The United Methodist Church of Evergreen
The Rev. Deb Olenyik, Pastor

LAITY SUNDAY
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Services at 8:30 and 10:30 am


UMCE's Bill Graf will be preaching for Laity Sunday on
Sunday, October 21st at the 8:30 and 10:30 Services.
His sermon is titled "The Neighbor Question".
PLEASE JOIN US!


Pastor Deb is on vacation this week. Please look for her Ministry Jottings in your Happenings newsletter next week. 
 

UNITED METHODIST
HURRICANE MICHAEL RESPONSE

 

UM HURRICANE MICHAEL RESPONSE {as of 10-12-18}
United Methodists across the southeast are preparing to offer long-term relief after the most powerful hurricane in nearly 50 years slammed into the continental U.S. Michael is the most intense storm to batter Florida since at least 1851, when records began to be kept on such things.

For now, the main things United Methodists can do to help is  give moneyprepare relief supply kits, and pray. {UMCOR has a 4 star charity rating from Charity Navigator & an A+ rating from Charity Watch}

For donations:  UMCOR US Disaster Response  Advance #901670    -- via online giving or through a check to our church with the notation "UMCOR US Disaster Response"

The Alabama-West Florida Conference, which encompasses much of the hard-hit panhandle, reports that at least eight of its churches and a parsonage sustained damage. Good News United Methodist Church in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, is serving as a staging area for the distribution of kits, response volunteers and other needs.
 

STEWARDSHIP KICK-OFF
"Live Courageously" Stewardship Emphasis 
October 28 - November 11

 
Live Courageously
Take hold of the life that really is life -- I Timothy 6:18
 
 
"Live Courageously" Stewardship Emphasis October 28 - November 11
 
In order to live courageously, a mindset of God's abundance and generosity needs to be present. Congregations that develop cultures of generosity inspire courageous living and incorporate annual practices that reinforce faithful, fruitful giving and engagement in good works. As we join together in our annual stewardship emphasis "Live Courageously", October 28 - November 11, may we be attuned to the intersection of courage, giving and sharing, as we look at how God is calling us to be generous.
 
During the week of October 29th, a mailing will go out with information on our "Live Courageously" program and will include a giving commitment card for 2019. During worship these weeks we will be celebrating the faithful generosity and ministries already in place, and looking to how God is calling us forward.  We hope you will join us as we bring before God our willingness to support the ministries of the congregation through good works and generosity.
 
On Sunday, November 11 we invite you
to bring your completed commitment card to worship for Consecration Sunday
and then join us at 11:30 for our Celebration Potluck Dinner.
Worship at 10:30 will be led by the amazing Queen City Jazz Band.

Our dinner will feature delectable salmon prepared by our own Chef Clyde and Tuscan pot roast prepared by staff member Carol, with delicious sides and desserts provided by all of you.
 

SIP AND PAINT WITH PEM DUNN
Saturday, October 20 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm

SIP AND PAIN" WITH PEM DUNN
Saturday, October 20th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm 
Event Held in UMCE Fellowship Hall

We have 28 people signed up for this event.
Thank you for the wonderful response!

 

EVERGREEN CHILDREN'S CHORALE, 
CHILDREN'S SABBATH,  ALL CHURCH POTLUCK 
AND TRUNK OR TREAT
Sunday, October 28th -  at 10:30 service and following

October 28 is a big day in the life of our church. This is Children's Sabbath and Trunk or Treat. The EverKids will be assisting in the service at 10:30, the Evergreen Children's Chorale will be singing during the service, and a Trunk or Treat and Potluck Lunch will take place immediately after the service. family & the children's chorale

We hope you will plan to participate! Here are some details about how to participate:

