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1 g{x `xááxçzxü University Park United Methodist Church June 2016 The UPark Core Values: Inclusive, Intergenera onal, Interfaith, Interna onal Our Vision: To be a community of Disciple leaders who prac ce stewardship and Hospitality as we engage each other and the world around us. Anticipation... In a mere 40 days, we will be joined together for the purpose of ministry, equipping disciples, disrup ng and transforming our worlds. Are you excited? I sure hope so because I am. Even as I conclude my ministries at First Aurora and the Iliff School of Theology, I hold you in my heart. When I go to sleep, I am thinking of you; and when I awake, my thoughts and my prayers find their way to you. I am already seeking God s vision, hopes and desires for us; and as a result, I am filled with an cipa on. In a mere 40 days, we will be joined together to begin the next chapters of our lives; to encounter, embrace and manifest the next phases of our individual and collec ve callings and purposes. Are you anxious and/or afraid? Well, I sure hope so because I am. Without a doubt, our new rela onship is a God movement, a Missio Dei (mission of and from God); and a God sized mission will and should certainly s r up a wealth of adrenaline. In a mere 40 days, we will begin the journey of ge ng to know each other. We will assess, evaluate and celebrate our past and present experiences. We will dialogue, sharing stories, affirming each other; and also, asking hard ques ons, and possibly making hard decisions. As reminded by this Pentecost season, we will dare to dream God sized dreams, or in the recent words of Rev. Dr. Cathie Kelsey while a ending the 2016 General Conference, we will invoke courageous ecclesial imagina on. Yes, as I look forward to the work that we are being called to do with deep convic on and enthusiasm, I feel bu erflies in my stomach. As I seek to imagine, in my finite humanity, even a par al manifesta on of this Missio Dei, my heart skips a beat, my body trembles, and I am overwhelmed with an cipa on. Con nued on page 2 Inside this issue: An cipa on Our Church Family... 2 Announcements... 3 Evanston Center... 4 Staff Parish Rela ons... 5 UMW Children s Program... 8 Youth... 9 Disability Advocacy Summer Schedule Finance Commi ee Administra ve Corner Eagle Scout From the DA Staff List... 16

2 Page 2 The Messenger, June 2016 Con nued from Page 1 The beauty of an cipa on is, it is a me of promise and possibili es. It is a me of reflec on. It is a me of prepara on. It is a me of rejuvena on. It is a me of wai ng. Andy Warhol said, the idea of wai ng for something makes it more exci ng. So we wait together. As we wait, I invite you to glimpse and enjoy a few moments (see pictures below) gi ed to us along the way. Moreover, as we wait, we can know that we are connected by the common thread of an cipa on. Eternal and All wise God, Bishop Elaine Stanovsky, Rev. Dr. Melanie Rosa, and Rev. Paul Ko ke, we give you thanks for this sacred gi. In the precious love of Jesus the Christ, Rev. Valerie L. Jackson, D.Min. Rev. Jackson meets the UPark UMC staff. At MDAC, Rev. Jackson with UPark UMC staff, members, and Metro District Superintendent Rev. Paul Ko ke. Our Church Family Concerns Members and friends who have been ill or hospitalized since the last Messenger: Meg Henry con nues to progress with her recovery and has flown home with her father to Virginia on Friday, May 20th. Condolences We extend our sympathy to Rev. Debby Lawrence on the death of her sister, Susan, on May 9th. Thank You Larry, Greg, Stephen, and David Grauberger want to thank the Ministerial staff and the congrega on for the loving care both during Marilyn s illness as well as her death. The love that you ve shown our family has been very generous and amazing during this me. Thank you all. God Bless Celebrations We celebrate the dedica on of the acolytes and their families for par cipa ng in the worship services on a regular basis. We thank the following acolytes for their service: Simone, Bronte, Dayton, Evan, Sean, Lucas, Josh, Lawson, Miles, Sophie, Zack, Taylor, Teddy, Alyssa, Caden, Cooper, Madalynn, and Charlie. Graduates Congratula ons: Hil Abbo Graduated from Li leton High School, onto Auburn. Bethany Hader Graduated from Denver Seminary, Master of Arts in Chris an Forma on and Soul Care. Kacey Wilkins Graduated from the University of Colorado, Denver, Master s in Urban and Regional Planning. Dani Cabrera Graduated fro DU, BS with a major in Psychology and minors in Spanish and Business.

