United Methodist Church of Evergreen
Rev. Deb Olenyik, Pastor
Sunday, September 29, 2019
16th 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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| NEW OFFICE MANAGER - JESSICA COONS |
{As previously announced, office manager, Allison Caldwell, is moving with her family to Florida because of a job change for her husband. We send her off with much appreciation and love.}
The UMCE Staff Parish Relations Team is happy to announce that Jessica Coons has accepted the role of serving as our church office manager. She is currently beginning her transition into this role, and will be training alongside Allison over the next week. Jessica will formally begin as office manager on Monday, October 7, as Allison's last day with us is Friday, October 4.
During the interview process, Jessica's outgoing personality and ability to prioritize important tasks stood out. She brings a wealth of experience to this position, and we are truly lucky to have her join our staff. In addition, Jessica already knows our church well, as she has a child in the Great Escape preschool.
If you have any questions about this transition, please don't hesitate to reach out to Pastor Deb or me.
Andrew Zapotoczny
SPR Chair
Jessica Coons moved to the Evergreen area over 7 years ago with her husband, Stacy, of 16 years and her 4 year old daughter, Abigail. The Coons family moved to Colorado ten years ago from the East Coast. Jessica comes with over 20 years experience in office administration. The Coons family enjoys hiking, going to Elitch Gardens, and swimming. They also have a 9 month old puppy, Emma.
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FALL FESTIVAL & TRUNK OR TREAT
Sunday, October 20th after 10:30 Service
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Make plans to attend this amazing, even-bigger event this year! We will have games, the ever-popular cake walk, along with grilled hot dogs. Plus, it's time to decorate those trunks for some Halloween fun and goodies. Costumes optional. For the adults, pitch in to volunteer at booths and don't forget those goodies and decorated trunks. Contact Sarah Sailor if you can help.
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EVERGREEN CHILDREN'S CHORALE
Sunday, October 20th at the 10:30 Service
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Join us as the very special Evergreen Children's Chorale is with us to perform several musical pieces as part of our worship.
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TIME, TALENT & SERVICE SHEETS
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Calling all of us! Please complete if you didn't last year or you'd like to update. They are in the bulletin & can be placed in the offering plates when completed. Our outstanding volunteers are who make our ministries happen-thank you for being one of them.
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WHO'S IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD?
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Remember back in July when we asked folk to share which neighborhood they lived in? We now have copies of "who lives where" available on the information table in Fellowship Hall.
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| FRUIT ORDER FUNDRAISER RESULTS |
| Our annual fruit order fundraiser raised $1,396 for the church. |
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Vivian Hinckley was baptized this past Sunday, September 22nd at the 10:30 service. Her parents are Rob and Elizabeth Hinckley, Jr.
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Roger & Nancy Quayle
- Roger and Nancy come to us from Greenwood Community Church in Englewood. Roger grew up near San Antonio, TX, received a BBA from the University of Texas in Austin, and a MBA from the University of Houston. Nancy was born & raised in Baytown, TX, where she was baptized & a member of Grace Methodist Church. She received her Master of Architecture degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Roger and Nancy married 1978 at the Baytown, TX Methodist Church. Roger worked as Executive VP for Brown & Root Engineering and Construction in Houston and CH2M HILL Engineering in Denver. Nancy worked as an architect for Exxon & Trammell Crow Company in Houston, TX, before starting their family & working as a freelance residential architect out of her home studio. They moved to Denver in 1995 and raised two wonderful daughters and now have 4 grandchildren. One daughter is in North Carolina and one daughter is in Denver. Roger has volunteered more recently as Executive Director for Barnabas Connection in TX, helping the needy and with WAG, Wimberley Adoption Group for dogs. Nancy retired last year to enjoy her passions of grandchildren, watercolor painting, tennis, hiking, biking & fly fishing.
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BLUE SPRUCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
"HARD HATS & HIGH HEELS" FUNDRAISER
Thursday, October 3rd from 5:30-8:30 pm
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Join Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity for a lively evening and help build a home for a family in need! The event will take place at The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park 26624 N. Turkey Creek Road. For more information or to buy tickets please visit www.bluesprucehabitat.org.
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FAMILY PROMISE "WARMING WAYS FOR WINTER" EVENT
Thursday, November 7th from 5:30-8:30 pm
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You are invited to join Family Promise at their 19th annual "Warming Ways for Winter" fundraising event to support families facing a housing crisis. The event will take place at Temple Emanuel at 51 Grape Street, Denver 80220. For more information or to register online please visit www.familypromiseofgreaterdenver.org.
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"Dear Friends at United Methodist Church of Evergreen,
Thank you so much for providing 79 pounds of items for our summer lunch buffet at our ECHO Food Bank during August. These wonderful items (sloppy joes, buns, veggie sticks and slaw) were definitely appreciated by our ECHO Shoppers. Thank you for including such a great variety of fresh and healthy items! They were nutritious and delicious!!!
Your kindness and generosity with our mountain area neighbors is much appreciated. Your compassion makes a difference in our community.
Love,
Your Friends at ECHO"
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| CONFIRMATION BEGINS OCTOBER 6TH |
We have eight middle schoolers ready for this year's confirmation class. We are looking for 8 mentors {5 women & 3 guys} who will have a chance to interact with these great kids a few times over the next three months. Please let Pastor Deb know if you can help.
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UMM - GUATEMALA MISSIONS TEAM PRESENTATION
Saturday, October 5th at 8:00 am |
Participants from the Guatemala Missions Team will be doing a presentation on their recent trip. The group of fourteen spent the first week of July helping ninety Mayan elementary and middle school children expand their use of the English language. Breakfast will be served at 8:00, and the presentation will begin at approximately 8:30.