  • Please bring a dish to share with your church family & the children's chorale.
  • Please bring your Halloween costumes to put on following the 10:30 service. (Adults and EverKids!)
  • Please park in the upper parking lot.
  • Please bring decorations for the trunk/tailgate area of your vehicle.
  • Please bring candy to hand out (adults) and a basket for collecting candy (children).
And here are some tips for decorating your vehicle.
  • Have fun! Be festive!
  • Halloween themes are great, but remember that small children will be participating, so please don't make it too scary.
  • We welcome all levels of decoration. If you really enjoy decorating for Halloween, feel free to go wild! But if you're short on time or décor, you can do something simple, such as Halloween-colored tinsel, or dark garbage bags to make a "bat cave."
  • If you have sociable pets who enjoy dressing up, feel free to have them join you. We have had costume clad dogs join us in the past, and it makes it a lot of fun.
  • Give the time you have. Trunk or Treat and the potluck last until everyone has had their fill. However, if you can't stay for the whole time, that's fine. Come for as long as you are able and leave when you need to.
  • Don't be shy about wearing your costume. The important thing is to have fun. Everyone who is comfortable doing so should bring a costume. However, we are asking that this year everyone wait to change into the costumes until after the service.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Sarah at youth@evergreenumc.org.
 

UMM BREAKFAST AND PROGRAM
ANTARCTICA: LAND OF THE UNKNOWN
Saturday, November 3rd

 
UMM BREAKFAST AND PROGRAM
ANTARCTICA: LAND OF THE UNKNOWN
Saturday, November 3rd -  Breakfast 8:00 / Program 8:30 
Presented by: Pem and JoAnn Dunn and Mac and Nancy DeGuire
The Dunns and DeGuires will present still photos and videos of their recent trip to Antarctica. Join us for an inside look at this beautiful continent and its amazing wildlife. Robin Roberts and Jim Waltz will be handling kitchen duties.

 

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY
Sunday, November 4th at  8:30 and 10:30 Services


 
The honoring of those of our church, and family members, who have passed on to life eternal during the last twelve months will be held on November 4th at both services. A candle will be lit, bell chimed and names read. Printed in the bulletin will be listed those members and constituents, as well as those for whom we have held the memorial services for during the past year. We will also name other family members who have passed away during this time. Please contact the church office with your name and the name of your loved one to be printed in the bulletin and be lifted up.  
 

MOUNTAIN BACKPACKS PROGRAM
FOOD COLLECTION SERVICE PROJECT
Donations Taken: October 21 - November 11

UMCE and Church and Society Team partner with area community groups to support Mountain Backpacks. We will collect items listed below from October 21 - November 11 in Fellowship Hall. Our youth group will deliver the food to Evergreen Lutheran Food Pantry on November 11.

Mountain Backpacks is a supplemental food program whose mission is to help kids stay full and focused throughout the school year. We provide weekend meals, weekly snacks and holiday food boxes to families enrolled in our program. We support teachers by providing emergency snacks for their classrooms and we run food pantries to meet the needs of our older students. We are a service project of the Evergreen Rotary Foundation and Evergreen Lutheran Church and a proud partner of the Food Bank of the Rockies. 

If you want more information please check out the website:   www.mountainbackpacks.org

BACK TO SCHOOL NEEDS LIST:

Cereal
Flour Tortillas
Instant Oatmeal
Minute Rice
Pancake Mix / Syrup
Tuna Noodle Helper / Large Can Tuna
Soup / Chili
Applesauce
Cornbread Mix
Peanut Butter & Jelly
Spaghetti / Meat Sauce
Shelf Stable Milk
Canned Vegetables (Mixed, Mushrooms, Peas)
Grocery Gift Cards
Canned Beans
New or Gently Used Backpacks
 

ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR

ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR VOLUNTEER SIGNUP 
BEGINS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AT 6:00 PM!
 
As you may recall, the Alternative Gift Fair is a holiday gift fair hosted at Evergreen Lutheran Church and sponsored by UMCE and six other local congregations.  Approximately 50 local, national and international nonprofits sell art, crafts, jewelry, clothes, cards and other items from around the world to support their projects around the world that help those in need.  The AGF motto is "Buy Once.  Gift Twice." When you buy a Christmas gift at the fair, it is a gift to your recipients as well as those in need served by the nonprofit vendors at the Fair. THIS YEAR, THE FAIR WILL BE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10 AND 11. 
 
