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November 2015 First United Methodist Church of Salida “Love, Live, Give As You Have Received”
4th & D Streets (P.O. Box 945)
Salida, CO 81201 (719) 539-2755
Ministers: Everyone; Pastor: Calob Rundell 719-539-2755 (O), 720-879-2267(C); Office Administrator: Licia Iverson; Organist: Rod Schleicher; Organist Emeritus: Virginia Imig;
Lay Leader: Van Ricketts 719-395-6329; Church Council Chair: Ken Leisher 719-221-3691 Pastor’s e-mail: [email protected] Church website: www.salidaumc.org Church e-mail: [email protected]
Pastor’s Ponderings From Rev. Calob Rundell
New Things Are Coming
The English word “new” occurs 145 times in the New Revised Standard Version translation of the Bible. It shows up 90 times in the Hebrew Bible (also known as the Old Testament) and 55 times in the New Testament. The story that God is telling in the Bible is a story that is constantly unfolding. It is not yet done, and continues to be written. It is a story of new things happening. In Isaiah 43:19, God speaks through a prophet to tell the Hebrew nation that “I am about to do a new thing.” A little further in, at Isaiah 48:6, God declares through the prophet, “From this time forward I make you hear new things.” As followers of Jesus, we worship the Christ that continues to make things new. In Matthew 9:17, Jesus speaks about the experience of knowing Him as new wine being poured into new wineskins. In John 13:34, Jesus even goes so far as to give His followers a “new” commandment to love one another. But sometimes “new” can be a bad thing. In the story of Moses and the Exodus that we find in the Bible, everything is set in motion because a new person comes to power. At the beginning of the book of Exodus, we read that “a new king arose over Egypt, who did not know Joseph.” This new king did not know the old story of how the Hebrew
people came to be in Egypt. He did not know the history of how Joseph, a Hebrew, had saved Egypt from famine and ruin. The king had forgotten that the story of his Egyptian people and the story of the Hebrew people were intertwined. And then this new king, because he does not know or care about the past, goes on to enslave the Hebrew people and oppress them with dedicated fury.
(As an aside, if you haven’t read the story of Exodus in a while, it makes for a fascinating narrative.) As part of the story that God is telling, we have two new things coming to our life as a church. First, we will soon have a new video system in our sanctuary. As a congregation, we’ve been planning and preparing for this new thing for
several, several months, and it will soon be a tool that we can use. This will enable us to access and use all sorts of media in telling God’s story. It will also allow me, your pastor, to broaden and deepen the pedagogy (teaching method) that I use during sermons. I know that anything new can come with anxiety and uncertainty. Especially in a worship space such as ours, that has been used for over a century, adding a new thing can cause some worry. But we do not do new things just because they are new. God does not do new things just to keep us on our toes or because God gets bored. We engage in new things, and God does new things, because we are on a mission together. And our
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mission sometimes requires living into whatever anxieties new things may evoke in us. Second, let me introduce you to Lift. Lift is a small group worship experience designed to be casual, and close. Lift will meet Monday nights from 6:34-7:15pm at my house, 1110 East Sabeta, in Poncha Springs. Each week Lift will feature a time for prayer, a time to sing, and the sacrament of communion. Youth, children, and families are welcome to be a part of Lift. (There will be Playdough and other fun things for everyone to enjoy.) Lift starts on November 30th. There are two things that I need from you to make Lift meaningful. First, invite people you interact with. If you have a good relationship with the person that does your hair or runs a ski chair at Monarch, invite them to Lift. If you get to talking about life with the person you drop off your dry cleaning with, invite them to Lift if it seems right. The church has business-card sized invitations for you to take so you can personally invite those folks that you come across in life. Lift is meant to be something that is intentionally and easily invitational. Also, it would be a great help to have at least two folks from the church be present at each Lift. There’s a signup sheet at the church where you can commit to being present on the Monday nights that work for you. As with all new things, there is plenty of anxiety around our new visual system and Lift. It will take some time to learn all the ins-and-outs and mechanics of the TVs that will be in the sanctuary. There will probably be some technical mishaps as we figure everything out. With Lift, I have no idea if this is something anyone will want to come to. It could fall completely flat and get nowhere. But, as in all things, we trust that God is at work and that God is present. We have faith that the God of new things is constantly calling to us. We just have to listen and keep up.
