Words of Hope March and April

2019

In This Edition

Message From Pastor Claire…..page 2

Youth Ministry……………….…..page 3

Children’s Ministry…..…...…….page 4

Lenten Season Schedule and

Information…..……….………pages 5-8

Hope in Our Community....…...page 9

UMW ………...……………....….page 10

Editor: Leabeth Pohl, Director of

Communications.

For any questions or submissions

please email at

leabeth.pohl@hope-umc.org.

Welcome to Hope’s Newest Members Edward and Vidaline Akumaning

They have been attending Hope for over a year and

are involved with our youth ministry, as well as

volunteering in other areas at Hope. They are originally

from Ghana.

Katie and Casey Korejwo, and Their Three Sons:

Jack (7), Owen (4) and Connor (2).

They were looking for a forever church for their

family. Hope has become that place for them. Their boys are already active in the children's program with

Miss Kate and also attend PDO. Their kids refer to

Hope as "the fun church.”

Mike and Sandi Miyaki

They transferred to Hope UMC after 28 years as

members at St. Luke’s UMC in Highlands Ranch. Mike

served in St. Luke’s children’s nursery for almost 20

years, and Sandi was on trustees for almost 20

years. They are currently enjoying their new home in SE Aurora. Please keep them in your prayers as Sandi was

recently diagnosed with cancer and continues to

undergo treatment.

Interested in getting more involved? Interested in membership?

Interested in what the United Methodist Church is all about?

The next Coffee with The Pastor is Sunday, March 31, immediately

following the 10:00 a.m. worship service.

If you are new to Hope and interested in learning more about our church, volunteer opportunities and education classes offered, please

join us for coffee, pastries and fruit with Pastor Claire. We’d also like

to get to know you and help you find what you are looking for at

Hope.

*Child care will be provided

Please RSVP to Stefanie Limas, Director of Hospitality, with number of people attending and if you need child care at

stefanie.limas@hope-umc.org or 646-441-1890.

The next date for new members to join will be Sunday, April 7, 2019.

Find Hope’s Lenten Season schedule in

Pastor Claire’s message on the next

page. More information about our Soup

Supper Speakers and Good Friday

worship can be found on pages 5-8.

A Message from Pastor Claire “These special holidays give rise to various liturgical calendars that suggest we should mark our days not only with the cycles of the moon and seasons, but also with occasions to tell our children the stories of our faith community's

past so that this past will have a future, and so that our ancient way and its practices will be rediscovered and renewed every year.”

― Brian D. McLaren, Finding Our Way Again: The Return of the Ancient Practices I must admit that the season of Lent has grown on me and is now the most critical part of my spiritual life. Early in my ministry, it had little impact on me. Then, in my 20’s, my father was on Hospice care and died during the 6 weeks of Lent. He was placed on Hospice care two days before Ash Wednesday and subsequently died during Holy Week. That year I happened to be in Seminary. I lamented to a friend that I had not given anything up during Lent and was failing miserably at the season. She gently reminded me that I was in fact giving something up: my father. I have seen Lent differently ever since. It’s a season of spiritual cleansing, a reminder of our mortality, our bent toward sin and a reminder of just how fragile life really is. Each year, I find that it is more and more poignant in my life. I now look forward to this season of spiritual cleansing. It is also life changing, if I am disciplined enough to do the work. The liturgical season of Lent is modeled after our understanding that right after he was baptized, Jesus was driven into the wilderness where he fasted and prayed for 40 days and 40 nights. This becomes one of the earliest models for us to begin our Lenten journey. On the United Methodist website, it describes Lent in this way: Lent is a season of forty days, not counting Sundays, which begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Saturday.

Lent comes from the Anglo-Saxon word lencten, which means "spring." The forty days represents the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, enduring the temptation of Satan and preparing to begin his ministry.