3 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 3 Announcements The Post Employment Group Seniors: We now take a 2 month summer hiatus in June and July and will meet again in August for a picnic lunch maybe a reschedule of the Hudson Gardens field trip. Watch for updates. THIRD ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT UPark UMC s third electronic recycling event is on Saturday, June 4, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. hosted by UPUMC with recycling provided by METech recycling center. Please go to home page of UPark UMC s website. In the ar cle on this recycling effort, click on the acceptable materials to be taken to the METech website s list of items that qualify for recycling. Since UPark offers this as a service to the local community, there will be no specific charge for the service. However we would encourage dona ons to help defray the cost incurred by UPark from METech for the net weight of the electronics accumulated through the day We will serve refreshments throughout the me and will need volunteers to help direct traffic and provide hospitality to those who bring their items for recycling. To volunteer, contact Rev. Debby Lawrence at dlawrence@universityparkumc.org or (303) Faith in Action Work Team Going to Sierra Leone On June 11 June 25, Hope and Les Law will be leading a work team to Kabala, Sierra Leone. This is the first work team going since The Ebola crisis caused the 2014 and 2015 work teams to be cancelled. Since this is the first me back in three years there are only seven members travelling. Most have been to Sierra Leone before. The members of University Park UMC have generously supported Sierra Leone. Hundreds of hygiene kits for girls have been made, the Men's Fellowship has sponsored scholarships for nine teachers to become cer fied, many individuals provide scholarships for primary and secondary school students, and the Christmas offering for Sierra Leone has been generous. Sierra Leone is a Spotlight Ministry of the Rocky Mountain UMC Conference. In 2015 the Bridge of Love Offering at the Annual Conference raised $16,201 for the Ebola Recovery effort of the Sierra Leone UMC Conference. The plan for the work team this year is to observe and survey the current situa on a er Ebola. We hope to make joint decisions with the local UMC and Clinic staff on what is most needed and how we can best help. The team will work with Nar Sarah Clinic, Heritage UMC High School, and the Kabala School for the Blind. Visits will be made to the Kabala Amputee/War Wounded Camp, some local remote and isolated villages, special projects outside of the Kabala area, and of course many friends will be seen. The intent is to have the normal work teams going to Sierra Leone again in the summer of Teams are open to anyone between the ages of 16 and 75. It is hoped one team will mainly be comprised of University Park members. Contact Hope or Les Law for addi onal informa on. Hope: hopelaw@gmail.com or Les: hopeles2@gmail.com.

4 Page 4 The Messenger, June 2016 EVANSTON CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL WHOLENESS AND HEALING In her book, "Prac cing Our Faith," by Ana Maria Pineda, Ana writes: "Just as the human need for hospitality is a constant, so it seems, is the human fear of the stranger. The stranger seems to portend danger some mes of physical harm, but also because the stranger represents the unknown." It is one of the goals of the Evanston Center for Spiritual Wholeness and Healing to reconcile our innate fear of the stranger with the challenge given to us by our Savior, to live our faith by loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. The two photographs included with this brief ar cle are tes monials to what the reconcilia on, which occurs daily at the Evanston Center, looks like. We are so grateful that the Rocky Mountain Conference of the United Methodist Church has recently recognized these healing efforts! University Park UMC has been chosen to receive a financial grant of $45,000 for the support of the ministry and outreach of the Evanston Center for Spiritual Wholeness and Healing!! Details of how this grant will be used over the next three years will follow in the July newsle er issue. For now, we reluctantly say "Hasta luego," to the Rev. Dr. Dale Beck, our UPark Interim Senior Pastor, who has worked relessly on behalf of the Evanston Center during his year with us. He not only assisted with the grant, but also assembled an excellent Board of Directors for the Center with Liz Beindorff, accep ng the primary leadership role. We warmly an cipate the Rev. Dr. Valerie Jackson, our incoming Senior Pastor, who brings many ministerial gi s to our congrega on. On a personal note, I would like to thank University Park UMC for suppor ng my leadership efforts as Director of the Evanston Center for the past 1 1/2 years. I will be officially re ring on June 30, This will free me to travel to Iowa to support my husband, Steve, as interim senior pastor of West Des Moines UMC (he will serve there un l July 2017) and to care for my mother, who lives an hour away from there. As of July 1, the Evanston Center will be guided by the enthusias c leadership of Kevin Garman, who is already important to UPark UMC in many ways. Kevin is commi ed to the inclusive, interfaith, intercultural, and intergenera onal ministry se ng that the Evanston Center has become. I wish you many blessings as we con nue together in the service of Christ our Lord, Rev. Linda Bibb

