Prayer from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers,
Consultation on English Texts, 2002.
Photo taken by Allan Bjornberg in Madagascar.

Memorial Service for Lorraine Spruth is Friday
The memorial service for Lorraine Spruth, Associate in Ministry, is Friday, May 11 at 11 a.m. at Ascension Lutheran Church, 2505 N. Circle, in Colorado Springs. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday May 9 & 10 at the SOR Chapel, Union and Fountain in Colorado Springs. We surround the family, the friends, and the congregation of Lorraine with our prayers.

Armando Rangel to be Ordained May 12 at 1 p.m.
Armando Rangel has been serving as the licensed lay minister of Cristo Rey in Denver. He has completed the TEEM program (Theological Education for Emerging Ministries) and has been approved for ordination to the ministry of Word and Sacrament. The ordination celebration will take place at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant Street, Denver, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12. Free parking is available on the street on weekends. You may also use the Knights of Columbus parking lot at 16th and Grant between noon and 3:30 p.m. that day. Also available is the office building parking across Grant Street and just north of the church (the entrance gate will be open between noon and 1 p.m. and the gate will rise automatically upon leaving the lot). Other pay parking is available near the church requiring payment of $2 - $6. Be prepared with dollar bills to insert in the slot of the payment panel. Following the ordination service, a festive reception with delicious Mexican food will take place at Cristo Rey, 501 Raleigh Street, Denver, CO. Armando expresses his deep gratitude for your faithful prayers and encouragement.

Synod Prayer Cycle: Boulder / Broomfield Conference
During the month of May we give thanks for the ministry of our congregations and rostered leaders in the Boulder / Broomfield Conference. You are encouraged to include these congregations and leaders in your Sunday prayers of the people. The prayer list for May is available as a Word document.

to remember in prayer at worship on 5/13
Cross of Christ Broomfield, CO
.....Ann Hultquist
Faith Community Longmont, CO
.....Daniel Hansen
First Longmont, CO
.....Steven Berke, Paul Judson

"For the living of these days..."
prayers for ministries & meetings this week:

Sisters and brothers in Christ,

For the devastated town of Greensburg, Kansas, and other areas throughout the Great Plains affected by tornadoes over the weekend, the dawning of a new day means the beginning of a long road towards recovery. At least 10 people were killed and dozens were injured as severe storms spawned as many as 75 tornado touchdowns in Kansas and Oklahoma, and preliminary damage assessments have begun.

The majority of the media coverage for these storms has focused on Greensburg, a town of 1,500 residents that has suffered the loss of an estimated 90 percent of its infrastructure. Currently, the town is closed, except to residents and search and rescue teams. Volunteers are currently not being allowed access while the emergent phase of the disaster continues.

Roger Kruger, Lutheran Disaster Response coordinator with Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, will be deploying to the affected region later today to perform initial assessments and connect with disaster partners in the area. Tomorrow, local Lutheran clergy and representatives from the LCMS Kansas District and ELCA Central States Synod will gather at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Pratt to discuss the immediate and long-term needs of the affected communities.

Lutheran Disaster Response is prepared to offer assistance, as needed, in the form of emergency hardship grants and spiritual and emotional care. Once the town has been reopened, we will also be working in coordination with local congregations to coordinate volunteer teams for debris removal and clean-up. Plans are being made for volunteer teams to begin working this Saturday. After initial assessment has been completed, we will help to organize residents in meeting long-term un-met needs, and volunteer coordination will likely continue through the rebuilding phase.

We lift up in prayer those who lost loved ones and suffered property damage in this sudden and tragic event. With the understanding that the loss of life could have been much more wide spread, we also offer prayers of thanksgiving for the warning systems that aided the residents of Greensburg in preparing for the incoming storm.

A prayer from women of Uruguay
O God, open our eyes that we may see thee at work in the midst of the turmoil and chaos of the day. Open our hearts that we may receive the gift of thy love, given for the whole world.

In service,

Heather L. Feltman
Executive Director, Lutheran Disaster Response

Atonement, Denver, Dedicates New Sanctuary May 27 at 3 p.m.
The people of Atonement Lutheran Church (Denver) invite you to celebrate with them as they joyfully dedicate their new sanctuary on Sunday, May 27 at 3 p.m., with Bishop Allan Bjornberg preaching. Refreshments will follow. An Open House Ice Cream Social for the community will also be held on Sunday, June 3 from 1-3 PM - all are welcome! Atonement is located at 6281 W. Yale Ave., Lakewood, CO 80227 , (303-985-1122) , www.atonement-denver.org

Estes Park Congregation needs Posts and Wire Shepherd of the Mountains, Estes Park, CO, is looking for steel t-posts and welded wire for their landscape project to be completed this year. They are pleased to receive donations or an advantageous purchase price They need about 200 posts and about 500 ft. of wire. Any helpful information should be forwarded to Don Groskreutz at donmar89@aol.com.

North American Association for the Catechumenate
Gathering This Summer
Connecting Worship, Experience, and Sacrament is the theme of the 2007 annual gathering of the North American Association for the Catechumenate, July 19 through July 22, at the Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. For full details, including the ten workshops being offered, visit the website.

Rainbow Trail Bridging Borders Trip Available July 22-28
Rainbow Trail's Bridging Borders Mexico program travels to Juarez, Mexico with high school youth. The youth and Rainbow Trail partner with Casas por Cristo and a Mexican family to build a needed home. For more information contact Assistant Director Audrey Larson at (719) 942-4220 or by e-mail audrey@rainbowtrail.org.

Rainbow Trail High Adventure Trip
Rainbow Trail offers high adventure trips through Compass Points Guiding Youth in New Directions. Rainbow Trail offers the opportunity for individual Jr. and Sr. High youth to attend a Compass Points trip through their "Open Weeks" during the week of July 29 - August 4, 2007. For more information, please contact Assistant Director Greg Larson at (719) 942- 4220 or by e-mail greg@rainbowtrail.org.

California Lutheran University Presents Two Events for Young People
On August 2-4, California Lutheran University will be holding its 16th Annual Invitation to Service event and its Youth Ministry Training Event. For more information and/or to register for either of these two events, please contact the Church Relations Office at 805-493-3936 or email to Linda Leblanc at leblanc@callutheran.edu. Early bird registration ends June 30.

Rainbow Trail Men's Golf Retreat September 13 - 16
Faith on the Fairways will offer you the opportunity to play 45 holes of golf while finding the relationships held between your life of faith and time spent in the game. Rocky Mountain Synod Bishop Allan Bjornberg will be our spiritual leader for this weekend of faith, fellowship and deepening our relationships with Christ. For more information, click here.