Walking the Road with Jesus all Week Long
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Worship at 10:30 am
See the new Sunday morning email to find
out how to connect.
Celebrate the entrance of Jesus into
Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week
with songs of Hosanna!
9:45 to 10:15
9:45 to 10:15
Middle and High School Sunday School
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How to Join Worship:
Check Your Email Sunday Morning
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We will be sending out a new email on Sunday mornings with all
the details you need to join Worship, download the bulletin, and join our virtual coffee. Look for it Sunday morning!
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Stations of the Cross Today at 5 pm
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In case you missed it in March, join Mark Meyer to explore the work of 20th century artists, David Cargill, Ellsworth Kelly, and Barnett Newman through their interpretations of the Stations of the Cross.
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Let's Get Together For A Very Special Palm Parade:
Send Your Photo Today
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We invite you to send us a photo of you and your family waving your indigenous “palm” branches. These can be anything found in your yard or nearby park. Pine/spruce boughs, tulips, iris, the tall uncut decorative grasses from last fall, your construction paper or colored palms—be creative! Send your pictures to
[email protected]
and we will create our online parade for Palm Sunday on April 5
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Special Offering for COVID-19 Relief
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From now until Easter, we will receive a special offering to serve those in our wider community most vulnerable to the financial, social, and mental health effects of the Coronavirus. At that time, our Board of Missions & Christian Social Action will assess community needs and direct these funds to where they can do the most good.
Click here to contribute online, or contribute by Text-to-Give by texting to 73256 with the message joy2givefcc.Click on a link to complete your donation information.
From there, select Benevolence-Missions from the dropdown and put
COVID RELIEF
in Memo. You may also write a check to the church with
COVID RELIEF in Memo.
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Maundy Thursday – April 9, 7:00 pm
Communion and Service of Shadows
Bring a lit candle, bread and juice or wine.
Good Friday – April 10, 7:00 pm
Evening Prayer
Easter Sunday – April 12, 10:30 am
A Service of Joy in celebration of the Resurrection.
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Holy Week Especially for Children,
Youth and Families
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Maundy Thursday, 6:15 to 6:45 pm
Bring a bowl of water, hand soap, and a towel
Good Friday, 6:15 to 6:45 pm
Explore Good Friday and the symbol of the Cross.
Bring a candle & matches, a cross (jewelry, a drawing, or two sticks)
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Stations of the Cross:
A Road to Remember – Parts 1–4
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The Stations of the Cross are a devotional practice and pilgrimage recalling the journey of Jesus to the cross on his last day. Join Mark and Cindy Meyer and the Art Lectionary Class through the work of several artists on Palm Sunday and Good Friday evenings.
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ONLINE EVENTS
Join us to meet, to sing, and to pray!
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Conversation on COVID-19 with our
Church’s Health Care Professionals
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Thank you to Jean Abbott, Amy Duckro, Sarah Hess, and Kelly McDevitt for hosting our conversation on the current state of COVID-19 in Colorado and for the 37 households who participated. You can view the recording of the meeting
here
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Friday Noontime Poetry Today!
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Join Pedro Silva and Diana Shellenberger at noon on Fridays on
Zoom when we will read and listen to poetry that inspires is in these uncertain times. This week's theme will be eyes and/or sight. Feel free
to bring or write a poem that you would like to share. Or you can just come in to listen and discuss. For more information visit the churchcs Facebook page.
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Concert Tonight with Jessica Kressin
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Friday, April 3, 7 – 7:30 pm
Join Jessica Kressin, our Chancel Choir accompanist for a half hour piano performance featuring the music of Samuel Barberm Dave Brubeck, and George Gershwin, to mention a few. Watch and listen on the church’s
Youtube page. Invite others in the congregation, friends and family near and far, and make it a watch party. Enjoy!
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Virtual Hymn Sing with Kajsa
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Monday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 8 at 9 am
for a live hymn sing on Monday and Wednesday. Three hymns each day.
Links to hymns will be posted on Facebook prior to the sing.
