Bring these to the church. We will collect them in the entryway by the back door (please stack them neatly) and then will deliver them to Bitterroot Nursery to be reused.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Recycling plastic flower pots
Bring these to the church. We will collect them in the entryway by the back door (please stack them neatly) and then will deliver them to Bitterroot Nursery to be reused.
Mountain Sky Area pilgrimage to the Holy Land
"As Christians, we are all called to be pilgrims, navigating the way to God. For many this pilgrimage is figurative, a spiritual journey that deepens our awareness. Some, however, choose to undertake physical journeys to the lands most sacred to our tradition." - Thomas Merton.
Bishop Karen Oliveto invites all lay and clergy on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The trip will take place Jan. 28 to Feb. 6, 2019. "It is a powerful, life-changing experience to walk the paths that Jesus walked,” said Bishop Karen. “It opens up the Bible and causes us to reflect more deeply on the stories that ground our faith. I pray that the clergy who participate in this pilgrimage will find their ministries enlivened through this trip."
Bishop Karen encourages people to take this pilgrimage: “Join the Mountain Sky family as we follow in the footsteps of Jesus in a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. This powerful trip will expand your knowledge of scripture and deepen your faith as we visit sacred sites, worship together, and encounter God in ancient places so central to our faith. Journey with us!”
This pilgrimage is with Educational Opportunities (EO). EO has provided educational Christian travel programs since 1974.
A complete brochure is available here with prices and further information.
For more information or questions, contact the Rev. Youngsook Kang at youngsook@rmcumc.com.Tent Revival Worship at the Park
2018 Joint Annual Conference Live Stream
Live stream available for 2018 Joint AC!
Watch the live stream of the 2018 Joint Annual Conference Session of the Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone Conferences! We will be streaming all of the worship services and plenary sessions.Watch the live stream here of the worship services and plenary sessions from June 7-10, 2018 at the Eccles Conference Center in Ogden, Utah.
6 Things You’re Recycling Wrong
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| Plastic recycling @ the parsonage |
Can
you recycle coffee cups or greasy pizza boxes? If you’re tossing things
in the recycling bin out of sheer hope, you might be an “aspirational
recycler.”
Read more at this link.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Choir members enjoy health, spiritual benefits
“Sing all… Sing lustily and with good courage… Sing in time… Above all, sing spiritually. Have an eye to God in every word you sing… So shall your singing be such as the Lord will approve here, and reward you when he cometh in the clouds of heaven.”
Rewards in heaven? Sounds like a good enough reason to sing in a church choir.
Read more at this link.
Tuesday, May 29, 2018
Pre-conference briefing
Find the event details and agenda below.... http://rmcumc-email.brtapp.com/viewinsite/cd0dfb39811bcf826d44059c617cbc10 …
Monday, May 28, 2018
A job well done!
This week @ Stevi UMC
1:00 pm, Bible study @ The Living Center
8:00 am, WIC
10:00 am, Exodus study
Thursday:
Thursday:
7:00 pm, SPPRC
Friday:
10:00 am, Drop-in Bible Study @ Doris T.
Sunday:
Friday:
10:00 am, Drop-in Bible Study @ Doris T.
Sunday:
10:15 am, Praise music
10:30 am, Worship
11:30 am, Fellowship
11:45 am, Chimes
Sunday, May 27, 2018
Blessed Trinity Sunday at Stevi UMC
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| Paul leads us in singing today |
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| Bob & Cammie light the way |
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| The pied piper at work! |
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| Some of Bob's ties being auctioned off |
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| Our life together |
Pastor Charles' sermon was "Who, me?" which was based on Isaiah 6:1-8
Thanks this morning to: Amanda Hermes (Nursery), Nilda Bishop & Judy Fraser (Greeters/ushers), Paul Ludington (Praise music), Julie Ludington (Pianist), Bob & Cammie Edgar (Acolytes), Hazel Smith (Organist), Tom Bishop (Video), Lisa Menery (Liturgist), Cammie Edgar (power point), Dean Diers & Bonita Ziegler (offering counters), and Mary Costello & joey Diers (Fellowship).
