Author: Jason Santos

Hey Everyone!

I hope you’re all warm and dry on this rainy Tuesday afternoon. We’ve got a few things happening this week, and I wanted to make sure you were up to speed on gathering for this week AND next week.

First, don’t forget that tomorrow evening, October 14th, at 5:00pm, we’ll gather in Darley Fellowship Hall to begin our three week series on the book, Practicing the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence. Tomorrow night, we’ll cover the historical context in which Brother Lawrence wrote this book, offer a glimpse into his background, and explore the structure and focus of the book. You DO NOT need to read any of the book before coming to class tomorrow (and I might even suggest that you don’t).

Second, this coming weekend, we’re holding a special mini-board game-retreat in the Presbyterian Annex. The gathering will begin on Friday night, October 16th at 7:00pm and people can play as long as they want. Then, we’ll start on Saturday, October 17th at 10:00am and carry on into the wee hours of the morning. The event is free. Join us for a game or two (or three).

This coming Sunday, October 18th will be the Twentieth Sunday of Ordinal Time and we’ll be joining together for our Lord’s Day Worship Service at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom. If you’re joining us for our online broadcast, you can find the links below. Fellowship with coffee and cookies will follow in Darley Fellowship Hall.

Next Week
This coming week, we’ll be hosting all our regular events. Monday night, October 19th, we’ll join together for Games Up Here in Darley Fellowship Hall from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Then, on Wednesday night, October 21st, we’ll continue on with the second part of our three-week Bible study series–Practicing The Presence of God. Join us at 5:00pm in Darley Fellowship Hall.

I believe that’s it for this week. Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT

Hey Everyone!

I hope you’re all enjoying the beautiful colors of this season. The air is cooling and the days are shortening, and we’re returning to quieter times for the whole community. As you find your rest this month, don’t forget that our weekly programming is returning this week.

This Sunday, October 11th is the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinal time. Join us at 10:00am for our Lord’s Day Worship Service held in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom. Fellowship with cookies and coffee will follow directly after the service.

This coming Monday, October 12th, we’ll return to our Monday night Games Up Here tabletop game night at 7:00pm in Darley Hall. Then, next Tuesday, October 13th, the CPC Session will meet in Darley Hall at 9:00am. Finally, Wednesday, October 14th, we’ll also return to our weekly Bible study schedule.

Starting this week, the Bible study returns to Darley Hall. This Wednesday, we’ll dive into Practicing the Presence of God, by Brother Lawrence. The book can be found at most major retail outlets. It can also be downloaded FREE through this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1H1Whgfn-NPy2dqvXDV85Jz4p9GJq3tSQ?usp=sharing. When you click on the link above, it will take you to a public folder with various versions available for download for free. Alternatively, you can also read the book online using this link: https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/5657/pg5657-images.html, which will open up the text directly on your device.

I believe that’s it for this week. Here are your links and the order of worship for this Sunday:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT

Hey Everyone!

I hope all is well in your worlds. It’s a beautiful day in Lake City and the colors are out, much to my delight. Below you’ll find my weekly update as we begin our transition into the off-tourist season.

Sunday Worship
This Sunday, October 4th, will be the Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time, it’s also World Communion Sunday, that special Lord’s Day worships service where we join with Christians around the globe in the most sacred practice that Christ gave us–The Lord’s Supper. Join us for this Eucharistic service this Sunday at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and online through our Zoom broadcast.

First-Sunday-Of-The-Month-Potluck
Don’t forget that this Sunday, October 4th also marks our return to monthly potlucks on the first Sunday of the month. This Sunday’s potluck is a free-for-all, although if you’re looking for a theme, I suggested integrating pumpkin or pumpkin spice into something you make. No matter what you bring, I’m sure it will be great. The potluck will begin directly after the Sunday morning worship service.

Next Week
Next week, our regularly scheduled gathering are still cancelled. Both Games Up Here and our weekly Bible Study will return the following week: on Monday, October 12th and Wednesday, October 14th. In our weekly Bible study, we’ll begin a several week series on the book, Practicing The Presence of God, by Brother Lawerence.

I believe that’s it. Here is your Zoom link and the order of worship for this week:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Hey Everyone!

I hope you’re all well on this rainy Thursday afternoon. It’s hard to believe that the autumn season is now upon us and in less than a week, we’ll be closing the doors to the Trail Hiker Center for the season. It’s been a crazy summer, filled with ups and downs, cancelations and postponements, and living in the provisional. Nonetheless, we remained faithful to our call to serve the hiker community. We gathered together to learn and grow this summer. In spite of it all, we persevered. Well done, CPC!

