Singer-songwriter Spencer LaJoye was a closeted queer kid in a conservative Christian college when they found the power of music to find a way to honesty and healing. The song "Plowshare Prayer" is a grace-filled gut punch to all who wish to turn weapons of hurt into tools of love.

This is the focus of our "3am Question" this week: "What does the Bible say about the LGBTQ+ community?"

We will find out through the Compassionate Samaritan story (Luke 10: 25-37) about what it means to love God and neighbor, especially when it means learning from people we might believe have nothing to teach us about this.

We will continue our prayer stations, too, where we will have the chance to write on a whiteboard as a community what it means to turn something hurtful into something hopeful (swords into plowshares--Isaiah 2: 3-4).

Remember that NEXT weekend (October 23rd) will be the celebration of our church's 150th anniversary. It is bound to be a service and luncheon that you won't want to miss!

Finally, it's always a good time and the right time to invite someone to join you for worship, a special event, or to "talk up" your church. The only way people know about Pine Street Church is if you tell them!

*Follow PSC on our social media channels, too, on Instagram and Facebook.

For this weekend, join us in person or online at 10am MST:

CELEBRATE “150 AND FORWARD!” ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23

CELEBRATE Pine Street Church at other special events of the weekend!

We look forward to a joyous sesquicentennial celebration for all of us!!

Thank you!

The 150th Anniversary Committee: Pastor Andrew, Mary Beth and Bill Mankin, Judy and Bob Rothe, Kathryn Duffy, Joann Roberts Stacy, Debbie Setlock, Estelle Torpy, Rick Vaughn, Polly McDonald, Becky Budd, Aleta Purcell  

The Boulder community is invited to attend a special showing of “This Is [Not] Who We Are,” a highly decorated documentary film about the African-American experience in our town. Discussion to follow led by film producer Katrina Miller and film subject Zayd Atkinson. CLICK HERE for more information

Date: October 21st, 2022

Time: 6:00 PM

Venue: Pine Street Church Sanctuary

Location: 1237 Pine St. Boulder, CO

Sponsors: Pine Street Church and All Souls Church

Price: Free, $10 suggested donation, proceeds to benefit

"Showing Up For Racial Justice" (SURJ) - Boulder chapter

Enjoy the singular expressions of four women artists whose works reveal a

wide spectrum of unique vision and experience. Featured are Louis Cutler,

Adderly Grant-Lord, Agnes Nyanhongo, and next generation painter and

designer Xuri Walton.

INQUIRIES: WAVERLYMATTHEWS@GMAIL.COM

The Black experience in America is as rich and varied as any racial community, and that reality is expressed in the current exhibit at Off Broadway Gallery - Varying Shades of Color: Diverse voices From Black/African-American Women artists.

Louise Cutler - Louise Cutler is a Fort Collins based creationist, artist, vocalist, writer and sculptor. Her work is motivated by her desire to create beauty that cultivates truth, peace and harmony. Ms Cutler's work has been featured in Art Business News, Art World News, Edge Of Faith and Beyond Words Magazine. She was selected as one of Art Business News’ magazines "Top Emerging Artists". Ms. Cutler painting "Alone", recently was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts In London England Summer exhibition 2021.

Adderly Grant-Lord - Adderly is a former fashion designer turned painter based in Louisville, CO. She says of her painting process that it "immerses me in letting go and surrendering into the unknown to allow my more raw and unfiltered vitality and creativity to flow through me and into the canvas. This connection between the canvas and us is where the magic lives. "

Agnes Nyanhongo - Agnes is a well-known Zimbabwean sculptor who comes from a family of fine artists. Her works are featured in major civic gardens and public and private collections throughout Africa, Europe, and the United States.

Xuri Walton - Xuri is an ambitious 13 year-old artist and designer based in Boulder. She has high hopes for a career in the creative arts, desiring to express through painting and clothing her unique experience as a young teenager growing up in Boulder.

