Lakewood UCC

Care for Creation Ministry
2016-04-05 18:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
You’ve been hearing about Lakewood UCC’s brand new environmental ministry for a few weeks now. Well, now it has a name! Yup, “Care for Creation Ministry” has been christened, and it’s ready to make some noise. Join us as we plan how to address issues of climate change, sustainability, and eco-justice in our own lives, in our neighborhoods, and around the world. Contact: Janet Wise.

New Member Inquirers
2016-04-03 11:30 - 13:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Want to find out more about what it means to become a member of Lakewood UCC? Then come to a special luncheon after worship at which Pastor Curt will go through the ins and outs of joining the church and answer all your questions. Coming doesn’t obligate you to anything, and childcare will be provided upon request. RSVP to Curt Preston.

Islamic Center Follow-Up
2016-04-03 11:30 - 12:30 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Last month, a group of more than 40 Lakewood UCCers visited the Islamic Center of Golden. Whether or not you were part of that trip, please join us after worship to discuss some possible next steps. In a time of paranoia and suspicion, how can we stand in solidarity with our Muslim neighbors? Come and offer your ideas! Contact: Curt Preston.

Sunday School
2016-04-03 10:25 - 11:15 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Just like the rest of the congregation, the kids will be hearing the story of the walk to Emmaus this week, with an emphasis on how we find hope as we journey with Jesus. They’ll leave following the Passing of the Peace, then return to worship after the Lord’s Prayer for a special communion service. Our teacher slots have been filled for this week, but if you’d like to volunteer for another Sunday, contact Jodi Bushdiecker.

Spring Youth Retreat
2016-04-01 19:00 - 2016-04-03 11:00 | La Foret Conference and Retreat Center, 6145 Shoup Road, Colorado Springs, CO, 80908, United States
This year’s Spring Youth Retreat at La Foret Conference and Retreat Center invites youth from 7th through 12th grade to “Come to the Water.” Lakewood UCC’s own Logan Bennett and Jacob Liechty are part of the planning team, so of course it will be awesome! Because everyone will be smelly and exhausted on Sunday, our youth group won’t meet in the evening.

Environmental Ministry
2016-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Something exciting is happening at Lakewood UCC, and you’re invited to get in on the ground floor! We’re forming an environmental ministry group. Please join us for our next meeting as we work on vision, goals, and a name for the group, as well as talking with Logan Bennett about ideas for April 19’s Earth Day worship service.

Youth Group: "Easter Party"
2016-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
This Sunday, we have not one but two activities for our youth. The first will take place in the morning, when the youth will leave worship during the “Passing of the Peace” to stuff and hide Easter eggs. The second will take place in the evening, when the youth will . . . PARTY! Easter eggs will be painted, music will be blasted, games will be played, and way too much sugar will be consumed. If you’re a youth between seventh and twelfth grade, come and join us. Oh, and make a note that their will be no youth group meeting on Easter Sunday. Contact: Logan Bennett, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston.

Easter Egg Hunt
2016-03-20 11:30 - 11:45 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Our potluck brunch is awesome, but, we thought to ourselves, why stop there? Why not add to the awesomeness? This year, all children in elementary school and younger are invited to our First Annual Palm Sunday Easter Egg Hunt (or FAPSEEH, for short). Please bring your Easter basket to collect your goodies. If you’d like to donate plastic eggs or candy for this event, you may place your donations in the box in the Narthex marked “Easter Egg Hunt” on or before Sunday, March 13. A special thank you to our middle and high school youth for preparing and hiding the eggs for this event! Contact: Jodi Bushdiecker.

Kids Choir Rehearsal
2016-03-20 09:45 - 10:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
All children and youth are invited to participate in singing Hosanna, Loud Hosanna during our Palm Sunday service. We’ll be rehearsing immediately before the service in the Sanctuary. Contact: Travis Kornegay.

One Great Hour of Sharing
2016-03-20 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
OGHS is one of the special mission offerings of the United Church of Christ, providing clean water, food, education, healthcare, micro-credit, resettlement, advocacy, emergency relief, and rehabilitation for people in crisis around the world. If you’d like to contribute, please place your donation in the envelope included with your bulletin, then drop it in the offering plate. To find out more about OGHS, go to ucc.org/oghs.

