The document provides information about upcoming events at a church including: a date night on April 17th with childcare available, a seminar from April 19th-22nd on scientific evidence for Noah's Ark and other topics, an anniversary celebration on April 20th, a wedding shower on April 21st, and a conference on love and respect from April 24th-25th. It also lists other events like a senior appreciation luncheon, baby dedications, and various classes and groups meeting throughout April and May.

1. Coming Events Date Night - April 17
6:00PM Childcare is available at OCEC (no charge)
NOTE: Childcare Security Improvement
April 19 - 22, 2009
Only the NORTH doors will be open between 6:00-6:45pm to welcome
Sunday Evening, April 19
children. When picking up children, please enter only through the NORTH
6:00pm
Fellowship Center doorway from the north parking lot.
Monday-Wednesday, April 20-22
7:00pm 8:00PM Return for dessert & inspirational sharing in the Fellowship Center
 Childcare available through grade 3.
Communicating Heart-to-Heart With Your Spouse
Guest Speakers: Alger and Gloria Marsh
- SEMINAR TOPICS INCLUDE -
Alger and Gloria are the founders of House of Myrrh Ministries here in Oregon
 Scientific Evidence for Noah’s Flood  Dinosaur & Creation City, established in 1986. They served nine years with Wycliffe Bible
 Science vs Textbook Evolution Part I—The Fossil Record Translators in Papua New Guinea. On leaving PNG, the Marshes were given an
 Science vs Textbook Evolution Part II—Human Origins understanding that God would use them to help prepare the bride for the
Bridegroom. Their HeartChange and HeartsTogether workshops, along with
other aspects of their ministry, are helping do just that as relationships with God
Essence Celebrates One Year Anniversary and each other are restored.
Please RSVP your attendance and for childcare to 503 655-1489
Monday, April 20th at 7:00pm
Brevé Espresso
located in Settlers Square
Wedding Shower - April 21
19360 Molalla Ave, Suite 160
A wedding shower honoring Jessica Lowrie will be held at the home of
(behind ‘lil Cooperstown) Stephanie May (18423 SE Babbler St-Milwaukie) on Tuesday, April 21st at
Ladies are invited to come for open sharing, special music, door prizes, 7:00pm. Jessica and Chris Tomlin are registered at Macy’s and planning a May
wedding. An RSVP to Stephanie is appreciated by calling 503 786-1306.
cake, no host coffee drinks, fellowship, beautiful location.
Invite a friend to join you!
LOVE & RESPECT Conference
Women’s Ministry Begins New Bible Studies ...with Emerson and Sarah Eggerichs
April 14th and April 15th Friday, April 24th  6:45-10pm
Tuesdays at 9:00am - Balanced Living Saturday, April 25th 8:45am-1:30pm
Wednesdays at 7:00pm - The Blessing of Friendships Held at New Hope Community Church
A conference to explain the keys to ending the
Book prices are $8.00 per copy.
Crazy Cycle and beginning the Enriching Cycle.
You can purchase yours at Grand Central in the lobby today.
Available to OCEC attendees for $25 per person through March 29th.
Register in the lobby today or call Tom & Liz Dressel at 503 655-1489.
Eight-Week Parenting Class for Moms and Dads
Say goodbye to whining, complaining and bad attitudes in you and your kids!
by Scott Turanski and Joanne Miller
Love was meant to be shared
This study helps provide parents with answers empowering them to change. It
with family and friends.
approaches common parenting problems from the perspective of honor, not
Chris Tomlin & Jessica Lowrie
just obedience.
have found love in each other which brings the promise of joy and fulfillment.
You have shared in their lives by your friendship and love. Kevin & Cherie
Obedience gets the job done but honor deals with how the job is done.
Tomlin and Mark & Carmen Lowrie request the honor of your presence at the
We’ll talk about bad attitudes, meanness, wanting to be first or best, arguing,
celebration of the marriage of their children.
tattling, anger and a host of other issues.
Saturday, May 2, 2009  3:30pm
Meeting Wednesdays in room D2 at 7:00pm Oregon City Evangelical Church
Questions? Call Brenda Heinsoo at 503 650-8763 Reception Following- Please RSVP to 503 655-3623

