Advent Intergenerational Event
2024-12-01 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Denver)
Join us as we start upon the Road Less Traveled, and begin our journey to the manger. There will be storytelling, singing, cookies, a craft along the way as we engage with the start of Advent! We’ll hand out Advent Bingo cards, this year’s fun way to prepare for the birth of Christ. There will be something for all ages, we hope you stay!

Starry Night: A Frosty FUNdraiser
2024-12-07 18:00 - 20:00
SAVE THE DATE! On Saturday, December 7, Lakewood UCC will be hosting Starry Night, a Frosty FUNdraiser at the church to support the 2024 budget line item for fundraising.
Join us for a night of fun, food, and prizes, just in time for the holiday season. More information and tickets will be available soon!

We are still accepting applications from donors who would like to contribute a service or item to be auctioned on in support of this effort! This can be anything from crafts and baked goods, to sports tickets or a weekend getaway, or window washing or a manicure voucher!
If you are interested in donating an item or service, please fill out the form below. We are grateful for any and all submissions. We do, however, have limited space for this event and may not take all submissions for the event. We will inform all applicants of decisions via email by November 15. Thank you so much for your interest in participating in this event!

Click HERE for the Donor Interest Form!

Blue Christmas Service
2024-12-10 19:00 - 20:00
The holidays and Christmas in particular can be a difficult time of year to find the space to feel emotions other than joy & cheer. Grief and pain know no season. Join us for the Blue Christmas Service on Tuesday, December 10 at 7:00 pm. We will gather in person and via live stream on our YouTube, to hold space for grief, uncertainty, and the fullness of what we may be carrying this season. Childcare will be available during this service.

Instant Pageant Service
2024-12-24 16:00 - 17:00
Join us for this all age-service on Christmas Eve. Together with song and scripture, costumes and collaboration, we will tell the story of Christ’s birth through our Insta Pageant. No rehearsals, costumes and story provided (and other costumes are welcome). Participation is by choice, as we share the joy of the story of God-with-us. Childcare will be available during this service.

Carols and Christmas Eve Service
2024-12-24 19:00 - 20:30
Join us Christmas Eve at 7:00 pm for pre-service music, with the worship service starting at 7:30pm. Together, with songs, scripture, and prayers we hear and celebrate the story of Christ’s birth. The service ends in the sharing of the Christ-light with one another and an invitation to take the light into the world. We hope to see you there, in-person or online! Childcare will be available during this service.

Men's Breakfast
2025-01-11 09:00 - 10:30
We will gather at the Valley Inn Restaurant (1997 S Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80227) at 9:00 am on Saturday, January 11. This is a time of casual conversation with no particular agenda. Any and all are welcome! Questions? Contact Daryl Foelske or Curt Preston.

Welcome Winter Game Night!
2025-01-11 17:00 - 20:00
You’re invited to an evening of board games, card games, and general fun. Bring your favorite games (and dinner, if you want it). We’ll supply some snacks, tables, and all the community you could want on a cold winter night! (Cold winter night not guaranteed.)

Welcome Winter Game Night
2025-01-11 17:00 - 22:00
You’re invited to an evening of board games, card games, and general fun. Bring your favorite games (and dinner, if you want it). We’ll supply some snacks, tables, and all the community you could want on a cold winter night! (Cold winter night not guaranteed.) From 5:00 pm to whenever! We hope to see you there!

MLK Jr. Day Marade UPDATE
2025-01-20 10:00 - 14:00
Due to the forecasted extreme cold weather, we will not be attending the Marade as a group. If you still want to attend on your own, please dress warmly and be safe!

Stories of Hope and Resilience in 2025 Planning Meeting
2025-01-22 18:30 - 20:00
Care for Creation invites you to join us today, Wednesday, January 22nd from 6:30-8:00 pm in-person at Lakewood UCC and online to collaboratively envision a storytelling workshop focused on the theme of “Stories of Hope & Resilience in 2025.”
This week, we had Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Today we pause to remember and honor the legacies and ongoing call to action of Black freedom fighters and those of all races who came alongside in solidarity to work for the Beloved Community. Digging into our personal and collective stories will help us stay rooted and give us courage as we put our faith into action, lead with love, and care for creation in the many ways we are called as the Body of Christ in 2025 and beyond. We are fortunate to have our colleague, Maki Somosot (she/her) join us on Wednesday night and to facilitate the Sunday, March 30 12-2pm workshop (mark your calendars!).

