Another Little Pumpkin is On the Way!
2021-11-07 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Denver)
Another little pumpkin is being added to the Landers Hatt patch, and we want to celebrate with you! Please join us on Sunday, November 7th, at 3:30 pm in the Lakewood UCC Courtyard for games, treats, and good times!
In lieu of gifts, the Landers Hatt family is asking for donations be made to Sacred Seeds Black Doula Collective of Colorado (Click here to learn more) or to contribute to their Bundle Baby Diaper Service (Click here to learn more)
Please RVSP by Thursday, November 4th HERE to attend. All are welcome!

Confirmation Meeting
2021-11-14 11:30 - 12:30
Confirmation will be held Sunday, November 14, from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm, and Sunday, November 28, following the intergenerational event from 12:15 pm-1:45 pm. Please see Rev. Mollie or Pastor Curt with questions.

Alternative Gift Market 2021
2021-12-05 09:30 - 12:30
Join us for the Alternative Gift Market, before and after worship on December 5 and 12. The alternative gift market is our way of supporting local and global non-profits who do such great work in the world. We will have items to purchase from the Women’s Bean Project and Earthlinks, two local social nonprofit enterprises that offer transitional employment and provide a safe environment for those that have been chronically unemployed. As a tradition, we will again be having our “Incredible Edibles” table, which is essentially a bake sale. Please consider bringing your favorite holiday treat to donate though we ask for no items with nuts. Include info on ingredients and who made them. Consider supporting global nonprofits like Heifer International who support farmers, SERVV, dedicated to fighting poverty through fair trade working with artisans, or Church World Services, helping supply critical needs related to housing, food, education, health, and water. Information and catalogs will be available. Questions? Contact Nancy Gruschow.

Blue Christmas Service on Zoom
2021-12-21 19:00 - 20:00
The holiday season can be difficult for anyone grieving the loss of loved ones, who have challenging family relationships, who struggles with addiction, mental illness, health issues, and physical difficulties. It can be hard to feel joy in the midst of the painful realities of our world – COVID, war, climate crisis, cycles of poverty, loss of family gathering rituals, political divisiveness, and cries for social justice. The expectations of the season can be overwhelming, the memories of the season complex. Please join other weary souls on December 21st, 7:00 (Please reach out to Office@Lakewooducc.com for the Zoom link) as we gather in the community to express and acknowledge these differing emotions. And as we remember that it was into such a world as this, that God’s love took on flesh in Jesus, the one who Redeems us. Please have a candle ready for this special service.

Instant Pageant Family Service
2021-12-24 16:00 - 17:00
This in-person service will be less than an hour long and is designed to be a casual, welcoming, and meaningful worship experience particularly geared toward families with younger children. We include lessons, carols, candlelight, a children’s sermon, and an “instant pageant” where children and adults can become part of the Christmas Story. Nursery care is available for this service. This service will not be live-streamed.

Candlelit Christmas Eve Service
2021-12-24 19:00 - 20:30
Join us in person or online as we celebrate the birth of Christ with a traditional evening candlelight service and carols. We’ll start with a medley of Christmas songs at 7:00 pm, move into the service proper at 7:30 pm, and conclude with a candlelit Silent Night. Plan to arrive early! Nursery care is not available for this service. If you would like to join this service remotely on YouTube, please tune in at 7:00 pm HERE.

Mitten Tree Ends!
2022-01-02 10:00 - 17:00
Help us help others keep their hands warm during the winter months. We accept mittens and gloves for all ages but the need is especially for Men’s gloves. This donation will end on Sunday, January 2. Have fun by hanging the gloves/mittens on or underneath our Christmas Mitten Tree in the narthex. Donations will go to the Jeffco Action Center.

Advent Clean Up
2022-01-02 11:30 - 12:30
We are looking for a few hands to help us take down the advent decorations in and around the church and the sanctuary. If you are willing or able to help out, please stay after service this Sunday!

Lakewood UCC Book Group
2022-01-16 11:30 - 12:30
The Lakewood UCC Book Group will meet Sunday, January 16th to decide the books we will read in 2022. We are meeting at Sandi Little’s home at 90 S. Hoyt St. Lakewood CO 80226. Please plan to be there as soon as you can following Church. This is not far from Church. All are welcome! If you have never attended before, contact Linda Andreen at, 720-257-4275 for information.

