Westport Community Church

FAMILY CAMP
JULY 26-31, 2010

Here is the Camp Registration Form in PDF format or WORD format. Registration is due by July 11th to receive the discount. Please feel free to email the webmaster if you have any questions.

NEW WEB PAGE COMING SOON

As many of you have probably notice, I have not been updating the web page much lately. I am working on a new one that, time permitting, will be done soon. If you have questions or need anything do not hesitate to contact me at webmaster@westportcommunitychurch.org .

DOWNLOAD VIDEO

Right Click HERE to download the video file for the Easter Drama put on by the Youth on Good Friday.

Please do not just click on the link to view it as it eats up to much bandwidth. Right Click on the link and hit "Save Target As" (Note...very large file...not for dial up users)

Posted April 03, 2010

RUTH HOWARD VIDEO FROM UGANDA
Presented to the Westport Community Church

Posted April 3, 2010

YOUTH RETREAT
March 24-26

Will be held on campus, ages 10-18 welcome. Must meet youth group attendance requirements or there is a fee of $20.00. Contact the webmaster for more information, permission slips required.

Posted Feb 1, 2010

WOMEN'S RETREAT
March 5-6

Will be held on campus and there will be a guest speaker. Come join the fellowship, fun and learning. Contact Blossom Teele for more information or the webmaster.

Posted Feb 1, 2010

MEN'S WILD GAME DINNER
February 6

Dinner and Guest Speaker. Please bring your favorite wild game dish, contact the church for tickets. Starts at 5:00 PM

Posted Feb 1, 2010

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 06 - Andy & Karina Smith - Morning Service
December 13 - Dave Newman, Astoria Rescue Mission - Morning Service
December 20 - Christmas Program (Evening)
December 21 - Christmas Caroling
December 23 - New Years Eve Celebration
February 06 - Men's Wild Game Dinner w/Guest Speaker

Posted December 1, 2009

SUNDAY SERVICE UPDATE

Due to power outages, the Thanksgiving Potluck will be at 5:30 pm and the service will follow. NO SERVICE THIS MORNING....

Posted Nov 22, 2009

SHIM VIDEO
Andrew and Karina Smith

Video by Amanda Taylor

Posted Nov 4, 2009

THANKSGIVING POTLUCK
November 22, 2009

Come join us for Fellowship and Thanksgiving following the Morning Service. Details coming soon one what to bring.

Posted Nov 3, 2009

CHRISTMAS WREATH SALES
Youth Group Fundraiser

Again this year the youth group will be selling Christmas Wreaths as a fundraiser. The wreaths are high quality and a decent price. Orders are due by November 20nd, and Delivery will be December 3rd, 2009. Find a youth and order today. Download order info HERE

Updated Nov 8, 2009

RUMMAGE SALE
November 5-7, 2009

Church Rummage sale in Fellowship Hall. Come donate your rummage as a church fundraiser. Please make sure items are sellable. TV's and other hard to dispose of items need to be approved prior to dropping them off.

Posted Nov 3, 2009

ACCESS GRANTED

As some of you know, my laptop crashed a couple months ago and I was unable to access the site for updating....I'm back in business...The calendar is now updated again....

DAN JOHNSTON & KRISTINA BIRCHLER WEDDING
August 22, 2009
1:00 PM

Everyone is invited, come join this happy occasion. Reception will be immediately after in the Fellowship Hall.

FAMILY CAMP

Sorry for the Delay.....The Family Camp 2009 page is finally updated...It is only a week away. Registration forms are available there also and are due in on July 12th for the discount.... If you live out of town and can't get it here in time, please feel free to fax you registration to the webmaster and he will turn it in on the 12th. Fax #503-458-0951

Posted July 9, 2009

RUTH HOWARD'S NEW BLOG

For those of you who missed the announcement, Ruthie has a new blog called Journey of Faith. We look forward to keeping up on her progress for getting back to Uganda.

Posted June 29, 2009

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
WILDWOOD FOREST
JUNE 22-26, 2009

It's time again for Vacation Bible School at the Westport Community Church. A time filled with Bible Learning, Crafts, Singing, Snacks, and Activities. Click HERE for more information and bus schedules. Or contact us at dvbs@westportcommunitychurch.org.

All new VERSE-A-THON this year at Wildwood Forest. Check out the DVBS page for Pledge Forms. Download the Verse List here.

UPDATED June 14, 2009

TANNER AND TINA POTLUCK

Come send Tanner and Tina Teele off with a church potluck on Sunday, May 3rd, 2009. They are heading to Idaho and will be surely missed.

Posted April 29, 2009

EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE

Join us, Easter Sunday 6:30 AM at Bradley Wayside. (Rest area at top of Bradley Hill, Hwy 30 MP 76) Sunrise service at the wayside will be followed by a Breakfast for all at 8:00 AM in the Fellowship Hall. Sunday School and Worship Services will be begin at regular times, 9:30 AM and 11:00 AM respectively.

Posted April 6, 2009

YOUTH RETREAT
March 25-27, 2009

Check in for the youth retreat will begin on Wednesday, March 25th, at 3:00 PM. Cost is $20.00 unless you have met the attendance requirements for youth group. The retreat will end on Friday, 11:30 AM and will include a trip on Thursday to the Barcliff Pool in Rainier. Please have permission slips signed by a parent or guardian. Contact the webmaster or the church for more information.

