Practicing Hope on Purpose is what we will be doing over the next four weeks as we discern our 2026 annual giving to First Congregational. Late next week you will receive the Stewardship magazine and a letter providing you with all the details on this year’s efforts, including a financial outlook for the church. We look forward to your engagement with each other and the activities of hope sponsored by the Stewardship Team and our Social Justice Ministries.

Join us during Coffee Hour on the next five Sundays for intergenerational opportunities to put your hope for the world into practice. Enthusiastically brought to you by your Stewardship and Social Justice Ministry teams.

Jan. 4, Make Your Voice Heard: Choose a template to write, sign or draw a message to a legislator.

Jan. 11, Brighten Someone’s Day: Assemble gift bags for folks coming to our Sunday Soup Kitchen at the end of the month.

Jan. 18, Love and Snacks: Assemble comfort bags for families visiting loved ones in immigration detention facilities on the Front Range.

Jan. 25, Intentions and Prayers: Claim a prayer flag, name a justice concern, an intended action, or a prayer.

Feb. 1, Dancing Dinosaurs and Other Protest Readiness: Prepare for protest as a joyful witness with Laura Riihimaki, dancing dinos, kazoos, cow bells, and drums. Costumes provided!

Starting Sunday, January 11th, both Joyful Noise and Faith Singers will rehearse together each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. All children and youth grades K-12 are invited to join Zachariah and Christine in the chapel each week for singing and fellowship.

Join Rev. Martie McMane to discover how simple images can open doors to wisdom and encouragement. SoulCollage® invites you to choose from hundreds of images, arrange them on a 5” x 8” mat board, and – with gentle guidance – “read” your card for the insight it carries. Created by therapist and Yale Divinity School graduate Seena Frost, SoulCollage® is rooted in Jungian psychology and the sense that images draw us toward healing. A light lunch will be served. Please register for this event to help us plan.

PJ’s, pizza, and a movie! All youth grades 6-12 are invited for an evening of fellowship at our January movie night. We’ll build a blanket fort and pick out a movie to entertain us for the evening, eat some pizza, and maybe even break the church’s Catchphrase record. Feel free to rock those pajamas and get cozy for a movie night with some friends!

Celebrate the life of Jeff Bogart with family and friends at a special service held in the Eldorado Room of the Canyon Center at Frasier Meadows. Jeff died on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. He was a member of First Congregational since 1976 and was a member of the Congregational Bells and the Chancel Choir.

Two stories dominate American Christianity: one of decline, another of power yoked to nationalist extremism. The Narrative Project of The Christian Century magazine makes space for a truer telling – stories of faith that are alive, generous, and rooted in love. Our congregation has been selected to join churches nationwide in monthly reading circles beginning late January or early February. Together we will read, meet in small groups, and reflect on our faith. Participants receive a one-year subscription to The Christian Century. Interested in being part of a group?

Before Dr. Erica Chenoweth, author of Civil Resistance, joins us on February 13-14 as our MacKenzie Lecturer, we’ll gather for three evenings of shared inquiry and moral imagination. Together we’ll explore Chenoweth’s groundbreaking research on nonviolent movements and the courage they require. How does change take root? What does faithful public action look like now? Readings, brief videos, and guided conversation will prepare the ground. Register to participate and receive reading assignments.

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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