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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
Onsite Youth Group: 12:30 - 3
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August Sermon Series
Lessons from Sunday School:
Aug 2 {communion} “The Greatest Freedom is in Having Nothing to Prove”
Aug 9 “When You Play to Your Strengths the Giants Fall Faster"
Aug 16 “I Was Meant to Party With My Enemies”
Aug 23 “Just Occasionally – I Can Hide”
Aug 30 “Don’t Lose Heart”
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What Should Pastor Deb Lead Next?
Which of these topics and times might be something you'd participate in? These are topics Pastor Deb is excited to offer next. List all you might be interested in. The class would begin mid to late August and be on Zoom.
TOPICS
Gospel of John, a Disciple study & video, 11 sessions
Overview of the New Testament, a Disciple study & video, 8 sessions
Sermon on the Mount, an Amy-Jill Levine study & video, 6 sessions
TIMES
Sundays, 9:20 - 10:20 a.m. {could have folk onsite & on Zoom}
Mondays, 7-8 p.m.
Tuesdays, 11-Noon
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Communion this Sunday is for Urban Peak.
Founded in 1988, Urban Peak is the only non-profit organization in Denver that provides a full convergence of services for youth ages 15 through 24 experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of becoming homeless. Our goal is to help these youth overcome real life challenges and become self-sufficient adults.
We do this by providing five essential services at little or no cost to the youth:
- an overnight shelter
- a daytime Drop-In Center
- Street Outreach
- Education & Employment programming
- Supportive housing
Our goal is to meet youth where they are and to provide them with the assistance and support they need to become self-sufficient or obtain the necessary services they need to exit a life on the streets. Urban Peak’s programs and services are founded on the principles of trauma-informed care* and positive youth development and assist youth in reaching their potential and living a successful life off of the streets.
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Church Office Hours Updates
The church office will be closed 8/17-8/20 for Jessica's vacation.
Starting 8/21 through 9/3, the church office will be closed and Jessica will be working remotely due to school scheduling and COVID situations. Please contact her via email and/or her cell number during that time (303-720-9187).
Pastor Deb will be on vacation 9/9 through 9/16.
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Finances Year to Date through June 30
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Ministry Jottings
The Power of Prayer
“And when he [Jesus] had sent the multitudes away, he went up onto a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening came, he was there alone.” – Matthew 14:23
Small children are often taught to say their evening prayers by learning a prayer such as “Now I lay me down to sleep.” Although teaching children to pray is good, the “roteness” that is often learned can lead to the devaluation of this very precious and important time with the Lord.
Because evening is wind-down time, we may think our prayers lack the power and conviction that is available earlier in the day. However, prayer at any time of the day can have a powerful effect on your life and our world as well. For instance: Queen May said she feared the prayers of John Knox more than she feared all the armies of Scotland. John Wesley’s prayers brought revival to England, sparing them the horrors of the French Revolution.
Matthew 14:23 tells us Jesus sought to be alone with God after what must have been an extremely taxing day of preaching, teaching and healing the multitudes. Perhaps our prayers are
more
powerful when weariness causes us to drop the pretenses of “religious” language in favor of direct communication with our Lord, into whose hands we have placed our lives.
Tonight, speak honestly and openly with the Lord about your concerns, and make your petitions known. Then cast the care of them onto God and sleep in peace, knowing the Holy One is at work on your behalf.
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Outdoor Pancake Breakfast: Sunday, August 23rd @ 9:30am (details to follow)
Barefoot Mile: Saturday, August 29th @ 9am
Blessing of the Backpacks: End of August, date TBD
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Like so many things about 2020, the Youth Summer Mission this year is somewhat unprecedented. For the first time in over a decade—possibly much longer—the United Methodist Church officially suspended formal youth missions. For our UMCE Youth Group, who identifies so closely and vitally with service work, this was a hard pill to swallow.
But, as sad as we were to have to cancel our planned UMCOR trip to La Veta, Colorado to help with reforestation and forest fire recovery, we were quickly reminded that the love of Christ isn’t bound by dates on a calendar, and God’s plans aren’t subject to our plans. COVID-19 may have taken mission travel off this year’s calendar, but it also placed many needs near at hand, and positioned us all close to home, where we could help.
And so 2020 became the year of the COVID Youth Service week, from August 3-6. In keeping with the United Methodist Church guidelines, this will not be an overnight mission, and social distancing will be practiced throughout the week. We are working to help families in and around Evergreen who have been impacted in a number of ways by the restrictions of the virus. We also planned to take a little time to help with fire mitigation on the grounds of our own church in honor of the mission at La Veta. Little did we know how timely that work would be, coming on the heels of the Elephant Butte Fire.
