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Welcome to the United Methodist Church of Evergreen
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As you read these pages describing the life and mission of this great congregation, I know you will discover an opportunity for your own participation in a dynamic Christ-centered community which emphasizes personal faith and spirituality, relationship in Christian Community and outreach in the world around us.
The Mission of The United Methodist Church of Evergreen is to reflect the image of God as Creator, Redeemer, and Inspirer; an image revealed in God's world and in the life and death of Jesus Christ. In the United Methodist tradition emphasizing Scripture, Tradition, Reason, and Experience, we strive to reflect God's image by serving God, one another, the community and the world; and by proclaiming and living in ways that reflect love, compassion, and forgivenesss as revealed through Jesus Christ.
Rev. Dr. Scott J. Schiesswohl
Office phone: (303)674-4810 9:00am - 3:00pm Mon-Fri
Sunday Services: 8:00 am - 9:15 am - 10:30 am
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Worship Services
| SUNDAY AUGUST 24, 2008
15th Sunday after Pentecost
Message: "Who Do You Say That I Am?" based on Romans 12:9-12 Rev. Dr. Scott Schiesswohl. will be at the pulpit Special Music by Men's Quartet Services
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| Open Hearts - Remember In Prayer |
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| Last Updated : Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 - 11:50 PM
 Please keep in your thoughts and prayers: -
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- Jay Bauer, friend of Sandy Fair, who is in the last stages of melanoma.
- The people of Myanmar and of China in the wake of natural disasters.
- Men and women in the Armed Forces.
Christian Love and Sympathy are expressed on behalf of the Evergreen Church to:
- David and Kelcey Land and family on the death of David's father in Ohio on August 12.
- Doug Kittelsen and family on the death of Doug's mother.
- Lauren and Eileen Alter on the death of Lauren's brother, Allen, in Florida on July 21.
- Kristin Johnson on the death of her mother in Savannah, Georgia.
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· Psalm 103:11-12
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far does he remove our transgressions from us.
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In order to celebrate the Mission Work of the EUMC Youth this summer, the youth would like to invite all congregants and community members to a very special Youth Sunday on AUGUST 31st at 9 a.m.
Please note that on August 31st only one service will be held.
All three morning worship services will be celebrated at one time: 9:00 a.m.
Childcare will be provided. Older children are invited to stay in the service.
After this special worship service everyone is invited to join the youth in the fellowship hall to learn more about the mission sites the youth volunteered at.
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Make your photo appointment for the new church directory by signing up in Fellowship Hall or by calling the church office at 303-674-4810.
Photos will be taken on Friday, Sept. 26, Saturday, Sept. 27, Wednesday, Oct. 1 and Thursday, Oct. 2. Sign up early to get the time most convenient for you and your family.
Photos of church activities or events are most welcome. If you have pictures to submit, please drop them off in the church office by September 14.
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The Book Discussion Group will meet on Thursday, September 25 at 1:00 p.m. at Camp Grounds coffee shop in Bergen Park (across from King Soopers). Chris Swan will lead a discussion of the book, "An American Childhood" by Annie Dillard. All book lovers are welcome to attend.
NOTE: This is a CHANGE OF TIME and LOCATION for this group's meeting.
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If you ordered the delicious western slope apples and pears, please plan to pick them up on Sunday September 14. They will be available in Fellowship Hall before and after our morning services.
If you have not yet ordered your apples and pears, you have ONE LAST CHANCE to place an order on SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 before or after the 9:00 service.
(On that date, we will all be gathering to worship together at 9:00.)
Questions may be directed to Jerry Huber at 303-816-2837.
Thank you for taking this opportunity to enjoy incredible local fruit while supporting the missions of Evergreen United Methodist Church.
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The 9th annual Footloose and Fancy Free Planning Day will be held on Saturday, August 23 at the Tabernash home of Pem & Jo Ann Dunn. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. followed by a potluck lunch. Please come with ideas of things to do or places to go and a salad or dessert to share. Beverages will be provided. RSVP to eithert the Dunn's Evergreen number at 303-674-1695 or their Tabernash number at 970-887-3258.
