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Reminder: Wednesday Night Eucharist/ Lenten Program The Eucharist begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a soup supper and then a special Lenten program for adults. Elementary age children will meet in the Education building for a separate program. Please join us for any, or all of tonight’s activities. All are welcome!
Now Available in the Narthex: Lenten Meditation Booklets from Episcopal Relief & Development Developed by Sister Claire Joy of the Community of the Holy Spirit in New York, the 2010 Lenten Meditations has the theme "Healing ourselves and a hurting world." It will challenge and inspire readers to act on behalf of those in need. Please feel free to take one to a friend or neighbor, as well.
Children's Lenten Program The Sunday school teachers will again be providing a Children's program during the Wednesday night Lenten series. All elementary age children are invited to attend. We will need adult helpers or teacher to fill in a couple of nights. If you are interested please call Dawn Koltiska 303-667-7919.
Adult Lenten Program/Soup Suppers All adults are invited to attend the 2010 Wednesday night Soup Supper Lenten Program beginning February 24th. There will be a Wednesday night Eucharist beginning at 5:30 p.m. followed by the Soup Supper and Program.
Five Soups and bread/crackers are needed for each Wednesday night. If you would like to bring a soup to share with parishioners please see the sign up sheet in the Parish Hall. The soups need to arrive no later than 5:30 p.m. in the parish kitchen. If you have any questions, please contact Jenny Moncier at 720-851-8280, or at jennifermoncier@comcast.net
Help Needed in Thrift Shop If you have a few hours to spare, the Thrift Shop needs help on Saturday, March 6, Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27. If you are interested, or have any questions, please contact Patty Fanning @ leepatty_20@msn.com, or 303-841-6681. Thank you.
IT’S NOT TOO LATE! If you haven’t had the chance to schedule an appointment for the March 6th annual St. Matthew’s Bonfils Lenten Blood Drive it’s not too late. Your appointment may be scheduled by calling Susie Chapin at 303-841-1789 or dwsjchapin@msn.com. Remember, each donated pint of whole blood may help up to three patients in need of blood. For additional information please contact Hearts and Hands Community Outreach member Susie Chapin at 303-841-1789 or dwsjchapin@msn.com. Thanks for making a difference in the lives of many!
Conclusion of the Epiphany Appeal for Haiti Bishop O’Neill’s Epiphany Appeal for Haiti closed on Thursday, February 25 and the Diocese will share the results of this campaign as soon as all the donations are counted. St. Matthew’s donated a grand total of $8030.00! $6215.00 from parishioners and $1815.00 from Outreach. Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters in Haiti, as they will need our support for many years to come. You may also continue to make monetary donations, which will be forwarded to Episcopal Relief & Development and the Colorado Haiti Project.
Thank You & Congratulations On A Successful Giving Campaign! Your Stewardship Committee wishes to express heartfelt gratitude for your outstanding commitment in support of St. Matthew’s and our mission work – we met our goal! Your pledges, given out of love and faith, add up to the $200,000.00 mark needed to fund our 2010 Ministry Plan!
This financial generosity is a resounding affirmation of your intentional stewardship toward St. Matthew’s and our ministries. As a result, we are looking to expand our stewardship program, so we all can learn to live more fully into the will of God for our church.
A primary goal this year is to find meaningful ways to invite more folks into active ministry at St. Matthew’s, building on the stewardship gifts of time, talent, as well as treasure. So stay tuned… more information will be coming your way soon!
In the meantime, thank you again for all you do, every day, with all you have, on behalf of our church and our mission. If you have any questions or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Thank you and May the Lord’s peace be with you, Your 2010 Stewardship Team, Tom Clark, Jerry Grabowski, & Kandy Halstead
The blue UTO boxes are available in the Narthex. They will be collected on April 11th, the Sunday after Easter. "UTO's Mission: To expand the circle of thankful people. To achieve this mission, we encourage daily prayers, offerings and awareness of the abundance of God's blessings."
"The United Offering became the United Thank Offering in 1919, with a "Victory Offering" of $468,060.41, given in thanks for the end of W.W.I, and mindful of the many women who had lost sons and husbands in the war."
"In 1970, the offering began to be given on an annual basis. In the 1970s the United Thank Offering Committee was established. Its responsibilities were to promote, interpret and allocate the offerings annually." If you have any questions, please contact Wendy Kelly at 303-646-393 or trftwh@aol.com.
WEEKLY FLOWERS at St. Matthew's: Our new flower chart for 2010 is in the parish hall on the bulletin board. To request a remembrance, please write your name on the chart. Add appropriate language such as: In Loving Memory of…, In Thanksgiving for …, or in Celebration of ..., please print clearly. The suggested donation for Sunday flowers is $40 payable on or before date requested and may be shared with another family. Please mark check in memo area Flowers for … If you have any questions, please contact Barb McNish @303-805-2414 or mcnishcolo@aol.com. Thank you for making our church beautiful!
