First Presbyterian Church of Woodburn
An Active Part of the Woodburn Community
Newsletter of First Presbyterian Church, Woodburn, Oregon
Rev. Cynthia conducted a Vision Collage Workshop last Tuesday, January 31. Most people said it was much more fun and meaningful than they had anticipated! Cynthia gave some guidance at the beginning, and everyone was doing so well that she had time to make one, too (polar bear). At the end, she put them all …
The weather was great for caroling—only a little rain. The group above not only visited some of our congregation members, but also sang and played at Country Meadows. The bigger group visited some of our members who had been hit with COVID and/or the cold that affected so many of us. Both the churches from …
The concert is a celebration of Debra Huddleston’s 25th anniversary as Music Director and Organist at First Presbyterian Church in Woodburn. Huddleston began her ministry at the church at Christmas in 1997, not long after she moved to Woodburn from Silverton. Besides her work at the church, she is the accompanist for the Willamette Master …
The First Presbyterian Community Garden is a partnership with Marion Polk Food Share to provide fresh produce to the local AWARE Food Bank, Meals on Wheels and gardening space for Head Start, Family Building Blocks and other community members. The community garden is about thanksgiving. This congregation faithfully continues to provide the space and water for …
Melissa Lindley, Community Outreach Coordinator for Willamette Valley Hospice will present a program on Advance Directives Sunday,June 5 at 12:30. This is a Soup Sunday and we’ll have time to eat before the presentation. Guests are welcome to join us! Please RSVP to Joanne Hanson at (503) 880-6160 or email at joannedh@gmail.com
Dear Friends, Two weeks after my 58th birthday, I suffered a mild stroke. After I stopped denying that this ‘couldn’t happen to me’ (it could and it did), I struggled to accept this as my new normal. What skills I want back I must work to get back. Here are some tips that have helped …
Dear Friends, I am graduating midlife shortly (the ages of 35-60). Here are some thoughts on midlife experiences that have shaped my Christian faith journey through this. Author Lynne Baab says, “In midlife we start to look back as well as ahead wondering if we have lived the first half of our life wisely and …
Dear Friends, I need to tell you a story I recently lived. You may know that I like to work on cars and I’d like to think everything I touch, I can fix. I frequently invite our children to let me repair their cars as a way of saving them some money on costly repairs. …
Dear Friends, I was chosen as your pastor just about six months ago. Here’s what I love about FPC and Woodburn. You have chosen a great team for me to work with on Session. There is Johanna with her love of Jesus that started as a young girl; Nancy with her love of the Captain …
Dear Friends, Independence Day is upon us: The Fourth of July. It’s a day you probably know well and one that you anticipate with pleasure. Here are some interesting facts about the nation’s birthday you may not know about. FACT ONE: Americans began observing the Fourth of July as early as 1777, but Congress didn’t …
Dear Friends, As I drive through Woodburn, I notice all the construction work going on. (Is there any missing it?) We must turn left to get on northbound I-5. Surveyors have marked where new sidewalks would go on Newberg Highway. Now those sidewalks and gutters are in place. They are paving the highway at night …
