SUNDAYS AT 9AM IN THE LIBRARY
The Adult Sunday School Class, Coffee and Chat, meets each week at 9am in the Library. Carl Kantner leads this class; coffee and snacks are also included.
FIRST & THIRD TUESDAYS, MAR 5-MAY 7 AT 7PM VIA ZOOM
Several members of the Safe Parking team are going to be reading and discussing a book on homelessness and we are inviting you to join us. The book is Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call to End Homelessness by Kevin Nye. The author is a pastor who felt God’s call to this population and has a message to us that is hopeful, encouraging, realistic, and practical. He tells wonderful stories of the homeless people he has gotten to know and how God is at work through the relationships we build with them. We will meet via Zoom, 7pm for an hour, on the first and third Tuesdays, March 5 to May 7. For more information or to sign up, contact Tom Olschner, 720-394-0907.
CAMPS FOR ALL AGES / REGISTER ONLINE
Highlands is excited to be able to provide a fun schedule of camp experiences for the Summer of 2024. They know that COVID has been tough for families over the past several years, so they are doing all they can to provide plenty of meaningful and affordable experiences for campers of all ages – elementary, mid high, senior high, and adults. Sign-up through the following button.
Questions? Email at outdoorministrydirector@gmail.com or call 720.271.6733.
COLLECTING PINWHEEL DONATIONS SUN APR 7 & 14 / $5 PER PINWHEEL
Ralston House is a child advocacy center that helps children and teens who are suspected of being sexually or physically abused. Pinwheels will be planted all over Jefferson and Adams Counties in April. Blue pinwheels are a symbol of child abuse prevention awareness across the nation and April is Child Abuse Prevention month. The Mission Committee will be soliciting funds to sponsor pinwheels after church on April 7 and 14 for $5 each. Checks should be made out to Community of Grace. Our pinwheel garden should be up and spinning after church on April 14 (anyone wishing to join in the “planting” of the pinwheels is welcome to meet at the sign on Wadsworth. Bring a screwdriver and something to kneel on if you can). The goal is to raise $500 (sponsoring 100 pinwheels, but over the past several years, our generous congregation has far exceeded this goal!)
SAT APR 6 AT 8AM
The next Men’s Breakfast is scheduled for April 6, at 8am. Join us for good food and good fellowship! Please contact Carl Kantner (cfktaxman@yahoo.com) with any questions.
SUN MAR 31 AT 10AM / IN PERSON + ONLINE
Please join us for our Easter service, on Sunday, March 31 at 10am, as we rejoice in the glorious Resurrection of our Lord!
SUN MAR 24 AFTER WORSHIP
All kids in 5th grade and under are welcome to join our Egg Hunt after worship on Palm Sunday! Candy (nut-free, please) donations can be left in the Lobby in a basket labeled, “Donations.” Small toys and Easter stickers are welcome.
TUES MAR 12 AT 7:30PM / RECEPTION AFTER CONCERT
We are pleased to present Erik Peterson, violin; Phillip Stevens, viola; Joseph Howe, cello with Music for String Trio presented by the Front Range Chamber Players. Join us for this exciting string trio program. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for students through high school, the button below, or at the door.
WED FEB 14 AT 6PM
There will be an Ash Wednesday service on Wednesday, February 14, in the Sanctuary at 6pm as the season of Lent begins. Please join us!
MARCH 8-10
This retreat is for middle and high school students to experience and learn what resting in Christ means to them. March 8- 10th we’ll be heading to Ponderosa Retreat Center in Larkspur, CO. Individual student cost is $149 with scholarships available. Contact Abby at abbym@cogarvada.org for additional information.
SUN FEB 11 FOLLOWING WORSHIP
Inspired by the age-old tradition of eating pancakes before the beginning of Lent in order to use up butter, eggs, and fat in preparation for the ritual fasting of the Lenten season, our “Shrove Tuesday” will be a Shrove Sunday. Your Fellowship Committee needs your help to pull this off! First, we need lots of hungry church folks to come down to Fellowship Hall after church. Next, would you be willing to help with set-up, serving, or clean-up and perhaps contribute a bowl of fruit to share? There are sign-up sheets in the Lobby on the Fellowship table. There may even be a couple of pancake races!
