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Fall 2013 Small Group Ministries
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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Whyaresmallgroupsimportant?
In a congregaon our size, small groups are the primary way for people to connect
with others while pursuing spiritual transformaon in their lives. Small groups are
a way of building an interconnected community, one in which we foster opportunies to sojourn together. When we nurture intenonal relaonships with one
another, we embody a relaonal God – a God made known in the life and ministry
of Jesus, who reminds us that wherever we gather in small numbers, the Christ
Presence is with us.
There are three main types of Small Groups at First Congregaonal Church: Spiritual Growth & Development Groups, Fellowship Groups and Mission & Social
Acon Groups. While some groups emphasize one value over another, each small
group embodies four important values: Inving, Growing, Connecng and Serving.
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Spirituality groups are primarily interested in growing spiritually through study,
discussion, spiritual pracces, prayer and worship. While spirituality groups emphasize growing, they are also intenonal about inving others to join the group,
connecng with one another to build community, and serving others through
outreach.
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Fellowship groups are primarily
interested in connecng with others, providing opportunies for
friendship and community building.
But fellowship groups are not
merely social clubs: they are also
groups that offer opportunies to
grow spiritually through prayer or
theological reflecon, inving others to join the group, and serving
others through service projects.
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Mission groups are primarily interested in serving others in the community or in
the world. What differenates mission groups from other philanthropic organizaons is the theological commitments that invite us to serve, which means mission
groups are also interested in growing spiritually. Through acts of service, mission
groups also provide opportunies for inving and connecng with others.
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In addion to these three primary groups, we also offer many other group opportunies (i.e. Youth Groups, Music Groups, professionally led groups). Regardless
of the group’s focus, each strives to incorporate all four components: Inving,
Growing, Connecng and Serving.
We hope the small group experiences will
help us to discover and enrich our faith, to
discern and use our gi<s, and to build community within our congregaon. Look
through the many offerings, find something
of interest to you, and get involved. Sign
up at the Small Groups Fair on Sunday,
September 29 following both services, or
call/email the facilitator listed.
If you have an idea for a future small group, or are interested in leading a group,
contact Judy Schilling, our Small Groups Coordinator, at 303-652-2944 or judithaschilling@gmail.com. You may also contact Jason Hays, Associate Minister
for Pastoral Care & Congregaonal Life, at 303-442-1787 x102 or jason@
firstcong.net.
“Where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.”
-- Jesus (MaGhew 18:20)
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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TableofContents
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BIBLE STUDY WITH MARTIE ............................................................................ 7
BOOK STUDY: MACKENZIE LECTURE .............................................................. 8
BOOK STUDY: RACISM AWARENESS .............................................................. 8
BOOK STUDY: LOVING TEENS WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND ...................... 9
MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS .............................................................................. 11
PARABLES FROM JESUS .................................................................................. 9
SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS .............................. 9
WEDNESDAY HEALING PRAYERS .................................................................. 10
WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY GROUP .................................................................. 10
WONDER WOMEN........................................................................................ 12
YOGA GROUP ................................................................................................ 12
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BREAKFAST BUNCH....................................................................................... 15
FAMILY FELLOWSHIP DINNER GROUP .......................................................... 14
FIRSTCONGSPORTS ....................................................................................... 14
MEN’S BREAKFAST ........................................................................................ 13
MOVIE GROUP .............................................................................................. 14
SAVING YOUR FAMILY’S STORIES GROUP .................................................... 13
SENIORS OUTDOORS .................................................................................... 15
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ACCESSIBLE-2-ALL/MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY ........................................... 20
BRIDGE HOUSE .............................................................................................. 17
COMMUNITY TABLE ...................................................................................... 19
CROP WALK ................................................................................................... 19
ECOMINISTRY ................................................................................................ 16
ECOMOVIE .................................................................................................... 16
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ............................................................................. 17
HUMAN TRAFFICKING ................................................................................... 16
KNITTING MINISTRY ...................................................................................... 20
JUSTICE AND PIZZA YOUNG ADULTS ............................................................. 17
PRISON MINISTRY ......................................................................................... 18
SOUP KITCHEN .............................................................................................. 18
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ADULT CHOIR ................................................................................................ 21
CONGREGATIONAL BELLS ............................................................................. 21
FAITH SINGERS .............................................................................................. 21
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TAI CHI FOR BEGINNERS ............................................................................... 22
FLOWER GROUP............................................................................................ 22
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In this study we’ll invesgate the main psalm genres of wisdom, lament, trust,
grace and mercy, thanksgiving, and praise. The goal is to learn more about and
grow in appreciaon of the psalms and to connect the psalms with our daily living.
