Newsletter - August 16, 2009

Denver First Church August 16, 2009

keeping in touch...

DFC Ministerial Staff Stephen Abbott Young Adult & Family Pastor

Rich Cantwell Business Administrator

Bud Curry Hospital Chaplain

Pardon our dust!

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

Denver First Church 3800 E. Hampden Avenue Englewood, CO 80113 303/761-8370 www.DenverFirstChurch.com

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

Table of Contents 1. Pardon our Dust... 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 16-22

News Update Important info... Dear Family and Friends of DFC, What a message Dr. Bob delivered this past Sunday: “The Benefits of Being a Giver.” Throughout this past week, many have made reference to this message. Can you imagine what unbounded service would flow from a congregation of Givers? Friends, there are good days ahead as we odebiently follow God’s call on our lives! On Sunday, August 16, Dr. Bob will continue his series of messages. we will celebrate Communion and, at the same time, give lavishly to those in need with our gifts of the hygiene packs. Let’s be preposterously generous in blessing those in need with these gifts! 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 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. Ride & Provide Participant Meeting

Evening Service

Rock Leadership Meeting

Mission:Denver

Singles Signature Sound Concert

Family Camp

Women of the Word

King Soopers

Hymn Sing

Celebration Choir & Orchestra

NBC Golf Tournament 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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Thank you to everyone for your participation in the Celebrate Recovery fundraiser last Sunday. Thank you to those who served in the fundraiser itself and also those who made donations to Celebrate Recovery. We appreciate everyone’s involvement and also those who served. This past Sunday, Pinky Sloan presented the opportunity to participate in our support of the Gideon ministry. As a congregation, we celebrated the good news of how the Gospel is being spread through the written Word of God. Our support was more than lip service; a generous offering of $1580 was given by you toward this worthy cause. Thank you! We received the following note via our website – I am the Captain at Denver Fire Station #1 @ 745 W. Colfax Ave. in Denver. Almost every Sunday a member of your congregations brings by several delicious treats for us to eat. I would just like to thank you and your congregation very much for your thoughtfulness in providing these baked goods for our enjoyment. Thank you and God bless you. Don Burkhardt, Captain, Denver Fire Department

News Update news from the Board... Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There is a question I've been asking myself recently. It's actually a two-part question: Just how personal is my relationship with my Father, and how does that relationship manifest itself in my daily life through the resources He has provided me? Every day there are certainly people around me who don't know the Lord is offering exactly what they have searched for their entire lives. Am I making His presence visible in my life as something attractive to those around me? We at DFC are focusing on maximizing our effectiveness as witnesses to the world around us in these days ripe for the harvest! It all starts with my recognition of the inestimable gift of salvation I've received from my Lord, Jesus Christ. It is all too easy for my awareness of my need for Him to ebb and for me to begin to focus on others' need for Him. Don't get me wrong. I must be concerned about getting the Gospel out to others! But I can only do this effectively when I remain sensitive to my own need for a Savior. If that awareness dwindles, I immediately become judgmental and am rendered ineffective in the cause of Christ. Max Lucado points out that the first time the apostles are recorded to have worshiped Jesus was after He rescued them from the storm (Matthew 14:33). Until that point, they had marveled at the miracles He performed and they even believed He was the Son of God. But when it became personal and they were the ones in direct need of His touch, they worshiped Him. Understanding how it is that I may enjoy the relationship I have with my Father, I can maintain the necessary perspective to be useful clay in His hands. Through the exercising of the gifts, talents and resources He has provided, I can be effective at revealing Him in the opportunities in which He places me. It is the recognition of these gifts and talents along with how best to apply them that we will be focusing on in the near future. We will soon reveal a church-wide emphasis to help each one of us at DFC realize our strengths and how to apply them. The whole point of this effort will be to help us be that effective body described in 1 Corinthians 12. Imagine a congregation where each person is operating within their own giftedness. Imagine knowing you are doing what you were created to do. Imagine being a part of such a church. Let it be our prayer that we won't simply imagine it, but we will realize it! 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 16 – Communion Aug 21 – 23 – Ride & Provide at Denver Family Church (West Campus) Aug 23—Guest Speaker: Dr. David Ralph Aug 26 – 27 – Choir restart Aug 29 – Mission:Denver Aug 30 –Dr. Jim Diehl, First Impressions luncheon and HymnSing 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 & DC4K 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)