TUES FEB 13
Join us Tuesday evening, February 13, at 7:30pm as we present Steinway Artist, Hsing-ay Hsu, in a very special concert event! Hsing-ay’s program will feature works by Debussy, Brahms, Poulenc, Ravel and Boulanger paired with poetry and a wine tasting (including a non-alcoholic option). Tickets can be purchased through the button below.
THURS JAN 25 AT 6:30PM
We’re happy to tell you that we will continue meeting every-other month, but the meetings will now be hosted by volunteers on a rotating basis. This month, we will meet at 6:30pm on Thursday, January 25, at Jennifer Roulette’s house, where we will discuss the book, Redeeming Love, by Francine Rivers. Any and all are welcome! If you have questions or need directions, please contact Jennifer at jsroulette@gmail.com.
FRI JAN 26 AT 1PM
Sew Crafty meets on January 26 at 1pm in the church Lobby. If you have questions, contact Margie Bessler at: margie@familyinchrist.com.
MARCH FOOD FOCUS
Our food focus for March is breakfast food, such as pancake and waffle mixes, syrup, Pop Tarts, fruit bars, canned fruits, oatmeal, and cold cereals. Any food donations you make will benefit our community!
WANDERING HEART SERMON SERIES
During the season of Lent, Pastor Bill will share the sermon series, “Wandering Heart” which will focus on figuring out faith with Peter. Join us as we journey together towards Easter Sunday.
SAT JAN 6 AT 8AM / FELLOWSHIP HALL
Our Next Men’s Breakfast will be in Fellowship Hall at 8am on Saturday, January 6. Please join us for a fantastic breakfast, made by our favorite cooks at Community of Grace. If you have questions, please contact Carl Kantner (cfktaxman@yahoo.com).
RESUMES IN JANUARY
We normally meet in the Library at 10am on Wednesday and will resume in January. Please contact Betty Over (overgb@comcast.net) and Mary Ray (maryray50@hotmail.com) with questions. Look for more information coming soon!
SUN DEC 24 AT 10AM & 5PM / IN PERSON & ONLINE
With Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday, we have the opportunity to worship twice in one day.
10am Christmas Eve Service We’ll be joined by our neighbors from Wheat Ridge Presbyterian Church for a Service of Lessons and Carols. Together we’ll sing many of our favorites as we hear the story of God’s redemptive love told throughout scripture.
5pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Join us at 5pm for our Christmas Eve service of Candlelight and Communion. The Choir of Grace will present a special Christmas Cantata, we’ll celebrate communion and light candles as we celebrate the birth of Christ in the world.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ALICE ORGAN
Help “decorate” this special tree in the church Lobby with warm clothing items for kids. All donations are due in the Lobby before Wednesday, December 20, and then will be taken to the Jeffco Action Center.
Who was Alice Organ? She was a former member who had a heart for ministry and started the Mitten and Sock Giving Tree to donate mittens and socks for children to the Jeffco Action Center. After she passed, her family and friends asked if she could be remembered each year as members donate. This tradition has continued long after her passing; we’ve grown to love the tree and the warmth that’s shared.
AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY
Our Advent series is titled, How Does a Weary World Rejoice? Don’t forget to pick up an Advent Devotional Booklet in the Lobby!
TUES DEC 12 AT 7:30PM
The Second Tuesdays Concert Series presents The Coda Piano Quartet on Tuesday, December 12 at 7:30pm at The Community of Grace. Tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students, and can be purchased online through the button below.
SUN DEC 17 AT 2PM
For all who love to sing and wish to brighten the day for our “transportationally challenged” folks, we will meet in the church Lobby at 2pm, then carpool to go and sing. We’ll return to the church around 4pm, and anyone else who wants to come —will be heartily welcomed with cookies and cocoa. If you’d like to bring cookies, you may—but there will also be cookies available if you don’t have time to bake or shop! We will begin singing carols at church at 4:45pm with all the joy we can muster. Stop by the Fellowship Station in the Lobby on Sunday, December 17, to sign up to go with the carolers, as well as stating your availability to help with carpooling.
