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Onsite worship: 8:30 & 10:30
Online worship: Available from 9 on
Online Kid's Sunday School: 9:30
Onsite Kid’s Sunday School: 10:30
Onsite Youth Group: 12:30 - 3
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Our Communion Offering this past Sunday raised $235 for Urban Peak. |
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Blessing of the Backpacks and Computers
Over the next couple of weeks please send a picture of your student sitting by their computer, also with their backpack if possible. We will do a photo montage on August 23rd of the pictures for onsite worship as part of the blessing of the backpacks and computers as we honor and encourage all our students for the coming school year. Sarah will have carabiners with this year’s blessing tag from the congregation to give out in person whenever the kids and youth have a chance to catch up with her. They may also bring their backpacks to be blessed in person to worship as we have done in previous years. We just wanted to include as many as possible – and also thought it was the year to be sure we blessed the computers as well.
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Input for Pastor Deb’s Sermon Series
Do you have a good memory of Sunday School or youth group as a child or youth you would be willing to share? Pastor Deb would like to include these as part of her August sermon series “Lessons from Sunday School”. Please email them to deb@evergreenumc.org or office@evergreenumc.org. Thank you for helping us have a bit of an interactive experience!
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Job Posting: Worship Music Leader
We are in a different place for our worship needs for the extended future. A high priority for both onsite and online worship is providing music leadership in the form of a strong vocalist who can lead both traditional and contemporary hymns for the congregation. We also realize the need for a choir director whenever choir will be able to resume. This is unlikely to be possible before the first half of 2021, at the earliest. We will be waiting for people be vaccinated or the virus to be at a very low transmission level before we can have no masks and be closer together in physical proximity to enable a choir like before to resume. These two roles could be served by one person or different people, depending on their desires and abilities.
Major Responsibilities: Leading the congregation in dynamic singing, bringing the best of the old and the best of the new as an integral part of our worship glorifying Christ and bringing discipleship growth. We value a collaborative and supportive relationship between contemporary and traditional elements for our music ministry. Keyboard / piano / organ accompanist provided.
– Staff Parish Relations Team {in collaboration with several church members who are part of our worship and music ministries}
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What Should Pastor Deb Lead Next?
Which of these topics and times might be something you'd participate in? These are topics Pastor Deb is excited to offer next. List all you might be interested in. The class would begin mid to late August and be on Zoom.
TOPICS
Gospel of John, a Disciple study & video, 11 sessions
Overview of the New Testament, a Disciple study & video, 8 sessions
Sermon on the Mount, an Amy-Jill Levine study & video, 6 sessions
TIMES
Sundays, 9:20 - 10:20 a.m. {could have folk onsite & on Zoom}
Mondays, 7-8 p.m.
Tuesdays, 11-Noon
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Church Office Hours Updates
The church office will be closed 8/17-8/20 for Jessica's vacation.
Starting 8/21 through 9/3, the church office will be closed and Jessica will be working remotely due to school scheduling and COVID situations. Please contact her via email and/or her cell number during that time (303-720-9187).
Pastor Deb will be on vacation 9/9 through 9/16.
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Finances Year to Date through June 30 |
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Ministry Jottings
Missing the Good Times Together
August is always a big month for me to plan for the fall – not just worship, but also working with our ministry teams for those big congregation events we so enjoy. Most of all, for me, is the Fall Children’s Festival, the Consecration Luncheon, and the Annual Christmas Dinner. It hit me this week how much I am going to miss being able to do these things this year. While things could change between now and the beginning of December, I realistically can’t imagine we’ll be back to those kinds of things yet. In every church I have been a part of, fall has been the coming back together for these kinds of big fellowship and fun events after a spring and summer doing other kinds of things with our families.
I almost titled this jotting “Hitting the Wall” because that’s how I felt on Monday morning when all of this was sinking in. Then Donna Mullins sent me the video of the “Dancing Priest Doing Hamilton” and it was just what I needed. I’ll show it in worship on Sunday and the rest of you who haven’t seen it might want to check it out. Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/CFduNE4pXAQ.
Turning to scripture, below are a few passages helping me through this next stage of being the Church of Christ in a different way. Thanks for all the words of encouragement and appreciation you have been sending the staff and me during these challenging months – you can’t imagine how valued they have been.
- Those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness. – Proverbs 14:22
- Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. - 2 Timothy 2:15
- In all your ways, acknowledge the Lord, and he will make your paths straight. – Proverbs 3:6
- Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. – Romans 12:12
- The Lord gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. – Isaiah 40:29
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Outdoor Pancake Breakfast: Sunday, August 23rd @ 9:30am
Barefoot Mile: Saturday, August 29th @ 9am
Blessing of the Backpacks: August 23rd
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August Sermon Series
Lessons from Sunday School:
Aug 2 {communion} “The Greatest Freedom is in Having Nothing to Prove”
Aug 9 “When You Play to Your Strengths the Giants Fall Faster"
Aug 16 “I Was Meant to Party With My Enemies”
Aug 23 “Just Occasionally – I Can Hide”
Aug 30 “Don’t Lose Heart”
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Like so many things about 2020, the Youth Summer Mission this year is somewhat unprecedented. For the first time in over a decade—possibly much longer—the United Methodist Church officially suspended formal youth missions. For our UMCE Youth Group, who identifies so closely and vitally with service work, this was a hard pill to swallow.
