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Roll Up Your Sleeves and Pray With Color! Join Matisse at 10 a.m. in the Forum Room [4th grade to adult]. This week, we will be using the color blue as we contemplate and create art in Lent with Kathee Houser. Our resource is Henri Matisse and the Colors of Lent. Copies in the forum room.
New Member Exploration part 2, Mon., 2/26 on Zoom, 6:30-8 p.m. RSVP on This Week page to receive Zoom link. Members who have joined in the last year: Chili Dinner (bring a topping) at the home of Karyl Rice (Fort Collins) on 3/8 from 6-8 p.m., hosted by the New Member Experience Team. If you joined in 2023 and didn’t get an email with Karyl’s address, please let Annmarie know. Share the Plate is Faith Family Hospitality (FFH). Undesignated money, or checks with “FFH” or “Share” on the memo, will be split 50/50 with our operating budget. Learn more/give at This Week link. (Use memo line to give to another fund, such as “pledge.”) Plymouth hosts FFH families 2/25 - 3/10. New volunteers welcome! Details, volunteer, donate: use form on FFH page. We would like to provide meals to 3/1 - 3/5 to Bruce Ronda and Chris Nelson as Bruce recovers from knee surgery scheduled for 2/29. To help, visit This Week page for signup. In addition, to join a contact list to provide a meal as an act of caring upon events both joyous and painful (new babies, new homes, loss of jobs, death of loved ones), contact Susan Rayner. This Sunday, the Climate Action Team (CAM) will be in Fellowship Hall following both services. Bring clamshells and firm Styrofoam! Check out the latest Give a Scrap offerings (napkins, produce bags, and beeswax food covers). Take whatever you can use; donate whatever you choose in support of the team’s work. Gift tags available. Questions? climateaction at plymouthucc.org. Suicide Prevention Training. All are invited to join the Fort Collins Interfaith Council on 3/7, 9-10:30 here at Plymouth for a community training based on the QPR method (question, persuade, refer). Flyer, register here. Would you like Plymouth to have emergency contact info for you? Use form here. Roll Up Your Sleeves and Pray With Color! Join Matisse at 10 a.m. in the Forum Room [4th grade to adult]. This week, Marilu Theodore will be using the color green as we contemplate and create art to begin Lent. Our resource, Henri Matisse and the Colors of Lent, was emailed. Copies available in the forum room.
Third Sunday "Pick-up" Choir is back today. Rehearsal at 10:10 a.m. Sing with the Chancel Choir for a day! Additional spring dates include 3/17, 4/21, & 5/19. New Member Exploration Today , 12:15-2 p.m. (lunch included) & 2/26, 6:30-8 p.m. If you didn’t get a chance to RSVP, come anyway! Fireside room with Pastors Marta & Hal. Organ Encounter today at 12:15 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come and learn more about the "King of Instruments"! Also live streamed. Share the Plate is Faith Family Hospitality (FFH). Undesignated money, or checks with “FFH” or “Share” on the memo, will be split 50/50 with our operating budget. Learn more/give here. (Use memo line to give to another fund, such as “pledge.”) Plymouth hosts FFH families 2/25 - 3/10 –2 weeks – and we will need extra help. New volunteers welcome! For more information, to volunteer, or donate, please contact Mary or Ken Freese using contact form on FFH page. On Fri., 2/23 6-8 p.m. FOG (Fellowship of the Grape) is at the home of Karyl Rice. Bring a bottle of wine and an appetizer, and join Plymouth members and friends 21+ for some wonderful fellowship. Newcomers welcome! Older Adult (50+) OWL (Our Whole Lives) Sun., 2/25, 1-3 p.m. at Foothills Unitarian Church. This workshop for 50+ adults explores body image, sexual self esteem and sexual self-efficacy. A series of reflective activities will encourage honest, yet compassionate views of the body as sculpted by age and life experience. Facilitated by leaders from both congregations. Register here. View 2023 Ministry Highlights presentation here. In addition to the signup for needs we are aware of in advance, the Meal Ministry would like to respond to needs that arise quickly, and include a meal as an act of caring upon events both joyous and painful (new babies, new homes, loss of jobs, death of loved ones). To join a contact list and keep soup in your freezer, contact Susan Rayner. Forum Rm., 10 a.m.: Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance, by Drew Hart. Visit our Adult Christian Formation page to learn more. Drop in at any time!