Lent is a time of repentance, fasting and preparation for the coming of Easter. It is a time of self-examination and reflection. In the early church, Lent was a time to prepare new converts for baptism. Today, Christians focus on their

relationship with God, often choosing to give up something or to volunteer and give of themselves for others. Sundays in Lent are not counted in the forty days because each Sunday represents a "mini-Easter" and the reverent

spirit of Lent is tempered with joyful anticipation of the Resurrection. Lent is a season to literally “turn around” and realign our lives and focus toward God. It is a time to give up things as well as take on new life-giving practices, helping us rid ourselves of distractions and our own selfish desires. By doing so, we seek to live and love as more faithful disciples of Jesus Christ. This year for Lent, Hope will be providing several opportunities to make your Lent a more meaningful season in your journey of faith. Here are some ways that I hope you will consider joining:

Ash Wednesday Worship & Imposition of Ashes: Come begin your Lenten journey with a reflective and meaningful service. Ash Wednesday worship services will be held at 12:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Brown Bag Lunch Bible Study with Pastor Claire: Starting Thursday, March 7, meet Pastor Claire in the library at 12:00 p.m. to discuss the scripture and sermon for the week ahead. Wednesday Soup Suppers & Lenten Speakers: Starting Wednesday, March 13, we hope you will join us in learning more about Hope’s annual theme, Year of the Child through our Soup Supper Speaker Series and participating in fellowship with one another through our weekly soup suppers. Soup suppers will take place from 5:50-6:30 p.m. followed by speakers in the sanctuary from 6:45-7:30 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt: Children, grandchildren, friends and neighbors are invited to attend our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 13 from 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Good Friday Worship: “A Service of Darkness.” Join the choir for a profound musical presentation for our Good Friday service on Friday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. A Good Friday Soup supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. prior to worship. Invite your friends! Easter Worship: A complete Easter worship service will be offered at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Each Sunday in Lent I will be preaching on the 7 Last Words of Jesus. I know that each Sunday will be meaningful and offer a glimpse into the way the Lenten journey shapes and informs your faith. Whatever you decide to do, it is my hope that you will make this Lenten journey not only meaningful but also you will find ways to “turn around” and realign your life with more life-giving practices. See you in church,

Rev. Claire McNulty-Drewes

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2241075

Youth Update In January, our Youth headed out to Treasure Trunk, a

community thrift store, which supports those dealing with

homelessness and domestic violence. Our Youth helped to sort

and stock the shelves, vacuum, and even purchased a few items!

If you are at all interested in learning more, visit their website at www.thefamilytree.org. Our Youth enjoyed the trip, and we will

definitely be back!

In February we had time for fellowship enjoying a Super Bowl

party filled with food & games. Spending the evening laughing and

building relationships. The Middle School Sunday School has started a bible study called Echo helping us dive deeper into some

of the most told stories of the bible and how we can make those

stories relatable to our daily lives. The service work we have been

doing around the community has enhanced our lives and let us

shine God’s love in our wonderful world.

Youth Sunday

Sunday March 3rd is Youth Sunday & Auction, we are looking forward to stepping up and leading worship. The funds we raise at the auction will used to make the 2019 Hope Youth

Mission Trips happen.

Summer Mission Trips The youth have a summer of service planned, the International Mission Trip: June 9-15 to Puerto Rico We will help address poverty by partnering

with local organizations and see firsthand what it looks like to do community

development in an area that has survived a major natural disaster. Our

second Mission Trip: July 7-12 to Wind River, WY We will serve by painting

and weatherizing homes in partnership with tribal housing authorities, running Kids Club programming for local children, and spending time with

elderly residents. For both trips we will be partnering with Youth Works a

Christ-centered company that has been coordinating mission trips for more

than 20,000 teenagers and adult leaders in over 45 communities across the

U.S. and beyond. They believe that these kinds of mission trip experiences

positively impact the communities they partner with, the teenagers who are stretched and challenged through a week of service, and the adult leaders who

build mission trips into the ongoing discipleship of their teenagers.