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Laurel Story is currently in South Africa. This trip is an International Service Learning Program through the University of Denver. The students are providing community service through Hope Worldwide and will be providing health education to youth in a rural area. She left June 12 and will return July 13. You can learn about Laurel's experiences via her personal blog: http://southafricaadventure2008blogspot.com/
or by visiting: https://sites.google.com/a/projectsouthafrica.org/project-south-africa/. This is the team site with bio's of student, flight status link, slide show of events, itinerary, etc -check it out!
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FOOTLOOSE FALL TRIP - Sept. 18 - 20, 2008 Pre-registered individuals will view the beautiful fall colors. First day travel to Glenwood Springs. Second day travel to Gunnison via Marble, then over McClure Pass to Paonia Reservoir where we will travel on a dirt two lane passenger car road to Crested Butte and on to Gunnison. The third day we will travel home over Cottonwood Pass to Buena Vista and then home. If you have questions, please contact Chris Hahn for further details at 303-674-2740.
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Rachael Stevens, daughter of Carl Stevens and Jennifer Stevens, grew up attending Evergreen United Methodist Church. She is now serving in the Peace Corps in Zambia. Rachael has set up a blog to report on her activities. You may access it at: www. rachelabigailstevens.blogspot.com.
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United Methodist Church of Evergreen has an opening for a Choir Accompanist. This is a part -time paid staff position. For more information, click on 'read more' below, call 303-674-4810 or e-mail office@evergreenumc.org
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The United Methodist Women invite all ladies of the church to attend a Summer Luncheon. What a great way to enjoy summer in the mountains, a wonderful lunch, and the company of other women from the church. In order for the hostesses to be prepared, please sign-up in Fellowship Hall to bring a salad or dessert to share, however, last minute drop-ins are welcome. All summers luncheons begin at 11:30 a.m. Meet at the church at 11:15 to carpool. Childcare is available. Please sign up in Fellowship Hall. For questions or directions, please call the hostess listed below:
Wednesday, August 27: Karen Ament (303) 670-7252
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A proposed new Social Creed is being presented at The United Methodist Church General Conference at its meeting April 23-May 2 in Fort Worth, Texas. The new creed was created by the General Board of Church and Society at the direction of the 2004 General Conference in commemoration of the denomination’s first social creed adopted 100 years ago. If adopted, it will be only the third Social Creed in the denomination’s history.
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P.E.P.P.E.R. People Enjoying People, Places, Entertainment and Recreation! – A UMCE social group, all ages, singles and couples, who like to go do things. Do you enjoy music? Would you like to check out some of Denver’s summer events? How about fun outings with others from our church? Then P.E.P.P.E.R is for you, please click on "read more" for all the details! Questions: Call Barb Grindle at (303) 674-8757.
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It is April, and taxes are on our minds. When Jesus said that we should "Render unto Caesar...." he was saying that Christians are obliged to pay our taxes, just as everyone else does. He was not commenting on whether the taxes were fair or unfair. Even if our churches do everything possible to feed, cloth and otherwise aid the poor, as Christians we also have a duty to speak out against economic injustices, including injustices in our tax policies.
A recent article in the Denver Post (January 24, 2008) brought to light the issue of tax injustice. The article was based on an interview with Susan Pace Hamill, a member of the United Methodist Church who is a law professor at the University of Alabama and also holds a master's degree in divinity. In her new book, As Certain As Death, A Fifty-State Survey of State and Local Tax Laws, Ms. Hamill found that the poor pay higher taxes as a percentage of their income. In Colorado, taxpayers in the lowest quintile (incomes less than $17,000) bear an income tax burden equal to 9.9% of their incomes, while taxpayers in the top 1% (incomes over $692,000) bear a tax burden of just 6.1%. Sales and excise taxes in Colorado are even more regressive, because taxpayers in the lowest quintile bear a tax burden of 6% and those in the top 1% bear a tax burden of just 1%. This inequity is largely because the poor must spend almost all their income for necessities that are subject to sales taxes, while the rich can invest much of their income and avoid sales taxes on such investments.
