Newsletter - August 21, 2009
Content
Denver First Church
August 23, 2009
keeping in touch...
DFC Ministerial Staff
Stephen Abbott
Young Adult & Family Pastor
Rich Cantwell
Business Administrator
Bud Curry
Hospital Chaplain
Tina Hayhurst
Student Ministries Pastor
Bob Huffaker
Interim Pastor
Scott Nauman
Pastor of Worship & Arts
Jerry Nelson
Minister of Instrumental Music
Randy Smith
Christian Education Pastor
Marvin Suyen
West Campus Pastor
DFC Church Board
John Bruneau Bob Cheney Curtis Clay Glenn Domokos Troy Edwards Vini Giannatala Bryant Jaggers Judy Jones Gregg Moran Gene Rakes Bud Roe Kathy Tate Jim Webb Ron Williams Bonnie York
Table of Contents 1. Mission:Denver 2. news update i. important info… ii.“kotchadoingood...” iii. news from the board… iv. timely news for the congregation… v. how you can help… 3. calendar of events: August 23-29
Denver First Church 3800 E. Hampden Avenue Englewood, CO 80113 303/761-8370
www.DenverFirstChurch.com
News Update
Important info...
Dear Family and Friends of DFC, In many denominational groups, it is customary to give alms in conjunction with Communion. This past Sunday, we were invited to give abundantly by providing hygiene packs for Mission:Denver. As a congregation, you did so! You filled 22 tubs with hygiene packs! May God bless you, and may unselfish giving become contageous throughout our congregation. May we be guilty of lavish, jilarious, preposterous giving in the Name of Jesus! On Sunday, August 23, our guest speaker will be Dr. David Ralph, Colorado Nazarene District Superintendent. On August 30, our guest speaker will be Dr. Jim Diehl, General Superintendent Emeritus of the Church of the Nazarene. Please join us as we grown in knowledge and application of God’s Word, so we can share His Good News with others. Please take a moment to read several announcements listed below that will appear in Sunday’s Insight. If you are viewing these in the eblast, click on each for important details; if you are reading this in the hard copy, please refer to the Insight for important details regarding these upcoming events. Rock Leadership Lunch Meeting Evening Service Celebration Choir & Orchestra Family Camp at Golden Bell Waves Lock-In Women of Faith Conference Weekly Prayer Walk DFC Annual Report Hymn Sing Nicaragua Work & Witness Info Meeting Bookstore Specials Signature Sound Concert Baptism Class Women of the Word IN Group Fall Color Trip DFC Office Remodel Membership Class Bake Out
Today’s publication will cover the following topics: “Kotchadoingood!,” News from the Board, Timely News for the Congregation and How You Can Help
News Update
“kotchadoingood!”
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The Ride & Provide missions outreach to Denver Family Church (aka, “West Campus”) is taking place as this publication is being written. Thank you, Harold Patterson, for your leadership is coordinating this effort, and to all who participated!
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We would be remiss in not acknowledging the outstanding work of Dee Ann Craver, lay director of Celebrate Recovery, for her outstanding effort in organizing and coordinating the recent CR fundraiser. DFC’s CR family is blessed week-in and week-out to be the beneficiaries of her gifted and committed leadership.
News Update
news from the Board...
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The past several weeks I've tried to encourage each of us to prepare our hearts for the opportunities sure to arise for us to be witnesses in this present day. At the center of that preparation has been a call to deeper intimacy with our Father. We will be taking intentional steps as a church to help each of us to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16) by identifying our particular giftedness (1 Corinthians 12). But perhaps there is some question in your mind about why it is important to have increased intimacy with the Father. Let's see why this is so. Maybe right now I am experiencing a wonderful time of spiritual growth and close fellowship with my Heavenly Father. Praise His name! It is my natural desire to sustain this level of familiarity. But it is critical to understand that times come in my walk with Him when He seems very unfamiliar to me. I can neither predict nor control when these times will come. It is in these times that the effort put into relationship-building with the Living God will see me through. As Oswald Chambers points out, Mary Magdalene was not a doctrinal scholar. She had, however, developed a close, personal relationship with Jesus Christ to the point where simply knowing Him exceeded in importance even the blessings she received from Him. In life, Mary invested everything into knowing Jesus more intimately. A time would come though when her familiarity with Jesus would be obscured. In John 20:11, she stood outside the tomb and wept because Jesus' body had been "moved." She was crying not because of the loss of anything Jesus could do for her. At this point her hope of seeing Him again was, at the very least, clouded in confusion. No, she was crying the tears of one who was aching to have a familiar reminder of a relationship now thought lost. Just seeing Jesus' body would have provided her with that, but now it was missing.
