Chehalem Valley Presbyterian Church

“The loveliest complete work on a small scale.” Goethe
Sermon Series by Nathan E. Lewis at Evergreen in Beaverton and Chehalem Valley in Newberg

(Study Questions, recommended books/sources, and quotations are available at nathan’s blog)

October 5 Ruth 1:1-14 “Searching In Vain for Providence”

October 12 Ruth 1:15-22 “Return to the House of Bread”

October 19 Tom Matthews at EPC
Nathan Lewis preaches at CVPC – Hosea 6:1-3 “Let Us Return to the Lord”

October 26 Ruth 2:1-23 “Refuge Under God’s Wings”

November 9 Ruth 4: 1-12 “Redemption”

November 16 Tom Matthews at EPC
Nathan Lewis preaches at CVPC – Isaiah 52:6-10 “The Gospel of Redemption”

November 23 Ruth 4: 13-22 “A Son has been Born!”

CVPC meets at the Seventh Day Adventist Church visible on College St. at 530 Edgewood Drive in Newberg. We meet at 9:00 a.m. Pastor Nathan Lewis is preaching Psalm 92. The CVPC worship band includes Sally Mehler and Sean Boyle both of the local celtic band, Roughly Hewn. Accomplished guitarists, Cris Hill and Keith Hansen play alongside drummer, Cole Hansen. Come sing the Psalms and hymns set to new folk and contemporary tunes. Our rich liturgy and gospel preaching will inspire and instruct those seeking to draw near to God.
Join us for coffee, treats, and warm conversation directly following worship at 10:15 a.m.

Nathan continues to preach a selection of Psalms making reference to the temple of God. This series will conclude late September, followed by a series in the Book of Ruth. On the first Sunday of Advent, Nathan will begin to preach through the Gospel of Luke. (Listen to Audio Sermons preached by Nathan, David Hopkins, and guest preachers)

We have completed the first phase of searching for an Evangelist to increase our mission to establish CVPC in Newberg. Our committee members, Sally Mehler, Sarah Holmes, Briel Deppe, Bernie VanHouten, and Dave Hansen arranged for E.C. and Ardis Bell to visit several weeks ago, undergoing a number of interviews and meeting as many people as possible. The committee has recommended E.C. to the elders, who met this past Thursday at the Coffee Cottage to approve extending a call to E.C. The second phase of the search begins this week as our Presbytery of the Pacific Northwest examines E.C. on his theological views, pastoral ministry and personal life. He will interact with the Candidates and Credentials Committee and with the Ministers and Churches Committee, then he will be examined on the floor of the Presbytery. These meetings will take place this Thursday and Friday, October 2-3, in Lake Stevens, WA, nearby Everett, north of Seattle. CVPC will be represented at the meetings by Pastor Nathan Lewis and Elder Michael Kane. The Presbytery will also examine the call our elders have extended to E.C., which outlines his duties and details his compensation. If E.C. passes his exams and is able to transfer his membership from the Rocky Mountain Presbytery to our Presbytery and if the Presbytery approves our call of him, then we will set the beginning date for the three phases that our outlined for this position toward placing E.C. with his family in Newberg to work alongside of us. (View and print the plan and description.)

The FISH offices and warehouses are moving this month to a new location on Elliot Street and we need your help. If you can lift a case of canned food, handle a hand-truck, or drive a 17-foot U Haul truck, please contact Jodi Hansen, our congregation’s FISH representative. Pass the word to your friends - “Many hands make light the work.” BTW, “FISH” stands for Newberg FISH (Friends In Service to Humanity) Emergency Service. Through this organization we meet the basic needs of our neighbors, as the hands and feet of Jesus Christ.

At the recent stated meeting of the Session in July, our elders approved a plan to call an Evangelist/Pastor to serve CVPC towards its organization as a congregation. Soon we will be forming a search committee and presently we are posting our plan and job description seeking candidates for this opening. (View and print the plan and description.)

