Memorial service for Fr. Vern Myers (REVISED 2/01/2012)

Dear Friends,

The Memorial service for Fr. Vern Myers will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4 at St. Matthew's in Parker, CO. We hope that the time and date of the service will make possible the attendance of all families who would like to be here to remember and honor Fr. Vern, even some of our youngest members. Fr. Vern loved the children of this parish and they loved him in return. This is an opportunity for us to help our children learn that death is a part of this mortal life, a good life lesson, but more importantly, that even in death there is hope in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a good lesson from our faith. Your children may ask about what happens in death and a good answer might be, "We don't know exactly what happens, but we know and trust that we are with God in a more special way than we can be in this life."  Please know that children are welcome at this service, as at all our worship at St. Matthew's.

Thank you for all of your prayers and concern for Fr. Vern and his family. 

In Christ,
Michael+

Andrea Newlin will be coordinating the reception and you may reach her at tinanewday@qwestoffice.net. Below is a note from Andrea about what is still needed.

Dear Parish Family,
Thank you for your generosity for the upcoming reception for Father Vern. Your kindness is appreciated. There are a few things that we still need, 
·  2-4-families maybe providing-2 Honey baked or similar Hams
·  2-3 antipasta trays, 
·  2 more potato salads, 
·  3 six packs flavored seltzer or sparkling water
·  2 dozen small sandwich rolls
Thank You in advance.
Please remember to bring your favorite memory of Father Vern and/picture to put in a memory book
Blessings 
Andrea
tinanewday@qwestoffice.net.

 

Breakfast Sunday (NEW 2/01/2012)
We invite all parishioners to come for some hearty, tasty fellowship this Sunday, Feb 5th from 9am until 10:00.  This happens between services.  Sunday School for children and youth will begin at 9:30.  Adults will have a great chance to visit longer over coffee and seconds!!

 

The 2012 Annual Giving Campaign – Giving Together (REVISED 1/18/2012)
The St. Matthews’ 2012 Annual Giving Campaign is in progress and we want to make sure you are informed as we work toward our goals.  Progress will be updated weekly so you can keep track.

2011 Commitment	2012 Goals	Progress as of 01/18/2012
·         74 pledges received ·         $192,724.00	·         100 pledges ·         $225,000.00	·          77 pledge cards received ·         $188,190.66 commitment

           

 

 

On behalf of your Stewardship Committee, your prayerful consideration & action are appreciated to help build on the incredible, renewable generosity cycle.  Thank you & may the Lord’s peace be with you.

 

ECW NEWS
Women of St. Matthew's:
BUNKO:  Please mark your calendar for the next bunko night at St. Matthew's parish hall Fri. Feb 17 at 6:30pm.  We always welcome new members to come and a great way to meet other women of our parish.  It starts at 6:30 with a potluck, so bring a dish to pass, also bring $7 for bunko and you may go home a winner, 5 prizes are awarded.  It is an easy dice game and easy to learn. If someone wants to provide the wine let me know.  Hope to see you there.

Card making Party: Pleasecome to our first card making class at St. Matthew's, being held in the parish hall Fri Feb 24 at 6:30pm. You will go home with 4 cards that you make that night and also take home a roll of mono adhesive tape.  The cost is $17.00 for 4 cards and the tape.  I need you to RSVP for this evening by Tues Feb 21 and need you to pay in advance and make check out to Kit Walleen and you can pay cash also but need in advance so she is prepared with right number of cards to make before that night.  Please bring a dessert to share that evening.  Please RSVP to Barb McNish  my email is mcnishcolo@aol.com, my h# 303-805-2414, cell 303-910-9362, my address to mail your check is 6011 Ponderosa Way Parker CO 80134. It should be a fun evening -the more the merrier.

 

Join the Community Supper Group!  (NEW 1-25-2012)
Each month the suppers are planned and hosted by a group of individuals who take turns volunteering to make the main dishes for the supper and who also help to set up, serve, and clean up.  To keep these suppers going, we would love to have more people join our group to receive emails and be in on the monthly planning.  If you can help out in the kitchen or with main dishes, please join us!  Just let Leslie Peters or Shunila Rae know you are interested.  Thanks!

For questions, please call Leslie Peters at 720-842-5358 or Shunila Rae at 303-916-7521. See you there!  Leslie and Shunila.

 

Wednesday Evening Bible Study-New Time  (REVISED 1-25-2012)
Sharon Dewey-Zavacki, a seminary student at Fuller Theological Seminary, is leading a Bible study on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. We are currently studying the Prophets.
Come check it out and get a new start on studying the Bible with friends! Contact Sharon onepathnewday@comcast.net

 

Think Green St. Patrick's Day!!  (REVISED 1/18/2012)
Youth Group is going to run another Electronic Recycling day on March 17th to raise money for this summer's Mission Trips for both the Middle School and High School.  So, if you have replaced electronic equipment this past Christmas, remember that you can recycle the old equipment and help preserve the earth, by turning it in on the recycle day for a small fee.

