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

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

Pastor Thandiwe Out of the Office

9:00 AM - Choir Rehearsal

10:00 AM - In-Person and Virtual Worship

11:00 AM - Fellowship

11:15 AM - S3 Youth Group 

Pastor Thandiwe Out of the Office

Cinco de Mayo

Pastor Thandiwe Out of the Office

8:00 AM - Virtual Lectio Divina

10:00 AM - Men's Coffee Group 

1:00 PM - Mah Johngg

Pastor Thandiwe Out of the Office

Pastor Thandiwe Out of the Office

9:00 AM - Thrifts and Gifts sorting and prep

Pastor Thandiwe Out of the Office

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

Nicoletta Glantz's FCC Anniversary

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

2:00 PM - Serving at Community Kitchen

Mother’s Day

9:00 AM - Choir Rehearsal

10:00 AM - Worship

10:15 AM - Children’s Worship

Providing a window into the world to which the Gobledales belonged 1983-1990

Mondays 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, April 21 & 28 and May 12 & 19 (in person & zoom)

May 12 – Ana will be with us in person!

“South Africa in the Eighties: a very tough classroom indeed for a white minister living in a black township. It was there that Ana Gobledale saw firsthand the evils of apartheid—and through her experience, conceived a new way of opening up to humanity and to God. She calls it ‘the learning spirit.’” – from blurb on back cover.

We’ll gather for four sessions, focusing on Ana Gobledale’s book, The Learning Spirit: Lessons from South Africa (Chalice Press, 1995). Through Ana’s personal accounts, we’ll visit Mfanefile, Melmoth (nearby Whites-only town), Durban and other locations on Thandiwe’s upcoming sabbatical travel map. We’ll also explore our own experiences of the learning spirit: truth, trust, willingness and creative action.

Note: A few copies of ‘The Learning Spirit’ are currently available on Amazon, Thrift Books and Ebay. We’ll photocopy sections for anyone who does not have a book.

Pastor Thandiwe will be away on the first part of her sabbatical leave. Please contact Rev. Elizabeth Endicott for pastoral emergencies (507-440-4934).

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.

Please join us for our May Congregational meeting after worship on May 18th. I will offer updates on the plan for my (Thandiwe's) sabbatical. 

We will also have an opportunity to vote on a new Identity, Mission, and Vision statement for our congregation. These come out of what you all have said in the surveys that you filled out for the Vision & Ministry Discernment Committee. These identity statements have been presented to our Church Board, and will be introduced to our congregation over the next few weeks. Be on the lookout for communication from the Vision & Ministry Discernment Committee!

I hope you'll stay for this wonderful work for us to do together. To join via Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/966390616?pwd=eXBlRC9Kc0V6S3BxM3NBQzlDaHRTdz09

Meeting ID: 966 390 616, Passcode: 773088

This month’s theme is BBQ! Our complete menu will be displayed in the narthex. All are welcome! Hope to see you there!

This weekend features “Jewelry Just in Time for Mother’s Day” (5/9 & 5/10), followed by two weekends of “Let’s Get Moving”, highlighting Camping and Outdoor Activities. We are currently soliciting donations of Jewelry, Camping and Outdoor Activities items. 

All donations can be dropped off during Thrifts and Gifts store hours between 10 and 3 on Fridays and Saturdays, in addition to Thursday mornings 9 am – noon when we are setting up the store.

Thank you! We couldn’t do it without your donations. As a reminder, all funds generated by Thrifts and Gifts go directly to the church’s operating budget in support of all the good work being done. Repurposing with a purpose! If you have any questions, please contact Eileen Walker, Linda Carpenter or Dawn Briggs.

Come out and enjoy a Sunday afternoon Rockies game against the Pittsburg Pirates on Sunday, August 3rd at 1:10 PM, followed by a concert featuring Jeremy Camp. It’s a great event for families! Tickets are in the lower reserved infield section, so they will provide a good view of the game and the concert. Tickets cost $42.90 each. (If we get 20 people, the price drops to $38.90). There is a signup sheet on the trophy case and the deadline to sign up and pay for tickets is May 18th. Make checks payable to First Congregational Church and add a note “Faith Day” in the memo line. Call or text Craig Bialy @ (970) 744-1477 for more information.

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.