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JANUARY 2012
UMCE Newsletter
Inside this issue:
January Services 1
Prayer Concerns 2
A Message from our Pastor 3
Outreach
Around the Church
Adult Education/Small Groups
Men‘s Ski Trip 9
EverKids Schedule Change 9
Youth 1
Financial Updates 1
January Services
Prospective Members Breakfast
Unless otherwise noted, Sunday services will be held at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
New Prospective Members' Breakfast Sunday, January 15 at 9:30-10:30 a.m.
For all those considering joining our congregation there will be a breakfast in Room 10 between the 8:30 and 10:30 services. We would encourage you to attend the breakfast, if you are thinking about becoming a member of Ever-green United Methodist Church. Please, give the church office a call at 303-674-4810 and let them know you will be coming.
Membership Sunday Sunday, January 29 with one service at 9:30 a.m.
We will be welcoming new members to our congregation. If you are inter-ested in joining, please call Pastor Todd at 303-674-4810. A reception will follow the church service honoring our new members and those members who have recently joined. Please, plan to attend and welcome our new mem-bers.
January 1 - 1st Sunday after Christmas/New Year’s Day Holy Communion ONE SERVICE ONLY AT 9:30 a.m. Rev. Todd Everhart at the pulpit
January 8 - Epiphany Sunday Rev. Todd Everhart at the pulpit
January 15- Baptism of the Lord / Human Relations Sunday Rev. Todd Everhart at the pulpit
January 22 - 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany
Rev. Todd Everhart at the pulpit
January 29 - 4th Sunday after the Epiphany
ONE SERVICE ONLY AT 9:30 a.m.
Celebrating New Members
Rev. Todd Everhart at the pulpit
Those with health concerns:
Gene Alexander
Chris Alm
Harris Brown, Phil Brown‘s
brother
Bev Bright
Roberta Hahn
Jan McMichael
Ray Pitsker
Condolences to:
Jim and Mickey Drake on the
passing of his mother, Nancy
Drake on Christmas Day.
Rev. Dr. Scott Schiesswohl and
family on the passing of Leslie
Schiesswohl, daughter of Scott
and Cindy and sister to Kristen
on December 20.
Prayer Requests
Our Lay Care Ministry committee includes a prayer chain of over twenty people. Please submit prayer requests
by:
calling JoAnn Dunn at 303-674-1695 or Ruthanne Huber at 303-816-2837, co-chairs of our Lay
Care Ministries Committee
calling the church office at 303-674-4810,
or by filling out a prayer request
card at worship service. You will
find the cards in the red attendance
pads.
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Lay Care Ministries - Please Remember in Prayer
Those serving in the military:
Matt Thomas – serving in the
Army (Marlene Waltz‘ son)
Brandon Alter - serving in Korea
in the Air Force, grandson of
Lauren & Eileen Alter
Ryan Alter - serving in the Army
in Germany, grandson of Lauren
& Eileen Alter
Jim Caine - son of Larry and
Debby Caine, Airman First Class,
U.S. Air Force
Kenley K. Brown Jr., a marine
serving at Fort Bragg, NC, grand-
son of Phil Brown.
On behalf of the United Methodist Church of
Evergreen, we extend warm congratulations to
Katie and Andrew Zapotoczny who welcomed a
new addition to their family on November 30.
Jacob Thomas is Katie and Andrew‘s second son.
He has a proud and helpful big brother, William.
Jacob took center stage on Christmas Eve when
he starred as the baby Jesus in UMCE‘s tradi-
tional spontaneous Christmas pageant.
Congratulations
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December, 2011
Dear Friends,
Thanks to you, children in India and Kenya are smiling this Christmas. Because of your generosity, children in In-
dia who are AIDS orphans are getting free medical care and attention. And in Kenya, children are also receiving
medical care and nutritious meals through their school feeding program.
This ―big change‖ in their lives happened because you share the ―small change‖ in your pocket— those pennies,
nickels, dimes and quarters—along with some dollar bills. Earlier this year you dumped that money into small
buckets in your church and then that money was delivered to the Annual Conference in June.
What started small turned out to be a major collection—$16,399.98—tow cents short of $16,400! This ―Bridge of
Love,‖ offering may have been the highest amount ever raised. What we do know is that it was 72% increase over
2010 when total giving for the ―Bridge of Love‖ was $9,000. We are not in charge of planning for next year‘s
―Bridge of Love‖ at the 2012 annual Conference, but even as we thank you for your generosity, we encourage you
to start collecting those coins now.