If your child would like to participate one or both trips please reach out

to Stacey Hilzer at youth@hope-umc.org

Confirmation Our 2019 Confirmation class kicked off in January with seven youth participating! Every two weeks, our

confirmands meet to discuss various aspects of their faith journey and what it means to be part of the United

Methodist faith community. Coming up, we have the Faith Fair on Sunday, April 7, where our confirmands will

share their own explorations with the wider congregation. We hope you can join us between and after services to

see their presentations! On Saturday, April 13, there will be a special dinner for our confirmands and their

families to celebrate this confirmation journey. All of this will be leading up to Confirmation Sunday on April 28, where we will recognize our confirmands and celebrate their next steps. Join us at the 10:00 a.m. worship service

for this special moment!

Unexpected Conversations with Teenagers Written by Charlie Ledbetter

Hope’s own Charlie Ledbetter has written a memoir of his thirty-three years of teaching the

senior high Sunday school class. The author will be available to autograph print copies of

his book on two Sundays: March 3, to coincide with the Youth Auction and April 7, to

coincide with the Youth Faith Fair. For each print copy sold at $14.99, Charlie will donate

$5 to Hope’s Youth Ministries.

This honest, relatable, and sometimes comic tale of teens becoming adults provides a

thoughtful meditation for anyone interested in youth and the challenges of their spiritual

development. Enjoy this book on faith, fortitude, and fun as the author negotiates the rocky

paths of teenagers on their spiritual journeys.

Kate’s Children’s Ministry Corner

Cooking With Faith Cooking Camp Hope's Children's Ministries is happy to once again

partner with our very own caterer and

Communications Director, Leabeth Pohl, for a summer Cooking with Faith Camp! This camp is July

15-19 from 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day and will

include stories, crafts and cooking every day! Kids

who are entering K-8th grades are invited to attend.

See the Welcome Center for a registration form or email Kate at kate.stapleton@hope-umc.org with

questions.

Vacation Bible School 2019! Hope Members! VBS is just around the corner and

Kate will be registering your kids and grandkids

between March 3-24. Please get them registered before it opens to non-members on March 27. VBS is

June 17-21 from 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. each day. If

you have any questions, please email Kate at

kate.stapleton@hope-umc.org

PDO & Preschool Scoop • School is going marvelously! We are busy

learning, loving and laughing.

• We had a successful registration in January.

We have a few openings in the 1’s, 2’s and

Pre-K.

• Spring Break will be March 18-22, 2019.

• We will be having our BOGO Scholastic Book

Fair April 1st through 5th in the PDO

Hallways.

• We’re having so much fun; graduation will be

around the corner!

If you have any questions regarding Hope’s PDO

and Preschool program please email Robyn Maxum

at robyn.maxum@hope-umc.org or visit:

www.hopechangeslives.org/hope-pdo-preschool/

Lenten Season Worship Schedule

Ash Wednesday Worship & Imposition of Ashes Come begin your Lenten journey with a reflective and meaningful service.

Ash Wednesday worship services will be held at 12:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

Good Friday Worship

“A Service of Darkness.” Join the choir for a profound musical presentation for our Good Friday service on Friday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. A Good Friday

Soup supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. prior to worship. Invite your friends!

Easter Worship

A complete Easter worship service will be offered at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, 2019.

Lenten Collection Florence Crittenton High School

During the Lenten season, we will be collecting Baby items for Florence Crittenton High School. A little about this

school: Florence Crittenton High School is one of the largest and most complete providers of services for pregnant

and parenting teens in the state of Colorado. Our students are pregnant or parenting 9th -12th grade girls, up to

age 21. We are a Denver Public Schools intensive pathways high school in partnership with Florence Crittenton

Services of Colorado, a nonprofit agency whose mission is to help teen parents raise healthy families. Florence Crittenton could use these items for babies and moms:

New Items: Diapers, Pull-ups, Baby Wipes, Children's Clothing, Children's Hygiene Products, Women's

Hygiene Products, Baby bottles and feeding supplies, Car Seats, Umbrella strollers, and Toys

Gently Used Items: Children's clothing, Portable Cribs, Strollers, Baby Swings, Bouncers, High Chairs

All items can be dropped off at Hope during Lent and will be delivered to the school after Easter. If you have any

questions, please email Kate at kate.stapleton@hope-umc.org.