Peace,
Calob [email protected]
Faith Book Club
Tuesday, November 17th
at 10:00AM in Century Hall.
Everyone is invited.
The Men’s Group will meet for Breakfast on Saturday, November 7
th, 2015 at 8:00
IN CENTURY HALL - AT THE CHURCH!
All men are invited to attend!
Any questions please see Leon Stanton!
November Birthdays are: Nov. 1 Beth Urban Nov. 2 Connie Cole Nov. 11 Flora Parsons Nov. 19 Jean Hanfelt Nov. 22 Ed Kinzie Nov. 22 Jerry Cunningham Nov. 22 Larry Walrath Nov. 23 Donna Henning Nov. 30 Judith Kinzie Nov. 30 Elaine Adams
November Anniversaries are: Nov. 30 Tom & Kay Breunich
“Heaven at 11:00”
Join us each Wednesday at 11:00am in the Parlor for 20 minutes of Contemplative Prayer (Silence)
Any questions please see Licia Iverson or Sherry Welton
December Monitor Articles
are due on or before
Monday, November 18th
Thank You!!! Licia
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November Methodist Marvel: Flora Harrison
Flora often says, “If I weren’t me, I’d envy me for
the life I’ve had.” For starters, she had two careers -
one in nursing and one in surveying. She was the
first female registered land
surveyor in the State of Colorado.
And she lived in ten towns in ten
years – places such as Savannah,
Georgia, Biloxi, Mississippi, and
Seaside, Oregon – mostly using her
nursing skills.
Flora was born in Franklin County,
Arkansas near the town of Ozark
(just east of Ft. Smith) in 1922 in a
baby boom that occurred after
WWI. Her father had been an
aviation mechanic in Paris, France
in the war not that long after the
Wright brothers built and flew the
first airplanes. Flora has spent most of her life in the
Arkansas River drainage. She was born in the same
house where her mother was born – a two-room
affair with a breezeway between plus a lean-to
kitchen. She is the oldest of eight children. Her
parents were Everette Stewart McIver and Nellie
Mathews McIver. While in the first grade, the family
moved to extreme southwest Kansas near Manter in
Stanton County (named for Leon Stanton’s family!).
First the family lived in the dugout that was on the
property while her dad excavated a huge area using a
fresno (a horse-drawn dirt scooper) to build a
basement. Planning to build a house later (“when the
next good crop comes in”), the basement roof was
left flat which was a bonus for Flora who enjoyed
sleeping under the stars. The family lived there until
the Dust Bowl drove them back to Arkansas to live
with Grandpa Mathews when Flora was in the sixth
grade. The family always lived near, and her father
worked for, one set of grandparents or the other.
Flora’s formal education started in a one-room
schoolhouse and ended with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Behavioral Science from Southern Colorado State
College (now CSU-Pueblo) in 1975. During her “ten
towns in ten years,” she always took college classes,
in part because it was a good way to meet people.
When she was living in Pueblo, she had a friend who
had a two-year-old child and wanted Flora’s help so
she could attend college. Flora enrolled, too. The girl
dropped out, but Flora graduated. She was able to
use her accumulated nine transcripts and
200 credit hours toward that end.
She was married in 1944 to Robert
Harrison. Her husband was in the Army
Signal Corp during WWII and was
stationed in New Jersey part of that time.
