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Earth Day & 4th Easter Sunday

4/27/2021

As we honor God's Creation today, and celebrate Jesus as the Good Shepherd this this coming Sunday, we invite you to join us in worship, online or in the sanctuary. Our worship services will slowly be returning to a more familiar format, and we'll be singing Savior, Like a Shepherd; Without Seeing You and Love Divine All Loves Excelling this week. We hope you join us!

April 25, 2021 Worship: Dance with the Good Shepherd
from John 10:11-18 and 1 John 3:16-17
(in-person and live-streamed)
Stream begins at 10:20 (with live music), Worship begins at 10:30AM
Click on the white arrow below to join.

Click HERE to give online

Stay connected

Join the Zoom gallery for Sunday School at 9:00AM each week
Try Ladies Bible study Tuesdays at 12:30PM on Zoom or in person
Visit Women's Bible Study Thursdays at 5:30PM in Fellowship Hall (studying Twelve Women of the Bible)
Stop by any of our committee/team meetings. Check the church calendar for details. Next week Leadership Council meets on Tuesday at 5:30PM in person.
United Methodist Women met on Wednesday at 1:30PM on Zoom.

Drinks on the Lawn
Weather permitting, we will continue offering coffee and cold drinks after Sunday worship services on the front lawn. Please don't be in a hurry to rush off - stay and caught up with friends. Social distancing will still be followed.

Monthly Mission Focus: Gideon's International
This final week of April we honor the Gideon’s mission to spread the Gospel of Christ to all nations by making the New Testament available for free in many languages all around the world. You can make a financial donation (note: Gideon's) or send their Greeting Cards. Each card has a donation envelope in a receiver’s honor. The cards are free and available in the lobby.

Chancel Choir
During Covid, many things moved to the virtual world. Our Chancel Choir is doing a summer of virtual recordings and we invite you to join us! No experience needed, and 1 on 1 rehearsals are available. Contact Music Director Megan Mellenthien or speak to her after worship to join ask questions!

Windsor Severance Food Pantry
The Food Pantry immediately needs 5lb bags of sugar and flour, small bottles of vegetable oil, and full size bottles of Shampoo. Anything helps!

Birthdays and Anniversaries
Happy Birthday to Dan Klema and Regis Schoedel (4/22), Katy Cogburn and Heather Golden (4/25), Warren Wilson and Mary Mumby (4/26), and Anne Kull (4/28).
Happy Anniversary to Nick and Kerry Spirek (19 years on 4/27).
Please share your dates with us!

JOYS,
Kat Sheffield, Marc Fagan and Big Brother Dylan are thrilled to welcome Scott Sheffield Fagan into the world! Born Friday, April 16th around 1:30pm, Scott weighed 8 lbs 7 oz and was 21 inches long at birth. Mom and Baby are healthy overall but ask for prayers for her C-section recovery and his tongue-tied breastfeeding. Dylan calls his little brother "Glug Glug." We have missed this family during Covid, and look forward to welcoming them all back when it is safe! Scott is precious.

more Joys...
Last Sunday we were honored to baptize Kane Baca (above, age 6) and Apollo Allen Ramirez-Baca (age 4 months)! We had around 60 in worship, plus our 20-30 online participants, and it was a delight to see Kane healthy and Apollo charming the Pastor and crowd. Congratulations to the whole family!

and Prayer Concerns
For the families and friends of Norman Rowland, Josephine Carmona and John King in their passing; Dave Cook (hospitalized this week); Tracy Bates (torn ligaments in rotator cuff); Cheryl's friend Linda; Matthew and Monte S, Tony P, Vera C, Mary M, Chris D, Larry S, Adam J; and for our homebound members Ann, Eileen, Judy, Nancy, Bud, Bob, and Don.

From the Town of Windsor:

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Windsor Police Department, 200 N. 11th St. is offering to safely dispose of unused and expired prescription medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Apr. 24, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Mountain Sky Conference is offering great virtual educational opportunities:

New Anti-Racism Allyship Group: First UMC Loveland welcomes all Northern Colorado churches to engage in personal growth and advocacy in order to work for change in ourselves and the community. Weekly Zoom meetings are on Wednesdays at 6:30PM. Watch a short clip from the first meeting April 21st on "An Invitation to Safe Space," That refers to groups where people come together to learn and process together.
Preserving Church Records Archives and History presents a Zoom-webinar with Erin Smith, Iliff and Conference Archivist, this Friday, April 23rd, at 10AM. Register here.

United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM) invites us into the world to be in connection with people across our communities. We are spiritually changed when we help others; and others are spiritually changed when we come along side them to work in mission, mercy and justice. For about 50 years United Methodists have offered a framework for people to engage in short-term mission locally, nationally, and globally. Our primary purpose is to live out our faith by creating long term relationships with communities throughout the world. UMVIM teams can be medical, dental, and health care volunteers. They can be construction teams or programs for children and youth (Vacation Bible School) or teach vocational skills. Volunteers are lay, clergy, young and old; all with different skills, abilities and vocations. UMVIM works with the General Board of Global Missions. More info at umvim.org.