We are happy to announce that Lenten Soup Suppers

are back! On Wednesday night from March 13 - April

10, please come and join us for dinner at Hope! The suppers will be from 5:50-6:30 p.m. After you can head

to the Sanctuary for our speaker series. Speakers will be

from 6:45-7:30 p.m. on those Wednesday evenings. In

addition, there will be a soup supper on Good Friday,

which is April 19. After supper, we will have our Good

Friday service that will feature a wonderful musical presentation by our choir! That service begins at 7:00

p.m.

Please note that you do not have to RSVP to attend

the soup supper. It helps our Fellowship team to have some numbers ahead of time, but it is not required for

you to attend!

Please sign up on Hope’s Lenten Season page:

www.hopechangeslives.org/lent2019

if you know you will be attending any of the suppers.

Lenten Soup Suppers 2019 Menu

Wednesday, March 13

Lemon Greek Chicken

Hamburger Barley

Lentil

Sides & Dessert: Veggies, Rolls, Cookies

Wednesday, March 20

Hot Sausage Soup

Greek Minestrone

Sides & Dessert: Salad, Bread, ice Cream

Sandwiches

Wednesday, March 27

Chicken Green Chili

Red Chili

White Chili

Sides & Dessert: Fritos, Sour Cream and Cheese, Corn Bread, Cut Apples, Texas Sheet Cake

Fellowship will have Cheese Quesadillas and

Chicken Rice Soup available at each dinner.

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Soup Supper Speaker Series The Year of the Child

We are excited to have another Speaker Series taking place during our

Wednesday night soup suppers! On Wednesdays from March 13 to April

10, we will have a soup supper from 5:50-6:30 p.m. Each Wednesday

supper will be followed by speakers in the sanctuary from 6:45-7:30 p.m. Our theme for the year is Year of the Child so every speaker will focus on how their organization helps children and youth. We have a great variety

of speakers and invite you to join us on these Lenten Wednesdays.

Wednesday, March 13: We are excited to kick off our Wednesday nights

with a performance by the esteemed Colorado Children's Chorale. The chorale, in addition to putting on amazing performances, offers an extensive mission-supporting Education

Program where they travel to schools offering instruction and support for music programs. Please bring your

families for what is sure to be a wonderful concert.

Wednesday, March 20: We are fortunate to have two groups coming to speak. (1)Samantha Thomas from Extended Hands of Hope (EHH) will be coming to speak about how our Advent collections were a huge blessing to

their organization and to give more information about how EHH fights every day to stop trafficking in the Denver

area. (2)We are also grateful to have One Colorado coming to speak. One Colorado is the state's leading advocacy

organization dedicated to advancing equality for LGBTQ Coloradans and their families.

Wednesday, March 27: We are pleased to welcome a representative from Florence Crittenton High School, which is one of the largest and most complete providers of services for pregnant and parenting teens in the state of

Colorado. Their students are pregnant or parenting 9th -12th grade girls, up to age 21. They are a Denver Public

School and partner with Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado, a nonprofit agency whose mission is to help teen

parents raise healthy families. (Our Lenten collection is also going to be for this school!)

Wednesday, April 3: We will welcome a familiar face to many at Hope, Donald Messer. Don Messer is a United

Methodist theologian and author, and former college and seminary president. He is known for his work to combat

world hunger and HIV/AIDS. He is going to talk with us about his involvement in Kenya with AIDS orphans and

street children.

