United Methodist Church of Evergreen
Rev. Deb Olenyik, Pastor
Sunday, October 27, 2019
20th Sunday After Pentecost
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Ministry Jottings by Pastor Deb can be found later in this newsletter. Please scroll down to see what Deb is sharing this week.
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| DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME ENDS |
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Remember to
turn your clocks back one hour on Sat, Nov 2nd!
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| ALL SAINTS SUNDAY -- NOVEMBER 3rd |
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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 3rd at both services. A candle will be lit, bell chimed and names read. Print
ed 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.
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"Enriched in Every Way, Generous on Every Occasion" Stewardship Drive Underway
Join us in discovering how our generosity gives thanksgiving to God, and enables all of our ministry. We encourage you to discern your giving level for 2020, drawing from how we are called by our Lord to be abundantly generous, which in turn blesses us abundantly.
We are receiving completed pledge cards now. This is a change from the past where we waited until a consecration Sunday. Pledge cards were mailed and emailed the beginning of the month. They are also available during worship. Please email or bring your completed cards to the church.
We have a pledge goal for 2020 of $250,000. To help us celebrate moving toward this goal, every week new blocks will be added to our beautiful cross in the narthex. Each block represents another $10,000 pledged towards our goal. These represent all the life changing ministries we together, by God's guidance and grace, will make possible in 2020.
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Terri and I joined the Parker United Methodist Church back in 1989 as I recall, and we were active in that church until moving to Conifer in November of 1997. We joined UMCE in early 1998 and we love the small community church atmosphere. Thinking back about one member of PUMC "Lary Neifert" speaking about giving, and what it meant for he and his wife, particularly how the were blessed through giving, its interesting to think how one person can impact others.
Larry's wife, Marianne Neifert was the author of a book entitled "Dr. Mom". Larry and Marianne, probably have no idea how their testimony and sharing impacted our lives. But the story that Larry shared that day, with our congregation, made a lasting impact on me. Something changed that day. His story resonated with me and stuck with me. That was a long time ago. But as I have made my pledge over the years, and as I look back in the rear view mirror, I am grateful for their testimony and the commitment I made each year as I filled in my pledge cards. Larry was right! It is by giving that we are blessed to receive. And over the years of giving, I have come to realize what a blessing it is to give, and how my life has been blessed. Stewardship, and giving is not only our choice but also our responsibility. Only by grace, have I been able to receive. All that I have and all that I am (that is good) is by the grace of God. The rear view mirror is full of grace as I look back.. And for me, its never about what I can do. It's all about what God can do through me, as a channel for his grace to flow through.I love giving to our church, and know the gifts are being used to build up the body of Christ. And just like Larry and Marianne, we may never know how we have impacted another. The church is our anchor, and we are grateful to support our church and community, by grace. Thanks be to God.
Norman & Terri Kay
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Join Us for Our Celebration Meal on
Sunday, November 10 @ 11:30
Our dinner will feature delectable salmon, roast beef, crab cakes & white fish prepared by our own Chef Clyde,
with delicious side dishes provided by you!
Hosts Fred & Linda Bloemendaal & crew will arrange to have everything set up for this special meal. We will celebrate the culmination of the pledges making our ministry in 2020 possible.
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On Friday, November 15th, 6 - 8 p.m. OR Saturday, November 16th, 1-3 p.m., join us for a time of fellowship and Christmas Card Making!
Create beautiful cards to share with family and friends this Christmas season!! $5 donation requested to cover the cost of supplies. Feel free to bring an appetizer to share.
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NOVEMBER SPECIAL WORSHIP EVENTS
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Join us on November 10th as the outstanding
Queen City Jazz Band
will be with us once again at the 10:30 service {just before our
Celebration Meal
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Join us on November 24th at 5 p.m. for the community
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
this year will be hosted by the First Church of Christian Science. Stay tuned for what our part in the service will be.
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UMM BREAKFAST - THE BLISS SYSTEM
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 Confused about all the CBD information that has been in the news? Well, then put the November 2 UMM breakfast on your calendar. Diana Marie from the Front Range Herbal Institute will be on hand to present "The Bliss System - Hemp as a Healer." Breakfast is served at 8:00, and all members are welcome to attend the 8:30 presentation.
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ALTERNATIVE GIFT FAIR
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH |
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.
BAKE SALE
Calling all you great Methodist bakers! The bake sale is the primary fundraiser for the Gift Fair, which features 48 charities. Participating charities receive 100% of the proceeds from their sales.
VOLUNTEER SIGN UP
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!
The AGF SignUpGenius link is live and available for volunteer signup.
It's easy to sign up online yourself at
www.gifttwice.org.