5 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 5 As the beau ful spring weather begins to turn warmer and eventually gives rise to summer, so too will our church experience another change to its season. Reverend Dale Beck will be leaving University Park UMC, effec ve June 30 th, a er serving us with such compassion and grace over the last year. Dale took on a tenuous role as interim pastor as it is never easy to replace someone so beloved as was Paul Ko ke. As chair of the Staff Parish Rela ons Commi ee, and someone that has worked closely with Dale over the past year, I can say he has filled his role admirably Due to his efforts, and the dedica on and loyalty of his staff, our church is ready to embrace the new pastor. On behalf of SPRC and all of the congrega on, I want to wish Dale the best in his future. I suspect his future will entail many great hikes and some well deserved down me. We are planning a farewell celebra on in Dale s honor on Sunday, June 26 th from 10 am to 10.30am. Please join us for some cake and conversa on as we bid farewell to a great man. I hope to see many of you there! Cordially, Tom Gonnella, SPRC Chair Staff Parish Relations Committee On Sunday, June 26, we will also acknowledge Rev. Linda Bibb s 1 1/2 years as the Director of Evanston Center. Linda and Dale will both be honored at the farewell from 10 10:30am. The UPark UMC Staff Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence Did you know? 85% of American voters support gun law reform. Did you know? In the first five months of toddlers have found guns with 23 deaths resul ng. Did you know? In 2015 there were 53,238 incidents of gun violence in the U.S., with 13,418 deaths (more than 3,200 were children and teenagers). (Source: Colorado Ceasefire It doesn t have to be this way, and you can help make change in surprisingly li le me! Contact Stephanie Palm Neves stephanie@sccoffee.org or

6 Page 6 The Messenger, June 2016 United Methodist Women PB & J Fridays United Methodist Women will be helping with our DU Founda on Ministry s PB&J Fridays on June 24, July 29, and August 26. We will meet in the East Fellowship kitchen at 10:00 to assemble the lunches. Needed items are water, fruit, bread, snacks, peanut bu er and jelly. Also needed are sandwich bags and paper bags. Grandchildren and spouses are welcome to come and help! The contact person is Dorothy Musil: bdmusil@aol.com or Knitting or Knot Please join other women for Kni ng or Knot on Mondays, June 6 and June 20 from 1:00 3:30pm. We meet in the Cornerstone II Room. You do not need to know how to knit. Feel free to bring whatever cra or croche ng that you d like. Contact Jo Morgan with ques ons: or jmorgan762@comcast.net. MISSION U The three day school will be held at St. Andrew UMC, Highlands Ranch on July 21 23, Thursday 11:30am to Saturday 4:30 pm. The school is co sponsored by Rocky Mountain conference and United Methodist Women & Global Ministries. The loca on is an advantage for us is that we can be commuters to the School and be at home, rather than a motel! All a endees to the school will have the study, Climate Jus ce: Call to Hope and Ac on The second study choices are La n America or The Bible and Human Sexuality: Claiming God's Good Gi Registra on forms are available on the bulle n board by the water fountain, or speak with Dorothy Musil for further details. Books for the studies will need to be ordered separately. Registra on fee is $115 for the three day event and $55 for each one day event. Registra on forms are pinned to the Bulle n Board, Take One! One Day studies in the Denver area will be July 20, 8:30am to 4:00pm at Evanston Center and August 27 At Spirit of Hope UMC in Englewood 2016 Mission u offers Classes for age 5 and older Here's an opportunity to make Climate Jus ce an area of knowledge and ac on within your family. this year Mission u offers climate jus ce programs for children (grades 1 5 as of fall 2016) youth (grades 6 12) and adults (age 18 and up). The child's study program en tled God's Extravagant Garden: Climate Jus ce. The youth study is tled Joining Voices for Climate Jus ce. The adult study is Climate Jus ce: Call to Hope and Ac on. Registra on per par cipant is $60 each for all three days for children and youth and $115 for adults, if paid by July 11. The maximum per family is $225 including adults. Con nued from page 6 Con nued on page 7