Close your eyes and say a prayer for those little ones in Kenya and India—
and feel anew God‘s promise that ―it is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive.‖
Donald E. Messer
Executive Director Center for Church and Global Aids
Ann Fort
Bridge of Love Offering
Thanks to UMCE from DenUM
Tammy Mulligan of DenUM sends thanks for the support given to them. They have reached more than 4000 families this year.
Denver Urban Ministries embodies a spirit of interconnectedness and gener-osity. Its history is that of a true grassroots organization - and staff, volunteers, and clients continue to interact daily in a manner of mutual growth and service. In the daily pursuit of its mission DenUM is proud to serve the immediate and long-term needs of the most vulnerable in our community, looking be-yond crisis to a society of equality, justice, and compassion. Mission The mission of Denver Urban Ministries is to ―inspire hope as an advocate and trusted provider of needed services.‖ DenUM meets people in crisis
in Outreach Services, develops self-sufficiency through Job Services, strengthens the community through Advocacy, and fosters awareness and growth through Urban Education.
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With Appreciation to UMW
The Methodist Women's Soup Supper and Christmas Auction was a huge success. Re-
turning after a two year hiatus, the event provided an evening of fellowship and great fun
at Anne Chew‘s home. Auctioneer, Janette Bramer skillfully and with good humor led the
women to contribute $380 which was donated to Evergreen Christian Outreach.
A gift from the women at the auction was also given to UMCE. A new cross featuring a
nativity scene hangs on the wall of crosses in the hall near the library.
Many thanks to hostess, Anne Chew, auctioneer Janette Bramer
and all the very generous women in attendance!
Thank You Salvation Army Bell Ringers!
Kudos to all the people who braved the cold and rang the Savation Army bells on behalf of UMCE this year. Todd and Nancy York coordinated the efforts of the following bell ringers:
Gayla Michelin Kirstin Hafeman
Penny and Dick Page Shawn Janecek Vickie Borden
Phil Brown (Thanks for two shifts!) Hank and LuAnn Kaanta
Penn and Marilyn Gildersleeve Bill Graf
Todd and Quinn York The Senior High Sunday School
Class Linda Castle and David Briggs
Chris Swan
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Valentine Silent Auction
SAVE THIS DATE!
UMCE Valentine Silent Auction February 12th from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m.
at the Elks Club in Evergreen Proceeds to benefit UMCE
Save the date, plan to attend and bring friends.
The public is invited to this special event featuring items donated by our very talented and creative church members.
Items already donated include:
3 nights at a Keystone condo
3 nights at a condo in Manhattan, NY
Paintings by Pem Dunn and Roger Ambrosier
Tickets for Nuggets and Rockies games
Arvada theater tickets
Colorado symphony tickets
Rounds of golf
Hand crafted quilts, wall hangings and cross stitching
An autographed football
Legal services including preparing a will
Jewelry Your help is needed! Please contact us if you can donate:
A service such as pet sitting, airport limo service, house cleaning, a dinner party, or ….??
A piece of art - We will have a "Starving Artists" area and would love all who have displayed artwork in our office this past year to participate. Other unknown artists who have been hiding their talents are encouraged to come out and be seen!
Antiques, restaurant certificates, beauty services, health/exercise services, food items.
Let your imagination run wild!!.
Please contact Jerry Huber, Dick Page,
Marcia Loomis or Jan Brown if you have ser-
vices or items to donate.
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HOW CAN WE CONTINUE OUR UMCE COMMUNITY MEAL?
The United Methodist Church of Evergreen has held a free monthly Community Meal since 1992 thanks to church volunteers, cooks and helpers. It has been a wonderful outreach for the church while bringing our Ev-ergreen neighbors together and into the church for an evening of friendly socializing. It is currently scheduled for the last Wednesday of each month with the exception of December when it is held the week prior to Christmas. For the past many years Nicki Seavey has lead the effort, planning, shopping and cooking for the popular meal 12 months a year. We are all grateful for Nicki‘s hard work and dedication as well as her wonderful meals. Thank You Nicki! While ever young at heart, Nicki is 87. She very much enjoys preparing the meals but is concerned that if something were to happen to her and there was no one to take her place the church might be unable to con-tinue providing the Community Meals. Nicki, as well as many others, would like to see this tradition of the UMCE Community Meal continue so the question is: How can we best do this? Here are some possibilities:
Having a few people willing to oversee and coordinate the meal, being sure there are cooks and volunteer helpers scheduled each month and assuring that there is variation in the menu month to month.
Another possibility we discussed was that if there were a person or persons willing to step into Nicki‘s shoes they could ―apprentice‖ with Nicki next year and build on Nicki‘s experience.