Wednesday, April 10: We are happy to have Stacey Davis, who is the Manager of Child Mental Health Treatment

Programs and The Children & Youth Mental Health

Treatment Act. Children and youth today face many mental

health issues personally and also are called on to support

their friends through tough times. Stacey will help shed a light on issues that are faced today and ways we can help our

children face them.

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Lenten Soup Suppers 2019 Menu Continued

Wednesday, April 3

Tomato Soup

Ham & Cheese

Sides & Dessert: Cheese Quesadillas, Pesto Basil

Chips, Salad, Strawberries, Angel Food Cake

Wednesday, April 10

Tortellini Soup

Chicken & Wild Rice

Squash Soup

Sides & Dessert: Veggies, Cracks, Brownies

FRIDAY, April 19

Matza Ball Soup

Aunt May’s Minestrone

Any left over soups

Sides & Dessert: Cheese and crackers, Fruit Compote, Cookies

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs

to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

Good Friday Tenebrae Service A Service in Darkness

On Good Friday, April 19, 2019 at 7:00 p.m., Hope will be holding a

Tenebrae service. The word "Tenebrae" comes from the Latin meaning

"darkness” or “shadows." The Tenebrae is an ancient Christian Good Friday

service, dating from the 8th century, that makes use of gradually

diminishing light through the extinguishing of candles or lights. This

increasing darkness symbolizes the approaching darkness of Jesus' death and of hopelessness in the world without God. The service concludes in

complete darkness. The Hope Chancel Choir will present Dale Wood’s A Service of Darkness during the service. It is a meditative and moving work written in 1962 and provides meditations on the seven last words of

Christ.

Pastor Claire’s Lenten Sermon Series During Lent, Pastor Claire will be preaching on the 7 Last Words. Please consider using the poetry below as

meditations on her sermons.

“Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do.” Luke 22:34

O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile F.W. Faber (1814-63) O come and mourn with me awhile; O come now to the Saviour's side; O come, together let us mourn: Jesus, our Love, is crucified. Have we shed no tears to shed for him, while soldiers scoff and foes deride? Look how patiently he hangs: Jesus, our Love, is crucified. Seven times he spoke, seven words of love; and all three hours his silence cried for mercy on the souls of all; Jesus, our Love, is crucified. O love of God! O sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; and victory remains with love: Jesus, our Love, is crucified.

“Today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43

Hear Us, Holy Jesus Thomas Benson Pollock (1836-96) Jesus, pitying the sighs Of the thief, who near Thee dies, Promising him paradise; Hear us, Holy Jesus. May we, in our guilt and shame, Still Thy love and mercy claim, Calling humbly on Thy name: Hear us, Holy Jesus. May our hearts to Thee incline, Looking from our cross to Thine; Cheer our souls with hope divine: Hear us, Holy Jesus.

“Woman, behold thy son! Behold thy mother!” John 91: 26, 27

At the Cross, Her Station Keeping 13th Century Text At the cross her station keeping stood the mournful Mother weeping, where he hung, the dying Lord; for her soul, of joy bereavèd, bowed with anguish, deeply grieved, felt the sharp and piercing sword.

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O how sad and sore distressèd now was she, that Mother blessèd of the sole-begotten one! Deep the woe of her affliction, when she saw the crucifixion of her ever-glorious Son. Jesus, may her deep devotion Stir in me the same emotion, Fount of love, Redeemer kind, That my heart, fresh ardor gaining And a purer love attaining, May with Thee acceptance find.

“My God my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Matt. 27:46

Bound Upon the Accursed Tree Dean Milman (1791-1868) Bound upon the accursèd tree, Faint and bleeding, who is He? By the eyes so pale and dim, Streaming blood, and writhing limb, By the flesh with scourges torn, By the crown of twisted thorn, By the side so deeply pierced, By the baffled, burning thirst, Bound upon the accursèd tree, Dread and awful, who is He? By the sun at noonday pale, Shivering rocks, and rending veil, Lo! Beneath the blackened sky, Hear His last and bitter cry. Crucified, we know Thee now: Son of God! ‘tis Thou! ‘tis Thou!

