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Kirk of Bonnie Brae July Newsletter

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UCC Joint Worship

Do Thoughts and Prayers Matter: A Muslim Perspective

July 28, 10 a.m., Park Hill UCC

As has been the tradition for many years, the last Sunday in

July, July 28, UCC churches across the metro area close our

individual doors for one Sunday and gather together for a joint

worship service as a reminder that we are ultimately one

church as Jesus prayed that we all would be one. This year we

will gather at Park Hill United Church of Christ at 2600 Leyden

St. Join us as the gathered church asks the hard questions of

the role of prayer that we are wrestling with together as well

as inviting Muslim siblings to share their view on the role of

prayer in our broken world.

THERE WILL BE NO WORSHIP AT THE KIRK JULY 28.

Archway Housing and Services, Inc.: Back-to-School Supply Drive

Archway Housing and Services, Inc. provides affordable housing and social services to over 1,000 low-income individuals in Colorado. 378 of those are school-age children. This year, Archway has the goal of supplying a backpack full of supplies to each low-income child that lives at an Archway property. We will be collecting supplies in a box outside the Sanctuary throughout July.

Supply List Includes:

#2 Pencils

Crayons

Pink erasers

Broad tip markers

Glue Sticks

Simple calculators

1” binders

Lunchboxes

Bottles of School Glue

Boxes of facial tissue

Bottles of hand sanitizer

Pencil boxes

Wide-rule, spiral bound

notebooks

Packages of plain paper

Primary composition

notebooks

Subject dividers

Pairs of scissors

Pocket folders

Packages of lined paper

Packages of blue pens

Packages of red pens

Rulers

Packages of pencil crayons

Pencil sharpeners

Highlighters

Backpacks



Worship in July

July 7: River Flows, Ezekiel 47:1-22

Special Music by Matt Kingham

July 14: Overflow, Psalm 23, Psalm 65

July 21: Betsy Vaninetti preaching on Amos 5:18-24

July 28: Joint UCC Worship at Park Hill UCC, 10 a.m.

Throughout the summer we will follow the river of life throughout the Bible from Genesis through

Revelation. Water is a rich and powerful symbol that not only sustains life but holds great power to heal and

destroy. Be a part of our summer series as we gather down by the riverside to be refreshed and renewed.

Fall Seasonal Group

It is time to start making plans for the life of the church this fall! If you are interested in being a part of our fall

seasonal group, we will meet four times to plan the fall season and then implement our grand ideas between

Sept. and November. No matter your experience, all are welcome to participate! Over 30 members have par-

ticipated in at least one seasonal group in the life of the church. It is a short commitment but a great way to

bring your voice, your questions and creativity into the life of the Kirk!



Kirk Camp

Registration is due July 15 for our 4th Annual Kirk Camp but the first one at La Foret! Water provides for us what we need: for some it is a cool cup of water to nourish us on a hot day. For some it is a place of play. For some it is cleansing. Some float on the surface or listen to its sound for peace. Some wonder at what is below the surface.

Whatever it is that you need, that you are thirsty for, you are invited to join the Kirk Community for a weekend retreat for all ages. August 2-4. Register here.

Church Camp! And Kirk Camp!

Our mission statement calls on us to “pursue depth in relationship with God, the Earth and each other.”

There is no better way and place to do that then at La Foret!

UCC Church Camp

12 of our children will be attending a week long church camp

July 7-13. One way to show support is to send them a letter to let

them know you are thinking of them and praying for them during

their time with God in God’s creation.

Send them to:

Camper’s Name

Name of Camp

6145 Shoup Rd.

Colorado Springs, CO 80908

Pioneer Camp: Maliiah Williams, Gwen Wright, Johnny Brindle, Elijah Zook

Explorer Camp: Eddie Brady, Betsy Hamilton, Elena Lekan, Rylin Sheehan, Calvin Davidson, Jude Zec Staff: Selena Wright

Voyager Camp: Elliana Wright, Ellie Smith

http://www.kirkofbonniebrae.org/events/kirk-camp-registration



Kirk Women’s Retreat: By Way of the Heart; September 21-22, Granby

All those who identify as women of the Kirk are invited to a time of

poetry, art, conversation, good food, games, nature, friendship and more.

For the past three years we have gathered for to be enriched by the

Spirit, by time away, and by one another. We will depart from the Kirk at

8 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21 and return home Sunday afternoon. The cost of

this event is $60 for food and lodging and materials. Registration will go

live on our website later this month.

