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First United Church of Arvada is open for in-person Worship in addition to offering our services over Zoom. For in-person services, masks are highly recommended.

The nursery is open.  Elementary age kids will be invited to leave the worship service partway through to attend Worship & Wonder.  Kids are always welcome in the sanctuary with you or, if you prefer, you can bring your child(ren) to the foyer and still participate in the service, but with some extra wiggle room.

Sign up for Zoom info here.

Today:

• 5th Sunday during Lent
• Holy Communion

We’re offering a few opportunities to gather as a small group to reflect on material from our Lenten devotional “Wendell Berry and the Sabbath Poetry of Lent”. The devotional themes and poems will inform Sunday morning worship services, and the Lenten devotional itself is available through the church office to anyone interested. You don’t have to have the devotional to participate, but it may make the meetings more meaningful. There will be 3 gatherings on Monday at 11am: March 7, March 21, and April 4. We’ll plan to circle up some chairs at the back of the sanctuary to gather in person, but will also try offering Zoom participation.

First United Church of Arvada is open for in-person Worship in addition to offering our services over Zoom. For in-person services, masks are highly recommended.

The nursery is open.  Elementary age kids will be invited to leave the worship service partway through to attend Worship & Wonder.  Kids are always welcome in the sanctuary with you or, if you prefer, you can bring your child(ren) to the foyer and still participate in the service, but with some extra wiggle room.

Sign up for Zoom info here.

Today:

• 6th Sunday during Lent and Palm Sunday
• Service of Holy Week symbols with readings and music
• Children receive palms for a small palm parade during worship
• bike/scooter decorating with a parade westward down the sidewalk into the Swadley Court neighborhood and back after worship (accompanying adult riders/walkers welcome)

Kids, remember to bring your bike or scooter to church on Palm Sunday (April 10)!  Decorate it with the streamers and glitz we’ll provide after the church service (or bring your ride already decorated).  Then we’ll make our own parade along the sidewalk (west on 72nd) and onto Swadley Court and back. (Remember your helmet!) Adult walkers (or riders) encouraged to join!

First United Church of Arvada is open for in-person Worship in addition to offering our services over Zoom. For in-person services, masks are required.

The nursery is open.  Elementary age kids will be invited to leave the worship service partway through to attend Worship & Wonder.  Kids are always welcome in the sanctuary with you or, if you prefer, you can bring your child(ren) to the foyer and still participate in the service, but with some extra wiggle room.

Sign up for Zoom info here.

Today:

• Easter Sunday

Kids 5th grade and younger are invited to an Easter egg hunt after the worship service on Easter Sunday April 17!  (Middle & High School age youth will hide eggs during the worship service.)  Bring a basket or bag to collect your eggs.

Afterwards, you’re invited to empty out the eggs and return them to the church for future Easters.

First United Church of Arvada is open for in-person Worship in addition to offering our services over Zoom. For in-person services, masks are required.

The nursery is open.  Elementary age kids will be invited to leave the worship service partway through to attend Worship & Wonder.  Kids are always welcome in the sanctuary with you or, if you prefer, you can bring your child(ren) to the foyer and still participate in the service, but with some extra wiggle room.

Sign up for Zoom info here.

Today:

• Earth Day Sunday
• “Greening the Cross” (bring your own greening branches or use what we have on hand to wrap the cross in springtime)

ERPOs are an important tool in the gun violence and suicide prevention “toolkit”. With the support of Colorado Faith Communities United to End Gun Violence (CFCU) and Colorado Ceasefire, the Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) became law in Colorado in 2020. (First United is a participating member of CFCU.) Colorado’s ERPO law allows family members and law enforcement to petition the courts for temporary removal of firearms from individuals who are at risk to themselves and/or others. ERPOs help to reduce the daily loss of life due to firearm violence, including gun suicide, but the law is not widely understood. Learn more on Sunday April 24 at 6:30pm when First United will host a presentation about ERPO to the congregation and the community. Join in person in the sanctuary or online through Zoom. (Contact the church office for the Zoom info.)

First United Church of Arvada is open for in-person Worship in addition to offering our services over Zoom. For in-person services, masks are highly recommended.

The nursery is open.  Elementary age kids will be invited to leave the worship service partway through to attend Worship & Wonder.  Kids are always welcome in the sanctuary with you or, if you prefer, you can bring your child(ren) to the foyer and still participate in the service, but with some extra wiggle room.

Sign up for Zoom info here.

Today:

• Holy Communion
• the story of Jesus serving breakfast on the seashore