July 2014 4newsletter - Elizabeth United Methodists

Elizabeth UMC NEWS
P.O. Box 2131
Elizabeth, CO 80107
303-646-1870
www.elizabethunitedmethodists.org
NOTES FROM THE JOURNEY....
Sunday Worship 8:00 & 9:30
Kids & Teen Sunday School
Located in Running Creek Plaza
724 E. Kiowa Ave., Elizabeth
ELIZABETH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH August 2014
Sunday
3
Mo nd ay
Communion 4
& Love our
Neighbor
Adult Sunday
School 11:00
10
Worship
8:00 & 9:30
8:00 & 9:30
11-1 pm
Sack-It! Lunch
Sweet Spirit
Choir 7:00 pm
14
15
16
18
19
20
21
22
23
28
29
30
Soul Food
Music & Ice Cream
Social 2-4 pm
Sweet Spirit
Choir 7:00 pm
Adult Sunday
School 11:00
31 Family Worship
w/movie clips
(Alice in
Wonderland)
8:00 & 9:30
11-1 pm
Sack-It! Lunch
13
Pastor’s Coalition
@ EUMC 9:30 Finance Team
5:30 p.m.
11-1 pm
Sack-It! Lunch
Worship Team
6:00 p.m..
Worship
8:00 & 9:30
Staff/Parish
Relations Team
(SPR) 6:30 pm
Saturday
9
12
Adult Sunday
School 11:00
24
Wednesday Thursday
Friday
6
7
8
11
Adult Sunday
School 11:00
17 Worship
Tue s da y
5
25
26
August 2014
11-1 pm
Sack-It! Lunch
.
Leadership
Council
7:00 p.m
27
Elbert County
Volunteer Safety
Corp. 7:00 p.m.
There Stands a Door
Throughout life, doors open, and door close. The bible is filled with
events that start with a closed or open door. Bridesmaids enter an open door
if they are ready. Bridesmaids find a closed door because they were not
ready. The passage of the Israelites to freedom was initiated by a sign on
the doorpost. In the book of the Revelation, Christ opens doors no one can
close, and closes doors no one can open. What does it mean to us to cross
life’s thresholds? Which thresholds do you boldly step across? Which do
you avoid? And what are the consequences of those choices?
This is the subject that will occupy us in August. Do ;you know the
show The Price is Right? Contestants often have to choose between door
number one, two or three. Behind some are useless duds no one wants.
Behind others, incredible treasures - cars, vacations, fabulous fur coats and
jewelry. Life often offers similar choices. We open a door thinking it leads
to treasure, only to later realize that “treasure” was a dud. We close doors
that appear to lead nowhere we want to go. We don’t see the Light that
would guide us to treasure beyond imagining
In my life, I’ve made lots of boneheaded decisions about which doors to
open and which to close. I never bothered to
pause at the threshold to get my bearings. I
blundered through an open door, when I should
have had second thoughts. Or slammed doors
behind me before my time in the abandoned
room was complete. Fortunately, I’ve also
stepped across (or been coaxed across)
thresholds that delivered me more deeply into
Life itself. And I’m not going to lie. Those are
some of the scariest thresholds. What about
you? Which doors will you open? Which will
you close? Meet me in August and we’ll all
take the journey together. You never know what
you’ll find behind door number 1!
yours along the way,
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August 17, 2014 2-4 p.m.
(shine or rain)
Creekside Community Church
Don’t miss this end-­‐of-­‐summer music celebration. Headlined by “our own” CrossRoads Gospel Band, Soul Food promises to be a fulAilling event since it also features ice cream with all the Aixin’s. We'll also be blessed with music from Doug and Alexis Woods, and the Creekside Worship Team. These festivities are sponsored by the Elbert County Pastors‘ Coalition. Rev. Alan Small has graciously offered use of the outdoor pavilion at Creekside, or the church itself, in case of rain.
Bring ice cream (homemade -­‐ or not, in an icy cooler). And a donation for the Peter Spear Memorial Scholarship for the Conservatory for Jazz Arts in Denver. Peter is the recently deceased son of Rev. Bruce and Susan Spear.