The psalms provide us with a meless expression of the human condion and can
help us grow in knowing ourselves and deepening our faith. Each session will be
self- contained, so you are welcome to come when you can.
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Wednesdays 5:30-6:45pm, Oct 9 – Nov 20
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Mare McMane, 303-442-1787, mare@firstcong.net
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Our Senior Minister, Mare McMane, will lead this bible study just for women. In
this study we’ll invesgate the main psalm genres of wisdom, lament, trust, grace
and mercy, thanksgiving, and praise. The goal is to learn more about and grow in
appreciaon of the psalms and to connect the psalms with our daily living. The
psalms provide us with a meless expression of the human condion and can help
us grow in knowing ourselves and deepening our faith. Each session will be selfcontained, so you are welcome to come when you can.
Date & me
Wednesdays 10:30am-noon, Oct 9 – Nov 20
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Mare McMane, 303-442-1787, mare@firstcong.net
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Come to a smulang discussion of a book wriGen by the upcoming MacKenzie
Lecturer, Dr. Emilie Townes, the Dean of the Vanderbilt Divinity School and former
President of the American Academy of Religion. We will examine her text: In a
Blaze of Glory: Womanist Spirituality as Social Witness (available at Boulder
Bookstore). This book gives a panoramic historical view of the relaonship between social injusce, the witness of the black church and the role of womanist
theology and ethics in the struggle for freedom in the United States. Issues resulng from the intersecon of gender, sexuality, race, and class will be key discussion points. MacKenzie Lecture is Jan 31 - Feb 2
Date & me
Tuesdays 7-8:30p, beg Oct 8th for four weeks
Place
Plymouth Hall
Contact
Rev. Dr. Donald MaGhews (FCC member on the MacKenzie
Lectureship CommiGee), dmaGhews@naropa.edu
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Racism is an issue that affects all of us and our kids, as it connues to shape aOtudes and culture. A<er the George Zimmerman verdict, many of us in Boulder
asked, "What can I do about racism?" This group will meet to raise our awareness
about racism and to reflect on what we can do to deal with racism. For this round
of small groups we will read The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. This book
may be purchased inexpensively from most on-line sites. We will meet for 10
weeks (excluding Thanksgiving week). We will spend me examining the book,
racism in our lives, and where we go from here.
Date & me
Thursdays 7:30-9:00pm, beg Oct 10 for 10 weeks
Place
Room 312, 3rd Floor, FAITH Center
Contact
Jen Watson, 720-422-4559, watsonjen@hotmail.com
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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This series of eight sessions for adults and young people will work for appreciaon of the genius of Jesus' teaching method and content, familiarity with a dozen
or so parables and insight into their meaning for Jesus' me and our own. Expect
to sing a bit, to lay parables beside phrases in the Lord's Prayer to amplify both,
find ourselves in the dozens of characters in the parables and perhaps even write
an original one for twenty-first century Colorado. Selected readings will be provided. Janet is a rered director of Chrisan educaon at another UCC church.
Date & me
Mondays 7-8:30p, beg Oct 7 for 8 weeks
Place
3rd Floor Conf Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Janet Sabina, 720-287-0133, jandbsabina@comcast.net
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A book study and sharing group that will incorporate praccal strategies and
problem-solving for parents of teens. We will be discussing the book, Yes, Your
Teen is Crazy by Dr. Michael Bradley. Dr. Bradley gives straight talk for perplexed
and frustrated parents who are navigang the chaos of adolescence. Parents of 4
-12th graders are welcome to join us in the laughter, the tears and the regained
serenity of the always excing and faithful journey of raising teenagers
Date & me
Sundays, 3-4:30pm, Oct 6 - Nov 10
Place
3rd Floor Conf Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Rev. Heather Haginduff, heather@firstcong.net
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A Spiritual Support Group for Mental Health and Wellness meets for persons who
are affected with mental health challenges, as well as for family and friends. This
confidenal and safe group is to share, learn, and grow in a supporve environment and is facilitated by Sue Brightman, a Leadership coach and interfaith chap-
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lain; Anne Weiher, a research psychologist and teacher as well as a person in recovery; and/or Alan Johnson, a founder of the Interfaith Network on Mental Illness.
Date & me
2nd & 4th Mondays, 7pm
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Sue at sue@brightmangloverint.com, Anne at
anne.weiher@gmail.com or Alan at revalan2004@comcast.net.