We are ending the service week with a retreat to Mission Wolf in Westcliffe, Colorado. This is a great opportunity to recharge and a learning experience as we help care for and learn from the rescued wolves there.
We can’t wait to tell you all about it!
Sarah and the UMCE Youth Group
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RECAP of PEACH SALE
Thanks so much for purchasing peaches and selling them to your friends and neighbors. Special thanks to Debby Humphrey for all of her work on this, and to Karen Olson and Mike Fields for helping load and transport the peaches to the church, and to Barb Grindle for helping with the pick up at the church Sunday.
We sold 82 boxes.
This was really a great response given that we had no Palisade fruit this year and we had such a short time frame for the sale. We made $984 on the peaches. Plus we had a donation of $20. So overall we made
$1,004
. This made a huge positive impact on our fund raising budget. We went from having earned 0% of our fund raising budget to almost 20%. If anyone has ideas of other fund raising things we can do in the current environment, please let me know. We may try to sell something for the holidays.
Vickie Borden
Financial Secretary
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PASSING OF MEMBER FRANK PLATT
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Frank H. Platt, Jr.
July 14, 1937 - July 11, 2020
Frank H. Platt, Jr. of Evergreen, Colo., passed away on July 11, 2020 at the age of 82. Frank is survived by his wife, Orpha B. Platt; their three daughters, Gretchen Stubenvoll, Amy Crafton and Orpha Jean Hoerter; and seven grandchildren. Frank was born on July 14, 1937 in Danbury, Conn., to the late Frank H. Platt Sr. and Gertrude Gustafson Platt. He was an active Boy Scout and graduated from Danbury High School in 1955 and received his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 1960. He received his Professional Engineer License in 1968 and Certificate in Environmental Studies from the University of Southern California in 1975.
He had a long and successful career with the Federal Highway Administration as a civil engineer for nearly 40 years and lived and worked in Oregon, Washington, Texas, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia and New York. In his retirement, Frank enjoyed working as a greenskeeper at the Van Patton Golf Club in Clifton Park, N.Y. for several years.
A former resident of Mechanicville and Ballston Lake, N.Y. and Richmond, V.A., Frank enjoyed road trips with his family while counting hawks and woodchucks along the way, camping in all weather, golfing with his wife and friends (and creating joke trophies), fishing with his children, and nurturing enormous pumpkins in his garden. He also volunteered at his community swimming pool as a handyman, and was a trustee at the United Methodist Church in Jonesville, N.Y. and lead turkey-carver at their annual Thanksgiving dinners. He was also a member of the United Methodist Church of Evergreen. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
A memorial celebration will be held privately and interment in Central Cemetery in Brookfield, Conn. will be held at a later date.
Expression of sympathy may be sent to his wife, Orpha Platt. Email: [email protected]. Address: 31256 Stone Canyon Road Unit 112, Evergreen, CO 80439.
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The Church and Society team is hosting a
Racial Justice Corner on the UMCE website
listing resources for the congregation on Racial Justice. The resource list includes programs, videos and resource listings/information to help all learn more about racism, anti-racism and racial justice and to provide ideas for all of us on ways to help combat racism in our world.
This week we would like to spotlight a PBS documentary that follows the journey of John Lewis - an ordained Baptist preacher, civil rights hero and congressman.
At the Selma March, Lewis came face to face with club-wielding troopers and exemplified non- violence, as he did throughout his lifetime as a human rights champion.
CLICK HERE
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FOOD & SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
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MRC SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE THRU EVENT
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There are 3 major components to the lifesaving, life-changing work of JOY International.
FREEDOM HEALING PREVENTION
FREEDOM ... DID YOU KNOW?
An estimated 2 million children are exploited in the global commercial sex trade every year (
The US Dept. of State).
In 2019 JOY's Tactical Operations Team trained over 100 police officers in Cambodia and Belize - the first step to freedom! The cost to JOY is $12,000 - $15,000 for each training. That year, JOY was responsible with their law enforcement partners, for over
200 rescues. And in 2020 during the past 4 months of the pandemic there have been
150 successful rescues in partnership with the anti-trafficking police teams!
Please contact Bill Graf, Dave Loomis or Jan Thurling for more info. THANK YOU on behalf of those who still wait for rescue. Focus on Healing next time!
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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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