Earth Hour
2016-03-19 20:30 - 21:30 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Join Lakewood UCC and people across the globe as we turn off all non-essential lights for one hour as a symbol of our commitment to the planet. For additional resources and opportunities to register your participation and share with others, go to earthhour.org. Contact: Janet Wise.

Sunday School Teacher Meeting
2016-03-13 11:30 - 12:30 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Whether you’re a current Sunday School teacher or you’re just interested in finding out more, join us in the Stage Room after the service as we review our Spring quarter curriculum and get ready for another great season of Sunday School. Contact: Jodi Bushdiecker.

YAC Shack
2016-03-13 11:15 - 12:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Welcome to the YAC Shack! That’s where our youth serve you a delicious soup lunch in exchange for your hard-earned dollars. Those dollars then go to fund their trip to this summer’s National Youth Event in Florida. Everybody wins! We’ll have more details soon, but for now, save the date. Contact: Logan Bennett, Tiffany Beastrom, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston.

Kids Choir Rehearsal
2016-03-13 11:15 - 11:45 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
All children and youth are invited to participate in singing Hosanna, Loud Hosanna during our Palm Sunday service. We’ll be rehearsing immediately after the service this Sunday in the Music Room. Contact: Travis Kornegay.

Men's Breakfast
2016-03-12 09:00 - 10:30 | Sunrise Sunset, 1424 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood, CO, 80232, United States
This Lent, we’ve been inviting y’all to “come to the garden” with us. Well, the men of Lakewood UCC have a counter-invitation: come to breakfast. That’s right, if gardens (literal or metaphorical) aren’t your thing, you can instead enjoy a hearty morning meal with your fellow men at Sunrise Sunset restaurant (1424 S. Wadsworth Blvd.). Or you could come to the garden AND the breakfast. Whoa. Contact: Daryl Foelske.

Youth Group: "Clearness Committee"
2016-03-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Youth from 7th through 12th grade are invited to join us in the Youth Room as we do our own version of what the Quakers call a “Clearness Committee”—a way of listening for the God who is (and always has been) speaking to us. Contact: Logan Bennett, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston

Men's Retreat Planning
2016-03-06 11:30 - 12:30 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
This year’s Men’s Retreat will be held Friday, May 13, through Sunday, May 15, at La Foret Conference and Retreat Center in the Black Forest near Colorado Springs. Our first planning meeting will take place this Sunday after worship. Anyone who’d like to help out (in any capacity) is welcome to join us. For more information, contact Kane McNeill.

Environmental Ministry Group
2016-02-29 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
It’s a leap year, and we have the perfect way for you to spend your extra bonus day! Last Monday, we had an energetic and idea-filled meeting of folks who were inspired by Pope Francis’s encyclical on caring for the planet. Whether or not you participated in that meeting or the class that preceded it, you’re invited to join us in the Conference Room as we discuss forming a new Lakewood UCC environmental ministry. Watch for the name of the ministry to be revealed soon! Contact: Janet Wise.

Tour of Islamic Center
2016-02-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Islamic Center of Golden, 619 19th Street, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
We’re delighted to announce an upcoming opportunity for those who want to connect with their Muslim neighbors. After our worship service, Lakewood UCC will be visiting the Islamic Center of Golden (619 19th Street, Golden, CO 80401). We’ll see the inside of a mosque, listen to the call to prayer live in Arabic, hear verses being recited from the Qur’an, watch the noon prayer (and try it if we want!), smell Arabian incense, taste Arabian coffee and Pakistani tea, and more! Anyone who wants to is free to arrange carpooling. Please bring a sack lunch, dress modestly, and remove your shoes upon entering the facility. We’d like to get a sense of how many people to expect, so those who are interested should sign up on the Welcome Center or reply to this email.

Encyclical Class Follow-Up
2016-02-22 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Last month, Janet Wise and Paul Michalec led a powerful (and popular!) class on the Pope’s encyclical letter about caring for the planet. There was so much interest in the topic that the group has decided to meet again and discuss possible next steps. Whether or not you were part of the original class, join us as we plot and brainstorm about forming an Eco-Justice Task Force at Lakewood UCC, offering further environmental education, partnering with South of Sixth Sustainable Neighborhoods, and taking personal actions. If you’re interested but can’t attend this meeting, please contact Janet Wise.