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Explore issues of faith and life with a group of supporve women seeking to deepen their awareness, and to live with greater wholeness. Make friendships, take
me for yourself, and nurture your spirit. This is an ongoing “drop-in” group, but
we o<en use a book as a guide.
Date & me
Tuesdays, 12-1:15pm
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Pat Whitaker, 303-494-1453, patricia.whitaker@comcast.net
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The chapel is open each week for a me of quiet and prayer. This is an unstructured drop-in silent prayer gathering. Join us for a break from the busyness of life,
to enter a contemplave me of healing when we offer prayers for ourselves, our
community and our world.
Date & me
Wednesdays, 12-12:45pm
Place
Chapel, FAITH Center
Contact
Erin Colcannon, 303- 545-2457, ecolcannon@aol.com
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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The mission of Ministry for the Arts is to “promote opportunies for people to
experience and explore the dynamic flow between spirituality and the arts.” We
endeavor to include works of art as part of our worship experiences. We welcome
new members for the Ministry for the Arts, as well as the First Friday CommiGee.
We’re open to those who are interested in the visual arts, as well as those who
are arsts. For more informaon or to join the Ministry for the Arts, contact Diane
Fekete at LeGerink@gmail.com or 734-718-0182.
First Friday Commiee
Through the Ministry for the Arts’ First Friday CommiGee, FCC parcipates in
frequent art shows as part of the NoBo (North Boulder) Art District First
Friday Art Walks. These art shows give both our congregaon and general
public the opportunity to view a wide variety of artwork produced by talented local arsts, and helps local arsts to gain greater visibility for their work.
The First Friday CommiGee plans exhibions, finds new arsts, installs exhibions and hosts First Friday Opening Recepons. This CommiGee is open to
anyone who has an interest in visual art, supporng arsts, hanging art
shows or hosng recepons; you need not be an arst. If you have an interest in the First Friday CommiGee, please contact Cindy Mueller at cynthia.k.mueller@gmail.com
The Saint John’s Bible
Through the Ministry for the Arts, FCC will host a traveling exhibion of fine art
giclee prints from The Saint John’s Bible, the first fully handwriGen and illuminated Bible commissioned in the last 500 years. We will present a series of events
celebrang the Word and the Art of The Saint John’s Bible from October 26 - November 24, 2013. This Small Group will organize the exhibion and gallery talks,
and help coordinate several worship experiences using a full-scale reproducon of
one of the seven books that comprise the Bible. This small group will help organize workshops related to the Bible, including calligraphy, bookbinding and illuminaon. This small group is open to anyone who is interested in assisng with
these excing events. For more details, please contact Diane Fekete at LeGerink@gmail.com or 734-718-0182, or visit www.saintjohnsbible.org.
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You're invited to aGend a weekly yoga class taught by church member Diana Shellenberger. Well-designed classes allow students to explore and culvate their own
mind-body-spirit connecon through yoga postures, pranayama (breathing) and
relaxaon. And it's fun! Flexibility is not a pre-requisite -- it’s one of the many
posive outcomes of the pracce. Beginners, long-me students and everyone in
between are welcome. Class fees are ered, to fit with your need and schedule.
Namaste!
Date & me
Wednesdays, 5:30-7pm
Place
Faith Cave, FAITH Center
Contact
Diana Shellenberger, 303- 485-8460
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Wonder Women is a drop-in group of women who meet twice monthly. It is a
me for women to share thoughts on “the meaning of life” a<er age 60. Each
meeng we read aloud from one chapter of a selected book, which is currently
Kitchen Table Wisdom by Rachen Remen. We then share inial thoughts and usually move into groups of 3 or 4 to talk about what has come up for us. The informal organizaon makes it easy to drop in when you can, as there is no
“homework.” All are welcome.
Date & me
1st & 3rd Thursdays, 1:30-3pm
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Alma Alber, 303-449-5663, almaalber@comcast.net
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FellowshipGroups
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In this class we will talk about the easiest ways to collect and save your family
stories so that your children and grandchildren will know you, your parents and
grandparents as “people” - not just names and dates. The reasonable amounts of
me you spend saving these memories will pay you back 1000-fold as the people
you love live on in your family’s hearts.
