Wednesday, February 25 :
7:00 p.m.: Joint Ash Wednesday Service with the Lafayette, Erie & Niwot Methodist Churches. This meaningful service will be at Louisville UMC and includes the imposition of ashes and special choral music with our combined choirs.
Sundays, March 1 - March 29:
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.: Lenten Worship Services
9:15 a.m.: Adult Sunday School "A Survey of the Old Testament" - includes 1/2 hour video series by Dr. Amy Jill Levine (leading Hebrew Bible scholar from Vanderbilt University) followed by discussion.
9:30 a.m.: "Live BIG" (Believe in God) Sunday School for kids which includes music and a snack (there is a shorter version during the second half of the 10:30 service while parents enjoy the sermon).
Tuesdays, March 17, 24 & 31:
6:30 p.m.: Light supper and Inspirational movie series and discussion - each week we will share a meal, show a movie (movie to start at 7:00) followed by a discussion. The three films selected have strong moral/spiritual messages that highlight some of the major themes of Lent:
March 17 - "Pay It Forward" - Based on a novel about a 12-year-old schoolboy in Las Vegas named Trevor McKinney (played by Haley Joel Osment). Trevor was asked by Eugene Simonet (Kevin Spacey), a man with terrible burn scars, to come up with a plan that will change the world through direct action. He decides to "pay it forward" by doing a good deed for three people who must in turn each do good deeds for three other people. Also stars Helen Hunt as Arlene McKinney.
March 24 - "Miracle" - This is an American biographical sports film about the U.S. Men's Hockey team, led by head coach, Herb Brooks (played by Kurt Russell), that won the gold medal in the 1980 Winter Olympics. The U.S. team was considered to be an overwhelming underdog to the Soviets.
March 31 - "The Great Debaters" - This is the 2007 film directed by and starring Denzel Washington based on the true story about the Wiley College (a Methodist institution of higher learning for Black students) debate team. In the movie, the Wiley team eventually succeeds to the point where they are able to debate Harvard University. It was nominated for a Golden Globe and won 4 NAACP Image Awards.
Thursday, April 2:
6:30 p.m.: Traditional Passover Meal and Seder Service led by Rabbi Marc Soloway from Synagogue Bonai Shalom in Boulder (complete with a delicious kosher meal). This a joint service with the Lafayette, Erie & Niwot Methodist Churches and will be held at First UMC-Lafayette (1255 Centaur Village Dr., Lafayette, CO, www.gbgm-umc.org/fumc-Lafayette).
Palm Sunday, April 5:
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.: Special Palm Sunday Services with the Choir singing the Easter Cantata, "Come, Touch the Robe," and procession of children with Palms.
9:15 & 9:30 a.m.: Sunday School for all ages (see above)
Maundy Thursday, April 9:
7:00 p.m.: Maundy Thursday service with Communion. This is a joint service with the Lafayette, Erie & Niwot United Methodist Churches and will be held at Erie UMC (604 Holbrook, Erie, CO, www.erieumc.org).
Good Friday, April 10:
7:00 p.m.: Good Friday Service with dramatic presentation. This is a joint service with the Lafayette, Erie & Niwot United Methodist Churches and will be held at Niwot UMC (7405 Lookout Rd., Niwot, CO, www.niwotumc.org).
Easter Sunday, April 12:
6:00 a.m.: Joint Easter Sunrise Service with 8 area UMC churches, to be held at Thunderbird Park across the street from Mountain View UMC in Boulder.
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.: Special Easter Services with special music from the choir, and a sanctuary beautifully decorated with special banners and Easter lilies!
9:00 - 10:30 a.m.: All-Church Easter Breakfast organized by the Family Life Committee
9:30 a.m.: Children’s Sunday School (focusing on the Easter message)
10:00 a.m.: Children’s Easter Egg Hunt
