Calendar

There will be a special congregational meeting on August 27th immediately following worship service.  The purpose of the meeting is to address the status of the 2017 Operating Budget and First United Church of Arvada’s involvement, as a participating member, in the Colorado Faith Communities to End Gun Violence, and to provide an update on the Life Celebration Fund.  No vote will be taken during the meeting, but please plan on attending as these are important matters for our congregation.

Children (elementary age) & youth (middle & high school) stay for the first 20 minutes or so, then are dismissed to Summer Sunday School. (Nursery provided.)

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

Today:

• Rev Leigh-Ann Collett preaches on “Righteous Anger?”
• Today is the last Summer Sunday school for the kids, Sept 10 is the special celebration of the start of regular Sunday school.
• Arvada Community Food Bank Collection

Children (elementary age) & youth (middle & high school) stay for the first 20 minutes or so, then are dismissed for the Back to Sunday School Celebration. (Nursery provided.)

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

Today:

• Holy Communion
• Faith Formation Sunday
• Today is Back to Sunday School Sunday for the children & youth. They’ll have a special celebration together and with their separate elementary age & youth Sunday schools when they’re dismissed partway through the service.

An IAF (Industrial Areas Foundation) Neighborhood Gather for the Arvada Community will be at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 7755 Vance Dr., Arvada, on Wednesday September 13, 6:30 – 8:30pm. This is a grassroots coalition of schools, congregations, and neighbors working together for the common good of the neighborhoods that are served by the Arvada Schools. The topic for this is “How to Organize a Core Team.”

The book “Grounded: Finding God in the World” by Diana Butler Bass, a leading commentator on religion, politics and culture, will be the source of our fall Adult Study. We’ll explore and meditate upon the idea of a “more intimate sense of the Sacred that is with us in the world”, a shift from a vertical understanding of God.

Pastor Karin will introduce us to the study on September 17 (Genesis). Each week for the following five weeks we will focus on our natural habitat – (:dirt, water, sky) and human geography (roots, home, neighborhood, commons).

Books are available in hardback and online from Cokesbury Press, Amazon, and other book sellers. Not required for participation.

Children (elementary age) & youth (middle & high school) stay for the first 20 minutes or so, then are dismissed for the Youth Sunday School and Worship & Wonder (for elementary age children). (Nursery provided.)

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

It’s the 2nd Annual Common Earth Community Garden Festival with music by Zzyzx. Potluck this year with Fried Chicken and sandwiches provided by Garden and everyone is asked to provide side dish or dessert.

The book “Grounded: Finding God in the World” by Diana Butler Bass, a leading commentator on religion, politics and culture, will be the source of our fall Adult Study. We’ll explore and meditate upon the idea of a “more intimate sense of the Sacred that is with us in the world”, a shift from a vertical understanding of God.

Pastor Karin will introduce us to the study on September 17 (Genesis). Each week for the following five weeks we will focus on our natural habitat – (:dirt, water, sky) and human geography (roots, home, neighborhood, commons).

Books are available in hardback and online from Cokesbury Press, Amazon, and other book sellers. Not required for participation.

Due to the rain and chilly weather expected, we’ll worship indoors rather than outdoors and we’ll hold Sunday school for elementary through high school. (Nursery provided indoors.)

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

Today:

• Tom Garrison plays his Native American flute with Jeannie Garrison playing drum
• Celebration of the garden

The book “Grounded: Finding God in the World” by Diana Butler Bass, a leading commentator on religion, politics and culture, will be the source of our fall Adult Study. We’ll explore and meditate upon the idea of a “more intimate sense of the Sacred that is with us in the world”, a shift from a vertical understanding of God.

Pastor Karin will introduce us to the study on September 17 (Genesis). Each week for the following five weeks we will focus on our natural habitat – (:dirt, water, sky) and human geography (roots, home, neighborhood, commons).

Books are available in hardback and online from Cokesbury Press, Amazon, and other book sellers. Not required for participation.