God is doing new and exciting things through world mission! During the World Mission Offering (WMO) this October, Pine Street Church has the opportunity to join the transformational work God is doing around the world through International Ministries’ 120+ global servants and 250+ global partners. God can use our participation not only to change lives internationally, but also to deepen our own discipleship in Christ. We can take part in what the Holy Spirit is doing to bring God’s kingdom “on earth as it is in heaven.”

Through WMO every October thousands across the country celebrate and give financial support to ministries that God is using to transform the world. You can help us work cross-culturally to invite people to become disciples of Jesus Christ and to proclaim, through both word and deed, God’s reign of justice, peace, and abundant life for all creation!

Watch the above video to learn more about this year's offering.

CLICK HERE and select World Mission Offering 2022 from the drop down tab to donate to this special offering today. You can also give via check with WMO 2022 in the memo. Bring your checks to a Sunday morning worship service or mail your check to the church, 1237 Pine St. Boulder, CO 80302. We will be receiving this offering through the end of October.

Thank you for your support!

Ever wonder how the daily news headlines and the Bible connect?

Join this the final session in this faith formation series based on "God in the New York Times."

You don't have to attend all sessions to participate. Jump in on this final session this Tuesday at 2pm (October 18).

You can participate from wherever you happen to be, via Zoom, for this new offering facilitated by Pastor Andrew. JOIN ZOOM GROUP

Topics will be pulled from the headlines of the New York Times (and other news sources) with biblical commentary to help confront the news with hope.

We're participating in the 2022 CROP Hunger Walk to support CWS and help families who are struggling with hunger. We're asking you to join us - with your steps and your donations - to provide more meals for the growing number of people in our community who need them, and greater food security in communities around the world.

Please CLICK HERE to join/donate to the Pine Street Church Pine Head Team!

Debbie Setlock, PineHead Crop Walk Coordinator

Art has served many functions in human evolution. It tells a peoples' stories which give identity and meaning to the individual and community. It offers knowledge, moral values, pleasure, and even catharsis. It also expresses a culture's ideals.

In this third presentation in our new series, "Art FOR Life," we will reflect on the pure pleasure we receive from art. Is the aesthetic satisfaction we experience with art merely a fleeting feeling, or does it have lasting positive consequences? Hope you can join us!

Please join me virtually this Sunday at 9:00 AM MST, And/or in-person at 11:15am in the Parlor at Pine Street Church, 1237 Pine St. Boulder, CO 80302

The Oasis Prayer and Study group at church is studying a book called: "Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes." by Robert McAfee Brown. As one review states it: "In Unexpected News, Robert McAfee Brown looks at ten biblical texts through a new lens. Brown's analysis is concerned with how our reading of the Bible is dependent on our experiences and worldview. Brown sets out to understand how "third world Christians," that is, Christians who live in poverty and powerlessness, interpret the Bible."

The Oasis group meets each Thursday from 1:30-3:00 pm via Zoom.

If you are interested, please be in touch with Carol Simpson pastorcms@cs.com, or Mary Beth Mankin mbmankin545@gmail.com.

The Men's Fellowship Group has a new meeting schedule. Beginning immediately they will meet in person for Breakfast at the Parkway Cafe on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 a.m. They will also hold a monthly Zoom gathering at 9:00 a.m.on the third Tuesday of each month. Please contact Bill Mankin for more information on how to join these meetings: mankin@ucar.edu

Showing hospitality takes a team. And we need a few more players on our hospitality team for Sunday mornings! Can you help?

We're looking to fill out our online signup form for being a greeter on Sunday mornings. It's both easy and important! And even more so, FUN!

There is nary a time in our lives where at least a little humor couldn't improve our day. Come to this section each week for a little laughter that will come in various forms.

Check it out, and register today, HERE. There's a church directory, updates from the PSC Leadership Council and much more. Email admin@pinestreetchurch.net if you have any trouble registering and gaining access.

CLICK HERE for the most up to date version of the Church Directory (Sept 2022)

You can also find Strategic Planning documents and updates in the PineHead Port