July 17 @ St. Paul's UMC: Announcements

We are continuing to require masks be worn during worship out of an abundance of caution given the state of the pandemic and the amount of travel taking place among our congregation's members.

The Peaks/Pikes Peak District is holding a Church Safety Team zoom call on July 21, 2022, Thursday, 6-7pm. A wide variety of topics (from First Aid Box to responding to an emergency circumstance) will be covered, and every church should find this event very helpful. This event is not exclusively for the clergy. It is being held in the evening because we want to make it convenient for as many people as possible to attend. Rick Hunt will lead the conversation. Rick is a long-time member of Sunrise UMC (Colorado Springs, CO). He serves as our Conference Safety Team leader.    The zoom link is here.

Mission U summer study “Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom" continues each Wednesday evening at 7 PM. Questions may be directed to Belinda Alkula. Find the online registration form here.

Hank Troy and Wende Harston will be with us in worship next Sunday.

St. Paul’s is sponsoring a food drive through Sunday, July 24, to help meet the urgent need at EFFA, where supplies in the food pantry are running very low. The greatest need is for canned tuna, canned fruit, canned chili, canned vegetables, cooking oils, dried chiles, and masa. Non-food items in short supply are toilet paper, shampoo, paper towels, toothpaste, dish soap, baby wipes, diapers, and laundry soap. Bring your donations to church. Alternatively, you can donate directly to EFFA via Amazon here.

 

BDT is offering a special ticket price for Sponge Bob the Musical during July--$55 per ticket. We need at least 12 participants to also get the amenities that go along with a group price. There is good availability for the Sunday matinee on either July 24 or 31 as well as Thursday evenings, July 21 or 28. It might be a chance for us to get to BDT one more (last?) time. Let Judy Waller know if you are interested, and if so, which of those dates would absolutely NOT work for you.

 

Prayer shawls are available for distribution - they are stored in the church office’s pantry, along with handouts explaining the prayer shawl ministry. Belinda Alkula maintains a spreadsheet detailing the first name of the recipients and a very brief explanation of the circumstance motivating the gift of one. For example, “Mary—Dealing with health issues” or “Sarah—Celebrating arrival of new baby.” Please send this information to Belinda Alkula when a prayer shawl is presented to family or friends.

Community Table needs volunteers each night to help hand out Grab and Go dinners to the unhoused and working poor in Boulder. It is outdoors, making it a safe activity during the pandemic; it is located at Grace Commons Annex, 1603 Walnut, from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. Sign up here.

July 24 @ St. Paul's UMC: Worship

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

Today’s Meditation Verse: “The Son is the image of the invisible God, the One who is first over all creation....” —Colossians 1:15

Welcome... Pastor Charles

Prelude... Lorie Courier / “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

*Call to Worship... Amy Abshire

Leader: Praise be to God who reigns above the heavens.

People: Praise be to God who dwells within our hearts.

Leader: Let the majesty of creation worship in reverence.

People: Let everyone pray in faith. Praise be to God. 

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

*Hymn... “Take My Life, And Let It Be” (UMH #399)

Litany of Fullness...Amy Abshire

For God says, “I do not speak in vain. My words do not fall on unyielding ground and shall not return to me empty. I speak with confidence. My Word will return to me full of fruit. My voice waters the earth, and my breath gives it life. You who despair look up in hope. I speak with power. My Word will return to me full of fruit. My will is abundance; my intention for you is courage and healing and grace. I speak with compassion. My Word will return to me full of fruit. You shall go out with joy and be led back in peace. All of creation will join in the dance of your celebration! We are the fruit of Your Word, and we return to You full.

—Reprinted by permission of the publisher from Before the Amen, Maren C. Tirabassi and Maria I. Tirabassi, eds. © 2007 The Pilgrim Press.

*Offering/Doxology

Community prayer requests, concerns, and celebrations

Pastoral Prayer / The Lord’s Prayer... Pastor Charles

Gospel Lesson: Luke 12:13-21... Amy Abshire

Special Music... Lorie Courier / “Deep River”

Second Lesson: Luke 17:12-19... Pastor Charles

This is the Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

Sermon... Pastor Charles / “Account your blessings”

*Hymn... “O Jesus, I Have Promised” (UMH #396)

*Words for the Journey... Pastor Charles

*Postlude... Lorie Courier / “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”

Worship with us tomorrow!

Join us for worship tomorrow in-person or via Zoom at this link.

Preview the bulletin at this link.   

Have you heard about A Table for All?

#atable4all is a new initiative of the Mountain Sky Conference to support churches to be inclusive witnesses throughout our rural, urban, and suburban communities.

Through A Table For All, we are supporting and celebrating our connectional ministry throughout the Mountain Sky Conference as we share God’s love with all.

Want to learn more?

We invite you to join us for details about A Table For All on Zoom on Tuesday, July 26 at 4 PM Mountain Time. More details to come. Check out our website for more information.

Recognizing one who went before us

A statue of Mary McLeod Bethune was installed yesterday in the U.S. Capitol Building’s Statuary Hall. People touched by the legacy of the Methodist civil rights leader and educator kicked off a week of celebration with worship at D.C.'s Asbury UMC, the congregation Bethune joined in 1937.

Read more at this link.

Mission u is underway

Eighty-eight participants were on hand for the first evening of the Mountain Sky Conference Virtual Cooperative Mission u Study, Session 1: "Bearing Witness in the Kin-dom."  Click here to see the recording of Session 1.

Join the excitement of this year's offering, Wednesdays at 7:00 PM through August 3. 

Anyone can register, between now and August 3. Click here to register online.

Wednesday Weeders

Suzanne is on the job!

Peg does her part

Each Wednesday morning, faithful servants of St. Paul's UMC come to tend the church grounds. This morning, Don & Peg Fritschel and Suzanne Polacek were on hand, beating the summer heat and doing their part to keep our campus looking nice.