Date & me
Friday, Nov 8, 6-7:30p
Place
Standish Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Dhyan Atkinson, 303-415-0243, Dhyan@DhyanAtkinson.com
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Men gather every Friday morning to sasfy stomachs with juice, bagels and cream
cheese. We smulate brains with strong coffee and topical programs that range
from the polical to the personal. Lively discussions draw from a wide variety of
perspecves, in a context of mutual affirmaon. We hold in common a love of
church, and a genuine concern for society and for one another. Many aGend
weekly; others choose monthly or quarterly, as schedules permit. Drop ins welcome!
Date & me
Fridays, 7-8:30am
Place
Standish Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Jason Hays, 303-442-1787, jason@firstcong.net
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This is an opportunity for families with young children (up to elementary school
age) to gather in fellowship. On the 4th Saturday of each month, we will gather
for an early evening potluck dinner at the home of one of the group members.
There is no planned program, just a chance for FCC parents and children to
spend me together, while sll geOng home for bedme. If you are interested
in being on the email list, contact Dana Etherton.
Date & me
4th Saturdays
Contact
Dana Etherton, dletherton@yahoo.com, 704-910-9384
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FirstCongSports is a group that is for cyclists and/or golfers. There will be occasional road bike rides throughout the year when the weather is good. Also,
there will be a new addion: mountain bike rides. Sign up with your email and
you will receive informaon about the planned rides. Also, if you are interested
in a parcular ride for a parcular day and me, please email Alan Johnson who
will send the informaon along to the rest of the group. The FirstCongSports will
also have a group of members and friends who enjoy golf (same procedure). If
there is another sport you would like to engage in with others, please let Alan
know and he will try to help make that happen. Sports keep us acve!
Contact
Alan Johnson, revalan2004@comcast.net
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Join us to engage in a lively discussion of a current movie, reflecng on its meaning for our lives. Movies are selected two weeks prior to the discussion and everyone is required to watch the movie before we gather (the movie is not shown
at the meeng). All movies are available from local video stores or can be received from NeYlix or Blockbuster online. Soda, popcorn & munchies available.
Everyone welcome! You must sign up to reserve your space.
Date & me
Oct 12 or 13; Nov 15 or 17; Dec 13 or 15
Place
Mare & Alan’s, 495 Oneida St. Boulder 80303
Contact
Alan Johnson, 720-304-6918, revalan2004@comcast.net
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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Seniors Outdoors is a group designed to promote social interacon while enjoying
the beauty of the area in which we are blessed to live. The group is open to anyone who is free during the week to take part in our acvies. Our acvies are
usually on Wednesdays and the schedule is announced through e-mail and the
Church’s Weekly Update. We usually hike or snowshoe depending on the weather. Our acvies are usually somewhere around 3 miles and paced to allow anyone to take part. We invite you to add your name to our e-mail list to receive
weekly informaon on our acvies. This is a guilt free group; you simply choose
those acvies that fit your schedule.
Contact
We’re looking for new coordinators because our current
leaders are moving away. Please contact Jason Hays at
jason@firstcong.net if you’re interested.
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A group of senior singles meets weekly for breakfast at a local restaurant in Boulder. Join us for breakfast & conversaon – no need to call ahead – just come!
This group meets year round and newbies are always welcome.
Date & me
Mondays, 9am
Place
Parkway Café, 4700 Old Pearl
(behind Toyota dealership on frontage road)
Contact
Shirley Whiteley, 303-440-4038, shirwhite@comcast.net
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XYZ is a seniors’ game & bridge group. All adults are welcome; you don’t have to
be an expert! Please contact us to be put on the email list so we can plan for the
right number of players.
Date & me
2nd Mondays, 1:15pm
Place
Parcipants’ homes
Contact
Martha Jones, 303-499-0788, mabijones@q.com
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Mission&SocialActionGroups
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The EcoMinistry pledges, with God’s guidance, to make our church a model community which incorporates respect for all of God’s creaon through educaon and
acvies. We organize and promote a number of acvies including quasimonthly Adult Ed Forums, Adopt a Highway (4 mes annually), educaon, green
iniaves for church and home, special speakers, annual Boulder Almanac Calendar, community outreach, and more. Come join us if you are interested in helping
build our church into a Green Cathedral!
Date & me
Second Sundays, 12-12:59pm
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Marty Hoerling, marn.hoerling@noaa.gov and
Diana Shellenberger, dianashell@comcast.net
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An acvity of the Eco-Ministry, this group meets once monthly to watch and discuss a movie with an environmental theme (no childcare available).
Date & me
First Saturday each month, 7pm, beg Oct 5
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Jim Knopf, Jim@knop[im.com
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Our mission is to educate the church and community about human trafficking. If
you’re interested in learning more or becoming involved, please contact us.
