Parker Task Force is in need of Mother's Day gift bags for mothers in the community. This Sunday, May 4, is the last day to collect gift bags.

Please fill these gift bags with anything the mothers in your life would enjoy. Some ideas include lotion, fuzzy socks, soap, lip balm, gift cards, good lotion, small chocolates, tea or coffee assortment, tea biscuits, other toiletries, etc.

Knowing the deadline is quickly approaching, donations can also be made here and gifts bags will be purchased for you.

Thank you for helping our Parker community families!

May 4 is the next preteen group meeting. This will be our last meeting of the year.  Kids in grades 4th - 6th can meet at the church from 3-5 p.m. for games, Ice Cream Bar and a little Jesus. We will also have a celebration because we will have a bunch of kids ready to transition to youth group! No RSVP needed, bring a friend and an ice cream topping to share.  Email Noelle for more information.

Join us on May 4 from 5-7 p.m. as we have our last Youth/Family Dinner of this school year!  Bring a dish to share, your entire family and learn some great tips on Mental Health and parenting.  

This is a great space to get connected. All preteens, youth and their families are welcome!

To sign up to bring food and RSVP, click here. 

For more information, email Cody

Stop in and shop (donation only) after each service outside the sanctuary on Sunday, May 4. This is Eden Gardeners' annual fundraiser. This year, funds will go to a new electric lawn mower and other equipment to care for the church grounds. Come get your plants to beautify your yard this summer, as well as other garden related items!

You can also bring in your plants to share. If your perennials need thinning, bring them, and any other plants, to the tables to sell after each service. We will have the tables labeled with categories, so just place your plants there before 10 a.m. -- herbs, annuals, perennials, houseplants, veggies, etc. Please label them as best you can. Also welcome are seed packets, pots, tools, books, anything garden related that you wish to donate.

All are welcome to join the Eden Gardeners group. For more information, email Diana Hill. 

Wondering what to purchase for Mother's Day gifts, teacher appreciation gifts, Memorial Day remembrances? Or want to spruce up your yard? No worries! Tagawa Garden's Gift Cards ARE the answer!

Parker UMC and Tagawa Gardens are partnering to raise money for Feed My Starving Children. Tagawa gift cards, in increments of $25, will be available for purchase on Sunday, May 4, outside of the sanctuary. Payments accepted are check (made out to Parker UMC), cash or use the QR code in this message or at the info desk on Sunday.

We all need help sometimes, and this is an opportunity for us to help Pastor Cody. She will have shoulder surgery on Wednesday, April 30.

SPRC asks if anyone would be willing to bless her and her family with gift cards for meals. They are open to any type of food. You can send e-gift cards to Pastor Cody (Door Dash is one example) or send a physical gift card or perhaps a note of well wishes to her address (73 Rockaway Ave., Castle Rock, CO 80104).

Thank you for blessing one of our own who blesses each one of us regularly!

Our current sermon series is on the last book in the bible, Revelation. This 5-week series is April 27 - May 25. Starting April 27, there will be copies of a study guide available. Email Pastor Laura if you would like a copy of the PDF version.

Pastor Laura will offer a conversation time on Monday evenings, 6 p.m., in room 138 from April 28 - May 19, June 2-9. These will focus on the study guide that includes information associated with the sermons as well as those passages that won't be discussed in worship.

FaithTalk at 10 a.m. at Panera Bread on Wednesdays, will also use this study guide to facilitate conversations.

Please contact Pastor Laura if you have any questions. May the series and study guide help de-mystify the book of Revelation.

The Grandparents Group meets for socializing and fun on the the first Monday of each month. Next Monday, May 6, the group will meet at 12:30 p.m. -- bring your lunch, though beverages will be provided.

RSVP to Barb Miles to get the address and to RSVP.

We look forward to seeing you there!

All are welcome to join in the conversation at the Adult Sunday school on Sundays during the 10:30 hour in Room 144.  Ruth Wills will lead us for the next few weeks in an examination of Truth, Beauty and Other Realities, based on her book of the same title.  As we celebrate the transforming reality of Jesus's resurrection, this is a great time to ponder: What is your truth? Where do you find beauty?  Please join us!

