eCommuniquÃ© Lite - June 23, 2017

June 23, 2017

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The Foot Washer

She hated motorcycles. Even the distant roar of a Harley Hog brought a shiver of distaste.

“No good reason,” she said, “I just disliked everything about the biker life and was actually afraid when a biker would pull up next to me at a stoplight.”

Then her neighbor, Nita, asked her to help at a biker rally that was going to be held at the county fairgrounds.

“We do the coolest thing,” she said, “We invite the bikers to come over to our booth and we wash their feet and give them a copy of the booklet Steps to Christ. They love it!”

“No way!”

But Nita persisted till finally Lilya gave in.

“OK. But only on Friday.” Read the rest of the story...

PAA Begins
Principal Search

Portland Adventist Academy is sad to announce the resignation of Sheldon Parris as principal.

Mr. Parris shared the news with teachers, students, parents, and pastors on Tuesday morning and stated personal reasons for his decision.

The PAA board met Tuesday night with the Oregon Conference Education Department to discuss the current needs of the school and to define a plan for the future. The principal search began immediately. Read more...

New Washington Conference Youth Director

David Salazar will join the Washington Conference as the new Youth, Pathfinder and Adventurer director in August. Salazar, who currently serves as a pastor in the Central California Conference, has been involved with youth and club ministries. He and his wife, Nitza, have a young daughter, Jordyn. David Yeagley will continue in Washington Conference as Young Adult and Sunset Lake Camp director. Read more...

Transfer Halted... WWGH to Close July 24

The Northwest Region office of Adventist Health announced Monday, June 19, that pending plans to transfer control of Adventist Health/Walla Walla General Hospital (WWGH) to Providence Health & Services have been discontinued. This will lead to the closure of WWGH effective July 24, 2017. Read the full release online and add your prayers for all affected by this change. Read the full statement from Adventist Health...

Find out what's been happening in the Oregon Conference, the country, and the world in this week's news.

Find the events coming up that you or your church members may be interested in attending.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Disaster Preparedness Class – Back by Popular Demand: Disaster Preparedness Class “Considerations for Country Living”. Bring your friends and anyone interested in being ready for future disasters!! Sunday, June 25, at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Center at the Castle Rock Adventist Church. Rob Norris is our presenter and the class is FREE. If you have questions, call 360-967-2165. See you then.

Take Back Your Life! – Are you interested in simple changes that will give high impact results for a healthier body and spirit? Take a weekend to take back your life with Dr. Joyce Choe. A weekend focused on health and well-being. June 23-25 at the Beaverton Adventist Church. Dr. Choe is a board certified ophthalmologist who has a passion for educating patients and motivating them to make the best decisions they can- while learning to trust God even more. For more information visit www.beavertonsda.com.

Light Bearers Convocation – 500: The Reformation Continues 2017 marks the 500th year since a lowly monk, emboldened by his discovery of God’s unmerited love, nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, outlining his protests against the most powerful religious system the world has ever known. Because Martin Luther decided to obey the dictates of his individual conscience, the entire course of history was charted in a new direction. For this year’s Light Bearers Convocation, we will give careful study to the Protestant Reformation, its present implications, and why the Reformation must continue. We warmly invite you to join Light Bearers and our speakers, Ty, James, David, Jeffrey and Fred, for a Spirit-led journey that promises to build hope, faith and love at our annual convocation July 4-8 in Jasper, Oregon. For more information, go to www.lightbearers.org, or call 541-988-3333.

Find this week's announcements on the Oregon Conference announcement board at www.OregonConference.org/announcements!

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