El Paso and Juarez
You are invited and encouraged to give donations to Lutheran Disaster Response following recent flooding. Donations can be made by mail, on the phone, or on-line. For more information about supporting Lutheran Disaster Response, please visit www.elca.org/disaster/giving/. Checks should be made out to Lutheran Disaster Response or ELCA Domestic Disaster Response.

Installation of Sandra L. Templeton, AIM
The installation for Sandra Templeton will take place at Lutheran Church of the Master, Lakewood, CO, on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at the 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. worship services. The Rev. James Hytjan, assistant to the bishop, will be preaching. The church is located at 14099 W. Jewell Avenue in Lakewood. A reception will take place in the fellowship hall from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Our Savior's, Roy, UT, celebrates 50 years
We celebrate with the people of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Roy, UT, as they celebrate 50 years of ministry. Sunday worship is at 8:45 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Pamela Sersen begins missionary journey to Japan
Pamela Sersen departed for Japan yesterday to begin her training to serve as an ELCA missionary. She will have six months of language and cultural training and then be deployed for the next two years either to Tokyo or to Kumamoto on the southern island of Kyushu. She will be working in a Christian school teaching English and will also be working with a Japanese Lutheran Church. We remember her in our prayers and extend our blessing. Pamela is the daughter of Pastor Tim Sersen, Faith Lutheran Church, Lander, WY.

Immigration Issues Study Guide now available A resolution calling for congregations in the Rocky Mountain Synod to study and discuss immigration issues was adopted at assemby. A resource has been compiled and is available for download.

Campus Ministry Sunday is September 17
At our assembly in April, the Rocky Mountain Synod adopted this resolution:
"Resolved, That the Rocky Mountain Synod designate the 3rd Sunday in September as Lutheran Campus Ministry Sunday, and that local congregations throughout the synod, with the help of the synod Campus Ministry Committee, will use that day to learn about, pray for, celebrate, and support the work of Lutheran Campus Ministry throughout our synod, and remember students, faculty and staff in their own congregations."

A litany and bulletin insert are available to use and include in your Sunday worship.

Senior high youth gathering is Nov 17- 19
Registration is now open online at www.rmselca .org/forever/. Whatever, Wherever, Whenever, Forever, this year’s Rocky Mountain Synod Senior High Youth Gathering, will offer young people an immersion into the emerging church. The speaker is Nate Frombach, Professor of Youth, Culture, and Mission at Wartburg Theological Seminary. Dr. Frombach will passionately lead us into exploring ways that young people in the church can interact faithfully with our postmodern culture. The Rev. Karen Ward, abbess of the Church of the Apostles, an emerging church in the Fremont District in Seattle, will work with him to engage us in exploring this new movement. Together they will lead us in worship and create a space unlike you have encountered before at a youth gathering!

Be a "Cornerstone" volunteer
College-age young adults--if your are looking for a way to serve Christ in a high energy and fun atmosphere, this is what you may be looking for. Cornerstone is college-age young adults who, following in the example of our Lord Jesus, are willing to serve others by joining the ELCA Rocky Mountain Synod Senior High Youth Gathering program implementation team. If you are interested in being a Cornerstone team member, please visit the web-site at http://rmselca.org/forever/cornerstone.htm to find out more information and to apply.

Spirit Driven: RMS Women of the ELCA Convention
The Rocky Mountain Synodical Women's Organization bi-annual Convention, with the theme "Spirit Driven" will be September 15, 16, & 17, 2006, at First Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs, CO. Registration for the convention is $130 if received between August 19 and September 15. Registration forms and more detailed information on the convention are availabe on the web.

Celebrate Treasures, Old and New
Exploring and Expanding Worship Resources
Eight events are scheduled throughout the Rocky Mountain Synod in the fall and winter to introduce the new Evangelical Lutheran Worship book that will be available on October 3. The events will typically run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost for groups of six is $100 Cost for an individual is $20 Cost includes lunch and a copy of the Worship book. Travel costs will be negotiated with the synod office. Please mark these dates on your calendar:

October 21, 2006 Northern Colorado Event
Atonement in Boulder, CO
October 28, 2006 Utah Event
Zion in Salt Lake City, UT
November 4, 2006 Metro Denver Event
Bethany in Cherry Hills Village, CO
November 11, 2006 Western Colorado Event
Good Shepherd, Glenwood Springs, CO
January 20, 2007 Wyoming Event
Prince of Peace, Casper, WY
February 10, 2007 (two events) Texas Event: New Hope , El Paso,TX
Southern Colorado Event: First Lutheran, Colorado Springs, CO
February 17, 2007 New Mexico Event
Cross of Hope, Albuquerque, NM

NM Advocacy Conference is September 23
“Voices for Justice” Annual Lutheran Office of Governmental Ministry-New Mexico Advocacy Conference will be on Saturday, September 23 in Albuquerque (Central United Methodist Church, west of University between Central and Martin Luther King). The conference keynote speaker is Jennifer Bishop Jenkins, founding member of Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights and national board chair of Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation. Workshop topics include advocacy basics, repeal of the death penalty, hunger, health care and more. The cost is $20 per person including lunch. This year’s conference is cosponsored by LOGM-NM and the NM Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty. For more information or to register, contact rh@logmnm.org or call 505.984.8005.

Clergy Women's Retreat: October 2-3, 2006
Clergy Women's Retreat with Jane Vennard will take place at St. Malo's Retreat Center near Estes Park, CO. Registration forms have been mailed. If you did not receive yours, please call Janice Ladd-Horkey at 303-777-6700 to request a form or download a .pdf file from www.rmselca.org/files/Women'sRetreat06.pdf

Ending Hunger Now Summit
Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Synod Hunger Network; Global Mission Committee; and Lutheran Advocacy Ministry - Colorado. Saturday, September 23, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hosted by Bethany Lutheran Church, Cherry Hills Village, CO. Cost: $15 (Includes lunch) -- Five or more from one congregation: $10 each. To register call the synod office or send an email to rmselca@rmselca.org by September 19.

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Donald E. Messer, Professor of Practical Theology & President Emeritus, Iliff School of Theology. Co-Author of Ending Hunger Now: A Challenge to Persons of Faith, with George McGovern & Robert Dole. Augsburg Fortress Publishers.
Advocacy Workshops
▪ Building a Lutheran Network for Justice Advocacy
▪ Raising the Minimum Wage in Colorado
Hunger Appeal Workshops
▪ Getting Down to Hunger Basics
▪ It Does Come Down to MONEY: Ideas for Raising Funds and Awareness
Global Mission Workshops
▪ Hunger Dollars at Work: Health Care in Madagascar
▪ Hunger Dollars at Work: After-School on the Border
Closing Plenary: The ONE Campaign to Make Poverty History

Coaching 101 Workshop
A Coaching 101 Workshop is set for Friday and Saturday, October 20-21, 2006, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Denver. This is an opportunity for lay or clergy to learn about the coaching process for supporting congregational leadership, working with mission developers in the Rocky Mountain Synod, or walking with a congregation through the Natural Church Development process. Cost of the workshop, excluding travel, lodging, and meals outside the workshop is $200 Included in the cost is the training, books to be read prior to the workshop, and a one year subscription to CoachNet.org. To register, contact Cheryl Almquist in the synod office prior to September 15. For more information contact Pr. Jim Hytjan at 800-525-0463 or 303-777-6700.