The Mountain View March 2005

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven on Earth.

In the early 1900's a man from England put his new Rolls-Royce on a boat and went across the waters to the Continent to go on a holiday. While he was driving around Europe, he had a problem with the motor of his new car. He cabled the Rolls-Royce pole back in England and asked, "I'm having trouble with my car; what do you suggest I do?" The Rolls-Royce people flew a mechanic over. The mechanic repaired the car and flew back to England and left the man to continue his holiday.

Soon, however, the poor bloke wondered, "How much is this going to cost me?" So when he got back to England, he wrote Rolls-Royce a letter and asked how much he owed them.

He received a letter from the office that read: "Dear Sir: There is no record anywhere in our files that anything has ever gone wrong with a Rolls-Royce."

That's justification! We are seen as justified and righteous in the eyes of God, not because of anything we have done, but because of the awesome gift of Jesus Christ whom God sent to us... across oceans of universe. Thank God we don't get what we deserve! We receive far better.

Romans 3:22-24. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.

We would like people to bring lilies to decorate the sanctuary Easter Sunday. We will have a sign-up sheet and you may designate the lily as given in honor or memory of someone. This will be printed in the bulletin on Easter Sunday. Also we will have tags that you can put on the lily itself. The lilies may be brought to church the week of Easter Sunday.

Friday, March 11, 7 p.m. We will be showing the movie "The Passion of the Christ." Everyone is invited, however remember that this movie is rated R.

Henry Kissinger is quoted as having said, "Next week there can't be any crisis. My schedule is already full."

Mary Magdalene had been through a very difficult time. She and her friends had gone through the terrifying experience of watching the one they loved and looked on as their leader die a horrendous death on the cross. They had undergone a crisis that had shaken the very foundations of their beliefs and hopes.

Now, early in the morning, before anything else could happen to their day, they were hurrying to the tomb to anoint the body of Jesus with spices. It was a moment of shock and awe when they discovered that not only was the tomb open, but the body of Jesus was missing.

This was the first day of the week, it was early in the morning, after the crisis of the past week, what else could happen to disrupt their lives? Can you imagine the confusion and dismay they must have been feeling? Their whole world had been turned upside down. Where were all the promises, the hope and the plans they had for the future?

The crisis of the moment caused them to lose sight of the bigger picture. What they saw as a final blow to all their hopes and dreams was actually the fulfillment of God's greater plan.

While standing there in a state of confusion and shock, an angel came and asked, "Why are you looking for a dead body? He is alive! Go tell the others he is risen as he promised."

They ran, breathless and excited to tell the others the good news. This was not a crisis, this was the fulfillment of a promise. Jesus lives! He lives today!

The Christian Life Center

Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9-Noon
1^st and 3^rd Saturday 9-Noon (appointment only)

The Christian Life Center is a ministry offered by this church. Its purpose is to help people deal with the troublesome issues of life. Call the church office or Duane Haidle for an appointment.

There isn’t a tremendous amount to report on this month, but I do have a couple of items:

Mountain Vista Gala 2005

When: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Where: Mountain Vista U.M.C.
Time: Dinner starts at 6:00 p.m.

Auction starts at 8:00 p.m.

Reservations required for Dinner, not for the Auction.

You can attend the auction even if you don’t attend the dinner!

Everyone please mark your calendars!

Also, remember to invite friends that don't normally attend Mountain Vista to this event! It will be a lot of fun, and it's a great way to introduce others to our wonderful church family!!

Questions? Donations?

Contact Mitch Lambdin at mcl3086@comcast.net

We are pleased to invite you to Thursday Morning Service at 10:00 a.m. as we come together as it says in the Word of God:

Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:19-20

Welcome!

Benjamin Evan was born on Sunday, February 13, 2005. He weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. and was 21" long. Congratulations to proud parents Vicky and Kurt Liedtke and big brother Sam!!

Attention all MARRIED COUPLES!!! You are invited to a Romantic Dinner on March 10, 7:00 p.m. at Community United Methodist Church, 163 West 4800 South, Ogden, Utah or March 11, 6:00 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 4290 West 5415 South, Salt Lake City. These dinners are sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter. Come enjoy a quiet, romantic dinner for two and find our what a Marriage Encounter Weekend is all about. To make your dinner reservation contact Dan and Marcia Brissenden, mbrissen@ebay.com or Rob and Luanne Holmes, rlholmes73@hotmail.com. Each dinner is limited to twenty married couples. Cost is $10.00 per couple. Childcare is available at each dinner location.

