United Methodist Church of Evergreen
Rev. Deb Olenyik, Pastor
Sunday, September 8, 2019
13th 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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Last Sunday's Communion offering raised $276 for AfricAid.
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Pastor Deb will be on vacation with family in Pennsylvania Sep. 12-18. Pastor Dean Penrod will lead worship on Sep. 15. Rev. Joyce Snapp, Pastor Dean Penrod & Bill Graf will be available for pastoral emergencies.
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BOOKS & BIBLE SUNDAY
Sunday, September 8th at 10:30 am
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Join us on September 8th at the 10:30 service as we present our incoming 3rd graders with Bibles and also present special gifts to our Preschoolers - 5th graders as they move up to their new EverKids grade level. {Our Fall Festival has moved to be part of Trunk or Treat on October 20th -- mark on your calendar!}
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ADULT EDUCATION CLASS IS BACK IN SESSION
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Attention: The adult education class is back in session this Sunday, September 8
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. All are welcome! Please, join us in the church library from 9:30 - 11:15 am for the beginning of an exciting and stimulating year.
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ECHO SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM THANK YOU!
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Thank you to Debby Humphrey, Alice Slanec and Karen Olsen for participating in the EChO lunch program this summer and to Clyde Sacks for getting much of the supplies at wholesale cost. Thank you to all who donated money to this cause. During the three weeks that we delivered, we estimated enough food to feed a total of over three hundred hungry people.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
IN THIS YEAR'S FRUIT SALE!
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Thank you all for your participation in this year's fruit sale. PLEASE REMEMBER TO PICK UP YOUR FRUIT ON SUNDAY, 9/8, BEFORE, IN BETWEEN OR AFTER CHURCH, or have someone pick them up for you.
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CHRISTMAS DINNER IS ON THE HORIZON
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
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The Christmas Dinner is on the horizon. It will be held on December 7, with pre-parties, free childcare and entertainment. Please mark your calendars to keep that date open to join us for another evening of dining and entertainment.
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EVERGREEN OPEN DOOR STUDIOS
September 21 & 22nd from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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You are invited to join three of our UMCE members who will exhibit their art in Evergreen Open Door Studios September 21 & 22 from 10AM - 5PM. The artists are Roger Ambrosier, Erlene Irwin and Melanie Stopponi. Booklets with directions to their studios are on the church coffee/snack bar counter.
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THE MOUNTAIN RESOURCE CENTER PRESENTS:
BOWLS AFTER DARK EVENING GALA
Thursday, September 26th from 6:00 - 9:00 pm |
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MRC invites you to attend Bowls After Dark Evening Gala at Mount Vernon Country Club, 24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden. Individual tickets are $75 and a reserved table for 8 is $600. This includes dinner, one drink, and a souvenir bowl. This is MRC's signature fundraising event and includes a Wine Pull, Live & Silent Auction, and Paddle Raise. Tickets are available at www.mrcco.org.
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UMC EVERKIDS FALL 2019 PROGRAM
IS READY TO LAUNCH!
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The UMC EverKids Fall 2019 Program is ready to launch, and we can't wait for you to join us! Our theme for the 2019-2020 school year is "We are God's Masterpiece." And our theme verse is Ephesians 2:10: For we are God's masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works,which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Our focus this year will be on the EverKids' talents and unique value in God's eyes. Please join us for some or all of our programs!
Heroes of the Bible Study: Wednesdays from 4-5PM
Join us as we learn what a Bible Study is and how to participate in one. This activity is open to Preschool-5th Graders. There will be games, crafts, and snacks, in addition to the brief Bible Study. Non-readers and readers welcome!
Classes start September 11.
Action Pack: Sundays from 9:30-10:15AM
Rejoin the action pack for a morning of music! More information coming!
Classes start September 14.
UMC EverKids Sunday School: Sundays from 10:30-11:30
Join us again for Deep Blue Sunday School, with an emphasis on our individual talents and value. We will start with a one room school puppet show and activity, followed by a Bible lesson separated by age group.