What does this have to do with us, individually and as a church? We don’t make tax policy. But we elect the legislators who do, and we can write letters to our legislators about issues of social justice. Ms. Hamill emphasizes two fundamental principles as the scriptural basis of tax justice: “Thou shall not oppress the poor,” and “Thou shall make sure that the poor enjoy at least a minimum opportunity to better their situation...”
In 2004 the General Conference of the United Methodist Church passed a resolution about tax justice: “…Be it hereby resolved that, State Taxation Task Forces are established in each annual conference at their next session to examine the tax codes of their states, following the guidelines in Professor Hamill’s book The Least of These (Fair Taxes and the Moral Duty of Christians); and that the task forces in each Conference prepare a strategy for action to promote and establish a just tax code in every state; and that strategies seek to enlist the cooperation and support of all local churches through tax education and advocacy; … and recommend continued action to the General Conference of 2008.” (Book of Resolutions of the United Methodist Church 2004, Resolution #228) The Church and Society Committee urges our congregation to give prayerful thought to how we can promote just tax policies.
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No Table Talk
Posted by: ChrisAlm on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 10:29 AM |
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Our church website mail system is currently being attacked by spammers. They are using our mail system to send spam emails to people to avoid being tracked. We are working with the server technicians to try to get this under control and thwart their efforts.
Unfortunately, in the process we have broken our ability to email our own Table Talk newsletter. We hope to have a resolution to this soon.
Until this is resolved. Please just visit the website. All of the news from Table Talk is simply taken from the website anyway. So you won't miss any news if you simply visit the church website.
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News articles and Calendar events are two different things. You may need to schedule something on the calendar AND announce it with a news story.
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· Special Worship Service and Schedule on August 31
(Aug 20, 2008)
· Fruit Delivery Dates
(Aug 18, 2008)
· New Church Directory-We Can't Do It Without You!
(Aug 05, 2008)
· Book Discussion Group Meeting at Camp Grounds
(Aug 05, 2008)
· Footloose Fall Color Tour
(Jul 29, 2008)
· UMW Summer Luncheons
(Jul 21, 2008)
· Footloose and Fancy Free Planning Day
(Jul 14, 2008)
· Laurel Story's Blog on South Africa
(Jun 30, 2008)
· Rachael Stevens' Peace Corps Blog
(Jun 02, 2008)
· Choir Accompanist Needed
(May 12, 2008)
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| World Council of Churches - 9th Assembly |
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· Assembly looks to future of spirituality, justice and witness
Approving a substantial change in priorities and culture, the World Council of Churches (WCC) 9th Assembly completed its meeting with prayer in Porto Alegre Thursday, and agreed to give priority to spirituality, ecumenical formation, global justice and prophetic witness.
· Assembly message invites churches and world to unite in prayer for transformation
The "Message" of the 9th Assembly is an invitation to prayer. In proposing the document for adoption, message committee moderator Wendy Evans explained that the message is neither a report nor an exhaustive listing of concerns, but that "the message reflects the heart of the Assembly".
· New WCC central committee elects officers and executive committee
Walter Altmann, Gennadios of Sassima and Margaretha Hendriks-Ririmasse are, respectively, the new moderator and vice moderators of the WCC central committee.
· Policy committee seeks to strengthen common calling
The 9th Assembly of the World Council of Churches today approved recommendations to "strengthen the WCC in the search for visible unity, enhance its ability to represent the member churches, and build new bridges for relationships and trust with other Christian churches not currently within its fellowship".
· WCC opens new channels for youth involvement
The World Council of Churches 9th Assembly sent a strong message on Thursday 23 February that youth are an integral part of the WCC's work, and their voices need to be heard.
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