Day 1 - Green Mountain UMC, Lakewood, CO

June 14th

We hit some traffic when we got to Denver, so we arrived at the church about 20 minutes later than we planned (at about 5:20).  We knew were were in the right place when we saw the church from the street:

The kids, ever the professionals, wasted no time in getting everything set up and ready to go. 

We had a delicious lasagne dinner with about six or more different kinds of lasagne (most or all home-made), including a gluten-free variety.  

By the time I finished getting dressed, Kevin had already used a good portion of the first package of 200 programs.  Almost all the rows in the Sanctuary were full and there were people in chairs in a few places.  I counted about 250 people, which is a GREAT turnout.

We had some special guests at the concert, including:

Ron and Pat Hodges

Michelle (White) and Pat Brown (both WBR alumni) and family

Susan (Gabert) McIntosh and her mom Caroll Gabert (not pictured)

Dagney (Gold) and Christian Kelsey (both WBR alumni) and family (including Cassie)

Of course, I can't forget Pastor Jean (not pictured), who was the senior pastor at Green Mountain UMC for 10 years before she came to CUMC.

The choir will be playing for the church service tomorrow morning, so they didn't have to take everything down before going home with their host families.