Lakewood UCC

Bible Study
2020-10-07 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-09-30 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-09-23 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-09-16 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-09-09 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-09-02 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-08-26 10:45 - 11:45, 2020-08-19 10:45 - 11:45 (America/Denver) and 3 more dates | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Our weekly Bible study is back in action! Please join us any (or every) Wednesday at 10:45 am in the Lakewood UCC Fellowship Hall. This group is open to anyone looking to expand their faith through discussion, study, and fellowship. Grab a cup of coffee and spend your morning with a great group of people looking to constantly learn and grow.

Neighbors in Need Offering
2020-10-04 10:00 - 11:00
This upcoming Sunday, October 4, we will be participating in the Neighbors in Need Offering. With this, we join with other UCC Churches in our commitment to this Special Mission Offering, which contributes to the 5 for 5 Offerings. One-third of contributions to The Neighbors in Need Offering supports the Council for American Indian Ministry. Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. This year the Neighbors in Need offering will pay special attention to projects focusing on serving our immigrant neighbors and communities. Again, this offering will take place on October 4th, as part of World Communion Sunday. You can contribute to it by marking the memo field on your check with “Neighbors in Need”; you’ll also be able to find a dropdown labeled “UCC National Special Offering” within tithe.ly. We can do a lot to alleviate the trouble in this world. We hope you’ll join us.

Anti Racism Book Club
2020-09-27 11:30 - 12:30
The Anti-Racism Book Club will meet on Sunday, September 27 at 11:30 to discuss Toni Morrison’s novel ‘The Bluest Eye.‘ A Zoom link will be provided in our bulletin and in our midweek email. For those looking forward to next month, our next book is ‘Me and White Supremacy‘ by Layla Saad, which we’ll discuss on October 25. All are welcome!

YAC is Coming Back!
2020-09-20 18:30 - 20:00
Youth at Church (YAC) returns on September 20 in person (masks are a must, social distancing and outside!) We’ll kick off our different, weird, and wonderful year at 6:30 in the courtyard/parking lot. Joy Carletti, Colin McCarthy, and Rev. Mollie are YAC leaders, and looking forward to familiar and new faces. Bring a friend!

Brewatitudes
2020-09-20 15:00 - 16:30
We will gather in person in the lot by the preschool with social distanced protocols. Grab a favorite non-alcoholic beverage and join us for conversation on the intersection of theology, faith, and culture. September’s topic will be voting. We’ll focus on issues of voter suppression among other aspects of voting and faith. The National Offices of the UCC recently offered a viewing party of Suppressed: The Fight to Vote. You can watch it here. See Rev. Mollie or Pastor Curt for more.

Brewatitudes
2020-09-20 15:00 - 16:30, 2020-08-16 15:00 - 16:30 | CO, United States
Our February gathering of Brewatitudes, a monthly gathering to discuss theological topics in a casual atmosphere will again be at Landlocked Brewery on February 16 from 3:00 pm-4:30 pm. Each month we will engage in a new topic at the intersection of theology & living, faith & culture. February’s topic is Jesus and the many theologies surrounding him. Food available, beer is optional, openness to good conversation a must. Contact Rev. Mollie with any questions!

Bible Study Returns
2020-09-09 10:30 - 12:00
Join us on Wednesdays at 10:30am for Bible Study. You do not need to know anything about the Bible to attend. New people are always welcome. Please email Pastor Curt or office@lakewooducc.com for the Zoom link!

OWL is Taking Flight Again!
2020-09-09 08:00 - 17:00
Our Whole Lives, a comprehensive sexuality education program, will take flight again. Our 4th and 5th graders had to stop the program in March, with five sessions to go, as OWL cannot yet be offered online. Now 5th and 6th graders, we’re re-gathering (with masks, outside and distanced) to finish our five sessions. While we know sexuality education is a life-long endeavor, it will be so good to finish our program and celebrate! OWL is facilitated by Leah Shapiro and Rev. Mollie. We hope to offer other age group curriculums in the future – see Rev. Mollie if interested.

Racial Reckoning Part 3 & 4: So You Want to Talk About Race
2020-09-01 18:30 - 20:00
Please join us on September 1 for continued anti-racism engagement, as we start the two night conversation about the book So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. September 1 and 15, we will dig into the book So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo. Please see Rev. Mollie or Pastor Curt if you need assistance getting a copy of the book. Please reach out to Pastor Curt or Rev. Mollie for the link. at curt@lakewooducc.com, mollie@lakewooducc.com, or office@lakewooducc.com.

Anti Racism Book Club
2020-08-30 11:30 - 12:30
The Anti-Racism Book Club will meet on August 30 at 11:30 (note; this is a change from previously scheduled!) when we’ll be discussing Austin Channing Brown’s ‘I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness.’ In case you are looking ahead to September, we will then be reading & discussing Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye.’ A Zoom link will be provided the week prior to the meeting.

