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Last Sunday was World Communion Sunday. Thank you for your $117 offering.
World Communion Sunday is one of six churchwide Special Sundays with offerings of The United Methodist Church. World Communion Sunday calls the church to reach out to all people and model diversity among God’s children. The special offering provides World Communion Scholarships, the Ethnic Scholarship Program and the Ethnic In-Service Training Program.
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Pastor Dean as Our Stewardship Preacher this Week
Our own Pastor Dean Penrod will be the special stewardship preacher this Sunday. He'll bring the message "A Harvest of Light". Special music onsite will be by Alex Rose and Paula Huffaker. Nathan Jensen will sing via video. Lay readers and Pastor Deb will also be a part of the service.
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Ministry Jottings
A Sack of Raw Peanuts
Henry Ford gave away millions of dollars in his lifetime. But he always avoided gifts to schools because he felt that money given to schools was frequently mishandled by well-meaning, but non-businesslike people.
Although she was aware of Ford’s refusal to give to schools, Miss Martha Berry of the Martha Berry School in Georgia nevertheless went to the automaker and asked for an endowment. As expected, Ford refused. Undaunted, Miss Berry asked, “Well, then, will you give us a sack of raw peanuts?” It’s unknown what Ford thought of her unusual request, but he granted it and went about his business.
Miss Berry returned to her school where she and her students – mountain kids, all of them – planted and replanted the peanuts Ford had given her. When she sold the crop, she ended up with $600 – which she took to Ford. “See how practical we are in the use of money at Martha Berry School!”
Ford, duly impressed with such an outstanding example of stewardship, gave Miss Berry the $600 back – plus an additional $2 million, with which she built the lovely buildings that became Berry College in Mt. Berry, Georgia.
If it seems like just another interesting story, think about this: Do you know what these familiar names have in common? Quaker Oats, Coalgate, Holiday Inn, Kraft Cheese, Welch’s Grape Juice, J.C. Penny? Giving. More precisely, tithing. One person who determined to make God their partner in business. One person who gave to God what was truly God’s to begin with.
Scripture doesn’t tell us exactly how God will bless us by our giving. Only that God will. Thanks for using this opportunity of our stewardship season to partner with God. When we take care of the church and the ministries of the church, God says each of us will be blessed many, many times in return.
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Light Out of Darkness
As the leaves being to change color and the days get shorter it is once again time for our annual stewardship drive. Pledge cards will go out next week via both traditional mail and e-mail. Our goal for this year is $250,000. As a congregation you have been incredibly faithful in your stewardship as we continue to chart our course through the Covid pandemic. The pandemic has disrupted our traditional ways of worship, but it has also created new ways that we are able to come together as a congregation. Participation in small groups has actually increased 4 times since the beginning of the year and we have had a tremendous response to online services and to the Daily Response to the Word emails.
I would ask that you help us maintain and build on this spiritual momentum by continuing your faithful stewardship. These are uncertain times in our world and undoubtedly there are members of our church who have been adversely affected during the pandemic. However as Christians we are called to be people of faith and we cannot allow ourselves to be ruled by the fear we see on the television and read about online. As a congregation we have the financial resources to grow and develop the mission of the church. We simply need to tune out the noise and make the decision that the church is something we prioritize in our lives. We need folks who are able to give a little more than last year to take up for those who may not be able to give as much and we need folks who have perhaps not been called to pledge in the past to join us in one united purpose.
I am confident that if we work together that we can meet and perhaps even exceed this goal enabling the church to be a source of light in the world. And when we have achieved our goal I am happy to report that we will be sending everyone who has participated in the stewardship campaign, ice cream since we won’t be able to gather for our traditional celebration potluck. So get those pledge cards in quickly because the quicker we can successfully wrap this thing up the quicker everybody gets sprinkles. Thanks for your support.
Matt Sailor
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Stewardship Moment
We’ve been members of the church for almost 3 years. In Luke 6:38 it’s written: “give, and it will be given to you; … For the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”
“Paying it forward” became a popular adage after a movie by the same name, in which a young boy is challenged by his teacher to make the world a better place. He proposes repaying good deeds, not with reciprocation to the person who did something nice for you, but with doing good deeds for 3 other people. Imagine how quickly a single good deed leads to kindness spreading around the world if the chain goes unbroken.