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2nd Sunday in Easter coming right up!

4/9/2021

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On the heels of a joyful Easter weekend, we are exciting to invite you to continue dancing with us through the Easter season. This Sunday we welcome guest preacher Pastor John Angermayr as Pastor Emily takes a bit of time off. John will be looking into the Great Power of Doubt and Faith as we follow the lead of the Disciple called Thomas (Doubting Thomas). We are excited to welcome Connie Hill back to the Grand Piano (along with Marilyn Shouse on organ), and we will be singing Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me and He Touched Me. Check out photos below ofrom our sunrise Easter service with 5 churches and 165 people at Lake Windsor. Plan to join us next year!

April 11, 2021 Dance with Thomas in Great Power, John 20:19-29
(in-person and live-streamed)
Stream begins at 10:20 (with live music), Worship begins at 10:30AM
Click on the white arrow above to join.

Stay connected

Join Bruce Hyink in the Zoom gallery for Sunday School at 9:00AM this week
Try Vera Chipman's ladies Bible study Tuesdays at 12:30PM on Zoom (currently in 2 Kings)
Visit women's Bible Study Thursdays at 5:30PM in Fellowship Hall (starting 12 Women of the Bible tonight)
Or stop by any of our committee/team meetings. Check the church calendar for Zoom links and details. Next week Finance Committee meets on Tuesday at 5:30PM, and United Methodist Women on Wednesday at 1:30PM. All are welcome!
Our annual District Meeting via Zoom is next Saturday, April 17, from 10AM-2PM.

Tonight our Women's Bible Study is starting a new 12-week study "Twelve Women of the Bible, Life Changing Stories for Women Today." They meet at 5:30PM at the church with Covid safety measures. All are welcome to join and explore how these Biblical accounts of women are a gift for us today. Please contact leader Pat Ferrell (970-227-4034) with any questions. Buy your book online at Amazon or Christianbooks.

Monthly Mission Focus: Gideons International
Gideons partners with our church to enable the spreading of the Gospel worldwide. Despite the struggles of Covid-19, in 2020 they distributed 66 million Bibles in 200 countries and 104 languages. This included Northern Colorado (hotel/motel Bibles, hospitals, doctor's’ offices, first responders, jails, middle schools, high schools, and CSU, NCU, Front Range, and UW). Your financial donations allow us to help Gideons here and abroad. Be sure to mark your donation “Missions/Gideons.” Greeting Cards are another means of support; cards are available for purchase in Fellowship Hall.

Click HERE to give online

Birthdays and Anniversaries
Happy Birthday to Sandy Lee (4/9) and Ned Chapin (4/13).
Happy Anniversary to Nancy and Jack Teeter (63 years on April 12th).
Please share your dates with us here!

Prayer Requests
For Matthew Savage (blood clots in lungs), Monte Savage (sprained foot), DiAnn Cumings (buried her father on Good Friday); Tony Park (Alzheimer's); Kati Ritner; healing for Bud H, Vera C, Mary M, Chris D, Larry S, Adam J, Brent J, Jen, Francis, Ed; for Kat Sheffield's pregnancy; and for our homebound members Judy, Eileen, Ann, Nancy, Bud, Bob, and Don.

From the Town of Windsor:

Eastman Park River Experience to Open May 14th
The construction on Windsor's most unique river experience is almost complete and right in time for the summer. This new outdoor adventure spot is located off of Eastman Park Drive, and 7th Street on the Cache la Poudre and is devoted to kayaking, canoeing, and tubing! Join in on the launch of this new spot on May 14th at 4:00 P.M. as the first of many tubes and kayaks are launched into the river.

The Mountain Sky Conference is offering great virtual educational opportunities:

Annual District Gatherings: The theme is “Where Love Lives,” from the Western Jurisdiction theme. Our Peaks/Pikes Peak District meets on Zoom Saturday, April 17th from 9-11AM. Each district hosts its own Zoom meeting, Bishop Karen shares a message and Communion, and keynote speaker Rev. Amanda Henderson, author of Holy Chaos: Creating Connections in Divisive Times, offers teaching moments with breakout rooms. Henderson recently partnered with Iliff School of Theology to create the Institute for Religion, Politics & Culture as a place for scholarship and research about the way legislative initiatives are shaped by religion. Please register here (PPP District) by April 9th. We will also elect Equalization Members for this fall's Annual Conference, and present Quiet Disciple Awards.
New Anti-Racism Allyship Group: First UMC Loveland welcomes all Northern Colorado churches to engage in personal growth and advocacy in order to work for change in ourselves and the community. Weekly Zoom meetings begin Wednesday, April 21st at 6:30PM. Advocacy work includes support for community organizations, sponsoring educational events at your church, and more. Join Pastor Emily, or learn more by calling organizer Rev. Lee Anderson-Harris (970) 667-0876 or emailing her.

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Holy Week

4/1/2021

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As we continue to walk through Holy Week, we hope you will enjoy the pre-recorded Maundy Thursday worship service, and join us online (live-streamed) or in the sanctuary at 6:00PM this Good Friday evening (both links below). Both are brief, serious, but important worship services: how can we appreciate the light and joy of Easter without the darkness of the Cross and Tomb?