Sunday Worship
This Sunday, September 30th is our final Lord’s Day Worship for the month. Join us at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary and on Zoom for this end of the season service. As usual, fellowship with coffee and cookies Darley Fellowship Hall. Links to the online broadcast and the order of worship for Sunday’s service can be found below.

This Coming Week
This coming week, we’re CANCELLING our normally scheduled gatherings–Games Up Here game night and our weekly Wednesday night Bible study. The weekly Bible study will return on Wednesday, October 14th.

That’s it for this week folks. Here’s the link and the order of worship for this Sunday’s Lord’s Day Worship Service:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Hey Everyone,

I hope you are all warm and safe on this rainy Thursday afternoon. I’m sad to say that I have some disappointing news for you. We are cancelling the Scottish Communion service scheduled for this coming Sunday, September 20th. My friend Duncan (the bagpiper) call on Monday to let me know that his father had entered into the ICU for issues related to congestive heart failure. Duncan wasn’t sure what his week would hold, but after his father expressed his wishes, they have moved him to hospice. When Duncan called, he was already on the road to Boise to see his father. While I’m disappointed in this cancellation, I’m more saddened by the grief my friend and colleague is bearing at this time. Let us hold our bagpiper friend in prayer this week as he engages in the holiness of these days.

To be clear, we’re still having our regular Lord’s Day Worship Service this Sunday, September 20th, but we won’t be celebrating our Scottish heritage nor the Lord’s Supper. If you’re in town, please consider joining us in the CPC sanctuary this Sunday at 10:00am for the Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time. Fellowship will follow directly after the service with cookies and coffee in Darley Fellowship Hall.

The Trail Hiker Center is down to its last two weeks. The opportunities to serve this ministry are also dwindling. We’re so very grateful for all of our volunteers this summer. Given the cancellation of the Scottish Communion Sunday Service, I’d like to invite all of you who have served in the Trail Hiker Center to join me on Sunday night, September 20th, at 5:30pm, for a Filipino feast in honor of your summer of service. This means all of you hosts, shuttle drivers, laundry angels, and any other role for which you embodied this summer–please join us. If you’d like to join us, however, you MUST RSVP!!! Please let me know if you’ll be attending by emailing or texting me by Friday night, September 18th, at midnight.

Next Week
Next week, we’ll have all of our regular gatherings. Join us on Monday, September 21st for Games Up Here from 7:00p to 9:00pm in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center. And then, on Wednesday, September 23rd, we’ll finish our trek though the history of the church in our summer series–Stuff Every Christian Should Know at 5:00pm in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center. This week we’ll look at the last century of the Western church.

I believe that’s it. Here are your links and the order of worship for this week:

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT

Hey Everyone,

Happy Friday. I hope my post finds you all well and in blessed spirits. This Sunday, September 13th is the Fifteenth Sunday of Ordinal time and we’ll gather for our Lord’s Day Worship Service at 10:00am in the sanctuary. Join us for fellowship immediately following the service in Darley Fellowship Hall. Coffee and cookies will be served.

This Week
Join us on Monday, September 14th, as we gather from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for our weekly game night–Games Up Here in the Trail Hiker Center/Annex.

On Tuesday, September 15th, there will be a Souper Supper fundraiser to support Oasis de Esperanza School in Managua, Nicaragua from 5:00pm to 6:30pm at the Baptist Fellowship hall. The Soup Supper is free of charge, but donations will be accepted to support the school. We also need people to sign up to bring soup, bread or dessert. Any questions can be directed to Lyn Lampert.

Then, on Wednesday, September 16th, we’ll continue with our 18th session of Stuff Every Christian Should Know series. Next week, we’ll be exploring the centuries between the beginning of the Enlightenment (1740ish) to the onset of the Pentecostal movement (1912).

Finally, don’t forget that Sunday, September 20th is our Scottish Communion Sunday, complete with bagpiper. That’s it for this week folks. Hope to see you all soon. Here are your links for the week ahead. 

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT

Hey Everyone!

Happy Thursday! I hope this post finds you all well and enjoying the lovely September weather here in Lake City.

Sunday Worship
This Sunday, September 6th, is our Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinal Time and we’ll be gathering to celebrate our Lord’s Day Worship Service at 10:00am in the CPC sanctuary. This Sunday, we’ll be celebrating the Eucharist and we’ll be using our new communion set (from the Presbytery of Western Colorado). If you’re joining us online, consider bringing your own communion elements and celebrate with us. Fellowship will follow the worship service in Darley Fellowship Hall.