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As a congregation, we extend our condolences to Pastor Stearman, Jane, and their entire family over the passing of Tim’s father this past week. As information regarding the memorial service is received, the information will be forwarded to our congregation. Please keep Pastor Tim and his family in your prayers. Whether you ride a Hog or you don’t, please participate in our annual Ride & Provide event. It will be held Friday, August 21 - Sunday, August 23 to bless the Suyen’s congregation at Denver Family Church. People of every skill level and expertise are needed to complete the following projects: landscaping, carpentry, roofing, carpet, fence building, painting, and miscellaneous repairs on the church and parsonage. Cost is $25 to cover meals. If possible, please contribute $125 to help cover materials costs. No one will be turned away no matter what you are able to contribute! (Money is due by August 16th with registration form.) You can find registration forms at the Missions Center. For more information: call 303-806-2625 or email [email protected].

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.

News Update timely news for the congregation... A Happy Heart Several years ago I had a teammate who, whenever she caught her students doing the right thing, would say, “You just made my heart smile”. Last Sunday my heart was smiling and here’s why… First, as the fourth grade Sunday School teacher led a discussion on the story of Lazarus, she took a purposeful sidetrack and asked a couple of questions about the birth of Jesus. She asked the children if they knew why baby Jesus had received gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. As she explained what each gift represented in Jesus’ life, a huge light bulb clicked on in a fourth grader’s mind. He sat straight up in his chair, his eyes became the size of saucers, and he said, “I never thought about it that way before. I just thought the wisemen were bringing presents for the new baby. Wow! That’s cool.” Second, during prayer requests, another fourth grader eagerly asked the class to pray for a family member. Whereas this child clearly understood the healing process that had been explained by a medical doctor, this child had an even deeper understanding of how the great physician was in control. Third, when the elementary age children gathered for Children’s Church, a first grader who had attended all five nights of Vacation Bible School was sitting on the front row of the bleachers. VBS was her first encounter with our church yet there she was joining right in with the other kids and feeling at home. These are three examples of what made the heart of one volunteer smile. Imagine what we would learn if every volunteer in the Children’s Department shared examples from their morning in the Adventure Zone! “Count your blessings; name them one by one. Count your blessings; see what God hath done. Count your blessings; name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done.” Johnson Oatman, Jr. Sincerely, Susan Foster

News Update how you can help...

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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.

Calendar of Events August 16 - August 22

Wednesday, August 19:

Sunday, August 16: 8:30 am:

Youth Prayer Time

4:30 pm:

Hang Time in the Youth Café

9:00 am:

Sunday School (all ages)

5:30 pm:

Rock Worship Band Sound Check

Nursery & Preschool open

6:30 pm:

Wednesday Night Prayer (Community Room)

10:30 am:

Morning Worship Service (Sanctuary)

Celebrate Recovery (Room 200, 202)

Nursery available 1st - 4th Grade Children’s Church (GLA) 5th & 6th Grade DOGS Worship 12:00 pm:

All Youth Bands Lunch Meeting (Rock Room)

2:00 pm:

Tsunami Band Practice

3:30 pm:

Collaboration Band Practice

4:30 pm:

Youth Committee Meeting (Community Room)

6:00 pm:

Thursday, August 20: 9:00 am:

Celebrate Recovery Sponsor Meeting (Cry Room)

MOPS Steering Committee (Community Room)

Friday, August 21: Ride & Provide (West Campus) 5:00 pm:

Celebrate Recovery Sponsor Meeting (Cry Room)

6:00 pm:

Celebrate Recovery (Fellowship Hall)

Traditions Service (Diehl Chapel)

Monday, August 17: 9:40 am:

Youth Worship Service (Rock Room)

Saturday, August 22: Ride & Provide (West Campus)

Tuesday, August 18: 7:00 am:

Men’s Bible Study (GL Conference Room)

7:00 pm:

Prophesy Bible Study - Bereans (Fellowship Hall)

7:00 am:

Men at Prayer (Community Room) Ladies Prayer Walk (DFC Parking Lot)

10:00 am

Concerned Disciplers Class Event (Off-site)