More parsonage flowers

With delightful weather this week, we are seeing more blossoms appearing at the parsonage!

A real-life gathering!

Belinda joined members of the Communications Committee, P.E.O. Chapter JI (Lafayette, Colorado) at the yearbook collection drive-by event this morning. She is the chapter president this year.

A short game

Welcome!

Haystack Mountain lurks behind the trees

Left Hand Creek meanders through the trees

Charles set out for Niwot this morning to get in some golf at Haystack Mountain Golf Course. This is a short, nine hole course, laid out in a links format. He learned from the staff that the course is due to be closed at the end of August and turned into a subdivision. 

Not a particularly special course in itself, but the location has historic relevance as the camp site of Niwot/Left Hand, leader of an Arapahoe band that were eventually killed at the Sand Creek Massacre.

Flowers are coming up

The flowers at the parsonage have been slowly blooming this week and we have really enjoyed the burst of color!

Sunday afternoon naps are the best

 

Office library update

Charles updated his church office library spreadsheet this week. Turns out that he has 1,015 books!

The oldest one is from 1747 (a portion of the Bible).

Bibles/New Testaments - 65 in twelve languages; Church year - 33; Commentary - 100; Counseling - 46; Devotional - 43; Ethics - 48; Fiction - 10; History - 84; Humor - 2; Leadership - 4; Missions - 1; Nature - 6; Philosophy - 14; Pluralism - 24; Sexuality - 36; Social Gospel - 12; Spiritual Direction - 22; Spirituality - 102;

Theology - 205; UMC BOD - 25; Virtual - 13; Women - 24; World Religion - 36;

Worship - 87.

Donation of Art

Charles was asked by a colleague in Montana to contribute a painting or two to support the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes' Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples silent auction. Charles, being ever-so willing to help, sent six paintings to Montana!

April snow

Another spring snow began arriving yesterday afternoon and when it ended during the night, we had 7.5" of fresh snow to make our neighborhood look nice!

Newest painting

 

Pater et filius et spiritus sanctus
(the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit)

2021 - Trinity Sunday (The Sunday after Pentecost)
36x48, acrylic on canvas

"What?"

 

Sometimes Wesley has a look that makes one wonder what he is thinking!

Giving back to the community

We were happy to take part this afternoon in the first blood drive held at St. Paul's!

Color in the studio

Charles continues to find time in the studio to be most enjoyable with two paintings being completed this week. Well, actually both had already been painted but Charles wasn't entirely happy with the look of the two, so this week he made some adjustments and is pleased with the results.

Ascensionis Domini (The ascent of the Lord) 

2021 - Ascension of Christ (fortieth day of Easter)

36x48, Acrylic on canvas

"The foundation of New Jerusalem" 

36x48, Acrylic and charcoal on canvas

"The city wall’s foundations were decorated with every kind of jewel. The first foundation was jasper, the second was sapphire, the third was chalcedony, and the fourth was emerald. The fifth was sardonyx, the sixth was carnelian, the seventh was chrysolite, and the eighth was beryl. The ninth was topaz, the tenth was chrysoprase, the eleventh was jacinth, ​and the twelfth was amethyst."  - Revelation 21:19-20

Siblings Day

Rob & Belinda in 2019 in Elbert, Colorado

Sandy, me, Joe, & Jackie in 1963 in Perry, Ohio

2016 reunion in Dunedin, Florida

On Siblings Day, we are thankful for the siblings who have contributed so much to make us what we are!!!

It's done!

Charles went to the Golden VA clinic this morning for his second vaccine shot, now we're both fully vaccinated!!

Belinda completed her second shot on March 22!

It's spring in Boulder

Wilbur has made the transition from winter to spring and is happy to be sporting his spring shirt!

Springtime rain

We enjoyed an early spring rain this afternoon, complete with thunder and lightening! Wesley certainly found the fresh air to be quite enjoyable.

Signs of spring

We have been enjoying signs of spring around the parsonage this week, including a lot of buds on the tree in the back yard. Hopefully we will have blossoms before long!

 

Fore!

The site of today's adventure

Excited to be the course!

Still lots of snow along the Front Range

Coal Creek

Playing from the Coal Car tees

Note: this is blog post #3,000

Charles ventured out for his first round of golf since October 2019! He was happy to take advantage of the spectacular weather and shot a respectable 95 at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville.

Easter online

"et resurrectionis erimus" (Resurrection)

We enjoyed our second Easter online today with a nice turnout from the church family and a few guests.

Good Friday via Zoom

In passione et morte Domini (On the passion and death of the Lord)

Charles led a reading of the Scriptural Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, an offering for the extended St. Paul's UMC family. The 18 1/2 minute video can be viewed at this link.

Signs of spring at the parsonage

Maundy Thursday online

Matum novum do vobis ut (A new commandment I give you)

We had our second virtual Maundy Thursday service tonight, this is always a favorite service of ours!