Who ever said we don’t have opinions here at First Cong? No one ever. So, we know you will share yours with the church and we need it. Our combined voices will help us chart the future for our beloved faith community. We hope to hear from every voice. If you have not yet participated through survey or scheduled interview, please take 5-10 minutes to share your opinions about our proposed Capital Campaign initiative! You can do it right now! First, read the brief fact sheet and then click here to fill out the survey. If you got a survey in the mail and you prefer to respond in that way, please return your completed survey to the church by May 29. The Capital Campaign Feasibility Committee thanks you.

Karen Cumbo and Jay Rourke invite you to their home at 3808 Florentine Circle, Longmont, on Friday, May 22 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. for the monthly FOG gathering. Bring a bottle of your favorite “everyday” wine and an appetizer to share (or just one or the other if you are coming solo) along with the spirit of fellowship. Non-alcoholic beverages will be provided. All over 21 are invited. Newcomers welcome! For more info or detailed directions, (970) 222-0176.

All youth are invited to a picnic in the park. We will provide sandwich fixins and the yard games, and youth are encouraged to bring a snack or non-caffeinated drink to share. Please RSVP and send your waiver to Lianna.

“Instructions for living a life:

Pay attention.

Be astonished.

Tell about it.” – Mary Oliver

Beginning May 24, pick up your copy of Summer Days Devotions featuring the poetry of Mary Oliver in the Narthex and the Link.

Our Community Partner, The Family Center, needs your new or used donations to equip their new Mud Kitchen. A Mud Kitchen is a simple outdoor play space where children use kitchen tools and natural materials like soil, water, and leaves to “cook” and create. This activity supports imagination, sensory exploration, and social play. Please bring used whisks, measuring cups, ice cube trays, spoons, spatulas, pots, pans, muffin tins, etc. Leave your donation in the basket in the Link. Contact Brenda Laartz for more info. 

Help us beautify our church grounds and surrounding area! We'll be spreading mulch, planting along the strip between our parking lot and the City sidewalk, and trimming bushes. Bring gloves, shovels, and a wheelbarrow if you have them. Free parking is available in the church's west lot, accessible from the alley.

Our Community Partner The Family Learning Center is creating a new nature area and needs your help! Join the Community Planting and Outdoor Work Day to plant trees and shrubs, create art, build sheds, and move mulch and compost. This is a great opportunity for all ages to volunteer together – come for a full day or just an hour or two. Please bring a drill, saw, shovel or rake to help us get all the work done. Contact Brenda Laartz to sign up and click here for more info.

Come as you are and stay a while. After worship, join Jill and Bob von Trebra, and Chris Braudaway-Bauman at a restaurant on Pearl Street. We’ll gather around a table to share good food, good company, and good conversation. Whether you’re new or have been here awhile, there’s a place for you. We'll meet in the Link after Worship. RSVP to Bob von Trebra.

Stu Cummings, a founder of Go Electric Colorado and guest speaker at last month’s CAT forum on home electrification, is offering First Cong members a special showing of his home’s energy modifications and cost savings on Saturday. June 6 from 10:00 a.m.-noon in S. Boulder. Please stop by 1105 Toedtli Dr. and bring your curiosity and questions! Bonus viewing: Stu’s garden, certified by the Colorado Native Plant Society.

For more information, contact Pat Whitaker.

Hear ye, hear ye; Jonah has returned and he has a whale of a tale to share! On June 7th, our ARTS Camp campers return to present The Big Fish, a film noir telling of the story of Jonah set to some jazzy showtunes. Come to worship to see our annual ARTS Camp musical and learn what Jonah was really doing on his trip. We welcome our new children and youth choirs director, Julieta Garcia Reyes, and our counselors and volunteers Maeve Brown, Nora Hess, Bob Matthias, Louisa Matthias, Laura McCutchen, Roy McCutchen, Amelia Steed, and Violet Tatterson.

Everyone is invited to join us for our annual Spring Picnic immediately following the ARTS Camp Musical at our 10:00 a.m. Worship service on Sunday, June 7. BBQ sandwiches (pork, chicken, and a vegan option), pasta and green salad, baked beans, dessert and beverages – all provided for you by our Board of Community Life. Please feel free to bring a lawn chair as sometimes we fill up all the seating. All are welcome and warmly encouraged to join us for food, fellowship, games, and a playground for the kids. Hope to see you there under the picnic shelters!

In 1987 First Cong became an Open and Affirming Congregation, meaning we invite and affirm our LGBTQ+ siblings into membership and leadership. To live into that covenant, we invite everyone to participate in Boulder PRIDE on June 13. We need volunteers to help host and welcome people at our booth in the Downtown Boulder library parking lot. AND we need 600 frozen freezer pops. You can sign up for both in the Link after worship or email to become part of the First Cong PRIDE Booth Team. 

See the Colorado Heart Gallery banner in the Link and the lower south Lobby and visit the websites, COLORADO HEART GALLERY and Raise The Future, to learn about children and youth across our state who are waiting for permanent, loving families through adoption. These two organizations work together to connect youth in foster care with caring adults who can become lifelong sources of stability, belonging, and support. We invite you to pause, learn their stories, and hold these young people in prayer.

Contemplative Camp has been an annual event for more than 40 years. Experience a week of learning about, and practicing contemplative prayer (also known as Centering Prayer or meditation) in the beautiful natural setting of La Foret Conference & Retreat Center near Colorado Springs. There are also opportunities for reading and discussions, walking the labyrinth, and hiking. Comfortable accommodations are available in the new Lapp Lodge. Visit the La Foret website at or talk to Bob von Trebra for more information.

If you are new to the church and want to learn more about its programs and groups or if you’re a long-time member with knowledge to share, the Navigator Program can help! The Membership Committee will link new members with long-time members who will help them learn more about First Cong’s boards, committees, ministries, and small groups. Our goal is to integrate new members into our church community. For more information or to become part of the Navigators, contact Nancy Wade.

Saturday, 6/13, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.: Boulder Pridefest

Sunday, 6/14, 10:00 a.m.: Pride Sunday Worship

Sunday, 6/21, 11:15 a.m.: Congregational Meeting to vote on Capital Campaign and Members of Associate Minister Selection Committee

Sunday, 7/5: 10:00 a.m.: A Service of Prayerful Patriotism in a Time of Reckoning, with David Skaggs preaching followed by a Congregational Conversation

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