7 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 7 SOCIAL ISSUE STUDY: Climate Jus ce: Call to Hope and Ac on this study is designed to deepen you understanding and awareness of climate change and its impact on God's crea on. It will offer us Biblical theological and ethical insights as a basis of our advocacy on climate jus ce in churches and in the public sphere. SPIRITUAL STUDY: The Bible and Human Sexuality: Claiming God's Good Gi We are invited to explore the complexity of the Biblical text and our varied understandings of it in the light of human sexuality. The study will include the influence of theologians and church leaders throughout thousands of years of Judeo Chris an history. We will also consider the influence of family systems and changing gender roles, along with the impact of race, class, age, ethnicity, and orienta on and how each of us was reared and instructed in our Chris an faith. GEOGRAPHIC STUDY: La n America this is an invita on to enter La n America and know it as a sacred land. We will learn about the historical process of coloniza on, the life and cultures of the pre Columbian civiliza ons, including the Aztecs, Mayans, Incas and Tupi Guarani. The study includes the waves for independence during 18th century, the rush of immigra on in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and La n American countries' endeavors that have led to their new poli cal economic, social and cultural status. Also will be informa on for the main current challenges the region faces and the ini a ve to overcome them. ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS GRIEF CARE SERIES to be offered this Summer About every other year during the summer months, I have led a six week Grief Workshop using the Grief Care Guide developed by Dr. Harold Ivan Smith, Pastoral Care Specialist in Bereavement. I will offer this workshop again beginning the week of mid July through mid August on a day and me yet to be determined. The group experience will meet once a week for six weeks to explore such topics as My Grief Counts, Making Special, Permission to Grieve, Making Room for S llness, Recognizing Choices, and Expressing Gra tudes. Woven into these sessions will be biblical reflec on and pastoral resources, community and secular resources, and especially, the shi of iden ty a er the loss of a beloved. Watch for more informa on and registra on materials in the next few weeks. If you and/or someone else you know would benefit from a group experience such as this, contact me at (303) , dlawrence@universityparkumc.org, for more informa on. Denver Pride Parade Save the date: Sunday, June 19, Once again, University Park UMC will par cipate in the Denver Pride Parade showing the community our support and inclusion for the LGBTQ community. We will be taking the church van so if you are not a walker, you can meet at the church and ride in the van with Kevin Garman. The parade usually begins at 9 a.m. so being on site between 8 8:30 a.m. is mandatory. We will try to meet the week before the parade and make some posters to carry. If you are interested, contact one of us so we can keep you informed. More informa on will be shared as it becomes available. ~ Sharon Sanita sisanita@aol.com or (913) or Kevin Garman kgarman113@gmail.com

8 Page 8 The Messenger, June 2016 Children s Programming CHILDREN S CHURCH Beginning on May 22nd, there will be no Sunday School over the summer break. Children s Church will con nue to be provided throughout the summer months for the 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services. In Children s Church, kids learn a bible lesson each week and make a fun bible cra. Cave Quest Vaca on Bible School! June 20 23, 9am noon! Gear up for an over the top underground adventure. Ground kids in the rocksolid founda on of God s love. A love that takes us through life s dark mes. Kids go spelunking through dark caves learning Jesus is the one who lights their way and gives them hope for each new day. His love illuminates when the path is dark. Cave Quest VBS encourages kids to follow Jesus wherever he will lead them. Cave Quest is for children 4 years old through 5th grade. Since everything is hands on, kids might get a li le messy. Be sure to send them in play clothes and safe shoes. UPark UMC is in need of several volunteers to help teach or shepherd for Cave Quest. If you are interested in helping or to register your children, please contact Jane Rogers at (303) or at jarogers@gmail.com. Big Thank You! Special thanks to all the volunteers who make this place what it is. We have over 55 volunteers that keep the Children s Sunday School area staffed. Our church couldn t be the excellent place it is without you!!! We d also like to recognize the Adult Sunday School volunteers that commit to up 34 weeks to facilitate our adult classes. Let them know how much you appreciate what they do. They are: Jeremy & Amy Long, Jim Fleet, Cal Neptune, Les Law, Richard Nelson & Tony Winger. Hope Law & Tricia Graf staff the Sunday class for Special Needs. Dale leads the Men s group on Tuesday and Debby hosts the Friday Bible Study. Steve & Diane Felt, Larry Roggensack, Bethany Hader & Barb Eulenstein volunteer with the youth. Jane Rogers helps coordinate VBS as well as the Children s Council. Dale, Debby and Liza all lead group studies based on the book We Make the Road by Walking. Celebration Sunday!! Wow what a great turn out! We had great food and great fellowship. A huge THANK YOU goes to Stephen Rohs for all his great work in pu ng on a fantas c feast for us.

