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Parents can pick up registration cards for Church school-- register them now for our September 19th Church School kick-off. Find the cards on the Narthex table. If you have any questions contact Cindy by email
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or phone 303-659-2192. |
Cindy is looking for Church school teachers for all ages-to let Cindy know that you are interested, you can talk with her on Sunday mornings, email her at
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, or you can give her a call at 303-659-2192.
Training and curriculum will be given. |
Thanks to Miriam Gaede, Linda Hoffman, Janet McPherson, Sophia Yarbrough, Joyce Alsdorf, Irene Crawford, Helen Siert, Judy Petersen, Gladys Eckman, Mary McElwain, Donna
Brumage, Martha Cosby, and Mary Baker for the mouth-watering cookies and brownies they made for the summer supper the Mission Team prepared and served at New Genesis in June. The residents are so appreciative! They love visiting with us, and they relish the homemade meals and desserts!
While providing a stable and optimistic setting, New Genesis provides encouragement to its residents as they strive to live more productive, independent lives
and realize their individual emotional and practical goals while holding a job and remaining substance free. With God's help, the program really does work!
About seven years ago, after losing her home and her children due to substance abuse, a young woman came to New Genesis hoping to start a new
life. She ultimately worked for New Genesis itself, regained custody of her children, and was recently promoted to the Executive Director of New Genesis!
The Mission Team will host another dinner for the men in September and a Christmas Luncheon for the women; children of the women will be included in our church's annual Giving Tree at Christmas.
If you would like to be involved in one of the upcoming dinners or have more information on New Genesis,
please call Sue Warner at 303.637.9412. |
For a summary of some of the significant issues discussed at the PC(USA) General Assembly, please check the Welcome Table in the narthex or visit our church website at http://www.brightonfirstpres.org/. You'll find a letter to every congregation from Cynthia Bolbach, newly elected Moderator of the 219th General Assembly; Landon Whitsitt, newly elected Vice Moderator of the 219th General Assembly; Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly; and Linda Valentine, Executive Director of the General Assembly Mission Council. In addition, there are five FAQs on the following GA actions; Middle Governing Body Commission, Ordination Standards, Civil Union and Marriage, the new Form of Government and the Middle East. If you have any questions about the work of this General Assembly, please contact Julia Henderson at 303.255.9870 or
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 219th General Assembly Recap |
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One of our church's ongoing missions is New Genesis, the only homeless shelter for working men (and women) in the metropolitan Denver area. In late June, the Mission team provided and served a summer supper, complete with desserts made by Miriam Gaede, Linda Hoffman, Janet McPherson, Sophia Yarbrough, Joyce Alsdorf, Irene Crawford, Helen Siert, Judy Petersen, Gladys Eckman, Mary McElwain, Donna Brumage, Martha Crosby, and Mary Baker.
New Genesis provides a stable, optimistic setting for its residents as they strive to live more productive, independent lives and realize their individual emotional and practical goals. All residents are required to have a job and be substance free. The residents are so apprecia- tive! They love visiting with us; but, most of all, they love the home-cooked meals and desserts we bring with us. (For some odd reason, they seem to tire of spaghetti which, due to budget constraints at New Genesis, they sometimes "enjoy" three times a week!)
The Mission team will host another dinner for the men in September and a Christmas Luncheon for the women. In addition, the children of New Genesis' women will be included in our church's annual Giving Tree at Christmas.
For more information on New Genesis...or if you would like to be involved in one of the upcoming dinners...please call Sue Warner (303.637.9412) |
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