Your Weekly News and Updates
for May 16, 2022
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Sunday services can be viewed live at 9:30am on Facebook AND YouTube, or afterwards with the links found on the website and weekly emails.
May 22nd— Love Song for the Long Haul (Senior Sunday)
Colossians 3:12-14
May 29th—We Bloom
Isaiah 58:9-12
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Rev. Jamielee Appointed to a New Church
It was announced yesterday during worship that Rev. Jamielee will be appointed to a new church and ministry setting effective July 1st (see the full letter from our District Superintendent here). While we are so sad to see Jamielee and her family go, we are also excited for this new opportunity in ministry for her! In the coming weeks, we will share information about ways that we will celebrate Rev. Jamielee's ministry with us over the last 5 years.
Additionally, our Staff Parish Relations Committee is working closely with our District Superintendent to find a new associate pastor. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Rev. Sandi or any of the SPRC (Shelly Smith-Acuna, Gretchen Olson, Dana Carpenter and Cheryl Buddington).
Thank you for keeping Rev. Jamielee, her family, and our church in your prayers during this time of transition.
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SUPPORT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BY HELPING WITH THE UPCOMING BUILD |
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This year, WPUMC will continue building at Habitat’s Aria Denver site. According to the Habitat website, “Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver is excited to be constructing 28 new homes in Aria Denver, a multigenerational, mixed-income community that supports simple, healthy living. Located eight minutes from downtown and one block from Regis University, these 2-, 3- and 4-bedroom homes are part of a 17.5-acre development featuring organic gardens, a playground and open spaces.”
The following dates have already been reserved for us. Mark your calendars and sign up soon!!
o Sat., May 14 from 8:45 AM – 4:30 PM
o Sat., June 4 from 7:45 AM – 3:30 PM (We start earlier in June and July to beat the heat.)
o Sat., July 9 from 7:45 AM – 3:30 PM
Volunteers with little or extensive building experience are encouraged to participate! To register, please go to this link for the Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver - Volunteer Hub. All participants must register online at least two weeks in advance so Habitat can conduct their planning. Once registered, Habitat sends you a reminder in in advance of your scheduled time.
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MISSIONS at WPUMC
FISH of Denver East
We continue to support the food bank at FISH of Denver East. FISH is one of the few food banks that actually deliveries food to the needy families they serve. There are bins in the Narthex and they will be there through the end of July – recognizing that we will have a slow period during the summer months. Below is a good list of common items that they request routinely:
Toiletries:
- hotel and small-medium retail size unopened shampoo
- hotel and small-medium retail size unopened conditioner
- hotel and small-medium retail size unopened lotion
- deodorant
- toothpaste and toothbrushes
- hotel and small-medium retail size unopened mouthwash
- hotel and small-medium retail size unopened body wash
- bar soap
Food:
- hearty soups and pasta sauces
- variety canned beans (no black or refried)
- healthy snacks
- hot chocolate
- microwave popcorn packets
Clothes for Kids – Denver
This is a new mission for WPUMC. The organization’s mission is: Clothes To Kids of Denver proudly provides new and quality used clothing in a boutique setting to Denver area students from low-income or in-crisis families, free of charge. Our vision is that all students will have the clothing they need to feel comfortable, confident and prepared to thrive. A typical CTKD Wardrobe includes:
5 tops
4 bottoms (shorts, pants, skirts and/or dresses)
1 additional dress or skirt (optional)
5 pairs of new underwear
5 pairs of new socks
1 bra (optional)
1 pair of shoes
1 coat or jacket
Extras (accessories, school supplies, etc – if available)
There will be bins in the Narthex through the end of July. We are asking for the following:
- All school age sizes
- New or gently used
- Both male and female options
- Tops
- Bottoms (shorts, pants, skirts and/or dresses)
- Underwear
- Socks
- Shoes
- Coats/jackets
- Accessories
- School supplies
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Vacation Bible School 2022
What's better than a week at Vacation Bible School? TWO weeks at VBS!! Join Wash Park UMC at the end of summer break for VBS the week of Aug 1st-5th. Attend University Park UMC at the beginning of summer break June 6th-9th.
VBS-Adventure Island- at Wash Park will run for children 3years old and potty trained through completion of 6th grade, August 1st-5th, 9 -11:30 AM Mon-Thurs and 9-12:00 on Friday.
Register now with the button below or on our church website. Anyone interested in helping to support this event by spending some time with our attendees, decorating or donating, please reach out to me to find out how you can be a help to us. One way we could use some help right now is to spread the word, invite neighbors, friends, cousins, grandchildren, you get it, tell EVERYONE!
We will be using all safety protocols recommended by the CDC and state health department for schools and childcare facilities to help guide us to host a safe and healthy Vacation Bible School. We look forward to seeing returning faces and new faces. My email address is childrensministry@washparkumc.org. I would welcome your time, thoughts and ideas.
Blessings,
Sheri Salis
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I Wonder..... if anyone else is as excited as me? We would love to see our churches work together to create fun and exciting VBS programs at both locations this summer and hope to work together more often in the future. We are always in need of volunteers, so youth group ages and adults, don't feel left out, we need you, too!
Patricia Clark is the Children, Youth and Family Ministry director at University Park. Please email her with any questions at pclark@uparkumc.org.
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There are lots of ways that you can offer your gifts in service to our congregation – looking for a way to be more involved at WPUMC? Here are a few opportunities:
*Don Elliott is working with other volunteers to help an Afghan refugee family of 13 (children range from 2 to 25 years old) get settled in the U.S. While we are not permitted to buy goods for the family or give them money, we are permitted to solicit donations from others who would like to help. Right now the family could use a secondhand television to help them improve their very basic English skills. They could also use very short and simple English language books for all reading levels. If any of you have used goods like these that you no longer need and would like to donate them, we could put them to good use. Please email him at delliott957@gmail.com to coordinate donations.
*Ushering – online or in-person! We schedule individuals for a specific Sunday a month for their ushering “shift”. Online ushering doesn’t require you to be in the building, but to engage with online worship participants. In-person ushering requires your presence, and includes greeting people and helping with offering and communion. Email Rev. Sandi at pastor@washparkumc.org.
*Making Meals! Do you love to cook or offer people food? We coordinate meals for families with new babies, people who have health concerns, and other times when a meal seems to offer a tangible sign of love to our church family. To help out, email Rev. Sandi at pastor@washparkumc.org.
*Sunday Morning Liturgist! If you’d like to help offer a greeting to our worship participants, lead the call to worship and read the scripture, email Rev. Sandi at pastor@washparkumc.org.
If there is something specific you’d like to share, or if you are interested in a certain area of leadership, please contact Rev. Sandi at pastor@washparkumc.org.
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Altar Flowers 2022
If you’d like to sponsor Sunday morning altar flowers in honor of an occasion or in memory of someone, please sign up for a date below. The arrangements cost $45 ($35 for seniors) and you can take them home or give them away after service. We just ask that you return the vases to the Tea Kitchen so that we can reuse them. Make checks out to WPUMC and put altar flowers in the memo line or pay via Venmo @Michelle-Hoskins-17.
Please enter the occasion or person to be honored in the My Comment field after you click Sign Up.
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