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SUMMARY:Table Talk 3.0
DESCRIPTION:For more information and to sign-up for your desired table talk\, please click here. \n  \n(Happy St. Patrick’s Day)
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/table-talk-3-0/
LOCATION:Portland First UMC\, 1838 SW Jefferson St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,Crest to Coast,District,Education,General Church,Meetings,Puget Sound,Western Jurisdiction
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SUMMARY:Radical Compassion Training
DESCRIPTION:Consider attending the upcoming Jesus’ Way of Radical Compassion: Training of Three-Fold Compassion Facilitators Event on Friday and Saturday\, November 30 and December 1\, 2018 at Portland First United Methodist Church\, Portland\, OR 97201. \nClick here to register now!\nThis three-part training is presented by Dr. Frank Rogers of The Center for Engaged Compassion (CEC) and the Claremont School of Theology. This is the first of three retreats that will include online and individual work between the face-to-face sessions. The training will focus on the teachings\, practices and skills necessary to lead retreats\, workshops\, and congregational events rooted in the CEC’s approach to three-fold compassion. \nThe CEC’s approach to three-fold compassion is rooted in the spiritual path of Jesus and deepens persons’ experience of being loved by an extravagantly compassionate sacred presence\, cultivates a healing and restoring self-compassion\, and increases capacities to extend compassion to others\, including those who suffer\, those who are outcast\, and those with whom we are in enmity. \n“For me\, participating in the Compassion in Practice training has been a powerful combination of finding spaces in myself that I’d ignored for years and giving permission to sweep out the cobwebs and reclaim what was lost as well as connecting with a source of sacredness that surrounds and envelopes me in unexpected ways each time I engage with the material and others in the workshops. The compassion practices are an integral resource for practicing and leading times of reflection and grounding.” Lydia Henry\, Columbia District Lay Leader\, Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference \nThis is the second cohort of persons to be trained in the CEC’s process for radical compassion in the Greater Northwest Area. The process has captured the imagination and commitment of lay and clergy who participated in the first cohort. Some will join Frank as facilitators in this upcoming engagement. \nWe hope that you too will be captured by this process and want to continue with the three sessions that will allow you to facilitate the process on your own. However\, you needn’t commit to becoming a facilitator until after you have experienced the process in this first of three sessions. \nTRAINING OBJECTIVES: \nThose who complete the three-part facilitator training will: \n\nUnderstand the teachings of three-fold compassion and its roots in the Gospels and Christian spirituality.\nInternalize the core practices that cultivate three-fold compassion including the Compassion Practice\, Sacred Moment\, the Awareness Examen\, Welcoming Presence\, Self-Compassion\, Compassion for Others\, and Embodying Compassionate Action.\nPossess a core curriculum that can be adapted for various contexts and forms of retreats\, workshops\, and congregational teaching settings.\nBe able to lead the practices that constitute the core curriculum and facilitate others’ experience of them.\n\nDATE & TIME:\nStart: Friday\, November 30\, beginning at 1:00 PM\nEnd:  Saturday\, December 1\, ending at 5:00 PM \nEVENT LOCATION:\nPortland First United Methodist Church\, 1838 SW Jefferson St.\, Portland\, Oregon 97201. Fireside Room. \nOVERNIGHT LODGING:\nLodging reservations will be made for you on Friday\, November 30 at the Hyatt Place at the Portland airport. Breakfast\, Wi-Fi and parking are included. There is no cost to participants who choose the double occupancy option. Your choice for roommate can be arranged; please make sure that both parties indicate preference on the registration. There is also the option that you may pay the difference between single and double occupancy. Reservations will be made for you once you register and indicate your preference. \nSECOND NIGHT LODGING OPTION:\nLodging for a second night may be covered if the participant meets criteria of one-way travel time being more than five hours. If you have questions about this please confirm through the registrar\, Sally Blanchard (sally@umoi.org). If possible\, a roommate will be assigned; if a roommate is not available you will be responsible for paying the single supplement. \nTRAVEL:\nMileage will be reimbursed at .14 per mile. Airfare can be reimbursed when purchased in advance and if comparable to driving costs (including mileage reimbursement\, on the road lodging and meal expenses). Expense reimbursement forms will be available at the event. The hotel has a free shuttle from the airport and MAX light rail is a convenient transportation option to the church for those arriving without a car. \nREGISTRATION COST:\nA $50.00 registration fee will defray the costs of double occupancy lodging\, meals and program expenses. This training is being sponsored with funds from The Collins Foundation grant in the Oregon-Idaho Conference and by the Pacific Northwest Conference. \nNOTE: \nYour registration is not finalized until payment is received. If possible\, please pay when you register. If that is not possible\, instructions for mailing a check are on the registration. \nREGISTER SOON:\nThis training is limited to the first 25 who register. \nYou will receive an event schedule and agenda electronically once they become available. Prior to the event you will receive your room confirmation number and other details for the event. If you have any questions\, please contact Sally Blanchard\, the registrar at sally@umoi.org.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/radical-compassion-training/
