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Kirk of Bonnie Brae June Newsletter

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Denver PRIDE Parade: June 16

June is Pride Month. We will be marching in the Denver Pride Parade along with our UCC sister churches! The parade begins at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, June 16. We will know in the next week our order in the line so we know when we need to be there. Carpool times will be announced in advance. We will not have worship at the Kirk, but will gather for worship with 6th Ave. UCC located at 3250 E. 6th Ave. at 10 a.m. *Last year we began a partnership with Wash Park and 6th Ave. that on Pride Sunday between the three churches one worship service would be held so the other two clergy could attend Pride. Last year the Kirk hosted, this year it is 6th's turn.

Pride T-Shirts

This year we will be selling custom Pride t-shirts in honor of Pride

month. These shirts are perfect for the Pride Parade or for other

church events like Food Truck Nights. Shirts are available in unisex,

ladies, and youth sizes and are $22 each. Payment can be made by

cash, check, or online on the Kirk’s donation page. Order forms,

including a size chart, are available at the back of the Sanctuary.

The deadline to order a shirt in time for the Pride Parade is

Sunday, June 9.

Pentecost

Sunday, June 9 is Pentecost. Pentecost is the birthday of the

church, through the coming of the Holy Spirit. We celebrate this

by wearing red on this Sunday.

After worship we will have an all church BBQ to celebrate church

and our community. Burgers (and vegetarian burgers) will be on

the grill. All are invited to bring sides to share.

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June 2: Outsiders Among Us, Acts 16:1-34

Guest Preacher

June 9: Pentecost Sunday – Wear Red!

Fire and Water, Acts 2:1-21, Mark 1:9-11

Graduate Recognition

June 16: PRIDE!

All Kirk folks are invited to walk with us in the Pride Parade.

Details for carpooling are forthcoming. Alternatively, those

not marching, worship will be held at 6th Ave. United Church

of Christ located at 3250 E. 6th Ave. at 10 a.m.

There will be no worship service at the Kirk on June 16.

June 23: Rivers of Creation, Genesis 1:1-10, Genesis 2:4b-14

June 30: Flooding Rivers, Genesis 7

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.



Kirk Book Group

Our book group will not meet in June or July but will resume in

August. If you are looking for some books this summer consider:

The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker, Searching for Sunday by Rachel

Held Evans or Resist and Persist by Erin Wathen. If you read any of

these, let Selena know as small groups will be gathering to discuss

many of these themes in the coming months.

Theology on Tap

We will gather at Brightmarten at 730 South University from

4-6 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. We will be discussing baptism and

the power of water as a part of our summer series: Down by

the Riverside. What does baptism mean to you? What does it

mean to God? Is the form of baptism fixed or flexible? How

does this answer impact the church universal? Come be a part

of the conversation.

Conversations With Scripture

We gather every Tuesday in the choir room from 2-3 p.m. to engage

with our holy text. In June we will be studying 2 Corinthians.

Graduation Sunday

Sunday, June 9 during worship we will recognize our 2019 graduates

from high school and college. If you are a graduate, or have a graduate

in your immediate family, please let the church office know by June 2 so

we can celebrate this accomplishment!



Year of Water: Troubled Waters Screening

On Earth Day 2019 our Green Justice Team ended our Year of Trees and

began a focus on a Year of Water. As a part of this time of education and

action we will be screening a UCC produced film, Troubled Waters after

worship on June 30 from 11:30-1 p.m. There will be an eco-friendly lunch

of beans and rice provided as well as childcare. The film is 60 minutes

long and then we will conclude with a discussion.

All are welcome to join us.

Jackie is on Sabbatical

Our Minister of Children and Youth, Jackie Kendal-Gebel is

enjoying a time of rest and rejuvenation. She is on sabbatical

until Sunday, June 30. If you have any needs please contact the

office or Selena. It is important that we give her this much

needed time to connect with her family and with God and do not

contact her during this time.

Food Trucks

June 11, 5:30-8 p.m. – Community Table

June 25, 5:30-8 p.m. – Movie Night in the Community Room

It is that time again! The Kirk will be hosting Food Trucks for our

church and our neighborhood throughout the summer! We will be

setting up a Community Table for people to sit at and get to know

one another! If you are able to come early 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!!!



Sacred Conversations Update

During the month of May, twenty Kirk folks attended the

IAF relational meeting as the first step in our process to

engaging in Sacred Conversations. Part of this event

included a training to engage in dialogue with one

another and our hope is to spread these conversations

throughout our congregation. So don’t be surprised if

someone asks you to have coffee sometimes soon. As we

build relationships and enter into sacred conversations

we will strengthen our relationships and thereby

strengthen our church. If you would like to be a part of

this continued effort to learn about and provide safe

space for sacred

Interfaith Camp

This week-long camp will be held at five different places of

worship. Mornings will be spent with members from the host

community, where the kids will learn about their traditions, rituals

and beliefs in fun and interactive ways. You would be responsible

to get your child to each location by 9am every morning, and

picked up by 12pm. Once registration is closed, we will provide

participating families with location details. We expect children to

be at camp every day, as we believe that the community they build

and experience is as important, if not more important, than the

actual content of the camp. Campers should wear clothing that is

comfortable and modest. We will also provide space and time for

prayer. Snacks will be provided, with care taken to ensure that

dietary needs are met. Register online here. – then search

“interfaith youth camp” to pull up registration.

