Pastor's Message
WPUMC Members and Friends,
I mentioned last week that Bishop Karen and the Mountain Sky COVID-19 Crisis Team released a guidebook to our conference churches to help consider the best ways to approach ministries in the coming months with a focus on health, safety, and the care of all persons. Part of the guidebook includes some sessions that our WPUMC staff are working through intentionally - and WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Join us over the next several weeks as we hear information from our conference leadership and consider questions that will guide us into the future! Your thoughts and input are important to us, and we value each of you. Thanks for joining this conversation. STEP 1: This week, watch the video below from our Bishop, Karen Oliveto.
STEP 2: Think about the following questions -
STEP 3: Email Rev. Sandi at pastor@washparkumc.org by Saturday with your responses. These responses will be shared with church leadership and may be anonymously shared with the congregation. Thank you for taking some time to process with us as we find our way forward through this challenging time. Peace and love to you today, Rev. Sandi
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Track your acts of service Make sure you report your acts of service (hours spent, dollars given, items donated) by using this simple form HERE. Our Goal - 2,020 Acts of Service in 2020!  Pastor's Message Good Morning WPUMC Family and Friends! This weekend NPR put out a ranking of summer activities based on their rate of riskiness, click HERE to view it. It's a good article for all of us to consider what activities are safe for our families this summer. You'll note, upon reading, that attending a worship service indoors is a very high-risk activity. This is for lots of reasons- some we can control and some that we cannot. Know that your church staff, leadership, and I are thinking and planning carefully through risk factors in consideration of alternative activities and ways to begin coming together at some point. It's important to me that we are careful, intentional, and- above all- safe. Let's remember that over the last few months, the church has never closed! Our building has limited hours and we have suspended in-person worship and activities, but we have continued essential worship, service, and ministry throughout this time. We will continue to do so. I read another article (please click HERE) about how the "church" remains open even when the building is closed that I invite you to read and consider. Let me know how you've experienced the church's openness during this pandemic time. I care about you and hope the church is a part of what keeps you grounded and balanced these days. If you were unable to join us live on Sunday, you can still worship with WPUMC through THIS link. To hear the scripture from Sunday's service, read by Carl Mikesell, watch below. Peace and love, Rev. Sandi  The Land The Land is an outdoor faith community in Aurora dedicated to nourishing sacred relationships between the Creator and all of Creation. They do this by fostering a community garden space and participating in partnerships that advance justice in our community, specifically food accessibility and environmental awareness. This summer, they have offered us the opportunity to help care for the garden. If you are interested in helping out as an individual or a family, please click HERE. For more information, follow THIS link to visit The Land's website, or email Rev. Jamielee (assocpastor@washparkumc.org). Thank you! Giving and ministry quick links
Track your acts of service Make sure you report your acts of service (hours spent, dollars given, items donated) by using this simple form HERE. Our Goal - 2,020 Acts of Service in 2020! Because of health and safety concerns due to COVID19, Vacation Bible School will be cancelled this summer and we look forward to hosting once again in summer of 2021.
Sheri Salis, Director of Children's Ministry |