…they worshiped him and returned to Jerusalem with great joy! Luke 24:53

What gives you “great joy”? What draws you into constant prayer? What causes you to ascribe power to God, sing praises to God, lift up a song, or exult before God? What fills you with jubilant joy?

The texts we have chosen for this last Sunday of the Easter season take us on an ecstatic flight of exuberant, exultant, exceptional joy! Take a few moments to read the texts. Read them out loud. Read them with enthusiasm. Read them together with whoever is in your household. Read them over the phone with a friend.

Lift your voice—out loud—to speak the vibrant word of Psalm 66:35: Awesome is God in God’s sanctuary, the God of Irael gives power and strength to God’s people. Blessed be God!

My pastoral heart echoes the words that Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus: Since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you. Ephesians 1:15-16

Thanks be to God!

Pastor Dorothy

Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. Zoom “doors” open at 10 a.m. Click the button below to join us on Zoom.

Rainbow Alliance Supports Inclusion. The Wider Welcome Ministry Team invites you to join with us at a gathering of the Rainbow Faith Alliance on Sunday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. This group meets monthly as an allyship within the Christian community to support inclusion. This month David Thompson will share the journey of his family with their transgender son.

The group meets at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 17625 NW Cornell Road, Beaverton 97006. Refreshments will be provided.

What Are We Singing This Week? Check out the hymn commentaries in the worship folder. They are interesting, informative, and helpful for enhancing our worship and praise. Thank you, Tim Ditch, for your valuable history lessons.
 

Council Update. Congregation Treasurer Diane Wearne will give a financial update during Sunday’s worship service. Tune in to hear some good news and some of the plans the council is considering. We are hopeful and we are realistic about where and how the Holy Spirit is leading us into the future. Let’s get our walking shoes on and follow!
 

The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers to help on occasional Fridays registering blood donors here at Christ the King. The hours are 1:20 to 6:50 p.m. They would love to find two or three backup volunteers who can come in approximately once a month to help.

As a Red Cross registration volunteer, you greet donors, thank them for coming in, highlight their name on our schedule, make them a name tag, scan their ID into our laptop, and make sure they have completed their paperwork. You’ll also answer questions such as: Where are the restrooms? Do you have openings? When is the next blood drive?

Volunteers are trained in advance and/or on the day of the drive. There is always a team of Red Cross employees available to support the volunteer as well.

Typically, it’s one person per shift, but you could also work as a two-person team or divide up the time into two shifts (2.5-3 hours each). Volunteers must be comfortable writing and using a laptop, as well as sitting for the 5.5-hour shift.

If you’re interested, contact Jeanie at [email protected] or 503‑866‑2023.

You can find additional information here.

The Holy Spirit Is Upon Us! You are invited to the party next Sunday, May 28! The tongues of fire are on the way! The whole assembly will be shouting for joy that the Spirit of the Living God has landed in the middle of the assembly! And, yes, there are those who assume the disciples are drunk … they are WRONG! Come, join the joyful celebration! The festivities will include a joyful anniversary celebration of the day Christ the King/Cristo Rey opened our hearts and minds and doors to all of God’s beloved children, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, or any other manifestation of diversity.

Coming Soon: a series of adult forums on our worship practices: music, movement, lectionary, hymnody, texts, and much more. Question: Would you attend an in-person adult forum? Would you attend after church on Sunday or on a weekday evening? Please be in touch with the office with your response.
 

Book of Faith: Matthew meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on Zoom. All are welcome!

Reckoning with Racism is on hiatus until further notice.

Cristo Rey Misa. Hermanos y hermanas, ven a celebrar la misa bilingüe el segundo y el cuarto domingo de cada mes a las 5 p.m. Gracias a Dios! 

Brothers and sisters, worship at bilingual mass the second and fourth Sundays of every month at 5 p.m. You don’t have to speak Spanish. The service is printed in both languages.

Prayer Requests. We continue to pray for one another. When you have a prayer request, there are several ways you can communicate that with us. Please call the church office (503-639-2789), send an email to [email protected], call Pastor Dorothy’s cell phone (503-849-6383), or visit tigardlutherans.com and click on the Communication tab.

Giving. There are several ways to share your tithes and offerings:

• Place your offering in the plate on Sunday morning.
• Mail a check to the church office (11305 SW Bull Mountain Rd., Tigard, OR 97224).
• Use your bank’s online bill-pay service.
• Set up a recurring or single payment through our third-party giving platform, Vanco, by clicking here.

If you are in need of prayers or pastoral presence, please contact one of us at [email protected], [email protected], or call Pastor Dorothy (503-849-6383).

Welcome one another, 
therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you,
for the glory of God. Romans 15:7

Christ the King Lutheran Church/Cristo Rey Iglesia Luterana is a community of children of God who are seeking to know God by following the teachings of Jesus Christ, who welcomed all.

This community of faith is enriched and strengthened by diversity. We welcome all to share in the life and ministries of worship, sacraments, responsibilities, leadership, and blessings of participation in this congregation. We are committed to the work of racial equity.

Believing that God’s unbounded love and grace are offered to all and meant to be shared and celebrated by all, we embrace differences of age, race, ethnicity, language, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, physical and mental abilities, appearance, economic status, marital status, and family situation.

No matter what your life experience is or has been,
you are a child of God and you are welcome here.

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