Save the Dates

Women’s Retreat in Granby, CO – September 21-22

Animal Blessing— September 29

interfaithallianceco.org



UCC Church Camp at La Foret!

The Rocky Mountain Conference UCC offers many

opportunities in Outdoor Ministry every summer for

children through adults! Check out all that is happening this

summer. And don’t let the prices scare you off – the Kirk

will help with up to ½ of the fee per camp.

Grandparent and Me, June 28-30

Open to grandparents and grandchildren ages 5 to 11 years

old.

Pioneer Camp, July 7-13

Entering grades 2-4

Explorer Camp, July 7-13

Entering grades 4-6

Voyager Camp, July 7-13

Entering grades 6-8

MADD (Music, Art, Dance and Drama) Camp, July 14-20

Entering grades 9-12

Adult Contemplative Camp (for adults), July 14-20

To register for one of these camps, click here.

Kirk Camp 2019

The Kirk is going to Camp! August 2-4 we will gather at La Foret Conference

and Retreat Center in the Black Forest where we will sing, worship, play,

discuss, explore, swim, hike, laugh and much more!

We have reserved a cabin and two yurts and there is an option for tent

camping. Cost is dependent on which accommodation you choose. The cost is

$60 per tent, $100 to share a yurt, $150 for a bed in a cabin. The church is

hoping to subsidize all children 12 and under to make this affordable for our

families. If you need scholarship assistance, please talk to Selena.

https://rmcucc.org/home/camps-events/



Strengthen the Church Offering

“We have chosen to act on the belief the Church is most like the Church when it is rooted in the gospel,

remembering the worship in the sanctuary and present in the streets, the City Council chambers, the State

House, and the places of power witnessing the message of Love and Justice. Your support of our ministry

emboldens, empowers, and allows us to step in our faith. We are grateful beyond words—both for the

money and for the faith and prayers the money represents, without which we would not be able to do our

work. Thanks be to God!”

- Rev. Dr. Rebecca Voelkel, Center for Sustainable Justice at Lyndale UCC

Each Pentecost, we celebrate the church as we have

known it, the church we are, and the church that we can

be, together. We can lean on the story of connecting

across difference and listen to the languages of hope

spoken in the name of God. One of the ways our

covenant is lived out tangibly is through the Strengthen

the Church offering! Through this offering, we are able

to contribute to the continued expansion and

revitalization of the United Church of Christ. 50 percent

of your offering stays in your local conference, and 50

percent is sent to the national work of strengthening

the church universally, through grants towards new

church starts, inspiring youth and young adults into

leadership, and equipping pastors for ministry in the

21st century. Please join us in common mission, vision,

and purpose by taking up the Strengthen the Church

offering on June 9th, 2019!

One Great Hour of Sharing

Thank you to everyone who donate to our One Great Hour of Sharing collection.

Through your generosity, the Kirk was able to collect $817.21 for this special

offering. Thank you!



Dear Kirk,

Why Water? We have had many different seasonal themes over these last few years and you might be won-

dering why for the summer months we are talking about water? What does water have to do with my daily

life? What does water have to do with my call to bring about the kindom of God on earth as it is in heaven?

What can water teach me about God?

I hope you are asking these questions and more. The best way for me to answer them is to say: “everthing.”

Just begin to pay attention to how often you come in contact with water throughout the day. From your

morning shower to drinking water to washing dishes and brushing your teeth, water flows through our lives

and so too through the biblical narrative. As I was choosing scriptures I found that we could extend this series

for a year, not just a summer! (We won’t but we could!). Water has much to teach us about God, about our

vulnerability, our connectedness and I look forward to all that we will learn this summer!

With hope for our spirits to be refreshed,

Selena



With hope for healing and strength we pray for…

Our planet and those already impacted by climate change, including those impacted by

this week’s tornados and flooding in the Midwest

All those impacted by gun violence

Those who are grieving

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

Agnes Gebel

Emily Hammond

Lynn Nichols (friend of Connie Isaac) who is undergoing multiple surgeries

Tammy Thorne

Holly Rowe

Dorothy Shaffer

Kevin Ware

Jeff Young

John

Kate

Greg

Corrine

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

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Kirk of Bonnie Brae, UCC

1201 S. Steele Street

Denver, Colorado 80210

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

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