Views from the Rockies

Views From the Rockies is produced and circulated by the Rocky Mountain Synodical Women's Organization (RMSWO), Women of the ELCA, and provides information concerning current programs, projects, and other information.

Current Headlines

  • Rocky Mountain Women's Synodical Convention - October 3-5, 2008
  • Greetings and Salutations from Your President
  • Women of Witness Award Information and Nomination Form
  • Stephanie Bowes Scholarship Information
  • Meet the 2007-2008 RMSWO Board Members and Cluster Coordinators

Read the current edition >

Read past editions >

 

Deadline for Submissions


Letters, articles, and photographs of interest to the RMSWO may be submitted to the editor no later than the 20th of odd-numbered months. 

If you have questions about your files, please feel free to contact the editor () first before sending.

Sending your article


mail it

Mail your articles to the newsletter editor via parcel post, or you may email them  to

Acceptable article formats


Articles should be typed or legibly hand printed on one side of paper and should contain the author’s name, address, telephone number, and name and city of home congregation. When emailing, please send your file as either the text in the body of the email message, or as an attachment of either a Microsoft Word® document (ends in .doc) or a plain text document (ends in .txt). Please do not do extensive formatting of your document beyond bold and italic fonts and indicating paragraph breaks, as your document will be formatted to fit with the newsletter. 

If you have questions about your files, please feel free to contact the editor () first before sending.

Preferred graphic formats


If sending graphics to be included in the newsletter, please send either original photographs or electronic image files. When sending original  photographs, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you wish to receive your photographs back. If sending electronic images, please send images that are either JPEG or TIFF files (please no BMP or GIF files, or images you found on the web). If you can control the resolution, please set it at 300 dpi; if not, please send the file with the largest resolution that you have. You may email your images to the same address given above, or mail a disk to the editor (again, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope large enough to return disk in if you wish to have your disk returned). Please do
not submit images that are placed inside a text document. 

If you have questions about your files, please feel free to contact the editor () first before sending.

Editorial rights


The editor reserves the right to edit submitted pieces for readability and space restrictions, correct spelling and grammar, and may elect to publish any article in a later issue

Subscriptions
  • Free Subscriptions - One copy is distributed free to every congregational unit, cluster coordinator, current board members, pastors who request one, the bishop, and Women of the ELCA churchwide staff.
  • Paid Subscriptions - Copies are also sent by mail to individuals and groups who subscribe. Many congregations have subscriptions for each of their circles, officers of their women's board, and new members of their congregation.

If you would like to receive a copy via the US Postal Service, subscribe today!  Subscription form >   

Previous Editions
 
Previous editions are available, but are unindexed.  Feel free to read them chronalogically!

Visit the archives >