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The Building Bulletin: January 2023
Each day, we can see new developments on our building site. Work has been progressing just as quickly as before now, but it’s much more visible now – we can see our new sanctuary! There is structural steel, a cement floor, and a roof deck. Coming up is exterior framing and sheathing. The concrete deck […]
New Partnership with Playcrafter Kids
As many of you know, part of our plans to fund our new expansion, include developing rental agreements to increase annual revenue. It’s our goal to do this by creating values-aligned partnerships that utilize our space in low/no use times. We are excited to announce a new rental partnership with Playcrafter Kids, a performing arts education […]
Announcing New Board Member and Supports!
We are happy to officially announce that we have added some additional board supports through the remainder of this governance year (through June 2023). First, we are officially welcoming Joan Woodbury as a board member to fill the remainder of the vacancy left when Richie Nelson resigned in the fall. She will bring her experience as a […]
Music Newsletter: January 2023
Happy New Year! Music at Foothills is kicking the year off with a pickup choir this Saturday! We’ll be learning protest music of the civil rights era to sing for our Service on MLK Jr. Day Weekend––this event is open to everyone. Choir rehearsals will also be resuming next Wednesday, January 18. Later in the month, you’re invited […]
Series Invitation: Time Management for Mortals
Have you ever had a moment where you aren’t sure what year it is? Just a flash, even, where you get confused and think – wait – is it really 2023?! Our human relationship with time is always complicated, but even more so as we attempt to emerge from what one of my friends […]
The Building Bulletin: 2022 Year in Review
Happy New Year to all of you! This is our 2022 “year in review” of our building project – a milestone, to be sure. Steel structure is underway, letting us see the shape of the building. The weather, illness and the holidays are making work difficult. We hope 2023 will bring better conditions to make […]
Urgent support needed for migrants
Dear Foothills community, In the last few weeks, Colorado has seen a large influx of migrants. The impact in Denver is so significant, the mayor has declared a state of emergency. This became more localized to northern Colorado Sunday afternoon, when busses with about 60 newcomers arrived in Fort Collins – mostly from Venezuela. This […]
Music Newsletter: December 2022
December is a very musical month at Foothills! Our choir will be performing for services throughout December––read below to learn when you can see the Children’s Choir, Adult Choir, and Foothills Madrigals sing this month. If you’d like to do some singing yourself, you’re invited to join our caroling group at Columbine Senior Living this […]
Letter from Rev. Gretchen (with 2022 Annual Report and 2023 Budget Proposal)
Dear Foothills Community, When I reflect on 2022, I will remember it as a building year. Literally – because it is when we finally broke ground and began constructing our long-awaited new sanctuary. Metaphorically because we have been re-building our community as we emerge from the heart of the pandemic. One year ago, we had […]