2008
Assembly
List of Deadlines:
The assembly is May
22-24 in Denver. Each congregation has received printed
registration materials. All information is also posted on the web for
download.
Memorials and Resolutions are
Due March
15
A word
document designed for submitting resolutions should
be used for submitting resolutions electronically. A
hard copy with signatures is also
required.
Requests for
display tables from agencies and organizations are Due April
1
A link is
available online for these requests. Those
requesting a display table must register as an exhibitor
(unless already registered as a voting member or
visitor).
Registration Deadline
is April
22
All registration
will take place online. The link for
registration is on the website.
Hyatt Hotel Reservations
must be secured prior to May 4 to receive the
$119 rate
Hotel reservations
also are placed online. The link for
reservations is also on the website.
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Prayers and Celebrations
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Fifth Sunday
in Lent
God of all consolation and compassion,
your Son comforted the grieving sisters Martha and
Mary; your breath alone brings life to dry bones and
weary souls. Pour out your Spirit upon us, that we may
face despair and death with the hope of resurrection and
faith in the One who called Lazarus forth from the
grave. Amen
Prayer from Revised Common Lectionary
Prayers,
Consultation on English
Texts,
2002
Synod Prayer
Cycle: Metro
East Conference
You are encouraged to include these
leaders in your Sunday prayers of the
people. The prayer list for
March and April are available. Please consider
including these prayer lists in your newsletters and
bulletins as a means of connecting your congregations
with others in the Rocky Mountain
Synod.
to remember in prayer at worship on
03/09
Cross of
Glory
Denver, CO
Mike Lemke
Elizabeth Elizabeth,
CO
Steve Hartten
Epiphany Denver, CO
Michael Fick
Faith Castle Rock,
CO
Michael Knauff, Cynthia Buschagen
Lisa
Smotherman
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Strengthening Discipleship
Ministries |
"How can I pass
on my faith to my children and
grandchildren?"
The Rocky
Mountain Synod will present the "Passing on
Faith" conference April 18-19 at Bethany
Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado which
promises to make a strong impact on raising Christian
disciples of all ages as well as highlighting values
that come out of the Lutheran tradition.
- Come and
LEARN how to equip families to partner home and
congregation so that home is church too.
- Come and
PRACTICE using the Four Keys to pass on faith
and values to loved ones.
- Come and
INTEGRATE your faith talk and faith walk into
all facets of life.
For
maximum impact, bring the whole team: clergy,
volunteers, grandparents, staff, parents, and mentors.
Everyone is welcome! It's all about how to live a
vibrant faith that is authentic, available and
affirming.
For more
information workshops, speakers, the schedule of events,
and to register online, please visit www.rmselca.org/passingonfaith .
The Youth
and Family Institute website can provide more
information about the organization. Please visit www.tyfi.org .
"Passing On Faith"
is a Youth & Family Institute Conference sponsored
by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Rainbow Trail
Lutheran Camp, Lutheran Ranches of the Rockies, the
Rocky Mountain Synod and Joy Lutheran
Church, Parker; Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Ft.
Collins; Lord of the Hills Lutheran Church, Centennial;
Holy Love Lutheran Church, Aurora; First Lutheran
Church, Longmont; and Bethany Lutheran Church, Cherry
Hills Village.
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| Synod News and Events |
Congregational
Intents Are Due Now
It is crucial that the Synod
office receives congregation statements of intent
for the new year as soon as possible. It is not too
late! An online form at
www.rmselca.org/intent makes the process quick
and easy or you may call the Synod office
to provide you information
verbally. Statements of intent are not only
important for the Rocky Mountain Synod but are also
important for ELCA Churchwide record keeping! Thanks to
everyone who has submited a current
report.
Candidacy Committee
Announces Second Discernment Retreat for
2008
April 16, 2008 ~ Denver - Augustana
Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda - Register by March
25.
For all persons who may be
discerning a call to leadership ministry in the ELCA.
Whether you are ready to commit to the Candidacy
process, or just beginning to ask the questions
regarding this vocational call, you are invited to
attend this retreat. During this retreat we will explore
how we do faithful vocational discernment, discover
gifts for ministry, learn about the variety of
opportunities for services through the three rosters of
the ELCA: Ordained pastors, Consecrated diaconal
ministers, Commissioned associates in ministry, and
answer questions about the ELCA Candidacy process.