“I thirst.” John 19:28

Jesus, In Thy Thirst and Pain Thomas Benson Pollock (1836-96) Jesus, in Thy thirst and pain, While Thy wounds Thy life-blood drain, Thirsting more our love to gain: Thirst for us in mercy still, All Thy holy work fulfil, Satisfy Thy loving will: May we thirst Thy love to know; Lead us in our sin and woe Where the healing waters flow:

“It is finished.” John 19:30

O Perfect Life of Love Henry Williams Baker (1831-77) O perfect life of love! All, all, is finished now, All that He left His throne above To do for us below! No pain that we can share But He has felt its smart; All forms of human grief and care Have pierced that tender heart. In perfect love He dies for me! O all atoning Sacrifice, I cling by faith to Thee.

“Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” Luke 23:46

Behold the Lamb of God Dale Wood Behold the lamb of God, Bowed down in bitter pain; To God His dying prayer ascends. In death, my Lord and Saviour may I cry with Thee: “My Father I commend my Spirit into Thy loving hands.” I die in Thee.

Photos from the Presentation on Ghana and It’s Culture Held Sunday, February 24, 2019

Presented By: Edward and Vida Akumaning

Edward and Vida

Edward giving a wonderful presentation

to the congregation.

Members of Hope enjoy the

Hope in Our Community

Report from Hope’s First Annual Pairs Compete Bridge Tournament The Fun’d Teams First Fundraiser of 2019

Wednesday, February 13, Hope UMC hosted a bridge tournament (our first annual) to raise money for a new

Methodist community called FREE. FREE’s mission is to break the silence of addiction by providing a spiritual

community for addicts and alcoholics, loved ones of addicts and alcoholics and other spiritual refugees. The

organization is led by Rev. Ryan and Tami Canaday, and services/meetings are held each Saturday evening at

7939 E. Arapahoe Road, Unit 160. Through the fun we had at the tournament, we were able to raise $1,025 for FREE. Way to go, HOPE!

Find out more information about FREE at: https://freespiritualcommunity.com/

Report from this Quarter’s Interfaith Blood Drive At the last drive, on February 2, at Saint Peter Lutheran Church we had 44 donors register and 41 were able to give

including two who gave a double unit of red cells. That brings our total donations to 43 which exceeded our goal of

39!

These donations were taken back to Vitalant’s center at Lowry and have the potential to save the lives of up to 123 Colorado patients!

The next Blood Drive will be held at Hope UMC on Saturday April 6, 2019.

UMW Thanks All Who Participated in Last Year’s Mitten Tree

UMW wishes to thank the congregation for their generosity to the Mitten

Tree. The following items were donated to Comitis Crisis Center, a charitable organization for homeless: 1,112 diapers and 46 pull-ups, 8

large trash bags which contained adult scarves, hats, socks, gloves and

sets, and children’s hats, socks, and gloves. Thank you again!

Clayton Hill IV Music Scholarship - Now Open for Application The Clayton Hill IV Memorial Scholarship was established in 1994 to honor Clay and Kathy Hill’s son, Clayton Hill

IV, and his great love of music. The scholarship is awarded to members of Hope United Methodist Church who are

pursuing or intend to pursue a career in music. This scholarship can be used for undergraduate, post-graduate or

professional study.

Applicants for this scholarship should submit the application found at: www.hopechangeslives.org/guests/scholarship-applications/ to Julie Durst, chair of the Music Advisory Team, by

Monday, April 15, 2019 (julianne.durst@comcast.net).

https://freespiritualcommunity.com/

Journey in Prayer Lenten Book Study

On Wednesday, March 6 from 10:00-11:30 a.m.,

Journey in Prayer will be starting a 7-week only

study. The study explores the “I am” sayings of Jesus

found in the Gospel of John. Perfect for Lent, the

series will help you find and form an answer to the

most essential question in the Christian faith, “Who do you say I am?”