The Week Ahead
Next week, we’re back to business as usual. We’ll have our weekly game night–Games Up Here–on Monday night, September 7th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. We’ll also be holding our weekly Bible Study at 5:00pm on Wednesday, September 9th. We’re in our 18th session of Stuff Every Christian Should Know series, and next week we’ll be exploring the Reformation period up to the Enlightenment.

Trail Hiker Center
Our hiker dinner season is over, but we still have one more month of hosting hikers. We’re also in desperate need of shuttle drivers to help us get hikers to and from Spring Creek Pass. Please see me (Jason) to volunteer for either opportunity.

Just because our hiker meals are officially over, don’t forget that some of our hosts like to offer Sunday night meals on a smaller scale. Please see Jon Eidson for more details. Likewise, if you’re feeling like you’d still like to feed more hikers, consider dropping off a casserole or shareable meal to the hiker center. If you make them, we’ll serve them up to our hikers!

Also, for those who have missed our recent recognitions. Here are two opportunities to see the impact of the THC: 1) the Duke Divinity School’s Faith and Leadership Magazine article can be found HERE. And, 2) the Rocky Mountain PBS documentary: Colorado Experience, features the Trail Hiker Center at 19:50, but I’d encourage you all to watch the whole thing. The docu-short can be found HERE.

That’s it for this week folks. Hope to see you all soon. Here are your links for the week ahead. 

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT

Hey Everyone!

Well, it’s hard to believe that we are wrapping up our 150th Anniversary Celebration this Sunday. Tonight, Thursday, August 27th, we’re gathering for our final event in our Season of Celebration. Join us in the CPC sanctuary for a special Gospel Concert featuring the Hunny B’s Rhapsody. The concert starts at 7:00pm and seating is limited, so don’t be late!

Sunday Worship
This Sunday, August 30th will be our final celebration service for the 150th Anniversary Season of Celebration. We’ll have special guests from the Presbytery of Western Colorado and The Colorado Trail Foundation. We’ll also be taking a congregation picture in front of the church directly after the service. We’ll then all bring the celebration into Darley Hall as we have a special time of fellowship with sparkling drinks, coffee with whipped cream, and apple tarts.

Call for Apple Tarts!
You might be wondering why we’re celebrating with coffee with whipped cream and apple tarts. Well, this is what they served at the first house warming gathering after dedicating the manse. We have no idea what type of apple tarts they served, so we’re asking all of you, if you are able, to bring a dozen or two apple tarts for our special time of fellowship.

Trail Hiker Center
This Sunday, August 30th will be our eight and last trail hiker dinner of the season! This week the theme is Oktoberfest and we’ll be serving up brats and hot sauerkraut. Feel free to bring any dish your heart desires, or make something in the theme of European/German/Oktoberfest. The meal starts at 5:30pm and for this final dinner, the executive director of the Colorado Trail Foundation, Paul Talley, will be joining us!

Just a reminder, that the Trail Hiker Center doesn’t close until September 30th, and the shuttle runs until September 15th, so we’ll still need plenty of help. Sign up for hosting shifts in Darley Hall or see Jason for information about becoming a THC Shuttle Driver.

Saying Goodbye
This Sunday, we’ll be saying goodbye to our wonderful summer THC staff, Chloe Pittard. She’s managed the Trail Hiker Center for the past eleven weeks, she preached twice, and has helped make our season of service run that much smoother. Thank you Chloe for all your hard work this season.

The Week Ahead
Next week, we’ll carry on with our weekly gatherings. Monday, August 31st, we’ll gather from 7:00pm to 9:00pm for our weekly game night–Games Up Here. Then, on Wednesday, September 2nd, we’ll continue with our 16th session of Stuff Every Christian Should Know series. Next week, we’ll be exploring the second half of the Medieval period (1054-1517).

That’s it for this week folks. Hope to see you all soon. Here are your links for the week ahead. 

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT

Hey Everyone,

I hope you’re all well and ready for some disappointing news. We’ve decided to cancel the Darley Mountain Pilgrimage scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, August 22nd. With the bike race, recent rain, and so many of you out of town, we’re going to postpone the pilgrimage hike to later in the month of September.