Anyone planning to begin Entrance into Candidacy in the
next year is required to attend.
Contact Madelyn
Busse, assistant to the bishop, 303-777 6700 or
mbusse@rmselca.org with questions. To register or
to submit names for invitation, please call Janice
Ladd-Horkey at 303-777-6700 or 800-525-0462.
Four Scholarships available for 2008 Mexico City
Trip
Consider participating in next
summer's trip to the Lutheran Center in Mexico City,
June 10-18. Four $250
scholarships are available for the trip with preference
given to high school and college age youth and to those
serving in youth and household ministries.
Information about the trip as well as a
scholarship application form and registration materials
are at http://www.rmselca.org/globalmission/trips.htm
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Less Than One Month Until
the Deadline!
Video Contest:
How to Spot
a Lutheran in the
West
Two minute videos that
capture the spirit of our "Lutheran Identity" in the
Rocky Mountain Synod are to be submitted by
April 1, 2008. The video may be a
commercial, skit, story, song, art piece or any other
means and will be judged in the areas of Lutheran
identity, evangelism, diversity, variety of ages
involved, and creativity. Prizes will be announced at
Synod Assembly in May. First place will receive $1,000,
second $600, third $250, fourth $150 (made out to the
sponsoring congregation or ministry group.) The prize
money is provided by a grant from ELCA Synodical
Relations in support of communicating Lutheran identity
within the synod. Download the
details!
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| Serving the Community |
Urban
Servant Corps Announces New Associate
Director
The Urban Servant Corps is
pleased to announce the hiring of our new Associate
Director, Susan L. Harman. Susan joins us in ministry
with a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis
University and brings a wealth of church and nonprofit
experience and enthusiasm. Welcome
Susan!
How will you
serve?
The Urban Servant Corps
seeks professional volunteers to help us with
bookkeeping (8-10 hours each week), spring
gardening/landscaping, and property upkeep. Is there
someone in your congregation who wants to serve and be a
part of a dynamic community committed to justice, peace
and environmental sustainability? Call the Urban Servant
Corps to volunteer today!
303-894-0076
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| Announcements |
Augustana College Band Concert in
Colorado Springs
The Augustana College Symphony Band from Rock
Island, IL, will present a concert on Thursday,
March 6, at 7:00 p.m. It will be
held at Bethel Lutheran Church, 4925 Farmingdale Drive,
Colorado Springs, CO, 80917. The concert will be
followed by a reception. A free-will offering will
be collected for the band. James Lambrecht is the
conductor.
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The Rev. Kent
Mueller
Director for Administration and
Communication
Rocky Mountain
Synod
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days..." |
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prayers for ministries & meetings this
week: |
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Bishop Allan
Bjornberg
Bishop's Breakfast and 2008
Faith Advocacy Day event, Denver, CO; Conference of
Bishops, San Francisco,
CA.
Continuing Education
Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Jim
Hytjan
Meeting with Abiding
Hope Lutheran Church, Littleton, CO; Emergent
Church meeting, Denver, CO.
Dan
Bollman
Next Step Team
meeting, Denver, CO; Jr High/Middle School Youth
Gathering Team meeting, Denver,
CO. |
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Network
of Biblical Storytellers (NOBS) March
Meeting
The
Denver-Area Guild's next meeting is Monday, March 10,
from 12:30p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Anyone
interested in the oral, live, telling-by-heart of
biblical stories is welcome and encouraged to check us
out! We
meet every month, alternating with evenings and
afternoons, (see full
schedule here) at Cross of Christ Lutheran, 12099
Lowell Blvd., Broomfield (just north of 120th Ave.,
about 3 miles west of I-25, 3.5 miles east of Boulder
Turnpike). Do you have questions? Please contact Pam
Faro at pamfaro@juno.com or call her at 303-828-2267.
Bring a friend! Also, check out the NOBS website: www.nobs.org to see what else is going
on with the organization.
An
"Epic Telling" of the Gospel of John's Post-Resurrection
Stories
WHEN:
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 2:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, 12099 Lowell Blvd.,
Broomfield
WHO:
Members of DANG! the Denver-Area NOBS (Network of
Biblical Storytellers) Guild will be telling/performing
the story.