Save the Date: Congregational Meeting
2022-01-23 12:00 - 13:30
The primary purpose of the annual meeting is to approve the proposed 2022 budget. Additionally we will discuss proposed changes to our Care for Creation Covenant as well as receive an update on the endowment and other updates. Please plan to attend to ensure we meet our quorum numbers. You will have the opportunity to join this meeting in person at the church or through live participation on Zoom (link to come). We’ll have the annual report, finance updates, etc. in the next couple of weeks available for your review.

Confirmation Session 7
2022-02-06 18:00 - 19:00
Confirmation will be held Sunday, February 6, at 6:00 pm and Sunday, February 27, at 12:00 pm. Please see Pastor Curt or Rev. Mollie with questions.

Lakewood UCC Book Group
2022-02-20 13:00 - 14:00
The Lakewood UCC Book Group will be meeting on February 20, 2021, at 1:00 pm, over Zoom. We will discuss Fifty Words for Rain by Asha Lemmie. “A sweeping, heartrending coming-of-age novel about a young woman’s quest for acceptance in post–WorldWar II Japan.” – Goodreads. Carolyn will send you the link. If you would like to join the Group, contact Linda Andreen at 720-257-4275.

Faith Formation Intergenerational Event and Workshop
2022-02-27 11:30 - 12:30
Everyone in the congregation is encouraged to stay after worship on February 27 for our February Intergenerational Event. We’ll be experiencing what Sunday Morning Faith Formation is like, from the gathering of the sacred circle to stories and activities to our ending blessing. This event will last about 30 minutes. Following the event, Faith Formation Companions (think teachers/guides) will stay for an additional 30 minute Faith Formation Companion Workshop, to brush up on skills and curriculum for the coming months. Please see Rev. Mollie, Janet Cass, or Nancy True with questions.

Confirmation Session 8
2022-02-27 12:00 - 13:00

Ashes-2-Go 2022
2022-03-02 11:00 - 13:00
Ashes to Go – from 11:00 am-1:00 pm:
Swing by the westside church parking lot to receive your ashes. They will be available to take home with you or you can receive the imposition of ashes on your forehead or hand. Please be in touch with Rev. Mollie if you’d like to receive ashes at another time.

2022-03-02 18:30 - 19:30
This year our theme for Lent will be Resurrecting Jesus. Each week during Lent we’ll focus on a different aspect of our understanding of who Jesus is to us. Drawing on Diana Butler Bass’s book, Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Presence, we’ll explore the various facets and descriptions of Jesus. On Tuesday evenings during Lent, we’ll meet via Zoom to discuss Bass’s book and how we experience Jesus. Additionally, we are working on plans to have an indoor Labyrinth made available as well as other opportunities to delve more deeply into the questions Jesus asks his disciples: “Who do others say that I am?” And “who do you say that I am?”

Ash Wednesday Service – 6:30 pm
Join us in person or online for our Ash Wednesday service with Communion and the Imposition of Ashes. Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, with the physical reminder that we have come from ash and to ash we will return. Join us for this meaningful service. Communion elements will be provided for this service, childcare will be available.

Fellowship Is Back/ Celebration for Leo!
2022-03-06 11:30 - 12:30
We will resume Fellowship on Sunday, March 6, when we celebrate the arrival of Leo, Mollie and Andrew’s new baby boy, in the Fellowship Hall. We will have cake, coffee, and lemonade and be able to sit at tables to enjoy one another. Since we will be eating indoors, you are not required to wear masks. If this might be an uncomfortable situation, we definitely understand your desire to avoid this gathering. We will continue with a simple Fellowship following worship in March and beyond. In order to seat folks, however, we need a couple of volunteers to set up tables and chairs. If you can volunteer for this Sunday task or wish to join the Committee, please contact Karen Huff – karenmuff@comcast.net or Sandi Little – slittleesq@gmail.com. We look forward to being together again.

