Join us to celebrate and reflect on three decades of honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy and the progress made toward equality and justice. Come together with the Boulder County community to recognize the "Dream Makers" who inspire us, the "Mile Markers" that pave the way, and the "Milestones" we have achieved. Both events are free, but you need to have a ticket. For more info and to reserve your spot.

Are you new to the First Congregational Church community, looking to find out more, and get better connected? Join us on Sunday, January 19, after 10:30 AM worship to get to know some of staff and leaders at First Congregational, and learn more about the many ways you can get involved including joining us as a member. Childcare is available during the coffee. Kids are also welcome to attend with their parents. 

On the third Sunday of each month the LGBTQIA+ and Allies Ministry gather for food, fun, fellowship and ministry business. Each person is responsible to bring your own lunch and drink. You can bring a snack to share if you like. If you are a visitor on the third Sunday and want to join us, please see one of the pastors after the service and they will help you find the group. We will have extra sandwiches to share with you. Please join us! If would like more info, please contact Carmen Valdes at valdesce@hotmail.com

The hospitality of our congregation is enhanced by attentiveness to everyone’s safety. We are glad to partner with Mental Health Partners who is coming to us to provide De-escalation training. This two-hour training will help you learn useful tools and interventions to help individuals de-escalate during times of stress or crisis, manage a dangerous outburst, and recover from distress. Participants will talk through situations to practice implementing these strategies. If you are an usher, a member of our safety team, a volunteer in the Soup Kitchen, or are interested, email Eric Nickell, co-chair of our Safety Team.

Come to the home of Jay Rourke and Karen Cumbo at 3808 Florentine Circle, Longmont for the first 2025 FOG gathering. Bring a wine for the season-something for cozying up to a fire, or whatever will brighten the cold, gray days of January. Couples should bring a bottle of wine and an appetizer; singles may bring either. Nonalcoholic beverages available. Everyone 21 and over is welcome, even if you don't drink wine! Park on the street, and walk to entrance on interior drive between buildings. Phone 970-222-0176.

In place of resolutions, the Ministry of Last Things (MLT) invites you to gather to discuss 5 questions for the new year based on the journey of Grammy Award Winner, Jon Batiste, and his wife and best-selling author, Suleika Jaouad. These questions will help us reflect on 2024 and challenge us to align 2025 with the lives we dream to live. For info on MLT or the Forum contact Nancy Wade or Jean Abbott.

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Elena Burton. Elena died this past Monday, January 13, 2025. She was a member of First Congregational since 2008. Arrangements are being made for a memorial service to be held at First Congregational Church in the coming weeks.

We extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Patricia “Pat” A. Ostwald. Pat died on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the age of 98, and was a member of our congregation for more than 60 years. Arrangements are being made for a memorial service to be held at First Congregational Church in the next week. See your Sunday email for more details.

ARTS Camp returns June 1-7! All children and youth grades 2-8 (for the 24-25 school year) are invited to a week of summer camp at Highlands Camp in Allenspark, CO. We will put together a musical, learn different arts media, and do traditional summer camp activities like a low ropes course, rock climbing, boating, and a talent show! Registration is $550 per camper and camperships are available from the Voss Camp Scholarship Fund. Register online.

This year's annual high school mission trip is taking us to Fort Worth, Texas! We will focus on Food Insecurity, doing hands-on work in places like community gardens and food pantries/kitchens and also learning about advocacy efforts to secure and increase affordable access to healthy food. This trip is open to all current high schoolers (grades 9-12). Register online.

Here’s a great way to show your support for the Youth of our Church! The Board of Faith Formation is coordinating an auction (to be hosted in the springtime) and a Pick-a-Party event to raise money for their Mission Trip to Fort Worth, TX in June. Can you donate an auction item/experience or host a Pick-a-Party?

Pick-a-Party works like this: Hosts decide a theme to their event, a time and place, and a price per person for their event. The host will be in charge of their event, but the Board of Faith Formation will collect all the information about participants and collect the money for the event. Some ideas from the past include dinners with cuisine from different parts of the world, a games night, crafting, geocaching, hikes and just about anything a host can imagine.

Both of these fundraisers require donations of your time, talents or auction items to make it a success! Please use this link to sign up for

the auction or to host a party. Thank you for your support!

Intercambio, one of our mission partners, is starting a book discussion group that will read a new book every three months. Their first book is The Newcomers, Finding Refuge, Friendship and Hope in America by Helen Thorpe. This acclaimed book gives a riveting account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school. Intercambio offers in-person (Friday, 1/31, 10:30 a.m. at their Longmont office) and online discussion (Monday, 2/3 at noon). For more details, along with the session you would like to attend please RSVP (irene@intercambio.org).

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