Maundy Thursday Service is live!
Click on the image to go to video.

Click white arrow in red box to join on
Good Friday, April 2nd at 6:00PM for a Passion reading and Holy Communion.

Then, of course, on Sunday morning, I invite you to the beach at Lake Windsor. We'll gather under the bandshell at 6:00A.M. with our siblings in Christ from Bethel Lutheran, First Christian, St. Alban's Episcopal and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. There will be music, Scripture, prayer and a message. As we watch the sun rise, we will honor the Son who rose!

At 10:15A.M. our church will also be filled with music (welcome back to guest organist Kati Rittner) and during our 10:30A.M. worship celebration, our Virtual Choir will offer another sensation (many thanks, singers, for braving technology!) There will be a Children's Egg Hunt during worship (?!?) and afterwards on the lawn (around 11:30A.M.) Please invite your families, friends, colleagues and neighbors... there is much to share and celebrate!

April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday Worship (in-person and live-streamed)
Stream begins at 10:15 (with live organ music), Worship at 10:30A.M.
Click on the white arrow above to join.

Stay connected

Join Bruce Hyink in the Zoom gallery for Sunday School at 9:00AM this week
Try Vera Chipman's ladies Bible study Tuesdays at 12:30PM on Zoom (currently in 2 Kings)
Visit Pat Ferrell's Bible Study Thursdays at 5:30PM in-person in our Fellowship Hall with Covid precautions
Paula Allard offers a seasonal online/Zoom study of Simon Peter on Thursdays at 5:30PM
Or stop by any of our committee or team meetings. Check the church calendar for Zoom links and details. All are welcome!

Baby Shower extended
There is still time to be able to drop off an item, so we can get your gifts to the Sheffield-Fagan family before their second son arrives! They have many items, but appreciate diapers, wipes, clothes, or any gifts from your heart. Drop-off during office hours (Tues-Fri 10-3) or on Sunday mornings in box in lobby.

Sharing the Gospel in Eastern Europe (North Macedonia)
Thank you for supporting this month's Mission Focus: our United Methodist missionary in Eastern Europe, Jennifer Moore. Covid-19 infection rates and deaths are high, as vaccines remain unavailable. Moral is low and fear of future lockdowns is great. If you haven't yet given, we pledge $5 per member each year (around $1000) and welcome you to join us!

Click HERE to give online

Birthdays and Anniversaries
Happy Birthday to Judy Harrison (03/31), Kathy Hinde and Mark Cook (4/1), Linda Burr (4/4), Monte Savage (4/6), and Sandy Lee (4/9).
Happy Anniversary to Vicki and Steve Christian, celebrating 54 years of marriage on Saturday, April 3.
Please share your dates with us here!

Prayer Requests
For Matthew Savage (blood clots in lungs), Monte Savage (sprained foot), DiAnn Cumings (burying her father on Good Friday); Tony Park (Alzheimer's); Kati Ritner (death of her father); healing for Bud H, Vera C, Mary M, Chris D, Larry S, Adam J, Brent J, Jen, Francis, Ed; for Kat Sheffield's pregnancy; and for our homebound members Judy, Eileen, Ann, Nancy, Bud, Bob, and Don.

From the Town of Windsor:

Our friends at Bethel Lutheran welcome you:

The Mountain Sky Conference is offering great virtual educational opportunities:

Annual District Gatherings: The theme is “Where Love Lives,” from the Western Jurisdiction theme. Our Peaks/Pikes Peak District meets on Zoom Saturday, April 17th from 9-11AM. Each district hosts its own Zoom meeting, Bishop Karen shares a message and Communion, and keynote speaker Rev. Amanda Henderson, author of Holy Chaos: Creating Connections in Divisive Times, offers teaching moments with breakout rooms. Henderson recently partnered with Iliff School of Theology to create the Institute for Religion, Politics & Culture as a place for scholarship and research about the way legislative initiatives are shaped by religion. Please register here (PPP District) by April 9th. We will also elect Equalization Members for this fall's Annual Conference, and present Quiet Disciple Awards.
Just Love and other trainings: If you've missed any virtual, educational opportunities from the Mountain Sky Conference, chances are you can easily access a video recording on their Vimeo site here. Particularly compelling is the Lenten Just Love series (last Sunday on Pushout - the criminalization of black girls).
New Anti-Racism Allyship Group: a new group forming at First UMC Loveland welcomes all Northern Colorado churches to engage in personal growth and advocacy in order to work for change in ourselves and the community. Weekly Zoom meetings provide opportunities to learn and grow with others. Advocacy work includes support for community organizations, sponsoring educational events at your church, and more. To join or learn more, call (970) 667-0876 or email FUMC Loveland's Associate Pastor (and Pastor Emily's dear friend) Rev. Lee Anderson-Harris.

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Earth Day & 4th Easter Sunday

2nd Sunday in Easter coming right up!

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Earth Day & 4th Easter Sunday

2nd Sunday in Easter coming right up!

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