News Update
news from the Board...
In John 20:15, the resurrected Jesus addresses Mary as "woman." She mistakes Him for the gardener, having no apparent recognition of Him. Then, in John 20:16, He simply speaks her name, "Mary," and she turns and cries, "Rabboni!" Even though everything about Jesus with which she had grown familiar had changed, when He spoke her name, she recognized Him. This is because Mary had built a relationship with Jesus that took her to a place where she truly knew Him. Earlier in the same book (John 10:11-15, 25-27), Jesus talks about an intimacy with His sheep, which results in the ability to recognize Him in all situations. Even when circumstances cloud our vision and we cannot see through the fog nor hear clearly over the crashing waves, we can recognize His voice uttering our name in every situation. We will face challenges in the future (for many of us the future may already be here), but we can know the One who overcomes all challenges to His glory. There is no better way to prepare for anything on the horizon than to gain that level of intimacy.
Serving Him Alongside of You, Vini Giannatala
News Update
timely news for the congregation...
The Church Calendar features many activities over the course of the next several weeks. Please make note of these dates: Aug 23—Guest Speaker: Dr. David Ralph Aug 25—Church Board meeting Aug 26 – 27 – Choir restart Aug 29 – Mission:Denver Aug 30 –Dr. Jim Diehl Bake-Out First Impressions luncheon Membership class (see details below) HymnSing 6 pm (see details below) Sept 4-7 – Golden Bell Family Camp Sept 11—Youth Lock-In (outreach event) Sept 13 –
“Back-to-Church” Sunday with Pastor Shawn as Guest Speaker Sept 16 – Fall programming begins Sept 18 – Divorce Care & Children of Divorce Support Group Sept 20 – Baptism Oct 2 – Casting Crowns “Until the Whole World Hears Tour” at 7:00 pm. Tickets are on sale in the DFC Bookstore or at Mardels. Artist Circle: $50 (in advance) and General Admission: $30.00 (in advance)
News Update
timely news for the congregation...
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Announcing Mid-Week Opportunities for Kids at DFC Have you noticed the yellow school buses on the road this week? School is back in session and fall schedules and commitments are starting to fill family calendars. Mid-week programming for kids at DFC will begin on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM. First through Fourth Grade First through fourth graders are invited to participate in a high-energy program where kids get into the Bible and Bible into the kids. Jerry Storz, our First through Fourth grade director explains our kids will discover God's Work, God's plan, God's Son, and God's will for their lives. Fifth and Sixth Grade For fifth and sixth graders, it’s all about survival! Survival Training, a sixweek program that has typically been scheduled in the summer, has been moved to the fall. Fifth and sixth grade boys will learn about map reading, food & water procurement, shelter, and starting a campfire safely. Fifth and sixth grade girls will learn the art of cooking, baking, sewing, and etiquette. Jay and Naomi Hodges will be teaching these classes for our preteens. Invite your friends! All DFC kids are invited to participate in these exciting programs. In fact, Bible Blast and Survival Training will be so much fun that you will want to bring your friends along for the adventure. So…mark your calendars…Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Sincerely, Susan Foster
News Update
timely news for the congregation...
Rocky Mountain Praise Hymn Sing will be our evening service next week. Please join us at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary. If you would like to be involved in the choir or orchestra (one time commitment), check www.DenverFirstChurch.com for details and a registration form. We extend condolences to the family of Alice York. She went to be with the Lord this morning (Friday, August 21). Please be in prayer for her family who loved her very much. Service information is pending. The next Membership Class will meet from 4-6pm on August 30 in Room 200. Pastor Bud will prepare all candidates for membership. The class will be presented to the congregation on September 13 in the morning service of Pastor Shawn’s first Sunday with us! To register, please call Angie at 303/8062603.
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Women of Faith conference – September 25 & 26 – at the Pepsi Center. Normally, tickets are $74 - $89, but, WE HAVE RECEIVED a special opportunity to purchase tickets for $69!!!!! This price includes lunch both days. Contact Jen – 303-261-2794. The special musical guest will be Steven Curtis Chapman.
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Do yourself a favor: Go to Sunday evening service at 6 pm in Diehl Chapel. Pastor Stephen Abbott will give an enriching message. Come join us: you
News Update
how you can help...
•
Pardon our dust! For the next few weeks, the church offices will be repairing the damage caused by the hailstorm on June 7th. This will include removing damaged wallpaper, drywall prep and painting, along with moving furniture in and out of offices to make way for new carpet. We are looking for volunteers that can help with this. If you would be able to volunteer between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, sometime over the next few weeks, please call Angie at 303/806-2603 and let her know the times that you would be available to help.