Say/Sing Happy Birthday To:
Mylie Hicks - August 1st
Linda Newland - August 3rd
Taryn Crookshanks - August 4th
Cain Roberts - August 6th
Alexis Woods - August 7th
Cheryl Rudauskas - August 10th
Kevin Black - August 18th
Ben Hicks - August 22nd
Ethan Christner - August 24th
Kristen Crookshanks - August 26th
John Duffield - August 27th
Sandy Black - August 29th
Wes Boone - August 30th
Meet the Lyle family
COVENANT BIBLE STUDY
To live well, we must love well
The Bible is a conversation partner for life.
Reading it recalls and even rewrites our deepest
stories, helping us recognize and respond to the
true God who saves a suffering, shattered world
If we want to experience the true, transforming power of the Bible, we can’t be content with the occasional dip into shallow waters. We need one another to discover the deeper rivers of biblical writing. As we engage together in study, sharing our thoughts and listening to others, we truly encounter the Bible’s power to help us live well by loving well. Covenant Bible Study is a new way to step into that power. It’s different from other Bibles studies, because it’s grounded in, and emphasizes, the ‘covenant’ relationship as the unifying pattern throughout the Bible. Using both Testaments, we’ll see the biblical story with new eyes. We’ll read, wrestle, and talk together about covenant with God and covenant with each other. We’ll discover the profound interconnectedness of scripture as one single story. And we’ll uncover depths that reveal our own personal story within the biblical words.
This new Bible study is deep, but not logistically complex. In fact, it’s quite Alexible. It is divided into three 8-­‐week sessions. Each has it’s own covenant theme: Creating the Covenant; Living the Covenant; and Trusting the Covenant. Of course, you’ll get the deepest enrichment from participating in all three phases of the study. But personal schedules change. It may not be possible to complete three sessions. Perhaps you have room for one session, or two. You make the choices that work for you. The sessions will be held as follows:
Creating the Covenant Sept. 25th -­ Nov. 13th
Living the Covenant Jan. 8th -­ Feb. 26th (2015)
Trusting the Covenant March12th -­ April 30th
.
Watch for Covenant Bible Study sign-up
sheet on the Information Table starting
August 17th. Cost for all three session is $40.
Vickie, Devin & Doug
Doug and Vickie met when Vickie was a senior
in High School. They started dating after she
graduated; they dated for quite a while. They
married in the historic Ruth Chapel in Parker. Ruth
Chapel was Parker UMC’s first church home!
They moved from Aurora to Elizabeth in
1999, where they built their own home. Doug
and Vickie have a daughter, Devin who is twelve
years old. Devin starts middle school this fall.
Both Vickie and Doug work at the University
of Colorado Hospital. Vickie is the trainer for
their computer program system. Doug works in
the supply depot.
Vickie grew up in the Parker Church where
her parents are still active. She has a sister and a
brother who live in the Denver Metro area.
Doug’s mother and a brother live in Colorado.
His second brother lives in San Antonio, TX.
There are things known and
things unknown, and in
between are the doors.
...Jim Morrison
Doug had a liver transplant last June and is
doing very well. Having celebrated the first
anniversary of his new liver, he likes to pass on
the hope and healing by volunteering in the
hospital’s transplant unit. He talks with
patients, offering encouragement and whatever
help he can provide.
Vickie is also the leader of our United
Methodist Women’s group (UMW). In the past
year, under Vickie’s leadership, our UMW
women have collected money to purchase
emergency relief blankets for Church World
Service. They’ve also collected many supplies
for the Tennyson Center for Children in Denver.
UMW is currently asking for school supplies
donations at the church. Upcoming is the third
annual UMW Craft Fair on October 11th.
Proceeds will once again benefit CASA in
Elizabeth. Crafter applications forms, Vickie
notes, are available on the Information Table in
our Worship Center.
Vickie and her family spend a lot of time in
the mountains, where they have a cabin. They
like water sports and boating although they no
longer have a boat. Doug enjoys target shooting
and fishing. Vickie likes reading and scrap
booking. She also does a lot of volunteering
around church. Daughter Devin is into Karate,
big time!
They have three dogs, two labs and a hound
mix.
(As told to Nosy Nellie, reporter for the EUMC news)
Sack-It! Lunch Update
With just one week left in
our summer Sack-it! lunch
program, we thought you would
enjoy this update. Twenty-three
volunteers (some helping on
multiple days) have helped serve
lunch to over 122 people.