Classes start September 14.
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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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UMM Breakfast
Saturday, September 14th at 8:00 am
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UMM will kick off our fall breakfast schedule on Saturday, September 14. Geo-physicist, John Warn, has been investigating the existence of Sasquatch for some time and will present his findings in his presentation: "Sasquatch - Fact or Fiction?" Breakfast will be served at 8:00. Please note that we will be meeting on the second Saturday instead of the usual first Saturday.
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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 8: Our History: UMC of Evergreen
Facilitators: Jeanne & Roger Ambrosier
September 15: Non-Canonical Books of Scripture
Facilitator: Bob Gerteis
There exists numerous books written during the first and second centuries that were not selected to be included in our Bible. Since there are to many to be discussed in just one class, I have selected the Gospel of Peter for our discussion.
September 22: Archeology of the Holyland
Facilitator: Bob Gerteis
One of the more interesting areas investigated by archeologists has been Galilee where Jesus preached.
Their excavations have revealed how people lived and worked in the time of Jesus.
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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I Gave Up Looking for Certainty - And Found Truth
{This week I am sharing from the writings of Tim Hansel-Pastor Deb}
"I've noticed in the past few years that I tend to avoid books with the word victorious in the title. Somehow they don't seem to speak to where I am. My journey just isn't described in such simple terms. I've struggled with the fact that I am unambiguously Christian and at the same time, unmistakable human. In fact, my journey has become more human, not less, since I encountered this one called Christ. . . .
A journal entry of mine a couple of years ago, written in the midst of the most trying period I've ever experienced, says simply 'I gave up looking for certainty - and found truth.' I realized that when I quit waiting for certainty to come, I was free to discover, or rediscover, the essence of what I was really looking for. . . .
When we give up our excessive need for security and 'clean victories,' for everything to be right, then the peace that passes all understanding has room to invade our lives again. . . .
I [gained] the confidence to let go in some new ways - to realize again that we trust a Person, not a set of answers. And this Person is often, if not always, different from who we think he is. Robert M. Brown begins a chapter in one of his books with these words: 'BE IT HEREBY INACTED that every three years all people shall forget whatever they have learned about Jesus, and begin the study all over again.'
While one great tragedy of the world is that many people are unfamiliar with Jesus, it is equally tragic that some of us are too familiar with him, in the sense, that 'we think we know, we think we really understand' the full significance of his life within us and among us."
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Attendance & Stewardship Report
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Sunday School & Nursery 9/1/19
Worship Services 9/1
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19
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Needed Weekly
Received 9/1/2019
Difference
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2019 Budget
Needed Year to Date
Received Year to Date
Difference Year to Date
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9/6/2019
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84
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$6,309
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$328,086
$214,506
$202,306
($12,200)
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AROUND THE CHURCH -
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
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Sunday, September 8
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10:30 am
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Books & Bible Sunday
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| Saturday, September 14 |
8:00 am |
UMM Breakfast |
| Saturday, October 5 |
8:00 am |
UMM Breakfast |
| Sunday, October 13 |
12:00 pm |
Church Council |
| Sunday, October 20 |
10:30 am |
Evergreen Children's Chorale |
| Sunday, October 20 |
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Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat |
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TEAM MEETINGS -
SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER
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| Sunday, September 8 |
11:30 am |
Adult Learning & Fellowship |
| Tuesday, September 10 |
10:00 am |
Staff |
| Tuesday, September 10 |
6:00 pm |
Lay Care |
| Tuesday, September 17 |
6:00 pm |
Church & Society |
| Wednesday, September 18 |
7:00 pm |
Finance |
| Thursday, September 26 |
6:00 pm |
Membership |
| Tuesday, October 1 |
6:00 pm |
Missions |
| Tuesday, October 1 |
7:00 pm |
Trustees |
| Tuesday, October 8 |
10:00 am |
Staff |
| Tuesday, October 15 |
6:30 pm |
Church & Society |
| 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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