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NICARAGUA TRIP!!! Make plans NOW!!! The trip will be October 17-27. We will be working on a new sanctuary for the Las Colinas Church of the Nazarene. We need: Bibles, school supplies, laptops, sound system, water filters and more. See Gene Rakes for more details, or attend the meeting after service on Sunday morning.
Calendar of Events
August 23 - August 29
Sunday, August 23: Ride & Provide (West Campus) 8:30 am: 9:00 am: 10:30 am: Youth Prayer Time Sunday School (all ages) Nursery & Preschool open Morning Worship Service (Sanctuary) Nursery available 1st - 4th Grade Children’s Church (GLA) 5th & 6th Grade DOGS Worship 12:00 pm: 2:00 pm: 3:30 pm: 4:30 pm: 6:00 pm: Monday, August 24: 9:40 am: Tuesday, August 25: 7:00 am: 7:00 pm: Men’s Bible Study (GL Conference Room) Prophesy Bible Study - Bereans (Fellowship Hall) Celebrate Recovery Sponsor Meeting (Cry Room) Rock Leadership Lunch Meeting (Rock Room) Tsunami Band Practice Collaboration Band Practice Community Outreach Team Meeting (Community Room) Traditions Service (Diehl Chapel)
Wednesday, August 26: 4:30 pm: 6:30 pm: Hang Time in the Youth Café Wednesday Night Prayer (Community Room) Celebrate Recovery (Room 200, 202) Youth Worship Service (Rock Room) Friday, August 28: 9:00 am: 5:00 pm: 6:00 pm: Saturday, August 29: 7:00 am: Men at Prayer (Community Room) Ladies Prayer Walk (DFC Parking Lot) 8:00 am: 5:45 pm: 6:00 pm: Mission:Denver (Youth Participating) -- (Meet at DFC) Singles Meet for Signature Sound Concert (Breezeway) Signature Sound Concert (Sanctuary) Mission:Denver Cooking (Main Kitchen) Celebrate Recovery Sponsor Meeting (Cry Room) Celebrate Recovery (Fellowship Hall)
August 23, 2009
keeping in touch...
DFC Ministerial Staff
Stephen Abbott
Young Adult & Family Pastor
Rich Cantwell
Business Administrator
Bud Curry
Hospital Chaplain
Tina Hayhurst
Student Ministries Pastor
Bob Huffaker
Interim Pastor
Scott Nauman
Pastor of Worship & Arts
Jerry Nelson
Minister of Instrumental Music
Randy Smith
Christian Education Pastor
Marvin Suyen
West Campus Pastor
DFC Church Board
John Bruneau Bob Cheney Curtis Clay Glenn Domokos Troy Edwards Vini Giannatala Bryant Jaggers Judy Jones Gregg Moran Gene Rakes Bud Roe Kathy Tate Jim Webb Ron Williams Bonnie York
Table of Contents 1. Mission:Denver 2. news update i. important info… ii.“kotchadoingood...” iii. news from the board… iv. timely news for the congregation… v. how you can help… 3. calendar of events: August 23-29
Denver First Church 3800 E. Hampden Avenue Englewood, CO 80113 303/761-8370
www.DenverFirstChurch.com
News Update
Important info...
Dear Family and Friends of DFC, In many denominational groups, it is customary to give alms in conjunction with Communion. This past Sunday, we were invited to give abundantly by providing hygiene packs for Mission:Denver. As a congregation, you did so! You filled 22 tubs with hygiene packs! May God bless you, and may unselfish giving become contageous throughout our congregation. May we be guilty of lavish, jilarious, preposterous giving in the Name of Jesus! On Sunday, August 23, our guest speaker will be Dr. David Ralph, Colorado Nazarene District Superintendent. On August 30, our guest speaker will be Dr. Jim Diehl, General Superintendent Emeritus of the Church of the Nazarene. Please join us as we grown in knowledge and application of God’s Word, so we can share His Good News with others. Please take a moment to read several announcements listed below that will appear in Sunday’s Insight. If you are viewing these in the eblast, click on each for important details; if you are reading this in the hard copy, please refer to the Insight for important details regarding these upcoming events. Rock Leadership Lunch Meeting Evening Service Celebration Choir & Orchestra Family Camp at Golden Bell Waves Lock-In Women of Faith Conference Weekly Prayer Walk DFC Annual Report Hymn Sing Nicaragua Work & Witness Info Meeting Bookstore Specials Signature Sound Concert Baptism Class Women of the Word IN Group Fall Color Trip DFC Office Remodel Membership Class Bake Out
Today’s publication will cover the following topics: “Kotchadoingood!,” News from the Board, Timely News for the Congregation and How You Can Help
News Update
“kotchadoingood!”