Many hands might light work describes our vision for our Spring Clean Up on Saturday, May 17 from 8-11:30 a.m. Join other church friends and our Scouts to work inside and outside the church. You can help:

• OUTSIDE: with mulching, weeding, gardening, trimming, weed whacking or mowing.

• INSIDE: by washing walls, polishing pews ,touch up feather painting, removing candle wax from our pews, dusting or spot cleaning.

Sign up by speaking with team leaders the next several Sundays in the Commons Area, on the bulletin check-in sheet, or by emailing Doug McKinney. 

Former member, Gene Wilson, passed away on April 20, 2025. You may send condolences to his wife, Barbara Wilson, at 13801 E. Yale Ave., Unit G06, Aurora, CO 80014.

Join us for a FREE Youth Mental Health First Aid Training on May 31 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. here at the church.  

Mental Health First Aid is a free public education program that introduces participants to risk factors and warning signs of mental health and substance use disorders, builds understanding of the importance of early intervention and provides resources.

If you are part of a support network for a young adult (family, coach, administrator, teacher) or just want to learn how to support your neighbors, this training is for you!

To sign up, please click here.

For more information, email Cody.

From Ruth Wills: Have you ever wanted to know more about our church, especially our United Methodist Church?

I am an equalization member for our Mountain Sky Conference, and took part in a recent Zoom meeting on what the upcoming annual meeting of our conference will be voting on. I am excited about what our international church is doing.

Two more Zoom meetings will be held: Thursday, May 1, 3-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 17, 9-10:30 a.m. These two meetings will share the four ballots that will be voted on at our yearly meeting, Annual Conference, this June 11 - 14 at St. Andrew UMC in Highlands Ranch. You can vote as an Equalization Member, in person or online. There is no limit to the number of equalization members from our church. The 4th ballot measure is about regionalization of the UMC, creating 8 regions around the globe. UMC churches in the United States would be one region.

Want to know more about the 4 measures? Check out the conference website.

Want to know more about Annual Conference? Check out this webpage.

Interested in learning more or serving as an Equalization Member, please speak with Pastor Laura.

Sincerely, Ruth Wills, a devoted member of our United Methodist Church since her early teen years.

The Parker UMC Endowment Team is hosting "What You Need to Know About Estate Planning" on Sunday, May 18 at 10:30 a.m. in room 138. This one-hour seminar is aimed at bringing information about the need for estate planning and the current structures surrounding wills and estate planning. This will feature Parker's own will and estate attorney Brian Taylor. Please RSVP by contacting the church office. 

Question: I want to help my church but have limited time. What can I do?

One of the easiest things to help your church is to write a positive review of the church. Online searches for churches are increasingly the first contact with visitors. Think of your very first contact. Was it as a search for a church, preschool, or worship services? Write a review based on your first impressions or what you value the most.

In preparation for Sunday worship, here are questions to consider ahead of time. You can use these in your own devotion time, in conversation with family and friends, or in a small group setting. We hope this will help you engage with the scriptural texts and sermon at a deeper faith level.

For May 4 worship:

• Worthy is the Lamb

• Scripture: Psalm 30 and Revelation 5:11-14

• Guiding Questions:

1. Start with something easy: What does Psalm 30 say to you? The title in the NRSV says, Thanksgiving for recovery from grave illness. When have you similarly cried out for help and felt a healing? Maybe physical, maybe spiritally, maybe emotionally.

2. Revelation 5 begins with the opeining of a scroll. Some believe this is God's plan, but who can open it? But the Lion of Judah, the Root of David. Jesus is also called the Lamb. What do these names or images mean to you?

3. In today's passage of John's vision, he says angels surrounding the throne with living creatures and the elders. Who might these represent? In other words, who else is with God?

4. How might this image affect your understanding of worship?

Please join us Sunday as we continue our sermon series Revelation: Mysterious not Secretive. This Sunday's message is on Revelation 5:11-14, Worthy is the Lamb.

Regular Worship Services

• 9 a.m. Sunday: Blended service with traditional elements and a variety of music including hymns, handbells and choir.

• 10:30 a.m. Spark! Worship: This service includes contemporary praise music, and an informal style that offers a play area for children, opportunities for you to be involved in service, and the freedom to practice prayer and worship in exciting and personalized ways. 

• 5:30 p.m. 2nd Wednesday of each month: At The Table. We gather around a meal, share conversation and stories of faith, and complete a small mission project.