Fellowship of the Grape will be meeting Friday the 26th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Elaine and Gintas Vildzius’ home, 4377 Carter Trail, Boulder. Couples please bring a hearty appetizer and a bottle of wine you enjoy. Singles please bring either. Non-alcoholic beverages will be supplied.

A draft of our Church Profile – the document that introduces our congregation and describes our ministries, community, and hopes for the future – is now available for your review. You are invited to read the Profile and join us for a forum before worship. Members of the Personnel Committee and Selection Committee will present the search process and the Profile, respond to questions, and receive feedback until July 5. On July 8, the Profile will be brought to a special meeting of Church Council for approval, sent for review to the Rocky Mountain Conference Minister, and then posted on the United Church of Christ Employment Opportunities site. Join us for this important conversation.

Youth Summer Class: Sermon Talkbacks! Youth grades 6-12* will start in worship and stay through the sermon. After the sermon message, youth and their adult leaders will go to the Grace Gallery for donuts and conversation.

Children Summer Class: Who is Jesus? Children grades K-5* will start in worship and then be dismissed at the beginning (like we've been doing all year). They will go with Lianna and another adult leader to their classroom for a Sunday School class on the life of Jesus. 


*Rising sixth graders are welcome to join the class that best suits them.

Are you new to the First Congregational Church community, looking to find out more, and get better connected? Join us after worship next Sunday to get to know some of our staff and leaders and learn more about the many ways you can get involved including joining us as a member.

Summer Grace Gifts were assembled by the Board of Community Life and are ready for delivery! Grace Gifts Bags will be available to pick up in the Link this Sunday (6/28). Simply take a bag or two or three and then deliver them on Sunday or Monday. When you deliver them check in with the person(s) and share a little extra love this month. If you have questions, please contact Linda or text 615-485-6126. Thank you for delivering Summer Grace Gifts!

You are invited into a papier-mâché workshop where personal symbols take shape – small, tactile stories of identity, memory, and what we hold sacred. Guided by Sue Allman, church member and gifted art teacher, we gather in creative community where paper and paste become possibility. We return midweek to add color and bring them to life! All ages welcome – children, youth, adults, whole families. No experience needed, only curiosity and a sense of playfulness. Lunch and dinner provided. Register here.

The annual backpack drive for our community partner the Family Learning Center runs from June 26-July 19. This year First Cong is focusing on collecting 50 new adult-size backpacks (19") for the older students. We also request financial donations to provide for other essential back-to-school items that the Family Learning Center will purchase. Please place your new backpacks in the receptacle in the Link and financial donations can be made here. Contact is Linda Tilly.

In June ORANGE is the color to honor and recognize all those impacted by gun violence. Please stop by the GVP Ministry's table in the link on Sunday, June 28 to learn more about what First Cong is doing to keep our children, our community, and beyond safe.

6/27, 10:00-11:30 a.m. Scott Carpenter Park Playdate

1505 30th St, Boulder

7/4, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Home Depot Kids Workshop

393 S Hover St, Longmont

7/11 10:00-11:30 a.m. Kanemoto Pool Splashpad
1151 S Pratt Pkwy, Longmont

Click here for the full schedule. Questions? Contact Lianna.

6/28 3:30-5:30 p.m. Great Outdoors Water Park

500 E South Boulder Rd, Lafayette

7/5, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Lunch’n Chat

Grace Gallery

7/26 5:00-7:00 p.m. Grace Gallery | Nachos and Board game night

Click here for the full schedule. Questions? Contact Lianna.

First Congregational Church is hosting Coloradans for the Common Good for a community conversation based on the book Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality by Dr. Danielle Allen. At the event we will read and discuss excerpts from Our Declaration and the grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence. Register online for one of the three sessions.

See flyer for more information. Questions? Contact Matt Hess.

A service of gratitude for our country and its professed ideals, tempered by honest reflection and a renewed call to justice, humility, and love. Together, we will consider both the promise and the unfinished, complicated story we inherit, seeking the courage to meet the future with clarity, responsibility, and hope. We are honored to welcome longtime member and former Congressman David Skaggs as preacher, with music offered by our Brass Quintet. Following worship, David will lead a Congregational Conversation. Following the service, activities and lunch will be available for children and youth in Grace Gallery and the Faith Cave on the lower level of the Faith Center.

Join our A2A (Accessible to All) Ministry as they lead Access Sunday Worship on June 12, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.in the Sanctuary. On Access Sunday you will hear testimonies from advocates on how they are impacted by volunteering and being in relationship with those living with disabilities. Access Sunday helps us renew and live into our A2A Covenant that we made in 2008. Join us as we recognize the challenges and celebrate the gifts of people of differing abilities and disabilities.

Join Rev. Bob von Trebra to study Scripture together – across every season of life, every adult age, every story. While we are grateful for the energy young adults bring, this circle is open wide: all are welcome to read, discuss, and enjoy community as we reflect on the Bible together. Contact Bob von Trebra

Join us for an evening under open summer skies and stage lights as we take in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Enjoy comedy and mistaken identities that tilt toward tenderness in the midst of good company.  Contact Jill or Bob von Trebra

The primary goal of this retreat is to provide a confidential, safe environment to aid in the healing process of one’s own grief. The loss can be recent or in the near or far past, an anticipated loss for those caring for a loved one, or a loss of another sort such as loss of health or home. After any significant loss there is grief and this retreat will call on God’s help and a supportive community to be more able to learn and move forward through it. Click here for more info and to register.

Returning this summer is our Family Camping Trip! As the summer closes, folks of all ages bring a tent and meet up at Rocky Mountain National Park for a weekend of restful joy. This year our theme is "What Every Living Thing Needs." Through nature, conversation, song, and community, we will explore and experience the interconnectedness of the

whole earth. This trip is open to all ages. Adult: $50, Children and Youth (Ages 5-18): $20. For more information, contact Lianna Campos.

The Church is sponsoring a trip to Coors Field in Denver to see the Colorado Rockies play the Kansas City Royals. Tickets are $17.00 each and must be reserved and prepaid through Jane Strohm 303-717-5432. Get your tickets now and meet us at the ballpark!

The church has four parking spaces available for monthly rental in our west parking lot, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., for $150 per month. We are offering these spaces first to church members, then to our nonprofit partners, before making them available to the wider community. If you or someone you know may be interested, please contact Julie Griffitts. A brief rental agreement will be provided. Thank you for helping us make good use of this church resource.

The church office will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day and the 250th anniversary of the Fourth of July. We will reopen on Tuesday morning, July 7, at 9:00 a.m. We wish everyone

a safe and meaningful holiday weekend!

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