Date & me
Once a month, a<er Sunday services
Contact
Rowena Johnson, rowena.johnson@live.com
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Join other young adults (ages 18-28) to make lunches for homeless teens in Boulder and then go out to Pearl St. to make connecons and for some pizza. The pizza and conversaon are FREE. Bring a servant's heart and maybe a friend. Our
table is open. We’ll meet in Plymouth Hall kitchen, then head to a local pizza
place.
Date & me
Oct 27, Nov 17, Dec 22 at 5pm
Place
Meet at Plymouth Hall Kitchen
Contact
Rev. Heather Haginduff, heather@firstcong.net
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Our church is a long-me supporter of Habitat for Humanity. Volunteers are needed for work days throughout the Fall, usually an 8 am - 3 pm Saturday experience
working with the families who will soon occupy the finished homes. Somemes
we also supply lunch for other volunteers on their workdays. No experience is
needed. Don’t forget to purchase your grocery gi<s cards during Fellowship Hour,
which support Habitat in our community.
Contact
Dana Etherton, dletherton@yahoo.com, 704-910-9384
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The mission of Boulder Bridge House (formerly known as Carriage House) is to
provide a stable, supporve community for homeless men and women. We are
commiGed to addressing immediate survival needs and to providing services
which lead to employment, housing, personal stability and healing. First Congregaonal supports this ministry by providing the historic Carriage House building,
and many church members volunteer.
Contact
ScoG Medina, 720-235-6050
scoGmedina@boulderbridgehouse.org
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Our church is in covenant to support an outreach ministry at Denver Women’s
Correconal Facility where Rev. Joanne Buchanan-Brown, a First Cong member, is
chaplain to nearly 1,000 women. Since the Colorado Dept. of Correcons does
not pay for any spiritual care for its offenders, this ministry needs ongoing support
from interested members in order to happen! You can be part of this ancient
Chrisan ministry to prisoners by your commitment to pray for the incarcerated
women, to visit the prison with Chaplain Joanne, and/or to support it financially or
in various other ways.
Sending the Light—New Small Group for Big Prison Support
Have you had the desire to support our prison ministry, but find that going to the
actual physical prison is not something you are called to do right now? Please join
us for stories of hope and healing, spiritual discovery, creave prayer and meaningful acon, all connecng us to our sisters and brothers in prison, right from our
own Heritage Room in the FAITH center! Companionship is the foundaon for
compassionate ministry in difficult places, so come and companion with us – and
bring a friend! Remember those in prison as if you were in prison with them…
Hebrews 13:3
Date & me
Second Fridays, 10 am (Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 13, Jan 10)
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Rev. Joanne Buchanan-Brown, parsonbrownjbb@yahoo.com
303 604 6547
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We set up and staff a warm lunch to those in need in our community one Sunday
a month. Give yourself a special birthday gi< by volunteering for the 4th Sunday
of your birthday month, or choose another month. Contact us at the email below
and we’ll send you a website sign-up link to volunteer.
Date & me
4th Sundays
Place
Plymouth Hall
Contact
soupkitchen@firstcong.net
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The CROP WALK is really a large group, and everyone at our church can be a
member. This group only meets one me. Last year Boulder County Crop walk
raised $40,000. Our church produced more than any other parcipang church
by collecng $5,689 to feed struggling families locally and worldwide. Across the
globe, millions face malnutrion because of skyrockeng food prices. Hunger kills
an esmated 10 million people every year. A child dies of hunger every five seconds. Community Food Share received $9,600 from last year’s walk, which provided 38,400 meals locally. Church World Service received $30,000 to help provide clean water wells, seeds and tools, nutrion packets and emergency food
supplies around the globe. Everyone can parcipate in this year’s Crop Walk in
one of three ways -- by walking, volunteering to register walkers, or supporng
walkers with a generous donaon. Our goal for FCC is to raise $6,000. Visit the
Crop Hunger Walk table during fellowship me or visit the Boulder County CROP
Hunger Walk at www.bouldercropwalk.org
Date & me
Sun, Oct 20, 2:00pm
Place
Begin at Cairn Chrisan Church, 1700 Stonehenge, LafayeGe
Contact
Denise Cone, 303-997-645, denise.cone@msn.com
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FCC provides volunteer assistants to prepare and serve an evening meal open to
all in need. We have been serving 90-100 people each week. This is a great opportunity to help others, and helpers of all ages are welcome. There are lots of
choices in how to help, from seOng tables, to serving, to cleanup, and we have a
great me together, too.
