The UMC and Mental Health

Health is whole. It is a state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being. The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community.”

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What do we mean by resurrection?

United Methodists affirm the Christian belief in the resurrection of the dead. Our doctrinal statements express this directly. 

We affirm the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. "Christ did truly rise again from the dead, and took again his body, with all things appertaining to the perfection of man's nature"    (Article III, Articles of Religion). 

We affirm the resurrection of all people who have ever died. 

"We believe all men stand under the righteous judgment of Jesus Christ, both now and in the last day. We believe in the resurrection of the dead; the righteous to life eternal and the wicked to endless condemnation" (Article XII, Confession of Faith). 

What exactly do we believe about resurrection? Or, put more directly, what is resurrection? 

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This week @ St. Paul's UMC

Wednesday:

9:00 a.m., Wednesday Weeders

10:00 a.m., Wednesday Virtual Fellowship

6:15 p.m., A.A.

Thursday:

3:00 p.m., Virtual Women's Book Group

 Saturday:

5:00 p.m., Facebook Live with Bishop Oliveto

Sunday:

9:00 a.m., Adult class

10:15 a.m., Worship

11:15 a.m., Fellowship

12:30 a.m., BBKC

Scripture lessons for August 8

Judah Maccabee

We continue our way through the Dog Days of Summer with John 6:35 & 41-51 and 2 Maccabees 1:1-6, 24-29.

August 1 @ St. Paul's UMC: Prayers

Joys:

+Claudia, Christopher, and Gregory made a pilgrimage to Arapaho Ridge to place Rich's ashes in the place on God's earth he loved best.

+Scott & Rebecca G. are thankful that a former exchange student, Luisa (from Brazil), has arrived at CU for graduate school.

+Dave & Jessica B. give thanks for the safety of Lance following deployment to fight a fire near Fort Morgan.

+Louise C. gives thanks that her granddaughter, Elise, is home safely following a mission trip to Guatemala.

+Belinda and Pastor Charles give thanks for the visit from friends from South Dakota, the Revs. Mollie R. and Adam D.

+We give thanks for this week's birthdays: Amy A., Sabrina B., Tim C., & Jennifer M.

+We were blessed this morning through the music of Louise Cook (piano); Suzanne Polacek (piano/bells); and Christopher Wahl (bells). We also give thanks for Amy Abshire (liturgist); Belinda Alkula (video/Zoom); Tim Cook (adult class); Austin Cooper (usher); Sandra Jordan (flowers); Etta Levitt (Zoom usher) and the Bishop family (fellowship time).

Concerns:

+Pat M. asks for prayers for the residents of Morning Star as they go through another Covid-related lockdown due to a staff member with a Covid diagnosis.

+Dan D. asks for prayers for his brother-in-law, Kirk M., who has entered hospice care.

+Louise C. asks prayers for healing of Garrett, who was on a mission trip to Guatemala, who is dealing with Covid.

+We pray for Melissa and Nick (Sunrise Early Learning) as they go back east for the funeral of a family member due to Covid-19.

+Prayers are asked for Trinity UMC in Loveland as they continue to deal with the aftermath of a recent burst water pipe.

+ We pray for those continuing to be impacted by the continuing ravages of the pandemic.

+Prayers are asked for those affected by the extremes of weather-related events including flooding, drought, and fire.

+We join with people across the USA in mourning the deaths of 223 due to gun violence this past week.

August 1 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements

 

+The A.A. group will return to in-person gatherings at St. Paul's this week with meetings on Wednesdays at 6:15 PM.

+Ladies Lunch Bunch meets Thursday, August 5, at BJ’s (1690 28th St., Boulder) at 11:45 a.m. Please let Joan Cooper know by Tuesday if you are coming.

+Virtual United Methodist Men Gathering. Saturday, August 28 @ 9:00 AM.    Registration for the gathering is required. You may register by going to bit.ly/umm21.

August 1 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Flowers from the Bishop family

Suzanne and Lousie offer the prelude

Communion is ready

Christopher and Suzanne offer their musical gifts

Fellowship time!

“Therefore, as a prisoner for the Lord, I encourage you to live

as people worthy of the call you received from God.”

—Ephesians 4:1

Welcome: Pastor Charles

Prelude: Suzanne Polacek and Louise Cook / “Canon in D,” arranged by Robert Schultz for four hands

*Call to Worship: Amy Abshire

The Spirit of God calls to us, With sighs too deep for words

Spirit of God calls to us, Claiming us,

Summoning us to become more than we now are. Calling us by name: God’s children.

—Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Touch Holiness, ed. Ruth C. Duck and Maren C. Tirabassi. © 1990 The Pilgrim Press.

*Praise Hymn: “He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought” #128        

A Modern Affirmation of Faith (UMH #885): Amy Abshire

Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true Church, apostolic and universal, whose holy faith let us now declare. 

We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power and love, whose mercy is over all His works, and whose will is ever directed to His children's good. We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of man,   the gift of the Father's unfailing grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death. We believe in the Holy Spirit as the divine   presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in Perpetual remembrance of the truth of Christ and find strength and help in time of need. We believe that this faith should manifest itself in the service of love as set forth in the example of our blessed Lord, to the end that the kingdom of God may come upon the earth. Amen.

Offering/Doxology (UMH #95)

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

Moment of Silence and Reflection

Pastoral Prayer

Gospel Lesson: John 6:24-35... Amy Abshire

Special Music: Suzanne Polacek and Chris Wahl / “Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross,” arranged by Dawn Thompson for hand bell duet

Second Lesson: Wisdom 1:1-16...Pastor Charles

This is the Word of God for the people of God.

Thanks be to God.

Sermon: Pastor Charles / “The call to justice”

Communion 

The Lord’s Prayer

*Hymn for the Journey: "We Utter Our Cry,” #439, v.1-5

*Words for the Journey: Pastor Charles

*Postlude: Suzanne Polacek / “To God Be the Glory,” arranged by Lloyd Larson