Upcoming Events in Detail

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Book Club offers 2 books for Oct 16 discussion!
Book Club has 2 book choices this time! Both can be borrowed from the church via a book kit we’ve checked out from the library: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans and My Friends by Fredrik Backman. Read both or choose the one book you most want to read. Discussions are on Friday October 16: 1-2pm discuss The Correspondent , 2-3pm discuss My Friends. Come for one or both. Happy reading and reading! For any questions, contact the Church Office.

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.

now-end of October–Neighbors In Need Mission Offering
Our congregation is participating in the United Church of Christ’s annual Neighbors in Need special mission offering.
This year’s national theme is “Walk in Love,” a call to transform our faith into tangible actions of justice and compassion across the United States. By participating, we embody love in action. One-third of our gifts directly support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM), honoring historic and contemporary commitments to Indigenous communities. The remaining two-thirds fund the UCC’s domestic justice initiatives, providing essential grants to local churches and organizations working to dismantle systemic poverty, advocate for civil rights, and protect our communities.
Please give generously as we seek to truly “Walk in Love” with our neighbors. You can give cash (indicate for NIN), check (put NIN in the memo), or give online. We will collect through September and October.

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.

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

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.