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Children & youth spend the first 20 minutes with parents in worship, then are dismissed to Sunday School.

Worship concludes about 11:00AM, with coffee and fellowship afterward.

Today:

• Fifth Sunday of Lent “Walking with Jesus through the Psalms”
• Lenten Prayer station reflecting on Psalm 95:4-5 “What about God makes you sing?”
• One Great Hour of Sharing collection (The United Church of Christ responds to development, disaster, and refugee needs in 138 countries, and provides disaster relief and immigration assistance in the United States with these funds.)

Our next large group meeting for the garden will be on Sunday, March 13th at 11:45 a.m. at First United Church of Arvada (following service and fellowship time).  We hope you can make it as there are important and exciting items to discuss! More events.

Children & youth spend the first 20 minutes with parents in worship, then are dismissed to Sunday School.

Worship concludes about 11:00AM, with coffee and fellowship afterward.

Today:

• Palm Sunday
• Jazzy instrumental quartet plays for palms procession and passing out
• Celebration! Choir sings

(More Events during Lent and through Easter.)

Maundy Thursday traditionally honors the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. Good Friday commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus. At First United this year, we will hold a meal and service together on Maundy Thursday (March 24) starting at 6pm.

The light, Mediterranean meal will be combined with a reflective service to honor the Love of God through Jesus. There will be fellowship time during the small meal as well as time for reflection with candles and music.

(More Events during Lent and through Easter.)

Come join us for an Easter pancake breakfast before Easter worship! You’ll have a choice of potato, blueberry, or plain pancakes. (You can request gluten-free if you want, as well.) There will also be ham, hard-boiled eggs, orange juice, coffee, tea and hot cocoa.
(More Events during Lent and through Easter.)

Children & youth spend the first 20 minutes with parents in worship, then are dismissed to Sunday School.

Worship concludes about 11:00AM, with coffee and fellowship afterward.

Today:

• Easter Sunday
• Children’s bells play
• Easter egg hunt for children after worship

(More Events during Lent and through Easter.)

The youth will hide the eggs for the children during part of their Sunday school time (which begins about 20 minutes in to the worship service). Children elementary school age and younger are invited to seek out the eggs after the worship service. (The children will have a resurrection story during their Worship & Wonder time, which begins about 20 minutes into the worship service.)

March 31, 2016 is the deadline to apply for the First United Church of Arvada Memorial Scholarship Fund. The award will be announced in May 2016. Applications can be picked up near the church entrance, or at the link below.

The scholarship is available to anyone of any age who has completed at least high school by the time the award is to be used. The recipient must either be a member of a family belonging to the First United Church of Arvada, or be sponsored by a member of the church. The purpose of this scholarship is to nurture a mind or talent that might otherwise be neglected. The award will be granted to a person who shows a clear direction towards making a contribution to humanity. For additional questions, please contact any member of the Board of Mission and Service, or Ralph Datema, the Board Chair.

Here’s additional information and the application.

“Coffee and Conversation,” a new adult sharing time will begin April 3 from 9:00 to 9:45. Each Sunday a leader will offer a different subject. Jeanne Bacheldor will kick-off this group looking at “Mindfulness and Aging, Are They Connected?” on April 3. Come at 8:45 for coffee (and possibly a sweet or two) as we toss around these current subjects. Be sure and check your bulletin and newsletter for future subjects.

By the way…adults–all of you–are invited to participate in one or all of these series of “themed” conversations this Spring. No books, no term papers, no projects! Just thoughtful conversations facilitated by informed leaders. Besides conversations on “Aging and Mindfulness,” facilitated by Jeanne Bacheldor, there will be “Our Endangered Earth,” facilitated by Tony Satriano. There may also be a Conversation about “conversations” with people who view things differently. What do you think? We welcome your ideas!

Children & youth spend the first 20 minutes with parents in worship, then are dismissed to Sunday School.

Worship concludes about 11:00AM, with coffee and fellowship afterward.

Today:

• Holy Communion
• Acts 9:1-20   John 9:1-12   “Changes of Heart that Change the World: God’s Unlikely Choosing”