That allowed them to celebrate his
passion for baseball by taking in a game
at Yankee Stadium. Son David was born
in at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey on VJ
Day. The Harrisons decided East Coast
congestion was not for them and, as
Robert had always wanted to live in
Colorado, they moved to Denver where
daughter Tenny was born. Once again,
Robert found traffic too congested, so in 1952 they
moved to Salida and joined the First United
Methodist Church.
In Salida, Flora first worked as a nurse at the Denver
& Rio Grande Hospital. Then they owned Robert F.
Harrison and Associates, a land surveying company.
It was one of the associates that encouraged Flora to
take the state exam to become a land surveyor after
working in the office for 18 years. Bob Biglow, Sr.
kept their jeeps in working order at his gas station on
3rd & E Streets. Young Bob Biglow began to work
for the Harrisons after graduating from high school
in 1959. While having lunch in the mountain
splendor of Colorado, he asked, “Do you mean you
can make a living doing this?” After graduating from
college, marrying Ginny, and doing a stint in the
Army, he bought out the Harrisons. That sale and a
divorce from Robert after 29 years of marriage freed
Flora up to do her traveling.
Taking up skiing, she even won a cross-country race
for her age group because, she laughs, she was the
only one to admit to being over 50. She spent eleven
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winters on the beach at Port Aransas, Texas, joined
by one of her brothers and sister-in-law.
Flora and Robert have two children. Tenny
graduated from the University of Colorado, became
a Medical Technologist at the Salida Hospital, and is
now retired. She and her husband, Leonard Post,
winter near Lake Havasu City, Arizona and have two
children of their own. Son David Harrison got a
degree in water law and engineering from the
University of Colorado. He is also retired and does
volunteer work for The Nature Conservancy with a
focus on fresh water projects in Brazil, other South
American countries, and in China. He and his wife,
Melinda, have four children. Flora has twelve great
grandchildren.
In December 2014, Flora moved into Columbine
Manor Care Center where she was once employed.
She doesn’t travel much anymore, but has seen much
of the world. She went on several senior adventure
tours with her two sisters and her cousin. They went
all over Europe, including down the Rhine River.
She went on the Ohio River on the Delta Queen,
down the Mississippi River, and on the Columbia
River. She has floated the Colorado and Arkansas
Rivers (she likes to be near water). Now she’s back
in Salida and still enjoys going on drives to enjoy the
Arkansas River. Those of us at the Methodist Church
are thrilled to have her back in town!
Daylight Savings time ends on Sunday, November 1st.
Be sure your clocks are
turned BACK 1 hour
Thank you to everyone who donated Halloween Candy to our Outreach Project. We collected over 50 lbs. of candy! If you have any questions about the
Outreach Committee in general, please see Sherry Welton – (480) 298-3123 or email her at: [email protected]
The next Outreach Committee Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, December 2nd at
11:30am in Century Hall.
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Thank You Agnes!
Recently, our church received a beautiful
financial gift of $31,275.52 from the
Estate of Agnes Thornton.
Agnes was a beloved
member of this church who passed away just
shy of her 107th birthday in 2013.
Please join us on Sunday, Nov. 15th when we have a
Potluck Gratitude Luncheon during Fellowship, to remember and
celebrate Agnes Thornton. Sign-up
sheets for the luncheon are in Century Hall!
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Operation Spirit
From
The Heart of the Rockies
Salida Troops Donations
We are helping to collect items for a project at the Lutheran church for our Salida troops.
All donations need to be here on or before Sunday, November 22nd
Collection box is in Century Hall. Packing of Boxes will take place on Tues., November 24th at 9:00am
at the Lutheran Church, in their basement.
Thank you so much for your help. Items needed are:
Cotton Swaps – travel size pkts.
Hard Candies (Something that won’t melt) Chapstick
Popcorn Pkts. AA Batteries Coffee pkts.
Travel Wipes & Travel Kleenex
Flexible Individual Band-Aids Blister pads
Pringles Singles Homemade Goodies Razors
Snack Bars Rice Krispy Treats Toothpaste
Cocoa Pkts. Sm. Games or Cards Tuna
Individual Soups Jolly Ranchers Bubble Gum
All items travel size, if possible.