•
The Ride & Provide missions outreach to Denver Family Church (aka, “West Campus”) is taking place as this publication is being written. Thank you, Harold Patterson, for your leadership is coordinating this effort, and to all who participated!
•
We would be remiss in not acknowledging the outstanding work of Dee Ann Craver, lay director of Celebrate Recovery, for her outstanding effort in organizing and coordinating the recent CR fundraiser. DFC’s CR family is blessed week-in and week-out to be the beneficiaries of her gifted and committed leadership.
News Update
news from the Board...
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The past several weeks I've tried to encourage each of us to prepare our hearts for the opportunities sure to arise for us to be witnesses in this present day. At the center of that preparation has been a call to deeper intimacy with our Father. We will be taking intentional steps as a church to help each of us to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-16) by identifying our particular giftedness (1 Corinthians 12). But perhaps there is some question in your mind about why it is important to have increased intimacy with the Father. Let's see why this is so. Maybe right now I am experiencing a wonderful time of spiritual growth and close fellowship with my Heavenly Father. Praise His name! It is my natural desire to sustain this level of familiarity. But it is critical to understand that times come in my walk with Him when He seems very unfamiliar to me. I can neither predict nor control when these times will come. It is in these times that the effort put into relationship-building with the Living God will see me through. As Oswald Chambers points out, Mary Magdalene was not a doctrinal scholar. She had, however, developed a close, personal relationship with Jesus Christ to the point where simply knowing Him exceeded in importance even the blessings she received from Him. In life, Mary invested everything into knowing Jesus more intimately. A time would come though when her familiarity with Jesus would be obscured. In John 20:11, she stood outside the tomb and wept because Jesus' body had been "moved." She was crying not because of the loss of anything Jesus could do for her. At this point her hope of seeing Him again was, at the very least, clouded in confusion. No, she was crying the tears of one who was aching to have a familiar reminder of a relationship now thought lost. Just seeing Jesus' body would have provided her with that, but now it was missing.
News Update
news from the Board...
In John 20:15, the resurrected Jesus addresses Mary as "woman." She mistakes Him for the gardener, having no apparent recognition of Him. Then, in John 20:16, He simply speaks her name, "Mary," and she turns and cries, "Rabboni!" Even though everything about Jesus with which she had grown familiar had changed, when He spoke her name, she recognized Him. This is because Mary had built a relationship with Jesus that took her to a place where she truly knew Him. Earlier in the same book (John 10:11-15, 25-27), Jesus talks about an intimacy with His sheep, which results in the ability to recognize Him in all situations. Even when circumstances cloud our vision and we cannot see through the fog nor hear clearly over the crashing waves, we can recognize His voice uttering our name in every situation. We will face challenges in the future (for many of us the future may already be here), but we can know the One who overcomes all challenges to His glory. There is no better way to prepare for anything on the horizon than to gain that level of intimacy.
Serving Him Alongside of You, Vini Giannatala
News Update
timely news for the congregation...
The Church Calendar features many activities over the course of the next several weeks. Please make note of these dates: Aug 23—Guest Speaker: Dr. David Ralph Aug 25—Church Board meeting Aug 26 – 27 – Choir restart Aug 29 – Mission:Denver Aug 30 –Dr. Jim Diehl Bake-Out First Impressions luncheon Membership class (see details below) HymnSing 6 pm (see details below) Sept 4-7 – Golden Bell Family Camp Sept 11—Youth Lock-In (outreach event) Sept 13 –
“Back-to-Church” Sunday with Pastor Shawn as Guest Speaker Sept 16 – Fall programming begins Sept 18 – Divorce Care & Children of Divorce Support Group Sept 20 – Baptism Oct 2 – Casting Crowns “Until the Whole World Hears Tour” at 7:00 pm. Tickets are on sale in the DFC Bookstore or at Mardels. Artist Circle: $50 (in advance) and General Admission: $30.00 (in advance)
News Update
timely news for the congregation...
