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SUNDAY AT CUC
Traditional Worship
8:00 A.M.
Contemporary Worship
10:00 A.M.
Scripture:
Sermon:
Expansion -
No Thanks, I'll Pass
Thanks to This
Sunday's Ushers
8:00 a.m.
Tom Bury
Steve Lass
10:00 a.m.
The Hinn Family
Thanks to This
Sunday's Ambassadors
8:00 a.m.
Peggy Sweet
10:00 a.m.
Matt & Meggan Mattson
Thanks to This
Sunday's Acolytes
8:00 a.m.
Patrick Trumpore
10:00 a.m.
THIS WEEK @ CUC
Sunday, March 26
8:00 am Traditional Service
9:10 am Adult Sunday School
10:00 am Contemporary Service
6:00 pm Middle & High School Youth Groups
Monday, March 27
6:30 pm CUC Council
7:00 pm Missions Committee
Tuesday, March 28
9:30 am Faith Forum
Wednesday, March 29
6:15 pm Bells
7:30 pm Choir
7:30 pm Band
Friday, March 31
2:00 pm New Women's Care Group
Sunday, April 2
8:00 am Traditional Service
9:10 am Adult Sunday School
10:00 am Contemporary Service
11:30 am Grief Group
6:00 pm Middle & High School Youth Groups
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Fiscal Year to Date
thru March 20, 2017
ACTUAL
Identified Giving $ 602,402
Plate Collection $ 11,446
Grocery Card Net $ 12,689
BUDGET
Identified Giving $ 616,828
Plate Collection $ 9,373
Grocery Card Net $ 5,760
Identified Giving $ (14,426)
Plate Collection $ 2,074
Grocery Card Net $ 6,929
YTD AVERAGE
PER WEEK
Identified Giving $ 13,096
Plate Collection $ 249
Grocery Card Net $ 276
Want to know where you stand with your pledge year-to-date? Call CUC's Business Manager, Lee Ann Smith, in the church office, or email her at
leeann@columbinechurch.org
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Make a Difference in the
Financial Picture of CUC!
King Soopers Cards
You can donate to CUC simply by purchasing a King Soopers card at the Welcome Spot. Each time you reload the card at the store when buying your groceries, CUC receives 5%!
Thrivent Financial Choice
CUC is a participating organization in Thrivent Financial's Thrivent Choice® program. Thrivent Choice is a charitable grant program that allows eligible members to recommend where Thrivent Financial distributes part of its charitable outreach grant funds each year.Eligible Thrivent Financial members can direct Thrivent Choice Dollars® to CUC in a particular month. If you have Choice Dollars available to direct, please consider directing them to CUC. To learn more about Thrivent Choice, visit
Thrivent.com/thriventchoice
, or call Thrivent at 800-847-4836, and say "Thrivent Choice" when prompted.
Text Your Offering
In less time than it takes to write a check, you can now make your contribution to CUC with a quick text message! Text "CUC $50" to 73256 to give $50 (example) to Columbine United Church using your text messaging. You can adjust the dollar amount to whatever amount you would like to give. Standard text message rates do apply. Thank you for our continued support of CUC! Your time, talent and resources are helping us to change the world!
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This week in Sunday School...we will start exploring the Last Supper! Many things happened during Holy Week. We are going to spend the next few weeks talking about some of those events. We will look at communion, foot washing, and serving others. Join us as we play games, eat yummy treats and explore different stories from the Bible.
Easter Eggstravaganza is just around the corner! We need candy and prizes to fill our eggs for our egg hunt. Bring in a bag or two-your donations will garner Disciple Dollars!
Volunteers Needed on Sunday Mornings! Join us downstairs for Sunday School and spend time with our amazing kids! We are changing our program to make it easier for volunteers. Come down and see the new set up and then sign up to help!! These also give you a chance to welcome new families to our church! You can also help teach our children as a Teacher or Shepherd.
Check out the new Sign-Up Genius for Spring:
Sprouts Parents
Parents of Preschool and PreK/Kinder Kids! We need a teacher for this Sunday, March 26! Miss Tanya will be on vacation and we need parents to help out. Check your schedule for March 26th and April 2nd and see where you can volunteer. Check out the Spring Sign Up link above.
Attention all CUC 3rd Graders!
Our annual 3rd Grade Bible class is coming up on Sundays from April 9th - May 7th, and will be held during the 10am worship service. Bibles will be given out May 14th during worship. Contact Mike for more information: michael@columbinechurch.org.