Youth Group: "Islam 1"
2016-02-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Youth from 7th through 12th grade are invited to join us in Youth Room as we finalize plans for our big “YAC Shack” soup fundraiser and get ready for next week’s trip to the Islamic Center in Golden–a trip that will include seeing the inside of a mosque, listening to the call to prayer live in Arabic, watching the noon prayer (and trying it, if you want!), smelling Arabian incense, tasting Arabian coffee and Pakistani tea, and more. How cool is that?! Contact: Logan Bennett, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston.

Out-to-Lunch Bunch
2016-02-21 12:00 - 13:30 | Lookin’ Good Restaurant, 66 Sheridan Blvd., Denver, CO, 80226, United States
It’s fun to stick around after Sunday worship, sipping coffee and chatting with your fellow Lakewood UCCers, right? But you don’t get much time to socialize before everyone goes their separate ways. So what’s the solution? Out-to-Lunch Bunch! Everyone is invited to join us after the service at Lookin’ Good Restaurant (66 Sheridan Blvd.) as we eat a good meal and get to know each other better. Contact: Karen Coiner, Len Ewald.

Fundraising Focus Group
2016-02-21 11:30 - 12:30 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
When we passed our budget for 2016, we agreed to raise funds to pay for much-needed improvements to the church building and grounds. This way, we won’t have to dip into our savings. Everyone who’s passionate about this project is invited to meet in the Stage Room after worship on to brainstorm some brilliant ideas for fundraising. Who knows—we might even have a little fun along the way! Contact: Pat Hayes.

Youth Group: "Fundraising"
2016-02-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Youth from 7th through 12th grade are invited to join us in Youth Room as we brainstorm how to raise enough money to send us all to the UCC’s National Youth Event in Florida . . . and then play games and hang out. Contact: Logan Bennett, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston.

Adult Education: "Cool Diets for a Hot Planet"
2016-02-14 11:30 - 13:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
Say what??? How does what we eat impact the planet’s health and climate change? Following on from the discussion about Pope Francis’ encyclical letter, this session will look at how climate change is affecting the quality of foods locally and globally, and how our current food systems and diet choices provide opportunities for each of us to reduce the impact on greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation. We don’t all have to become vegetarians, but there are choices we make as “omnivores” that can alter our diet-environment footprint. The session will be led by Dr. Nancy Krebs, who is starting to tackle these topics in her nutrition research.

Men's Breakfast
2016-02-13 09:00 - 10:30 | The Egg & I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
All men are invited to join us for a relaxed, low-key breakfast at The Egg and I (7830 W. Alameda Ave.). We do this every month, and it’s always a good time! Contact: Daryl Foelske.

Bruce Menin Memorial Service
2016-02-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
A memorial service for Bruce Menin will be held this Monday with a reception to follow, and all are invited to attend. The Bereavement Committee would love to get some help with cookies for the reception. Please bring your cookies to the church, making sure that they’re labeled with your name and “Menin reception,” that they’re marked “gluten-free” if they are indeed gluten-free, and that they contain no nuts. Contact: Twila Shankland.

Youth Group: "Super Bowl"
2016-02-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
We know our youth love their youth group, but it’s hard to compete with the Super Bowl. So we’ll skip this week and resume next week, hopefully celebrating a Broncos win! Contact: Logan Bennett, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston.

Adult Education: "Ch__ch. What's Missing?"
2016-02-07 11:30 - 13:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
To celebrate World Interfaith Harmony Week 2016, Rev. Nancy True will lead a new adult education class on the “Call to our Guiding Institutions” created by the Parliament of the World’s Religions. Join us in the Stage Room after worship as we share about what makes church real for our lives and what nourishes us each time we come to church. This will be an easy, interactive class on what makes us happy to be together on Sunday mornings, Sunday evenings, mission trips, and during other shared activities.

Youth Group: "TBA"
2016-01-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Lakewood United Church of Christ, 100 Carr Street, Lakewood, CO, 80226, United States
What will we be doing this Sunday at YAC? We have some big ideas, but we haven’t nailed one down yet. Will it be awesome? Of course. All youth from 7th through 12th grade are invited to join us in the Youth Room as we do those things we do. Contact: Logan Bennett, Jacob Liechty, Curt Preston.
