It's time to order tree-ripened "Rosa" Freestone Peaches from Palisades C & R Farms. They're great for baking, putting on waffles or ice cream, or eating from the box. Slice and freeze them now to enjoy this coming winter for a special treat. Submit your order form with a check payable to AUMC for $19 for a 10 lb box. All orders are due no later than Sunday, August 1. Pick-up will be Sunday, August 15, from 8:30 - 11:30am in the Center. Peaches NOT picked up by noon will be donated or resold. Email Karla Sweany with questions. This fundraiser supports the AUMC Youth Group and their many activities.

AUMC is looking for a part-time (10 hours/week)Youth Director to lead Youth Sunday School and Fellowship programs for grades 7-12. Most responsibilities are on Sunday morning and evening. Detailed information is available in the following document.
Director of Youth Ministries

Come one, come all to the Chancel Choir kick-off picnic on Wednesday, August 4th. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m. at Tammie & John Lohner's home. Bring $2.00 to cover the cost of hamburgers & hot dogs and also a dish to share. Renewing old and making new friendships is what this evening is all about! The following Wednesday, August 11th, we get back to work as we share our time and talents to bring quality music to our worship services. ALL ARE WELCOME!

United Methodist Committee On Relief (UMCOR) has sent out an urgent appeal to UM churches for Layette Kits to meet the needs of infants in emergency situations around the world. UMW has decided to focus on the needs of Haiti.

Each Layette Kit contains: 6 cloth diapers, 2 shirts or 2 one-piece body suits, 2 baby washcloths, 2 gowns or sleepers, 2 diaper pins, 1 sweater open in the front, 2 receiving blankets. The value of each kit is approximately $35, but it's good idea to shop for sales! The kits should contain only NEW items, nothing more.

You may help meet this urgent need by placing one or more kit items in the baby crib in the Narthex, or by indicating on your check to AUMW as for UMW Layette Kits. Volunteers will assemble the kits for shipping to UMCOR depots after August 6. Arvada UMW will pay for shipping kits to the depots.

As students return to school and we, as a congregation, experience our new worship service times, perhaps it is time for YOU to consider serving AUMC by joining the Chancel Choir. Rehearsals begin on Wednesday, August 11th at 7:00 p.m. We will begin singing at the 9:30 a.m. service on August 15th. On September 5th, we will be singing at our new 10:00 a.m. worship service.
Youth & Adults of all ages are welcomed and encouraged to give the Chancel Choir a try! We will be trying many different styles and genres of music as we continue to bring a positive message to the congregation. The Chancel Choir also has SO MUCH FUN! Yes, we may look old and weathered at times, but we are definitely young at heart and enjoy our time together. We laugh as often as we sing!
Please contact Debbie Willeford for more details about giving the choir a try. We are waiting to welcome YOU!

Even though the trip is over, we still need your support to finish covering the costs of the trip. For a minimum donation of $20.00 for individuals or $60.00 for families you get a share certificate that entitles you to a special dinner and presentation on August 22. Shares will be for sale in the Center following both services. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Newcomer's Tea August 22, 10:45, for all who are interested in learning more about the life of AUMC. We'll gather in the Chapel and meet some of the lay leaders, staff, and the clergy and connect with other newcomers. Please let us know if you're coming by calling the church office.

Readers are invited to come, share their reflections on the novel, "Angle of Repose" by Wallace Stegner, at 1:30 p.m., Aug. 25th at AUMC's John Allen Memorial Library. Stegner's use of Mary Hallock Foote's historical letters give the novel's locations Leadville, New Almaden, Idaho and Mexico. Basing the character Susan Burling Ward on Mary Hallock Foote, the author gives an authentic feel and adds vividness to the Ward family's struggles with the environment, shady businessmen and politicians of pioneer times.

We will be having another "getting to know each other" picnic on August 28th at the home of Jeff and Rachel Kitchens. Jeff and Rachel have graciously offered to provide a main course on the grill. However they would love it if folks coming could share their favorite salad, side dish, or desert. Please RSVP to Jeff and Rachel or to Valerie at the church at (303)421-5135 with the number of adults and children (if any) attending.

The All Church Picnic is Sunday, August 29 at 11:30 am. Come and socialize with old friends and make new friends. Good people, good food, good fun.

New worship times begin September 5 at 8:00 and 10:00 with a new education hour at 9:00. This change is a result of the Visioning process and allows for exciting new opportunities for growth and connection for all ages. A letter explaining more of the reasons and details is available on the Welcome Desk. Change is always difficult and we appreciate your understanding as AUMC clergy and lay leadership seek to move forward with the whole in mind.

More details are now available for the Spiritual Connection Women's Retreat on October 15-17. We have rented a house and lodge rooms at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch near Winter Park. Rev. Valerie Oden will be the primary facilitator using Living Water as the theme. Besides three main sessions, there will be individual breakout sessions for yoga, hiking, art, music, and just relaxing up in the mountains. Costs will be in the range of $130-$180 depending upon your lodging preferences. Partial scholarships will be available. Registration will officially begin in mid August with complete details in the next Circuit Rider. Please email if you'd like a little more information early.