Upcoming Events in Detail

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Friday Dec 4, 11:30am-Book Club luncheon and discussion
The next read is All the Colours of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. There is not a book club kit for this title, but copies are readily available from the library, or inexpensive to purchase from Abe Books. They will meet at a church member’s home to discuss on Friday, December 4 at 11:30 for our annual Book Club luncheon. For any questions, contact the Church Office.

now-Nov 25-Collecting for Santa House
Santa House is a 19-year-old tradition in Arvada, started as a cooperative effort between Jefferson County School Administers and the Kiwanis Club. Our own Bill and Jamie Johnson were instrumental in establishing Santa House. The program helps families with children in Jefferson County Public Schools to provide Christmas presents at home. To date, over 12,754 families and 35,293 children have received holiday toys and books from the Kiwanis Santa House.
Toy donations are collected from now until Nov. 25, new, UNWRAPPED toys and stuffed animals for infants and children under the age of 12. The donation box is in the foyer! The Kiwanis Foundation also encourages monetary donations during this time, which will allow volunteers to purchase things that may not have come through in donations. You can give via check (made out to FUCA with Santa House in the memo line) or cash. Or give directly online to the Kiwanis (there is a QR code on the donation box). The end result is a Christmas shop full of free gifts for families.
Stay tuned for volunteer opportunities!

now through Dec 31–Kids’ Hands-On Kindness Campaign
The FUCA Engage & Explore class (grades 4-5) and Middle School kids are officially registered with the United States of Kindness by Kindland. Beginning September 13, they are taking on a challenge to collectively complete 250 combined acts of kindness by December 31. The kids will be encouraged to look for opportunities to show kindness throughout the week at school, at home, and in the community. They will keep track of their acts of kindness and then record them during Sunday School with an official tracker. Every act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a difference—and one simple act can create a ripple effect that inspires kindness in others. We feel this is an important value to teach the kids and a great hands-on way for them to at least think about how their actions affect others.

Labyrinth-Open for Walking
The Labyrinth is open to the community for meditative walks. It’s a project our congregation completed in 2024.

Growing our Endowment, A Gift for the Future
We are on our way with gifts and matching total of just over $11,400! You can be part of planting seeds for the future of First United Church of Arvada through the growth of the Endowment Fund! An anonymous $10,000 match has been committed to encourage donations to the Endowment Fund. Contributions to the Challenge Fund will be matched until the full $20,000 goal is reached. To participate, please indicate “Challenge Fund” with your gift. Watch the tree graphic at church grow with color in the coming weeks as gifts are made—a visible reminder that together, we are nurturing something that will continue to give life for generations.

New Recycling Programs at First United
We are starting three hard-to-recycle stream collections here at church (through a company called Ridwell):
• Bread tags – you know those little plastic clips that hold your bread bag together
• Plastic RX bottles – many curbside recycling programs do not take these, especially not the lids. So, you can bring yours here! We ask that you attach the lids and remove the labels.
• Batteries – alkaline and lithium. PLEASE no batteries that are corroding.
You can bring your items at any time and place them in the recycling receptacles that are in the Fireside Room. We will collect them on a regular basis and put them in our curbside pickups. Contact the Church Office with any questions.