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FRAME A HOUSE IN A DAY! BLUE SPRUCE FAITH BUILD
Saturday, September 28th
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Frame a House in a Day! In partnership with Thrivent and Blue Spruce Habitat join us for "Building in Faith" on Saturday, September 28 at the ReStore, 1232 Bergen Parkway in Evergreen. To sign up by September 21 visit our website at
www.bluesprucehabitat.org
. There will be four shifts (8a-10a; 10:15a-12:15p; 12:30p-2:30p; 2:45p-4:45p) and openings for 25 volunteers on each shift.
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2019 PURA VIDA MINISTRIES ANNUAL GALA
Friday, November 1st at 6:00 pm |
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Pura Vida Ministries will hold a Benefit Dinner and Celebration on Friday, November 1st at the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Colorado. The gathering will provide an opportunity to join in the celebration of the continued success of Pura Vida's Guatemala ministries.
The evening includes a reception at 6:00pm, dinner at 7:30pm, and a program presentation on Pura Vida's mission. There will also be a silent auction and time to mingle with others who've participated in Pura Vida's success.
Pura Vida Ministries is currently providing scholarships for over 350 children in several rural Guatemalan villages. Many of these students wouldn't otherwise have the opportunity to attend school. A significant number of these scholarship students are sponsored by families from this church. Many of these students, who began sponsorship in primary school, are now enrolled at university. Pura Vida is extremely grateful for your support.
Work teams have provided many news homes and school classrooms for needy communities in Guatemala. Our English Camp has just completed it's 6th year teaching English skills to students in communities near Chichicastenango. Your church has been instrumental in the success via sponsorships, mission trips and financial & prayer support throughout Pura Vida's history.
Please join us November 1st to celebrate our shared accomplishments and hear more about plans for the future of Pura Vida ministries.
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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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September 29: Perspectives from Our Middle East Travels
Facilitators: Terry & JoAnn Vogt
October 6: The Spirituality of Creating Art
Facilitator: Pem Dunn
October 13: Senior Housing Options & Trends
Facilitator: Donna Mullins, Senior Housing Design Consultant and Gerontologist
Join us as Donna shares
with us alternative senior housing types and presents
an exciting new initiative in Jefferson County called Age-Friendly Jefferson County/Livable Communities as well as other trends in the field.
October 20: No Class - Fall Festival Prep
October 27: Immigration & Refugee Update {Part 1}
Facilitator: Carolyn Hohne
November 3: Immigration & Refugee Update {Part 2}
Facilitator: Rev. Joyce Snapp
November 10: Update on the Mtn. Sky Conference: Moving Forward
Facilitator: Pastor Deb
November 17: Program by one of the Alternative Christmas agencies
November 24: Program by one of the Alternative Christmas agencies
Dec: 1, 8, 15 & 22: Advent Study {Details TBA}
December 29: No Class
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MINISTRY JOTTINGS BY PASTOR DEB
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Speaking the Truth in Love
Jesus called his disciples to the impossible: "Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; speak well of those who speak evil of you; pray for those who persecute you." (Lk 6) This is the impossible love that Jesus comes to announce in order that humanity work towards unity. This way of forgiveness and reconciliation, of acceptance of people who are different, is meant to shake all the foundations of groups and societies closed in upon themselves.
Perhaps the most essential characteristic of our spiritual life is expressed in offering one another unconditional acceptance as persons. This does not mean accepting destructive behavior, but learning to communicate acceptance of the other as a person with no strings attached. Unconditional love is an expression of God's love. To love in God's way involves generous self-giving. A healthy congregation or family life requires a great deal of give and take - the capacity for compromise, yielding to others, and graciously being yielded to. We find it hard to give ourselves freely to others when we are judging them. I speak of judgment here in the sense of condemnation rather than of discernment.
Paul calls the spiritual art of discernment "speaking the truth in love" (Eph 4:15). It is a demanding skill, beginning with the discipline of discerning what is true. Then following with the capacity both to offer authentic appreciation when fitting, and to confront gently yet firmly when needed. The deceptively simple phrase "speaking the truth in love" indicates that the SPIRIT in which one speaks truth is as important as the truth one speaks.
Blessings,
Pastor Deb
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Attendance & Stewardship Report
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Sunday School & Nursery 9/22/19
Worship Services 9/22
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Needed Weekly
Received 9/22/2019
Difference
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2019 Budget
Needed Year to Date
Received Year to Date
Difference Year to Date
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9/27/2019
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83
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$6,309
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$328,086
$233,433
$217,256
($16,177)
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AROUND THE CHURCH -
OCTOBER
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| Saturday, October 5 |
8:00 am |
UMM Breakfast |
| Sunday, October 6 |
2:00 pm |
Confirmation Class #1 |
| Sunday, October 13 |
12:00 pm |
Church Council |
| Sunday, October 13 |
2:00 pm |
Confirmation Class #2 |
| Sunday, October 20 |
10:30 am |
Evergreen Children's Chorale |
| Sunday, October 20 |
11:30 am
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Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat
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| Sunday, October 20 |
2:00 pm
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Confirmation Class #3
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| Tuesday, October 1 |
6:00 pm |
Missions |
| Tuesday, October 1 |
7:00 pm |
Trustees |
| Tuesday, October 8 |
10:00 am |
Staff |
| Tuesday, October 15 |
6:00 pm |
Church & Society |
| Wednesday, October 16 |
6:00 pm |
Endowment |
| Wednesday, October 16 |
7:00 pm |
Finance |
| Thursday, October 24 |
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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