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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”

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. Conversations include “Aging and Mindfulness,” facilitated by Jeanne Bacheldor , and “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!

“Coffee and Conversation,” is a new adult sharing time beginning 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 & 10. Tony Satriano will facilitate “Earth Day: History & Progress,” on April 17 & 24. 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.

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:

• “The Virtue of Slowing Down” Psalm 13:1-3
• Celebration! Choir sings

The Adult Sunday School time together “Coffee and Conversation” will not be a class, as such, but rather a time when we can gather to talk about issues important to our lives as we are living them. Coffee will be served at 8:45am, with the conversation beginning at 9.

The first Conversation topic “Mindfulness & Aging–Are They Connected?” facilitated by Jeanne Bacheldor began on April 3. By popular demand, the conversation continues for a third week on April 17.

A new conversation on “Earth Day:  History and Progress” begins on April 24 with Tony Satriano facilitating.

A series of conversations on “Just Eating” will begin in May.