In This Issue

  • Feed My People Campaign Update
  • Coffee Hour: The A Team is up this week
  • Episcopal Insider: The Christmas Season
  • St. Francis Center: Male Volunteers Needed
 

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Support Our Collections or Volunteer

GPHC Food Bank, First Sunday of the Month - Items Needed


St. Francis Center , leave items in baskets in back of church - Items Needed


Participate in GIVE5 MILE HIGH

2nd Sunday of Christmas

Holy Eucharist

December 28, 2025

8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Preaching and Presiding this Week:

The Rev. Terri Hobart

Welcome 2026

Feed My People Campaign

Thank you to everyone who is helping us fight food insecurity in our community!

Park Hill Food Bank will  NOT be open on December 26 or January 2. Let Liz know if you are interested in volunteering on a Friday afternoon later in January! 


  • Join our digital fundraiser to support the Food Bank of the Rockies! Any amount helps. Please share our fundraiser with friends and family and post to your social media. Here are the instructions:


1. Click on this link or use the QR code below to get to the St. Thomas fundraising page at Food Bank of the Rockies. Click Donate Now and enter your donation amount and complete the form. No need to fill out “give on behalf of an organization.” Your donation will automatically be included in our fundraiser.


2. Share this website with your friends and family!

Please contact Liz Sunderland with questions or ideas about how to support Feed My People: Lizsunderland4115@gmail.com, or text (970) 593-2892.


Written by Liz Sunderland

Coffee Hour

The A Team is up this week. If you would like to participate in hosting coffee hour please contact Emma Jurado Hillenburg at emma.jurado@gmail.com

Episcopal Insider: The Christmas Season

The customs associated with Christmas have developed from many sources. From early days the popular observance of Christmas was marked by the joy and celebration characteristic of the Roman Saturnalia and the pagan festivals which it replaced. It came to include the decoration of houses with greenery and the giving of gifts to children and the poor. In Britain other observances were added including the Yule log and Yule cakes, fir trees, gifts, and greetings. Fires and lights (symbols of warmth and lasting life) and evergreens (symbols of survival) were traditionally associated with both pagan and Christian festivals. Their use developed considerably in England with the importation of German customs and through the influence of the writings of Charles Dickens.


In the Book of Common Prayer, Christmas Day is one of the seven principal feasts. The Christmas season lasts twelve days, from Christmas Day until Jan. 5, the day before the Epiphany. The season includes Christmas Day, the First Sunday after Christmas Day, the Holy Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and may include the Second Sunday after Christmas Day. In many parishes, the main liturgical celebrations of Christmas take place on Christmas Eve. 

St. Francis Center - Male Volunteers Needed

I am reaching out from St. Francis Center, a refuge for those experiencing homelessness in Denver. Each day, we open our doors to hundreds of neighbors in need, offering basic services such as showers, laundry, clothing, mail, and storage. These simple acts of hospitality allow our guests, many of whom are older men, to maintain dignity and hope in very difficult circumstances.


At this time, our greatest need is for adult male volunteers to help with our men’s showers. This role involves passing out towels and hygiene supplies to men who come to shower at our facility- on average, more than 300 each day. Because most of our current volunteers are women and unable to staff the men’s showers, this need is especially pressing.


We are open 7 days a week, and we welcome volunteers to serve on a schedule that works for them. We understand the idea of serving as a shower attendant may sound a little intimidating at first, but again and again our volunteers share that it becomes one of the most meaningful and rewarding parts of their service. In the Shower Stations, volunteers provide far more than hygiene items—they offer dignity, care, and a fresh start. For many guests, a shower can be a grounding and rejuvenating moment that helps them feel human again.


We would be deeply grateful if you might invite the men of your congregation to consider this call to serve their brothers in a very tangible way. Even a few hours a month can make a profound difference in the lives of our guests.


Volunteers can sign up directly here: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/2145380031


I would also be glad to speak further, provide tours of our facility for your members, visit your church, or provide more details if that would be helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.


Thank you for your faithful leadership and for encouraging your members to be in service to their neighbors in need.


Sarah Taylor

Faith Communities Against

White Christian Nationalism

 
 

Newsletter Editor: Angela Pleasants

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