Special Request: Monetary Donations are needed to cover the cost of shipping the packages to our troops!
Checks payable to: First Lutheran, write TROOPS on memo line. Mail to: First Lutheran Church, 1237 F. St. Salida, CO 81201
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
November Ushers - Coordinator: Ginny Cunningham November 1 Burrell & Sherry Welton November 8 Larry & Barb Williams November 15 Mary Lou McCausey & Flora Parsons November 22 Norma Ricketts & Cynthia Hearn November 29 Tom & Donna Henning
November Liturgists - Coordinator: Karen Yerkey November 1 Dick Isenberger November 8 Judy Naviaux November 15 Ed Kinzie November 22 Leon Stanton November 29 Sherry Welton
November Fellowship Hosts - Everyone
November 1 Available November 8 Available November 15 Gratitude Luncheon - Potluck November 22 Larry & Lois Walrath November 29 Available
Sign-up sheet for “Fellowship Host” is on the bulletin board in Century Hall.
Consider signing up with a friend!
Mission Trip
to Russia
Would you like to visit
Russia, see Moscow and
St. Petersburg, and also do mission work in its most
ancient city, Novgorod? The Russia Initiative of the
First UMC of Colorado Springs is organizing a trip
to Russia, October 8 through 25, 2016. The trip will
be led by Rev. Judy Owsley who has visited Russia
15 times, helping to found and support 3 Russian
Methodist Churches. This trip will start with a
Viking cruise from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Four
days each will be spent in Moscow and St.
Petersburg learning about Russian history and
culture, very important in understanding the modern
Russian. The cruise on the Volga River stops at
several historically significant towns with wonderful
churches and will include visiting in the homes of
some Russian families. At the conclusion of the cruise, the group will spend
4 or 5 days in Veliky Novgorod. We will stay with
families in their private homes. We will meet with
the members of the Novgorod UMC that First
Church has supported since its “birth” in
1999. Twenty-two years of friendship and financial
support have been vital to this congregation. We
plan to worship with the members, enjoy Bible study
together and participate with them in their mission
program for children. The team will get to know the
pastor, members of the church and their
ministry. Together we will pray and discern the
future direction for this mission. For more
information, talk to Sue Clasen, 303-277-1774,
or [email protected]. Rev. Owsley may also be
contacted at 719-473-8071 or
[email protected]. Rev. Owsley was RMC-
BGM Chair for 10 years prior to Robin Ball taking
over.
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You’re invited to Lift!
What: A new small group worship experience When: Monday nights, 6:34-7:15 Where: The Parsonage, 1110 East Sabeta, Poncha Springs
Starting on November
30th
, we are launching a
new small group worship
experience called Lift.
Lift is church done casual
and made close. Each
gathering of Lift features
a song or two, a time for
prayer, and the sacrament
of communion. And it all happens in a living room
on couches and bar stools.
Lift is designed to be invitational. As you get to
know people in your life’s circle, Lift is something
you can invite them to be a part of. Chatting away
with the person that does your hair? Invite them to
Lift. Talking about life while picking up some dry
cleaning? That’s an invitation to Lift. Meet a new
neighbor? Invite them to Lift.
We have business-size invitation cards that you are
encouraged to take and have with you, so that when
the opportunity arises in conversation, you can invite
someone to Lift.
You can also sign-up to be a part of Lift. We need at
least two church folks to be at each Lift gathering, to
do some very easy counting of an offering and
mainly to just be present. There is a sign-up sheet in
the church office where you can commit to being a
part of Lift.
If you have any questions about Lift, please contact
Pastor Calob at (720) 879-2267 cell; (719) 539-2755
office; [email protected]
From the Sunshine
District Superintendent Margaret Gillikin
Dear Friends,
In last month’s organizational meeting where we began talking about how we will bring together Sunshine and Plains folks into a new District, we surfaced three core values to guide our common life and work.