9 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 9 Middle School Mission Trip On June 20 th, six middle school students will be heading to the San Luis Valley to work with La Puente. They are: Evan, Audrey, William, Aiden, Lawson, Zach, and their leaders: Duane Buys and Bethany Hader. The work will, building wheelchair ramps and other construc on projects working with their PALS kids. Please hold this group in your prayers. High School Mission Trip On July 2 nd nine high school students will be heading to San Diego to work with the Sierra Service Project. They are: Ree, Nathan, Cooper & Dayton, Ethan & Kait, Will, Ben, and Holly. They will be pain ng, building ramps, and helping with cleanup in the Canyon lands. The adults who will be accompanying them are: Bethany Hader and Duane Buys. Hold them in your prayers. Breakfast Burritos Last month the youth and several adults made 924 burritos and sold 600! That means we have a few more to sell. We ve frozen those that weren t sold and are happy to sell you as many as you need or you can donate some money to help us send 120 of them to the park to feed the less fortunate. We were able to do that last January and the folks LOVED them. Thank you for your support of the youth and their projects! Thanks goes to the adults that spent me helping with process: JoAnn Brown, Lawrence Green, MaryAnn Buys, Lisa Schachterle, Larry Roggensack, Steve & Diane Felt, Linda Leisegang, Embra Daylie, Jane Lundell, Carol Bedin, and Debby Lawrence. Thanks also to the youth that helped: Dayton, Lawson, Quinn, Ree & Evan, Lucas, Holly, Ethan & Kait, and Ben & Aiden. Welcome to Our Youth Assistant We welcome Bethany Hader as UPark UMC s Youth Assistant. Bethany is a recent of Denver Seminary with a Master of Arts in Chris an Forma on and Soul Care. She also holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Church Music from Lambuth University (Class of 2003). Bethany has seven years of prior church ministry experience, including both administra ve and program posi ons in three denomina ons. At First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville, TN, Bethany served as a mentor to the Confirma on Class, youth volunteer, chaperone, and director of the Primary Choir (grades K 2nd). Bethany has taught the middle school Sunday school class at UPark for the past year and is excited to be working with the youth as the Youth Assistant. She will accompany the Middle School and High School groups on their mission trips this summer and will be planning some special ac vi es for the youth group throughout the summer.

10 Page 10 The Messenger, June 2016 Disability Advocacy Ministry What NOT to Say to Someone With a Chronic Illness! By: Ann Pietrangelo; May 2, 2016 Who among us hasn t put their foot in their mouth on occasion? Sickness and disability can make you feel uncomfortable and tongue ed. Here s what you need to know about people who have a chronic illness: they re people just like you. They don t necessarily want to talk about their health every minute of the day and they don t need anyone to remind them of it when they re out trying to have a good me. It s highly likely that they ve spent a great deal of me learning about their condi on and how to cope with it, so unsolicited advice is probably not a good idea, especially if they re like these gems: At least it s not (whatever): The implica on here is that things could be worse and they certainly could, but so what? Just because something could be worse doesn t mean it s not challenging or that a person can t be having a hard me. Telling someone with type 1 diabetes that they re fortunate they don t have stage IV pancrea c cancer is not helpful. Let s put it this way: When you have the flu and you re feeling like death warmed over you probably don t need anyone to tell you how fortunate you are not to have a hot poker s cking in your eye, too you already know that, but you re s ll sick. Comparing diseases is a bad idea. Try this instead: I m not familiar with (whatever disease). If you don t mind, I d like to hear a li le bit about it. Or this: I don t know what it s like for you, but I m here for you. You just need to de stress: Yes, don t we all. If you re alive, you re going to have a certain amount of stress. Some we can eliminate, some we can learn to cope with, and some we re just stuck with. Stress can certainly affect your health. And having a chronic illness? Well, that s stressful. What you don t want to do is sound as though you re blaming that person for crea ng their own illness. It s cruel to imply that they are ill because they don t know how to handle life. If you have a friend who seems stressed, make a specific offer to help out, like making dinner, running an errand, babysi ng, etc. Help ease a bit of that stress. It s all mental you just need some posi ve thinking: Tough one. Of course a posi ve a tude is be er than a nega ve one. The mind body connec on is very real and quite powerful. But it s important to remember that people with a chronic illness have the same range of healthy emo ons as everyone else. They can feel sad or angry or proclaim it a frustra ngly crappy day and s ll be posi ve people. And let s face it, disease isn t all in your head. Posi ve people get sick, too. Let s not pile on by telling them they could fix it if they would only try harder. Instead, you could offer to engage in some posi ve mind body ac vi es together. Make a date to get massages, take a yoga class, learn to meditate, etc. (Con nued in next month s Messenger) SUMMER WORSHIP VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PENIEL AT 9:00 am SERVICE This summer we will have Peniel at 9 service in Wasser Chapel at 9 a.m. Please help us make this a welcoming and meaningful worship me. Let us know what Sunday you can usher, read, or greet at the 9am service: June 5 September 4. Please contact Diane Felt ext. 103 or dfelt@universityparkumc.org

