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The Messenger
June 2015
6.1—6.5 Vacation Bible School
6.11—6.14 Rocky Mountain Conference 6.14 All Church Picnic at Long’s Park 6.18 UMW Friendship Brunch 6.19—6.29 Youth Mission Trip
Church Events
ALL-CHURCH
PICNIC Sunday,
June 14th, at
Noon—2pm
It will be held at
Long’s Park, at the pic-nic shelter called Grand Mesa. The park is lo-cated by Central High School on E 1/2 Road.
Bring your favorite salad,
dessert, or chips along with your place setting. Mem-
bership Care Committee will provide the hamburg-ers, hot dogs, and drinks.
Make sure you throw in a lawn chair and wear your name tag. The park has a
great area and has easy parking. See you there. If
Care Ministry The guaranteed way to receive support and visits
from your pastors and church family while you are
unable to come to worship temporarily, is to call the
Church Office at 242-4850. Please know that your
specific situation is confidential. You may even
request that your name is neither mentioned aloud in
worship service nor listed in the bulletin, but you
can still be put on the church’s prayer chain and
receive visits.
Note: We can send you a DVD of worship,
Bulletin, and sermon upon request.
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First United Methodist Church
Church Office hours are 9am to 4pm
Monday through Friday.
Lunch Hour/Office Closed 12-1pm
Church staff can be reached at the
Church Office number - 242-4850.
Sr. Pastor: Rev. Blaine M. Scott
Assoc. Pastor: Rev. Laura Cartwright
Secretary: Carolyn Campbell
Children’s Ministry:
Megan Weaver
Youth Director: Emily Kempton
Parish Visitor: Kirsten Liwanag
Financial Sec.: Roxie Denning
Treasurer: Phyllis Neff
Choir Director: James Werner
Organist: Karen Ray
Praise Band: Pam Opsal
Media Ministry: Yancey Brennan
Custodian: Tim Spagna
Our Mission is to
Worship God and Love
One Another by Taking
Christ to the
Community and the
Community to Christ.
Come Worship With US
Praise Band ….. 9:00am
Traditional ..... 10:30am
Children—Youth—Adult
Groups ..... 10:30am
Fellowship Time
10:00-10:30am
Our Mission Statement Our Worship Times
If you or someone you know would like to be put on the
prayer chain, you may call Peggy Price at 242-4206 or
the Church Office at 242-4850.
About FUMC
PRAYER ROOM AVAILABLE - You are invited to enjoy our
prayer room at the top of the main stairs on the 2nd floor.
There are Bibles, writing paper, and various other prayer
resources for your convenience. Also, there is consecrated
communion elements available for you as well.
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Filled with all the fullness of God Beloved brothers and sisters in Christ, I’m so grateful for our meaningful ministry together through the years. And faithful that God will be with each of us through the years to come. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your in-ner being with power through his Spirit, 17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are be-ing rooted and grounded in love. 18I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. (Ephesians 3:14-19)
As we part and you prepare to welcome Pastor Steve, it’s important to share the covenant document below that Steve, Laura, and myself participate in. A similar covenant is being signed by myself and Steve and we wanted you to see it. In the Rocky Mountain Conference, clergy are not members of a particular congregation, they are members of the Rocky Mountain Conference that serves as a covenant community. Clergy wrestle with the complexity of pastoral relationships and friendships with parishioners that require us to be sensitive and clear, especially after we have ended an appointment. Below are some of the behavior guidelines that the covenant community of clergy respects:
Make no disparaging remarks about the work or life style of a predecessor, successor or other ministers.
Upon leaving the appointment, including retirement, sever pastoral relationships with parish, recognizing that all future weddings, baptisms, communions, counseling, visitations, and funerals should be fulfilled by the successor pastor, unless an unusual situation exists and is approved by the successor pastor. To be clear: When a clergy receives a request from a former parishioner the clergy is to refer them, without comment to their current pastor.
For the health and welfare of the church, it is important that the former pastor and family, when they will be residing in the same community following serving as pastor, find another church to at-tend.
The former pastor shall avoid all conversation and communication with church members about the new pastor, as well as problems and issues regarding the former church. If approached, the former pastor needs to tactfully explain that ethics do not permit such a discussion.
Continued personal relationships with congregants do not assist in the health and welfare of the local church, and is therefore discouraged. Exceptions to any ongoing relationships and regular contact with for-mer parishioners need to be openly shared and negotiated with the current pastor.
Before leaving, the exiting pastor will clearly communicate from the pulpit and in writing that you will no
longer be able to function in any pastoral way with the congregation.
An exiting pastor is not to be present or participate in worship, events, or church groups for a minimum of
one year. Immediate family members are discouraged from this as well.
The currently appointed pastor is also expected to be sensitive, gracious and appropriately inclusive of for-
mer pastors.
We greatly appreciate you helping us to keep this covenant. Thank you.
Paul’s closing verses in chapter 3 wrap it up for me: Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen. (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Rev. Blaine M. Scott
From Rev. Blaine
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Words from Laura
MakingRoom: What to say (and not to say) to returning church members.