The Athanasian Creed for Trinity Sunday
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| Medieval knight holding the Trinity shield |
Whoever wishes to be saved must, above all, keep the catholic faith.
For unless a person keeps this faith whole and entire, he will undoubtedly be lost forever.
This is what the Catholic faith teaches: we worship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity.
Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance.
For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Spirit.
But the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit have one divinity, equal glory, and co-eternal majesty.
What the Father is, the Son is, and the Holy Spirit is.
The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, and the Holy Spirit is uncreated.
The Father is boundless, the Son is boundless, and the Holy Spirit is boundless.
The Father is eternal, the Son is eternal, and the Holy Spirit is eternal.
Nevertheless, there are not three eternal beings, but one eternal being.
So there are not three uncreated beings, nor three boundless beings, but one uncreated being and one boundless being.
Likewise, the Father is omnipotent, the Son is omnipotent, the Holy Spirit is omnipotent.
Yet there are not three omnipotent beings, but one omnipotent being.
Thus the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God.
However, there are not three gods, but one God.
The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Spirit is Lord.
However, there as not three lords, but one Lord.
For as we are obliged by Christian truth to acknowledge every Person singly to be God and Lord, so too are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords.
The Father was not made, nor created, nor generated by anyone.
The Son is not made, nor created, but begotten by the Father alone.
The Holy Spirit is not made, nor created, nor generated, but proceeds from the Father and the Son.
There is, then, one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three sons; one Holy Spirit, not three holy spirits.
In this Trinity, there is nothing before or after, nothing greater or less. The entire three Persons are co-eternal and coequal with one another.
So that in all things, as is has been said above, the Unity is to be worshiped in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity.
He, therefore, who wishes to be saved, must believe thus about the Trinity.
It is also necessary for eternal salvation that he believes steadfastly in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thus the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both God and man.
As God, He was begotten of the substance of the Father before time; as man, He was born in time of the substance of His Mother.
He is perfect God; and He is perfect man, with a rational soul and human flesh.
He is equal to the Father in His divinity, but inferior to the Father in His humanity.
Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ.
And He is one, not because His divinity was changed into flesh, but because His humanity was assumed unto God.
He is one, not by a mingling of substances, but by unity of person.
As a rational soul and flesh are one man: so God and man are one Christ.
He died for our salvation, descended into hell, and rose from the dead on the third day.
He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
At His coming, all men are to arise with their own bodies; and they are to give an account of their own deeds.
Those who have done good deeds will go into eternal life; those who have done evil will go into the everlasting fire.
This is the catholic faith. Everyone must believe it, firmly and steadfastly; otherwise He cannot be saved.
Amen.
For unless a person keeps this faith whole and entire, he will undoubtedly be lost forever.
This is what the Catholic faith teaches: we worship one God in the Trinity and the Trinity in unity.
Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the substance.
For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Spirit.
But the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit have one divinity, equal glory, and co-eternal majesty.
What the Father is, the Son is, and the Holy Spirit is.
The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, and the Holy Spirit is uncreated.
The Father is boundless, the Son is boundless, and the Holy Spirit is boundless.
The Father is eternal, the Son is eternal, and the Holy Spirit is eternal.
Nevertheless, there are not three eternal beings, but one eternal being.
So there are not three uncreated beings, nor three boundless beings, but one uncreated being and one boundless being.
Likewise, the Father is omnipotent, the Son is omnipotent, the Holy Spirit is omnipotent.
Yet there are not three omnipotent beings, but one omnipotent being.
Thus the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God.
However, there are not three gods, but one God.
The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Holy Spirit is Lord.
However, there as not three lords, but one Lord.
For as we are obliged by Christian truth to acknowledge every Person singly to be God and Lord, so too are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords.
The Father was not made, nor created, nor generated by anyone.
The Son is not made, nor created, but begotten by the Father alone.
The Holy Spirit is not made, nor created, nor generated, but proceeds from the Father and the Son.
There is, then, one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three sons; one Holy Spirit, not three holy spirits.
In this Trinity, there is nothing before or after, nothing greater or less. The entire three Persons are co-eternal and coequal with one another.