11 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 11 Summer Worship Schedule PENIEL at NINE Our two Wasser Chapel services will be blended for the summer with quali es of the informal and Peniel where we connect and wrestle with God. The music will include both the Peniel band led by Kevin Garman and our excellent Gudvangen sisters, JoAnn and Renae, on the piano. We will meet in the cool of the morning at 9 am and hope to get to know some new people and experience worship in some new ways. Peniel is named for the place in Genesis where Jacob wrestled through the night with an angel and in the morning was given a blessing and a sign of his striving. The informal nature of the two services provides opportuni es to connect with each other and with God during this summer combined worship. And yes, it is our plan to return to the 8:30 Informal me and 10:30 Peniel on September 11! TRADITIONAL SERVICE Our tradi onal service will be held in the sanctuary at 10:30 Sunday mornings. So what is a tradi onal service? There isn t the smell of mothballs about it, or incense either. Our tradi onal service confronts real life issues and brings the gospel to address the same concerns and faith struggles that we meet in real life in a se ng that seems familiar and worshipful. Tradi onal worship connects with the deep expressions of faith in a way that is oriented to bulle n and hymnal. We enjoy the sound of the organ as well as piano and music that has a more classical feel. We see the signs of candles and communion table. We will worship at 10:30 for the summer and return to 11:00 on September 11. WORSHIP SCHEDULE June 5 September 4, 9:00am and 10:30am (details provided in the paragraphs above). June 26, Last Sunday for Senior Pastor Rev. Dale Beck and Evanston Director Rev. Linda Bibb. A farewell recep on between services will take place in the Courtyard from 10 10:30am. July 3, Blue Grass Sunday, One Unified Service at 10:30am, Iliff School of Theology Lawn (corner of Warren & University) Incoming senior pastor, Rev. Valerie Jackson, will join us that day. This comfortable se ng is on the lawn with lawn chairs, blankets, music, and fellowship me. It is a perfect day for invi ng neighbors, co workers, and friends. HOSPITALITY From 10 10:30am beneath the Courtyard por co, we will offer hospitality me. As in past years, this is a good me to mingle.for those a ending the 9:00am service to stay a er that service and for folks a ending the 10:30am service, to arrive early for hospitality me.

12 Page 12 The Messenger, June 2016 Finance Committee A STEWARDSHIP NOTE: Congratula ons and Thank You! At the end of April, one third of the way through the year, our opera ng expenses have exceeded income by $13,625. This deficit compares with a deficit in April, 2015 of $22,795. Of course we know that the toughest months of the year are just ahead of us. June, July and August are tradi onally hard months on church finances. Few of our expenses go down in these months and people tend to be out of town more. Our members and friends have been so suppor ve and we are so grateful. Please do not let up in this great effort. We are behind but at a level that we can make up if we all make an effort to give as we are able. At a glimpse, this is our opera ng budget at the end of the first four months. University Park UMC January 1 - April 30, 2016 Contributions $190, Rental Income UPark $ 6, Rental Income Evanston $ 15, Miscellaneous $ 26, TOTAL INCOME $ 238, EXPENSE $252, DIFFERENCE ($13,624) A number of members have elected to give through regular electronic fund transfer. The giver authorizes a designated amount to be debited from their bank account, o en on a monthly basis. It s easy and permits you to support your church easily and regularly. If you would like to set up your giving that way, simply call our bookkeeper Sandy Schumm (303) ext. 104 or her at sschumm@universityparkumc.org. Dona ons and pledges may be made using our secure payment method at our website: Then click on the Giving tab.

