Announcements
Sunday Morning Parking
In addition on to on-street parking, Platt Park Church has spots in the alley behind the church and a year-round dedicated parking lot at Pearl Street and Mexico (the Grant Beacon Middle School lot). Grant is located one block south and one block west of the church at the corner of Pearl Street and Mexico. Happy parking!
Saturday E-News
Platt Park Church sends a weekly email on Saturday mornings. This is our primary written communication with the church community, and we will never share your contact information with anyone else. It’s a great way to keep updated on what is going on at the church. Click the button below to sign up!
Thanksgiving Potluck Meal
Sunday, November 23 • 11:30AM • Social Hall
Let’s celebrate Thanksgiving together as a church family! After the worship service, join us in the Social Hall for our Church Family Thanksgiving Potluck — a joyful meal filled with connection, gratitude, and plenty of delicious food.
And while you’re here, don’t miss our Christmas Photo Booth! Bring your family or friends and take your Christmas card photos right at church. It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with a mix of fun, laughter, and togetherness.
To make the meal extra special, we’re inviting everyone to bring a dish your grandmother — or another loved one — might have made for a special occasion. Whether it’s a classic Thanksgiving favorite or something unique to your heritage, this is a wonderful way to share the traditions that make up our beautiful church family.
2026 Proposed Elders
Angie Ward, Brad Dyksterhouse, Jennifer Mote
At Platt Park we have structured the Elder Board so that each December one or two members of the Board are completing their 3-year volunteer term. As a result, each year in September we request nominations from the congregation for people you think would be excellent shepherds of our church. Although a lot of what the Board does is behind the scenes, the church depends on these women and men for their leadership and decision-making. We are so grateful to all of them — current board members and those people who have served Platt Park Church over the past 15 years — for their prayers, their time, and their service to our community.
Based on your nominations, our 2025 Elder Board nominees are Angie Ward, Brad Dyksterhouse, and Jennifer Mote. If you have a question or concern about any of the current candidates, please email the Elder Board to let them know before December 20. Our new Elders will be confirmed in front of the congregation on January 4th and will be prayed for by leadership and all Elders (including previously serving elders).
2025 Advent Events
Advent begins on Sunday, November 30th and we invite you to join us for any of the following events to mark the season of Advent.
- Children’s Pageant & Festive Sweater Sunday. December 14, 10AM worship service. Join us as the kids share their Advent pageant during the worship service. Come ready to celebrate the season—everyone is invited to wear their most festive Christmas sweater or shirt!
- Cider & Carols. December 18, 6:30-8PM. Meet in the sanctuary at 6:30PM and we’ll stroll through the neighborhood singing carols, then warm up afterward with hot cider and cookies back at the church. All ages welcome!
- The Longest Night. December 21, 5PM in the sanctuary. Grief is something that lives with us always, but it can be especially heavy during the holidays. On December 21st — the longest night of the year — we spend time together in a special service of grief and lament. We invite you to take this time and space to feel and grieve this holiday season.
- Candlelight Christmas Eve. December 24, 2:30PM, 3:45PM, & 5PM. Merry Christmas! Arrive early to enjoy Christmas cookies, hot cocoa, and music at the front door. Children’s programming is available for birth through 5 years old during the services. Our overflow parking lot at the corner of Pearl Street and Mexico will be available for all three services.
- No Worship Service December 28. We will not have a Sunday worship service on December 28. We hope this day of rest is a time to pause, reflect, celebrate 2025, and to pray for the year ahead. We will see you on January 4th! Happy 2026!
2026 Women’s Retreat
January 30 – February 1, 2026
The Hideaway Inn, Colorado Springs
Ladies, this weekend is for you. Step away from the noise of everyday life and join us for a time of rest, renewal, and connection. We’re thrilled to welcome back Cari Jenkins (teaching) and Dana Butler (worship) for a retreat filled with wisdom, honesty, and space to encounter God’s presence.
Women’s Retreat Meet & Greet!
Sunday, December 7 at 11:30AM in the Parlor
Thinking about coming to the 2026 Women’s Retreat? Or maybe you’ve already signed up but don’t know many people yet? Come join us for a relaxed Meet & Greet right after church in the Parlor! We’ll have snacks, friendly faces, and all the details you might be wondering about. It’s a great way to meet other women, ask questions, and start getting excited for the retreat weekend ahead.
