Church guide

YOU ARE INVITED to Easter Sunday celebration at Creator Lutheran Church! All are welcome! Tap the image to play the video (and turn up your volume). via ripl.com

Holy Week at Creator is a special week of reflection, worship and, finally, rejoicing. Please join our community to celebrate the week of remembrance and Resurrection of Jesus. All are welcome! Holy Week schedule of worship is as follows: PALM SUNDAY - April 14, 10:00 am Sing Hosanna! We celebrate Jesus and his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. MAUNDY THURSDAY - April 18, 7:00 pm Remembering Christ’s commandment to love one another, with foot washing and Holy Communion. GOOD FRIDAY - April 19, 7:00 pm We remember Christ’s death for us with The Darkest Night: A Tenebrae Candlelight Service EASTER VIGIL - April 20, 7:30 pm Telling and singing the stories of our faith and remembering that God will not abandon God’s people. EASTER SUNDAY - April 21, 9:30 am Christ is risen! A joyful Easter egg hunt and brunch reception will follow.

Today we celebrated 10 years of being a Reconciling in Christ (RIC) congregation. Our RIC statement of welcome is as follows: Creator Lutheran Church welcomes you to come – as you are, where you are, and who you are – and join us in worship, fellowship, and ministry. The Gospel reveals God's astounding grace as an unconditional gift of love for all people, so ethnicity, socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status are not barriers to our invitation. Instead, as an inclusive community grounded in God's love and following Jesus' example, we celebrate the diversity of God's creation.

Hi friends, Pastor Ray has an extra copy of ‘Scouting the Divine’ left over from last fall’s Bible/DVD/book study. It’s free for the first person who wants it!

Dear Creator family, Please be aware there is a pastor scam going around, emailing parishioners under their pastor’s name requesting gift cards in large amounts as gifts for a variety of reasons, including cancer victims. If you get one of these emails that claims to be from me, please ignore it and delete it, it is NOT from me! It is important that you DO NOT OPEN any emails from this address: [email protected]. If you open it, this enables them to sell your email address to other scammers. We’ve had two reports so far of emails under this address asking for gift cards. Thanks for your vigilance and do help spread the word, please! In Christ’s love, Pastor Ray

SE Portland Youth Collective recently gathered at Creator to assemble Life Pax! Be sure to pick up a few to keep in your car to give to those who live outdoors.

This Wednesday evening we will devote our Lenten contemplative prayer time for a litany and prayers for the victims of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand. All are welcome. Soup supper and table discussions begin at 6:00, prayer at 7:00. Please spread the word.

WEDNESDAYS IN LENT: Soup supper • Community • Topical discussions 6:00 pm Contemplative worship 7:00-7:30 pm Let’s grow deeper together

Creator family and friends, join us in our community Lenten challenge! Rather than giving up something for Lent, why not give something away? Your time, your attention, your coffee money, your love, your faith. Let’s commit to 40 days and 40 acts of generosity! To sign up for daily email inspiration and challenges, please visit: 40acts.org.uk/signup/ and fill in the form to subscribe to the emails. Don’t forget to check the consent notice to subscribe! Please check out the video:

A reminder that our Lenten journey begins tomorrow. Join us as we reflect and pray, 7:00 pm.

As we prepare for Lent and looking down the road toward Easter and the empty tomb, we continue to extend our special welcome to all:

Bunco fundraiser today for the Backpack Buddies program!

The roads seem pretty clear, so worship is still on this morning! We hope to see you here! Adult Forum is starting a new study in the book of Galatians, and our guest preacher this morning is Bishop Dave Brauer-Rieke!

With winter storm advisory in effect for this weekend (otherwise known as “snowmaggedon”), there is a chance we may cancel worship this Sunday. Please check back on our Facebook page Sunday morning or call the church office answering machine after 8:00 am for our status update. Stay safe everyone!

Last Sunday, Sadie Dayton was baptized! We are so thrilled to journey with Sadie and her family. Blessings and live “wet” with God’s promises!

ADULT FORUM in January: What do clothing, laughter, smell, a woman in labor, and fire have in common? Come find out as Eric Beach takes us through some unique and overlooked metaphors for God in scripture, and how each is loaded with new possibilities in our own spiritual formation. Sundays at 9:00 am!

Hope dawns on a weary world! Join us for our joyous Christmas Eve celebrations. #church via ripl.com

Service day at the Youth Gathering!

Woo hoo! “Don’t Stop Believin’”!!! #ELCAYG2018

Day 2 of the Youth Gathering and updates!

Creator Youth at the ELCA Youth Gathering in Houston!

Music and stories with Daniel Onyango and our “glocal” musicians tonight.

#XmasEve via ripl.com

Video from tonight’s Beer & Carols & Ugly Sweater Contest.

Some highlights of what’s happening during Advent (this slideshow has sound).

John Nilsen in concert tonight.