Tickets are $20 and
available at the door. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for
general admission seating and the concert begins at 7:30
p.m. Proceeds will be supplemented by Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans. For information: on the
music check out
www.storyhill.com ; on concert details
contact
roberta.wentworth@thrivent.com
.
A Fun Event for the Urban
Servant Corps and YOU!!!
(and we're not talking about the prayer walk/servant
stomp!)
The Colfax Marathon is
Sunday,
May 18. Come run, walk, or just plain help out to raise money for
the Urban Servant Corps at the 3rd Annual Colfax
Marathon! If you haven't heard of this relatively new
marathon yet, check it out! A first year relay runner
for USC found the marathon to be an amazing experience.
And what better way to raise money for the USC! If you
are not able to run/walk/volunteer you can also send a
donation to the USC office 1660 Ogden St. Denver, CO
80218.
Please
remember to note USC as your Charity when registering,
once you register you can not go back and add a charity.
If you have already registered for the marathon you can
still raise money for the USC but you won't be
registered as an UCS runner...but we will still accept
you! And drop us a line if you have any questions.
Read more on how you can participate in this event.
There are both information and links on the four ways to
be involved: run/walk the full marathon, run/walk the ½
marathon, run/walk in a relay, or volunteer in a number of ways.
Urban Servant Corps is a Charity Partner of the
Post-News Colorado Colfax Marathon! The Colfax Marathon
invites non-profit organizations to join as Charity
Partners, as a way to fundraise for their organization
while recruiting runners, walkers, and volunteers for
the marathon, half marathon, and team relay race.
WORD and MEAL Lutheran Worship at Iliff
Monday,
May
19
(9:00 a.m.)
Please join the Lutheran students at Iliff School of
Theology for worship on Monday, May 19 as they
host one of the weekly chapel services. This
small group of Lutherans is
looking for opportunity for community and formation as
they prepare for leadership in the church. All are
welcome to their Eucharistic services. Join them in the
Iliff Chapel.
'Green
Open House' at
St. Paul
Lutheran Church, Denver
May
22, 9:30 - 11 a.m.
The congregation of St. Paul invites the Rocky Mountain
Synod Assembly participants to attend an energy audit
workshop on Thursday, May 22, from 9:30 - 11:00
a.m. This workshop will take place at 1600 Grant Street,
downtown Denver (1 block north of the state capitol
building).
The Rocky Mountain Synod is partnering with Colorado
Interfaith Power and Light to provide interested
congregations with a low-cost, quantitative analysis of
their energy use and costs, plus options for reducing
energy consumption and estimates of reduced energy
costs. You are invited to hear about the Eco-Audit
Program from Diane Dandeneau, Executive Director, Green
Heart Institute and Colorado Interfaith Power and Light
and see the results of St. Paul Lutheran's extensive
building renovation and energy 'makeover'.
Please
RSVP by Monday, May 21,
to Ms. Diana Linden, Minister of Education and
Discipleship by email her at
diana@stpauldenver.org.
Also, you may leave Diana a message at 720-274-4709. For
details about the "Green Open House" and information
about how to get to the church, please visit the St.
Paul website:
www.stpauldenver.org/green
.
2008 Rocky Mountain Synod Assembly:
Same Date, New Place!
In celebration of the Rocky Mountain Synod's 20th year of ministry, the
Hyatt in Downtown Denver has been selected as a new, festive location
for the Assembly,
May 22-24, 2008.
The new location offers meetings, meals, and hotel rooms all under one
roof. As you budget for 2008, note that the
registration fee will remain $300.
The cost for each hotel room will be $119 (an exceptional rate for a
downtown setting!). Even if you are within a commuting distance, you are
encouraged to stay at the hotel, offering a true "time away" for
celebration, study, work, and worship.
Visitors are welcome to register for the assembly, also.
For more
information and to register, please go to the Rocky Mountain Synod's
website.
JUNE 2008
Mexico City Trip.
It's a Go!
It's not too late to register!
The synod immersion experience in Mexico City, scheduled for
June 10-18, is
definitely going forward. We have received deposits and registrations
from more than the minimum number to make the trip possible.
So, we
encourage other lay and clergy to join the fun. All are welcome - high
school The trip costs $560 + airfare, which includes all lodging, food,
program, and in-country transportation. Check out the website at
http://www.rmselca.org/globalmission/trips.htm , or e-mail Pastor
Jay McDivitt
(jaymcdivitt@gmail.com) with
questions. There are still two scholarships for $250 available for
those who apply. Since we know the trip is on, we are willing to
take registrations after the original deadline of April 15, but we
encourage you to sign up as soon as you are able.
Sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Synod Global Mission Committee.
Mission Trip
to Nicaragua Set for June
Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Longmont and Immanuel Lutheran Church in
Greeley will be leading a mission trip to Somoto, Nicaragua and
surrounding areas from June 10-20. They are planning to take 30
people to build homes, do medical clinics, teach bible school and
distribute school supplies to several school in the area. They are in
need right now of doctors, nurses and a dentist. Please contact Pastor
Abe Gonzalez at 970-352-3003 or 970-405-0308 or by e-mail:
pastor@immanlutheran.org
Conference for
Pastors of Small Churches
The Summer Collegium, a project in support of small congregations, is
now accepting applications for the Summer 2008 event, which will take
place at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia, from June 25 - July 3. This nine-day,
all
expenses paid
conference for clergy and their spouses or partners is open to those who
pastor small congregations (100 or fewer average Sunday attendance) and
are committed to small church ministry. Singles and non- ordained
pastors are welcome to apply for the one of the 25 openings.