2. Oregon City Food Drive for H.O.P.E.
Damascus City Hall is hosting a
Disaster Awareness Class (Helping Other People Eat)
April 27 - May 18
(flooding, earthquake, wind storm, etc.)
April 23rd  6:15 - 8:15pm
Call Tammie Milkes at 503 658-8545 for more information.
Help fill our lobby food barrels with—
 Non-Perishables (boxed & canned)
Senior Appreciation Luncheon  Regular sized for easy distribution
 Common family food items
Keller Dining Hall (18121 SE River Road)
Sponsored by the Pacific Conference and honoring our senior adults. H.O.P.E. is a branch of Oregon’s Food Bank. Shelves are bare and the need
Tuesday, May 5th —12:00noon is great. Thanks for helping meet this need!
To RSVP for this luncheon, please use a Communication Card
or call the Odells at 503-659-5234.
...at Pioneer
Baby/Child Dedications - Mother’s Day, May 10th Courthouse Square
A dedication service is planned for Mother’s Day. Would
you like to have your child or infant dedicated to the Lord?
Please use a Communication Card and list the following
information: 1)child’s full name; 2)date of birth; 3)parent’s
name & address; 4)the service hour for the dedication.
Pastor Tom can meet with those interested in being a part of the dedication
service and to answer any questions prior to that time.
Men’s Community Outreach Night
Friday, May 15th  6:00- 8:00pm
Saturday, May 16th
Held in the Fellowship Center
 Register to WALK  Sponsor a WALKER
A great evening is planned for all men!
A spaghetti dinner will be prepared and served by Chef Don Wallace. Information and sign-ups available today!
(No charge, donations gladly received.)
~ Special Guest Speakers ~
Neil Davies, Parrot Creek Ranch
Celebrate Recovery ...a Christ-centered, Biblical based 12-step program
Finding ways to volunteer at the Ranch dealing with life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups!
Carol Kemhus, Principal of Mt. Pleasant Using eight principles based on the beatitudes, Celebrate Recovery is
The Optimist Club & Lunch Buddies changing people’s lives and allowing them to step into God’s Grace.
Meeting each Thursday evening
Men, you won’t want to miss this special evening!
 6:00PM - meal  7:00PM - meeting
Remember, there is no cost for this evening, however, it is important to RSVP
O.C. House of Prayer (916 Linn Avenue).
for this evening no later than Sunday, May 10th. Please RSVP with a
For more information, call Mike Cross at 503 867-3157 or Dyann Miller at 503 557-7998.
Communication Card or call the church office at 503 656-8582.

3. Come, buckle your seat belts for a fun-filled, inspirational ride on the
Light dinner and discussion to follow.
Holy Highway. Invite your family and friends to join you for this evening.
Questions: www.townhallforhope.com of call
Pastor Erin at 503 656-8582 x109
Coming This Summer for Grades 1-6!
The Summer Ministries Leadership Team
...for Josh Wester-
will be offering SIX Summer B.L.A.S.T. Day Camps
(Bible Learning and Skill Training)
Each day camp will teach character-building Bible
Josh realizes the great need for a car in Nairobi. Everything is very spread out
lessons and basic skills within the camp emphasis.
and it has been extremely difficult getting around the slums and downtown
- Skill Training Camp Options - areas. He has been taking Matatus (minibus taxis) that are unsafe or walking
Soccer, Drama, Volleyball, Choral Music, Cooking/Sewing or Horsemanship long distances where they don’t have them. He doesn’t mind, but it’s very time-
consuming and limits the ministry he can do each day. Having the use of a car
Summer B.L.A.S.T. Day Camps will be held
would free him and the rest of the Ambassadors in Sport staff tremendously. It
9:30am - 1:30pm ~ Monday-Thursday would also provide many more opportunities to be involved with the different
ministries in Kenya and give rides to those that need it.
Two skill camp options per week will be offered
July 6-9, July 27-30 and August 10-13. Cars are actually more expensive in Kenya than in the States. The cheapest,
Registration opens May 18. second-hand car is around $5,000. Right now his support account would not
Camps will close when full, plan to register on May 18th or soon thereafter. allow him to buy a car.
In addition, the Summer Ministries Leadership Team will offer a … Would you pray with Josh about this and consider helping him in reaching the
PrayKids Day Camp  July 20-23  10:00am - 11:30am goal of $5000 to purchase a second-hand car? Upon completion of his time in
Kenya, he will either donate the car to the Ambassadors in Sport office there or
This a four-day hands-on Day Camp that focuses on getting kids praying
sell it and use the money to continue with this ministry elsewhere.
in a way they’ll find energizing and fun, not just teaching them about prayer.
Questions? Call Sue Burson, Pastor of Children, (503) 656-8582, ext. 106, or [ ] Yes, I/We would like to donate towards the goal of WESTERMANN
$5000 for the purchase of a car for Josh in Nairobi, Kenya.
Raelene Gilmore, Summer Ministries Director, (503) 656-1218.
Donation amount $ ______.
Name:___________________________ Address:_______________________________
More Summer Activities!
June 22-26 Vacation Bible School (K-grade 5 this fall)
City:_________________________ State:_______ Zip:_________________
July 10-13 ALL Church Camp Out at Metzler Park
July 13-17 JR HI Camp (grades 7 & 8) at Eagle Cove Camp
Phone:_____ _________________ Email:____________________________
August 2-8 SR HI Camp (grades 9 12) at Camp Mayfield
August 3-8 JR Camp (grades 4-6) at Trout Creek Camp Checks are payable to OCEC for tax donation purposes.

