, NJ; and a daughter, Lynn, married to James with granddaughters, River and Dreya, living in Southeast Portland. She is also serving as an on-call chaplain at Providence Newberg Hospital and enjoys cooking, baking, reading and

weaving.

Pastor Roger Weeks, D. Min. has been retired due to back problems for the past 13 years. Previously, he served as the Chaplain for Kaiser Permanente Hospice in Portland for 13 ½ years and had a private psychotherapy practice. He served the UMC as pastor of Capitol Hill, The Dalles, and University Park where he earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from The Theological School at Drew University in Madison, NJ. Prior to that, he pastored Tygh Valley and Dufur UMC (a yoked congregation)

for four years.

He was the Chaplain in Spokane, WA at Lakeland Village for 4 years and wrote curriculum for the mentally challenged for the National Council of Churches for two years following that before moving to Oregon. He was the pastor of Last Chance, CO,

Meet Interim Pastor Carolynne and Pastor Roger

UMC during his seminary years at Illif Theological School in Denver. He completed 4 units of Clinical Pastoral Education at the Institute of Religion and Health in Houston, TX after earning his M. Div from Illif. He is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound with a BA in Psychology. He was ordained an Elder in the UMC 43 years ago, and is currently a retired Presbyterian minister in the Presbytery of

the Cascades

Pastor Roger is the middle one of seven brothers. He was born in Everett, WA and raised in Estherville, Iowa and Monroe, WA. He has three children: a daughter, Tami, married to Josh with grandchildren, Tylor and Simone, living in Milwaukie; a daughter Taire, married to Steve with granddaughters, Kaitlyn, Sarah and Raechel; and a son Todd – all living in Newberg. His hobbies are reading, building and flying RC airplanes and he enjoys serving as a docent and the Chaplain of the

Evergreen Air and Space Museum in McMinnville.

We were married 16 years ago at Faith UMC in Troutdale and are currently members of Christ Episcopal Church and Mt. Home UMC. We have lived in Newberg since 1998 and for the past year in a duplex at Springbrook Meadows, part of the

Friendsview Retirement Community.

As we serve with you at Sherwood, more of our story will unfold in our preaching and teaching as it intertwines with your stories and rises up to praise and give thanks to God, our Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. All of you are in our prayers and we hope that our time together will be blessed as we prepare for your new pastor and new partner

in Christian ministry, Mt. Home UMC.

Blessings,

Pastor Carolynne and Pastor Roger

6/1 Pack Food Boxes 6:30p

6/2 Give out Food Boxes 10a

6/3 Women’s Brkfst Grp 8:15a

6/3 Adult SS 8:40a

6/3 Worship 9:30a

6/3 Fellowship Hour 10:30a

6/3 Ad Council—After worship

6/3 SPRC 5p

6/3 Youth Group 7p

6/5 Vintage Creek HOA 6:30p

6/8 Sherwood High Graduation

6/10 Graduation Sunday

6/10 Adult SS 8:40a

6/10 Worship 9:30a

6/10 Fellowship Hour 10:45a

6/10 Youth Group 7p

6/13 UMW Luncheon 11a

6/15 Pack Food Boxes 6:30p

6/16 Give out Food Boxes 10a

6/17—6/23 Youth Mission Trip

6/18—6/23 Annual Conference

6/17 Adult SS 8:40a

6/17 Worship 9:30a

6/17 Fellowship Hour 10:30a

6/17 No Youth Group

6/24 Pastor Penny’s Farewell

6/24 Adult SS 8:40a

6/24 Worship 9:30a

6/24 Fellowship Hour 10:45

6/24 Youth Group 7p

Pastor Rev. Dr. Penny Christianson penny.christianson@comcast.net Youth Director Lana Cole lcole@rcinv.com Pianist Cindy Souza armza2@yahoo.com Administrative Assistant Holly Dhynes hollysherwoodumc@gmail.com Guitarist/Song Leader Paul Adams paulcurtisadams@gmail.com Projectionist Tyler Thayer

Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors: The People of The United Methodist Church.

Sherwood Un i ted

Method i s t Church

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Church Calendar for June 2012

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