Last week at Boost, Jim Meyer from the Gemstone Media arm of Greater Europe Mission gave us an update on what God is doing in Europe through Jim and his wife Sara. It was incredible to hear how God is using their talents in media to help reach those who do not know Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Movies, video clips, and types of visual media have become important tools in spreading the Gospel.

I bring this up because often times we think that we have nothing to offer in spreading the Good News of Jesus. Satan would love for us to think that we have little to contribute. BUT, it is not true.

God's Word tells us that we each have different gifts given to us. Not to just some of us, but to EACH of us.

Romans 12:6-8

Let's not find ourselves on the sideline when we should be in the game. There is nothing God cannot do and that includes using the gifts He's given us to serve Him.

Be salt and light,

Pastor Chris

Week of May 22, 2022

Week of May 29, 2022

Giving: $5,772.50

Weekly Budget: $10,302.60

Year to Date Giving: $213,896.82

Year to Date Budget: $226,657.20

Women's group meeting bi-weekly via Zoom on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm. Meeting ID: 827 0335 3422 Passcode: 333481. Email Anita for more details.

Women's group meeting weekly on Thursday evenings at 6:30 pm. Email Mariana for more details.

Women's group meeting weekly on Friday mornings at 9:30 am. Email Judy for more details.

Men's group meeting weekly on Tuesday mornings from 6 - 7 am. Email Pastor Joel for more details.

Men's group meeting weekly on Friday mornings at 6 am. Contact Karl at 720.284.4750 for more information.

If you have questions, email Kathleen Chandler.

Hello, families! Mark your calendars for an awesome week of VBS at Community of Grace! We will have VBS on June 12th - 15th from 6:00 - 8:30 pm for those in grades K - 5. You can click here to register your kids for this fun-filled event!

We still need a few more crew leaders. Crew leaders are a vital part of making sure we are able to have a ton of kids come and hear about the Good News of Jesus. If you can walk from place to place, can offer a friendly smile to kids as they come every evening, and can help encourage good listening at the stations, then you can meet this need! Crew leaders need to be at least 18 years of age. We have been blessed with amazing youth in our church and the crew helpers sign up is nearly full! Adults, let's not let the teens show us up here!

A reminder that we will get things started on Sunday at 5:15 pm with a FREE pancake dinner for kids attending VBS and their families. After we finish eating, we will roll right into the first night of VBS.

Thank you so much! If you have any questions, please email me any time.

Samantha

Do you enjoy baseball? How about concerts? Do you just want to get out and hang out with your COG family? If any or all of these apply to you, then read on! We have reserved 40 tickets for the Colorado Rockies' Faith Day on August 14th at 1:10 pm, which includes a post-game concert by We the Kingdom. Tickets are $18 per person. You can sign up at the Get Connected table or email Pastor Chris. Write a check to Community of Grace and put "Rockies Faith Day" in the memo line. If you want to pay with cash, please give your money to Pastor Chris or Anita.

We are taking seat reservations early in case we need more seats. We can hopefully keep them grouped together.

Registration for Falls Creek Youth Camp is open! If you have a middle school or high school student who is interested in going to Falls Creek, check out the information table in the North Building foyer. If you have questions, you can email Pastor J.

The Women's Ministry is going on an outing to tour Briar Gate Goat Farm in Longmont on June 11th from 8:45 am - 2:00 pm. The cost for the tour is $10.

After the tour, we will shop and have lunch at Cheese Importers in Longmont. Come join us for a fun-filled morning and afternoon.

If you have any questions, email Judy Cale.

The men's ministry will be holding a workday at COG on June 18. There will be a variety of areas where you can help, like trimming the shrubs, trimming the trees, and working on the Little Free Library space. More details will be coming shortly.

If you have time to help, please block your calendar for a few hours. You can sign up at the Get Connected table or email Dane if you have questions.

Our first hike for the Outdoor Ministry will be on Saturday, June 4 from 8-10 am at the Red Rocks Trading Post Trail near Morrison. It's an easy, 1-1/2 mile, 45-minute loop that is dog and family-friendly. There is usually a lot of wildlife and wildflowers to see. Join us as we enjoy God's beautiful creation of the Red Rocks area together. Everyone is meeting at the trail in the morning. For more information, contact Carol Bryan at 303-522-2293.

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Fit2Serve:  Join in on an 8-week at-home weigh-in, weight loss program that will run from June 5 - July 31. Take advantage of the beautiful weather and get outdoors more often. Eat the bountiful fruit and vegetables that are plentiful during this time of the year. Take on a new activity that you haven't tried before. Sign up at the Get Connected table. For more information, contact Carol Bryan at 303-522-2293.

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Fit2Serve:  Starting June 6, there will be a 6-week low-impact aerobics class offered every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 7-7:45 am in the South Building. Low-impact means "good for the knees." You will sweat to the music while having fun in a no-judgment environment. Sign up at the Get Connected table. Contact Carol Bryan for more info at 303-522-2293.

Boost will be on June 29th at 6:30 pm. We hope you will join us as we gather to pray, grow, and fellowship together.

Please bring a dessert to share during our fellowship time afterward.

Mark your calendars for an upcoming opportunity to train to become a part of the Colorado Baptist Disaster Relief team. The CBDR responds to both local and national disasters and helps in a variety of ways.

Training will occur on June 24 from 5:45 pm - 8:30 pm and on June 25 from 7:45 am - 3:30 pm at Community of Grace. The cost is $25 which includes a mandatory background check. Please go to the CBDR training website to get more details and to get the forms needed for training. The forms are on the bottom left side of the page. If you are going to attend training, please complete this survey to let CBDR know what areas of training you are interested in.

Bob Cale is the point of contact. You can email him if you have questions.

For those who are new at Community of Grace and for those who may have forgotten, we want to remind you that you have access to a massive library of Bible-based resources covering many topics. Community of Grace has purchased a membership for each of you with RightNow Media.

RightNow Media is like the Netflix of video Bible studies and has a HUGE library of faith-based videos that you can access whenever and wherever you want—on your phone, tablet, computer, or at home on your TV.

If you have not looked at RightNow Media before, you are missing out on some incredible scholars who bring the Word well. This resource has videos for everyone—kids, youth, parents, married couples, college students, single adults, working professionals—all aimed at helping you grow.

Use the link below to sign up for your free account, and you’re all set to explore more than 20,000 videos. We pray that this resource will be a blessing for you and your family!