This Sunday our communion offering will be for the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Thanks to 7 more pledges that were received last Sunday we have now received $116,880 toward our pledge goal of $289,292. This is 40% of our goal. We are halfway through the campaign at this time and not halfway to our goal yet. Since we have an ambitious goal this year, we will need those who haven't pledged to step up and pledge as much as possible. We know the importance of giving to others and helping those in need. With your help, our church will be able to fulfill the desire we have to help others. The spirit with which we give is so important. God loves a cheerful giver. Please prayerfully and cheerfully consider what God is leading you to give.

Monday, November 16, 7:00-8:30 pm. Sabbath is a gift that God gives to us, a reminder of God’s promise and providence, and that as humans we need time to rest and renew. As we head into the hectic holiday season, join Pastor Sarah as we set aside an evening to learn more about the spiritual practice of Sabbath-taking and set intentions for ways we can incorporate Sabbath into our daily lives.

Please mark your calendars for this year's charge conference at UMCE on Sunday, December 5th at 7pm on Zoom only this year.

More details coming soon.

Sunday, November 21st UMCE will celebrate the end of the Stewardship campaign with lunch after the 10:30 service. We will offer a variety of soups, salad, bread and dessert. We are asking for people to bring any of these food items.

We will also need tables and chairs set up and taken down, and tables decorated. If you can help with any of the above, please call Karen Olson at 303-816-7441.

Calling all you great United Methodist bakers! The Bake Sale is the primary fundraiser for the November 13 and 14 Alternative Gift Fair, which this year will features about 30 charities. The Bake Sale is how we pay for our Fair overhead so that participating charities will receive 100% of the proceeds from their sales.

This year, for safety reasons, we will only be selling sealed baked items. Please seal your donated baked goods in plastic wrap or plastic bags and bring them to UMCE and leave in the church kitchen on Thursday afternoon November 11 or first thing Friday morning November 12 and I will take them to Evergreen Lutheran Church for AGF Bake Sale set up. Please also include card or label with descriptions of your baked goods and any important information about contents, such as whether wheat or gluten free or whether nuts are present. Any bright wrapping, bows or other flourishes are greatly appreciated and will help sales. Pricing will be handled by the Bake Sale team at the AGF.

If you have questions, please contact Bill Graf for more info at bill@billgraf.net or 303-246-8330.

Mickman Brothers offers many other evergreen holiday items in addition to the wreaths we are selling. If you want to order additional products from Mickman Brothers, or if you want to order for out-of-town friends or family, please visit their web site at www.GiftItForward.com. The items can be shipped to any continental U.S. location with no charge for shipping. Be sure to use the church fundraising code when you order online so the church will earn $8 on each item ordered.

The online orders must be placed by December 1^st.

Come meet with fellow church members in the library between the two services. All are welcome! Hope to see you at 9:30 am on the coming Sundays. **Please note that masks are being required for attendees. Thank you for your cooperation!

November 7 & 14: "Extinction - The Facts" - Our discussion will be based on this 2021 documentary, and we will view half of the film each session. Hosted by the renowned naturalist, Sir David Attenborough, who at age 95 brings a heartbreaking warning: One million species out of eight million on earth are now threatened with extinction. We learn extinction is a natural process, however, it is the current rapid rate that has created the crisis. Studies suggest extinction is now happening hundreds of times faster than the natural evolutionary rate, and it's accelerating!

In Genesis 1:28 we humans receive our God given responsibility: "You shall have dominion over every living thing that moves upon the earth... And verse 31, "And God saw everything He had made, and behold, it was very good." This film makes it abundantly clear that we have failed to protect the biodiversity of the earth's animals and plants, and in so doing, we are threatening our very existence! IT IS NO LONGER VERY GOOD.

Sir David concluded his remarks at the climate summit in Glasgow this way: "If working apart we are a force powerful enough to destabilize our planet, surely working together we are powerful enough to save it". He gives us quiet hope that we can create a different kind of future for our children, and for "every living thing that moves upon the earth".

Plan to attend both sessions to see the film in its entirety and have the opportunity to discuss the content with others.

For the quarter ending September 30, 2021 our church had 21 households participating in the King Soopers Community Rewards program which resulted in earnings for our church of $228.90. This is such an easy way for the church to earn income. All you have to do is link your King Soopers loyalty card to the church and then buy groceries, gas, etc. The more you shop, the more we earn. With the holidays coming and people normally buying more groceries, we want to really encourage those of you who haven't linked your King Soopers loyalty card to our church to do so. If you have difficulty linking your card, please contact the church office.

Those of you who have Safeway cards, please continue to reload your cards when you shop. The more you shop at Safeway using your Safeway grocery card, the more we earn. We earn 5% of what you spend at Safeway and King Soopers when you use the cards as noted above.

In order to help this year’s Fair to be a success, we also need both volunteers and shoppers! As you recall, our motto is “Shop once. Gift Twice.” When you do your holiday shopping at our Fair, you can buy beautiful crafts, jewelry, art, baskets and clothing from around the world for your family and loved ones. However, you are gifting not only for those you buy for, but also those in need, both near and far, that the charity vendors support. For more information, go to our website www.gifttwice.org , where you may also click on the Volunteer button at the top of the homepage to sign up to help. Or, you may also go directly to the volunteer page HERE.

Please shop and volunteer with us again to help make this year’s Alternative Gift Fair another huge success! Evergreen Lutheran Church is requiring vendors, volunteers and shoppers to wear masks.

Visit us on the web:  www.evergreenumc.org