What’s New?
Church Town Hall
On Thursday, March 18th at 7:00 pm, we will be hosting a CHC Town Hall Zoom meeting. The Safe Place Team will present information about COVID-19, current metrics, potential return to in-person services and next steps. There will also be an opportunity for church members to ask questions and provide input about the church’s upcoming plans. If you have any questions that you would like to submit ahead of time, please send them to info@cityharborchurch.com with the subject line: “Town Hall Questions.” Please take some time to review the COVID-19 information posted on our website here.
Grocery Distribution
Please join us on Saturday, March 20th, to assist with our grocery distribution in the parking lot behind the Waverly YMCA (The Weinberg Y) on 33rd St. We are activating the network of more than a dozen non-profits and churches to ensure that the food gets to people in need. We need volunteers to greet people, direct traffic, carry boxes, and drivers to deliver boxes to homes or nearby assisted living facilities. We ask that volunteers arrive at 9:15 am to help unload the truck. Please bring your own mask, drinking water, snack, and work gloves. The grocery distribution will begin at 10:30 am, and 575 pre-sorted boxes of groceries will be given away. This will be our only distribution in March. Please continue to pray for our efforts in organizing this continued effort.
Worship Spotify Playlist
Heard us play a song during worship that you loved but weren’t able to find later? Abby Vazquez has put together a Spotify playlist of worship songs that we sing frequently at CHC. Click here for the playlist.
Ways to Share the Journey
Pastor Ben has been talking about the value of sharing our spiritual journey of following Jesus with others. Each of us has people in our lives that God wants us to invite into these next steps. These books listed below (some have a question and answer format) serve as helpful tools for these conversations. These books can be found in multiple formats (hard copy, ebook, etc). Please let Pastor Ben know if you have any questions about the books or if you need other book recommendations on additional topics.
- The Purple Book by Rice Brooks and Steve Murrell
- No Perfect People Allowed by John Burke
- Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero (contact Kristen Faroe to join the ongoing book discussion)
- Life’s Healing Choices by John Baker
- Stepping Out of Denial Into God’s Grace by John Baker
- Every Good Endeavor by Timothy Keller
Our church has free Bibles available to whomever needs one. If you prefer to pick one for yourself, here is a website that the church has bought study Bibles from at a great price.
Upcoming Events
- March 4th, 7pm All-Church Life Group
- March 11th, 7pm All-Church Life Group
- March 18th, 7pm Church Town Hall Meeting
- March 20th Grocery Distribution
- March 25th, 7pm All-Church Life Group
Pastor’s Weekly
In Mark chapter 9, Peter, James, and John went up the hill with Jesus to pray. They saw Jesus’ appearance changed, radiating with God’s glory. They saw Jesus talking with Elijah and Moses. They heard the voice of Father God say, “This is my Son. Listen to Jesus.” At Jesus’ transfiguration, God audibly declares the Messiah identity of Jesus, predicts his resurrection. This serves as further proof of Jesus’ Savior-identity. Jesus casts out a demon and emphasizes the importance of praying with faith. In every word and action, Jesus is teaching His followers. We should daily be in prayer. We should recognize Jesus as more powerful than any spirit in this world.
For more encouragement from Pastor Ben, click here to view his daily devotionals. Click here to subscribe to receive his daily posts via email.
Good to Know
CHC Social Media
Be on the lookout for short encouraging messages on the church’s Facebook page, Instagram account, Twitter profile, and YouTube channel. You may find these helpful for your week and easier to share with others.
Audit Bible College Courses
Active learning is essential to following Jesus. You can grow deeper roots with the help of Portland Bible College. We recommend this! You can “audit” courses for as little as $29. If you have any questions, please email pbconline@
- Browse Courses at www.PBCcurriculum.com
- Add Course to Shopping Cart
- Use Code: BIBLE2021 (case sensitive)
Watch Sunday Messages
Missed last week’s Sunday message? No problem! You can watch the recording on YouTube or Facebook. Sunday messages are posted each week at 8:55am Sunday morning on Facebook as well as on Friday nights on YouTube.
City Harbor Church is a safe place to find and follow Jesus. Click here for more information about us and what we believe.