Get together with PVC seniors for a morning hangout in the church fellowship hall. We'll provide coffee, tea, and goodies. You provide a smile and a friendly spirit! You're welcome to just relax and visit with friends, or bring your favorite puzzle or game and invite others to join in. These monthly events are meant to be a regular time of connection with your spiritual community.

 The summer has passed by quickly and it’s time to sign up for Pathfinders once again. If your child is 10 years old or in the 5th Grade, she/he is at the prime age to begin Pathfinders. If your child(ren) are already in Pathfinders, it’s time to sign up for the new year. The first meeting of the new year will be Wednesday, September 3, 2025 from 6:30-8:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Here are the 2 links register your child(ren). Just click on the links, fill out the forms completely, sign, and submit the form.

Pleasant Valley Pathfinder Club — Registration Form
https://form.jotform.com/202118371151039

Pleasant Valley Pathfinder Club — Health & Medical Records Form
https://form.jotform.com/202118282648051

The year starts off with a “bang” with the Oregon Conference Camporee September 5-7, 2025. Because it is so soon, we must have a commitment to attend this event by Friday, August 22, 2025. It will be held at the Laurelwood Academy Farms in Jasper, OR. Here is the consent form to fill out and submit for the Camporee.

Pleasant Valley Pathfinder Club - Multi-day Consent Form
https://form.jotform.com/241817939914065

NEW PATHFINDERS or Pathfinders needing a larger size to match your growth, please come on Wednesday, August 27, 2025 to order your uniform or pick up a used one on a first come first serve basis in the Fellowship Hall. Club T-shirts ($10) are available too.

Any questions, please feel free to call/text Aileen Stanley at 503/780-1470.

Heather & Brandon Tourville have graciously volunteered their home for outdoor church on September 6 to take the place of PVC’s annual summer camp-out which was canceled this year due to maintenance closures at Fort Stevens. Mark your calendars and plan to join us for outdoor church!

Plan to bring:

• your own lawn chairs
• a shade structure if you have one
• potluck dish with plenty to share
• serving utensils
• drinks
• lawn games, etc.
  
  

We invite you to join us for worship, followed by potluck and fellowship. See you there! (32000 SE Currin Road, Estacada, OR)
(There will be no services @ PVC on 9/6)

At the 2024 CLEAN Conference, we explored healing from within—uncovering the deeper stories, trauma, and patterns that shape our lives and addictions. This year, we journey further into that healing with CLEAN Conference 2025: Beauty from Ashes. Hosted at Pleasant Valley Church and grounded in Isaiah 61:3, this gathering holds sacred space for grief in all its forms—grief over what was lost, what was broken, and what never came to be. Addiction often leaves a trail of ashes, but Jesus meets us in those ashes with redemption, restoration, and resurrection. Whether you’re in recovery, walking through sorrow, or holding hope for someone you love, this conference is for you. Come experience beauty rising where you least expect it.

PVC's own Mark Bishop is having an exhibit of his art at the Alberta Street Gallery from August 26 - September 21. We invite you to drop by and show your support!

Some PVC members are partnering with the Global Eyeglass Ministry (GEMPDX) to support three vision clinics in Uganda in October, 2025. Christian volunteers at these clinics provide cataract surgeries, vision screenings, and match patients with donated prescription glasses, and “readers”.

If you have old prescription glasses, or readers, that you would be willing to part with, there is a special box on the front Reception Desk at church. Please clean the glasses, and deposit them in the box. We will make sure that they get to our brothers & sisters at GEMPDX.  

Thank you. ~ Ed Hoover & Lori Rose

A Memorial Service for Jacob Verlo took place on August 23. Click the link below to watch the service online. 

Faith was never meant to be a solo journey, and every single one of us needs an earthly friend as a companion in the light.  Consider joining or starting a "micro-group": a group of 2-4 people living in the light together, practicing reading Scripture, prayer, and honesty, and meeting once a week.

You can choose your own group members. If you want to join a group and have no one to invite, we can try to link you up with an existing group or someone else looking for a partner. Visit pvclife.com/groups for more information.

Are you looking for more support in your journey to living free? Maybe you're working through the process of reckoning and release that we've been talking about in our Unburdened series and the Releasing Bitterness seminar. Perhaps you've lost a loved one through death or divorce, and you'd like support in your journey. Or maybe you've been wrestling with an unhealthy dependency upon substances or other destructive behaviors. Did you know that PVC has a weekly 12-step recovery group meeting called Journey to Wholeness?

 Journey to Wholeness is a support system for people of any faith (or lack thereof) who are struggling with things that are hurting them or the people they love. It presents a 12-step model for understanding God and ourselves as God’s creation.

Come on Thursday nights at 7:00 PM and you'll find a safe and anonymous group of individuals who are committed to health, healing, sanity, and serenity. We hope you'll join us on the Journey to Wholeness!

Prayer Warriors support the church through prayer, interceding, or earnestly asking for God's will to be done, for others. If you are interested in being a part of the Prayer Warriors group, please contact the church office.

We have a church subscription to Dwell Audio Bible, a mobile-based app for your phone or tablet that lets you listen to Scripture in a variety of translation with a rich list of features, like themed playlists, kids’ devotionals, reading plans, memorize mode, and reflection options. If you join our membership, you’ll have access to all of the subscription features for the next year, and we encourage all of our PVC Fam to take this opportunity to make Scripture a part of daily life. 

All PVC Members can access our online church directory following the steps below:
1. Search for "Instant Church Directory" in the Apple App Store, Google Play, or Amazon Appstore, or simply click on this link: instantchurchdirectory.com/app.
2. Submit/update your photo! If possible, your photo should be your complete family unit in high resolution. Please follow this link to upload your photo: bit.ly/3CZP92C.