All interested persons are invited to come and
see, listen, behold!
WHAT:
"Epic Telling" of John 20-21 (Post-Resurrection Story).
An epic telling is a unique experience where a sizable
chunk of Bible (with a large enough group, it can be an
entire book, such as the Gospel of Mark), is divvied up
among several people, each of whom learns by heart a
small piece of the scripture-story, and then all get
together and tell the entire biblical story, passing it
in turn from teller to teller.
The
performance will be followed by discussion of this
biblical storytelling experience. Light refreshments
will be served. Any questions, contact Pam Faro at
pamfaro@juno.com, or 303-828-2267. [You are invited
and welcome to attend the March 10 DANG meeting (see
above) to learn more about this event, and/or how to get
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Faith |
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The Parish
Resource Center of Colorado has schedule several
exciting events for the month of April and is inviting
all interested folks to come out and join the
fun.
Educators
Roundtable - Faith,
the Good Earth and more.
Tuesday,
April 8 from 9 -
10:30 a.m. No charge
Call or
send an email to register by April 1.
Secretary
and Office Administrators Appreciation
Breakfast
Tuesday,
April 15 from 9 -
10:30 a.m. No charge
RSVP by
April 8.
Pastors'
Roundtable -
Leadership for a Changing Church
Thursday,
April 24 from 9 -
10:30 a.m. No charge
Call or
send an email to register by April 17.
Please
email Teresa at prcco@juno.com or call 303-756-9099.
You may also visit the Parish Resource Center on the
web, www.parishresourcecenter or at
1420
South Holly Street,
Denver, CO 80222.
See their
new events flyer here.
The core service of the
Parish Resource Center is a staff of professional
consultants who serve congregational leaders and members
who visit the Center or seek help by telephone, mail, or
Internet. In addition to individualized consultative
assistance, the Parish Resource Center sponsors seminars
and training events. Cutting-edge resources to preview
and borrow also are available to subscribers. Finally,
the Center provides an accessible, hospitable, and
well-equipped one-stop center that helps leaders and
members address challenges and work on congregational
tasks.
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Events |
Second
in the Film Series on Faith and Sexual Identity
Scheduled
Four films examining issues related to
faith and sexual identity will be shown on Saturdays
during March at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 915 E.
Ninth Avenue (at Emerson) in Denver beginning at 6:30
p.m. Admission is free.
The second film scheduled is
on March 8 is titled
"For
The Bible Tells Me So". This
film is a critically acclaimed documentary which
examines the use and abuse of scripture in the debates
within churches.
Vigilia
Pascual / Easter Vigil
All
are welcome to join Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,
Iglesia Luterana Cristo Rey, and Lutheran Church of the
Resurrection for a bilingual and intentionally
kid-friendly Easter Vigil at 6pm on Saturday,
March 22 at Good Shepherd (770 South Federal
Blvd, Denver). If you have questions, please call Pastor
Jay McDivitt at 303-936-4859.
Joyful
Sounds in China Join
China Service Ventures as they offer 3 travel
opportunities in 2008 to hear joyful sounds of God's
people at work. Save
these dates: March 25-April 12, October 5-18 and October
19-November 8.
Contact Steven Ray, Director, China Service Ventures at
877-408-7056 if you have questions or visit the website
www.chinaserviceventures.us/
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Collaborative
Worship Planning
Workshop
A workshop on
collaborative planning for worship will be presented at
Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 Hampden Ave, Cherry Hills
Village, CO, on Saturday, April 26,
2008, from 9 a.m. through lunch.
Scheduled presenters include:
Dr. John Ferguson,
St. Olaf;
Pr. Ron Glusenkamp,
Bethany Senior Pastor; and
Dr. Marie
Friedemann, Bethany lay leader. The
workshop is intended for pastors, organists, choir
directors, members of worship and music committees, and
interested lay people. Please visit
www.eventbrite.com/event
to
register.Denver Servant Event
is
an opportunity to come together with other Lutherans and
demonstrate your faith in action. Put May 3,
2008, (8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) on your
congregation calendar. Contact Pamela McClune at (303)
623-7558.
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