13 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 13 Administrative Corner Contact Information Changes If you have a change in address, address, home phone, or cell phone, please contact Diane Felt so your member/family records are kept current: dfelt@universityparkumc.org Reception Desk Substitutes Summer is a me when a number of our recep on desk volunteers enjoy vaca ons. If you are available to volunteer as a recep on desk subs tute, please contact Diane Felt at dfelt@universityparkumc.org. Recep on desk du es include answering the phone, transferring calls, and gree ng visitors. Depending on the day of the week and me of day recep onists assist with mailings, assemble weekly bulle n, water plants, place calls for staff, etc. In Gratitude to Elizabeth Boyer Elizabeth Boyer, who has been our Messenger newsle er editor since August 2014, is returning to Des Moines, Iowa to live and work. We will miss Elizabeth s cheerful personality, her exemplary skills with the newsle er, and her presence at UPark UMC. Elizabeth was involved in the DU Founda on Campus Ministry as a DU student. This ministry brought her to Peniel, where she was an ac ve par cipant. She volunteered her me with the lovely PB&J ministry. Elizabeth was a fantas c nanny for several of the Peniel families. In the past year she worked at The Center for Health and Hope (an HIV AIDS organiza on in the Denver area) with Dr. Donald Messer. Our blessings go with you, Elizabeth!! Welcome to Tanda Peña We welcome Tanda Peña as our new Messenger newsle er editor. Tanda joined UPark UMC about a year ago. She has been volunteering as our Monday a ernoon recep onist. Tanda a ends several of the weekly Bible studies that the staff offers. She moved here from San Diego, California a er re ring in She transferred from Mission Hills First United Methodist Church in San Diego and is happy to have found a home with us at UPark UMC. The next me you see Tanda, please give her a warm welcome as our new editor. Kids Cans for Kids Bring those Aluminum Cans! Aluminum Cans Thus far this year, we have recycled approximately 208 pounds worth of aluminum cans and other miscellaneous metals, for a total of $ We will con nue to send these funds to the Children s Hospital Chaplaincy Department to supply bibles for pa ents and their families including Spanish bibles and to supply other reading materials for their mobile interfaith book cart.

14 Page 14 The Messenger, June 2016 UPark UMC ACKNOWLEDGES A TROOP 5 EAGLE SCOUT S LIFE SAVING ACTIONS When the UPark UMC staff heard of an Eagle Scout s life saving measures, we obtained permission to include this ar cle in the Messenger. We are grateful for Troop 5 and the training that takes place. We also hope that this young man will inspire everyone to consider taking CPR and First Aid training. As the Troop 5 Commi ee Chair stated via , Exemplary behavior of this type should be noted and applauded. But it should not (and was not) ever to be done for a en on. The Eagle Scout asked not to be iden fied by name. He wrote, "I am not seeking a en on for it, it was just the right thing for me to do during both circumstances and I was very happy I was able to really make a difference for the two people." Following are the circumstances that took place. Recently, he a ended a party and no ced a young woman in the room that had been consuming alcohol, and was beginning to look sick. The young woman (a diabe c) collapsed into a seizure right before him. His training kicked in and he was able to manage this situa on un l the arrival of the paramedics. He returned to his dorm room to deal with the adrenalin rush that is the a ermath of such an experience. He was grateful for his training and reminiscent of the council that 1 in 4 who are trained in first aid/cpr will find themselves in a posi on to use those skills at least once in their lives. The following morning, the same Eagle became aware of a strange sound in the hallway. Once he entered the hall, he saw his floor s janitor on the floor in cardiac arrest. Again, his training and leadership took over. He called for support and performed CPR un l the paramedics arrived to take over for the second me in 24 hours. Approved by Troop 5 The deadline for the July Messenger submissions is Wednesday, June 15th. Please submit ar cles to Diane Felt at dfelt@universityparkumc.org