The God We Can Know by Rob Fuquay and the DVD filmed on location in the Holy Land allows us to travel

with Rob Fuquay and see the places where Jesus

stood while disclosing his true identity.

You are welcome to join the Journey in Prayer group in the Library at Hope, to purchase a book for $7.00

and participate in this study for the Lenten season.

Hope United Methodist Women Calendar for March and April

Tuesday, March 12 - From 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Hope’s Fellowship Hall)

Program:

Call to Prayer and Self-Denial

Ruth Shroyer, Presenter Mission Projects

Soup and Bread Lunch (bring a can of vegetables)

Saturday, March 16 - From 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (Castle Rock UMC)

Program:

Spiritual Day Together at Castle Rock UMC “Faith Journey’s to The Holy Land”

Mile High Pikes Peak Leadership shares their recent trip to the Holy Land which was led by Bishop Oliveto.

Pot-luck Salad Buffet and Birthday Cake

Childcare is available. Register by March 9th

Program flyer available at Welcome Stand in the Narthex and on the UMW Board

Sunday, March 24 - In Between and After Worship

Hope’s UMW celebrates the UMW 150th birthday with cake in the Fellowship Hall after each of the services.

Please join us to celebrate 150 years in mission for children, youth and women.

Tuesday, April 9 - From 10:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (Hope’s Fellowship Hall) Program:

Work on projects for mission

Salad Lunch and Fellowship

Remember all women are invited to be a part of Hope UMW activities. Note the change of time for our monthly meetings to 10:30a.m. instead of 11:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall.

For more information on the Hope UMW please contact True Morgan at true.morgan@comcast.net.

Consider “Tithing” Your Will

Every year many Americans die

without a valid Last Will

& Testament. For the past three

decades the numbers hover between 70 and 80%. This

statistic is surprising since a

carefully prepared Will can

minimize costs related to settling

an estate.

Having a Last Will & Testament

ensures your estate follows your

wishes. Some consider a pledge

or ‘tithe’ to their church as part

of one’s estate planning. Each of us can make a gift or bequest to our endowment fund to

strengthen Hope United Methodist Church for future

generations. Our endowment fund is permanent, we only

use the interest or earnings to further Hope’s mission and

purpose. We never spend the principal. Please consider

remembering Hope in your estate planning. For more information, contact Charlie Ledbetter, Chair – Hope UMC

Endowment Committee.

Hope United Methodist Church

5101 S. Dayton St

Greenwood Village, CO 80111

www.hopechangeslives.org

Pastor Claire McNulty-Drewes Lead Pastor Pastor.Claire@hope-umc.org

Paul Grossman Assistant to the Pastor Paul.Grossman@hope-umc.org

Donna Brady Office Manager Donna.Brady@hope-umc.org

Stefanie Limas Director of Hospitality Stefanie.Limas@hope-umc.org

Leabeth Pohl Director of Communications & Technology Leabeth.Pohl@hope-umc.org

Matthew McGarrity Treasurer Matthew.McGarrity@hope-umc.org

Nancy Duncan Membership Secretary Membership@hope-umc.org

Larry Meerdink Music Director Larry.Meerdink@hope-umc.org

Cheryl Saborsky Organist and Pianist Saborsky4pianos@msn.com

Kate Stapleton Director of Children’s Ministries Kate.Stapleton@hope-umc.org

Stacey Hilzer Youth Ministries Youth@hope-umc.org

Craig Laumann Bell Choir Director Lau4@comcast.net

Anne Rowland Red Sea Youth Band Director Anne@annerowland.com

Ashley Hastedt Childcare Coordinator Ashley.Hastedt@hope-umc.org

Robyn Maxum Director of PDO and Preschool Robyn.Maxum@hope-umc.org

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