VBS is Coming! Save June 12th through the 16th and bring your kids to the most outstanding VBS session. Stay tuned for details.
Downstairs in the Youth Room after the lighting of the candles at the 10:00 a.m. service.
Youth Groups
for High School & Middle School
Sunday evenings from 6-7:30 p.m.- music and words in the Sanctuary and then food and games downstairs!
The LaForet Youth Retreat
March 31st through April 2nd! This is a terrific opportunity for your child to learn about and develop their faith, set in the Black Forest. To sign up, visit
Middle School Mission Trip
July 17-20 and the cost is $350. Youth will be serving all over the Denver Metro area, working with our mission partner organizations to help the homeless, the hungry, and the elderly. Please contact Mike at
michael@columbinechurch.org
to sign up.
High School Mission Trip Changes
We're working on an alternative trip for this summer for our high schoolers - something more local and less costly. More information will be announced soon.
Youth Confirmation for 8th graders
...or anyone above 8th grade that hasn't been through it before, begins at the La Foret youth retreat, and will continue each Sunday from 4pm-5pm at CUC, through May 7th. Contact Mike with questions (
michael@columbinechurch.org).
For more information on Youth activities, contact CUC's Director of Youth & Children's Ministries, Mike Schapmire, at
michael@columbinechurch.org.
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ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Adult Sunday School
This Sunday, Pastor Steve will continue the discussion of the book "
Embracing an Adult Faith"
by Marcus Borg, 9:10 - 9:50am in the Fireside Chapel. A limited number of copies of the book are available from the church for $10.00. Contact Russ Jackson if interested.
On Sunday April 2nd in the Fireside Chapel 9:10 - 9:55am, we return to Steve's 2017 BHAG "Understanding Racism." The conversation centers on "Current implications of Racial Preferences" before moving into some history with "How did the concept of Indentured Servants turn into Slavery in the American colonies" (April 9th).
Faith Forum
On Tuesday March 28th, Linda Hills (a CUC member), will share a very personal story of her family's faith journey from a tragic mistake with all of its ramifications to the consequences, life thereafter, and the knowledge and understanding they have gained. Please join us from 9:30 am - 11:30 am in the Fireside Chapel.
Grief Group
Join Pastor Jane for a four-week grief group as we explore our losses, support one another, and learn tools to integrate our loss. Four Sundays in April: the 2nd, 9th, 23rd, and 30th, at CUC from 11:30 - 1:00pm. RSVP to Jane (jane@columbinechurch.org) or leave a message at the church office.
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 CUC MISSIONS
Homeless Bags
The CUC Youth are selling prepared bags of items that you can distribute to homeless individuals to give their spirits a lift. The bags are $5.00 each, or two for $8.00. All proceeds go to support the youth mission trips.
Diaper Drive for Love INC Babies
Diaper need is the lack of sufficient supply of diapers to keep a baby clean, dry, and healthy.
Many families in our community find they need support with diapers as they meet times of c
rises or are working to change their lives in new ways.
Diaper sizes 4, 5, 6 and wipes are needed. Pull ups and smaller size diapers are not needed.
Do you know?
- 1 in 3 U.S. mothers reports suffering from diaper need for their babies.
- Government assistance programs do not cover diapers.
- Without diapers small children cannot participate in early childhood education programs or attend child care
- Babies need 6-10 diapers per day.
Thank you for making an impact in families' lives as we connect together with Love INC and partner churches to fill this gap.
HAAT Force South Metro
is the Homelessness Awareness Action Task Force, which is a local 501C3 charity devoted, among other things, to providing emergency cold weather shelter. CUC has supported this worthwhile charity for years. HAAT Force is sponsoring a wine tasting fundraiser on Saturday, April 8th from 5-7pm at InVINtions in Greenwood Village for $50 per person. HAAT is taking reservations through March 29 by emailing
cammiehoupt@gmail.com
. Space is limited and, as always, your gifts to HAAT Force are tax deductible and very much appreciated. We hope to see you there.
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CUC MUSIC
Bells & Choir Rehearsals
Bells will rehearse at 6:15 p.m. and choir will start at 7:30 p.m.
The Band rehearses Wednesday evenings in the sanctuary. Contact Music Director, Mitch Samu (
mitch@columbinechurch.org), if you are interested in joining the group.
