VBS Setup Party
We need your help for setup for Vacation Bible School! We are looking for some help on THIS SUNDAY AND MONDAY from 1-3PM. Please let Sarah know if you can help! There are LOTS of different types of projects.
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Safeway Grocery Cards
The church has over $2,000 worth of Safeway $10 grocery cards. Since the cards are re-loadable we don’t sell very many of them anymore. We’d like to sell most of them because the church has a lot of money tied up in these cards. They can be used just like cash at Safeway grocery stores and gas stations. They could also be used as gifts for friends, family or charities. The cards may be purchased at the church.
The church received a check for $293.05 from Safeway this month. We earn 5% on the dollars that are spent at Safeway. No check is issued until our transaction amounts equal at least $5,000. This was the first payment we received from Safeway this year. The report that accompanied the check shows that only 4 Safeway cards were used to reach the $5,000 minimum. We should be able to have more cards being used than 4. Let’s see if we can’t really increase this number by buying and using some of the cards that we have available for sale at the church.
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Welcome New Members!
We welcome these new members who joined our congregation on May 16:
- Jessica Coons
- Greg & Paula Huffaker
- Holly Kay
- Bill & Kathy Short
- Michael Watters {affiliate}
Over the next few weeks we’ll be sharing some background and a picture for each of them. Thanks for taking the time to get to know these great folk in our midst!
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Welcome to Michael Watters
Michael was born and raised in Lima, Ohio and is the second oldest of four children. He graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in Business Administration (Finance) and joined Shell Oil Company shortly after. Michael had a successful 33+ year career spanning operations, trading and audit. He traveled internationally the last five years, spending time in London, Singapore, Dubai, Rotterdam/The Hague, Cape Town, and the Bahamas.
Michael married and has two children; Matt lives in Humble, Texas (with his two grandchildren, Della and Luke) and Chelsea is in Sand, Utah. Michael is divorced and splits his time between Colorado (summers), Texas (winters) and Ohio (Mom turned 81 this year). He enjoys the incredible scenery everywhere/anywhere he is and enjoys golfing, hiking and fishing. He also has an 18 month old Lab mix rescue, Sadie Mae, that he enjoys spending time with. Michael is a member of the Atascocita United Methodist Church in Humble, TX.
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Welcome to Bill & Kathy Short
Bill grew up in Arkansas and Kathy in California. Both Kathy and Bill attended Chico State University where they met at the end of their junior year. They married at the beginning of their senior year. Bill graduated with a BS in Industrial Technology and Kathy received a BA in General Studies for Elementary Education. They finally settled in Evergreen in 1987. Kathy did a bit in Sunday School and was a Deacon for the Church of the Hills. Bill was very active in leadership and served on many boards.
Kathy was a homemaker for their family of six, and Bill worked as a Mechanical Engineer. Kathy went back to school and graduated from Regis University with a Masters in Computer Information Systems. Bill and Kathy have been involved with Pura Vida, and have gone on four Mission trips to Guatemala.
Bill enjoys collecting stamps and coins. He has enjoyed golf, racketball, mountain biking, and running. He is currently trying raising quail as a hobby. Kathy likes to hike, travel, learn Spanish, and play with their nine wonderful grandchildren.
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Welcome to Jessica Coons
Jessica Coons, born and raised in New Jersey, moved to the foothills over 9 years ago with her husband, Stacy, of 18 years. The Coons family moved to Colorado 12 years ago from the east coast. Jessica owned her own online virtual assistant business for 10 years before coming to UMCE as the Office Manager. She has now been the UMCE Office Manager for 1.5 years.
You will usually find the Coons family kayaking in one of the many lakes and reservoirs throughout Colorado anytime it's not snowing. Stacy is a project engineer that loves fishing, golfing, and gunsmithing. They have a 6 year old daughter, Abigail. She is a social butterfly and you can find her usually talking or running fast. They also have a 2 year old dog, Emma. Emma is a super friendly pup and spends her days sunning outside at doggie daycare.
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Business Directory Bulletin Board
This bulletin board will be getting an overhaul and update by July. If you have a business you own or a part of, please feel free to add to it after July or give to Jessica in the church office.
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Church Office Closures & Summer Hours
Jessica will be on vacation starting Friday, June 4th and returning on Monday, June 21st.
Two church members have offered to fill in at the office for a few days during this, Debby Humphrey and Paula Huffaker.
