Passing of Member Loretta Holp
Loretta (Wampler) Holp, 85 years old passed away peacefully at home in Colorado Springs, April 3rd, 2021. Loretta was the oldest daughter of Paul and Freda (Shade) Wampler born on March 12th, 1936 in New Lebanon, Ohio. Loretta was married to the love of her life, Wilbur (Bud) C. Holp on June 12th,1953. Loretta loved caring for and traveling with her family many times over the years. Her professional years were spent with Good Samaritan Hospital in the surgical department in Ohio. Then with Prudential Insurance as a claims manager once she moved to Evergreen Co. Loretta loved cooking, art, gardening, traveling, music- especially listening to her husband sing, but most of All, she loved her family very much. Loretta was preceded in death by her parents Paul and Freda Wampler, her sister Donna McCarty, her husband Wilbur (Bud) Holp. Loretta is survived by her sisters Judy (Mark) Grube, and Paula Wampler. Loretta is also survived by her children, Debbie (Tom) Spitler, Jeff Holp, and Lisa (George) Twardowski. Grandchildren, Tricia (Rich) Teller, Jeremy (Misty) Spitler, Kimberly (Jon) Troehler, Jacob Rocke, Zachary (Catherine) Twardowski, Jenny (Colton) Critchlow, and 8 Great Grandchildren. Please send donations to Pikes Peak Hospice here in her honor.
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Native American Ministries
This weekend, the United Methodist Church lifts up UMC Native American Ministries. Did you know:
- We have United Methodist Native American ministry partnerships happening in the following regions of our Mtn. Sky Conference:
- Colorado—Four Corners region; and the annual Sand Creek Spiritual Healing Run from the Sand Creek National Historic Site near Eads to downtown Denver
- Wyoming – Riverton; Lander; Sheridan; and northeast Wyoming [in conjunction with the Dakotas Conference]
- Montana – Hardin; Ft. Peck; Billings; Blackfeet Reservation; and Great Falls
- Donna Mullins is organizing a visit to the Denver Indian Center this spring for anyone interested in education around Native Americans living in the Denver area. This is being hosted by our Journey Towards Racial Justice group.
- Four recent sessions of this group focused on current issues and needs of Native Americans as well as understanding factors past and present which have contributed to these.
- The United Methodist Church includes 149 Native American congregations.
- 21,0000 Native Americans are United Methodists.
- The U.S. is home to 567 Native American tribes with different languages, traditions and customs.
- Most Native Americans now live in cities.
- Native Americans have a 27% poverty rate.
- The General Conference of the United Methodist Church has affirmed the sacredness of Native American/American Indian people, their languages, cultures and gifts to the church and the world.
- Half of all giving in our region for Native American Ministries stays in our region.
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Giving to United Methodist Native American Ministries can happen by making checks payable to our church with note that it is for Native American Ministries or donating online at ResourceUMC.org/SSGive.
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Men's Breakfast & Spring Workday in Two Weeks
Calling all men! Join us for breakfast [planned for outdoors] and the spring church workday on Saturday, May 1st, 8:30 a.m. until whenever [or join us after breakfast].
We'll have both indoor and outdoor projects. It might be helpful to bring the following if available: work gloves, basic tools, hand saw, chain saw, paint brushes/rollers & pan, step ladder & clothes which are okay to get grime/paint on. Women are also welcome to join in the fun!
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Invitation to Join Choir – Beginning Outdoor Rehearsals May 2
We are excited that the first step in our Chancel Choir relaunch will happen Sunday, May 2. Outdoor rehearsals will be held on Sundays between services, just outside the narthex doors. We’ll be taping the anthems for a while until our choir can sing live inside again. Contact Nathan if interested – anyone who enjoys singing is welcome – music@evergreenumc.org.
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Vacation Bible School Registration is open
Vacation Bible School is "on" this year! To ensure social distancing we will be holding VBS outside on the church grounds this summer. We will meet from 9AM to Noon during the first week of June. Our theme is The Wild, Wonderful Ark, with a Noah's Ark theme. We are also looking for adult and youth volunteers! Please share the news with all of the children you know!