But, as sad as we were to have to cancel our planned UMCOR trip to La Veta, Colorado to help with reforestation and forest fire recovery, we were quickly reminded that the love of Christ isn’t bound by dates on a calendar, and God’s plans aren’t subject to our plans. COVID-19 may have taken mission travel off this year’s calendar, but it also placed many needs near at hand, and positioned us all close to home, where we could help.
And so 2020 became the year of the COVID Youth Service week, from August 3-6. In keeping with the United Methodist Church guidelines, this will not be an overnight mission, and social distancing will be practiced throughout the week. We are working to help families in and around Evergreen who have been impacted in a number of ways by the restrictions of the virus. We also planned to take a little time to help with fire mitigation on the grounds of our own church in honor of the mission at La Veta. Little did we know how timely that work would be, coming on the heels of the Elephant Butte Fire.
We are ending the service week with a retreat to Mission Wolf in Westcliffe, Colorado. This is a great opportunity to recharge and a learning experience as we help care for and learn from the rescued wolves there.
We can’t wait to tell you all about it!
Sarah and the UMCE Youth Group
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OUTDOOR PANCAKE BREAKFAST |
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Come enjoy fellowship and a hot stack of pancakes on Sunday, August 23 @ 9:30am.
For safety purposes, it will be held outdoors, with social distancing maintained, and there will be no self service.
Please come and join us.
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The Women’s Wednesday Bible Study will resume this fall. They will read Adam Hamilton’s book “Unafraid” Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain Times.
This is a timely topic with all that is going on with the pandemic and the upcoming elections. They have not decided how and when to begin the study, but may meet safely distanced in Fellowship Hall, or on ZOOM, or both.
In the past, they have met on Wednesdays from 9:30am to 11:30am. If you would like more information or want to order a book, please contact Jeanne Ambrosier at rjambro@estreet.com or by phone 303-674-6377 by August 18.
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The Church and Society team is hosting a Racial Justice Corner on the UMCE website listing resources for the congregation on Racial Justice. The resource list includes programs, videos, books and resource listings/information to help all learn more about racism, anti-racism and racial justice and to provide ideas for all of us on ways to help combat racism in our world.
Given this PBS documentary on John Lewis is only available until August 17th, we would like to spotlight it again this week, and encourage all who haven't had a chance to watch it yet to do so. The video follows the life journey of John Lewis, an ordained Baptist preacher, civil rights hero and congressman, who exemplified non-violence throughout his lifetime as a human rights champion. WATCH HERE.
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PASSING OF MEMBER FRANK PLATT |
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Frank H. Platt, Jr.
July 14, 1937 - July 11, 2020
Frank H. Platt, Jr. of Evergreen, Colo., passed away on July 11, 2020 at the age of 82. Frank is survived by his wife, Orpha B. Platt; their three daughters, Gretchen Stubenvoll, Amy Crafton and Orpha Jean Hoerter; and seven grandchildren. Frank was born on July 14, 1937 in Danbury, Conn., to the late Frank H. Platt Sr. and Gertrude Gustafson Platt. He was an active Boy Scout and graduated from Danbury High School in 1955 and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1960. He received his Professional Engineer License in 1968 and Certificate in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California in 1975.
He had a long and successful career with the Federal Highway Administration as a civil engineer for nearly 40 years and lived and worked in Oregon, Washington, Texas, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia and New York. In his retirement, Frank enjoyed working as a greenskeeper at the Van Patton Golf Club in Clifton Park, N.Y. for several years.
A former resident of Mechanicville and Ballston Lake, N.Y. and Richmond, V.A., Frank enjoyed road trips with his family while counting hawks and woodchucks along the way, camping in all weather, golfing with his wife and friends (and creating joke trophies), fishing with his children, and nurturing enormous pumpkins in his garden. He also volunteered at his community swimming pool as a handyman, and was a trustee at the United Methodist Church in Jonesville, N.Y. and lead turkey-carver at their annual Thanksgiving dinners. He was also a member of the United Methodist Church of Evergreen. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
A memorial celebration will be held privately and interment in Central Cemetery in Brookfield, Conn. will be held at a later date.
Expression of sympathy may be sent to his wife, Orpha Platt. Email: foplatt@mac.com. Address: 31256 Stone Canyon Road Unit 112, Evergreen, CO 80439.
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FOOD & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE |
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MOUNTAIN RESOURCE CENTER SCHOOL SUPPLY
DRIVE THRU EVENT
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Rescue is the first step to freedom for victims of global sex trafficking.
Next step is HEALING, critical for these young people who have been traumatized by the horrific abuse they have endured.
DID YOU KNOW?
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We CAN HELP to provide healthy outcomes for thousands of young people; visit www.joy.org/barefoot-mile-events and support JOY International today! Thank you on behalf of all those who STILL WAIT FOR RESCUE.
Your Mountain Community JOY Team
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THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN
Growing a community of faith by serving a world of need and changing lives. We affirm a spirit of openness and hospitality to all, including persons of all races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, financial strata, and abilities who seek a closer walk with God.
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