You are invited to a breakfast fellowship at Hayden’s Grill in Tualatin on Saturday, September 6th at 8:30a.m. We will have breakfast followed by a devotional and time of prayer. We hope to have a gathering like this once a month. The meeting will be held in the Hayden’s Grill Board Room on your right as you enter the restaurant. Please RSVP as soon as you know if you can attend (503.626.1520). Bedford Holmes, CVPC member and Executive Director of Tilikum Retreat Center, is coordinating this series of events. This is a good opportunity for you to invite men who want fellowship. It is also a good opportunity to get to know men from the other worship sites in our church.

This past spring, Jeff Hockema and Chase Hansen, with the help of others from Chehalem Valley Presbyterian Church, raised $1,700.00 for our dentist, Magda, working at our center in Santa Ana Tepetitlan, Guadalajara. Glenda Lewis, along with her good friend and family Dental Hygenist, Susie Petersen, and with Susie’s daughter, Jordan, hand delivered this gift to Magda. Glenda and Jordan distributed hundreds of invitations in the streets attracting people to the dental office where Susie cleaned teeth non-stop from Monday through Thursday. These three also helped Magda complete her applications to Roto-Dent, a program of the Newberg Noon Rotary providing dental equipment in partnership with Adec of Newberg. Watch the slide show to see them in action. 

 
Watch the Slide Show of the Mission Team at Warm Springs!

Warm Springs Mission Team 2008:
Bethany Dugan
Rebecca Lake
Joshua Werner
Spencer Lance
Bernie Van Houten - project leader
Gene Pong - cook
Peter Mac Iver
Carolyn Hopkins
David Hopkins - team leader

Carolyn writes, “We took time to visit in Indian homes with positive responses from the people. They were glad we were on the Reservation and one Christian lady responded to a visit from Carolyn and the girls with, “You are an answer to our prayers. We were praying someone would come and minister to us”. Her son had surgery to amputate his leg and was suffering from a resulting infection. They were very appreciative of our visit and prayer offered on their behalf. Another lady we visited had lived on the streets of Seattle for many years and had a difficult background. She had recently moved back to the Rez. In fact, it was her house we were repairing and painting. We distributed a number of copies of the Gospel of John in Indian format and copies of “The Tellings”, a CD of Native American stories telling how life was once and how it has been since they have accepted Christ as their Savior. On two different evenings, Indian ladies came in and spoke on Indian culture and life as they know it. We took the group to the Museum there on the Reservation which gave lots of insight into Indian life. David shared some of his research constrasting Indian cultural beliefs and practices with those of our Anglo culture. All in all, we felt they got a good exposure to the people, belief system, etc. We’re grateful for each one who participated. Gene Pong did a super job of keeping everyone well fed and hydrated. Bernie Van Houten, from Chehalem Valley oversaw the work project and was a special blessing to each of us as he interacted wonderfully with the young people.

While Pastor Nathan Lewis officiates his niece’s wedding in Salem, then goes to a family reunion at Nye Beach, two fine gospel preachers are filling the pulpit. The Reverend E.C. Bell is a PCA church planter from Colorado, where is has won the admiration of fellow ministers and community members. He is spending five days in Newberg, available to meet with as many of our church members at the Chehalem Valley site as possible as well as attending the stated meeting of our Session of elders, to be held on July 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Coffee Cottage. E.C. Bell has a reputation in the PCA as an effective Evangelist and Gospel Preacher. He also happens to be the nephew of Dr. and Mrs. Richard and Roberta Engnell. E.C. Bell will preach in Newberg at the 9:00 a.m. worship meeting and then at the 11:00 a.m. worship meeting in Beaverton. He will also lead the worship at Recon on Saturday, July 19 at 6:00 p.m.The Reverend David Rapp, well-known to our congregations will preach at Newberg and at Beaverton on Sunday, July 27. David has been the founding Minister of the Reformed University Fellowship at UO. He has recently accepted a call to plant a new PCA church in Temple, TX. This August he and his family will relocate. And so, this is a final opportunity for you to hear him preach in Oregon and to enjoy interacting with him. We are grateful to David and his wife, Jennifer, for the diligent and beautiful ministry they have offered to our students at UO, not to mention within our congregations, at retreats, and in our homes.