Thank you VERY much for those of you who have worked at the AGF in the past! We are again recruiting and coordinating volunteers from UMCE. Once again this year, we are providing a central sign up website using SignupGenius.  This way, at one time, you can see all the open volunteer opportunities and time slots.  As in the past, you may volunteer for Set-Up, Clean-Up, Cashier, Cashier Support, Volunteer Check-In, Van Driver, Parking Lot Attendant, Safety Assistant (medical person) and more! We need your help to make the Fair a success again this year!! THE SOONER YOU SIGN UP, THE MORE CHOICE IN JOBS YOU WILL HAVE!
 
Questions? Please call, email or visit Bill Graf at (303) 246-8330 and  bill@billgraf.net.  It is easy to sign up online yourself.
 
To sign up online:
  1. Go to the AGF website http://www.gifttwice.org/  , then click on the "Volunteer" tab on the menu bar at the top, which will take you to a link to the SignupGenius website for the AGF.
  2. Review the volunteer jobs, the dates and time slots and then click the "Sign Up" button for job or jobs you select.  This will result in a check mark (√).  Repeat this for each job for which you wish to volunteer.
  3. When you have clicked all the jobs you want to volunteer for, please click the green "Submit and Sign Up" button at the bottom of the page.  You do not need to set up a SignupGenius account to volunteer at the AGF.
  4. You will be taken to a place to enter information about yourself.  Please:
    1. Enter your name, email, phone number and any other required information; and
    2. Click to show your affiliation with the United Methodist Church of Evergreen.
    3. Do not sign up as a group using just one person's name.  We need the info for each separate volunteer so we can reach him/her if there are changes.
  5. Click "Sign Up Now!" to complete the sign up process.
  6. Click "Back to Sign Up" and  repeat the first two steps to be sure you are shown for the jobs you wanted
  7. Close out SignUpGenius.
  8. You should receive an email confirming the jobs you are signed up for.
 

YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S EDUCATION 
AND ACTIVITIES

CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
Action Pack
Preschool-5th Grades 9:30 am
Youth Sunday School
6th-12th Grades 9:30 am
EverKids Early Elementary Sunday School
Preschool-1st Grades 10:30 am
EverKids Upper Elementary Sunday School

2nd-5th Grades 10:30 am
SUNDAY YOUTH GROUP

Youth Group

6th-12th Grades Noon - 3:00 pm
WEDNESDAY CHILDREN'S PROGRAM
Preschool - 5th Grades 4:00 pm
 

ADULT OFFERINGS

Sunday, October 21: 9:30-10:15
Effective Confrontation and Conflict Resolution, Part 4 (Rm 12)
Facilitator: Dr. Lorna Idol
We will continue to explore research-proven methods for managing conflict and confrontation skillfully throughout the communication and problem-solving process. We will be utilizing adult education materials from one of Lorna's published professional development programs: Collaboration in the Schools: Communicating, Interacting and Problem Solving.
 
Sunday Mornings - from 9:30-10:15 am
Families with Kids Class (Rm 11)
A time for parents to have conversation and discuss topics around what impacts them as Christian parents.  Breakfast provided.  Contact Ann Thomas, Beverly Franklin or Philip/Donna Schell for more info.
 
Wednesdays, Oct. 24 - from 9:30 - 11:30
Women's Bible Study (Rm 12)
Wednesday Women's Bible Study is studying the book "Numbers: Learning Contentment in a Culture of More" by Melissa Spoelstra. Please contact Jeanne Ambrosier with any questions at (303) 674-6377.

Sundays, October 28, November 4 and 11 - from 9:30-10:15
Bible Study: Verse Mapping
Facilitator: Dr. Lorna Idol
What is Verse Mapping? Verse Mapping is a method of studying the historical context, transliteration, translation, connotation, and theological framework of a verse in the Bible. Plain and simple? Verse mapping is getting real about studying the Bible. It is not just reading. It is researching everything you can in a verse to learn more about who God is and how God wants to speak to you through His word. We will learn to use a simple, five step process for Verse Mapping. The group will select Biblical passages that we will read and apply Verse Mapping. Six Simple Steps to change-your-life study time with God! 
  
Tuesday, November 6 and 20 - starting at 6:30 am
The Men's Bagelry Fellowship Group
Please make plans to join The Men's Bagelry Fellowship Group on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Bagelry in Bergen Park, across from King Soopers. Contact Bill Graf at (303) 246-8330 for more information.
 

