Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and November 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Unlike Memorial Day, Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans—living or dead—but especially gives […]
FPCL’s Community Dinner is held the last Tuesday of every month. For the month of October this fell on Halloween! We welcomed 47 guests including many returning faces. The meal consisted of: Homemade Chili (with onions, cheese and jalapenos to put on top if diners wanted), Corn Chips, Corn Bread, Tossed Green Salad and Fruit Salad. Halloween […]
FPCL had a great turnout for the September Community Dinner on Tuesday, September 26th. 58 guests including 10 children dined with us. When the doors opened up at 6 pm, there were already 35 diners lined up outside waiting to come in. The homemade meal included Baked Chicken, Homemade Creamy Potato Salad, Peas with a […]
Each year, FPCL supports arc Thrift stores by filling a trailer with gently used items that arc can then resell at their thrift stores. In return for filling the truck, arc Thrift makes a special financial gift to First Presbyterian! This was the 4th year that FPCL has filled the truck. In years past, arc has dropped off […]
FPCL’s August Community Dinner held on Tuesday evening, August 29th was another successful dinner, feeding 50 guests and 18 volunteers, plus seconds for some and many to-go boxes. Once again we had many stories from our guests and many, many compliments and thanks. One family who came in July, brought some fresh picked produce from […]
Eight men from three Presbyterian Churches traveled last week to the most disadvantaged county in Colorado. We worked for 4 days for La Puente, a non-profit serving these communities. Began each day with devotions Removed, re-framed and installed four new windows for Volunteer House Replaced exterior siding Installed two storm doors […]
Bring your gently-used items to support the mission of arc Thrift of Colorado! In return for filling the truck arc Thrift will make a special financial gift to First Presbyterian! Saturday, September 9 8 am – 4 pm Sunday, September 10 8 am – 2 pm READ MORE HERE
After the morning worship service on August 6, everyone had a chance to meet and greet fellow church members, new and old, as FPCL pulled out all the stops and celebrated the many missions provided and hosted by this vibrant community. There was food, fun, and lots of information shared about the many opportunities for […]
FPCL’s July Community Dinner was another success, despite the rain. Many familiar faces and new ones. July’s menu included: Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Corn on the Cob, Coleslaw, Watermelon and Cantaloupe Slices, Oranges and Desserts( Brownie’s, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Lemon Bars, Rice Krispy Treats, etc). We had a total of 43 guests including 3 children Reviews from […]
After returning from the Area 11 Youth Handbell Camp at Snow Mountain Ranch (YMCA), we wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful time in fellowship, ringing, seeing old friends, and making new ones with others from five other states. We spent the majority of our time rehearsing for the final concert, and […]
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