Questions? Please call, email or visit Bill Graf at 303-246-8330 and [email protected].
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BABY JESUS NEEDED FOR CHILDREN'S
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
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For at least 25 years we have had a Spontaneous (unrehearsed) Children's Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve. All children are invited to participate and no rehearsal is done. We provide costumes for angels, shepherds, kings and animals(friendly beasts).
We do need a live Baby Jesus. If you have a grandchild who will be visiting over Christmas, we would love it if he or she could do this. Their parents would play the parts of Mary and Joseph. As long as the baby would not try to crawl out of the manger, the age is not critical. (Wesley Sailor was Baby Jesus when he was 10 months old!)
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GENERAL CONFERENCE NEWS AND RESOURCES
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 Over the next months leading up to General Conference 2020, the Conference Communications Office will provide members of the Mountain Sky Conference with news and resources about The United Methodist Church. Please share this link with your local congregation:
www.mtnskyumc.org/general-conference. The online page will be updated regularly. If you have questions, please contact the Communications Office at
[email protected].
Connect with your General Conference delegates
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR GENERAL CONFERENCE
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Volunteers are needed for a variety of roles during the 2020 General Conference, The United Methodist Church's top legislative assembly, which will meet in Minneapolis, Minnesota from May 5-15, 2020. At this time, volunteers are needed for the following positions: recorders, channel "B" identifiers and verbatim transcribers/copy editors. Travel, double occupancy housing, and food per diem provisions will be provided. Those interested can apply through November 21, 2019. The application link is on the United Methodist Communications website.
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EVERGREEN SHELTER PROGRAM BEGINS SEASON
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What Would You Do If You Lived in Your Car & the Temperature is Below Freezing?
Did you know that our partner churches and we are beginning the Evergreen Shelter season on Monday, Oct 28? We provide emergency lodging {supper, a place to sleep & breakfast} in one of our partner churches every night the temperature goes below 32. The ministry counts on our church members volunteering to provide supper or be overnight hosts along with the other five local churches who make up this life saving ministry. Our limited facility is packed too full to be one of the sites -- but we are involved in every other way. Perhaps the Lord is nudging you to serve. Contact Jeanne Ambrosier, Bill Graf, JoAnn Vogt or Pastor Deb for more information.
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MOUNTAIN RESOURCE CENTER REQUEST
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The Mountain Resource Center is requesting sleeping bags this winter for those in need in our community.
This is what they are looking for in the way of sleeping bags:
- New or lightly used and washed
- Rated for 20 degrees or below preferred
- Weather resistant
Thank you so much - it's getting COLD out there!
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Mission Work at the Salt Lake City UMCOR Depot
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 A combined mission team is being organized from our six west side Denver UMC churches. We will be serving at the Salt Lake City UMCOR Depot on March 15th - 20th. Cost is $240 plus food & gas. This is a great opportunity for us. The organizer is Jim Russell of First UMC Golden.
Contact him at [email protected] if interested. Info cards are on the fellowship hall information table.
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Metro Mile High District Laity Event
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You are invited to join in fellowship and discussion with laity from other churches at a Laity Open House, Wed. Nov. 6 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at Applewood Valley UMC. Info cards are on the fellowship hall information table. If you are able to attend, contact our Lay Leader, Jeanne Ambrosier at [email protected].
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YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S EDUCATION
AND ACTIVITIES
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CHILDREN AND YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL
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Action Pack Sunday
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Preschool - 5th Grades |
9:30 am |
| EverKids Sunday School |
Preschool - 5th Grades |
10:30 am |
Wednesday Children's Program
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Preschool - 5th Grades |
4:00 pm |
| SUNDAY YOUTH GROUP |
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Youth Group
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6th-12th Grades |
Noon - 3:00 pm |
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Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11:30 am
Location: Church Library (Rm 12)
Starting September 4th, we will be studying the book "Grounded: Finding God in the World" by Diana Butler Bass. The author, a proponent of hopeful religion, shows us how to understand the sacred nature of the natural world and the unity with the spiritual world in the formation of human faith. We will learn how to love this world more deeply and see God everywhere we look. Contact Jeanne Ambrosier for more information: [email protected] or 303-674-6377
THE MEN'S BAGELRY FELLOWSHIP GROUP
1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6:30 am
Location: The Bagelry in Bergen Park
The Men's Bagelry Fellowship Group meets 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.
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LIBRARY ADULT STUDY CLASS (Rm 12)
Sundays from 9:30-10:20 am
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October 27: Immigration & Refugee Update {Part 1}
Coming to America (Part 1) - The Immigrant, Refugee, Asylum Seeker, etc. This session will:
Identify the various ways people come to the United States,
Identify what the processes are for those who want to call the United States home,
Separate fact from fiction about the different statuses.
