e-Update
May 21, 2015
Sundays at FPC
8:00 AM 1st Service | 8:45 AM Adult Sunday School | 10:00 AM 2nd Service |
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Please note that we will be having two services on Fifth Sunday – May 31st, at 8:00 AM & 10:00 AM.
The church office will be closed on Monday, May 25th for Memorial Day. We will resume our regular office hours on Tuesday.
My dear friends at First Presbyterian of Brighton,
I hope you are doing well and thriving! I’m very excited about sharing with you an amazing fundraising adventure with my good friend Carter Via, a classmate at Princeton, and a fellow Presbyterian Pastor. We are climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise money for a school in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Carter is founder and executive director of Cross Cultural Thresholds and is doing amazing work for some of the most poverty stricken people in the world. You can watch this short video about the elementary school the money is going to:
Please click the green “Donate” button below to go to my fundraising page and make a donation if you can.
My goal is to raise $20,000 and every dollar matters. Please donate what you can!
Thank you! Much love!
Tim Mooney
Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church of Brighton
July 6th – 10th 2015
9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Vacation Bible School is almost here! Click the button above to register your children.
Join us at VBS for a fun-filled week of stories, music, crafts, games, snacks, and science. Our mission for the week will be Heifer International – a program that provides different kinds of food and income producing animals in dozens of countries on five continents. The children will be given a coin bank at the beginning of the week and collect money for the mission. We will count the money every day to see if we have reached our goal of purchasing a water buffalo, sheep, goat, Llama, and 3 sets of chicks. If we raise more money than needed, we will purchase more animals! Please contact Yetty Roberts, our Director of VBS for more information: 303-659-5127 zalabee@comcast.net
We will need lots of help this year and are looking for volunteers! Click the button above to register to volunteer.
All volunteers are required to attend a training night on Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 from 6:00-7:30 pm.
We are looking for:
2 teachers for preschool, 3 year old – you will be in the classroom setting with the children for crafts, games, snacks, and play time.
2 teachers for preschool, 4 year old – you will be in the classroom setting with the children for crafts, games, snacks, and play time.
4 teacher assistants for preschool classes
2 snack helpers
2 story tellers
2 game leaders
3 assistants for games
3 science leaders
2 nursery leaders (children who are birth – 2 years old and have parents working the week of VBS will be in the nursery)
4 craft leaders
14 group leaders
Please contact Yetty Roberts, our Director of VBS for more information: 303-659-5127 zalabee@comcast.net
We have one more Team Zimbabwe rides planned for Sunday, May 31st right after late worship service. Wear your Team Zimbabwe jerseys and come to church ready to ride. Don’t forget to bring your bicycle, water bottle, helmet and a light lunch or snack. Come to the church library after late service. We will leave our vehicles at the church and will begin and end our ride in the church parking lot. The rides will be on bike paths in the City of Brighton.
Even if you are not planning to ride in the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival on June 7th, come join us and have a fun time in the warm, sunny, fresh air getting to know others from our congregation. See you Sunday!
Please bring your favorite, oldest, biggest, smallest, most used Bible to the church office or give them to Joann Briggs or Julie Dickman by Sunday, May 31st for the display case in the Narthex.
We have recently experienced Lent, a season of spiritual discipline and anticipation of the death and resurrection of Christ. Holy Week followed beginning with Ash Wednesday, a time of remembrance and proclamation of the atoning suffering and death of Jesus Christ. Then Easter was celebrated as the day of the Lord’s resurrection and the season of rejoicing which commemorates his ministry until his Ascension. We celebrate the Resurrection for 49 days, until May 31st. The white cloths will remain in the church, the crosses will stay in the display case and the lessons will reflect appropriate gospel lessons. At the end of 49 days is the Day of Pentecost, the celebration of the gift of the Holy Spirit to the church. Colors will change, the display will change to Bibles and the lesson will continue to fit the new season.
Life can be difficult at times. How you react to intense feelings can change. DBT tools help you gain better control over your
emotions. The key skills you’ll learn in this class promote emotion regulation, relaxation and an ability to manage stress in healthy ways.
Join us for a 9 week class introducing this remarkable set of tools that can change your life.
WHEN: Beginning Monday, June 1st, 9:15 – 10:45 a.m.