Date & me
1st Wednesdays, various shi<s between 3:45-6:30p
Place
First United Methodist Church, 1421 Spruce St
Contact
John & Mary Humke, 303-447-2669,
maryhumke@hotmail.com
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This group’s mission is to help reduce the sgma around mental illness by providing educaonal opportunies, resources and spiritual support for those who live
with mental illness, and their friends and families. We meet monthly to develop
programs, provide resources , and host conferences and forums on mental illness.
Second Sunday: Adult Forums
On the Second Sunday of every month, other than summer months,
there is a program on topics such as “Living with Ausm,” “Helping Families dealing with Mental Illness,” “Spirituality in Recovery from Addicon,” Compassionate Care,” “Aging” and more. These forums are held in
Plymouth Hall, the large room underneath the sanctuary at the First Congregaonal Church, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The variety of topics
are addressed by experts in the field.
Date & me
Second Sundays, 9-10a
Place
Plymouth Hall
Contact
Alan Johnson,revalan2004@comcast.net
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If you are interested in learning to knit, or kniOng with others, you are invited to
join this group. The kniOng is simple, and the camaraderie is great. We knit prayer shawls for those in our church community in need of comfort and support in
difficult mes; baby blankets for new addions to our congregaon, and blankets
for graduang seniors. Shawls have been made for centuries; they are universal
and embracing. They enfold, comfort, cover, wrap, nurture, hug, shelter and
beaufy, and are symbolic of God’s inclusive and uncondional love. Over the last
9 years, we have provided more than 200 shawls and blankets to others. Come
join us in this fun and rewarding ministry.
Date & me
1st Tuesday, 1:30-2:30pm
Place
Heritage Room, FAITH Center
Contact
Alma Alber, 303-449-5663, almaalber@comcast.net
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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The Adult Choir is always delighted to welcome new members in all secons to
our friendly group of music-makers who enjoy being together and singing a wide
variety of music. Rehearsal: Thursdays 7:15-9:00pm
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We ring a 5-octave set of Malmark bells, 4½ octaves of tone chimes, and have an
addional 3-octave duplicate set. We do have a few openings for new ringers,
and for potenal substute ringers. We also offer the opportunity for persons
with other musical experience to learn handbell techniques while ringing a duplicate part. Rehearsal: Tuesday evenings 5:45-7:00pm
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Youth Singers meets in the chapel on Sunday mornings 11:45am-12:30pm. The
age ranges from 6th – 12th grade and we sing a great variety of music, from classic to contemporary Chrisan. On occasion we perform with both the children’s
choir and the adult choir. No previous music skills are needed, only your interest
in singing together with friends and having a lot of fun. Come and check us out!
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Faith Singers, our children's choir for grades 2 - 5, will meet a<er worship on Sundays 11:45 am-12:30pm in the Choir Room. This choir is under the direcon of
our new Children’s Music Director, Liesl Bryant. We'll be learning an excing new
music this year!
Contact
Kajsa Teitelbaum, Director of Music
kajsa@firstcong.net
Liesl Bryant, Children's Music Director
Liesl@firstcong.net
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OtherGroups
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Looking for a way to meditate and, at the same me, improve your muscle
strength, flexibility, and balance? Tai Chi is a gentle, non-strenuous way to build a
stronger body-mind-spirit connecon. First Cong's long-running Tai Chi class, led
by Virginia Schultz, meets in the Chapel. Dress in loose clothing and light footwear (in a pinch, bring your slippers!) for maximum comfort. Our Tai Chi class -designed for everyone from beginners up -- is a wonderful way to start the week,
so please consider joining us. Fall session consists of 10 weekly classes at a cost of
$10 each. Even though it’s a<er Sept9, you are welcome to join us.
Date & me
Mondays, 10 am, beg Sept 9 for 10 weeks
Place
Chapel, FAITH Center
Contact
Keith Lance, keithlance@comcast.net, 303-466-1860 (home) or
720-232-5866 (mobile) or Virginia Schultz
FLOWERGROUP
This group is comprised of the Flower Coordinator and volunteers who sign up to
be the Flower Chair for each month. Flowers are donated by members of the
congregaon for a Sunday dedicaon, or who contribute to the Flower Fund.
Please join us!
Contact
Carolyn Gard, cjg@sande.com
First Congregaonal UCC Church Boulder
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of Boulder
1128 Pine Street
Boulder, CO 80302
www.firstcong.net
303-442-1787