This Sunday, October 18th, at 9:30am, we will once again host a limited, in-person gathering in our worship center.  As I stated in an email earlier this week, based on state guidelines, we are limiting capacity in the worship center to 50 people and are asking everyone to reserve your spot ahead time by email, phone or text.  Also, all social distancing protocols will be strictly followed and masks will be required.

We recognize that there are those who will not be able or do not feel comfortable attending a public gathering.  With this in mind, Sunday's service will be available via livestream on YouTube beginning at 9:30am. 

Also, for those of you who are not able to attend the live service, we will still have our regular zoom meeting at 11:00am. 

This Sunday is also the final week of our discipleship class called, Every Body Matters.  Even if you haven't been able to attend this special class, Pastor Roger and I would love to have you join us for this week's class, as we focus on the practical application of our study:  physical health.  We are privileged to host Dr. John Gobble.
 
Dr. John Gobble is provider of medical nutrition therapy and therapeutic lifestyle services at Cascade Family Practice. Dr. Gobble earned a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Preventive Care and a Master of Public Health (MPH) in both Public Health Nutrition and Health Education. John enjoys exploring the pristine Northwest wilderness with is wife Lynn.
 
Our Q&A panel will also consist of our very own Nancy Hester and Larry Annes. Our focus will be on nutrition, flexibility, and exercise. Everyone can gain something from this 1-hour class, so feel free to join us this Sunday, October 18th at 10:45am and bring along a friend. There is no cost for the class.

Thank you for being a church family that prays for one another.

See you Sunday!

Pastor Doug

As you look out your window and see the rain, you might be saying to yourself, "I wonder if Parkside is still planning to have an outdoor parking lot service this Sunday, September 27th?".  The answer to your question is a big.....YES!!

According to the weather predictions I've looked at, the weather for Sunday should be partly cloudy with a high of 71 degrees, so as of now, we are planning to meet outside this Sunday, September 27th at 9:30am.  We will let you know if anything changes.

I also wanted to let you know that at the end of our service this Sunday, we plan to celebrate Bill Walker's 90th birthday.  Pastor Norm will be sharing some thoughts on Bill's legacy here at Parkside and we will sing, with masks on, "Happy Birthday" to Bill! 

After the service, consider joining us in the worship center at 10:45am for our discipleship class taught by Larry Annes.  Here is an excerpt of the class offering:
 
“Few pastors or Christian writers have dared to approach the subject of how proper eating and an active lifestyle can affect how we serve God. Author Gary Thomas does just that. And he reaches all the way back to the apostle Paul, who wrote that we need to prime our bodies to become, "an instrument for noble purposes, made holy, useful to the Master and prepared to do any good work." – Promo from “Every Body Matters” book that we will utilize our main resource.

Please make plans now to join us for our last outdoor service for the year and our in-person discipleship class.

As with past services, we will provide chairs, bottled water and pop-ups to help with shading.  As a reminder, below is the list of COVID-19 statewide gathering requirements that Parkside will be following:

• Limit our gathering size to 50 people
• Arrange our seating so that we maintain at least 6 feet of physical distance between parties that are not in the same family
• Face masks will be required
• Parkside will require each attendee to fill-out a health questionaire that will be used for contact tracing, as required by the Oregon Health Authority
• Hand sanitizer will be available and attendees will be encouraged to use it frequently
• Parkside will post clear signs listing COVID-19 symptoms and directing those with symptoms to stay home.

As much as we desire to see all of you in-person, please stay home if you have any of the following:

• A fever of 100.4 or greater
• A new cough that you cannot attribute to another health condition
• New respiratory issues that you cannot attribute to another health condition
• Have been in contact with any suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the last 14 days

While we are excited  to offer this opportunity to gather together as a church family and worship God, we also recognize that there are those who will not be able or do not feel comfortable attending a public gathering.  With this in mind, Sunday's church service will be available via livestream on YouTube beginning at 9:30am.

You can watch the livestream worship service the same way you watch the service every Sunday.  Simply go to our webpage, www.parksidefellowship.org.  Once you are on our home page, scroll down to where you see "SCHEDULE".  You can then click on either the "streaming on youtube" or "streaming on facebook" and you will be automatically directed to the service.

Also, for those of you who are not able to attend the live service, we will still have our regular zoom meeting at 11:00am. 

Note:  Please use the following link to join the zoom gathering.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83826986555

I hope to see many of you this Sunday at 9:30am in our church parking lot!  Also, if you know of someone that does not receive our email, please let them know about this Sunday's opportunity.

Finally, thank you for being a church that prays!

See you Sunday.

Pastor Doug

Hi Parkside Family.

This Sunday, August 30th, Parkside Fellowship will join 5 other churches in our community for the 3rd Annual Good Neighbor Project.

I am excited to see that we already have 17 people signed up to serve at Beaverton High School (BHS). If you haven't yet signed-up, it's not too late! You can still join us by emailing me at doug.boyd@parksidefellowship.org and letting me know how many from your family will be coming.

For those of you that are planning to join us at BHS, we will be meeting near the front entrance to the school at 9:30am. From there, we will walk over to the football stadium, where we will be repairing and painting benches and weeding. The day will conclude at noon with a prayer walk around the campus as we pray for the administration, teachers and students. Don't forget to wear a mask. I will have plenty of hand sanitizer and water.

