The first Sunday in July brings a tradition here at Colona Community Church. In recent years, every first Sunday of July our little church has joined with Ridgway Community Church to have Sunday in the Park in lovely Hartwell Park just up the road in Ridgway, CO. We gather for a few hours of praise, worship, and reflection on the freedoms we have been blessed with through the sacrifice of others, plus a wonderful lunch and time of fellowship.
This year, nearly four hundred people came out on a gorgeous western Colorado day to hear the music of JustOne Ministries out of Durango, CO, and an inspirational message from Randy Gradishar, former Denver Bronco. Mr. Gradishar reminded us that we don’t want to gain the whole world at the cost of our souls (Matthew 16:26). One of my favorite moments was when he said that someone told him he should be in the Hall of Fame. His response was that he’s already in the Hebrews 11 Hall of Fame! That’s the only one I can see that would ever matter 🙂
Here are a few poor cell phone shots from my vantage point on the far side:
Should the Lord tarry, we plan to do this again on the first Sunday of next July. Hope to see you in the park! Have a blessed day 🙂
Colona Community Church 
Lauren, You gave the summary of the Wonderful, Blessed and fun day of Church in the Park.Its very encouraging to see so many people attend.Yes, you did get alot of Colona folks in that picture.Thanks for this great Post on the Colona Website.Love, Carol D
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As usual, a good write up and thanks for the pictures. Sorry we could not be there, but LORD WILLING, we’ll make it next year.
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