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Buying Groceries and Shopping on Amazon Can Benefit the Church
When you buy groceries be sure to use your Safeway card or ensure that your King Soopers' rewards card is linked to our church in their community rewards program. We just received the notice of our first quarter reward payment from King Soopers. It showed that we have 19 households blessing our church with their King Soopers' purchases which resulted in a payment to the church of $228.30. Our Safeway purchases seem to be lagging. Safeway cards can be purchased at the church and they are re-loadable at the store. We have over $1,000 worth of Safeway cards at the church for $10 each. If you don't have one, be sure to contact the church to get one and buy one for a friend or family member too. King Soopers' process is different. You need to go on-line to the community rewards section of the King Soopers' web site and select our church as the preferred organization that you want to link your King Soopers' rewards card to. It is a simple process; however, if you have trouble doing it or don’t have a computer, please contact the church office for assistance. Written instructions are available at the church. The church gets 5% of everything you buy at Safeway and King Soopers, including gasoline.
A lot of us are ordering more things on Amazon than we used to. When you order from Amazon be sure to use Amazon Smile and select our church as your charity of choice. By using Amazon Smile a portion of most items purchased gets paid to our church.
As a reminder, we have a birthday donation program in which we encourage you to give a donation to the church in honor of your birthday or a family member's birthday. You can give whatever amount you are comfortable with to commemorate each year of your life.
Thank you for all of your support for the church.
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The Christian Faith, United Methodists and Earth Day
The Bible is full of beautiful language and theology for celebrating God's creation. Yet sometimes, in the rhythm of the church year, it can be challenging to find a specific time to focus as a church community on the theme of creation.
Since 1970, communities have taken one day each year to be especially mindful of the Earth and its many gifts: April 22, Earth Day. Congregations from a wide variety of faith traditions, including United Methodists, engage in praying, learning, and action during this time as well.
For United Methodists, what we have to say about environmental stewardship is found in the UMC Discipline area entitled “The Natural World”. It begins: All creation is the Lord’s, and we are responsible for the ways in which we use and abuse it. Water, air, soil, minerals, energy resources, plants, animal life, and space are to be valued and conserved because they are God’s creation and not solely because they are useful to human beings. God has granted us stewardship of creation. We should meet these stewardship duties through acts of loving care and respect. . . .” There are sections on: water, air, soil, minerals, & plants; energy resources utilization; animal life; global climate stewardship; space, science & technology; food safety; and food justice. An online search “UMC Discipline, Natural World”, will provide additional information.
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Ministry Jottings
The Feast of Freedom
The Easter faith recognizes that the raising of the crucified Christ from the dead provides the great alternative to death found in our world. This Easter faith sees the raising of Christ as God’s protest against death, and against all people who somehow contribute to bringing death. For the Easter faith recognizes God’s passion for the life of the person who is threatened by and with death.
Christians have often deleted this liberating power from Easter. And there are different deaths than just bodily death. There is the economic death of people who starve. There is political death for people who are oppressed [such as in Myanmar right now]. There is social death for the handicapped. And the soundless death of the apathetic soul.
The resurrection faith is not proved true by means of historical evident, or only in the next world. It is proved here and now, through courage against deadly powers and the self-giving of men and women who understand and are willing to work for the victory of life. It is impossible to talk convincingly about Christ’s resurrection without participating in the movement of the Spirit of Christ here and now.
With an Easter faith we can celebrate the laughter of the redeemed and the dance of the liberated. Easter is at one and the same time God’s protest against death and the feast of freedom from death. We need to hold these two things together to understand the resurrection of the Christ who was crucified.
-Adapted from the writings of Jürgen Moltmann
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Dear Fish Lovers
Russell Fletcher and Terry Vogt rented a deep-sea fishing boat in Mexico and went out in the ocean where they caught several fish, including these two sailfish. The fish both were caught at the same moment. Russell and Terry spent 15 to 20 minutes or maybe longer bringing them in and while Russell was bringing in one fish, Terry brought in the other.
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Upper Room
The May/June 2021 Edition of Upper Room is now available. Please see the narthex or contact the church office to request one to be mailed to you. |
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Journey Toward Racial Justice |
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8:30am @ Fellowship Hall & Outside |
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Men's Breakfast & Spring Workday |
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6pm @ Fellowship Hall & Zoom |
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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
Online Youth Group: 1:30 - 2:30
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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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