Because we understand some of you may not feel comfortable gathering together in a group, Roger and I have developed some ideas on how you could still join us this Sunday for our Good Neighbor Project; but instead of driving to BHS, we encourage you to simply walk across the street and serve those in your immediate neighborhood. Some things you could do include: pick up trash, write an encouraging note to your neighbor, do a prayer walk around your neighborhood, drop off some baked goodies on someone's porch with a note of encouragement or simply get out a lawn chair, sit in your driveway and say "Hi" to people as they walk by. You might even ask if you can pray for them. The point is for you to share the love of Jesus through simple random acts of kindness.

To help you reach your neighborhood, Roger and I are offering to drop off encouragement cards to anyone who would like some. These cards could be used to write notes to your friends and neighbors, letting them know that you are thinking about and praying for them during this crazy season. If you would like us to drop off some cards to you, simply reply to this email with how many cards you might want and either Roger or myself will contact you and schedule a time to drop them off at your house.

For those who would like to do a prayerwalk around your neighborhood, Pastor Roger has put together some resources to help you pray for your neighborhood. If you are interested in receiving these resources, email Pastor Roger at roger.sharp@parksidefellowship.org.

Even though this year's Good Neighbor Project may look a little different, our goal is still the same..."to love your neighbor as yourself".

Please consider joining us this Sunday, August 30th, as we seek to bring love and hope to our community.

Serving Together,

Pastor Doug

As I announced last Sunday, we are excited to be able to host our first parking lot worship service this Sunday, August 16th at 9:30am. 

Again, this Sunday, August 16th, Parkside Fellowship will host an in-person, service in our church parking lot.  The service will begin at 9:30am.  We will provide chairs and bottled water, along with pop-up tents to help with shading.  Masks will be required and we will be following all social-distancing and cleaning protocols.  Please note the start time of 9:30am.  This is to help us "beat the heat". 

We will be wrapping up our series called, Seven Letters to Seven Churches, as well as joining together in communion.  We have ordered individually wrapped communion wafer and juice sets for each person.  This will eliminate the need to pass plates.

While we are excited  to offer this opportunity to gather together as a church family and worship God, we also recognize that there are those who will not be able or do not feel comfortable attending a public gathering.  With this in mind, Sunday's church service will be available via livestream on youtube.

You can watch the livestream worship service the same way you watch the service every Sunday.  Simply go to our webpage, www.parksidefellowship.org.  Once you are on our home page, scroll down to where you see "SCHEDULE".  You can then click on either the "streaming on youtube" or "streaming on facebook" and you will be automatically directed to the service.

Also, for those of you who are not able to attend the live service, we will still have our regular zoom meeting at 11:00am. 

Note:  Please use the following link to join the zoom gathering.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83826986555

I hope to see many of you this Sunday at 9:30am in our church parking lot!  Also, if you know of someone that does not receive our email, please let them know about this Sunday's opportunity.

 Thank you for being a church that prays!

See you Sunday.

Pastor Doug

Hi Parkside Family.

Just this morning I was reminded of my need to invite God into my world through prayer.  To give God the opportunity to show up with the gifts of joy, patience, peace, comfort, and resilience.  The kind of gifts that only He can provide.  When we pray, doubt and fear still come, but they don't stay long.  Regret and guilt may land on our kitchen table, but through prayer, Christ wipes them away, replacing them with joy and hope that comes from being a child of God.

What about you, do you desire to pray more?  Pray better?  Pray stronger?  Pray with more faith, fire and fervency?  Remember, prayer is not reserved for Sunday church or Wednesday night prayer meetings.  Prayer is not a privilege for pastors and Sunday School teachers.  Prayer is simply a heartfelt conversation between God and his child.  God is waiting for you to invite him into your doubts, your fears, your frustrations.  He wants to walk with you through the valleys and, when needed, carry you!

"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:6-7

On behalf of Kaye Graves and family, I want to invite you to join us this Saturday, August 8th at 10:30am, as we gather together in our church parking lot, to remember and celebrate the life of Dick Graves.

Due to the current restrictions on indoor gatherings, the service will be held in our church parking lot.  The church will provide tent shading and socially-distanced seating.  Also per state guidelines, those in attendance will be required to wear a face mask.

Please join us for this special time of remembering the life God gave to Dick and the love and laughter he shared with Kaye, their family and those who knew him.

Also, don't forget to join us this Sunday at 10:30am, as we continue in our series titled, Seven Letters to Seven Churches.  This week, we will be diving into the church at Sardis.  This letter can be found in Revelation 3:1-6.  Please take some time over the next few days to read this important letter and be praying for Pastor Roger as he speaks God's Word to us this Sunday.

Following the service, consider joining us for our Parkside "after-church" zoom gathering that begins at 11:00am

There are two ways for you to join us on zoom. 

1.  Set up a zoom account prior to the meeting.  Open the attachment below and follow the instructions for setting up your zoom account.  We have included step-by-step visuals.  Please allow 10 minutes to set up your account.  Once your account is set-up, simply join us by clicking on the meeting link Sunday at 11:00am.  Here is the link. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86988116642.

2.  Click on the link below, approximately 5 minutes prior to the meeting and follow the prompts in order to install the application.  Here is the link for you to click on.  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86988116642.

Thank you for being a church that prays!

"See" you Sunday.

Pastor Doug