4. Did you know—
 that items to appear in a Sunday bulletin must be submitted to the church
office by the Monday prior to the Sunday suggested? When using email, send
to office@ocec.net Subject Line: Bulletin Announcement
 that we have another new QUILT on display? You will want to stop in at the  Praise the Lord that the tomb, occupied on Friday, was empty on the first
Fellowship Center and see this exquisite piece of work by the Pioneer Center day of the week because of the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ!
Quilters. This one is called The Fifty States, all hand made. One half of the
proceeds with benefit our youth mission trips. The other half towards the OC’s Give thanks to the Lord that He loves you and desires to relate to you
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Pioneer Center. Final bids due by May 31st! and every person individually.
Track & Field Opportunity Pray for the ministry of our resurrected Lord to flow out of our lives to
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Anyone interested in having their children compete in track & field for the next impact our family, neighbors, friends, city, state, country and the world.
few months should contact Fred Crowe at 503 780-5882. Practices will be held Ask God to use you for the benefit of others!
at Milwaukie High every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5:30-6:30pm with
meets starting in late April. Fred has been coaching youth track (ages 8-18) for Ask the Lord to be with our president, national, state and local public
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the last 20 years. They run, jump and throw. Always having a good time! Cost officials during this Easter Season. Pray that hearts and minds will be
if $40 with multiple family discounts. open to message of true hope found in Christ.
Pray for those around us who are in crisis because of our local and
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national economy. Ask God how you might help them in this time of their
uncertainty.
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His love endures forever!
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 Pray for Colleen Mattson along with other members and friends of our
church family who are suffering from chronic illnesses. Pray for those
recovering from recent surgeries. And pray for those under hospice care
and for those who have recently suffered the death of loved ones.
Church Prayer Focus—
Serving In Our Armed Forces Labish Center (Salem) Pastor Jeremy & Mallory Gange
Lebanon Evangelical Pastor Dan & Mary DeSaulnier
Pray for those from our church family or those who have relatives
serving our country and are away from home.
Missionary Prayer Focus—
Tim Anderson-Marines Jesse Fulkerson-Army Mark Matautia-Army
Bart & Kim Maley - NW Region, Wycliffe
A.J. Asche-Army Josie Fulkerson-Army Valiant Mueller-Army
Mac Ashford-Marines Brent Hagen-Air Force Nathan Phillips-Army
Jesse Atay- Marines David Hatlee-Army Scott E. Pierce-Army
Jody Badders-Army Tim Harlow-Army Sarah Rhoads-Army
Jeff Boone-Marines Daniel Hoskins-Army Douglas Rosenburg-Marine
Amanda Brush-Army Chol & Heidi Kim-Air Force Brandon E.Rouse-Marine Stewardship of God’s Resources
Michael Carlson-Air Force Rick Koyama-Army Justin Solem-Marine
Brian Christensen-Marines Rocky LaChance-Air Force Nathan Swift-Air Force 2009 Needs General Budget Missions
Jeremy Delany-Army Kevin Larson-Air Force Nathan Tegeler-Air Force
1,236,853
Tim Delany-Army Brandon Little-Navy Rebecca Tucker-Navy Yearly Needs
Jacob Doolittle-Marines Brian McCartney-Marines Chad VanDeWalker-Marines 23,786
Weekly Needs
Timothy J. Elwonger-Navy Eric McPherson-Army Stacey Virgin-Navy 23,439
Received Last Sunday 3,982
Keith Forsman-Marine Joseph Marugg- Marines David Walt-Marine 275,066
Actual Received Year-to-date 35,650
Jessica Fosburg-Air Force Amy Gail Mason-Air Force Bill Weatherell-Army 332,999
Proposed Need Year-to-date
Cameron Workman-Marines
Thank you for notifying the church office when these individuals return home.

5. Scripture: I Corth15:12-19; Eph 1:18-20; Rom 1:1-4