Summer is nearly here! And with it (this year) arrives a new senior pastor. As is typical with leadership transitions in any setting, curiosity will be piqued and there will be a high desire for people to come out and get to know the new pastor. We may see many new and/or returning members come out to meet Pastor Steve and get a sense of his leadership style, as well as his particular strengths & gifts.
We know, however, that the arrival of a new pastor isn’t the only reason people return to church. Folks withdraw from the rhythms of the church for many reasons, so we can encoun-ter a person returning to church after a lengthy absence at any time—not just with the arrival of a new pastor. So, the question is, how do we warmly receive people who may be seeking to re-engage with the church after being away for a while?
First and foremost it is done with great care and sensitivity. Our goal is to receive everyone warmly, no matter the reason for the absence. The opportunity for us is to extend grace, to make sure people know there is room for them at FUMCGJ, and that we are simply glad to see them.
Some things to keep in mind:
● Smile and offer a friendly handshake.
● Introduce or re-introduce yourself if it’s been a while.
● Say things like, “It’s really good to see you. Thanks for worshipping with us today.”
● Don’t make any reference, subtle or otherwise, to their absenteeism, rather simply share your delight in their presence now.
● Avoid saying anything that brings up guilt or puts the person on the spot directly or indirectly, such as “Missed you folks—where have you been?”
● Offer to take someone to the nursery or help them find the restrooms, etc.
● Wear nametags—this will not only refresh memories of past acquaintances, but will help newcomers become friends (& assist Pastor Steve & Kim to learn names of the FUMCGJ faith family).
Remember that it can be awkward being a new person, or returning to a place of worship you haven’t attended in a while. Let’s do all we can to make sure no one feels like an outsider. This is what it means to be the Body of Christ.
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Greetings, new friends and fellow disciples of Jesus Christ,
Kim and I are very excited to be heading your way in a little under two weeks from the time of this writing! By the time you read this, we will have settled in in large part (I hope!) to our new home among you. We will be at 2515 Van Buren Ave. in the Colonial Heights subdivision. Feel free to swing by and say “Hi” sometime.
While we will have moved over to Grand Junction by the end of May, my pastoral responsibilities don’t officially start until July 1st. It is important during the month of June to al-low for some “down time” – what William Bridges in his book, Transitions: Making Sense of Life’s Changes, calls “the neutral zone” – between Rev. Blaine’s time of pastoral service coming to a close and mine starting up. The neutral zone is an opportunity for all of us to take a deep breath, to reflect upon the many good things that have characterized our lives in the past and the lessons learned, and to relax a bit before we all get busy with our new beginning. Kim and I will have to be back on the Front Range for some of that time for Annual Conference, but we also look forward to us-ing some of our neutral zone to explore our new home and just relish being on the Western Slope again. Very excited about that!
Our first opportunity to worship together will be July 5th.
We will be celebrating both Laura’s and my appointments to serve among you, along with communion – a most fitting way to begin a life of ministry and service together. I hope Fourth of July festivities don’t impact attendance at worship too much!
So, we look forward to our life with you and exploring what Christian discipleship looks like together: Taking Christ to the community and the community to Christ. I love that mission statement and am looking forward to being a part of it!
Blessings in Christ, – Pastor Steve
A Word from Pastor Steve and Kim
UMW Friendship Brunch June 18th, at 9:30am, in Gaines Hall
The talented Nona Carver, will entertain us with some of her Cowboy Poems from one of her many books. She has traveled the West presenting her poetry. You may even recognize her from being a counselor from the Summer Camp on Grand Mesa.
Book Club, Too – is a reading Program for UMW. Their next book is The Round House, by Louise Erdrich. They will meet, Monday, July 13, at 1:30pm in the Parlor. Everyone is Welcome! Mark your calendars for July 9th, 9:00am…There will be a field trip to the Marillac Clinic, 2332 N.6
th St. Afterwards: Lunch and social time.
Youth Group in June:
June 7 - 5-7pm Kickball! Meet at FUMC
June 14 - 5-7pm Seniors Lead night!
Jun 19-29 - Youth 2015 Mission Trip in Orlando!
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Death Notices
Orville Boge—May 16, 2015
We offer thoughts and prayers to
Frances, his wife,
and their family.
Welcome New Members
Megan Curtis – 785.851.1099
Megan is the youngest of four children and is 22 years of age. She currently works at
Hobby Lobby in GJ until the Lord leads her to the next step in her life. She enjoys art and
reading. She loves music. Marta Collazo will serve as her sponsor.
Cait Sellens – 785.851.1048
Cait has lived in GJ for a year and is a full-time nanny/tutor. Marta Collazo will serve as
her sponsor.
Sylvia Lehmann – 970.250.5045
Sylvia was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas. She moved to Grand Junction in 1980.
She loves Colorado and the outdoors. She worked in the medical field most all of her life.