So that in all things, as is has been said above, the Unity is to be worshiped in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity.
He, therefore, who wishes to be saved, must believe thus about the Trinity.
It is also necessary for eternal salvation that he believes steadfastly in the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thus the right faith is that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both God and man.
As God, He was begotten of the substance of the Father before time; as man, He was born in time of the substance of His Mother.
He is perfect God; and He is perfect man, with a rational soul and human flesh.
He is equal to the Father in His divinity, but inferior to the Father in His humanity.
Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ.
And He is one, not because His divinity was changed into flesh, but because His humanity was assumed unto God.
He is one, not by a mingling of substances, but by unity of person.
As a rational soul and flesh are one man: so God and man are one Christ.
He died for our salvation, descended into hell, and rose from the dead on the third day.
He ascended into heaven, sits at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
At His coming, all men are to arise with their own bodies; and they are to give an account of their own deeds.
Those who have done good deeds will go into eternal life; those who have done evil will go into the everlasting fire.
This is the catholic faith. Everyone must believe it, firmly and steadfastly; otherwise He cannot be saved.
Amen.
Prayer for Trinity Sunday
O
triune God, what an exciting mystery we celebrate today, that You, our
God, are three persons in one being. Your essence is so awesome, it is
beyond our understanding.
O Father, You adopted us as your children
through the death and resurrection of Your Son.
O Holy Spirit, You gave
us faith in Jesus through explosive power of the gospel. You testify
that we are God’s children, and You guarantee our inheritance of eternal
glory with Jesus.
O holy Trinity, Your saving love overwhelms us. Keep
us as Your own, and each day move us to declare: Holy, holy, holy is the
Lord God almighty! We ask this in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ,
our Savior, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy spirit, one God,
through all eternity. Amen.
— written by Arnold Ruddat http://www.arnold.theruddats.com/
Saturday, May 26, 2018
A thought for Trinity Sunday
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The Doctrine of the Trinity--It's complicated.
(Meme text from the Creed of St. Athanasius, BCP, p. 864)
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The Athanasian Creed
This is the Athanasian Creed. It’s used in the liturgy only rarely (sometimes on Trinity Sunday), but like all of the Church’s creeds, it is still valid and respected.
Although no longer officially attributed to St. Athanasius (died in 373 A.D.), it still bears his name. This beautiful creed contains a detailed meditation on the nature of the Trinity.
The Athanasian Creed is also called the Quicumque vult, after its first words in Latin.
New survey ranks welcoming top factor in church choice
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May 17, 2018
May 17, 2018
Nashville, Tenn.: A new survey of spiritual "seekers" finds that the top motivators for considering a church are knowing that everyone will be welcomed (32%), making friends and nurturing friendships (29%), support during difficult times (28%) and learning more about God (27%). Less motivating are opportunities for Bible study, volunteer opportunities, discussions of issues and topics and the provision of child care. (Download the infographic here.)
The survey, conducted by the Barna Group on behalf of United Methodist Communications, included people aged 25-49 who consider themselves spiritual, socially conscious and seeking meaning in their lives, but who are not affiliated with a church.
Read more at this link.
your GIFT ENCOURAGES PEACE
| Peace with Justice Sunday | |
 When Sara Altman, a college student from Gulfport, Miss., joined 18 of her U.S. peers in a pilgrimage to South Korea in 2015, the first thing she noticed was the prevalence of coffee houses. That made her happy.Soon, however, she saw the sadness hidden in her host city of Seoul. “I could almost forget the uneasy separation, enduring for seven decades, that has caused so much sorrow on this peninsula,” Altman admitted. “That sorrow,” she said, “was not so buried in Cheorwon, a village bordering the demilitarized zone. The eerie quiet hinted at a race of people torn apart. As I cried, I struggled with the words of our friend Peter, the founder of the Border Peace School: ‘Peacemaking is a happy business.’” According to the Rev. Bruce Case, Mississippi Conference peace with justice coordinator, the pilgrimage encouraged participants to consider global issues in the context of faith and church. “We asked them to study the history, culture and faiths of another country [and] the role of the United States in their history,” he said, “and to make parallels and connections of justice and peace within our own place and time.” Korea has been divided for more than 65 years. Korean Christians stress the urgency of reunification, noting that the division has separated families and people who share a common language, culture and history. Altman and the other young adults discovered the rich 130-year history of U.S. Methodist missionaries in Korea as they worshipped with Methodists in Seoul and heard the faith stories of many Koreans — young and old. YOUR GIFT TODAY MATTERS Your contribution encourages living a gospel of peace. The United Methodist Peace with Justice Sunday offering makes a difference through ministries in the United States and around the world. Thank you for your generous gift! Read more stories about the impact you are making with your gifts. To give by mail:Send checks to: GCFAP.O. Box 340029 Nashville, TN 37203 Please put name of Sunday in note section. |
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Less than 30 years...