We would like to get together a church cookbook, which hopefully will be out in the fall. We need your recipes!! Please submit them to Linda Kreib, mtnvistarecipes@hotmail.com or place them in the basket on the hallway table by the front doors. We thought it would be fun to include a picture of the cook, so if you would like to do that, please submit a picture also! Thanks!!!

All Senior Highs (9-12^th grade) and Junior Highs (6-8^th grade) are invited to join Mountain Vista Youth Group, which will start meeting on Sundays from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The new date and time will start on Sunday, March 4. Hope to see you there!!!!

Membership Class: If you are new to our church, we invite you to come to a membership class Pastor Steve is holding on March 26 from 10 a.m.- noon. Please call the church office (280-4248) if you are interested—or just show up!!

Scout Sunday, Feb. 13, 2005 - Both our cub scouts and boy scouts thoroughly enjoyed our 1st Annual Scout Sunday, participating in both services by greeting, ushering and doing a flag ceremony. We'd like to thank everyone who participated in our Valentines' Fundraiser - we earned $455 toward the Church Building Fund!!

Cake Auction, Tuesday, March 1, 2005 at 7 p.m. - Mark this date on your calendar! Our Cub Scouts will be baking cakes and if you can also plan to bring cakes and your checkbooks to our March Pack Meeting that would be GREAT! The money raised for this event will be used to pay for our cub scouts to go to camp this summer!!!

Scout-O-Rama Ticket Sales Kickoff, Saturday, March 12 - The scouts will be selling Scout-O-Rama tickets, which include valuable coupons good at local businesses, starting March 12 through April 5. The Scout-O-Rama will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2005 at the Utah Fairgrounds. Our local Cub Scout Pack will be sponsoring a Rain Gutter Regatta Booth this year.

Scouting for Food - please bring in any non-perishable foods and drop them off in our SCOUTING FOR FOOD boxes located in the entry hallway anytime this month. We will be delivering the items to the Utah Food Bank Saturday morning, March 26th.

Please join women of all denominations for this worldwide day of prayer. A day of beseeching God's mercy on a frightened world beset by war and hatred. The program will be presented by Church Women United. The luncheon will be served the Mountain Vista Women. Please contact JeanAnn Nohavec if you would like to help with the food. Registration is at 9:30 a.m. The program is 10 a.m.-noon with a luncheon following. Cost:$1.00 for program only; additional $4.00 for lunch.

Spiritual Gifts Workshop
Saturday March 12 - 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. at Mountain Vista UMC!

What is God's will and purpose for my life? How can I serve God most effectively through the ministries of my own congregation? Have you ever asked yourself one or both of these questions? If so, then SpiritGifts is for you. What is SpiritGifts? It is an exciting new program in which individuals join together in supportive community to discover their unique spiritual gifts and how they may use these gifts to further God's plan for their lives and the world!

Cost - $30/person, which includes SpiritGifts participant book and lunch. Please bring your Bible and a pen.

Don't forget the Sandwich Mission. Every third week of the month we make and serve sandwiches as an outreach mission.

The dates for March are:
Sunday, March 20: make/or bring sandwiches, 2 p.m.
Monday, March 21: serve sandwiches, 5 p.m. at St. Vincent DePaul Center, 500 West 200 South. (Usually finished by 6:30 p.m.)

Crossroads Urban Center: March food of the month is...... Peanut butter! We cannot keep it on the shelves. Thrift store items of the month—anything for the kitchen. Pots and pans are especially needed. You may bring these things to the church. Volunteers to take items to Crossroads would be greatly appreciated.

The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) brings relief when a catastrophe strikes. We rush with aid to disaster areas all over the world.

Along with providing food, clothing, shelter and medical help, however, we stay to help survivors rebuild lives. That's how United Methodists respond to God's love.

From re-educating soldiers to feeding schoolchildren to establishing medical clinics in remote villages, we represent hope for millions in nearly 100 of the poorest countries in the world.

Such works of recovery and life-changing ministry don't happen without the broad support of congregations and individuals. Once a year, during One Great Hour of Sharing, you can join other United Methodists worldwide by giving a special offering to support this humanitarian aid from UMCOR. You can ensure that when catastrophes cause suffering, your church will be in the lead to ease the pain.

On Super Bowl Sunday, the youth stood outside the sanctuary doors and held out soup pots for your donations to help feed the poor. $279.42 was raised and given to Crossroads Urban Center. Thanks you!!!

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