Inclusivity It can be something of a challenge to create a blended family as many of you know from experience. Whose house are we going to live in? What name will we use? Who gets to keep their stuff? Who gets to keep their ways of being and doing? These questions may sometimes seem superficial, but they’re really not. For they dig into the core of who we are. While we have a shared identity in all being God’s beloved children and also being United Methodist Christians, there are very real losses and changes involved in creating this new District. Accordingly, we decided that it was important to avoid any sense of some churches being step-children, in-laws or otherwise not being fully included. So we have recommended to our Bishop (who, by Discipline, holds the authority for this) that this District receive a new name. This will be announced at a later date once she makes her decision.
Relationships As members of the Body of Christ, it should come as no surprise that this is a high value! After all, Jesus modeled life-in-community for us and this is basic to what it means for us to be church. As we move forward, we anticipate that one of the crucial ways that relationships will be fostered in the District will be through Circuits. These small groups are geographically determined with 8 – 12 (or so) churches that are “close” together. Clergy are already accustomed to gathering in these small groups as Clusters and will be discussing how to transition these to Circuits. A team has formed to envision how Lay Circuits will function. You will be hearing MUCH more about Circuits in the months ahead.
Empowerment Along with questions of identity, we also revisited our purpose. Understanding the answer to “Why are we here?” is essential to achieving our reason for being. As a denomination, we proclaim that our mission is to Make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the Transformation of the World. Disciple making takes place at the local level, among those who are already affiliated
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with your congregation and also in your community among those who are currently unaffiliated with any church or the Christian faith overall. The purpose of the District is to help local churches achieve your missional purpose. When we gather for District Conference, Church Conference Worship Services or Cluster/Circuit Events, the primary purpose is to equip us for the work of ministry through sharing our testimonies of how God is at work among us, focused learning, mutual support and encouragement, growing in faith through practice of spiritual disciplines and holding one another accountable in love. Yes, some of these functions are more central at some events than others. But this is the core of our WHY as a District and developing Circuits.
I encourage you to make it a priority to participate in your upcoming Church Conference Worship Service (organized according to current Clusters). This will be an inspiring time for us to build relationships, foster our own development as Disciples and dig deeper into how we can nurture others in the discipleship process. Laity will be invited to share their testimony of how they
Blessings on the Journey from your District Superintendent,
Prayers, Praise & Celebrations
Virginia Imig – Prayers are asked for Virginia as she recovers from her successful hip replacement which took place on Friday, Oct. 26th. The surgery went very well and she is at a rehab center in Denver. Cards may be sent to: VIRGINIA IMIG
C/O CAROLYN GENTLE 9725 E. EVANS AVE. DENVER, CO 80247
Jody West - Please keep Jody West in your prayers. Jody is preparing to have a hip replacement soon. We will let you know when we have specific details as to when her surgery is scheduled for. It has been hard to wait, but we trust in God’s perfect timing! Cards may be sent to: Jody West
PO Box 130 Poncha Springs, CO 81242
Tom Henning - Please keep Tom Henning in your prayers. Tom was recently diagnosed with an early detection of prostate cancer and will begin 5 weeks of radiation in early November. They will be in Denver during the weeks and home on weekends. Cards may be sent to:
Tom Henning 20109 Old Ranch Loop Nathrop, CO 81236
Lyalla Pywell – Please continue prayers for Lyalla, who was recently in the hospital for a procedure to place stints in her heart. She is recovering at home and will return to the hospital in a few weeks for an additional procedure. She thanks everyone for all their prayers and appreciates all
the notes and cards she has received. Lonnie and Lyalla Pywell 2044 Metro Lane Hays, Kansas 67601
Please send your prayer requests, celebrations, or announcements to Licia in the office at:
It’s Fudge Time!
