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Summer Sunday Hours:

10AM Service of Celebration via Zoom & Facebook Live

with 30min before/after social time

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Pastor: Michael Blackwood; Associate Pastor: Andi Fox 825 Kohl Street, Broomfield, CO 80020 303-466-8355

broomfielducc.org

an Open & Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Christ

Our Mission Statement

Black Lives Matter. That slogan has not only been trending on social media and displayed on the news for the past month, it has also been hanging in our sanctuary along with the phrases “I can’t breathe” and “respect existence or expect resistance.” As the news moves on, the need for anti-racism and anti-white supremacy work is still desperately needed in the country and in the church. If you, like me, are a white person living in America you have benefitted from a racist system. That may be an uncomfortable sentence for some of you. It’s uncomfortable for me. But it’s not nearly as uncomfortable as doing nothing in the face of ongoing, sometimes horrifically fatal, racism and white supremacy.

Anti-racism work needs to be done as individuals and communities. Pastor Michael, myself, and many other leaders in the Rocky Mountain Conference are making plans for continuing anti-racism training. Last Friday, UCB began a book group on The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. We’ll be reading a chapter a week and meeting virtually to discuss every Friday at noon until August 7, skipping this coming Friday July 3 for the holiday. I invite all of you to join us. Email the church ucboffice@gmail.com if you’d like the Zoom link.

It’s a step in a much longer process. We’re not alone in that process. We have each other. We are guided by our Creator. We are shown the path by our Brother Jesus. We are guided by the Holy Spirit. Together we work to make this world more like heaven

where human divisions and racist systems are no more.

Pastor Andi

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ANNIVERSARIES

Louise Taylor &

Cheri Roberts

07/09/2016

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Your 2020 Church Leadership

Michael Blackwood-Lead Pastor Andi Fox-Associate Pastor

Jonathan Wade - Moderator Jennie Belval - Vice Moderator

Kim Jones - Clerk Ed Bunetta - Financial Secretary

Gary McKee / Peggy Stevens - Treasurer

Bob Wathen, Jeff Jones - Members at Large

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Committee Chairs Matt Davis - Trustees Alice Kidney - Worship

Jane Shelton / Kathy Wathen - Spiritual Care Vacant - Christian Education Mary Beth Jones - Mission

Emily Joo - Fellowship

If we missed your Birthday or Anniversary please contact the church office.

6 Zach Primrose

7 Jacob Gastelbondo

8 Marie Hoyle

12 Lu Reuter

12 Peggy Diekhoff

15 Steve Stacy

16 Maxwell Tiepel

16 Larry Vorwerck Jr.

17 Zack Evans

19 Dean Toda

20 Peggy Stevens

20 Will Plomer

21 Jane Martin-Shelton

22 Rich Tenorio

26 Bryan Shelton

26 Greg Garland

26 Jan Grebing

28 Alexis Wathen

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This is a summary of the prayer requests for June:

Prayers of healing

- Peggy & Mark Stevens

- Beth Engle

Prayers of joy and celebration

- for our church family

Prayers of comfort and support

- Jackie Lyells

- Peggy Diekhoff

If you would like to share a prayer request with Pastor Michael or Pastor Andi, please call the Church Office at (303) 466-8355 or via email at prayers@broomfielducc.org.

Attendance

6/7 - VIRTUAL 6/21 - VIRTUAL

6/14 - VIRTUAL 6/28 - VIRTUAL

The American Flag Joseph Rodman Drake

When freedom, from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky bal-dric of the skies, Then from his mansion in the sun She called her eagle-bearer down And gave into his mighty hand The sym-bol of her chosen land. Flag etiquette states: “When a flag is so worn it is no longer fit to serve as a symbol of our country, it should be destroyed by burning in a dignified manner.” Unfortunately the flag flying in our Peace Garden is badly frayed and faded. It must be retired. It will be given to Boy Scouts Troop 511 for proper disposal.

