Metro East Cluster Event
Ladies, mark your calendars! The Metro East Cluster of Women of the ELCA are having a brunch at Bethel Lutheran Church (1450 Airport Boulevard, Aurora 80011) on November 20, 2010, at 10 a.m.
Great Food. Fellowship. Program. Entertainment.
Please call the secretary at Bethel on 303-364-2245 by November 13 for your reservation. A free-will offering will be taken. See you there!
If you can, please bring a gift to benefit Lutheran Family Services - it would be much appreciated. Suggestions include NEW bed pillows, dish towels, pot holders, and any items that would help in setting up a new kitchen or bedroom. These items may be gently used.
Music at Saint Paul Lutheran Church-Denver
During the month of November 2010, Music at Saint Paul is pleased to present this next musical offering:
Chamber Music Trio - Music for Violin, Violoncello, and Piano
Friday, November 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Chamber music for string and piano trio, including major works by Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Tickets: $15 ($10 seniors/students).
Parking for Music at Saint Paul events is available on the street (free on Saturdays and Sundays and after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays) and in the various nearby pay lots at the following rates (on Saturdays and Sundays and after 6:00 p.m. on weekdays)
SOLE SEARCHING:
Get Ready for the Thanks4Giving
Program!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Bethany Lutheran Church is "sole searching." It is estimated that 1.5 billion shoes lay idle in American closets. For countless people who go without them, navigating the ground they walk on barefoot is treacherous. We can touch the lives of thousands by cleaning out our closets and helping to harvest a quarter million pairs of shoes in this charitable Thanks4Giving campaign.
On November 24, Thanksgiving Eve, you are invited to take part in this program to make a change. We will be collecting new and gently worn shoes for the shoe charity, Soles4Souls to distribute to those in need. Please bring your shoes in to donate in a spirit of love and gratitude. We can make a difference, one pair at a time. Our Thanksgiving Eve Service begins at 7:00 p.m. Donations can be dropped off at Bethany Lutheran Church beginning on Sunday, November 14.
Bethany Lutheran Church is located at 4500 East Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village (80113). For more information, please call the church office at 303-758-2820, visit the church website or the event website.
Dinner and Silent Auction at Hamburger Mary's benefits St. Paul Local Assistance Ministry Sunday, November 21, 6:00 p.m.
700 East 17th Avenue, Denver 80203
Each Tuesday and Thursday, Saint Paul Lutheran Church opens its doors to people who come to the church seeking financial assistance. Saint Paul Local Assistance Ministry serves a light lunch 
and trained volunteers listen, provide counseling and small amounts of money - usually for rent, prescription medications, and transportation. The program is funded by the congregation, grants from other congregations and neighborhood groups, and this annual fundraiser.
The Local Assistance Ministry of Saint Paul is hosting its 3rd annual fundraiser and silent auction at Hamburger Mary's in Uptown on November 21, at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $40/person. Please purchase your tickets in advance. For more ticket information, please email Jan Miller or call her on 303-332-1263.Thanks to Thrivent Financial for its partner
ship in support of this event.
It's All About the Stories
Professional caregivers are invited to spend a day of education and renewal with Harold Ivan Smith, PhD - teacher and storyteller. On Thursday, December 2, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., the HeartLight Center will host a special event called "It's All About the Stories" at Horan & McConaty located at 7577 West 80th Avenue in Arvada (80003). (Northeast corner of 80th & Wadsworth)
Program for the day:
* WORKING WITH DYSFUNCTIONING FAMILIES
* WHO HAS TIME THESE DAYS FOR RITUALS?
* BRINGING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK
Special discount available when you register by November 25th!
Cost: $30 before November 25, 2010
$50 after November 25, 2010
From Jennifer McBride (HeartLight Center President and Co-founder)...
"I sincerely hope you can join us for a day of education, enrichment and renewal. Dr. Harold Ivan Smith is a very accomplished clinician and teacher, but he has an extraordinary way of using stories that can transport you. To me, he is like the Garrison Keillor of end-of-life and grief support!"
Register online using PayPal through www.heartlightcenter.org or 720-748-9908 or email emily@heartlightcenter.org
Colorado Choir In Concert - Holiday Concert
The Colorado Choir presents its 34th annual program, including classic holiday pieces and warm, cozy folk songs! Bring your family and friends to enjoy the season with an evening of celebrated a cappella and accompanied choral music.
Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 East Alameda Avenue, Denver (80246).
$20 Adult / $15 Senior / $15 Student
Friday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday December 4 at 7:30 p.m.
"Give Where You Live" and Support LFS-CO
Lutheran Family Services is participating in Colorado Gives Day - one day that will help raise $1 million for Colorado charities. LFS-CO needs your 
support on this special day. All donations given to LFS through the Givingfirst.org website over a 24-hour period on December 8 are eligible for the Colorado Gives Day Incentive Fund, which will increase the value of your donation!
Give Where You Live on December 8 and help support LFS!
Peter Mayer's
Stars and Promises Tour
2010
Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Peter Mayer, widely known as the lead guitarist for Jimmy Buffett's, Coral Reefer Band, enters into his tenth consecutive year with the Stars and Promises Christmas Tour, along with Maggie Estes and R. Scott Bryan. The tour will make one of its seventeen stops across the country on Sunday, December 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 East Hampden Avenue Cherry Hills Village (80113).
The concert is a fundraiser for Lutheran Men in Mission.
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Tickets are: Adults - $12; Children 6-12 yrs old - $5; under 6 - free!
You can purchase tickets now.
Sing We Now Of Christmas
Kantorei welcomes the joy of the holiday season by presenting a memorable afternoon of holiday choral music.
Augustana Lutheran Church 5000 East Alameda Avenue,
Denver (80246)
$20 Adult / $15 Senior / $15 Student
Sunday, December 19 at 3:00 p.m.
USC Advent Prayer Breakfast
December 7 at 7:30 a.m.
Our Savior's Lutheran Church 
915 East 9th Avenue
Denver (80218)
Join Bishop Bjornberg, Urban Servant Corps staff and Board of Directors, local Lutheran church members, and partner agencies as prayers are offered for the ongoing service work of USC volunteers.
Events
Juried Art Show in Loveland Explores Lutheran Identity
February 11-25, 2011
Zion Lutheran Church (Lanette)
815 East 16th Street
Loveland CO 80538
970-669-0303
Artist entry deadline is January 11, 2011.
House for All Sinners and Saints, Denver, CO, presents "Operation: Turkey Sandwich" next week. Pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber says, "We roast a bunch of turkeys, make delicious turkey sandwiches, pumpkin pie bars and stuffing muffins, and make them into wonderful little sack lunches to hand out all over the city to people who are unlucky enough to be working on Thanksgiving (bus drivers, pan handlers, bartenders, cops, 7-11 clerks, etc...)."
Service of Installation for Rev. Todd Payne Set for November 21
Christian Education Network Meets Thursday
Cristo Rey, El Paso, expresses gratitude, still needs donations
They have been able to reduce their debt but still have $19,000 in past due bills and hope that by the end of the year they will be able to pay it off. That will give Cristo Rey an opportunity to have a more sustainable plan for its 2011 budget. As they approach Thanksgiving Day, they are grateful for all our friends, partners, and the Rocky Mountain Synod, who are a part of this wonderful ministry on the Border.
