United Methodist Church of Evergreen
Rev. Deb Olenyik, Pastor

Sunday, April 28, 2019
2nd Sunday in Easter
Services 8:30 & 10:30 am
 
  

Ministry Jottings by Pastor Deb can be found later in this newsletter. Please scroll down to see what Deb is sharing this week.
 
PASTOR DEB VACATION
Pastor Deb is on vacation April 23 - 30th. Rev. Joyce Snapp is on emergency pastoral call.  Rev. Don Sperber will be preaching April 28th. 
 
GUEST PASTOR REV. DON SPERBER BIO
I am a Retired Elder in the Mountain Sky Conference of the United Methodist Church. I retired as the pastor of Grace United Methodist in Denver on July 1, 2003. Following my retirement, I trained to serve as a Transitional Intentional Interim Pastor and am a United Methodist Education Association Approved Intentional Interim. Following that training, I have served as the Intentional Interim at six different locations in length of 2 months to a year in duration, depending on the needed time for transitioning the specific congregation. 

In 1980 my wife, Audrey passed away while I was serving as pastor at the United Methodist Church of Evergreen.  Linda and I were married in 1983. Currently, we live in Lakewood, CO.  We have lived in Lakewood for the last 21 years.

Linda and I met after Audrey's death.  Linda serves as a Spiritual Director. When Linda and I were married we brought together our 5 children. Three live in the Denver Metro Area, one lives in Salida, CO the other, Judi the oldest lives in Bethesda, Maryland.  We are fortunate to be called grandparents to 8.  The oldest is 21, and the youngest is 8. 
 
NATIVE AMERICAN MINISTRIES
Sunday, May 5th
 


Each year on the first Sunday of May we lift up our UM Native American Ministries in worship and through our special communion offering. We have more than 20,000 Native Americans who are part of the United Methodist Church. This year's featured ministry is our own Blackfoot Parish in Browning, Montana. Pastor Deb has been a partner in this ministry - assisting in bringing the pastor featured as well as working with the lay training program also featured. Our offering goes toward Native American ministry programs as well as offering scholarships for Native American students.  

 
UMM MOTHER'S DAY SERVICE
Sunday, May 12th at 10:30 am
 
Last year's Mother's Day Service featured the inaugural performance of the locally renowned United Methodist Men's Chorus. Due to the incredible demand for a repeat performance, the group will take center stage again for Mother's Day this year. In addition, UMM will honor the ladies of UMCE by handling all aspects of the 10:30 worship service, including giving Pastor Deb the day off. Please join us - we promise to get you out on time (if not sooner) for your Mother's Day lunch.
 
 
 

 
SUMMER HOUSING NEEDED FOR
VISITING COLLEGE STUDENT
My name is Jimmy Conway and I am a fellow Methodist coming from the Midwest out to Colorado for the summer. I will be working with a conservation company, TEENSinc., and my position will be stationed out of Conifer. I am reaching out to see if there would be anyone willing to rent me a room in their home for the summer.

I'll be working for TEENSinc. all day Monday through Thursdays from May 28th - August 15th. I would be looking to stay with someone from June 4th - August 15th. If someone would be willing to open up their home for me for only part of the time that would be okay and we could work together further to figure something out. 
 
Also, I am pretty flexible with whatever arrangement pans out.  I would gladly respect someone's family time and remain fairly independent or would happily join in for some lively conversations. Please tell anyone interested that they are more than welcome to reach out to me  via email at [email protected] or by phone at 608-636-3341).  

Recommendation letter from his pastor is below:

To whom it may concern:

I am happy to write this letter of recommendation for Jimmy Conway. Jimmy and his family are long time members of Mount Horeb United Methodist Church. They are active members who are involved not only in the church but in the community.

I am proud of the work Jimmy is doing in Colorado this summer. If someone from your congregation is able to help him with housing I think they will be blessed. I would trust Jimmy in my house with my family and have no hesitation recommending him to you. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have further questions.

Rev. Julie Wilson
Mount Horeb United Methodist Church
9542 Hwy S
Mount Horeb, WI 53572
(608) 437-3088
 
 
 

 
HELP NEEDED FOR FLEA/CRAFT MARKET FUNDRAISER
Saturday, July 20th
                       
 
WE NEED YOUR HELP & SUPPORT!