International Dark-Sky Presentation
2022-03-06 14:00 - 15:00
In support of Earth Hour please join us for a Zoom presentation by a member of the International Dark-sky Association at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, 2022.

Earth Hour which is March 26th this year; this is the night when the world tries to go dark for one hour – it is very dramatic and rewarding to participate in. The object is to demonstrate what benefits may be derived from reducing light pollution.

“Night hides the world and reveals the universe.” Persian proverb

Please contact C4C.Charlie@gmail in order to receive the Zoom link which will be sent out Wed., 3/02/22.

New Member Inquirers' Gatherings
2022-03-13 11:30 - 12:30
Are you new to Lakewood UCC? Have you been around a while but are wanting to find out more about getting more involved? Do you have questions about what being a member of Lakewood UCC means? Please join us for a New Member Inquirers’ Gathering in March! We will gather following worship, in person, from 11:30 am-1:00 pm on Sunday, March 13. Lunch will be provided. Childcare is available. We will also gather via zoom on Sunday, March 20, at 2:00 pm for any who prefer zoom. Our purpose is to answer questions, share our faith journeys, learn about Lakewood UCC, and about the United Church of Christ. If you would like to attend, please email Pastor Curt at curt@lakewooducc.com

Lenten Book Study
2022-03-15 18:30 - 19:30
Our Lenten Book Study will meet via zoom on Tuesday Evenings from 6:30 pm-8:00 pm beginning March 8 and ending on April 5. We will be reading Diana Butler Bass’s Freeing Jesus: Rediscovering Jesus as Friend, Teacher, Savior, Lord, Way, and Peace. The book is available at Amazon.com or the church has pre-ordered copies from Tattered Cover for $25 apiece. Please sign up at the welcome center at church or online HERE and let us know if you would like us to get you a book, or if you will get it on your own. If the price precludes you from participating, please let us know and we will happily buy the book for you. You can join the book study on Zoom by clicking HERE

Negro Spirituals, Worship, and Anti-Racism at Lakewood UCC
2022-03-25 19:00 - 20:30
The Spirituals we sing on Sunday morning are the sacred “songs first sung by enslaved Africans in America in the 18th and 19th centuries. Spirituals uplift in times of crisis, heal, comfort, inspire and instill hopes and dreams, thereby transforming individuals, communities, and whole societies”.
Please join the Board of Congregational Care in welcoming Dr. Art Jones for a presentation on the history, function, meaning, and contemporary use of Spirituals in worship. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Music, Culture, and Psychology at the University of Denver and is the founder of the Spirituals Project (now affiliated with the Lamont School of Music at DU). The Board welcomes Dr. Jones as part of our anti-racist work at Lakewood UCC. His experience and perspective will assist our congregation in understanding the roots, meaning, and social justice themes of the spirituals we sing in worship. Spirituals are more than praise for the Divine and knowing their history will offer insights into ways enslaved people have employed singing as liberation, humanization, and connection to God.
Dr. Jones’ interactive presentation (including singing) is on March 25th, 7:00-8:30 in the church sanctuary. Because the session involves questions, slides, and singing, face-to-face is preferred, but live streaming is also available on our YouTube Channel HERE. Please join us for a lively and informative presentation that will add meaning and context to the Spirituals we sing during Sunday worship.

Palm Sunday
2022-04-10 10:15 - 11:30
Sunday, April 10, is Palm Sunday. It’s the Sunday that marks Jesus’ triumphant arrival in Jerusalem, the start to Holy Week. Usually, we receive and wave palm branches, with singing and shouts of Hosanna to mark this Sunday. We are offering this online and in-person! If you want to participate from home, we invite you to still participate in the waving of branches, singing, and shouts of Hosanna. Find something to wave – a branch, this coloring Palm, a scarf would even work. Let us make way for Jesus and the start of Holy Week!

Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt
2022-04-10 11:30 - 12:30
During the Palm Sunday fellowship time, join the Faith Formation Board for an Easter egg hunt! We’ll countdown together and hunt for eggs in the courtyard area. Bring your own basket, we hope to see many of our kiddos and families there! See Janet Cass or Rev. Mollie for more information.