We hope you’ll attend in-person as that’s the best way to get our collective creativity going! However, if Zoom makes it possible for you to join, please click HERE for the link to join virtually.

Together Colorado Town Hall
2025-01-25 09:30 - 15:00
Together Colorado is hosting a Legislative Engagement and Advocacy town hall on Saturday, January 25 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. This meeting is open to the public at Red Rocks Community College in the Community room and all are encouraged to come. Hope to see you there!

Congregational Meeting
2025-01-26 12:00 - 13:30
All are invited to attend our congregational meeting following worship on Sunday, January 26, 2024. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on the proposed 2025 budget as well as receive various reports from boards and committees. This meeting will be a hybrid meeting, in person and on Zoom. Virtual participants will be able to ask questions, vote, and speak on the various agenda items up for discussion. YACaritos will also be sold before the Annual Meeting, so come hungry!

Soup'r Bowl Sunday
2025-02-02 11:00 - 12:30
We’re going to celebrate the winter with our own SOUP’R BOWL here at Lakewood UCC.
On February 2nd, please bring a pot or crockpot of your favorite soup to share after church. Please also bring a card with the ingredients (so we don’t have any allergic reactions) and the recipe if you are willing to share your family’s secret recipes!
If your baking skills are better than your soup-making, we also need bread and desserts to share.
We are fortunate to be able to share hot soup with good friends in a safe and loving place, but not all our neighbors are so fortunate, please bring canned food donations for the Action Center’s Food Bank.

Girl Scout Cookies for Sale!
2025-02-02 11:30 - 12:30
We are excited to have two opportunities for Girl Scout cookies to be sold here at Lakewood UCC! On Sunday, February 2, we will be hosting our very own Maggie Goodner, daughter of Theresa Miller, as she sells cookies for her troop. On Sunday, February 9, we will be hosting Troop #68121, who use our building for their monthly meetings! We hope you can come out and support our Girl Scouts!

Contemplative Gatherings
2025-02-02 14:00 - 15:00
If you are experiencing a desire to be together in community while practicing the gifts of contemplation, please consider attending one or all three Contemplative Gatherings led by Paul Michalec here at Lakewood UCC. During these gatherings, space will be created where the heart slows down and the soul opens to quiet conversations with the Divine. Our time together will consist of guided silence, art-informed contemplation, and small group conversation. You can join one or all of these gatherings, in person or over Zoom.

Dates are below:
February 2: 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
February 11: 7:00 pm-8:00 pm

For more information contact Paul Michalec at paul.michalec@du.edu

Aging Well
2025-02-10 14:00 - 16:00
All are invited to join us for the final installment of a series of conversations about aging well. Our final meeting day will be on Monday, February 10, at 2:00 pm. The purpose of the group is to help support one another, raise questions about aging, and help resource one another as we get older. The group will be facilitated by Pastor Curt and Barb Kamlet, a licensed therapist. You do not have to attend all the sessions, but our hope is that most people will be at most of them. If you have questions, please reach out to Pastor Curt.

Courage Through Community
2025-02-18 18:30 - 20:00
All are invited to join us in person or via Zoom for a time of support and conversation. There is so much
going on at home and abroad. Many in our community have expressed feelings of despair, overwhelm, and a general sense of “heaviness.” In these trying times, it is often helpful to remember that we need not walk this journey alone. If you have questions, please reach out to Rev. Mollie or Pastor Curt.

