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Join us this Sunday Morning
9 a.m. Modern Worship
10:45 a.m. Traditional Worship
The Modern and Traditional Services are offered online through our Facebook and YouTube channels.
Liturgical Sunday:7th Sunday of Easter
Liturgical Color: White
Sermon Title: Do Good
Scripture Reading: John 3:11
Preaching: Rev. Matt Franks
Don't forget that your name tags are appreciated.
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In Our Prayers: Loving God we lift up to you…
The United Methodist Church
Mountain Sky Annual Conference
Our Pastors and Staff
Little Blessings Families
Conflict in the Middle East
Jan and Bud Richter
Kathy Spackman neighbor of Julie and George Curran
Sid Jordan, brother-in-law to Julie Bailey
Leona and Garrett Mathes, sister and brother-in-law to Chuck Bailey
Tom Johnson
Velva Baines
Phil and Maxine Ferguson
Gregg Tomberlin Brother in-law of Diane Meeks
Connie Williams, mother of Chris Sorah mother in-
law of Kari Sorah
Connie Berry, cousin of Denny Pottenger
Bess Christainson, mother of Chip Christainson
Anne Shuman
Family of Shelly Heredia, sister of Kim Martin.
Dwain Butler, Brother of Karen Oliver
Doug Conrad Friend of Gayle and Ken Lindt
Griffin Hammel, Great Grandson of Sarah McAney
Barbra McMinn aunt of Cheryl Smith
The Family of Veronica Butler,
The family of Cynitha Johnson
Family of Shelly Heredia, sister of Kim Martin.
The family of Ty Burgess
Important Dates
May 9: Leah-Love Circle Potluck Lunch, Fellowship Hall, 11:45 am
May 13: Sesquicentennial Steering Committee Meeting, 5:30, church library
May 16: Men’s Luncheon, Pegasus, 11:30 am
May 16: Knot Again, 6 pm
May 19: Graduating Seniors Recognized
May 25: Celebration of Life for Cynthia Johnson
May 26th Summer Worship Times Begin: 8:30 a.m. Outdoor Chapel, 10 a.m. Modern Service
June 2nd-9th Youth Mission Trip to Puerto Rico
June 22: All-church Service Project for Help and Hope Food Pantry, 9-3 pm
June 29th Lois Burgener’s Celebration of Life a 11 a.m.
July 7: Sesquicentennial “Old Time Ice Cream Social”; 11 am lunch with ice cream, games and other activities following
August 25, 2024: Sesquicentennial Special Worship Service celebrating FUMC 150th Year in Castle Rock
September 22: Paul's Mystery Ship walk 1:30 p.m;
Keep up with the 150th events here: https://www.fumccr.org/150thcelebration
Prison Backpack Ministry
This Sunday, May 12, we/ll be blessing the backpacks that our church provides for the Douglas County Detention Center. Our backpack ministry program responds to Christ’s concern for prisoners (Matthew 25: 36, 39, 43). At this time, our Church is the only organization that provides backpacks to indigent men and women being released from the Douglas County Detention Center.
Honoring Our Graduates.
On May 19 we’ll be honoring the young people graduating from high school, college, or trade schools, but we need your help in preparing for this. If you have a son or daughter or grandchild you wish to honor, please send the image and basic information to Josh Hay josh.hay@gmail.com
Along with the photo, we’ll need:
full name,
graduating from xxxxx
attending xxxxxx
studying xxxxxx
related to xxxxxxx
Mother’s Day Food Drive
We will be accepting food donations between now and Sunday, May 12th to support the food pantry at the Help and Hope Center.
Items that are currently needed include:
1. diapers—sizes 3,4,5
2. jam/jelly
3. laundry pods
4. canned whole or diced tomatoes
5. cereal
This is an opportunity for our church family to help in meeting the needs of our community.
Save-the-Date — Saturday, June 22 for our all-Church Food Drive for Help and Hope. There will be a sign-up sheet for volunteers to help collect food at 3 different King Soopers locations. More complete details will appear in the May and June newsletters. Chairperson Phyllis Tumey (ptumey43@gmail.com) will graciously answer any questions you may have.
Photos Needed: As we celebrate the 150th year of our church, we are looking for pictures of our congregation taking part in any of our special events and regular activities. Posed photos are nice, but candid shots of people enjoying the Help & Hope food drive, the ice cream social, any of our pot luck meals, backpack ministry, Time & Talent, game night, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Anyone who takes these pictures should send them to Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) or Pastor Matt (matt.franks@fumccr.org) for inclusion in our newsletter and our sesquicentennial
Print Copies of the Church Newsletter. If you would like a print copy of the monthly newsletter reserved for you, please let Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) know so you can be added to the list. These copies will have your name on them and be available for pick-up in the church office. A few more will be available for our guests at the Welcome Center.
Photos Needed: As we celebrate the 150th year of our church, we are looking for pictures of our congregation taking part in any of our special events and regular activities. Posed photos are nice, but candid shots of people enjoying the Help & Hope food drive, the ice cream social, any of our pot luck meals, backpack ministry, Time & Talent, game night, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Anyone who takes these pictures should send them to Julie Bailey (juliesings@gmail.com) or Pastor Matt (matt.franks@fumccr.org) for inclusion in our newsletter and our sesquicentennial commemorative book.
Teeshirt Orders: Did you miss out? Please contact Joyce Morales-Caramella (joycemorales@aol.com) to place an order or purchase one she has available. These shirts will be an asset as we meet the public during the June 22 service project for Help and Hope and for distributing water bottles during the Fair Parade in August.
Bible Study Opportunities:
Rev. Sarah’s newest contemporary Bible study of Amy-Jill Levine’s The Gospel of Mark: A Beginners Guide to the Good News gathers in-person on Mondays from April 15, 2024 to May 20, 2024; 6:30PM to 8:30; Zoom Sessions meet on Fridays from April 19, 2024 to May 24, 2024; 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Tuesday Morning Bible Study has begun their study of the book of Romans on April 16, meeting from 9:30 - 11 am in the church library.
A Volunteer Opportunity: The Outreach and Hospitality Team is looking for some volunteers to make follow-up phone contact with Sunday morning guests and visitors. A script to guide conversation will be provided and the time commitment is just a few hours on Sunday afternoon. If this seems like the perfect fit for you, please let Pastor Matt know you are available.
Adult Discipleship Opportunity: Be a VIPP (Very Important Point Person)
Volunteers are needed to organize social and educational events such as outdoor activities, museum trips, and concerts. Interested individuals can sign up at the Welcome Center to become a VIPP for one activity.
Where do you want to Serve?
I am searching for people to help in the following areas.
Baltimore, Maryland
Outdoor Chapel Setup and Tear-down
Ushers (fill-ins needed)
Mowing the Church property.
Driving Golf Cart for Outdoor Chapel
If you are interested in any of these please let me know I am willing to train. I know there will be a list for Golf Cart driving out soon.
Paul's Mystery Ship
The Church has done a great job of supporting Paul’s Mystery Ship over the past years. Here are some events to take note of.
Picklepalooza Rally Against ALS: Pickleball Tournament Sat., June 8th from 7-1 p.m.
September 22, 2024 @ 1:30 p.m. Walk starts/Ends @ 105 W. Brewing Co.For more info about Paul’s Mystery Ship go to https://www.paulsmysteryship.com/
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The Current newsletter is up on the website at https://www.fumccr.org/newsletter
This week's Quotes and Scripture
“But not only that! We even take pride in our problems, because we know that trouble produces endurance, endurance produces character, and character produces hope. This hope doesn't put us to shame, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 CEB
“So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of the cloistered life, but in the thick of foes.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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