Lakewood UCC Book Group
2022-04-10 11:30 - 12:30
The next Lakewood UCC Book Group will be held on Sunday, April 10th. The book to be discussed is The Shipping News by, E. Annie Proulx. “This is a personal evolution story about Quoyle, who transforms from a downtrodden big oaf to a content, well-regarded man.”- Book Thoughts from Bed. We are not sure whether we’ll be able to meet in person or not. Linda Andreen will let you know where and what time we’ll be meeting by April 8th. All Are Welcome! If you would like to take part in Book Group, contact Linda Andreen at 720-257- 4275.

Easter Lily Orders DUE
2022-04-14 08:00 - 17:00
If you’d like to purchase an Easter lily to decorate the church for Easter Sunday, please fill out an order form on the Welcome Center or digitally HERE, then drop it along with your payment in the grey dropbox outside the Church Office. You can choose 6 inches for $15 or 10 inches for $25. The deadline for orders is April 14.

Maundy Thursday Service
2022-04-14 18:30 - 19:30
On Holy Thursday, sometimes called “Maundy Thursday,” we recall the Last Supper, Jesus washing the disciples’ feet, as well as the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. The word “Maundy” is rooted in the Latin word “mandatum” which means: “to give, to entrust, to order.” According to John’s gospel, on the night of the last supper, Jesus gives his disciples a commandment: “that you love one another; even as I have loved you, you also ought to love one another” (John 13:34). Our Maundy Thursday service includes communion and follows the tradition of a “Tenebrae” service. “Tenebrae” means “shadows” or “darkness” in Latin. Through song and readings, we intentionally recall 12 important moments in the story of Jesus’ betrayal, desertion, and ultimately his crucifixion. Each moment is powerfully noted with the extinguishing of a candle as the service ends in darkness. Year after year, this service is considered one of the most powerful we offer. We are in need of 12 readers for Maundy Thursday Service! If you are interested in reading, please sign up on the welcome center or HERE!

Easter Sunrise Service
2022-04-17 06:00 - 06:30
Join us for a beautiful, small Easter Sunrise Service at 6:00 am Easter morning. Since the first resurrection, people have been meeting at dawn’s first light to celebrate Christ’s resurrection and God’s promise of hope and life. Join us in the courtyard at church for this short yet meaningful service.

Easter Sunday Service
2022-04-17 10:15 - 11:30
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Easter is the high point in the Christian calendar and a day of great joy and celebration. Join us for a very special Easter Service beginning at 10:15 am. To celebrate the resurrection as we make a joyful noise, we encourage you to bring a musical instrument of some kind to your home worship space. This could be a horn or fiddle, the piano or a kazoo, drums or a bell.

Get Your Breeze Photo Taken!
2022-04-24 09:30 - 11:30
Thanks to Breeze, our online database, we can easily have access to a photo directory as well. We just need photos! Two ways you can make this happen. Upload your own (directions below) or have a new, up-to-date photo taken on April 24 and May 1 before or after worship.
Just take these simple steps to activate upload a photo of your choice

From a web browser:

Log in to your profile
Click on the image box at the top.
Click “Upload Image” and select the image you want to upload.
Crop the image to the appropriate size and save the change.

From a mobile device

Log in to your profile
Tap the Profile picture.
Scroll down and click ‘Upload Image’
After selecting your picture, turn the phone sideways (landscape) in order to see the full picture for cropping.
After cropping, scroll down and select ‘Set as Profile’.

Family Photos (this is in addition to your own profile photo)

Navigate to the profile of someone in the family.
Click the gray header over the family section and then click “Add Family Picture.”
Click “Upload Image” and select the image you want to upload.1
Crop the image to the appropriate size and save the change.

If you need assistance with any of these steps, please be in touch with Allison Booth, at office@lakewooducc.com

Care for Creation Sunday
2022-04-24 10:30 - 11:30
Join us for a special service planned and led by the Care for Creation Committee on April 24. As we celebrate Earth Day on April 22, we are asked to consider how our love for Creation impacts our actions to care for it. We’ll hear a reading from Ecclesiastes and be invited to think about how one person, one act in faith can make a difference as we confront the climate crisis. Stay after service for an intergenerational event where we will be planting seeds and growing hope.