What’s included in the registration cost:
• 2 nights at the Hideaway Inn
• Meals, worship, teaching & retreat programming
• Free time for hot tubs, walks, crafts, naps & more
• Optional retreat hoodie designed by Lindsay Stein-Schiltz
Early Bird Rate ends Nov 15 — save your spot today!
(Scholarships are available, and you can even contribute toward helping other women attend.)
Bring your Bible, journal, comfy clothes (pajamas all weekend = welcome!), and anything that helps you rest and recharge. We can’t wait to spend this winter weekend with you.
Border Trip with Amigos en Cristo
Spring Break 2026
Information Meeting: Sunday, November 16, 11:30AM in the Parlor
We’re so excited to offer a trip to Juarez, Mexico with Amigos en Cristo over spring break 2026! This is an amazing opportunity to learn, serve, and connect with our neighbors in Juarez—experiencing their warmth, faith, and joy firsthand. Want to learn more? Join us for an info meeting on Sunday, November 16 at 11:30AM in the Parlor. Questions? Click here to reach out to trip leader Vaun Swanson.
Community Care
Are you, or is someone you know, in need of care? We all have times in life when we need support. Sometimes that support is in the form of meals or a hospital visit. Sometimes that support looks like someone to listen and pray with you. Our Community Care Team would love to come alongside you and care for you in this time. Click the button to fill out a prayer request and mark “yes” for someone to contact you. You are so loved.
Child Dedication
Our next child dedication service will take place in November. If you are interested in dedicating your child(ren), please click the button below to email Anne and receive more information.
Join Labor of Love Volunteer Team!
Are you a fixer? Do you love to repair things? Do you want to learn some home improvement skills? We meet the second Saturday of each month at 8:30AM in the Parlor for donuts, coffee, and chatting and then head out to do jobs around the church.
This is a great way to hang out with other people who love home repair and learn more about specific projects. Click here to join the group. Thank you for spreading love in our community and helping us take care of this beautiful building!
New Guest Lunch
Sunday, January 11. 11:30AM in the Parlor.
Are you new(er) to Platt Park Church? Please join us for lunch immediately after the worship service to learn more about our community, history, mission, and how to get connected in the life of the church. Meet the staff and other people who are new(er) to the community!
Kids are welcome! Please RSVP to holly@plattparkchurch.org
The Platt Park Pantry
Spread Love Denver
- Volunteer to help set up the pantry and/or restock the pantry (click the button to sign up)
- Donate food items for the pantry (requested items include: granola bars, canned soups & chili, Mac’N’Cheese, nut butters, dry pasta and pasta sauces, canned tuna, salmon, chicken, or turkey, whole-wheat crackers, nuts and trail mixes, and dried fruits (such as apricots and raisins). Click the button to email Anne and set up a food drop-off time or just bring it on Sunday.
Casserole Care Volunteers
We’re thrilled to offer CasseroleCare to our new moms, families undergoing a severe illness, and others in need!
It’s a good-old fashioned meal train, where we deliver home-cooked or freshly prepared restaurant dinners. Service opportunities include meal preparation, delivery, or simply donating a gift card from your favorite fast casual restaurant!
Please indicate CasseroleCare on your comment card, or contact Anne for additional details.
The Daily Practice
The Daily Practice is a devotional tool from Platt Park Church for developing the habit of daily time with God.
Learning to love God takes practice. Just like exercising a muscle, our hearts are trained to love from the bottom up, through the formation of our habits and practices. Discipleship is about curating our hearts to love God and the things that God loves. Forces of our culture train us to love things other than God all the time, but spiritual practices help us to be attentive and intentional about what my heart really loves and desires. Following Jesus is more a matter of hungering and thirsting than of knowing and believing and it is our habit forming practices that form our desires over time. May this daily practice tune your heart to sing His praise.
Click HERE to listen on the web, or find us wherever podcasts are available by searching for “Platt Park Church” or “Daily Practice: Time with God”.
Apple Tree Clothes Closet
The APPLE TREE CLOSET is open for shopping! Beautiful, upscale women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories are regularly donated to us by Common Threads on South Pearl and you can purchase them for a fraction of their original price.
Students and those with low income can even shop for free! The proceeds from this ministry benefit our Benevolence/Blessing Fund. Come check it out on the lower level!
(Due to space limitations we are no longer accepting donated items from the congregation).
Blessing Team
Did you know that our church has a “Blessing Team?’” This is a group of dedicated individuals who are available to help meet the needs of people in our faith community. Our role is to support and encourage through a variety of means such as providing meals, financial assistance, visitation, and prayer.
Do you know of someone in need? Please let us know.