Keep watch for more information as the date gets closer.

Youth News (REVISED 1/18/2012)
Feb. 5  Movie & Pizza
Time:  3:30 to 5:30 pm*
Place: Balcomb House
Cost: $5.00

Feb. 12  Regular Meeting
Time:  4:00 to 6:00 pm

Feb. 17 to 18  Ski Trip**

Feb. 19  Decorate Parish Hall
Time: 4:00 to 6:00 pm

Feb. 21  Pancake Supper**
Time:  3:30 to 8:00 pm*

Feb 25  Mystery Dinner
Time:  4:00 to 6:00 pm

*SPECIAL TIME      **SPECIAL DATE

Have old electronics you need to get rid of? Can’t throw or give them away? Hold on to them just a little longer!!
The youth mission fundraiser is just around the corner and we need your old electronics. Sunday March 11 here at St. Matthew’s you can drop off old electronics for recycle. They can also be dropped off Saturday March 17 at St. Gregory’s. This is our biggest fundraiser for mission trips, please ask friends and neighbors as well and help our youth on their mission trips this year!!

Please email any questions to our new email: youthgroup@matthewinparker.com
Our youth group program continues to grow and we are looking for new members to our leadership team. If you are interested in working with the youth please email Kimberley Hubbs, kimberley.hubbs@gmail.com

 

 Fundraising Cards
 When shopping for groceries, gas, or home & garden items please consider purchasing
 grocery or Tagawa Garden cards.  We have King Soopers, Safeway, Sprouts and Tagawa
 cards available. You can also use King Soopers cards at their gas stations.  Cards may be purchased after each service in the Parish Hall.  If you would like more information, or
 would like to help with this ministry, please contact Whitney Tomlin at 303-841-9328, or
 email her at: Whitney.Tomlin@dcsdk12.org.

 

Snow Removal (REVISED 1/18/2012)
We are asking for volunteers to sign up for snow removal. Please sign up for whatever dates you are available and let Whit Greene know. All of the necessary equipment (snow blower, snow shovels, and melting crystals) is in the shed. The city plows the parking lot and driveway entrances, so all we have to clear is the walkways and building entrances. The week before you're on duty, you'll receive an e-mail reminder with all the necessary instructions. If you have any questions, please contact Whit Greene (303-710-9422), greenelw@msn.com.

 

Readings for Sunday, February 5, 2012

 Isaiah 40:21-31

Have you not known? Have you not heard?
Has it not been told you from the beginning?
Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?
It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,
and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;
who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them like a tent to live in;
who brings princes to naught,
and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.
Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,
scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,
when he blows upon them, and they wither,
and the tempest carries them off like stubble.
To whom then will you compare me,
or who is my equal? says the Holy One.
Lift up your eyes on high and see:
Who created these?
He who brings out their host and numbers them,
calling them all by name;
because he is great in strength,
mighty in power,
not one is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob,
and speak, O Israel,
"My way is hidden from the LORD,
and my right is disregarded by my God"?
Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The LORD is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;
his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,
and strengthens the powerless.
Even youths will faint and be weary,
and the young will fall exhausted;
but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles,
they shall run and not be weary,
they shall walk and not faint.

Psalm 147:1-12, Page 804, BCP

Laudate Dominum

1
Hallelujah!
How good it is to sing praises to our God! *
how pleasant it is to honor him with praise!

2
The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; *
he gathers the exiles of Israel.

3
He heals the brokenhearted *
and binds up their wounds.

4
He counts the number of the stars *
and calls them all by their names.

5
Great is our LORD and mighty in power; *
there is no limit to his wisdom.

6
The LORD lifts up the lowly, *
but casts the wicked to the ground.

7
Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; *
make music to our God upon the harp.

8
He covers the heavens with clouds *
and prepares rain for the earth;

9
He makes grass to grow upon the mountains *
and green plants to serve mankind.

10
He provides food for flocks and herds *
and for the young ravens when they cry.

11
He is not impressed by the might of a horse; *
he has no pleasure in the strength of a man;

12
But the LORD has pleasure in those who fear him, *
in those who await his gracious favor.

 

 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel! For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission. What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.
For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law) so that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

Mark 1:29-39

Jesus left the synagogue at Capernaum, and entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.
That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered around the door. And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.
In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him. When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." He answered, "Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do." And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.

 

Christine Greene
Parish Secretary
303-841-0121
office@matthewinparker.com