The Fudge season is starts on Wed. Nov. 4th at 1:00pm, when we put the kits together.
You are invited to come help prepare the kits on that day. We’ll be in the basement.
The kits can be signed out and taken home the day we put them together.
Work schedule sign-up sheets are in Century Hall. Sales will start Saturday, November 21st at Safeway and Sunday November 22nd at church. Sales will continue until Dec. 22nd or while supplies last. We hope you all will be excited about being involved this year. Thank you for supporting in this delicious fundraiser for the church.
Tom & Donna
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Our Choir, Your Choir
Weekly choir practice is held at 9:00AM each Sunday morning.
The choir is open and welcomes all voices! For more information,
please see: Elaine Adams.
Pastor’s Office Hours Mondays, 9am-12pm
Tuesday, 4-7pm
Calob is in the office much of the time during the week. You
may catch him in the office or arrange for an appointment. The office phone number is (719)
539-2755 and Calob’s cell number is: (720) 879-2267. Typical office hours throughout the week are
posted on the doors.
(Mark your calendars NOW!)
Ongoing Weekly Scheduled Items Include:
Wednesdays: Bible Study, 9:30-10:30am, Century Hall Heaven at Eleven! Contemplative Prayer Gp. 11:00am 20 min. Silence, Parlor
(NO Bible Study or Heaven at Eleven on Nov. 25th) Thursdays: Church is closed for cleaning, 12:00-2:00pm Fridays: Church Office is Closed Sundays: Choir Practice, 9:00am, Choir Room
Sun, Nov. 1 Daylight Savings Time Ends/Clocks FALL BACK one hour
Sun, Nov. 1 Communion Sunday - All Saints Day Tues. Nov. 3 NAMI Family-to-Family Class,
6-8pm, Basement Wed, Nov. 4 Prepare Fudge Kits, 1:00pm, Basement Thurs. Nov. 5 NAMI Family-to-Family Class,
6-8pm, Basement Fri, Nov. 6 Fiber Arts Guild Mtg, 9-12:00, CH Sat, Nov. 7 Men’s Breakfast, 8:00am, Century Hall Sat, Nov. 7 Ute Heights Homeowners Assoc. Mtg.
10:00am – 1:00pm, Basement Sun, Nov. 8 “Works in Progress” Vocal Recital”,
3-5pm, Choir Rm Tues, Nov. 10 Church Council Meeting, 10:00am,
Century Hall Tues, Nov. 10 NAMI Family-to-Family Class,
6-8pm, Basement Sun, Nov. 15 Gratitude Luncheon! Join us to
remember Agnes Thornton with a potluck luncheon during Fellowship – Sign-up in Century Hall
Mon, Nov. 16 Monitor Articles Due! Mon, Nov. 16 Care Team, 10:00am, Century Hall Mon, Nov. 16 League of Women Voters, 11:00am-
2:00pm, Century Hall Tues, Nov. 17 Faith Book Club, 10:00am, Century Hall Tues, Nov. 17 Trustees Meeting, 10:00am, Basement Thurs, Nov. 19 NAMI Support Gp, 6:30-8:30pm, Bsmt. Sat, Nov. 21 Fudge Sales BEGIN at Safeway! Sun, Nov. 22 Fudge Sales BEGIN at Church! Sun, Nov. 22 Salida Troop Donations Due, donation
box is in Century Hall Tues, Nov. 24 Pack Troop Boxes, 9:00am at Lutheran
Church Basement Wed, Nov. 25 Office Closed – Thanksgiving Break Thurs, Nov. 26 Office Closed – Thanksgiving Break Sun. Nov. 29 Fifth Sunday Giving Opportunity Mon, Nov. 30 “Lift” begins, 6:34pm, The Parsonage Wed, Dec. 2 Outreach Committee Mtg, 11:30am,
Century Hall
The Next Church Council Meeting will be held on
Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00AM in Century Hall!