Merry Christmas!We are grateful for all of our volunteers who gave their time and talents to share the hope of Christ with over 200 people at our annual Live Nativity Celebration on December 8.It was a fun-filled day watching the narration, spending time with our Animal Ambassadors and sharing Christmas treats.We are thankful to DJ Maestro for providing an amazing sound system for our program!THANK YOU, also, to our generous donors who support our Guided Hope programs all year round. Watch your email for our 2024 Highlights! This year we celebrated our 10 year anniversary! It has been filled with an abundance of peace, joy, and HOPE. We cannot wait to see what the Lord brings in 2025!
Live Nativity Celebration 2022
We LOVED celebrating the birth of Christ at our 9th annual Live Nativity on Sunday! Over 300 guests enjoyed our re-enactment of the Christmas story in English and Spanish! They were also able to meet and interact with our Animal Ambassadors including baby goats, rabbits, mini horses, donkey, and llamas. We are grateful for the tremendous help of 85 Guided Hope volunteers who assisted with set-up, animal care, cookies, costumes, hay hauling, sound, acting, and so much more. Thank you to Calvary Church for the space and DJ Maestro for the sound! Merry Christmas, everyone!
Join Us For Our Live Nativity
Join us on Sunday, December 4 for our annual Live Nativity! Reserve your free tickets today by scanning our QR code or visiting our homepage. Due to the wonderful amount of interest for this event, we have moved it off-site this year to Calvary Church’s north lawn in Longmont. Hope to see you there 🙂
Gallery2021 Live Nativity!
It was a joy celebrating the birth of Christ with everyone who attended our 8th annual Live Nativity on Sunday, December 12! For the second consecutive year, we took our Animal Ambassadors on the road to Calvary Church in Longmont. Over 180 attendees were able to meet and interact with our 18 Animal Ambassadors, including goats, chickens, rabbits, sheep, mini horses, and more! With the help of our Guided Hope volunteers and animal actors, we re-enacted the Christmas story for the community with narrations in English and Spanish. After the performance, refreshments were served, including hot chocolate, apple cider, and cookies.
Over 100 amazing volunteers offered their time to share the Christmas story with the community! We are beyond thankful for our volunteers and the ability to put on this annual event. Merry Christmas!
Gallery2020 Live Nativity!
Join us for our annual Live Nativity Celebration on Sunday, December 20th! This year, we are taking our Animal Ambassadors on the road to celebrate at Calvary Church in Longmont. It will be a unique “Drive-in” experience! Invite your friends and family to enjoy a re-enactment of the Christmas story with the help of our Guided Hope volunteers and animal actors, including llamas, goats, chickens, rabbits, sheep, a mini horse, and a donkey! No tickets or RSVPs are needed this year. We look forward to celebrating the birth of Christ with you! The narrations will be broadcast in English and Spanish.
WHEN: Sunday, December 20th. Narrations: 1:30 or 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Calvary Church Longmont, 2101 Gay Street
Sharing Loss and Celebrating Hope
We hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! We are reflecting on an amazing year of Roundups serving hundreds of children, adults, and families and eager to share stories in our end of year news. We are grateful for volunteers and financial donations that keep our programs free of charge and look forward to 2019!
We have two important things to share with you.
First, we are grieving the loss of our beloved Butterscotch. At 31 years of age, he lived a full, wonderful life, serving hundreds of kids who have learned to love, trust, hope, and find encouragement under his care. We will have a special memorial blog dedicated to him. Please share your Butterscotch pictures with us to include! I cry as I write these words as we miss him so dearly. Thank you, Lord, for giving him to us to launch our Guided Hope Roundups years ago.
Secondly, we invite you to celebrate at our annual […]
Living Nativity on December 10
Join us on Sunday, December 10th, to celebrate the birth of Jesus with our barnyard friends! Everyone is welcome at our annual Living Nativity.
Kids and adults are welcome to play a part. Bring your own costume, or borrow some of our pieces. Adult volunteers for costumes, beverages, parking, animals, and information desk are also needed! If you have costume pieces or extra fabric to donate, please let us know.
Arrive by 2:00 p.m. if you would like to have a role in the story. No speaking parts or rehearsals required. It will be narrated and you will be guided through your part.
Story and worship will begin at 2:30 p.m. Stay for hot chocolate and fellowship with friends and animals.
Free of charge. We will be collecting items for the House of Neighborly Service. Click here for a list of needed supplies.
We love animals, but kindly ask that you keep yours at home for the day 🙂
Questions? Call Kaarin at 303-898-5567 or email [email protected].