2023 Baby Blessing

As part of our April 9 Easter celebration, we joyfully blessed nine babies with a ritual and a promise to support them as their community for their whole lives. We asked the parents of the babies to share about their names, and you can find their answers below! Leo Henrry Alexander Alonzo – parents Marta […]

Setting up a recurring pledge payment

Did you know you can set up recurring pledge payments? Many of our members find recurring payments convenient and make fulfilling their pledge easier. Here’s how to set up your recurring pledge payment today: 1. Visit https://foothillsuu.churchcenter.com/giving/to/pledge-commitment. 2. Input the amount of your recurring pledge payment. You will select the payment schedule – weekly, every other week, […]

Migrant Response Update

As you probably know, since the week of Christmas, our congregation has been a part of the effort to support the 60 (mostly) Venezuelans who arrived in Fort Collins. What you may not know is what led to this action, what has happened since, or what comes next. Here is an update on all three: […]

Gender Fluent Series Introduction

As Unitarian Universalists, we proclaim that all genders are sacred and all people are worthy of love and belonging. But living that commitment requires us to learn, unlearn, and deepen our practice of true radical inclusiveness.

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 […]

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 […]

Until All of Us Are Free: Intersectionality at Foothills

Intersectionality is a phrase coined by Black feminist Kimberle Crenshaw, an American civil rights advocate and leading scholar of critical race theory. Intersectionality acknowledges the links between and among injustices and the ways that different identities and experiences co-exist within people – so that queer justice is Black justice is climate justice is immigration justice. […]

Skip to content