FLEA/CRAFT MARKET, CAR SHOW, BAKE SALE, AND SILENT AUCTION! LUNCH REFRESHMENT TABLE

We have a sign-up sheet in the Fellowship Hall for you to choose where you would like to help. We would like to have a lead person in each of our spots. Please help us out.

We're looking to rent our parking lot spaces to vendors for craft sales, individuals for used items (think yard sale), UMCE Bake sale, lunch table (i.e. sandwiches, salad, chips, drinks), and church member "items for sale" (Oversee tables of gently used & clean items that each of us will price at home PRIOR TO BRINGING.). All funds collected at this area will go to the fundraiser. Members can also rent a space & keep their funds.

Silent auction items will be from individuals and/or businesses. This includes items from Church members that are new, interesting, unique, handmade or collectible.

Check in/Information table:
Car Show Lead contact: Vickie Borden  720-962-5184
Bake Sale Lead: Debby Humphrey  303-674-8803
Organizing Lead: Marcia Loomis  303-898-3748
Organizing: Orpha Platt  720-541-7172
Sign making: ?
 
WE NEED YOU
 
PANCAKE BREAKFAST
Sunday, April 28th between services
 

 
 
The Membership Team is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast. Enjoy fellowship and breakfast in between services on this Sunday in April. 

 
WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS!
 








Robert "Rob" & Elizabeth Hinckley,  Jr.
Joining by profession of faith.  He's a civil trial attorney who enjoys being outdoors.  She is a homemaker who enjoys cooking.  She's trained as an esthetician.  They have a daughter Vivian, 3 yrs old  & is in Great Escape.  They enjoy doing things with family and moved back to area from California recently. She grew up in Memphis. He moved about as his father was in the Air Force before attending high school and having his early career in Florida.  



Robert & Linda Bates
Joining by transfer from Columbine United Church in Littleton.  He is a regional training manager for Chrysler-Fiat covering several states.  She is a sonographer doing specialized sonograms at Porter Hospital.  They enjoy being with family, camping, hiking, fishing and hunting.  The guys enjoy working on cars. Son Hunter is in kindergarten & daughter Violet is 3.  They grew up in New Mexico and moved to the Denver area after college. 


Paul & Simonne Burke
Joining by transfer from Highlands UMC, Denver.  They own a restaurant in the Highlands area and recently moved to Evergreen.  Their girls are Eleanor  Beatrice "Ellie" 7 months & Madison Frances 3 yrs.  They enjoy hiking and being outdoors.  Paul was born and raised here in Genesee  & Simonne was raised in New York and moved out to the area 11 years ago.

The church office has contact information for our new members upon request.

 
Instructions for Using King Soopers Rewards


Many of you have been using the re-loadable gift cards at King Soopers and Safeway from which we accrue 5% of your grocery and gas purchases. 

As of April 1, King Soopers has simplified their rewards program. You will no longer need to reload the gift cards. Your card is still valid, but once you get to a zero balance, reloading it will not benefit us.

King Soopers will be calculating the 5% rewards based on customers' use of their regular rewards card (this is the card you scan to get your in-store discounts; you may also put in your phone number instead).

In order for the United Methodist Church (UMC) of Evergreen to be the recipient of 5% of your spending on gas and groceries, you need to designate us as your preferred organization. Just follow the detailed instructions below.    If you don't have a computer or need help setting up your account, please let the church know and we will help you.
 
HOW TO UPDATE YOUR KING SOOPERS ACCOUNT
Once you complete this process, each time you use your rewards card King Soopers will donate 5% of your purchase amount to UMC Evergreen.

No more reloading gift cards each time you shop!
 