In the 242-year long
history of the United States of America, there have been less than 30
years in her existence without U.S. involvement in a war.
The longest wars were the Indian Wars
(1817-1898). Others lasted just weeks. Some were occupations of
countries in the Caribbean, Latin America and the South Pacific. Others
were fought on what is now U.S. soil. Some are well-known: World Wars I
and II, the Vietnam War and the Korean War. Others we would have to
crack open a textbook to remember. Some are recent like the War in
Afghanistan. Others were responsible for building this nation like the
Revolutionary War.
Today in the U.S., most people have not known a world without war.
We feel the hurricane force winds of war
blowing. As United Methodists, we hear the voices of children and youth
crying, shouting, marching, and singing for the end of violence, killing
and war.
Bana al-Abed was born in 2009 in Aleppo,
Syria. As a 7-year-old she began to write on Twitter of her experiences
in Syria: the fears, the insecurity and the horrors of war. As a
9-year-old she wrote a poignant and unforgettable story of a little girl
trapped in a civil war. After months of bombings, escapes, lost family
members and finally the life-saving decision to leave Syria for Turkey,
Bana writes (with reflections interspersed from her Mother) a book
entitled, "Dear World." It is the account of a child living in Syria in
the midst of violence and war.
When her family moved away from the violence in Aleppo, Bana wrote about her little brother, Noor:
Baba was right: it
was much better. It was almost like the war was over and life was normal
again – though I sometimes forgot what regular life was anymore, it had
been so long. Noor got bigger and started crawling and then walking,
and there were barely any bombs. It was nearly like when I was a baby.
There were still reminders, though. They didn’t fix all the crumbled
buildings, and the water and electricity still came on only two and
three times a week, but I didn’t feel so scared all the time and that
was nice. I thought that maybe Noor would be lucky – maybe he would
never have to know the bombs and bullets and fighting. I didn’t want my
little brother to ever have to feel afraid. He was just a baby.
As United Methodists committed to the pursuit of peace, we look toward Peace with Justice Sunday on May 27.
We can grieve the history and culture of
war that has become so normal. We should listen to and learn from
victims of warlike Bana. And we must never stop keeping, making and
building peace.
One way our Church does this is through
the Peace with Justice offering, which contributes to communities living
and working for peace all-around the world. Half of this offering comes
to Church and Society, and the other half stays in your Annual
Conference to build and enhance peace with justice ministries near you.
There are two ways to give: in your church Sunday morning, or by visiting The United Methodist Church’s page on Peace With Justice Sunday.
May our prayers, our presence, our gifts, our service, and our witness be ever in the pursuit peace.
Susan Henry-Crowe
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
2018 Joint Annual Conference updates: pre-conference Zoom meeting May 29
You can still register for 2018 Joint Annual Conference! Late registration began May 11. Register now by clicking here and following the directions on the site. If you need help with registration, please email Patty Griffith at patty.griffith@yacumc.org.
Pre-conference Zoom meeting: An online Zoom meeting will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29
to allow questions and feedback before the 2018 Joint Annual
Conference. All of the Mountain Sky Area is invited to participate. Join
via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/377383592.
Petitions online: You can now review the 2018 Joint Annual Conference petitions online for both conferences. No petitions will be considered during the Joint Annual Conference session until Saturday morning, June 9. At that time, petitions related to the proposed Plan of Union will be considered first.