One possibility is for a small group of friends, an individual, a family, or even a committee or other church group to commit to preparing one (or more) meal a year. We could then cover all 12 months and eve-ryone would get to prepare a favorite dish.
Of course cooking for 50 or more is a challenge but fortunately there are special cookbooks that are helpful and Nicki undoubtedly has a few tricks and recipes she might be willing to share. Plus, we‘ve always had volun-teers to help in the kitchen as well as with the set-up and the clean-up. Over the years the meal has changed from being a basic soup and salad menu with breads and desserts to full meals with all the fixings. In the future we could have a variety of different types of meals depending upon who was preparing the meal, although we would want to maintain some consistency. The Community Meal gets donations each month at the dinners to help support it, and with some church funds and possibly private donations the meal preparation would not be a financial burden for anyone. We are open to all suggestions and ideas and we appreciate your taking the time to consider helping with the Community Meal. Anyone interested in participating in our continuing this wonderful tradition please contact Dwight Souder: ph. 303-674-7296 or email [email protected]. You may also talk to Nicki for
more information.
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Around the Church...
Community Meal
The Community Meal for January will be held on Wednesday evening, January 25th from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in Fellow-
ship Hall. All members and friends of the church are invited to attend and bring guests!
Donations of food and goods are always appreciated, as are volunteers to serve as cooks, servers, and clean-up
crew.
Many thanks to those who made the December meal a Success:
UMCE is blessed with numerous ‗angels‘ who augment the mission of the church.
This month, our church has been blessed with the following gifts:
A gift of new religious art was funded by the fruit sale and purchased by a couple who prefer to remain
anonymous. The two paintings and can be seen in the library and in the narthex. Thank You!
During the Christmas dinner, those in attendance may have noticed a
delay in getting dessert. It seems the caterer ran out of ice cream. The
UMCE youth serving the meal decided ALL present should receive dessert.
One youth ―angel‖ drove to the grocery store and purchased ice cream, tak-
ing care to buy a flavor identical to the one being served. Thank You!
Angel Corner
Nicki Seavey Fred Bloemendaal Carol Wood
Shawn Janecek Tom Clapp Ben Radecki
Jayne Hope Deb Hayson Marlene Waltz
Norve Chew Phil Brown Vickie Borden
Carole Smith Eileen Alter
Sondra Michelin is Featured Artist in January
Sondra Michelin, talented artist and active member of the youth group will share her art in the church office during the month of January. Stop by to see her art and celebrate her gifts.
Many thanks to Sue Marinelli for sharing her beautiful paintings in the church office during the month of December. Please sign up in Fellowship Hall to share your needlework, paint-ing, photography, or sketching.
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Women's Bible Study meets Wednesday mornings from 9:30-11:30 in the church library. Contact Jeanne Ambrosier 303-674-6377 for information or to order the study book.
Evening Bible Study Led by Pastor Everhart - Pastor Todd is leading a Wednesday evening study of the Gospel of Matthew. The class meets weekly on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. Meetings will not conflict with choir practice.
The Book Discussion Group will meet on Thursday, January 26, 2012 at The Place on Meadow Drive at 1:00
p.m. Erik Larson‘s ―In the Garden of Beasts‖ has been postponed until Spring. Nancy Elliott will lead our dis-
cussion of ―Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet‖ by Janie Ford. in January. Please join us! Call Marion
Stauffer at 303-670-5070 for more information.
Armchair Theology class meets Sundays at 9:30 a.m. We are studying "What's the Least I Can Believe
and Still be a Christian," by Martin Thielen. Pastor and author Martin Thielen has compiled a list of ten
things Christians need to believe--and ten things they don't--to 'qualify' as Christians.
Rescuing the Bible – New 4 week class, led by Peter Hebert will begin on January 8. It is a
study of the book ―The Bible, a Biography,‖ by Karen Armstrong. The class will discuss how one might regain a
use of the scriptures that is vibrant, and again makes it an invaluable tool for discussing social and ethical issues.
A synopsis of the book will be presented, so no need to actually read the book. The class will meet Sundays at
9:30 a.m. in the basement youth room. All interested are welcome to join the class.
Growing a Mission Focused Family - New class to begin on January 8 during the 9:30 Education Hour.
This will be for families of all shapes and sizes! The focus will be on Jesus‘ mission to people in need, and we
will explore ways to build and participate in mission projects that incorporate the entire family. The goal would
be to set up a rotating class leadership. The first class will be a planning session.
Historical Approach to the Four Gospels - Utilizing DVD lectures by Professor Bart Ehrman, this group will
view and discuss information on the historical background of the gospels. Beginning early in February, the group
will meet Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Bob Gerteis is the facilitator. All interested in augmenting their Bible knowledge
by learning more about its historical setting are invited to attend.