Register at the King Soopers website, www.kingsooperscommunityrewards.com
 
Step 1: Create an online account
(if you already have an online account, skip to Step 2)
  • Scroll down and select "Create an Account"
  • Under Sign-in information, enter your email and create a password
  • Sign in
  • Select "Use Card Number"
  • Enter your King Soopers Rewards Card number or your alternate ID (usually a phone number), then enter your last name and zip code
  • Under Select your Preferred Store, enter your zip code
  • Select "Find Store" and choose your store
  • Select "Create Account"
  • Continue to step 2 to designate UMC Evergreen as your preferred charitable organization
Step 2: Link your Rewards Card to UMC Evergreen
  • On top right, hover over the carat and click on "Sign in" or if you are still logged in click on the image of a person
  • Once signed in, Select "My Account" from the drop down menu
  • Under Account Summary, scroll down and click on "Community Rewards"
  • Under "Find an Organization" enter our code HV438 or our name and click "Search"
  • UMC Evergreen will show up - click on "Enroll" 

THAT'S ALL THERE IS TO IT -- THANK YOU!!


There is no change to Safeway's program - so please keep re-loading your Safeway gift cards!

Many thanks for all the ways you support our church fund raising programs!
 
2019 Idaho Springs Wing Crawl Fundraiser
Saturday, May 4th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm
Calling All Wing Nuts!  Join me for the 2019 Idaho Springs Wing Crawl on Saturday, May 4th - 4-7pm. Help determine who has the Best Wings in Idaho Springs. For a $25 donation to Loaves and Fishes (local food pantry in Idaho Springs), you get 2 wings at each of 7 of Idaho Springs best restaurants:  BeauJo's, MTN Prime, Vintage Moose, Tommyknockers, Smokin' Yards, Picci's Pizzeria, and Westbound & Down.  Idaho Springs is a short 20 minute drive from Evergreen.  Get your tickets at L-F.yapsody.com  Hope to see you there!  Contact Carolyn Hohne  for more information.
 
 
HOLY LAND TOUR - FREE LUNCH AND A SHOW!
Sunday, May 5th at 11:45 am 
  
 
Visit the Mediterranean through sights, sounds and tastes of Israel and Egypt. Follow in Jesus' footsteps as fellow church members share photos and experiences of their recent travels to the Holy Land with our Bishop. A typical Mediterranean lunch will be provided by the travelers along with talented chef, Clyde Sacks.
 
Rev. Joyce Snapp, Bob and Ann Gerteis, and Jim and Marlene Waltz went on the tour with Mountain Sky Conference Methodists and Bishop Karen Oliveto.   Nancy and Mac DeGuire and Terry and JoAnn Vogt went on separate tours and have generously shared some favorite photos.

Please RSVP so they can estimate the amount of food, but please come (and invite guests), too.  The sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall or email Marlene Waltz at [email protected].
 
A CALL TO ACTION: FIGHT CHILD TRAFFICKING
Saturday, April 27 from 9:30 - 2:00 pm
  
Encourage adults and youth you care about to attend "A Call to Action: Fight Child Trafficking" on Sat. April 27 at UMCE.  Don't miss this opportunity to hear Dr. Jeff Brodsky speak passionately and authentically about his experiences rescuing young victims of sex trafficking.  The adult program will be 9:30 - 11:30 am; he will speak to Middle and High School youth from noon - 2pm. Refreshments will be provided. Come and be informed about this outrage worldwide, and how each one of us can make a lifesaving difference to "the least of these". Questions?  Call Jan Thurling at 720-391-9550, or any member of the JOY Team.
 
MISSIONS CLOTHING DRIVE FOR THE TENNYSON  
CENTER FOR CHILDREN  
Sunday, April 28th before and after services 
  
Tennyson Center for Children is a residential treatment center and K-12 school for emotionally and crisis-affected children and youth, particularly those who have suffered from abuse and neglect. It serves children ranging in age from 5-18 and states as its mission: "We are dedicated to ensuring that these amazing kids have the fighting chance they deserve at a satisfying and fulfilling life."  Many children come to Tennyson Center wearing clothes that are torn, tattered and one or two sizes too small.  To ensure that every child has clothes that fit, Tennyson Center accepts donations of new clothing in its Dress a Child program. 
 
Our shopping expert, Katie Zapotoczny, will purchase a variety of new clothing for this drive (used clothing is not accepted).  You can support this program by donating to cover the cost of these clothes purchased for the Tennyson Center's resident children. The clothes that Missions has purchased will be displayed and available for "sponsorship" on April 28th in the Fellowship Hall, before and after services.  Please consider supporting this effort!  Questions?  Call Bill Graf 303-246-8330 or email [email protected]. 
 