Ministries of the church are a form of “good deed” because they spread the “good news” to others. Ministries are only possible with your prayers, your presence, your gifts and your service. One of the ways you can ensure that the chain of good deeds goes unbroken is by being generous to the church when making your pledge during our stewardship campaign.
We know that this has been a very challenging year for many. But we also know that without our faith and our electronic connections with our church family at Evergreen UMC, the year would have been a lot harder. We give joyfully, knowing that our dollars are used to do wonderful things through the church to help, not just us on our own faith journey, but others along their faith journeys, wherever they may be. Pay it forward to others with a generous pledge this year. Don’t break the chain.
Carolyn & Bruce Hohne
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How do I do Online Grocery Shopping? How do I set up streaming on my TV?
For those in our church family, if you need some tech support, or a lesson on online grocery shopping, streaming tv, or the like, one of our members has offered her expertise to help out—volunteering her services. Please be in touch with Jessica or Pastor Deb for contact information. [If anyone else might like to be added to help with these kind of needs for our members, let us know.]
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Fall Office Hours
Mondays 12pm-2:30pm
Tuesdays - Thursdays 9:30am - 2:30pm
Exceptions will follow the Jeffco School Calendar. When Jeffco has a non-school day, Jessica will be available via her cell number (303-720-9187). Thank you for your understanding!
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Family Promise is an important part of UMCE missions. Before Covid-19, stay-at-home mandates, we provided volunteers about every three months at Jefferson Avenue UMC to bring meals and to stay overnight. Since March the program has changed, but it still supports homeless families. Currently there are 8 families being housed in Aurora Extended Stay and 4 families living in a former hotel (FP Hotel) in the Capitol Hill area of Denver. They can use supplies at the FP House and you can sign up to do that HERE. Also you can sign up to provide dinner HERE.
The other update is the Warming Ways of Winter, their annual fundraiser which is virtual this year. The virtual silent auction has already begun and will end November 12. To register online go HERE. You can bid on items or just make a donation. Part of the auction is a trip to Belize.
If you have questions or want more details, you may call Jo Ann Dunn at 303-503-5978.
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The Evergreen Service Extension Unit for the Salvation Army is in need of a few additional Board Members who are willing to apply their gift of service and administration as new board members. In particular, we are dire need of a Lead Coordinator for this Fall’s Red Kettle Campaign. This is our only fundraising activity all year and will serve families in need in the Evergreen area for calendar year 2021.
As you can imagine, families in our mountain community have been adversely affected due to the COVID19 pandemic. We have been instrumental in providing emergency services including temporary housing, medical assistance, auto repairs and food for those in crisis. The Red Kettle Campaign typically runs from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. A few weeks of intense fundraising serves many, many families for the coming year. This year’s campaign will be downsized related to COVID19 restrictions.
If you have interest in serving please prayerfully consider joining our committee by contacting Nancy Tzeng at ntzeng@yahoo.com or (303) 981-8898.
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BLUE SPRUCE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
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Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity needs your help to increase our impact in the community! We are currently looking for volunteers to help finish three homes in Empire, CO for local families that need a safe, affordable home.
We need the hearts, hands, and feet of all of you to complete these homes and to continue to build with this community! We have protocols in place to abide by governmental and CDC guidelines in regard to COVID-19 to help keep our volunteers, staff, and community safe. If you are able and willing to volunteer, please go HERE to register and sign up for a whole build day or half day that works for you!
If you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact Jenna Huju, Volunteer Services Coordinator, at jhuju@bluesprucehabitat.org or (303)674-1127 ext. 10.
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Invitation to the New Testament Bible Study |
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Women's Bible Study Group #2 |
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Women's Bible Study Group #1 |
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Racial Justice Group Call |
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Invitation to the New Testament Bible Study |
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Women's Bible Study Group #2 |
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Women's Bible Study Group #1 |
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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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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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