To register, sign up on the Welcome Center or click HERE

Fat Sunday Pancake Breakfast
2025-03-02 11:30 - 12:30
We will celebrate Fat Tuesday on Sunday, March 2, with our traditional pancakes and sausage breakfast following the service. We will also have gluten-free pancakes, veggie sausages, and sugar-free syrup. Please join us for great food and a wonderful fellowship with your friends.
We will set up on Saturday, March 1st at 2:00 pm. If you can help, please come. If you can’t make Saturday, then we need help cleaning up!

LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULER!

Ashes-2-Go
2025-03-05 11:00 - 13:00
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, 40 days, six weeks of intentional prayer, introspection, ritual, and forms of fasting or abstaining from certain practices, that ends with the sweet celebration of Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday is when we look squarely at our morality and say, “From dust we have come, and to dust we will return.” We are marked and anointed with ashes (from last year’s palm branches), a physical reminder of where we have come, and where we will return. While seemingly somber, this is a chance for us to be honest with God and ourselves, we are here on this earth for just a short time and ponder how we will live.

You are invited to come by the church from 11:00 am-1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 5 to receive the imposition of ashes from one of the pastors. Ashes-2-Go containers will be available starting Sunday, March 2, so that you can do the imposition of ashes with your household at home.

Ash Wednesday 2025
2025-03-05 11:00 - 20:00
Wednesday, March 5
Ashes-2-Go, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Ash Wednesday Service, 7:00 pm
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent, 40 days, six weeks of intentional prayer, introspection, ritual, and forms of fasting or abstaining from certain practices, that ends with the sweet celebration of Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday is when we look squarely at our morality and say, “From dust we have come, and to dust we will return.” We are marked and anointed with ashes (from last year’s palm branches), a physical reminder of where we have come, and where we will return. While seemingly somber, this is a chance for us to be honest with God and ourselves, we are here on this earth for just a short time and ponder how we will live.
Join us for our Ash Wednesday service on March 5 at 7:00 pm in person or online. You are also invited to come by the church from 11:00 am-1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 5 to receive the imposition of ashes from one of the pastors. Ashes-2-Go containers will be available starting Sunday, March 2, so that you can do the imposition of ashes with your household at home.

Embodied Lenten Walks
2025-03-06 12:30 - 13:30
Join Rev. Mollie and others from our congregation in an embodied walk around Belmar Park each Thursday during Lent. We’ll meet in front of the library at 12:30 and walk around the loop, for about 30 minutes. Rev. Mollie will offer a reflection question or poem, and this time is for conversations and connections we aren’t able to make on Sunday mornings. Starts Thursday, March 6 – April 17. No sign-up is needed, just meet in front of the Belmar Library.

Together Colorado Regional Community Organizing Training
2025-03-08 09:00 - 15:00
In times of fear and uncertainty, the wisdom of our respective faith traditions and ancestors reminds us that the way forward starts with building a beloved community that affirms every person’s human dignity. No matter what we look like, where we come from, or what faith traditions/values we practice, we at Together Colorado are committed to shaping a future rooted in belonging.

We are at a pivotal moment, and together, we can move our state forward with justice and dignity. As the acclaimed author and activist, Alice Walker, reminds us “We are the ones we have been waiting for.”

This March, join us for one of our in-person Regional Community Organizing Trainings across the state! These aren’t just trainings – this is a movement working to make transformational changes where we live and call home.

Join us for a full day of diving deeper into how to make meaning of this moment, learn new strategies to cultivate local, regional, and statewide power, and expand our base to create a powerful, multiracial movement in Colorado. Whether you’re a longtime member or new to Together Colorado, we welcome you to join us and invite others from your congregation and community group!

We hope you and the people you are connected to register to join us in launching a powerful faith-based grassroots movement. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info@togetherco.org.

In Solidarity,
The Team at Together Colorado

Interested in attending? Please click HERE to register.

CPR Training
2025-03-09 11:30 - 12:30
We are excited to offer CPR training here at the church! On Sunday, March 9, at 12:00 pm, Lakewood UCC will host a CPR class. The cost is $60 per person, but there is scholarship money available, so please do not let the cost prevent you from learning valuable lifesaving skills. We need a firm attendance number by the end of February, so please sign up if you can commit to attending the class. Please contact Curt if interested in a scholarship.

