Week of 07.27.2025

Today 

Final Sunday: Water the Roots. This July, join our moderators in Fellowship Hall after worship for meaningful conversation and connection. Each week, we’ll explore questions designed to help us get to know one another more deeply and support the important transition work happening at Plymouth. Stay tuned — a brief survey may follow at the end of the four-week series.

Final Sunday: after worship, join Pastor Pam for a book study on The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage by Richard Rohr (available in hard copy or e-book; visit Old Firehouse Books to buy in town). "Richard Rohr offers a wholehearted and hope-filled model for the world today, grounded in the timeless wisdom of the Hebrew prophets." Learn more and sign up at plymouthucc.org/events. 


July

-> Plymouth parking lots will be closed the week of 7/28 (starting Sun. afternoon) while asphalt crews clean, apply seal coat, and paint lines. All vehicles need to me moved from asphalt parking lots or will be towed. Please park on the street or in the Walgreens lot and walk to the church. The work should only take a few days to complete, but the crews have to work around the weather.

"In the Mud" Grant Applications are due by 7/31. Grants from the Rocky Mountain Conference of the UCC for a new initiative or ministry idea that could use a little extra financial support. Past grants went to: sponsor a Kid's Corner at Pride, renovate the offices of a local non-profit, start a podcast, support church programming for youth and young adults, build free food pantry boxes, and more! Info/apply here.


Later

AUGUST:
Final outdoor worship on the lawn, Sun., 8/3. Come early to set up umbrellas, blankets, etc. No live stream unless weather forces us back inside. We will try to record the service outside; if we succeed, it will be posted the following Monday. 

NoCo Pride, 8/10, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Island Grove Event Center, Greeley. Sign up for various roles here. 

Nominate high school age leaders by 8/15! The Rocky Mountain Conference of the UCC is offering a new Youth Leadership Cohort. This program is designed to help support and equip the church's future leaders. If you know amazing high school youth in your congregation, please encourage them to apply, or you can nominate them yourself. To learn more, visit this page.

Final Summer Pickup Choir, 8/17. Show up at 9:15 a.m. to learn a simple piece and sing it at that day's 10 a.m service. All welcome! 

Help welcome international and housing-insecure CSU students! Student housing -- while furnished -- does not include things that make a space a HOME (dishes, pots/pans, sheets, blankets, towels, etc.). On 8/23, Plymouth will once again welcome incoming students by providing an array of new or gently-used household items. Drop-off begins 8/17. For Wish List, etc., or to volunteer, click here.

New Member Class, Sun., 8/24, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. An opportunity to get to know the church, the United Church of Christ, and what membership at Plymouth means. (Membership Ceremony will be on 8/31 during worship.) Sign up here. Childcare available -- indicate on form.

SEPTEMBER:
Stephen Ministry at Plymouth. Are you going through a difficult time? Plymouth has trained Stephen Ministers who can help. Are you interested in serving as a Stephen Minister? We are offering training the week of 9/22. For more information, contact Lory Clukey with form on Stephen Ministry page. 

Imagine! Grant returns. Any existing O&M ministry team (or group of church members wishing to form a ministry team) is welcome to apply for a grant of up to $3,000 to be used for a project of their imagination. Applications accepted through 9/30. Learn more and apply at plymouthucc.org/mission. 


Anytime

Join Pastor Pam’s “Getting to Know You” program, to gather in small groups of 4-5 people at a time over a cup of coffee or a meal and have fun and interesting conversations. Sign up online here. If you aren't comfortable signing up online, call the church and a staff member will get you scheduled.