Lakewood UCC

Lakewood UCC Book Group
2021-09-19 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Denver)
The Lakewood UCC Book Group will meet on September 19 at 11:30 am in either the Courtyard or the Conference Room depending on weather, etc. The book for September, Heads You Win, Is one of critically acclaimed bestselling author Jeffrey Archer’s most imaginative novels to date. – Goodreads. If you have any questions, you may contact me atleandreen@comcast.net.See you on the 19th, Linda.

Save the Date: Sabbatical All-Ages Event!
2021-09-25 17:00 - 19:00
Saturday, September 25, 5:00 pm
Plan to Attend the upcoming Congregational Intergenerational Evening of Sabbatical Reconnection
September 25, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm, in Lakewood UCC’s Courtyard! Cook-Out, Yard Games, Conversation Bingo, and stories of Sabbatical Summer! Join us for burgers/hot dogs and fun!

Welcomer Training
2021-10-03 11:30 - 12:00
Come join us for a training of how to be a Welcomer (those folks who first welcome you at the door on Sunday mornings). Welcomers are comfortable talking with visitors and long timers, answer questions, and be a hospitable first impression of Lakewood UCC! If you are interested in being a Welcomer once every 6-8 weeks, please see one of the Pastors or Colin McCarthy, or sign up at the Welcome Center.

A Rainbow Celebration - 20 Years of Open & Affirming, Re- Covenanting
2021-10-10 10:00 - 12:00
Sunday, October 10, 2021
Join us in person or virtually for worship on Sunday October 10, as we celebrate our 20 years of being an Open and Affirming church. We will be Re-Covenanting, or reaffirming our Open and Affirming Covenant for today and the future. This is similar to a vow renewal, we’ll acknowledge all that has been done while re-committing to the work of welcome, inclusion, and justice for all LGBTQ+ siblings. We’ll have special music from Off Kilter!, an ensemble of the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus, and Rev. Wendy Kidd will be our guest preacher. Please join us in worship for this special day!

Sabbatical Storytelling with Pastor Curt
2021-10-10 17:30 - 18:30
We are pleased to have 3 opportunities to hear Pastor Curt tell stories and share pictures from his sabbatical this summer. Sunday October 3 at 11:30am, Wed. October 6 at 6:30pm via Zoom, and Sunday October 10 at 5:30pm. You can sign up here or on the welcome center at the church

Faith Formation Companion Workshop
2021-10-17 11:30 - 12:00
All current and future Faith Formation Companions, join us October 17 following worship, for a Faith Formation Companion Workshop. We’ll dig into the curriculum, learn from each other about best practices of working with elementary age kids, and go over COVID protocols. Please sign up here.

Lakewood UCC Book Group
2021-10-17 11:30 - 12:30
The Lakewood UCC Book Group will meet on October 17th at 11:30 am in either the Courtyard or the Conference Room depending on weather, etc. The book for October is Gilead, by Marilynne Robinson. “One of the finest novels I’ve ever read ‑ refreshing and kind, the narration of John Ames makes you feel as if you’re being taught the secrets of life itself.”—Audience Reviews. If you have any questions, you may contact me at leandreen@comcast.net. All are Welcome!

Confirmation First Meeting!
2021-10-17 12:00 - 13:00
We’re excited to be able to offer Confirmation this year, open to those in 8th grade and above. We missed it last year, and feel we can offer the program well this year, with COVID protocols in place. Confirmation is a program of exploration of contemporary and history Christian teachings, with the goal for each Confirmand to develop and articulate their personal beliefs. Please see Rev. Mollie if your student is interested in being part of the confirmation program at Lakewood UCC 2021-2022, and confirm you will be at the Oct. 10 meeting.

Anti-Racism Book Group
2021-10-31 11:30 - 12:00
The Anti-Racism book group’s next meeting will be on Sunday, October 31, at 11:20 am. We will meet in the courtyard to have a continued discussion on what we’ve learned in our time together this year.

Trunk or Treat!
2021-10-31 11:30 - 13:00
All are welcome to our Trunk or Treat, following worship on October 31. Wear your costume to worship, then join us in the parking lot as we trick or treat from car to car (trunk to trunk). No sign up is required! There will also be a few crafts. We hope everyone can enjoy this intergenerational event!
We also need trunks and humans in costumes! Trunk or treating is when people gather in a parking lot, decorate the trunks of their cars and hand out goodies as kids “trick or treat” from car to car. We will be spread out and encourage contactless ways of handing out treats. This will be a real treat for our families. We invite you to dress up, decorate your trunk, and contactless-ly pass out goodies to the kids! If you are interested in participating with your vehicle, please sign up here.

Care for Creation Regathering
2021-11-01 18:00 - 19:00
Anyone in the Lakewood UCC community is welcome to join as Care for Creation regathers after a year hiatus. We will meet in the courtyard on Monday, November 1, at 6:00 pm to discuss, dream, and set a course for Care for Creation going forward. Care for Creation is a committee focused on environmental justice, education, and advocacy within the congregation, the state, and the country. Join us!

Another Little Pumpkin is On the Way!
2021-11-07 15:30 - 17:00
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