Bridge of Love: The Bridge of Love Offering,
a tradition of the Rocky Mountain Conference, this year will be a
partnership of the Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone conferences. Two rural
communities have been selected to receive the offering funds to support
projects that benefit people on the margins in the Mountain Sky Area.
The offering will be collected the morning of Saturday, June 9, as you enter the meeting room of the Annual Conference.
Schedule: The schedule, as well as information and updates during the 2018 Joint Annual Conference, will be available via the free Guidebook mobile app. If you already have the app, search “2018 Joint Annual Conference” to download the guide. The schedule is also available online. | Download a PDF of the conference schedule here
Social Media: Be
sure to follow the Rocky Mountain, Yellowstone, and Mountain Sky Area
social media accounts! We will post updates, announcements, and photos
leading up to and during the 2018 Joint Annual Conference. To share your
photos and posts with us, use the hashtags #2018JointAC #RMAC18 #YAC18 and #mtnskyumc.
Rocky Mountain: Facebook | Twitter
Yellowstone: Facebook | Twitter
Mountain Sky: Twitter | Instagram
The 2018 Joint Annual Conference website
will be updated with new details as they become available. We'll alert
you of the updates via the newsletter or special email blasts from the
conference.
If you have questions, please email communications@mtnskyumc.org.
Monday, May 21, 2018
Mission Shaped Future Leadership Excellence Team online town hall tonight
The Leadership Excellence Team of the Mission Shaped Future is hosting an online town hall for your questions and feedback tonight at 6 p.m. via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/966142733.
The Leadership
Excellence Team has worked hard to develop a strong vision for
leadership excellence within the Mountain Sky Conference. The team's report identifies
priorities for both clergy and lay leaders as they pursue what it means
to be an excellent leader in the church in the 21st Century, as well as
priorities and strategies for the Mountain Sky Conference in supporting
leadership excellence.
Join tonight's town hall online: https://zoom.us/j/966142733
Or iPhone one-tap:
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Meeting ID: 966 142 733
If you wish to review the recordings from previous Mission Shaped Future town halls, watch those here.
Use this online contact form to send us your questions and comments about Mission Shaped Future.
Why I Stay: A Prayer
Read more at this link.
Scripture lesson for Trinity Sunday
The scripture lesson for May 27, Trinity Sunday, comes to us from Romans 8:12-17 and Isaiah 6:1-8.
This week @ Stevi UMC
Monday:
1:00 pm, Bible study @ The Living Center
3:30 pm, Girl Scouts
1:00 pm, Bible study @ The Living Center
3:30 pm, Girl Scouts
7:00 pm, Living Clean
Wednesday:
8:00 am, WIC
10:00 am, Exodus study
Friday:
10:00 am, Drop-in Bible Study @ Doris T.
Sunday: Trinity Sunday 10:15 am, Praise music 10:30 am, Worship 11:30 am, Fellowship 11:45 am, Chimes
Sunday: Trinity Sunday 10:15 am, Praise music 10:30 am, Worship 11:30 am, Fellowship 11:45 am, Chimes
Sunday, May 20, 2018
Pentecost @ Stevi UMC
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| Pastor Charles piece, "Pentecost" adorned the table |
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| Paul leads the praise singing |
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| Bob shares time with the children |
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| Julie offers the postlude |
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| Cammie & Julie serve up the treats! |
Red was the color of the day as the people of God gathered for Pentecost.
This morning, the choir offered "Oh Happy Day" as the anthem. Pastor Charles shared "When the rubber meets the road" based on John 15:26, 16:4b-15.
The church school wrapped up a wonderful year with a fellowship time that included a sundae bar and games!
Thanks this morning to: Amanda Hermes (Nursery), Cammie Edgar (Church school), Katie Rose (Acolyte), Paul Ludington (Praise music), Dave & Julie McGarvey (Greeters/ushers), Julie Ludington (Pianist), Sara Malo (Video), Lisa Menery (Liturgist), Cammie Edgar (power point), Dean Diers & Lisa Menery (offering counters), and Julie Ludington & Cammie Edgar (Fellowship).
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