We hope you join us this Sunday for worship.
Worship Service Times
9 a.m. Modern Worship
10:45 a.m. Traditional Worship
Both Services are offered online through our Facebook and YouTube channels.
To find our live stream go to (www.linktr.ee/castlerockfumc ) and click on either the YouTube or Facebook option.
Don't forget that your name tags are appreciated.
Liturgical Sunday: 3rd Sunday In Lent
Liturgical Color: Purple
Sermon Title: Why Are You Anxious?
Scripture Reading: Luke 12:25-31
Preaching: Rev. Matt Franks
Daily Scripture Readings
Monday: Exodus 20:1-17
Tuesday Psalm 19
Wednesday: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
Thursday: John 2:13-22
Quote & Prayer of the Week
We are not helpless. God has given us the power and initiative to rise up to meet potential challenges. Magrey DeVega.
Lord, you know me. You made me. You love me. Meet me where I am in this moment. You knew I’d be here. Do what You want with my churning insides and my spinning mind and my blown-up fear. Don’t waste a minute of my anxiety. Heal it. Use it. Change it. Instead of begging for something specific, I give myself to You. What do you want from me and for me? Thank you for understanding me when no one else does and loving me anyway. Amen.
Loving God we lift up to you…
The United Methodist Church
Mountain Sky Annual Conference
Our Pastors and Staff
Little Blessings Families
Storms occurring across the country
Conflict in the Middle East
Jan and Bud Richter
Maria Molieri (sister of Vince Molieri)
Hank Slawson, Father of Julie Venable
Kathy Spackman neighbor of Julie and George Curran
Sid Jordan, brother-in-law to Julie Bailey
Leona and Garrett Mathes, sister and brother-in-law to Chuck Bailey
Tom and Cynthia Johnson
Alton Baines
Velva Baines
Cameron Hayden
Family of Bill Payne
Family of June Osborne
Family of Esabella Kaeuwai
Upcoming Events and Other Info.
Keep up with the 150th events here: https://www.fumccr.org/150thcelebration
Upcoming Events:
March 3: Castle Rock Orchestra Concert, 3 pm.
March 10: Begin Daylight Savings Time — “Spring Forward!”
March 12: Usher Meeting, 6:30 pm
March 14: Leah. Circle Luncheon, 11:45 (sack lunch)
March 21: Men’s Luncheon at Pegasus, 11:30
March 24: Palm Sunday
March 29: Good Friday Worship at 6:30 p.m.
March 31: Easter Sunday
April 14: Backpack Ministry begins
April 17at 6:30 p.m.: Sesquicentennial History Night with speakers and dessert
May 3-5: Women’s Retreat
May 5: Backpack Ministry concludes
July 7: Sesquicentennial “Old Time Ice Cream Social”
May 3-5: Women’s Retreat; details will be posted later.
August 25, 2024: Sesquicentennial Special Worship Service celebrating FUMC 150th Year in Castle Rock
Knot Again will meet, at 6 pm at the church on March 20th April 17th and May 15th . If you can tie a knot, please join us in this easy mission work.
Usher Team Info: If you would like to join our team of Sunday morning ushers or continue serving as one, please sign your name to the list at the welcome center. We will meet on Tuesday, 6:30 pm for training. Ushers not only play a vital role in welcoming people to our church but also assist with other worship details.
Chancel Choir and Bell Choir welcome anyone new and interested in adding to the music ministry of our church. Lenten and Easter music selections promise inspiring additions to our worship. We have 32 robes and 3 octaves of bells just waiting for your place in worship. Bells meet at 4 pm and Choir meets at 5:30 every Wednesday. If you have questions, please contact our director Nancy Docksey (nansydocksey@gmail.com; 303-877-9085).
Backpack Ministry dates have shifted to April 14-May 5. Watch for more information in there March newsletter.
Hospitality and Outreach Team would like assistance with contacting visitors by phone on Sunday afternoon. If this is something you’d like to do in welcoming new people to our church, please let Pastor Matt know. This team appreciates everyone’s efforts in welcoming visitors, greeting them and introducing them to others, inviting them to lunch, and sharing our church’s social media posts to your own page. Since many of our visitors are not in person but following us on line, sharing these posts increases our visibility.
History Night on April 17 at 6:30 p.m. promises an interesting evening of data and narratives about the history of Methodists in Colorado, and the people who settled in Douglas County and Castle Rock Save the date and invite a friend to join us.
Looking for contact information for your church friends? Go to members.InstantChurchDirector.com. You can also edit your own profile on this site. To Access this information you must be in the system. If you have log-in issues reach out to Pastor Matt at matt.franks@fumccr.org
Church Photos: If you have any photos to share about church events — small group dinners or lunches, mission activities, musicians, worship services, etc., please send them digitally to Rev. Matt. (matt.franks@fumccr.org)
Community Kids: If you can help with providing and serving food to the children who come to our after-school SOCK program on Tuesday afternoons, please sign up at there welcome center.
Online Vespers: Attend our Virtual Spiritual Gathering every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. via our Facebook and YouTube Channels! Pastor Matt will deliver an online experience that you won't want to miss. Make sure to join the party on time!
Communion During Lent: Starting Feb. 18th we will offer Holy Communion in the Library in between services except for 1st Sunday when we will have full communion in worship.
WOMEN’S SPIRITUALITY RETREAT May 3-5, 2024 Sign-ups are now available at the Welcome Center for this year’s Women’s Spirituality Retreat, When Change Comes Knocking at the Door. The cost is $140 which includes 2 nights lodging and 5 meals. The retreat will begin with dinner on Friday evening and conclude after worship on Sunday. Led by Revs. Sarah and Brenda, the retreat will be held at Ponderosa Retreat Center in Larkspur.
Contemporary Bible Study Group Join Rev. Sarah’s contemporary Bible study group meeting in person, Mondays February 12, 2024 to March 25, 2024; 6:30PM to 8:30 and on Zoom on Fridays February 16, 2024 to March 29, 2024; 6:30PM to 8:30PM
The Book: Question Jesus Asked: A Six-week Study in the Gospels by Magrey R. DeVega Sign Up Sheet at the Welcome Desk.
Youth Lenten Study : Pastor Matt and Ashley will host the Youth Lenten Study in their home. This is a time of, food, fellowship, and Study. All youth are invited to join from 5-6:30 p.m. at 1700 McMurdo Trail. If you have questions or would like to help provide the meal one Sunday, please contact Pastor Matt or Ashley.
Tuesday Morning Bible Study has begun its Lenten Study — On The Road to the Cross by Rob Burkhart — and meets every Tuesday in the library from 9:30 - 11:00 am. Drop in anytime to learn more about the secondary characters who encountered and served Jesus his final days.
150th Commemorative Tee-shirts: Joyce Morales-Caramella has ordered tee-shirts for all who requested one. They should arrive in about 2 weeks, and if you haven’t yet paid for yours, you may do so when they arrive. If you missed ordering one, there will be an opportunity to order one in about a month.
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