6TH-12 GRADE YOUTH: It is the tradition for 6th-12th graders to rehearse and perform the Palm Sunday Passion Pantomime. This is a very moving pantomime of the Stations of the Cross, which is performed at both the 8am and 10:30 services on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is March 28th. Please check your calendars for your availability, as this may be Spring Break for some. We welcome all 6th-12th graders to participate in the weekly rehearsals and discussions and would value your input, whether you will actually be available to perform or not. We will meet EVERY SUNDAY FROM 9:15 -10:20 (Sunday School time) until Palm Sunday. We will meet in either the Youth Room or the Junior High Sunday School room. Any questions, contact Jo Ellen Richardson at 303-840-4419 or Bobbi Scheinin at 303-617-8668.
Youth News
Mark your calendars!
Mission Trip Information The Pancake Supper was a great success, although we did not raise as much money as last year, we made around $200 for the Youth Group Mission Trip this summer. That will help with some of the expenses. The support from this parish is wonderful!
This summer our youth along with other youth groups from the area will be going to Salt Lake City on a mission trip from July 9 to July 17. The cost will be $500 per person. If you were not able to purchase shares last Tuesday, we will continue to sell shares over the next few weeks for $20 per share for the Shareholders supper this summer after the trip. Thank you for supporting the St. Matthew’s Youth Group. Any questions email Jody at shoec@aol.com or Andrew at Sisahieb@yahoo.com.
Children’s Chapel Children’s Chapel is for all children preschool through 3rd grade. The children gather together to hear the gospel story. From there the children discuss and learn the meaning of the gospel; activities and crafts are often used to enhance the story. Leaders take turns each Sunday; and we welcome anyone to join us who would like to be a leader in this part of the children’s education. We also need an adult to help each Sunday. We are blessed to have a large group of children participate but the leader does need assistance. Please take a turn and join the group when they are headed to the classroom. If you would like to learn how to help or have any questions please contact: Joy Williams 303 525 6471
Buildings and GroundsWe can still use volunteers for snow removal-Colorado is known for its’ Spring snow storms!
Currently we have a variety of projects underway, including the new Youth Group room, the Thrift Store and work on the niches behind the altar, as well as the steps to the Balcomb House and painting the outside of the buildings. There is also a landscaping team being formed if you are interested in that. So, if you are wondering how you can help with any of these projects, please contact Whit Greene, 720-851-0997, greenelw@msn.com. Thanks for your help!
Grocery Cards When shopping for groceries, gas, or home & garden items please consider purchasing Grocery or Tagawa Garden cards. They are a perfect way to contribute to our church without having to spend extra money, gas and time. Here is how it works: You pay for the card, shop, use the card and the store gives St. Matthew’s a percentage of what you spend. We have King Soopers, Safeway 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.
Coming in 2010
“What Anglicans Believe”
This is a short course on how Anglicans interpret scripture, make ethical decisions and talk about God. This course will also demystify all those theological terms such as Incarnation, Salvation, Sin, Redemption, Resurrection, Covenant, Community and Imago Dei. It really is all “Greek” to me, but fortunately I have the translation. This course is all interested persons as well as those adults who would like to be confirmed, received or reaffirmed in the Episcopal Church. The dates will be announced in the newsletter.
Parker Task Force Collection for March: Cookie Mix/Muffin Mix The Parker Task Force Food Bank is a non-profit organization operated solely by dedicated volunteers. The Mission of the Food Bank is to provide short-term support to those in need in the Parker, Franktown and Elizabeth areas. The Parker Task Force has seen an unprecedented growth in clients recently - 28 percent over the last year. You may bring your donations to church and put them in the basket in the Narthex. Thank you! Your donations are greatly appreciated.
Readings for Sunday March 7, 2010
Exodus 3:1-15Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian; he led his flock beyond the wilderness, and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of a bush; he looked, and the bush was blazing, yet it was not consumed. Then Moses said, "I must turn aside and look at this great sight, and see why the bush is not burned up." When the LORD saw that he had turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, "Moses, Moses!" And he said, "Here I am." Then he said, "Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground." He said further, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. Then the LORD said, "I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them. So come, I will send you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out of Egypt." But Moses said to God, "Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh, and bring the Israelites out of Egypt?" He said, "I will be with you; and this shall be the sign for you that it is I who sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall worship God on this mountain." But Moses said to God, "If I come to the Israelites and say to them, 'The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,' and they ask me, 'What is his name?' what shall I say to them?" God said to Moses, "I AM Who I AM." He said further, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'I AM has sent me to you.'" God also said to Moses, "Thus you shall say to the Israelites, 'The LORD, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you': This is my name forever, and this my title for all generations.
1 Corinthians 10:1-13I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that our ancestors were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual rock that followed them, and the rock was Christ. Nevertheless, God was not pleased with most of them, and they were struck down in the wilderness. Now these things occurred as examples for us, so that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not become idolaters as some of them did; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and they rose up to play." We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did, and were destroyed by serpents. And do not complain as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. These things happened to them to serve as an example, and they were written down to instruct us, on whom the ends of the ages have come. So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.
Luke 13:1-9There were some present who told Jesus about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. He asked them, "Do you think that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them--do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish just as they did." Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, 'See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?' He replied, 'Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.'"
Christine Greene Parish Secretary (303) 841-0121 |
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