WHERE: Pennock Center for Counseling 211 S. 21st Ave., Brighton
COST: $10 per class session, plus an initial materials fee: $20 (This fee includes the workbook)
CONTACT: Rachel Morici at 303.655.9065, ext. 2
*Note: scholarships are available; call to inquire.
The Thursday Women’s Bible Study will meet on Thursday June 4th at 2:00 PM at Patsy Handcock’s home at 5231 Tall Spruce St, Brighton, CO. Her phone number is 605-280-7193. See you there!
Our church is participating in Culturefest again this year on Saturday, June 6th with the goal of registering kids for our VBS program and promoting our church. We need your help! We will host four carnival games for the City of Brighton. In exchange, the City is giving us a booth for free.
Please visit http://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4aa8ad2-culturefest3 to claim a shift helping kids with the carnival games, filling and distributing helium balloons, and registering kids for VBS. If you prefer, please give Julia Henderson a call at 303.255.9870 or send her an email at trffczr@ecentral.com to reserve a spot. The Outreach and Hospitality Team thanks you!
Safe Sanctuary Training will be held on Sunday, June 7th at 11:15 am for anyone involved in our Children’s Ministries. This training is mandatory for those individuals involved or wishing to be involved with First Kids and VBS. Please pick up the training materials beforehand from Lisa Nelson-Miller or Cindy Moorman.
We currently have 14 riders representing our church by riding for Team Zimbabwe in the Subaru Elephant Rock Cycling Festival on Sunday, June 7th. Some of our riders could use your financial support. Any amount is appreciated. Make checks out to the Zimbabwe Mission Partnership with Team Zimbabwe in the memo section or donate to a specific rider’s account online (see below). Thanks for your help. Join the team! Feel the hope!
Donate to our riders in the Subaru Elephant Rock Ride and give hope to over 1,000 children at Heather Chimhoga Orphan Care Center in rural Zimbabwe! You can donate by cash, check or by credit card on the fundraising websites below:
Joann Briggs https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/JoannBriggs
Joe Henderson https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/JoeHenderson
Connie Gauditz https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/ConnieGauditz
Julie Dickman https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/JulieDickman
Tom Amos https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/TomAmos
Kent Moorman https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/KentMoorman
Cindy Moorman https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/CindyMoorman
Bonnie Stewart https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/BonnieStewart
Fred Depenbrock https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/FredDepenbrock
Lori Shankle https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/LoriShankle
Lucas Henderson https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/JoeHenderson
Matt Coplen https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/MattCoplen
George Phillips https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/GeorgePhillips
Patsy Handcock https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/PatsyHandcock
Todd Smith https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/ToddSmith4
Or you can donate to the entire First Pres Brighton Team here: https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/FirstPresBrighton
Our free family movie night will be on Friday, June 12th. Join us at 7:00 PM for yummy snacks and to watch “Meet the Robinsons” together. Bring your family and friends for a great time!
Relay For Life – will be held on Friday, June 19th, over night and finishing up at 7:00am on Saturday, June 20th. What is Relay For Life? It is an organized, overnight community fundraising walk where teams of people camp out around a track. Members of each team take turns walking around a track, while enjoying food, games and entertainment. This is a family-friendly community event!
The Survivors Lap – During the Survivors Lap, all cancer survivors at the event take the first lap around the track, celebrating their victory over cancer while cheered on by the other participants who line the track. Relay For Life events also recognize and celebrate caregivers, who give time, love, and support to their friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers facing cancer. If you would like a survivor t-shirt and like to walk in the survivors lap – sign up at the table in the narthex.
Luminaria Ceremony -The Luminaria Ceremony takes place after dark, so we can remember people we have lost to cancer, honor people who have fought cancer in the past, and support those whose fight continues. Candles are lit inside of personalized bags and are placed around the Relay track as glowing tributes to those who’ve been affected by cancer. If you would like to purchase a Luminaria bag to decorate you can find them on the table in the narthex, the cost is a $10.00 donation.
Would you like to be on the First Presbyterian Church Team? Come to the table to sign up for the time you would like to walk, (you don’t have to stay the entire night) – But you might want too! This walk is a great way to get to know others on the team, have some fun and lots of great food, and most of all know that you are doing something to help out cancer research. We will start walking at 6:00pm on Friday and finish at 7:00am on Saturday morning. To be on the team, there is $100.00 donation. Join the team today and help support cancer research!
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