Currently she works part-time as a contract cleaner here at FUMC so that she can help with
her grandson while her daughter attends Colorado Mesa University. Hazel MacKendrick
will serve as her sponsor.
Kelli Gettner – 712.301.4791
Kelli loves being a mother and grandmother. Anouk Olson will serve as her sponsor.
Sandee Moorhouse – 970.497.9089
Sandee has lived in Grand Junction for one year. She moved her from Gunnison, CO. She
worked in a hospital lab and has done sales. She has three adult children and loves crafts
and organizing. Anouk Olson will serve as her sponsor.
Don & Rena Riggle – 242-6809
Don & Rena have been married for 61 years and have lived in Grand Junction most of their
life. They owned, Riggle Oil here in GJ. They have 4 grown children, 10 grandchildren,
and 4 ½ great grandchildren. They also love to golf. Dave & Suellen Brennan will serve
as their sponsors.
Yet Set For June will be a breakfast held at Golden Coral on June 20th at 8:30am. The Early Bird Special between 7:00
and 9:00 am is $5.95 including drink. We will be meeting in the North-east room. No reservation is needed. Come, it is a good time to visit with Christian friends. For more information call Joann Huff 243-2235 or Birdie Deering 78-2718.
Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers and the wonderful cards, notes., and Memorial Gifts, and food in memory of Bill. These all meant so much to us and thank you for being such a wonderful church family. Betty Roy Pitts and Family
THANK YOU FUMC! I can't thank you enough for your gener-osity. You have made a significant contribution towards our relocation budget and the kid's workers are excited about the chairs (already talking about what color to paint them :) ). It was also exciting to hear about some of the dreams for your downtown property and the focus on the people and needs of the area. May God richly bless you for your kindness to us and guide you into strategic Kingdom impact. Blessings, Steve Peschke, Lead Pastor, NineSevenZero Church
Thank you for your generous
contribution. Your support
enables Community Food bank
volunteers to provide up to
nine, three day meal boxes to
Mesa County residents in need.
We are grateful for your help.
Thanks. Darcy, Community
Food Bank Director
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“Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.” (1 cor 12:27) Discovering your gift is a process. Ask yourself: Am I serving out of my giftedness? Do I love what I am doing? Do I feel God’s work in and through me?
Varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit…
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Diaper Depot Basket
Note: There is always a drop off basket available for you to bring in diapers. It is located in the Court Yard breezeway.
Community Food Bank Basket
Note: There is always a drop off basket available for you to bring in non-perishable items. It is located in the Court Yard breezeway.
Memorial Reception Help
This volunteer ministry is to solicit help from anyone (men & women) who would like to be part of a group that provides food items for memorial dinners or receptions. Can you offer your service for a 2-month commitment as well as your Helping Hands & Caring Heart? If so, we are now putting our Memorial team(s) together for the 2015/2016 year starting in June. Sign up forms are located in the back of the church and can be returned in offering plate or to secretary’s box in work room. If you have additional questions, contact Carolyn at 242-4850 during office hours. We would be blessed to have you on a team.
JUNE Make-A-Change Offering is June 14—The Western Slope Center for Children (WSCC) is an accredited child advocacy center, serving Mesa County, Colorado. Our mission is to provide collaborative services to child sexual abuse victims and their fami-lies in a supportive environment that reduces trauma and promotes dignity, justice, and healing. We accomplish our mission by facilitating and coordinating the multiple agen-cies and individuals involved in the investigation and prosecution of complex child abuse cases including local law enforcement, human services, district attorneys, victim advo-cates, mental health professionals, and medical providers. We also provide direct, sup-portive services to child victims and their non-offending family members in a neutral, child and family friendly atmosphere. The services we provide include: forensic inter-views, on-site forensic medical examinations, on-site mental health services, referrals to other community agencies, victim advocacy, crisis counseling, Court support and prepa-ration, information and resources on healthy sexual development/abuse/and reporting procedures, and sexual abuse prevention training. The funds received from the First United Methodist Church Make A Change program will assist our Center in providing trauma focused counseling services to child victims and their families. Victims of sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, and witnesses to violence often need assistance with distorted thinking processes (self-blaming, feeling damaged, worthless, and alone). Trauma focused counseling helps victims identify their feelings about the trauma they have experienced in their lives and learn new coping skills and ways to express their feelings in an appropriate manner. The WSCC has an on-site mental health clinician with over 25 years of trauma related counseling experience in assisting victims and their families through the process of healing. These services are critical to the victims and families we serve on a daily basis.
HOW TO REACH PASTORS & CHURCH STAFF - PAGE 2
Phone: 970-242-4850
522 White Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Sunday Services
9:00 & 10:30am
find us on facebook
at fumcgj.
Our Website: fumcgj.org
A SUMMER PRAYER
Long warm days... The pace of life slows...
A time for picnics and rest in the shade...
Lord, help me to rest awhile in the cooling shade of your presence.
Slow down my restless heart and fill me
with gentle compassion for all your people.
Amen. - Author unknown