Adult Education
Small Groups
United Methodist Men will meet on January 7 for breakfast at 8:00 a.m. in the Fellow-
ship Hall. Entomologist and Conifer resident Larry Buschman will discuss GMOs
(Genetically Modified Organisms) from pest management and environmental view-
points. All church members and friends are welcome to attend the program session start-
ing at 8:30 a.m.
Designing Women will not meet for the month of January. Look for an announcement in the February News-letter for the next meeting date. If you know of a person in need of a Prayer Quilt during this time please con-tact Charlene Hahn ([email protected]) or the church office.
Women’s Bridge Group meets on the 2nd Friday of every month from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. It‘s a brown bag lunch event with each woman bringing her own sandwich and the hostess providing dessert and drinks. For in-formation, call Jan Brown at 720-746-0746.
Evening Bridge Group meets on the 4th Saturday of each month. Anyone interested in playing should contact Jan McMichael at 303-670-1232. It‘s a fun bridge group and any level of play is welcome.
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Men’s Ski Weekend Returns
EverKids Sunday School Schedule Change
EVERKIDS SUNDAY SCHEDULE
Beginning January 8
9:30 a.m. Sunday School - Children will go directly to their Sunday
School classrooms. Adults are invited to attend the adult class of their
choice or enjoy visiting in Fellowship Hall. Children can be picked up
from their Sunday School rooms at 10:15 a.m.
10:30 a.m. Action Pack– Children who wish to attend will be dis-
missed from worship service following ―Time with the Children‖.
In Fellowship Hall, there is a sign-up sheet for the Men‘s Ski Trip to Steam-
boat. This year the trip will be held Saturday, February 4th and 5th. We have
four condos reserved at Timber Run for the night of the 3rd and 4th. The pack-
age costs will be $270.00 per person which includes 2 ski passes, lodging, and
the fine breakfast and dinner cuisine provided by chef Kurt Hornbecker. For
those that have Steamboat day passes, the cost will be $150.00 instead.
If you have questions, please call Kurt Hornbecker at 720-775-7852.
Come join us for some fun and fellowship!
Classified Ads
HOUSE SITTER NEEDED: In need of a responsible person to care for three dogs and house sit from January 26th to March 16th. We have 3 dogs: Minki 14, black lab mix Jackson 2, black lab mix Honig 5, dachshund (wiener dog) We would like to set up a time for a meet and paw shake, as soon as possible. Payment will be discussed when contacted. Please contact Shawna Smith or Ron Johnson if interested. Email: [email protected] Phone: 303-670-3356 or 303-960-4140. FREE REFRIGERATOR: Kenmore refrigerator available for free. Call Dixie Miller at 303-697-4965 for details.
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UMCE Financial Summary
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I would like to THANK ALL THE FAMILIES that purchased grocery cards from the church dur-ing this last year. We had a total sales of $72,650.00 during the 2011 year. That is the most sales in one year for a long time. It meant a profit for the church of $3,632.00. Of this $2,000.00 was given towards the Church Mission Giving. We also covered the expenses for the December Community Meal. There are enough funds in the account to continue this program for the coming year without having to ask for "start up monies" from the general account. Charlene Hahn Card Program Chair
Pledge Status
Year To Date
November 30
Budgeted Pledges $ 195,947
Actual Collections $ 193,892
Surplus/(Deficit) $ (2,055)
Income Statement Summary
Total Income $ 269,304
Total Expenses $ 274,362
Surplus/(Deficit) $ (5,058)
Checking Account Balance $ 4,940
Money Market Account Balance $ 47,222
Building Fund (Upon This Rock):
Fund Balance $ 88,296 1
Designated Funds
Fund Balance $ 43,370
Endowment Fund:
RMC Foundation Account (Mkt Value) $ 54,748
Investment allocation: MM 10%, Equity Growth 45%, Fixed Income 45%
1 This account was recently increased by a roof repair insurance check received for
$26,466. Checks were issued recently for $6,500 and $48,000 for roof repairs
Grocery Card Sales
The Ministers of this church are its mem-
bers. Assisting them are Bishop Elaine
Stanovsky, District Superintendent Melanie
Rosa, Pastor Todd Everhart and the church
staff.
MISSION STATEMENT
The United Methodist Church
of Evergreen – growing a
community of faith by serving
a world of need and changing
lives.
Deadline for Newsletter
Submissions is the
20th of every month.
3757 South Ponderosa Drive
Evergreen, CO 80439
Phone: 303-674-4810
Fax: 303-670-0129
E-mail: [email protected]
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