Facilitator: Carolyn Hohne
November 3: Immigration & Refugee Update {Part 2}
Coming to America (Part 2) - Migrating the Challenging Process. This session will:
- Identify situations that immigrants encounter,
- Identify what the United Methodist Church is doing to help immigrants navigate legal requirements and barriers,
- Identify how other faith partners are responding to the biblical mandate to "welcome strangers" to our land.
Facilitator: Rev. Joyce Snapp
November 10:
The Spirituality of Art
Facilitator:
Roger Ambrosier
November 17: Mean Street Ministry (UMCE Alternative Christmas)
Presenter to be Announced
November 24: Urban Peak (UMCE Alternative Christmas)
Presenter- Fayre Ruszczyk
Dec: 1, 8, 15 & 22: Advent Study
While the theme of hope may be expected in an Advent study, the Scriptures studied in these sessions may not be. Yet, they are appropriate when we look at the fullness of Christian hope, which exists in the past, the present and the future. The study will be facilitated by Carolyn Hohne. {Suggested donation for class materials $15.}
Dec 1: Trusting with Hope - Recognizing that hope requires trust.
Dec 8: Faith and Hope - Hope can look foolish without faith.
Dec 15: Hope for New Things - Opening ourselves to God's surprises.
Dec 22: Hope Fulfilled - Celebrating the divinely given hope that is "God with us"
Facilitator: Rev. Deb Olenyik
December 29: No Class
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MINISTRY JOTTINGS BY PASTOR DEB
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For The Very First Time
The practice of
generosity describes the Christian's unselfish willingness to give in order to make a positive difference for the purposes of Christ. Abundant generosity describes practices of sharing and giving that exceed expectations and extend to unexpected measures.
In the novel Cold Mountain, there is a minor character, a fiddler, whose life is changed after he plays for a young girl who is dying. As the fiddler plays the girl's suffering is eased. She keeps asking for another and another. But the fiddler only knows six songs and tells her so. She says "That's rather pitiful. What kind of a fiddler are you?"
The encounter changes the fiddler-- "Time and time again during the walk back to camp the fiddler stopped and looked at his fiddle as if for the very first time. He had never before thought of trying to improve his playing, but now it seemed worthwhile to go for every tune . . . Thereafter, he never tired of trying to improve his playing, and he went into taverns of every kind to study the sounds and methods of other musicians . . . His playing became as easy as a man drawing breath, yet with utter conviction in its centrality to a life worth claiming." When the fiddler discovered the gift he had been given, and the power of that gift to influence the world for good, he was changed.
We find something similar through the practice of abundant generosity. Giving causes life. Before, our giving may have been arbitrary, perfunctory, haphazard, a little here and there. But when we discover the great difference abundant generosity makes and place it in service to God, we look at giving differently. We look at our giving, and see it as if for the very first time, and seek to improve our generosity at every turn until it becomes as easy as drawing breath.
Blessings,
Pastor Deb
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Attendance & Stewardship Report
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Sunday School & Nursery 10/20/2019
Worship Services 10/20
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Needed Weekly
Received 10/20/2019
Difference
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2019 Budget
Needed Year to Date
Received Year to Date
Difference Year to Date
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10/25/2019
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53
143
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$6,309
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$328,086
$258,669
$238,851
($19,818)
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AROUND THE CHURCH -
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
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| Tuesday, October 29 |
4:00 pm |
Nominations Meeting |
| Saturday, November 2 |
8:00 am |
UMM Breakfast |
| Sunday, November 3 |
2:00 pm |
Confirmation Class #4 |
| Friday, November 9 |
5:00 pm |
Confirmation Class - Attend Catholic Mass
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| Sunday, November 10 |
8:30 am |
Celebration Sunday |
| Sunday, November 10 |
10:00 am |
Queen City Jazz Band |
| Sunday, November 10 |
11:30 am |
Celebration Lunch |
| Sunday, November 10 |
2:00 pm |
Confirmation Class #5 |
| Friday, November 15 |
7:00 pm |
Confirmation Class - Attend Jewish Synagogue Service
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| Tuesday, November 5 |
6:00 pm |
Missions |
| Tuesday, November 5 |
7:00 pm |
Trustees |
| Tuesday, November 12 |
10:00 am |
Staff |
| Tuesday, November 19 |
6:00 pm |
Church & Society |
| Wednesday, November 20 |
7:00 pm |
Finance |
| Thursday, November 21 |
6:00 pm |
Membership |
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Monday - Thursday: 9:00 am - 1:15 pm
Friday: CLOSED
Please call the office at 303-674-4810, or email [email protected] if you would like to add
your event to the weekly Happenings.
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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.
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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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