FINANCE UPDATES

Attendance & Stewardship Report
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Children, Teachers and Nursery 10/14/18
Worship Services 10/14 / 18
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Needed Weekly
Received 10/14/18
                                                Difference
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                     2018 Budget
Needed Year to Date
Received Year to Date
Difference Year to Date
10/19/18
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15
66
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$6,368
$3,861
($2,507)
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$331,144
$261,088
$252,188
($8,900)

 
GIVING STATEMENTS
Please look for your second quar ter 2018 Giving Statement in Fellowship Hall this Sunday. Thank you for your financial gifts to support UMCE! 
 
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GREAT NEWS FOR YOU AND FOR OUR CHURCH!!
You could give some of your IRA dollars to support God's Kingdom before the end of 2018. A few years ago Congress made permanent the opportunity to make a charitable gift from an IRA to a qualifying non-profit. You can convert your required minimum distribution (RMD) to a charitable distribution by rolling over part of an IRA to UMCE. In doing this you avoid paying any additional tax.

You must be over age 70 ½. These tax-free gifts can be up to $100,000 and satisfy the required minimum distribution (RMD). All you need to do is to contact your IRA custodian and request an amount be transferred to UMCE or to the Mountain Sky United Methodist Foundation for the benefit of UMCE. This would be a great way to save on taxes and complete your pledge, increase your gift or create a new gift, at the same time!
 

AROUND THE CHURCH

Saturday, October 20 6:00-8:00 pm "Sip and Paint" with Pem Dunn
Sunday, October 21 Both Services Laity Sunday, Bill Graf Leading Worship
Sunday, October 28 Both Services Stewardship Kick-off
Sunday, October 28 At 10:30 Service Children's Sabbath and Evergreen Children's Chorale
Sunday, October 28 After 10:30 Service UMCE Annual Trunk or Treat
Sunday, November 4 Both Services All Saint's Sunday
Sunday, November 11 Both Services
10:30 Service
CONSECRATION SUNDAY
Queen City Jazz Band performing
Sunday, November 11 After 10:30 Service CELEBRATION POTLUCK DINNER!
 

TEAM MEETINGS OCTOBER & NOVEMBER

Wednesday, October 24 6:30 pm Nominations
Thursday, November 1 6:30 pm Budget Round Table
Sunday, November 4 9:30 am Acolyte Training
Sunday, November 4 11:30 am Usher/Greeter Training
Tuesday, November 6 10:30 am Staff Meeting
Tuesday, November 6 6:00 pm Missions
Tuesday, November 6 7:00 pm Trustees
Wednesday, November 7 6:30 pm Nominations
Thursday, November 8 7:00 pm Finance
Thursday, November 20 6:30 pm Church & Society
Thursday, November 29 6:00 pm Membership


CHURCH INFORMATION

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Fridays: 9:00 am - noon
Please call the office at 303-674-4810, or email office@evergreenumc.org if you would like to add 
your event to the weekly Happenings.

LARGE PRINT HYMNALS, BIBLES AND BULLETINS  are available in the vestibule for Sunday services. Just ask one of the ushers to help you.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES  are available for Sunday services. If you would like to try an Assistive Listening device this Sunday just ask one of the ushers or a sound booth technician.

AN OPEN INVITATION TO MEMBERSHIP  is extended to all persons. Please speak with the pastor about your interest in becoming part of this great Christian Fellowship.

RELOADABLE KING SOOPERS/SAFEWAY GROCERY CARDS  are on sale in Fellowship Hall on the  third Sunday of each month  following each worship service. 5% of all purchases made with these reloadable cards goes back to UMCE! You can also purchase these by contacting the church office.

REMEMBER TO USE AMAZON SMILE  when you shop at Amazon. Go to www.amazonsmile.com and designate The United Methodist Church of Evergreen as your charity of choice. Amazon will then donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to UMCE.

EQUAL EXCHANGE FAIR TRADE COFFEE is served during our Sunday morning fellowship but you can also order it. Please contact the church office with requests or questions. Also, please drop some change in the coffee pot to help pay for Sunday morning fellowship coffee.
 
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.
 
                                                Visit us on the web:   www.evergreenumc.org