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Sunday, May 7, 2023

May 7 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements


+Breakfast Fellowship 
will next meet on Saturday, May 
13, at 8:00 a.m. at Le Peep (2525 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, next to McGuckin’s hardware). No reservations necessary. All are welcome!

+Sew What will meet on Friday, May 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Blue Room at church. Please R.S.V.P. by May 16 to Bren Smith via email or phone call (garysmith364@aol.com / 303-910-5703). Note: Folks are encouraged to bring their own lunches and preferred drinks. Some drinks will be provided. Sew What is for those who love to sew, knit, crochet, embroider, and/or enjoy visiting with one another.

+Free webinar sponsored by the United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy & Friends (UMARC): A Potentially Momentous 2024 United Methodist General Conference. May 18, 2023, 6:00 -7:30 pm. Register here.

+Free Virtual Women’s Spiritual Life Retreat sponsored by the Mountain Sky Conference United Women in Faith Friday, May 19, 6:00 to 8:00 pm and Saturday, May 20, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm This year’s theme is “Goodbye Worries. Hello Joy!” On Saturday, Belinda Alkula will be leading a 30-minute breakout-room session on the importance of joy and laughter in our lives, featuring chair-dancing, song-singing, and laughter yoga exercises. Find registration links in the E-pistle and News You Can Use.

+It’s time to start planning for the 2023 session of the Women's Summer Book Group. We meet weekly to discuss a good book, discover new ideas, and share what’s going on in our lives. We try to find a book that is interesting, humorous, spiritual, inspirational, and available. Suggestions are welcomed and encouraged. If you haven’t participated before, please consider joining us. Contact Judy Waller or Belinda Alkula for more information.

+Spiritual Journey to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site   To be partners in building and living into beloved community requires us to know our history, to learn about one another, to acknowledge our mistakes, and commit to a new way. Often the conversation around the Sand Creek Massacre can leave us stuck at shame, that can even lead to resentment. Our calling as followers of Jesus Christ is to process our history, feelings of guilt or shame in ways that move us towards learning what a new way of being in community might be like. This requires humility and a commitment to the journey. Most times, we are not even the ones to lead that work or prescribe how it is to happen as we must follow the lead of those directly impacted. If you are interested in participating on this visit to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site on June 26th. Registration is forth coming. Questions, please contact Rev. Bich Thy (Betty) Nguyen.

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