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July 2018

The Montrose Messenger

A Monthly Newsletter of the Montrose United Methodist Church

“Joyfully to love all, Serve all

and to share Jesus Christ with the world!”

19 S. Park Avenue, Montrose, CO 81401 (970)249-3716 www.montroseumc.org [email protected]

July 2018 Edition

4th of July Parade Prep!

Join us on Sunday July 1st as we create some of the things we will be putting on our float. This is an ALL

CHURCH event! We will paint with our hands (yay!), make signs, and create

red, white and blue decorations.

We will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

July 4th at 8:00 a.m. we will meet to put the finishing touches on our float. Any one that is interested in riding on the float or walking alongside is asked to meet at this time. Our

theme for the float is “God Bless America”. Please wear all your red, white and blue on this day. We will also have face paint

available for any one that would like their face painted.

CAMP COUNSELORS NEEDED!

Several of our camps are in jeopardy of being canceled due to lack of counselors! Please talk with Pastor Lisa or go online to www.grandmesacamp.com and fill out an application! We need time to background check and vet all our counselors and helpers! A love of God and love of kids are the only requirements! We know that camps can change lives and transform us into followers of Christ in new ways. Thanks for considering this summers camps as a way to serve Christ!

http://www.grandmesacamp.com

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Pastor Lisa’s Lines Part of my job, as pastor, is to care for each of you and your families, and offer guidance, prayer and aid when things aren’t going so great. I am honored to enter into your lives in these areas where you trust me to tread and I am thankful for this time.

The past few weeks have been these times for me. They have been heavy and filled with prayer, sadness, and seeking guidance for myself and those I love. I am thankful to the UMW for their worship service on June 24th which allowed me to be away and caring for my family, as with the Mission Committee for putting together worship on August 5th! When it is appropriate to share all that is going on, I will. In the meantime, I ask for your prayers for God’s peace. I am reminded of Jesus words in Matthew when he is thanking God for his wisdom and then speaking to those around him:

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11: 28-30

Summer is always busier than I think it should be, but this year it is filled with heaviness. I am thankful that I might find rest in Jesus and those of you who continue to take his words seriously and allow him to use you as strength and guidance and a

Table of Contents Page #

Pastor Lisa’s Lines 2-3

Book Club 3

Children/Youth 4

Belize Mission 5

Committees 5

Calendar 6-7

Birthdays/ Anniv. 8

Nursery 9

Community Garden 10

Choir Schedule 11

Bible Study 11

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Brown Bag Book Club

The Brown Bag book Club will be meeting in the alcove (back of the sanctuary) from now on. This month’s meeting will be July 17 at 11:45.

This month’s selection is: “Leopard at the Door” by Jennifer McVeigh

listening ear for others.

As we move through these months of warm afternoons parades and fun events and activities, not to mention camps; may we each remember to take a moment and breathe in the spirit of rest and renewal. Let us place ourselves at the feet of Christ and ask his gentleness and find rest for our souls.

Wherever you find yourself this summer, find rest in Jesus.

See you in worship,

Pastor Lisa

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Grand Mesa Summer Camps

Registration now open.

Scholarships are available, see Sarah for more info

Senior High Camp - July 8 - 13,

2018

Mid High Camp - July 15– 20,

2018

Young Adult Camp - July 20 -

22, 2018

Elementary Camp - July 23-27,

2018

Family Camp - July 27-29, 2018

Check out www.grandmesacamp.com for more infor-

mation on all these awesome camps.

&

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Adult Belize Mission There will be an informational

meeting for the next Belize mis-

sion trip on Sunday July 15th at

11:00 in Park Ave Hall. The

mission trip will be to Corozol Belize where the UMC

missionaries live. The dates are not set in stone, we are looking at

late January or early February 2019. If you would like more

information contact Butch Clark at 209-9942.

COMMITTEES & GROUPS!

We need some help! If your group meets here on a regular basis, we need you to put everything (chairs and tables) back in the places they were set up when you arrived! If you need a different set up from your group, please let

the office know and we will get that all worked out! Thank you for helping out our staff and all our groups by putting things back in their places!

