REAL talk for Friday, September 23, 2022

This Sunday, September 25, 2022

Education Hour this Sunday at 9am. Nursery available for infant through 4 years.

Sunday School for grades pre-K through 5th grade meets in the Children's Wing.
Nooma Video and Discussion for youth and adults meets in the Naylor Study.
Seminar meets in the Chapel and on Zoom. Sunday Seminar’s speaker, Dr. Soumia Bardhan, likes to think globally. She has a particular interest in how we communicate across our cultural and technological boundaries. Instagram is used as a case study in her research on Sunday’s topic, “Micropolitics and Women in the Middle East.” Her own life represents an international focus; she received a BA and MA in India and a PhD in the U.S. and has taught in India, China, the Middle East, Japan, and the U. S. She is currently on the faculty in the Department of Communication at CU-Denver.

Worship at 10:15am in the Sanctuary and on YouTube. We will take a Koins for Kids collection for Rainbow Alley.

Fellowship Time follows worship in the Fellowship Hall. Join us for coffee, tea and snacks.

BYOB2 meets at 5:30pm in the church parking lot. They are discussing the topic "I Believe: Celebrating Difference in Personal Faith". Bring a chair and a beverage.

REAL talk

From the Camino

Dear friends,

Lest you think I am a workaholic, let me begin by confessing that I am writing this blog to you on Friday, Sept. 16th (the day before I left for a pilgrimage to walk the Camino to Santiago de Compostela in Spain Sept. 17-30). It is easy to pre-write when I know what to expect for you... it is what to expect for myself in the next two weeks that remains a mystery in God. But as you read this, I will be walking nearly 70 miles from Sarria to Santiago, along a route traveled by pilgrims for thousands of years. There will be adventures, trials, blisters, connections, pain and joys. I imagine your life will include most of the same in the next few weeks (except for maybe the blisters!)

Our faith is meant to be a refuge, a sanctuary, a cool fountain of water on a parched, exhausted day. Whatever you believe about God or creation or purpose, I hope it gives you strength, resilience and hope. I know I felt confident preparing for my trip as I continued to celebrate the joys of our 150 anniversary celebration on September 11, 2022. We are blessed by an incredibly talented and committed staff and group of lay leaders, and I am excited to share with you that this Sunday, my dear friend and colleague Rev. Kama will be bringing you a message of love and encouragement. (You may recognize her from last December, when she led our Church Conference).

Rev. Kama Hamilton Morton has 25 years of pastoral ministry experience in our Mountain Sky Conference, 18 in local churches and 5 as a District Superintendent across Montana. In June this summer, Rev. Kama concluded 3 years as Senior Pastor of Grace UMC Denver, and is now in a year-long accreditation process of Chaplaincy training, serving as a Chaplain Resident at Porter Adventist Hospital. She and her husband, Doug, reside in Denver.

Enjoy your time together, love from our

Buen Camino! Pastor Emily

Note from the church office - if you are friends with Rev. Emily on Facebook, you can get a peek at some of the sights she's seen so far on her pilgrimage.

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