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


Feed My Sheep Preschool - 5th Grades
 4:00 pm
 
ADULT OFFERINGS
WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
Wednesdays from 9:30 - 11:30 am
Location: Church Library (Rm 12)
The current study is about the life of Simon Peter: Flawed But Faithful Disciple. Peter was an ordinary fisherman who heard an extraordinary call and left everything to follow his teacher. Please join us for this Adam Hamilton Study of the man whose doubts and fears helped change the world. 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.
 
LIBRARY ADULT STUDY CLASS (Rm 12)
Sundays, 9:30 - 10:20 am
April 28: Pancake Breakfast no class
 
May 5 & 12  Being United Methodist: Part One {Part 2 will be offered in the Fall}
Facilitator: Rev. Deb Olenyik 
W ho are these people called United Methodists?  Where have they come from? How is it that so few of them really know about being a United Methodist?  What makes them tick in a changing world and what can keep them ticking?  A look at the formation, history, emphases and beliefs of our church.  Based on a book by J. Ellsworth Kalas and related resources.     
 
May 19:  Last session until September.  Planning for Fall class topics.   All interested are encouraged to attend.   
 
MINISTRY JOTTINGS BY PASTOR DEB
 







 
Pastor's Jottings:   Guest Contributor Rev. Joyce Snapp
 
The post-resurrection stories of Jesus excite me.  Our lectionary gospel scripture this week is John 20: 19-31. This is the story of the terrified disciples locking themselves in the Upper Room, barring the doors against the Jews.  Jesus simply and boldly comes through those locked doors and says, "Peace be with you."

While I sat in our sanctuary this past Easter morning enjoying the celebration music, the Easter garden, the scripture, and Pastor Deb's message I couldn't help thinking about the agony of the Sri Lankan Christians during their Easter services. There they were, enjoying the best of Easter Sunday worship, while we were yet asleep.  Their reverence was smashed open as bombs exploded, ceilings and walls caved in on the prayerful worshippers.   I suppose even flames of fire dropped here and there as children, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, cousins, aunts and uncles were burned and trapped by the debris.

Imagine Jesus breaking through the terror there, and saying Peace be with you.  As the Father has sent me, so I send you.  What does Jesus send them to do?  Does Jesus send us, too, to study and understand the conflict that brings the Sri Lankan Christians so much tragedy?  Does Jesus breathe the Holy Spirit on us, too, that we might walk and pray in solidarity with them as they rise from the suffering?

Peace be with us.  Awareness and strength be with us.  The love of Christ be with us. We rise with Christ.
 
FINANCE UPDATES


Attendance & Stewardship Report
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Sunday School & Nursery 4/21/19
Worship Services 4/21 / 19
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Needed Weekly
Received 4/21/19
                                                Difference
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                     2019 Budget
Needed Year to Date
Received Year to Date
Difference Year to Date
4/26/2019
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75
198
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$6,309
$6,726
$471
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$328,086
$100,944
$98,316
($2,628)







 
AROUND THE CHURCH -  MAY

Saturday, April 27
9:30 - 11:30 am Adults
12:00 - 2:00 pm Youth
Fight Child Trafficking Program with Dr. Jeff Brodsky
Sunday, April 28
between services
Pancake Breakfast
Sunday, April 28
before & after services
Tennyson Center Clothing Drive
Sunday, May 5 11:45 am Holy Land Tour & Lunch
Sunday, May 12 10:30 am UMM Leads Special Mother's Day Worship
Sunday, May 19 10:30 am Graduate Recognition
 
TEAM MEETINGS -  MAY
 
Tuesday, May 7 10:00 am Staff
Tuesday, May 7 6:00 pm Missions
Tuesday, May 7 7:00 pm Trustees
Tuesday, May 14
 6:00 pm
 Lay Care
Thursday, May 16 7:00 pm Finance
Sunday, May 19 11:40 am Adult Learning & Fellowship
Tuesday, May 21 6:30 pm Church & Society
Thursday, May 23 6:00 pm Membership
 
CHURCH INFORMATION

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
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.

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.
 
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