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GROUPS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Parking for Easter
Easter season is coming up, and attendance will be rising. We urge all CUC members and regulars to park at Wilder to make room for those who might not know where to park if our parking lot is full.
Thank you for your cooperation.
New Care Group
Several women in the 60-70ish age group in the CUC Community have expressed interest in forming a new care group that will meet during the day. Our first gathering will be March 31st at 2:00 p.m. at CUC. At that time, we will talk about the structure and leadership of the group, and come up with a name. The goal will be to gather once a month, with different women taking leadership for each month. Please contact Sally Dunleavy at
sallydunleavy@aol.com
or Anne Prather at
Anneprather@comcast.net
if you would like some additional information.
Digital Membership Directory
A new online directory for CUC members and friends will be available this summer via our new software package, Realm. More details will be available soon.
Save the Date May 7th, join us at Skate City for a great party! Watch for more details to follow.
Prayer Shawl.
The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets the first Tuesday of each month in the Parlor. If you would like to knit, or if you would like to learn to knit, please feel free to join them at 7:00 p.m. This ministry has been providing comfort to those in need for many years.
Notary Public. Josie Hamlen, one of our office staff, is a Notary Public. If you need this service, call the church office.
CUC Global. You can see videos of our sermons and some of our music on YouTube each week. Check it out at
youtube.com/user/columbineunited.
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JOYS & CONCERNS
If you have a life situation you would like your pastors or the congregation to be aware of, please call the church office at 303-798-1845 or send us an email at
cuc@columbinechurch.org.
JOYS:
Judi Buehrer tells us that she is feeling really well, following the implantation of radioactive beads! No pain or fatigue so far. Her chemotherapy will start again soon to keep everything stable. She and her daughter, Heidi, plan to return from Prague on July 2nd, prior to her surgery.
Thanks for prayers for Tim Corcoran, as he is recovering nicely following his rotator cuff surgery.
CONCERNS:
Please pray for Josie Hamlen, who has pneumonia. Cards may be sent to her at 5700 S. Elati Street, Littleton, Co. 80120.
Prayers for John Landefeld for healing and that he has the patience to recover from a torn meniscus. Cards may be mailed to 10402 Bellaire Ct., Thornton, CO. 80233.
Bette Ann Hindes passed away on March 3rd. Her memorial service will be held on May 15th at 10 am.
Prayers for Keri Mahe, daughter-in-law of Fred and Bretha Mahe, for her continued recovery as she had a damaged nerve that is causing paralysis on the right side of her face, affecting her eye, swallowing and speech. Thanks for all the prayers that you have given.
Sandy Balzhiser had hip surgery on March 21. Prayers are appreciated, as well as cards may be sent to 6952 W. Ida Drive, Apt 621, Littleton, CO. 80123.
Prayers for Ryan Call, son of Bob and Lisa Call, who has been recently diagnosed with Glioblastoma. He is only 34 years old. Ryan is on an experimental chemotherapy which he takes every other week. Cards can be mailed to 7944 S. Field Street, Littleton, CO 80123.
Continued prayers for Judy Simmons. After her treatment in the hospital, she is at home and the infection is improving. She is happily planning for her daughter, Katie's, wedding in June. Please check the website http://mealtrain.com/2g41g8 or text Mary Kuehl at (303) 437-9368 or Kimberly Dillehay at (303) 718-9565 if you can provide meals. Cards can be sent to Dan and Judy at 6620 S Upham St., Littleton, CO 80123.
Garry Patrick passed away a couple weeks ago. A service was held on March 17th. Cards may be sent to Kathy at 5650 W Quincy #37, Denver, CO 80235.
Brody, Anne Prather's friend, is doing well after his intensive chemotherapy, and hopes to go back to school in another week.
We ask that you keep the following people in your prayers, although the immediate crisis may be over: Kay Huntley, Holace Perry, Larry Pokrywka, Nina and Garrett Ray, Kirstin Adkins, Tom Moore, Jim Lillie, Ruth and Don Teason, Lu Samu, Karissa Marcum Rund, Jeff and Linda Veres, the Dye family, Dora (Carol Albertsons daughter), Braden Sinclair, David Broyles, and Roger Maxwell.
There are other unnamed members and friends of CUC who have requested prayers as they deal with unemployment, financial challenges, significant concerns and anger management.
Please pray for our brothers and sisters in the military and those who serve our country around the world.
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