Posted March 17, 2009

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY GOES TO TOWN
RESCHEDULED

Wednesday, April 1st, the Women's Bible Study Group will be going to tour the Pregnancy Resource Center in Astoria. They will assemble at the Church at 9:00 AM as usual but will then take a bus ride to Astoria. After the tour, they will be stopping for lunch so please bring your own lunch money. They will be arriving back at the church around 2:00 PM.

Updated March 29, 2009

AMANDA TAYLOR
ARRIVES SAFELY IN UGANDA

Amanda writes

"Hi to all, Greetings from Uganda. Praise God. I am here in the summer of Uganda. My travel was a nice one. It was nice to have friends waiting for me when I arrived. I am going to the Orphanage on Monday and then to the island of Lingira later this week. Thank you so much for all your prayers I know all went well because of the prayers of Gods family"

Posted Feb 14, 2009

WOMEN'S RETREAT
FEB 26-28, 2009
UPDATED w/ Schedule

The women's retreat will be at the church on Feb 26-28th, 2009. Retreat opens on Thursday, Feb 26th at 6:30 PM and closes on Saturday Feb 28th at 12:00 PM. Please bring a snack item for snack times. See the flyer HERE for more details. Contact Blossom Teele for questions and sign up as soon as possible. It promises to be a good time of worship and fellowship. See the scheduel HERE

Updated Feb 19, 2009

SPAGHETTI FEED
MISSION FUNDRAISER

February 15th, 2009 the Westport Community Church Youth Group invites you to join us for a Spaghetti Feed in the Fellowship Hall. Serving will begin at 1:30 PM and go to 5:30 PM. Cost will be $6.00, Children under 10 will be $4.00. Toddlers under three will be free. Proceeds will go to Amanda Taylor and Andrew and Karina Smith who will all be heading back to Uganda this week.

Updated Feb 10, 2009

YOUTH GROUP RESCUE MISSION DRIVE

The youth group ended a week long drive for donations for the Astoria Rescue Mission today. A very large amount of food, goods, and cash were received. Thanks and God Bless the kind hearted folks of Westport and Taylorville. Consider these words from our Lord, Jesus Christ, our savior.

Matthew 25:34-40 (NLT)

34 “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
35 For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.
36 I was naked, and you gave me clothing. I was sick, and you cared for me. I was in prison, and you visited me.’
37 “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink?
38 Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing?
39 When did we ever see you sick or in prison and visit you?’
40 “And the King will say, ‘I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to me!’

Posted Jan 30, 2009

ADULT RETREAT 2009
DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED

When - February 6-7
Where - Westport Community Church
Why - Developing good relationships-emphasizing a healthy marriage
Cost - $25.00/Single or $40.00/Couple

The retreat will open at 6:30 PM on Friday (No Dinner Served) and go all day Saturday starting at 9:00 AM. (All meals served) Closing with an optional Adult Valentines Dinner at Fultano's in Clatskanie on Sunday Feb 8th, at 6:00 PM (Cost will be announced, expecting around $7.00 each person)

Please bring snacks or finger foods for Friday and Saturday snack time.
Sign up is at the church or email Pastor Tim HERE

Posted January 13, 2009

ARE YOU DREAMING OF A PERFECT CHRISTMAS

A fireplace, warm and glowing, with children playing on the floor, a beautiful Christmas Tree in the corner. Loaded with presents underneath and lights of red, green and yellow casts a soft glow all around you. Holiday music playing softly and fresh cookies all baked and ready for tomorrow. Soon, your closest friends and family will arrive, and there is no room in the stockings for coal. Ahh, life is good you say, and for one day at least, there are no worries and all is at peace.

Whatever your picture is of a perfect Christmas, does it ever really come, or if it does, does it stay with you and leave you satisfied and fulfilled? Perhaps, more often than not, we dream of the perfect Christmas but life just keeps getting in the way and we never really get there. Year after year though, we struggle to achieve what we think is our perfect Christmas, only to be left feeling empty and wishing we could freeze time and not have to return to everyday life for a while.

Maybe we just need to remember what Christmas really is. In a stable, long ago, God reduced himself to human form and was born to Mary, a Virgin. He was wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a feeding trough with some hay in it for comfort. Around him, the animals slept, or stirred and Mary and Joseph watched over him as any parent would. Did the inn keepers know they had just denied a king a decent room to be born in? Did they know that in a field not far away, a multitude of heavenly creatures were praising God and wishing good will towards all men?

On that day, Jesus was born, and he was born as a gift to you and I, because thru him, we can obtain everlasting life. A life so wonderful and glorious that we will look back and think our picture of a perfect Christmas was foolish and vain. Jesus did not demand the best hotel room, the finest linen, or even the best bed to be born in, though he surely deserved it. In much the same way, Jesus doesn’t demand us to be perfect to receive his free gift of eternal life. He only asks us to believe in Him and recognize that we are sinful, undeserving people. He didn’t do this by coming into this world in a lavish, perfect style that was fit for a King. He did it through humility, kindness, and self sacrifice because he wants to earn your respect and trust, even though he has the right to demand it. He is giving us a choice that he doesn’t have to give.

If we realize this as the truth this Christmas, I guarantee we will look back on it one day as the perfect Christmas and I promise, Jesus won’t just fade away. There will be hard times and good times, but Jesus will never leave you. May God Bless you this Christmas Season and if you find you have more questions then don’t hesitate to call upon us here at the Westport Community Church or email us by going to the Contact page.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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