But you should SAVE-THE-DATE for our next 150th Anniversary Season of Celebration Event coming next week–a Gospel Concert featuring Lake City’s very own Hunny B’s Rhapsody. Join us on Thursday, August 27th at 7:00pm in the CPC yard (or sanctuary if the weather isn’t cooperating) for this special event.

This Sunday
This coming Sunday August 23rd is the Twelfth Sunday of Ordinal Time. Join us at 10;00am in the CPC sanctuary for our weekly Lord’s Day Worship Service, during which we’ll be exploring the fifth Great End of the Church: The Promotion of Social Righteousness. Fellowship with cookies and coffee will follow!

Trail Hiker Center
Join us Sunday night, August 23rd at 5:30pm at the Trail Hiker Center for our 7th Hiker Dinner of the Season. This Sunday, the cook team will be serving lollipopped fried chicken drumsticks, atop a crispy brown waffle and drizzled with a bacon/butter/syrup reduction. The theme for this week’s meal is “Gastropub/Brunch.” So, go wild. 🙂

We’re still in desperate need for more shuttle drivers, hosts, and laundry angels. Please consider volunteering for this important ministry.

Next Week
This coming week, we’ll be hosting all our regular events. Monday night, August 24th, we’ll join together for Games Up Here in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Wednesday night, August 26th, we’ll continue on with our weekly Bible study series–Stuff Every Christian Should Know. Join us at 5:00pm in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center as we being our journey into the medieval period of church history. And, don’t forget this coming Thursday, August 27th is our 150th Anniversary Gospel Concert at 7:00pm in the yard (or inside).

That’s it for this week folks. Hope to see you all soon. Here are your links for the week ahead. 

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0

Hey Folks,

I hope this post finds you all well on this mid-August Saturday evening. The summer is flying by and before we know it, our 150th Anniversary Season of Celebration will be over and our Summer Sermon Series will come to an end. All of this will culminate in our final service of celebration on Sunday, August 30th. Until there there is plenty going on.

Sunday’s Lord’s Day Worship Service
I’m looking forward to seeing many of you at our Lord’s Day Worship Service tomorrow morning, Sunday, August 16th at 10:00am. My gut is that with our recent worship participation and the cooling of the weather, that we’ll be inside the sanctuary tomorrow morning. We’ll just have to wait and see what the morning holds. Fellowship in Darley Hall will commence directly after the worship service. Tomorrow morning we continue on in our series–Six Great Ends of the Church–with the fourth great end: the Preservation of the Truth.

Sixth Trail Hiker Meal
Tomorrow night, Sunday, August 16th is our Sixth Trail Hiker Dinner and tomorrow we’re serving up a dish from my own childhood–SPAM Garlic Fried Rice. That’s right, we’re going to be serving up some chopped up SPAM, with a Filipino garlic fried rice, scrambled eggs, and sweet green peas, all topped with freshly chopped scallions. The theme is Asian, Filipino, Hawaiian, so use your imagination, or make whatever your heart desires. Remember, it’s not about what you bring, but that you’re there to celebration another wonderful evening of ministry and community.

As usual, we still need hosts, shuttle drivers, and laundry angels as the summer crowd shifts and changes. Please consider how you might service the Trail Hiker Center this season.

This Coming Week
This coming week, we have all our regular programming. Monday night, August 17th, we’ll gather for Games Up Here in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Wednesday night, August 19th, we’ll continue on with our weekly Bible study series–Stuff Every Christian Should Know. Join us at 5:00pm in the Annex/Trail Hiker Center.

Darley Mountain Pilgrimage
Our 150th Anniversary Season of Celebration event for next week is a community pilgrimage to Darley Mountain. Join us at 9:00am at CPC to caravan to Engineer Pass. From there we’ll carry on by foot until we summit (or get as far as we get) Darley Mountain. This event is weather contingent and does require the ability to hike for a couple of hours in higher elevations.

For those who didn’t know, Darley Mountain is a 13,260 ft. mountain summit located on the border of Hinsdale County and Ouray County in the Uncompahgre Wilderness. The mountain was officially named after George Marshal Darley, the first minister of the First Presbyterian Church of Lake City in 1992. A lovely painting of Darley Mountain, by our own Mary Wainwright, can be viewed in the library side of Darley Fellowship Hall.

That’s it for this week folks. Hope to see you all soon. Here are your links for the week ahead. 

Sunday Worship Service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88489308747?pwd=RHVFY1BybkU0a1RXZE9GRlBZWWpNUT09

Wednesday Bible Study:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83431443393?
pwd=NEFpYVlSNVloSkdCNGExU2kxMUNtQT0