The poet Jan Richardson’s words will guide us once again as we, wise

women gather. As she writes just to us and far beyond us:

Wise women also came,

and they went,

as wise women always do,

home a different way.

Theology on Tap, July 14

This month as we gather for our monthly conversation we will

be discussing moral theology or Christian Ethics. How does our

faith impact how we live; also known as how we make decisions

and weigh competing alliances? Is there a Christian Ethic that is

agreed upon for those who follow Jesus? Should there be? Join

us at Brightmarten located at 730 South University on Sunday,

July 14 from 4-6 p.m. for a casual conversation and community.

Food Trucks

July 9, 5:30-8 p.m.: Community Table and Denver Public Library Booth

July 23, 5:30-8 p.m.: Movie Night in the Community Room

If you are able to come early on July 9 to set-up or take down the tables and

chairs, please let Selena know. We hope all of the Kirk will join us as we build

community with each other and our neighbors. (Didn’t Jesus say something

about neighbors?!) Oh yes, lets love our neighbors together!

*Thanks to Diane and Joe Berry and Ellen and Rusty Campos for selling

beer and wine at these events!!!



Dear Kirk,

I am not really a twitter person. I do my best to keep up with friends, family and many of you on Facebook

but find that overwhelming enough and so have kept my distance from other forms of social media. Except

during conferences. I have found the twitter captures the wisdom and helps connect people who are actually

gathered in one space and shares some of that experience beyond themselves. As I write this the UCC

General Synod is taking place in Milwaukee, WI and I have tried to follow along on twitter to see the

highlights of this meeting. And so I wanted to use this space in the newsletter to share with you some insights

into the movements of our larger church body:

John Dorhauer using female pronouns to talk about god is important NOT bc god is a woman (god can’t be confined to any binary or singular gender) but bc it gives people pause & flips the patriarchal script that so many have been taught #UCCSynod

#UCCSynod Business Update: Committee 15 Resolution "Let Justice Roll Down–Declaring Support For the Green New Deal and Affirming the Intersectionality of Climate Justice with All Justice Issues" PASSED

I remember 2 synods ago when delegates on the floor repeatedly asked to be recognized with non-binary language, and what a challenge that was. Now we are changing our legal documents, that define who we are, to include non-binary language. Amazing. #UCCSynod

#UCCSynod Business Update: Committee 9 Resolution "Supporting Survivors Of Rape And Sexual Violence Through An Ongoing Church-wide Observance Of Break The Silence Sunday (BTSS)" PASSED.

“Don’t be a hater, love your neighbor!” Great chants from the hundreds of @UnitedChurch

delegates marching now on the Milwaukee ICE office

Our church believes God is still speaking and we as a church are listening and working to respond. We at the

Kirk are not bound to any resolutions through contract but by covenant. As a congregational church we must

hear the movements of the larger church and discern how we are called to respond in our context and com-

munity.

I will leave you with my favorite of the tweets quoting a sermon preached at synod:

It doesn’t matter how wide you go if you don’t go deep. You’ll just be big and shallow.

@pastortraci #UCCSynod

We at the Kirk are pursuing depth. May it be so with the UCC and the church universal.

Selena

https://twitter.com/hashtag/UCCSynod?src=hash




https://twitter.com/unitedchurch

https://twitter.com/pastortraci




With hope for healing and strength we pray for…

Our planet and those impacted by climate change

All those impacted by gun violence

Those who are grieving

Evangelyn Fleetwood (friend of John Davison) who is entering Hospice

Agnes Gebel

Emily Hammond

Ralph Karlberg

Lynn Nichols (friend of Connie Isaac)

Tammy Thorne

Holly Rowe

Dorothy Shaffer

Kevin Ware

Jeff Young

John

Kate

Greg

*If you would like to add someone to our prayer list, please contact

JULY

07/08 Lyle Davidson 07/09 Elliana Wright 07/09 Ashlea Zook 07/10 Kim Melgar 07/10 Sheryl Mitchell 07/11 Eli Johnson 07/12 Cheryl Burnside 07/14 Rylin Sheehan 07/16 Carmelo Alcantara 07/18 Carrie Herring 07/18 Madison Berry 07/19 Paul Kriescher 07/22 Rusty Campos 07/26 Frank Ross 07/30 Greg DeMoully



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Kirk of Bonnie Brae, UCC

1201 S. Steele Street

Denver, Colorado 80210

Mail To:

United Church of Christ

The Kirk of Bonnie Brae is a progressive church rooted in Christianity and welcoming to spiritual

seekers from all backgrounds who are pursuing depth in relationship with God, Earth, and a

community through engaged faith and social justice.

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