Dear Friends,
I love the picture of the hands above this e-mail. They seem to me to be reaching out and receiving while offering something at the same time. This is how I want to live my life, hands out, receiving the Spirit, and hands out, offering my life.
What keeps you from receiving or offering? Do you find it easier to receive God’s Spirit in church on a Sunday morning? Outside in nature? With friends or meeting new people? While meditating alone? Praying in community?
And how and what do you offer? Do you offer radical inclusion and compassion to a hurting and broken world? Do you offer your best self? Your heart?
What about when you are hurting? When you are in pain? Are you willing to receive the love of Christ through a warm hug? A listening ear? God’s love lived out through the people around you?
I hope this mission center is a place where you can offer the love of God and receive the presence of the Holy Spirit. I hope your congregation is a community of compassion and care for you. I hope you are able to reach out your hands in faith, knowing you are loved and supported.
May we be the hands and feet of Christ in this world and may Christ’s mission be, always our mission.
Love,
Shandrap.s. If you have an event coming up and want it in the weekly update, please write up a paragraph with information about your event and e-mail it brussellcofchrist@gmail.com. This includes events that are on the MC Calendar. Thanks!
ROCKY MOUNTAIN MISSION CENTER ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Camp Paradise Senior High Camp, July 3-7: Come join us in finding the joy in “Catching Fire” for God. We will explore what is important in life, from relationships around us to our relationship with the world outside. Outside activities include archery lessons, survival class, and a trip to Glendo State Park for the holiday to enjoy swimming and a cook-out. Our campers will be involved in community outreach to support the Safe House in Cheyenne, whose services are so important to battered women and children in Wyoming. This will be an enlightening camp for everyone who comes. Blessings will be overflowing!!
Camp starts at 3 pm on July 3rd and ends at 12 noon on July 7th. Cost is $220.00. Email Kat at katparmer@yahoo.com or Kery at dnelms777@gmail.com for more information.
Our senior high youth that will attend Camp Paradise in July are going to be doing outreach for the Safe House (shelter for battered women and children) in Cheyenne. We are asking anyone from the congregations who can to donate canned goods for that outreach. Many of the donations the Safe House receives are already outdated and have to be discarded, so we ask they be new purchases rather than from your shelf. Pastors may call Kat Parmer at 307-640-1560 to arrange for pickup the week before senior high camp starts on July 3rd. Call if you need more information.
Big Spruce Reunion, July 9-16: Don’t miss this unforgettable reunion at the Big Spruce Campground themed Of Water & Spirit. Registration will begin at 2:30 pm on the 9th and supper will be served around 5:30 that evening. In addition to fellowship and worship, there will be an ‘Explore Australia’ event, Outreach International Focus Day, art classes, tie dying, and recreational activities available. Please visit our website to view the camping brochure. For specific questions or to register for this event, please contact camp director Melanie Grimes at melgrims@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!
SPECTACULAR, July 21-31, 2016: Teens who have completed grades 9-12 are invited to join the Rockies Delegation as we travel to Graceland University in Lamoni, IA for a week of fun, sports, and the arts! Registrations received before June 15th are $650 per camper (sibling and first time friend discounts apply) which includes transportation as well as admission to Worlds of Fun. While the early bird registration deadline has passed, we are still welcoming camper registrations: $750.00/camper. Visit the RMMC website for more information or to view the full SPEC flyer. Contact Delegation Leader, Melanie Grimes at melgrimes@gmail.com, with specific questions for this event. You don’t want to miss this awesome adventure!
Rockies Family Camp, Aug. 3-7: Join us at the RMMC Family Camp August 3-August 7. The guest ministers are Steve and Cathi Veazey. The theme is: OF WATER AND SPIRIT: Disciples in Community of Christ. We meet again at the Peaceful Valley Ranch 475 Peaceful Valley Road, Lyons, CO 80540. Come prepared for a spirit-filled gathering with your friends! Contact Cherry Newcom at jcnewcom@comcast.net with questions or register online at cofchristrm.org. Please register as soon as possible, as we need to give a count to the campground at least two weeks in advance. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Women’s Retreat, September 9-11, Camp Paradise, Wyoming: The Woman at the Well: A Study in Living Water. Barbara Gardner of Casper, WY will provide guest ministry and Karen Hutchinson of Loveland, CO will be the retreat director. Please contact Karen with questions or to register for this event.
In the middle of a hot, sunny day at a dusty village well in Samaria, Jesus meets a woman. He asks her for a drink of water. “Ah;” you say, “the story of the woman at the well. I know that pretty well.” But wait, not so fast! There is a lot more to it than you might think.
The story of the nameless Samaritan woman at the well, recorded only in the Gospel of John, is a revealing one, full of many truths and powerful lessons for us today. We will explore many of them during the weekend. We’ll learn more about the author of the book of John, we’ll examine the meanings and nuances of the story, we’ll share about the story, we’ll experience the story, and we’ll live the story. Come travel with us on this extraordinary journey!
Men’s Retreat: September 16-18, Camp Paradise, Wyoming. Men, mark your calendars and save the date! Jim Smith will be directing this fun weekend camp. Specific details and schedule information for this camp is forthcoming.
Developing Disciples to Serve is an important ministry of the Mission Center. Grocery cards are available for sale to support this initiative. When you use these cards at King Soopers, City Market or Safeway, you help earn FREE MONEY for ministry. The Mission Center is selling grocery cards for $10 (they are preloaded with that amount). Every time you buy groceries, you can add funds to the card for your purchase. The stores then donate 5 percent of your purchase back to the Mission Center. It is fast, free to you, easy, and a very effective way to raise money for our ministries in the Rocky Mountain region! ***UPDATE*** In the first six months we have raised over $2400 and we expect to continue earning more the coming months! If you would like to purchase a grocery card, please contact Phyllis Modica at 303-426-5900 x-1. |
