Friday Newsletter

October 25, 2024

This Sunday


10 am: Worship Service & Sunday School

11:15 am: Coffee Hour

11:30 am: Presbyterian Beliefs Class

11:30 am: New Song Chimes Practice


Looking Ahead


September 22-October 27 @ 11:30 am: Presbyterian Beliefs Class

October 27 @ 5 pm: Trunk or Treat

November 2 @ 9 am: Choir Retreat

November 2 @ 3 pm: Wes Peterson's Memorial Service

Nov 3-Nov 17@ 9 am: Jesus' Parables Discussion Group

November 6 @ 6:30 pm: Leadership Lab

November 10 @ 11 am: Stewardship Wrap Up Lunch

November 11 @ 6 pm: Women's Night Out

November 19 @ 6 pm: Men's Night Out

November 24 @ 3 pm: Advent Craft Event


Access the full church calendar here. To add or correct something, please email office@salemwestpres.org.

Opportunities

Candy Needed

If you'd like to contribute candy for the Trunk or Treat, please bring it to Vik this Sunday morning!


Stewardship Lunch

Mark Your Calendars! The stewardship drive kicked off last Sunday and runs until November 10. Please join us after service on November 10 to celebrate the closing of the drive and to take this opportunity to intentionally build community together! In Boulder Hall we will have food and family-friendly building-themed activities set up at each table. Invite a friend and come join the fun!


Advent Craft

We are looking for six people to each lead a craft for the Advent Craft Event on Sunday, November 24 from 3-5pm. This is a fun, all-church event to begin the Advent Season! We can assign a craft to you or you can create one of your own. We will also need help with set up and clean up and snacks. If this is something you'd like to be involved in, please contact Vik as soon as possible (vik@salemwestpres.org)!


Meal Train

LeAnn Goodenberger has started chemo treatments at OHSU and will be having a treatment every three weeks. Her first was October 9. If you would like to help out by providing a meal for Mike and LeAnn please join the meal train here.


All Saints' Day

We are approaching All Saints Day – November 3, 2024. During the worship service, we will honor the members & friends who died throughout the year. If you would like a loved one included, please submit their names to the church office by Wednesday, Oct 30 @ noon. 


Discussion Group

You are invited to join a three-week discussion series entitled "Digging Deeper: A Discussion on the Teaching of Jesus of Nazareth in Three Parables", led by Karen Freed and Ann Montague. The series will take place on Sunday mornings, 9:00 am-9:45 am, November 3, 10, and 17 as follows:

  • November 3: The parable of the Mustard Seed ( Mark 4:30-32)
  • November 10: The parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)
  • November 17: The parable of the Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46)

The purpose of the discussions is to create a time when we can discuss the teachings of Jesus in a safe, inclusive, and interactive space. “We gather together to discern the mind of Christ and the will of God and to commit ourselves to living these values in the world” (Bruce Reyes-Chow, Everything Good About God is True, p. 43).


Bowling Party

Everyone's invited to go bowling together on Saturday, November 16, at 1 pm at AMF Firebird Lanes. You can sign up on the form in Boulder Hall or contact Michele (408-402-2396) to RSVP by Nov 9.

FYI


SAVE THE DATE! Bruce Reyes-Chow had to cancel his time with us in August, so we’ve rescheduled it. Join us at Westminster on Saturday, January 18 from 10 am-3:30 pm for however much you can. He will be at First Pres on Sunday, January 19. 


The deacons have a new, new email where they can take prayer requests: westpresdeacons@googlegroups.com.

In the Community


For nonpartisan information about candidates and ballot measures, you are invited to use the following resources produced by nonprofit, nonpartisan League of Women Voters.

For more voting and election questions, please contact Deanie Anderson. Voters' Guides are also available in the narthex.


Vote411.org- National and state candidates and ballot measures

Marion County Sheriff

https://youtu.be/G5mN_JfP1hg

Candidate Stacy Rejaian

 

Oregon House District 17

https://youtu.be/yWt70xEBH0k

Candidate Ed Diehl (R) 

 

Oregon House District 18

https://youtu.be/RXqQeYUpauo

Candidate Karyssa Dow (D) 

 

Oregon House District 19

https://youtu.be/OcgUNC1nx8s

Candidate Tom Andersen (D, I) 

 

Oregon House District 20

https://youtu.be/EXvBhucJz8M

Candidate Paul Evans (D, I)

https://youtu.be/VUqnkFpxSz8

Candidate Kevin Chambers (R) 

 

Oregon House District 21

https://youtu.be/0w2lVL-11Uc

Candidate Kevin Mannix (R)

https://youtu.be/mUxVCrO_YbU

Candidate Virginia Stapleton (D, I, WFP)

Oregon House District 22

https://youtu.be/8ym9W7fP0oo

Candidate Lesly Muñoz (D, WFP) 

 

Oregon Senate District 9

https://youtu.be/923ol6L_VC4

Candidate Mike Ashland (D) 

 

U.S. Congressional District 6

https://youtu.be/90AX_VycI8Y

Candidate Andrea Salinas (D,I)

https://youtu.be/TokvdL1rsus

Candidate Mike Erickson (R) 

 

U.S. Congressional District 5

https://youtu.be/DzKWRFya4FU

Candidate Brett Smith (I, WFP) 

 

2024 General Election Oregon Ballot Measures Program

https://youtu.be/v4U9v9RMWDo

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