The Fulfillment Of A Journey
Of Faith
On the evening of June
16, 2007 Pastor King Hezekiah Harris was Ordained Elder in
Full Connection. A very large number of family and friends
were present to witness this joyous occasion.
That Ordination ceremony
marked the fulfillment of a long journey of faith beginning
when Rev. King Harris first heard the call from God to serve
the church and the world.
It continued as he
talked with many ministers and Christian leaders to help him
discern the direction of God’s leading in his life. He had
to meet with his District Superintendent, enrolled in the
Candidacy program and was assigned a candidacy mentor who
helped him work through the Candidacy Guidebook.
This whole process
prepared him for a public declaration of his call to
ministry before the Pastor Staff/Parish Relations Committee,
the Church Charge Conference and the District Committee on
Ordained Ministry.
After meeting with the
District Committee on Ordained Ministry and being certified
annually for two years he had to be recommended by a ¾ vote
for commissioning.
When Rev. King Harris
received the needed votes, he then became a probationary
member and candidate for three years. During this time he
continued to meet with his mentor, submit written
assignments to the Board of Ordained Ministry (BOM)
registrar in designated time periods and was under the
direct supervision of his District Superintendent.
He had to interview with
the BOM committee at Epworth UMC, review comments by church
membership with BOM and receive their recommendation to be
voted into full membership and orders during the Rocky
Mountain Annual Conference.
His ordination as an
Elder on June 16th comes as the fulfillment of
his journey of faith, but it marks the beginning of a
lifetime of leadership in “Service, Word, Sacrament, and
Order.”
Congratulations Elder
King Hezekiah Harris on fulfilling your journey of Faith.
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Photo
by Ben Roe
Now, Let’s Sing
The “Voices of Epworth”
opened the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference for 2007 on June
13th under the direction of Chris Davis. They
sang to a full house. Over 900 United Methodist from the six
Districts was in attendance.
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Epworth’s Calendar
·
Morning
Prayer Services. Pastor King Harris is conducting Morning
Prayer services – M – F starting at 6 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
Morning Prayer Services on Sunday starts at 8 a.m.
·
Adult
Sunday school class. The teacher is Brother Ron. Class
starts at 9:45 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall next to the
coffee and donuts.
·
Adult
Bible Study and meal every Wednesday evening starting at 6
p.m. in the Fellowship
Hall. All activities end at 7:30 p.m.
·
Epworth’s
Hispanic Worship Service every Sun. at 5:30 p.m. Services
conducted by Assistant Pastor Marvin Lazo.
·
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.
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Family-to-Family is offering “Second Chances”. This program
for teens will be offered every Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday now through June, 2007. For more information call
Epworth and speak to Kat Branch.
·
The
Family-to-Family Program is offering “Parenting Classes”
every Tuesday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Food and Child
care will be available. Contact Wallace Yvonne Tollette at
Epworth for more information.
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Epworth’s Health… “Oh Lord Hear
Our Prayer”
·
Traveling
Mercies – Rev. King H. Harris, Brother Dwight Anderson and
Youth traveling to North Carolina and Florida.
·
Traveling
Mercies – Assistant Pastor Jeff and Joann Kanost on their
Cruise to Alaska.
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Health –
Sister Ruth Rivera
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Health –
Brother Chris Davis
·
Health –
Brother Theo Barros.
·
Encouragement – Jose Orlando and Yolanda Rivera Argentina
(Missionaries).
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Protection
– To our Armed Forces serving in distant lands.
Future Annual Conference
Dates
The dates and locations
of the 2008 and 2009 Annual Conferences are now on the
RMCUMC.org web site, under Conference Information, Annual
Conference sessions (rumcumc.org/COI/ac/): 2008 Conference,
June 18-21, 2008, Denver Marriott Tech Center; 2009
Conference, June 17-20, 2009, Grand Junction Convention
Center. By action of the 2006 Annual Conference, AC05,
Annual Conferences will be held 3 out of 4 years in the
Denver Metro area. The 2013 Conference will be held in
Southern Colorado, with future alternate locations including
Utah and Wyoming.
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·
Trustees –
For getting the frame and door installed. The building looks
so much better.
·
Kala
Butler – For chairing the Cheeseman Park Picnic and Worship
Services meeting. Your actions will ensure the Worship
Services and picnic will be a success on July 8, 2007.
