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Pastor Knutson to be installed at Our Redeemer, Fort Morgan,
CO
Pastor Brian Knutson will be installed on November 12, 2006, at Our Redeemer, Fort Morgan, CO, at 10:15 a.m. All are invited to join in the congregation's celebration. Bishop Bjornberg will be present for the installation celebration. Randy Mundt’s home damaged in Hawaii earthquake Synod delegations prepares for trip to Madagascar | ||||||
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Celebrate Treasures, Old and New
Exploring and Expanding Worship Resources Events are scheduled in the fall and winter to introduce the new Evangelical Lutheran Worship book. Cost for groups of six is $100. Cost for an individual is $20. Cost includes lunch and a copy of the Worship book. A registration form is available to be downloaded. (Photo of Salt Lake City event provided by Pastor Jeffrey Louden.) Please register at least one week prior to the event you will be attending so that appropriate arrangements may be made for lunch. November 11, 2006 Western Colorado Event Good Shepherd, Glenwood Springs, CO Check-In 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Event 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. January 20, 2007 Wyoming Event Prince of Peace, Casper, WY Check-In 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Event 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. February 10, 2007 (two events) Texas Event: New Hope , El Paso,TX Check-In 8:30-9:30 a.m. - Event 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Southern Colorado Event: First Lutheran, Colorado Springs, CO Check-In8-9 a.m. - Event 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. February 17, 2007 New Mexico Event Cross of Hope, Albuquerque, NM Check-In 8-9 a.m. - Event 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Mexico City Trip is June of 2007 Theological Conference Registration
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Read and comment on the blog!
A "blog" is short for "web log" and it is a way to invite conversation about topics and issues. The new RMS weblog is designed to facilitate conversation about the Vision, Passion, Action process. The address of the RMS blog is www.rmselca.blogspot.com | ||||||
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Musica Sacra Chamber
Orchestra Concerts
Denver's Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra presents two concerts this weekend, presented at two different venues, both at 7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 Adult/$10 Senior/$5 Student. Friday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. Holy Cross Lutheran Church (45th Ave and Wadsworth, Wheat Ridge, CO) and Saturday, November 4, 7:30 p.m. Augustana Lutheran Church (5000 E. Alameda Ave, Denver, CO). The concerts are not identical. The Augustana concert features a double piano concerto by Poulenc. Mozart's 40th Symphony will be performed both nights. Urban Servant Corps Open House November 5 The Urban Servant Corps invites you to Celebrate the Saints with us on November 5, 2006 from 12-4 p.m. at our 19th annual Open House. Come to 1660 Ogden Street, Denver and meet our 17 volunteers serving agencies that serve people in need all over Denver. See our 109-year-old, 11-bedroom house and learn more about opportunities to address the needs of those who are poor and oppressed in Denver. Great place to get ideas for projects for committees and drop off Lutheran World Relief items. Worship and Eucharist will be at 2 p.m. Wartburg College Opera Singer Presents Concert Nov. 16 Wartburg College (ELCA) distinguished professor and artist-in-residence, world renowned opera singer Simon Estes will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway, in Denver, Colo. His appearance is sponsored by the Colorado Symphony Guild Inc. Tickets are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $5 for students, and may be purchased at 303-674-5314 or 303-363-6677. Tickets will also be available at the door. Holiday Shopping for LSS Utah at Ten Thousand Villages Ten Thousand Villages holiday event at 2186 South Highland Drive (1100 East), Salt Lake City, UT, from 5-8 p.m. on December 1. Come buy fair trade items from all over the world. Distinctive art, nativity scenes, musical instruments, jewelry. Enjoy the music of Royal Heritage Ensemble. Browse, take time, breathe, and enjoy fair trade tea, coffee and refreshments. Your purchases support LSS of Utah social ministries with seniors, refugees/asylees, children and adoptive parents. Monies matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Adventfest at Rainbow Trail is December 1- 3 Rainbow Trail will be hosting again this year Adventfest on December 1-3, 2006. This retreat will be an opportunity to come and escape with your family from the busyness of the holiday season. Spend time together, learn a new craft, bake and decorate cookies, sing around the Christmas tree, make snow angels, and prepare with us for the coming of our Savior by celebrating the four Sundays of Advent season leading up to Christmas! Crafts will include stained glass, wood carving, wreaths, greeting cards, handmade pillows, woven baskets, and wooden lamps, along with a great assortment of kids crafts. Registration forms can be found on the Rainbow Trail website www.rainbowtrail. org. If there are any further questions about Adventfest you can contact Brittany or Melissa at pga@rainbowtrail.org Festival of Homiletics is May 21-25, 2007 in Nashville | ||||||
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ABIDING HOPE ADAPTIVE LEADERSHIP
ACADEMY
January 15-18, 2007, in Littleton, CO: A Story for the Questions: Forging Disciples in an Age of No Easy Answers. Info at www.abid inghopelutheran.org. SPIRITUALITY CONFERENCE WITH THOMAS TROEGER The conference is January 19–20, 2007 in Denver, CO, Friday from 6:30–8:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS FACILITATOR TRAINING Denver Area on February 18-20, 2007. Contact Bill Behrens at brbehrens@comcast.net or 303-424-6111. | ||||||
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Finding Your Spiritual Gifts Self- Assessment
The ELCA evangelism web pages now offer an online spiritual gifts assessment. For each of sixty questions, you choose a drop-down menu answer that best describes you. Then you click “score” at the end to receive information about categories of spiritual gifts, such as: Administration, Hospitality, Leadership, Wisdom, Writing, and many more. This is helpful in discovering ways to serve your congregation or community. The assessment is on the web. http://www.elca.org/evangelism/assessments /spiritgifts.html | ||||||
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Book
Review by Jean Larson
THE LUTHERAN HANDBOOK OF MARRIAGE Augsburg Fortress Publishers Editors: Gloria Bengtson, Laurie J Hanson 23 Contributing Editors From the very popular The Lutheran Handbook comes the newly published Lutheran Handbook on Marriage. This practical guide on marriage, sprinkled with wit and wisdom, begins with a Christian/Lutheran understanding of marriage via Martin Luther and select Biblical couples. The book progresses from preparation for marriage to solving marital conflicts, through raising children to 2nd marriages, through retirement to death. The sanctity as well as practical aspects of marriage are preserved. Those who have experienced or are at any stage of marriage from the altar to the grave will relate to many of the pitfalls and joys of marriage and children found throughout the book. It can be used as an ongoing study for engaged or married couples at any stage. A Lutheran Course on Marriage starter kit is available online at or call 1-800-328-4648. Available December 1, 2006. | ||||||
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