Upcoming Events in Detail

Worshipping Online for Now
First United Church of Arvada is holding Worship services and many other gatherings online for now. To join our Zoom Worship services, fill out this form. Or…if you’d like to get our weekly email blast, or other information about First United, fill out the “Contact Us” form.

In this time of distancing, the National setting of the UCC is offering connection through various Webinars each week. The full calendar with registration information is here.

La Foret’s Online Spiritual Reflection Times
La Foret is offering an easy opportunity to care for your soul through December. Contemplatives from around the Rocky Mountain Conference, UCC, will facilitate a time of “30 minute sanctuary” every 2nd and 4th Monday at 6pm. Find registration information here.

The Christmas Story in the Time of COVID–submissions dues by Dec 6
We can’t gather together in person this Christmas, but we can still have some fun together telling the Christmas story (like in past years, but virtually)! Leigh-Ann Morris Collett and Kendra Petersen are putting together a video for the December 13 worship service. It’s a fun participatory version of the Christmas story of Mary & Joseph, the baby Jesus, innkeepers, shepherds, angels, and animals. You can help tell this with submitting pictures/artwork (starry night, a map, an inn, travel route) to use as backgrounds and/or short videos or pictures of you as a character such as an innkeeper (opening a door, saying no), an angel (singing, speaking to someone) a shepherd (looking surprised), animals (you or your pets in costumes made from items around your house). These will be put together as a video. Contact Us for more details.

Casa de Paz Holiday Cards for Detained Immigrants
For a 5th year, Casa de Paz will be delivering cards and candy to immigrants locked in Colorado’s ICE detention center. Find details on how to make cards and donate dollars to purchase the candy here. (You must deliver your cards to Casa de Paz by December 11.)

Thursday Dec 24, 5:30pm–Christmas Eve Service
Our Christmas Eve service will be held on Zoom like we do our Sunday morning services. We’ll have the Advent Wreath lighting, music from the Virtual Choir with Christmas hymns you can sing along with, and the Christmas story. Please join us. It’ll begin at 5:30pm MST on Christmas Eve.

Church Status Update from the Church Council as of Oct 28, 2020
*The First United Church of Arvada building will remain closed through the end of January 2021 with the leeway to have outdoor events as agreed upon by staff and boards.
*We will continue to worship on Sunday mornings via Zoom at 10 am. If you don’t already receive the link, sign up here.
*The church office will continue to be open on Mondays & Thursdays from 9 am to 11 am. Please wear a mask if you are coming to the church office. If you need to enter the church building outside of office hours, please notify the church office when you will be there.
*If you have permission to enter the church building, you will need to fill out the Health Questionnaire each time before entering the building. There is also a sign-in sheet with the same information on the Welcome Table in the foyer. **If you are sick, please do not enter the building. Please wear a mask if you are in the same room as someone who is not in your household. Please wipe down any surfaces that you touch while you are in the building.**
*We have an Opening Committee that is comprised of members of the church Council & staff that is diligently working on protocols and procedures that will–hopefully and depending on the current Covid-19 stats, RMC & state guidelines, and liability–allow us to begin opening for small services.
*Rental groups will not meet on church property until given specific permission to do so.
*Church Staff continue to work from home (outside of office hours).