Interested? Please use the sign-up sheet at the welcome center in Narthex or click HERE to register!

Liturgist Training
2025-03-16 11:30 - 12:30
In the Congregational tradition everyone is empowered to offer prayer, preach, and speak the Word. The Board of Congregational Care is seeking liturgists to offer the Opening Prayer and the Prayer of Dedication during worship. The Opening Prayer invites the congregation into a stance of spiritual opening by highlighting themes that are echoed in the service. The Prayer of Dedication acknowledge God’s gifts and is a blessing of our gifts in the service of the Divine plan for Love and justice. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a liturgist or you are ready to be a liturgist, the Board of Congregational Care is hosting a training-information session on March 16th, 12:00-1:00 at Lakewood UCC. For more information, please contact Paul Michalec at paul.michalec@du.edu By attending this meeting there is no obligation to become a liturgist.

Welcome Spring Game Night
2025-03-22 17:00 - 19:00
Join us for an evening of board games, card games, and fun! Bring your favorite games (and dinner, if you like). Faith Formation will provide snacks, tables, and a welcoming community – everyone is invited! Come as you are, bring what you love, and enjoy a night of connection.

Lenten Drive 2025
2025-03-30
Faith in Action is continuing a Lenten tradition of hosting a donation drive during the Sundays of Lent. Keeping in mind the Lenten theme of What Love Can Do, Love can…. welcome refugees and help with their transition to this country. We as people of faith, will lift up this family’s story: Mohammad, Ruba and their children. We will demonstrate hope and love in the midst of the rhetoric of fear and hate that has overtaken our politics.
This Sunday and next, in addition to accepting cash donations (or checks made out to Lakewood United Church of Christ (memo line Syrian family) and Walmart gift cards of any denomination, we will be collecting household goods for the family. You can find the list of items needed on the table in the Narthex! Thank you for your participation this season!

Stories of Hope & Resilience: Lakewood UCC Storytelling Workshop
2025-03-30 12:00 - 14:00
You are invited to a storytelling workshop where we will unearth our personal and collective stories of hope and resilience so that we can more confidently participate in social change efforts to care for creation, put our faith in action, and lead with love. Join your Lakewood UCC community as we learn alongside our facilitator, Maki Somosot, a creative storyteller, narrative practitioner, and community organizer who founded Punto Consulting, a progressive media agency. This will be an interactive and community-building afternoon. Lunch will be provided. Childcare will be available!

Interested in attending? Please sign up HERE or on the sign-up sheet on the Welcome Center.

Where Olive Trees Weep Viewing Event
2025-04-04 18:00 - 20:30
You are invited to a very special viewing of Where the Olive Trees Weep at Lakewood UCC on Friday, April 4, at 6:00 pm. Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. Our viewing will be followed by sharing and discussion facilitated by Rev. Mollie Landers Hatt, as well as refreshments in Fellowship Hall. We hope you’ll join us for this special event!

Interested in attending? Please click HERE to let us know you’re coming!

Palm Sunday
2025-04-13 10:00 - 12:00
Palm Sunday begins what is known in the church as “Holy Week.” This is the time of Lent when we mark Jesus’ final days before his crucifixion and resurrection on Easter. We’ll celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem in worship. Please join us for our annual potluck brunch and Easter Egg Hunt. We are not going to assign dishes for this event. You are welcome and encouraged to bring your favorite dish. Remember to label your dish with the ingredients so that we don’t have any allergic reactions. All dishes should be ready and completely cooked.

We will set up at 9:00 am on Saturday, April 12th, and could use extra hands. If you are unable to help then, we are also seeking help to clean up after the brunch.

Easter Sunday at Lakewood UCC
2025-04-14 08:00 - 17:00
Easter is the high point of the Christian year as we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection on Easter morning so long ago. We have two worship services, a 6:00 am Sunrise Service in the Courtyard and a 10:15 am in the Sanctuary. Join us for singing, prayers, and great preaching as we shout our Alleluia’s – Christ is Risen!