Please join Verley Boulton at coffee today, Sun., 2/ 11 to celebrate her 90th birthday! Beginning Monday, 2/12, the Praying For Wholeness group will study the book, Turn My Mourning Into Dancing: Finding Hope In Hard Times, by Henri Nouwen. Book link/more info here. Ash Wednesday is 2/14. 6:15 p.m. soup supper and 7 p.m. worship. All ages welcome! Streaming here. Roll Up Your Sleeves and Pray With Color! Join Henri Matisse for Education Hour in the Forum Room [4th grade through adults] beginning the first Sunday in Lent, 2/18, at 10 a.m. Our resource, Henri Matisse and the Colors of Lent, will be emailed to you if you are in our database. If you are not in our database, please contact Annmarie. New Member Exploration 2/18, 12:15-2 p.m. (lunch included) & 2/26, 6:30-8 p.m. RSVP here. View 2023 Ministry Highlights presentation here. Share the Plate for February is Faith Family Hospitality. Undesignated money, or checks with “FFH” or “Share” on the memo, will be split 50/50 with our operating budget. Learn more/give here. (Use memo line to give to another fund, such as “pledge.”) Plymouth hosts Faith Family Hospitality families again 2/25 to 3/10. We are hosting two consecutive weeks this time and will need extra help. New volunteers welcome! We also need donations of a few more twin sheet sets (matched or separates). For more information, to volunteer, or donate, please contact Mary or Ken Freese using contact form on FFH page. Third Sunday "Pick-up" Choir is back on 2/18. Rehearsal at 10:10 a.m. Sing with the Chancel Choir for a day! Additional spring dates include 3/17, 4/21, & 5/19. Questions? Mark. Organ Encounter on Sun., 2/18 at 12:15 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come and learn more about the "King of Instruments"! Also live streamed. Forum Rm., 10 a.m.: Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance, by Drew Hart. Decolonizing Palestine continues Mondays, 5-7 pm. Visit our Adult Christian Formation page to learn more. Drop in at any time!
Plymouth’s potluck & Annual Meeting is TODAY Sun., 2/4 at 12:15 p.m. Leadership Council will share information about the 2024 budget, answer questions, and present key information about the coming year. Board and council members will be elected. Members should have received materials via email; if you did not, view the informational packet on this page. View Ministry Highlights presentation here. Please join Verley Boulton at coffee on Sun., 2/ 11 to celebrate her 90th birthday! Beginning 2/12, the Praying For Wholeness group will study the book, Turn My Mourning Into Dancing: Finding Hope In Hard Times, by Henri Nouwen. This book focuses on five movements: from our little selves to a larger world; from holding tight to letting go; from fatalism to hope; from manipulation to love; and from a fearful death to a joyous life. 2nd & 4th Mondays, 10-11:30 a.m., Fireside Rm. Save the date for Ash Wednesday (2/14), 6:15 p.m. soup supper and 7 p.m. worship. Share the Plate is N2N’s Homelessness Prevention Program. Undesignated money, or checks with “N2N” or “Share” on the memo, will be split 50/50 with our operating budget. Learn more/give here. (Use memo line to give to another fund, such as “pledge.”) Organ Encounter on Sun., 2/18 at 12:15 p.m. in the sanctuary. Come and learn more about the "King of Instruments"! Calling & Caring is re-starting the ride-to-church ministry. If you are willing to bring someone, contact Karyl Rice with your preferred service time. Forum Rm., 10 a.m.: Who Will Be a Witness? Igniting Activism for God’s Justice, Love, and Deliverance, by Drew Hart. Decolonizing Palestine continues Mondays, 5-7 pm. Visit our Adult Christian Formation page to learn more. Drop in at any time!
First Name Club (Seniors Luncheon), Thurs., 2/1 at noon. RSVP by Mon., 1/29: (970) 482-9212 or firstnameclub at plymouthucc.org. Sue Yadon will present on their trip to Kenya and Tanzania. Plymouth’s potluck & Annual Meeting is Sun., 2/4 at 12:15 p.m. (One service at 11 a.m.) Leadership Council will share information about the 2024 budget, answer questions, and present key information about the coming year. Board and council members will be elected. Members should have received materials via email; if you did not, please contact Annmarie. View Ministry Highlights presentation here. Please join Verley Boulton at coffee (10 a.m.) on Sun., 2/ 11 to celebrate her 90th birthday! Beginning 2/12, the Praying For Wholeness group will study the book, Turn My Mourning Into Dancing: Finding Hope In Hard Times, by Henri Nouwen. This book focuses on five movements: from our little selves to a larger world; from holding tight to letting go; from fatalism to hope; from manipulation to love; and from a fearful death to a joyous life. 2nd & 4th Mondays, 10-11:30 a.m., Fireside Rm. Save the date for Ash Wednesday (2/14), 6:15 p.m. soup supper and 7 p.m. worship. Share the Plate is N2N’s Homelessness Prevention Program. Undesignated money, or checks with “N2N” or “Share” on the memo, will be split 50/50 with our operating budget. Learn more/give here. (Use memo line to give to another fund, such as “pledge.”) Calling and Caring is re-starting the ride-to-church ministry. If you are willing to pick up and bring someone to Plymouth, please contact Karyl Rice with your preferred service time. WANTED: Volunteers in the church office. Contact Annmarie. |