Brewatitudes
2020-08-16 15:00 - 16:30
Summer Brewatitudes will be August 16 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm We will meet virtually, and if at some point we can meet in a small group with socially distanced protocols, outside, we’ll let everyone know. Grab a favorite brew or nonalcoholic beverage and join us for a conversation on the intersection of theology, faith, and culture.

August Brewatitudes
2020-08-16 15:00 - 16:30
Our August gathering of Brewatitudes, a monthly gathering to discuss theological topics in a casual atmosphere will again be at Landlocked Brewery on August 16 from 3:00 pm-4:30 pm. Each month we will engage in a new topic at the intersection of theology & living, faith & culture. August’s topic will be announced soon. Grab some food, grab a beer, and openness to good conversation a must. Contact Rev. Mollie with any questions and for the zoom link!

Lakewood UCC Book Group
2020-08-16 11:30 - 12:30
The LUCC Book Group will meet virtually Sunday, August 16 at 11:30 am. All are welcome! If attending for the first time, call Linda Andreen at 303-738-0212 and the link will be sent to you. The August book for discussion is A Woman of No Importance, by Sonia Purnell. Reviews: “Excellent…This book is as riveting as any thriller, and as hard to put down.” — The New York Times Book Review. A compelling biography of a masterful spy, and a reminder of what can be done with a few brave people — and a little resistance. – NPR

Racial Reckoning Part 2: Just Mercy
2020-08-11 18:30 - 19:30
Please join us on Tuesday August 11 at 6:30pm for a conversation about the film Just Mercy. Just Mercy is based on the true story of lawyer Bryan Stevenson (played by Michael B. Jordan) who works in Alabama on behalf of death row inmates. The movie, and book upon which it is based, exposes the implicit racism in our criminal justice system. Please watch the movie on your own prior to our discussion. For the zoom link to the conversation, please ask Rev. Curt or Rev. Mollie.

Kid's Zoom!
2020-08-02 11:30 - 12:00
Join Rev. Mollie and some Faith Formation companions on August 2 after worship for a special Zoom fellowship for kids! We’ll have a story, maybe play a game, and say hello to each other. Please email Rev. Mollie for the link.

Communion Sunday
2020-08-02 10:15 - 11:15
This Sunday is a Communion Sunday! We invite you to bring communion elements with you to your worship space on Sunday. Maybe that’s toast and OJ, graham crackers and milk, or cinnamon buns and coffee. Whatever the elements, we will bless them together, sharing communion across our homes, towns and even states – what an example of Christ’s wide and welcome table it will be!!

YAC Planning Session
2020-07-29 18:30 - 19:30
We are taking our usual summer break! We will meet in July 29th at 6:30pm (zoom or, if possible, a socially distanced in person, still TBD) meeting to plan our next year of YAC. All who are entering grades 7-12 are welcome.

Brewatitudes is Back!
2020-07-26 15:00 - 16:00
Summer Brewatitudes will be June 28, July 26, and August 16 from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

We will meet virtually in June. Grab a favorite brew or non-alcoholic beverage and join us for conversation on the intersection of theology, faith, and culture. June 28, we will have conversation around anti-racism and public safety, and what a Kingdom of God view of creating a safe community for all could really look like. Please let Rev. Mollie know if you would like the Zoom link.

Anti-Racism Book Group
2020-07-26 11:30 - 12:30
The Mission, Outreach, and Evangelism Board is pleased to announce the launch of an Anti-Racism Book Group to help foster deeper understanding of where we are, how we got here, and how we can do better. We will be reading and discussing anti-racist biographies, fiction, and analyses, beginning with Ijeoma Oluo’s SO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT RACE. Join us via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89553869119 on Sunday, July 26, at 11:30 am for the first of our meetings. Our full book list will be posted online; we hope you’ll join us for any of the books you want to discuss. If you have any questions, please contact Joy Carletti.

Our full book list:

July 26: So You Want to Talk About Race – Ijeoma Oluo
August 23: I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness – Austin Channing Brown
September 27: The Bluest Eye – Toni Morrison
October 25: Me and White Supremacy – Layla Saad
November 22: Things That Make White People Uncomfortable – Michael Bennett
December 27: The Yellow House – Sarah M. Broom
January 24: How to Be an Antiracist – Ibram X. Kendi
February 28: Eloquent Rage – Brittney Cooper
March 28: The Nickel Boys – Colson Whitehead
April 25: The Burning House: Jim Crow and the Making of Modern America – Anders Walker
May 23: Red at the Bone – Jacqueline Woodson
June 27: No Ashes in the Fire – Darnell Moore