The conference consists of keynotes speakers and workshops on all aspects
of small church ministry, with a special emphasis on worship and
preaching. Keynotes include Tony Pappas, who has written extensively on
small church life, and Peter Bush and Christine O'Reilly, authors of the
new book Where 20 or 30 are Gathered: Leading Worship in the Small
Church. John Bell of the Iona Community in Scotland will be our
music leader. This is an ecumenical project sponsored by the Lilly
Endowment Inc. Applications may be downloaded from our website,
http://www.vts.edu/education/collegium , or contact Marilyn Johns at
mjohns@vts.edu or 703-461-1760.
Applications needed to be postmarked by December 15, 2007.
JULY 2008
"Come to the Waters" and be
Refreshed,
Inspired and Renewed!
Join Lutheran women from around the country as they gather in Salt Lake
City, July 10-13. The weekend will feature worship, workshops,
Bible study and speakers who will teach, encourage and challenge you.
Speakers include the Rev. Heidi Neumark, author of Breathing Space: A
Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx, which explores her own
spiritual life and her work with an ecumenical community organizing
group. Another featured speaker will be Joan Chittister, O.S.B., who has
been a visionary voice and spiritual leader for more than 30 years. She
is an award-winning author of 35 books, the most recent being The Ten
Commandments: Laws of the Heart (Orbis).
Workshops will address topics like how Lutherans read the Bible, money
and spirituality, the ways we pray, and examples set by the women who
followed Jesus.
Salt Lake City combines the best of being a major city with Western
small-town friendliness. The surrounding area offers an abundance of
natural beauty and places of historical interest.
Make plans now to "Come to the Waters" next July and be part of the
Triennial Gathering of Women of the ELCA. For more information, visit
www.womenoftheelca.org or call 800-638-5322, ext 2497.
In 2008, the Triennial
Convention and the Triennial Gathering will be held in the same city but
the Convention is being held before and separate from the Gathering,
"Come to the Waters". The Convention begins on Tuesday, July 8 and goes
until late morning on Thursday, July 10. The Gathering begins the
evening of Thursday, July 10 and goes until late morning on Sunday, July
13.
Mission Trip to Nicaragua is July 25-August 5
Trinity Lutheran Church in Loveland, Colorado invites you to join them
on a work trip to Somoto, Nicaragua, this summer, July 25-August 5,
2008. For several years Trinity Lutheran Church has participated in
building homes, medical missions, and church ministries in Somoto. They
have made life-long friends with some wonderful people there and they
invite you to get to know them, too! Ask any of the 47 people (ages
14-76) who participated last year and they will enthusiastically share
an experience of a lifetime.
The cost is $500 if you arrange your own airfare or $1200 if you would
like one of the group tickets they have reserved. The $500 cost includes
hotel stays, most meals, ground transportation and a $200 contribution
towards the cost of building a home. Spaces are filling up fast, so
register soon! Please contact Pastor Ed and Cheryl Smith for more
information or if you would like a presentation. 970- 663-0458 or
csmit@frii.com.
AUGUST 2008
A "Spanish Language for Ministry" Immersion is
Offered
August 9-30, 2008 in Mexico City and Cuernavaca.
The ELCA Mexico Program ha s 20 year history of facilitating
immersion experiences. Immersion program participants are challenged to
experience the world from the perspective of the marginalized.
Cost
for the trip is $1680 (USD) and includes full room and board, three weeks
of intensive Spanish instruction, educational materials, cultural
activities, and local excursions. Students are responsible for their
airfares and transportation to Cuernavaca.
To get preliminary
information about the upcoming ELCA sponsored trip to Mexico, please go to
the website: www.elca.org/mexico
SEPTEMBER 2008
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land - September 6-19,
2008
Denver Lutheran Pastor Arnie Voight and St. Paul Parish
Associate Jan Miller are leading a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land,
traveling to far away places to learn about our world and ourselves,
perhaps becoming transformed in the process. Visit the holy sites, stay at
the guesthouse at the Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem, travel to
Galilee, the Golan Heights, Caesarea Maritima on the Mediterranean,
Masada, the Dead Sea, and Jerusalem, as well as visit the ancient ruins of
Petra in Jordan. Worship with members of the Lutheran Christmas Church and
hear stories of life in this conflicted area; enjoy evening reflection
time and Bible readings connected with the sites they visit. Cost: $2950
from Denver. Contact Jan Miller at jan@stpauldenver.org for a
brochure and more information.
OCTOBER 2008
NOVEMBER 2008
DECEMBER 2008
JULY 2009
2009 ELCA Youth Gathering
Start planning NOW for the 2009 ELCA YOUTH GATHERING in New Orleans
July 22-26, 2009.
This year the Gathering is being offered only one week -- July 22-26,
instead of two different times as has happened in the most recent past.
36,000 people will join together -- that is about 1/6 of the population
in the city of New Orleans. Pastor Kristi Beebe is the Rocky Mountain
Synod's coordinator for the event. She asks that congregations get her
the name of the congregation's contact person (clergy or other rostered
leader, paid or volunteer youth worker, or simply the most interested
parent or other adult). She can then continue to feed information about
this upcoming Youth Gathering to all of the congregational contacts in
the synod. The ELCA's website for Youth Ministries is also being
regularly updated with information, so please check it out from time to
time.