We will have open office hours 9:30am-11:30am on these dates:
- Tuesday, June 8th
- Thursday, June 10th
- Tuesday, June 15th
- Thursday, June 17th
Please note, that there will be no Happenings on Friday, June 11th. Please reach out as soon as possible if you have something to advertise beforehand or if anything is needed before June 4th, such as Zoom info for an upcoming meeting, etc.
Starting on Monday, June 21st our summer office hours will be in effect:
- Mondays: 12pm-2:30pm
- Tuesdays: 9:30am-2:30pm
- Wednesdays: 9:30am-2:30pm
Thank you for your cooperation!
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Golf Tournament UMCE Hole Sponsorship
In order to help support the Evergreen Public Access Defibrillation (EPAD) program, UMCE is sponsoring a hole at their golf tournament on June 7. It’s a great way to support EPAD’s mission to provide AEDs and CPR training in the Evergreen community and to get the word out about our great church. Did you know that UMCE is home to one of EPAD’s AEDs? It’s located on the wall outside the double kitchen doors.
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New UMC District Office Address
Effective June 1:
Cameron UMC
1600 S. Pearl St.
Denver, CO 80210
Please begin sending mail to the new address immediately.
Our phone numbers are remaining the same:
District office & office manager Amanda Heeren 303-325-7047
DS/Rev. Jessica Rook 303-389-9546
CRM/ Rev. Val Jackson 303-284-1847
Thanks to Cameron UMC for welcoming the district office into the Cameron church building.
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Summer help needed with grounds keeping at EFR stations
Evergreen Fire Rescue is seeking summer help. If you know of a college student, a retired individual, or a responsible adult interested in working 10-12 hours per week please direct them to respond to HR as indicated below.
Primary duties are grounds keeping and assisting in the facilities division for the summer. Must be able to follow instructions, work independently and like to be outdoors. Pay is $15-18/hour depending on experience. Must have a current CO driver's license (with minimal violations).
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Ministry Jottings
At the End of the Day
[A Memorial Day Reflection]
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith”
2 Timothy 4: 7
In 1837 in Winslow, Maine, somebody was unhappy with a man named Beza Wood and put this epitaph on his tombstone: In memory of Beza Wood. Departed this life November 2, 1837. Aged 45 years. Here lies one Wood. Enclosed in wood. One Wood within another. The outer wood is very good. We cannot praise the other.”
Well, what about you? At the end of the day, what will people say about you? If they were totally candid, totally honest, how would your epitaph read? In the Jewish Talmud, it is suggested that to be successful in this life you should plant a tree, have a child or write a book. More of a metaphor than to be taken literally. It means that, at the end of the day, be sure you have done something that will be here after you’re gone, something that outlasts you. Be sure that you have exerted influence for good in this life, that lives on after your days here are done.
Interestingly, the apostle Paul wrote his own epitaph – the verse above from 2 Timothy 4:7. Biblical scholars believe this was Paul’s last letter, written just a few days before he was executed by Emperor Nero. The words are written in a tender moment when Paul realized that his days on this earth were coming to an end. He wrote expressing his confidence in God, reassuring his friend Timothy, and summarizing his life in those three short sentences.
Let’s you and I, like Paul did, consider how we will be remembered at the end of our days: Fighting the good fight. Finishing the race. And keeping the faith. Another way to say this, using a slogan of an African American church in Kansas City – “Wake up, sing up, preach up, pray up, stay up, pay up – but never give up or back up or shut up, until the Kingdom of God in this world, is built up.”
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Baby Bottle Drive
Life’s Options in Evergreen is thankful for life and we are collecting change to change lives. Please pick up your physical or virtual baby bottle today, fill it up with spare change, cash or checks and return to church during the weekend services no later than Father’s Day.
Life’s Options provides much needed services to those in our community who are struggling with an unplanned pregnancy. Their work also goes well beyond counseling services and includes practical support with items needed in the daily care of infants and children. Thank you for supporting and helping us continue our life-changing work. Life is a precious gift and we are thankful for life at every stage.
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Tuesday, June 1st - Friday, June 4th |
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Saturday, June 5th - Sunday, June 20th |
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Jessica is on Vacation
Limited office hours
(see Happenings)
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8:30am @ Fellowship Hall & Outside |
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Men's Breakfast & Spring Workday |
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9am @ Evergreen Rodeo Grounds |
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11am @ Fellowship Hall & Library |
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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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