15 University Park United Methodist Church, June 2016 Page 15 From the Denver DA s Of ice Keep These Tips in Mind As warmer weather arrives, so do door to door solicita ons. Based on neighborhoods and home values, scammers can target people they believe have money. Residents should be cau ous any me a stranger comes knocking unsolicited, especially if they are trying to sell you goods or services. In Kentucky, consumers were warned about a phony door to door contractor scam where the con ar sts demanded money up front and promised to repair driveways damaged by winter. But the con ar sts le with the cash and didn't do the work. Or this one: Con ar sts go door to door claiming that several robberies have been reported in the area. They claim they are a security company and offer a free security inspec on. Of course, a person who is afraid of being robbed might be willing to get some "free" help with home security. Once in the door, the con ar st figures out a way to steal money on the spot or case the home for a future robbery. Another u lity scam is even trickier. A er a storm's power outage, scammers go door to door pretending to be from a u lity company and will offer help to get your lights and power back on quicker for a price, of course. The Federal Trade Commission has warned that some consumers actually fall for this one because they are concerned about having the electricity or heat off for a few days. The scammer might make the charge seem rela vely doable, only charging $50 or $100 up front to make sure the lights or heat gets back on quickly. The door to door person could even look like a u lity employee with a uniform or a badge. But no, it's a cra y disguise because no one from any u lity company will go door to door asking for money. It's a scam. If you pay, you'll wait anyway. Hours later: no lights, no cable. No heat or water. What's more, there's no sign of the person you thought might have been the ray of light in your dark hours. Here are some ps for avoiding door to door scams: Don't do business right on the spot. You can and should always get a second and even a third bid. Remember that a receipt is worth nothing unless the business is valid and reputable. Never pay for services in cash and be wary of paying up front for a product or service that will be delivered at a later date. Watch out for deals that offer steeply discounted prices that seem too good to be true. Listen for scare tac cs, like the solicitor telling you he smells a gas leak coming from your home. Be sure you read and understand any agreements or contracts you sign. Don't be afraid to offend someone by not doing business with them. Never let someone into your home that you did not invite. If the salesperson can t provide a city or county license for door to door sales, it s best not to buy anything from them.

16 University Park UMC 2180 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO ~ 303/ upark@universityparkumc.org Pastor Rev. Dale Beck Minister of Congrega onal Care Rev. Debby Lawrence Administra ve Assistant Diane Felt Director of Chris an Educa on Duane Buys Assistant to Chris an Educa on Chris na Pacheco Youth Assistant Bethany Hader The Founda on Campus Ministry Liza Stoltz Hanson Peniel Service Leaders Liza and Denton Hanson Peniel Band Leader/Student Pastor Kevin Garman Director of Music/Organist JoAnn Gudvangen Brown Assistant Organist/Pianist Renae Gudvangen Chorister Director Ana Spadoni Resident Caretaker/Custodian Josh Rousis Bookkeeper Sandy Schumm Wedding Coordinator MaryAnn Buys Messenger Editor Tanda Peña Lay Leaders Larry Grauberger, Jo Morgan, Jim Morgan The Evanston Center for Spiritual Wholeness and Healing 2122 S. Lafaye e St. Denver, CO ~ evanstoncenter@gmail.com Director of Evanston Center Rev. Linda Bibb Administra ve Assistant Marilyn Stranske Custodians Robin & John Zemetra University Park United Methodist Church 2180 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Stay Connected With Us upark@universityparkumc.org or Website: h p://universityparkumc.org/ For the UPark UMC Calendar, go to the Events tab of the website. Refer to the bo om footer each page of the website to access the monthly Messenger, Bulle ns, etc. For the 6 th 12 th grade Youth Calendar, go to the Ministries tab and click on Youth. as University Park United Methodist Church, Denver, CO evanstoncenter@gmail.com or Website: h p:// Click on the Calendar tab to review the schedule. Peruse and appreciate the many groups that use the Evanston Center. Deadline for the July Messenger: Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Messenger Edi ng and Produc on Tanda Peña Messenger Proofreader Barb Philipp Photos: Cindy Smith, Duane Buys, Linda Bibb, Diane Felt