Epworth UMC - Feb 2007 Newsletter Annual Conference     Epworth's Black History     Birthdays    Calendar Black Nativity              Welcome Sister Moore      Telephone Directory   Sports Clothing             Epworth's Health  Metro District Annual Conference The Metro District Annual Conference and Celebration for 2007 will be held on February 24th from 8:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. at Lakewood UMC, 1390 Brentwood, Lakewood, CO. The theme is “Weaving Our Many Songs”, Giving Voice to Our Diversity. For lunch, each person attending is asked to bring a can of soup, vegetable, pasta or rice to make a vegetable stew (please, no cream soups.) Each church is asked to bring a bread to accompany the stew.  Also, plan to bring a display about your church’s history and culture. The direction to Lakewood UMC are: I-25 North to 6th Ave. West on 6th Ave. to Wadsworth Ave. North on Wadsworth to 14th Street. Left turn on 14th Street (West) for 7 blocks. Lakewood UMC is on the left side of the street.     +++++++++++++++ Epworth’s Black  History For the entire month of February, each Sunday a different family will be coming forward to talk about their family history. ·        February 11th: Sister Carol Rose will tell us about her family history. ·        February 18th: Sister Wallace Yvonne Tollette will present her family history. ·        February 25th: Sister Sandra Durst will tell us about her family’s history by reading poems she has written over the years.  Last Sunday Clarence Williams gave everyone a copy of his Black History Test to see how knowable they were on Black History. Some did “good”, some did “great” and some need to read more about our history.  +++++++++++++++++  Epworth’s Birthdays ·        William Brown – 02/08 ·        Jhai Mills – 02/14 ·        Joshua Wilson – 02/22 ·        Rev. Hugh Harris - 02/27  ++++++++++++++++ Remember… Happy moments, Praise God, Difficult moments, Seek God, Quiet moments, Worship God, Painful moments, Trust God, Every moment,Thank God.  ++++++++++++++++ Epworth’s Calendar ·        Open Prayer – M – F starting at 6 a.m. Sunday starting at 8 a.m. ·        Adult Sunday school – Brother Ron is our teacher. Class starts at 9:45 a.m. ·        Adult Bible Study and meal – Wed at 6 p.m. (Currently studying Mathew 5). Activities ends at 7:30 p.m. ·        Epworth’s Hispanic Worship Service every Sat. at 6 p.m. ·        Metropolitan District Annual Celebration on Feb. 24th at Lakewood UMC, 1390 Brentwood. Activities start at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 2:45 p.m.  ·        Sonrise UMC is coordinating an Alaskan Cruise, May 27th – June 3rd, 2007. For more information please call Les & Bev Sonksen at 719-583-2042. ·        The Family-to-Family Program is offering “ESL” (English Second Language) classes every Tuesday and Thursday. From 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Classes will end April 20, 2007. ·        The Family-to-Family Program is offering “Parenting Classes in Spanish” starting February 20, 2007. These classes will continue for 10 weeks. Classes are from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Tuesday evening. ·        The Family-to-Family Program is offering “NEWSED” training every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. Training is from 5 to 8 p.m. This training is for first time home buyers and for those who need help establishing good credit.   ++++++++++++++++ “The  Black  Nativity” Our own Sandra Durst will be performing in “The Black Nativity” at Montbello High School on February 23rd and 24th. The Black Nativity celebrates the birth of Jesus through gospel, spirituals, drama, and dance. See Sandra for more information. Montbello High School is located at 5000 Crown Blvd. Welcome  Sister  Moore  Sister Patsy R. Trimble-Moore is Epworth’s newest member. On January 28th Sister Patsy said she was making Epworth her home. Again, welcome Sister Moore. ++++++++++++++++ Epworth’s  Telephone  Directory Chris Davis is ready to publish Epworth’s 2007 Telephone Directory. But before he does, Clarence Williams would like for everyone to get a draft copy of the directory and check your information one more time. We would like to have this one as close to being right as possible. ++++++++++++++++ New  Sports Clothing On February 1, 2007 the Family-to-Family staff at Epworth distributed over 1,500 pieces of clothing to more than 200 families and 5 childcare facilities in the area. The clothing was donated by a New York City organization called KIDS (Kids in Distressed Situations) to Volunteers of America (VOA). VOA then donated the items to Family-to-Family at Epworth. The clothing included NFL/NBA/NHL and college professional team logos. Epworth has and will continued to play an active role in the distribution of these donations. ++++++++++++++++ Epworth’s  Health… “Oh  Lord  Hear  Our  Prayer” ·        Health – Pastor King Harris health remains good. ·        Health – Sister Marlene Albert. ·        Health – Sister Ada Busby who will be undergoing knee replacement surgery. ·        Strength and Comfort – Sister Kathy Guastaferro. ·        Health – Sister Shannon Jenkins. ·        Health – Sister Ruth Rivera. ·        Health – Sister Jere” Procopio. ·        Health – Sister Sharon Davis-Brown. ·        Health – Brother Chris Davis ·        Comfort – Sister Virginia Calderon and family. Sister Rosa and her family.These families knew the young man, very well, that was shot and killed near Epworth on February 8, 2007. Comfort – To the family of the young man that was shot and killed.
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