Vancouver First United Methodist Church

Can you hear me now?

The use of closed captions has skyrocketed in recent years. Folks have found that it is so much easier to watch tv with the words scrolling along the bottom. We have been doing this for several years now in my family. I have now found that when I go to the movies I wish they had the captions on! It can be hard to understand folks, especially if they have an accent or it's a dramatic fight scene or something. While we don't have captions for worship on Sundays I do write out a script each week. While the script is a guideline and all of us improvise with it, the things written out are a great sense of worship each week. I am already mailing the script to a couple of folks who either have a hard time hearing or just want a printed copy to follow along. If you would like to receive the script just let me know. I can email you, print out a copy and mail it to you, or have a copy for you on Sunday mornings. Just let me know what works best for you!

If there are other ways we can make worship or connection to the church more accessible please don't hesitate to share those ideas. Our goal is to help all people connect with God.

Blessings,

Pastor Eilidh

Exerpt from Zerowastechurch.org:

"All living things are members of God’s creation, and all are “good”. Living things on Earth are interrelated and interdependent. Humans were not created to “subdue” the planet, but to protect and grow ecosystems. Just like other life, humans provide a “service”. When human actions lead to disruption of ecological balances, we are instructed by God to reconcile our trespasses. Upholding the ancient values that protect God’s people and the whole of creation must become a core function of the church.

During the last 11 months on this website, we have proposed personal actions that individuals and communities can take to address the ecological imbalances we have caused. In this 12th and final month of the 2018 edition of Restoring God’s Earth: A Year of Personal Action, we focus primarily on actions that individuals and faith communities can undertake in their worship and institutional lives.

Much of our inspiration for this ministry comes from 1) our belief that Jesus did not come only for personal salvation but also to save all of creation, and 2) we are reconciled by God to serve as partners in protecting and restoring our planet home.

Week 1

Acknowledge the urgency of the planetary crisis.
Commit to the use of clean, renewable sources of energy.
Start a community garden.

Week 2

Lift up prayers in personal and public worship for environmental justice.
Commit to energy conservation.
Uproot the political, social, and economic causes of environmental destruction.
Plant native trees in your yard and at church

Week 3

Repent of any acts of greed, overconsumption and waste.
Increase efforts to reduce, reuse, and recycle.
Incorporate caring for the whole earth community into the mission of your church.

Week 4

Start an environmental stewardship committee at your church.
Connect church life with the world outside.
From your utility request an energy audit for your home and church.

Bonus Action!

Update worship resources to include creation care.

Read and study the Green Bible."

Please visit the website for additional information.

Can You Hear Me Now?

Little Acorn Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

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