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Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

1 Holy Communion

8:15 9:45 & 11:15worship

9:15 & 10:30 fellowship

9:45adult Sunday school

5:00 Community Sunday supper

2

Noon Women’s Emmaus

5:30 Missions Ministry

3

9-12 Quick Care

11:15 prayer group

1:00 Plarn

1-3 prayer shawl ministry

1:30-3:30 Crafty Ladies

No SPRC

4

Office closed

8

8:15 9:45 & 11:15worship




9


1:00 Caregiver Support

GRAND MESA CAMPS BEGIN

Sr High Camp

10

9-12 Quick Care

11:15 prayer group



no Trustees

11

6:45 Sounds of Faith

8:00 Praise Band

15 Father‘s Day

8:15 9:45 & 11:15worship



11 Belize Adult Mission informational meeting


Midhi Camp/Pastor Lisa & Sarah gone

16


17

9-12 Quick Care

11:15 prayer group

1:45 BBBook Club



no Stew/Finance

18

8:00 Praise Band

22

8:15 9:45 & 11:15worship




23


1:00 Caregiver Support

7:00 Ad Council

Elementary camp

24

9-12 Quick Care

11:15 prayer group



5:30 Endowment Trust

25

6:45 Sounds of Faith

8:00 Praise Band

29

8:15 9:45 & 11:15worship




30


31

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July 2018 8

Mike & Mary Kay

Richardson

07/01

Jim & Marsha Goesch 07/07

Steve & Cindi Loesch 07/07

Bob & Linda Goodhue 07/08

Josh & Emily Vigil 07/12

Lowell & Deidra Manary 07/19

Ryan & Megan Farley 07/19

John & Nancy Abel 07/20

Matt & Veronica Kampf 07/27

Brian & Laurie Dodd 07/31

Kathy Thompson 07/03

Erica White 07/03

Harold Williamson 07/04

Mary West 07/05

Tim Dodd 07/08

Onita DeJulio 07/09

Shon LaBarr 07/11

Alice Fisher 07/12

Connie Bingaman 07/14

Patricia London 07/15

Betty Moslet 07/17

Megan Farley 07/17

Mariah Ross 07/17

Izabella Vigil 07/18

Chuck Price 07/19

Jim Parker 07/20

John Pavlich 07/21

John Powell 07/22

Jeri Reed 07/22

Martha LaBarr 07/24

Veronica Kampf 07/27

Tom West 07/29

Norma McBryde 07/30

John Thompson 07/31

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Did you know about our great nursery programs?

July 2018 10

Bringing Community into the Garden

The Community Fellowship Garden is in its fourth year and 2018 has seen many exciting changes. The garden committee made this the year of “community” in the garden. The season started with an Open House in early March for the entire Montrose community. Over 100 people attended. In April, the MUMC church community pitched in for a “clean up” day. The youth confirmation class also helped - decorating benches that had been donated by the community. A shade sail was installed with donations of time and materials from the UMW and a handy friend in the community. The garden was open in May and sold out by mid-month. Over 60% of the gardeners are not affiliated with the church but are part of the Montrose community. A church member donated a registration for a little library. We approached the community for help to create the library. The Woodworkers Guild of Western Colorado generously built and donated the library. In June, the garden was selected to be part of the Montrose Botanical Society’s 2018 Garden Tour. Over 200 people from the Montrose community visited the garden.

Whew! And you thought the garden was just for

growing vegetables! If

you haven’t been by the

garden, take a moment to

walk through. Come on

in and join our

COMMUNITY!

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Choir Schedule for July Sunday, July 1st, Bell Choir Plays; no Sounds of Faith

Wednesday, July 4th, NO CHOIRS or PRAISE TEAM (Praise team will meet Sunday morning to rehearse)

Sunday, July 8th, No Choirs

Wednesday, July 11th, Sounds of Faith and Praise Team meet; NO BELLS

Sunday, July 15th, Sounds of Faith 11:15 Service

Wednesday, July 18th, NO BELL CHOIR or SOUNDS OF FAITH; Praise Team WILL meet

Sunday, July 22nd, Sounds of Faith 8:15 Service

Wednesday, July 25th, Sounds of Faith and Praise Team meet; NO BELLS

Sunday, July 29th, Sounds of Faith 11:15 Service

Tuesday Pastor Led Bible Study

Tuesday morning Bible study will not continue to meet this summer. It will resume September 11th as a regular fall program. Keep in touch with each other and with God just the same.

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July Newsletter Deadline is Monday, July 23!

Submit a Publicity Form (found in the outside church office) with details of an upcoming event to Rachael in

the church office via email to:

[email protected]

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