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Have you ever wished for a little time to simply be still? On Friday, August 28, at 5 p.m., Estes Park United Methodist Church will offer a Contemplative Prayer Service in the tradition of Taizé. If you've never experienced a service like this, it is worship with a quieter, more spacious rhythm. The service will last about 30–40 minutes and, rather than a sermon and many spoken words, will be built around simple repeated songs, Scripture, silence, candlelight, and prayer. Th

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By Sarah Gardner The life of a parish minister is often described as highly demanding and poorly paid. But it can also be immensely satisfying. EPUMC is blessed with four retired United Methodist ministers. Dale Beck, 76, served churches in Illinois, Colorado and Wyoming. Jim Mardock, 80, worked in Kansas, Montana and Colorado. Jay Vetter, 78, pastored in both Missouri and Nebraska, and Don Bailey, 82, was a parish minister in Colorado, Texas, Maryland and Montana. EPUMC mem

How would you like to be the only kid in Sunday School? Lucy Scott knows firsthand. She had one-on-one Sunday school lessons from Susan Newendorp for a few years. “She would do lessons, we’d color and do different crafts, and Susan would turn on the ceiling speaker so we could hear the sermon upstairs. It was nice of her to give up her Sunday for me.” Scott moved to Estes Park with her parents Sid and Lois when she was only two years old and EPUMC has been Scott’s “church fam