With the new year come new opportunities. As the Fellowship of the Grape (FOG) gathers with Roy and Laura McCutchen from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday 1/23, please bring a newly discovered wine that you enjoy. We will relish the company of old and new friends, celebrating the power of community in our lives.  The McCutchens’ address is 905 Rain Lilly Lane, in Boulder. All participants must be 21 or older. Couples bring a bottle of wine and a hearty appetizer, singles bring either. Non-alcoholic beverages will be supplied.

What are the latest trends from the Exploring the Pandemic Impact

on Congregations (EPIC) research project, and how does First Congregational Church compare with these trends? Join Rev. Dr. Kristina Lizardy-Hajbi in exploring answers to this question, learning about the results of our congregation-wide survey, and discussing what this all means from the broader perspective of U.S. congregational life today.

What social justice cause are you passionate about? This Sunday, we’ll have prayer flags available for you to write an intention, a prayer, or a hope you’re carrying, especially for the places in our world that ache for healing and change. These flags will be hung in the Link as a reminder of our shared calling: to practice hope on purpose through love, justice, and faithful action. Next Week: Dinos for Democracy Dance Party and Procession. If you happen to have a dinosaur costume in your closet, bring it! We also welcome frogs, unicorns, and other joyful creatures.

Are you new to the First Congregational Church community, looking to find out more, and get better connected? Join us on the 4th Sunday of the month, after worship, to get to know some of our staff and leaders at First Congregational, and learn more about the many ways you can get involved including joining us as a member. Kids are welcome to attend with their parents.

With tender hearts, we share the news of John Richardson’s death on Sunday, January 18. John was a member of our church since 1939,

a remarkable 87 years! We give thanks for his long walk with our congregation and for the countless ways his life blessed ours. May we hold his family in prayer as John rests now in the embrace of God’s everlasting love. A graveside service will be held in June.

Join our mission partner Intercambio for a reception and screening of the movie Resettled at the Boulder Library’s Canyon Theater on Jan. 30, 1:00-3:00 p.m. More than 63 million people have been forcibly displaced worldwide. As wars, famine, and political instability drive this crisis, it’s easy to feel powerless. Resettled shows another path – how the residents of Clarkston, Georgia welcome refugees and build a thriving community together. A truly uplifting movie and FREE for all!

Next Sunday during worship, when you come forward for Communion, bring your 2026 pledge card and a written hope for our ministry in the year ahead. Together we’ll offer them to God in gratitude and trust as we practice hope on purpose and step into a new year of shared ministry.

A Capital Campaign is a fund-raising effort, typically spread over two to three years, that is separate from our annual stewardship efforts and has a specific goal and purpose. We are exploring a campaign that would boost our Capital Needs Endowment. This would ultimately enable us to fund a larger portion of our annual facilities expenses from Endowment revenue, thereby relieving pressure on our annual pledging. To learn more, please join the Capital Campaign Feasibility Committee for the Adult Forum on February 1 at 9:00 a.m. in the Standish Room.

At this year’s Symposium Rev. Dr. Allen Ewing-Merrill, Executive Director of The BTS Center, will invite us to explore the psycho-social-spiritual dimensions of the climate crisis, the array of climate emotions — climate anxiety, ecological grief, moral injury, and solastalgia — as well as the invitation to practices of gratitude, wonder, and hope. We’ll consider how Creation invites us into relationship as healer, teacher, and friend. Register here.

Our Racial Justice Ministry invites you to gather for the 4th Annual CAAAS Day – CU’s Center for African and African American Studies’ celebration of Black History Month, hosted by Dr. Reiland Rabaka. Come witness the brilliance of musicians, poets, and dancers – artists in residence with CAAAS – who will offer their gifts in sound, story, and movement. An evening of joy, memory, and living history. RSVP here.

During worship on Sunday, February 8, we will welcome new members into the life of our congregation! This is your invitation to roll up your sleeves, join the journey, and step fully into our community of faith, service, and celebration. Curious or ready to take the plunge? Contact Julie Griffitts, and become part of the story we’re writing together.

The Retreat Planning Team invites you to the Men’s Retreat March 6-8 at Highlands Retreat Center in Allenspark, CO. This retreat is designed to create new friendships and strengthen old ones through whole and small group discussions. This year we will explore questions surrounding our theme "Love My Neighbors". Join us and Register Now! Contact Peter Oakes or Linda Kowatch. 

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