•
Announcing Mid-Week Opportunities for Kids at DFC Have you noticed the yellow school buses on the road this week? School is back in session and fall schedules and commitments are starting to fill family calendars. Mid-week programming for kids at DFC will begin on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM. First through Fourth Grade First through fourth graders are invited to participate in a high-energy program where kids get into the Bible and Bible into the kids. Jerry Storz, our First through Fourth grade director explains our kids will discover God's Work, God's plan, God's Son, and God's will for their lives. Fifth and Sixth Grade For fifth and sixth graders, it’s all about survival! Survival Training, a sixweek program that has typically been scheduled in the summer, has been moved to the fall. Fifth and sixth grade boys will learn about map reading, food & water procurement, shelter, and starting a campfire safely. Fifth and sixth grade girls will learn the art of cooking, baking, sewing, and etiquette. Jay and Naomi Hodges will be teaching these classes for our preteens. Invite your friends! All DFC kids are invited to participate in these exciting programs. In fact, Bible Blast and Survival Training will be so much fun that you will want to bring your friends along for the adventure. So…mark your calendars…Wednesday, September 16, 2009 at 6:30 PM. Sincerely, Susan Foster
News Update
timely news for the congregation...
Rocky Mountain Praise Hymn Sing will be our evening service next week. Please join us at 6:00 pm in the sanctuary. If you would like to be involved in the choir or orchestra (one time commitment), check www.DenverFirstChurch.com for details and a registration form. We extend condolences to the family of Alice York. She went to be with the Lord this morning (Friday, August 21). Please be in prayer for her family who loved her very much. Service information is pending. The next Membership Class will meet from 4-6pm on August 30 in Room 200. Pastor Bud will prepare all candidates for membership. The class will be presented to the congregation on September 13 in the morning service of Pastor Shawn’s first Sunday with us! To register, please call Angie at 303/8062603.
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Women of Faith conference – September 25 & 26 – at the Pepsi Center. Normally, tickets are $74 - $89, but, WE HAVE RECEIVED a special opportunity to purchase tickets for $69!!!!! This price includes lunch both days. Contact Jen – 303-261-2794. The special musical guest will be Steven Curtis Chapman.
•
Do yourself a favor: Go to Sunday evening service at 6 pm in Diehl Chapel. Pastor Stephen Abbott will give an enriching message. Come join us: you
News Update
how you can help...
•
Pardon our dust! For the next few weeks, the church offices will be repairing the damage caused by the hailstorm on June 7th. This will include removing damaged wallpaper, drywall prep and painting, along with moving furniture in and out of offices to make way for new carpet. We are looking for volunteers that can help with this. If you would be able to volunteer between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, sometime over the next few weeks, please call Angie at 303/806-2603 and let her know the times that you would be available to help.
•
NICARAGUA TRIP!!! Make plans NOW!!! The trip will be October 17-27. We will be working on a new sanctuary for the Las Colinas Church of the Nazarene. We need: Bibles, school supplies, laptops, sound system, water filters and more. See Gene Rakes for more details, or attend the meeting after service on Sunday morning.
Calendar of Events
August 23 - August 29
Sunday, August 23: Ride & Provide (West Campus) 8:30 am: 9:00 am: 10:30 am: Youth Prayer Time Sunday School (all ages) Nursery & Preschool open Morning Worship Service (Sanctuary) Nursery available 1st - 4th Grade Children’s Church (GLA) 5th & 6th Grade DOGS Worship 12:00 pm: 2:00 pm: 3:30 pm: 4:30 pm: 6:00 pm: Monday, August 24: 9:40 am: Tuesday, August 25: 7:00 am: 7:00 pm: Men’s Bible Study (GL Conference Room) Prophesy Bible Study - Bereans (Fellowship Hall) Celebrate Recovery Sponsor Meeting (Cry Room) Rock Leadership Lunch Meeting (Rock Room) Tsunami Band Practice Collaboration Band Practice Community Outreach Team Meeting (Community Room) Traditions Service (Diehl Chapel)
Wednesday, August 26: 4:30 pm: 6:30 pm: Hang Time in the Youth Café Wednesday Night Prayer (Community Room) Celebrate Recovery (Room 200, 202) Youth Worship Service (Rock Room) Friday, August 28: 9:00 am: 5:00 pm: 6:00 pm: Saturday, August 29: 7:00 am: Men at Prayer (Community Room) Ladies Prayer Walk (DFC Parking Lot) 8:00 am: 5:45 pm: 6:00 pm: Mission:Denver (Youth Participating) -- (Meet at DFC) Singles Meet for Signature Sound Concert (Breezeway) Signature Sound Concert (Sanctuary) Mission:Denver Cooking (Main Kitchen) Celebrate Recovery Sponsor Meeting (Cry Room) Celebrate Recovery (Fellowship Hall)