Broomfield FISH - July Shifts

Currently our FISH Marketplace is closed and we are giving families pre-made boxes, personal care items and perishables. Please sign-up for shifts that work best for you. If you are over the age of 64 OR have a compromised immune system OR are a member of a vulnerable population, we have been asked that you not volunteer. If you have not completed a FISH Volunteer Application, you will need to do so before volunteering. (Application can be completed when you arrive for your shift) You must be at least 16 years old to volunteer and a parent/guardian must sign your Volunteer Application if you are 16-17 years old.

https://signup.com/client/invitation2/secure/597010938248124057/false#/invitation

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Normally we donate items to Broomfield FISH 1st Sunday of each month. For July and the near future, please donate monetarily to FISH by:

• mailing a check to the church with FISH in the memo • go to the donate button on our website

broomfielducc.org & charge to your PayPal account or credit card - please remember to put a memo in that says FISH

• https://www.coloradogives.org/index.php?section=organizations&action=newDonation&fwID=27508

• mail checks to 6 Garden Center, Broomfield, CO 80020.

As a Family Resource Center, our goal at FISH is to make sure that everyone has food to eat and a safe, stable home. During the COVID-19 pandemic, meeting residents’ basic human needs is more important than ever. We are seeing double the number of families come to FISH for help and are distributing 48% more food than last year. Please know that you have made a real difference in the lives of your neighbors.

Thank you so much for helping feed families and fuel hope in Broomfield! We cannot tell you how much we appreciate your participation in Neighbors Helping Neigh-bors supporting Carolyn Crouse and your generous do-nation of check #19916281 dated June 9, 2020 for $400.00 to Broomfield FISH. It means the world to us!

Loving God, we thank you — the true Father of our country — for the blessings of this land and the gifts of cultures around the world. Prompt us to strive for justice for all, at home and abroad. Remind us, in the words of the hymn, that “this is our Father's world” and that your goodness prevails. Amid tragedies and conflicts, guard us against despair. Help us focus on the kindness evident daily: from generous neighbors to con-scientious public servants (because most are). On Independence Day and every day, “O let [us] ne’er forget that though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the Ruler yet.” Amen. —Sandy Hyland

+Christian Symbol+ Vine A vine symbolizes Christ, the foundation of life and nourishment of all people, who, in turn, are like branches. When separate from the vine, we branches can't survive — at least not spiritually. "Apart from me," says Jesus, "you can do noth-ing" (John 15:5, NIV). But as God the gardener tends this relationship, we branches grow strong-er and more mature in Jesus and alongside one another.

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The Gathering Circle will meet on Sat. July 11th at 8:30 a.m. in the backyard of Kim Jones. As it stands now Kim will make the coffee again and we can “brown bag” our own food. The same distancing rules and masks on when we are not eating still apply.

As we get closer to the date, please check emails as things could change.

If you haven’t linked your card to the church, you need to do it NOW!

Are you helping? Please register your

King Soopers Loyalty Card at www.kingsoopers.com/communityrewards

Look for United Church of Broomfield

WELL ELDER SUPPORT VOLUNTEER

As part of its COVID-19 emergency response and recovery strategy, Adams County has re-tooled its Senior Buddy program to the Well Elder program to further support Adams County aging adults. The Well Elder program is an Adams County community partner shared initiative that provides reassurance calls, fraud education and resource sharing to benefit older adults. We are actively recruiting volunteers for this initiative.

Specifics for volunteering:

-Time Commitment: 2-4 Hours a week or bi-weekly

-Locations can be remote within your own home or onsite within the organization

-Engage in meaningful conversation with aging adult clients via phone calls

-Training will be provided on the Serv Tracker database tool to track and document calls, as well as the Well Elder Reassurance Call Script and the Loneliness Scale Tool

-Offer clients resources and education on fraud prevention

Contact Angela Caudill, SHOUT Volunteer Manager at 720-523-2820 caudill.a@seniorhub.org

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If you see something on our website, Facebook, newspaper that you like - please tell others … ‘like’ a Facebook post … forward to your friends, neighbors. Help more know why you like our church.

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