LOCATION:Portland First UMC\, 1838 SW Jefferson St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Greater NW Area,Training
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However you needn’t commit to becoming a facilitator until after you have experienced the process in this first of three sessions. \nTRAINING OBJECTIVES: \nThose who complete the three-part facilitator training will: \n\nUnderstand the teachings of three-fold compassion and its roots in the Gospels and Christian spirituality.\nInternalize the core practices that cultivate three-fold compassion including the Compassion Practice Sacred Moment the Awareness Examen Welcoming Presence Self-Compassion Compassion for Others and Embodying Compassionate Action.\nPossess a core curriculum that can be adapted for various contexts and forms of retreats workshops and congregational teaching settings.\nBe able to lead the practices that constitute the core curriculum and facilitate others’ experience of them.\n\nDATE & TIME:\nStart: Friday November 30 beginning at 1:00 PM\nEnd:  Saturday December 1 ending at 5:00 PM \nEVENT \nPortland First United Methodist Church 1838 SW Jefferson St. Portland Oregon 97201. Fireside Room. \nOVERNIGHT LODGING:\nLodging reservations will be made for you on Friday November 30 at the Hyatt Place at the Portland airport. Breakfast Wi-Fi and parking are included. There is no cost to participants who choose the double occupancy option. Your choice for roommate can be arranged; please make sure that both parties indicate preference on the registration. There is also the option that you may pay the difference between single and double occupancy. Reservations will be made for you once you register and indicate your preference. \nSECOND NIGHT LODGING OPTION:\nLodging for a second night may be covered if the participant meets criteria of one-way travel time being more than five hours. 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SUMMARY:Table Talks: Finding a Way Forward Together
DESCRIPTION:United Methodists in the Alaska\, Oregon-Idaho and Pacific Northwest Conferences are being encouraged to participate in Table Talk conversations being planned in various settings across the Greater Northwest Area. These opportunities will provide attendees a way to engage the church’s current discussion of human sexuality and the report of the Commission on a Way Forward within a structure of worship and respect for one another. \nClergy and lay people from all across the area are asked to seriously consider participating in one of these opportunities. \nClick here to learn more about these conversations.\nPlease RSVP so site leaders can prepare for the right number of people.
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/table-talks-finding-a-way-forward-together-8/
LOCATION:Portland First UMC\, 1838 SW Jefferson St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Annual Conference,Clergy,Crest to Coast,Greater NW Area,Laity,Training
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SUMMARY:Early Response Team (ERT) Training
DESCRIPTION:As The United Methodist Church\, we primarily serve those within of our local communities\, but when the unimaginable happens\, we serve however and wherever we can. \n\n\n\n\nParticipants of this Early Response Team (ERT) training will learn the basics of disaster response\, including how to stabilize and secure homes safely\, and how to work effectively with survivors and others on the response team. This standardized class is required for the basic ERT UMCOR identification badge. \nCertification requires attendance at an ERT class\, a background check and a safe sanctuaries certification. Certified individuals may make themselves available and can be called upon in local disaster settings as well the formal ERT setting. \nRegister Now at: https://umoi-reg.brtapp.com/EarlyResponseTeamtrainingOctober212017\nLunch and materials will be provided. \nFor more information on this class\, please contact: \n\nBecky Platt at ORIDUMVIM@gmail.com\nLarry Johnson at lj.big4sportsfan@gmail.com\n\nWe are sharing this Oregon-Idaho training opportunity because of its proximity to some PNW churches. For questions specific to our conference\, please contact PNW Disaster Response and ERT Coordinators: \n\nJim Truitt at umvimdrc@comcast.net\, or\nKathy Bryson at pnwumcert@gmail.com\n\nWhat is an ERT? \nEarly Response Teams (ERTs) fill a specific need in the early days after a disaster to clean out flood-damaged homes\, remove debris\, place tarps on homes\, and otherwise help to prevent further damage\, while providing a caring Christian presence. \nERTs are NOT a first-response group of emergency workers\, nor are they recovery\, rebuild\, or repair teams. \nERTs must be certified to work outside their home conference and this training is one of the certification requirements. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://www.pnwumc.org/event/early-response-team-ert-training-2/
LOCATION:Portland First UMC\, 1838 SW Jefferson St.\, Portland\, OR\, 97201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clergy,Disaster Response,Laity,Training
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