Pastor Out of the Office

10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Thrifts and Gifts

9:30 AM - Book Study-Cherished Belonging

10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Thrifts and Gifts

10:00 AM - In-Person and Virtual Worship

10:15 AM - Children's Worship

11:00 AM - Interim Pastor Meet and Greet

11:00 AM - Fellowship

1:00 PM - Vision Discernment Committee Meeting

6:30 PM - Virtual Mission & Outreach Team Meeting

8:00 AM - Virtual Lectio Divina 

1:00 PM - Mah Johngg

7:00 PM - Choir Rehearsal

9:00 AM-1:00 PM - Pastor's Office Hours

9:00 AM - Thrifts and Gifts sorting and prep

12:30 PM - Virtual Book Study - Practical Righteousness

7:00 PM - Virtual Book Study - Practical Righteousness

10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Thrifts and Gifts

9:30 AM - Book Study-Cherished Belonging

10:00 AM-3:00 PM - Thrifts and Gifts

9:00 AM - Choir Rehearsal

10:00 AM - In-Person and Virtual Worship

11:00 AM - Fellowship

11:15 AM - S3 Youth Group

Tulips and daffodils are available to order for the church altar space. They will be on display for the Easter service on April 20. Please sign up at the trophy case if you would like to order a plant, and note if they are in honor of or in memory of someone. Please see Kathy Bialy if you have any questions. Each plant is $25. Please make your check to FCC and write “Easter flowers” in the memo.

One Great Hour of Sharing, part of Our Church’s Wider Mission, is the special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that carries God’s message of love and hope to people in crisis. The UCC works with international partners to provide sources of clean water, food, education and health care, small business micro-credit, advocacy and resettlement for refugees and displaced persons, and emergency relief and rehabilitation. One Great Hour of Sharing also supports domestic and international ministries for disaster preparedness and response. To donate, please indicate “OGHS” in your check memo line.

In April, Children's Worship will be held two Sundays in a row: April 6 and April 13. There will be no Children's Worship on Easter Sunday, April 20, although the nursery will be open.

2nd Saturday of each month, 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Help us serve an afternoon meal on the 2nd Saturday of each month! Please sign up at the trophy case. Have questions? Contact Noreen Flood at 970-690-4333 or wypokesfan@hotmail.com.

Palm Sunday Worship: April 13, 10:00 am 

First Congregational Church Loveland UCC, In-Person and on Zoom

Maundy Thursday Community Worship: April 17, 7:00 pm

Trinity United Methodist Church, 801 Cleveland Ave, Loveland

Good Friday Community Worship: April 18, 7:00 pm

First Christian Church, 2000 N Lincoln Ave, Loveland

Easter Sunrise Service: April 20, 6:30 am

502 S County Rd 9E, Loveland (bring your own seats)

Easter Cantata & Communion: April 20, 10:00 am

First Congregational Church Loveland UCC, In-Person and on Zoom

Holy Humor Sunday Community Worship: April 27, 10:00 am 

First Baptist Church, 1003 W 6th St, Loveland

Worshiping with the recently combined congregations of First Christian Church & First Baptist Church of Loveland. We will celebrate with them as they move to their new joint location. 

We have put away our winter woolies and have added our Spring collection items! Stop by and see our new items. Also, we are always looking for gently used or new items. Please feel free to drop them off at the church. Still wondering what we are all about? Stop by Fridays and Saturdays 10am-3pm. We would love to see you!

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Matthew 5:6

What does Jesus mean by this teaching from the Beatitudes? What is your experience with righteousness?

These questions will provide the starting points for exploration in this year’s Lenten Zoom study, Practical Righteousness: Where the Rubber Hits the Road. Using scripture passages from the Gospel of Matthew, the sessions will provide participants opportunities for Bible study, personal reflection, and shared conversation around the practical applications of biblical righteousness for: Developing a greater self-understanding; Empowering healthy relationships; Creating and maintaining communities; Practicing effective decision making; Being alert to the rewards and risks of living righteously. 

Our study will be hosted by First Congregational Church UCC, Loveland, and Salem United Church of Christ, Denver. Our facilitators will be Rev. Charles Wright, Rev. Thandiwe Dale-Ferguson, and Rev. Dustin Atkins.

Co-facilitators: Pastor Thandiwe and Mary McCabe 

You are cordially invited to participate in a book study this coming March. The book is entitled Cherished Belonging, The Healing Power of Love by Greg Boyle.

“Gregory Boyle is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industry in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. The program runs on two unwavering principles: 1) we are all unshakably good (no exceptions), and 2) we belong to each other (no exceptions). Boyle invites us to nurture the connections that are all around us and live with radical kindness.” We will be discussing the first 2 chapters during our first time together.

Please let us know if you will be joining us. Hope to see you there!

Mary (cranmary53@gmail.com, 262-751-6695)

Book links: 

Cherished Belonging https://www.amazon.com

Workbook and Journal for Cherished Belonging (optional) https://www.amazon.com/

Fellowship volunteers are always needed for after Sunday service. All you have to do is make the coffee and take the cupcakes out of the freezer. If you are interested please contact Dawn Briggs @ 720-219-5872 or pick your date and sign up on the calendar on the trophy case.

A box is in the lower level entry to collect used prescription bottles for a local veterinarian who will recycle them to use for pet medicines. The labels MUST be removed before placing in the box. If you have questions, please call Elizabeth Endicott, (507) 440-4934.

We are collecting toiletry samples for the Community Kitchen. If you have any of those toiletries that you collect from hotel visits that you never get around to using, please feel free to drop them off in the basket  in Fellowship Hall.