Friday, January 28, 2021
COVID-19 AND UMCE UPDATE

As you have no doubt experienced, cases of COVID-19 are on the rise in our community due to the Omicron variant. Here is a brief update about the COVID and UMCE:

  • In accordance with the JeffCo Public Health Department’s mandate, masks are required in the church building for everyone over the age of 2 regardless of vaccination status.
  • Church staff are taking at-home tests within 12 hours of church on Sunday morning. If a staff member tests positive Saturday night/Sunday morning, they will not be at worship.
  • Food and drinks will not be offered for Fellowship Time. Folks are welcome to stay after worship and chat, but we will not be providing refreshments.
  • Adult Ed (Adult Sunday School) will be taking a 2 week break. Leaders of the class will reevaluate the situation at the beginning of February.

Worship continues to be offered online as well as in person. We will continue our experiment with livestreaming the 10:30 service this Sunday! Please check your email for the link to the online worship service.
 
Thank you for your continued care for our community in these ways.
Grocery Rewards Update

For the period of October 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 we had 21 households participate in our King Soopers rewards program. This earned the church $218.35. We'd like to encourage more of you to designate the church as your preferred organization in the King Soopers rewards program. King Soopers calculates 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 UMCE to be the recipient of 5% of your spending on gas and groceries, you need to designate us as your preferred organization. If you don’t have a computer or need help setting up your account, please let the church know and we will help you.
Sunday Adult Education Class

Come meet with fellow church members in the library between the two services. All are welcome and encourage to come! Hope to see you at 9:30 each Sunday. 

Due to the surge in COVID, there will be no class on January 30. The classes will be rescheduled for a later date. 
February 6: Meet America’s First Top Gun, James H. Harvey III! This is a rare opportunity to hear the inspirational story of how a boy from a small mountain town in Pennsylvania not only dreamt of being a pilot but became one of the top pilots in the country.  He is an outstanding leader who has helped blaze a trail for equality. Hear about the very first Top Gun competition, and how the Tuskegee team blew away the competition. Regrettably, the win was not recorded in the record books for 46 years and the trophy was hidden for 55 years. Col. Harvey has helped right these wrongs, and at 98 years of age, continues to work on correcting the record books.

Please RSVP on the sign-up sheet in Fellowship Hall—not required, but appreciated.
Jane Miller's Half Marathon

Jane Miller (19), did a half marathon over MLK weekend in Maui. She has been training since November and raised almost $5,500 for the Crohn’s and Colitis foundation, if you would like to read her story and see her fundraising success here is her webpage. Thank you to everyone for your donations supporting her!
 
Jane currently is working at the City of Lakewood as a part-time laborer in the greenhouse and forestry. She is also taking classes at Red Rocks Community College with a focus on Anthropology/Forensics.
Looking for ways to give back?

We have a few committees that could use your help. If something sounds interesting to you, call or email Jessica.

  1. Sound technician: rotating schedule, both services, will be trained.
  2. Communion setup: rotating schedule, both services, will be trained.
  3. 8:30am liturgist
  4. Fellowship committee
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