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Tuesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 9 - 9 to 9:30 am
The Link, the connecting corridor in our church building, is a favorite place for greeting and gathering. In this season, we’re moving the Link online. Hop onto your compute or tablet to check in and see each other face to face on Zoom. Stop in for a few moments or stay for the whole half hour. We’ll end with prayer at 9:30 am.
Click here to join.
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Parents of Elementary and Pre/K Children
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Deborah has “office hours” Monday-Friday when she is free to talk about anything that is on your mind. Please email her at
[email protected] to schedule a time.
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Tuesdays and Thursdays - Zoom
Matthew will host Youth Zoom calls to check in with youth. Now that school is back in session, the calls will vary as Matthew figures out what works best for everyone's schedule. Links will be sent out to families before the calls. Zoom call for Parents of Teens on Sunday, April 5 at 12:30 pm. Link is in Youth Email.
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Weekly - Zoom
If you are a young adult, make sure you are on our GroupMe chat group to keep up with updates. We have also started a Marco Polo group. That link can be found on the GroupMe.
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If you need some help connecting on Zoom, you can meet with
Matthew Benz-Whittington or with Pedro Silva. They will guide you through the process of connecting your computer or table webca
to Zoom, and if you like, learning how to use the Chat box, and
manage your microphone. Email
Pedro or
Matthew if you would like
to set up a time.
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Making Masks for Colorado Healthcare Workers
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Colorado hospitals need your help. They’re running out of masks and gowns to protect our health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mission partner,
Mindful Works has signed up to make and provide masks via the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) website and are seeking volunteers to help make masks. We are seeking loaner sewing machines as well. If you are interested in participating in this effort, please contact Lind Roan-Yaeger at
[email protected].
We are currently working on a plan to coordinate pick and delivery of completed masks.
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Evenings at 6 pm
Our church bells will ring in solidarity with communities all over the
world sending hope out into their communities as we continue to navigate the realities of a modern pandemic. What began with churches in Italy
is making its way around the world. As we continue to pray for continued progress, may these bells go forth as melodic prayers for our community and beyond.
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It could be First Congregational Church calling. The church will be reaching out to all our members and friends over the next several weeks to check in and hopefully brighten your day. Please let us know if the church can assist you in any way. In the meantime, you can reach out to
Jessica Austin with any needs you have, the church has volunteers
ready and waiting to help.
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Pastors and their congregations are becoming more frequent targets of email impersonation for stealing. This past week an email hacker using the name "Rev. Chris Braudaway- Bauman" with an email address other than [email protected] may have tried to reach you. Please note that all of our church staff will only use their official First Congregational Church email address, from @firstcong.net, when sending a message to you. More importantly, be assured that no member of our staff will ever ask you for money via wire transfer or gift cards. If you receive an email claiming to be from a First Congregational Church staff person and something looks amiss, please delete it immediately without responding.
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The Church Office is Closed
but the Staff is Here for You
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In keeping with Boulder’s Stay at Home order, the church staff is now working completely from home and the church office is closed. Please contact any of us by email (first name: Chris, Pedro, Kajsa, Deborah, Matthew, Christopher, Garry-- [email protected]:) or by phone. We are able to pick up our voicemail messages from the church’s phone system. Garry Garcia, our Office and Facilities Manager can be reached at
[email protected] or at 303-442-1787 ext. 0. All church postal mail is being forwarded to Chris’ home address. Chris and Pedro have set up a direct pastoral care phone line which you can call at 303-720-8235. We are available to you, so please feel free to reach out to us.
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Just A Closer Walk: A Visual Pilgrimage
Through Our Chapel and Sanctuary
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In this time when we are physically separated from one another and worshipping from our homes, we are powerfully reminded that the church is not a building. The church is the people! Still, we thought you’d like to see the places where we usually gather for worship so that you can have them in your mind’s eye as Chris, Pedro and Kajsa lead worship from our homes. We’ll meet you online to praise God together at 10:30 am.
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• Pastoral Care Direct Line - 303.720.6694
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