Seventh Sunday After Pentecost 

Glorious God, your generosity waters the world with goodness, and you cover creation with abundance. Awaken in us a hunger for the food that satisfies both body and spirit, and with this food fill all the starving world; through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Kim Gonia to be Ordained August 7

You are invited to join in celebration as Kimberly Anne Gonia is ordained to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 6322 S. Lakeview Avenue in Littleton, CO (80120) on Sunday, August 7, at 4:00 p.m. A reception at the church will follow. Clergy and rostered leaders are invited to vest and process. The liturgical color of the day for ordained clergy is red. Kim has been called as Pastor to Living Waters Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, Illinois. Your prayers and presence are welcome.

Storyhill to Play a Benefit Concert for Sky Ranch

Sky Ranch is excited to announce that Storyhill will be playing a benefit concert on Friday, July 29 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, CO. The concert will begin at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available at the door, with general admission seating.

Storyhill is a folk duo that brings infectious melodies, smart story songs and heartbreaking harmonies together in one perfect package, mixing old-fashioned storytelling with hauntingly spare acoustic arrangements that sings about love, war and the many sorrows that accompany them.   

"Storyhill...setting a new high standard for male duet harmony" Garrison Keillor

A request from Pastor Connie Winter-Eulberg, Lutheran Campus Ministry

God's Positioning System is the theme, November 18-20, 2011, at Estes

Registration for the 2011 Senior High Youth Gathering will open August 1! 

Go to the SHYG page for all the exciting details!

Keep coming back as more info and details will be added each week. 

The ELCA Washington, DC Office on Public Policy is working on protecting federal funding for nutrition programs, especially those that impact children. They are looking for stories that illustrate the need and how Lutherans are helping to fill it.  

Has your congregation engaged in any of the following?

• Summer food service program site     
• After-school program that provides healthy snacks  
• Community garden (perhaps provides fruits and vegetable from garden to help feed children)
• Lunches at Vacation Bible School programs
• Backpack Ministry

If your congregation is involved in any of these types of programs, please email Brad Wood or give him a call (303-777-6700). Or if you know or a member of your congregation knows of a congregation that is involved in one of the types of programs listed above, please contact Nancy Michaelis  (800-638-3522 ext. 2713) or  Jodi Slattery (202-626-7947) directly.  

On September 11, 2001, our lives and world were changed.  In tragic and shocking ways, we suffered terrorist attacks in our homeland, including the murders of 184 at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Men, women, and children in our congregations and neighborhoods can recall when and where they first learned of these events and the meaning they would have individually and for our world.    

A series of interfaith events are being planned in Denver for the weekend of 9-11 including workshops, concerts, dialogues, cultural exchanges and a community-wide interfaith worship service on Sunday evening.

These events will center on the Shadow and Light theme emphasizing a faith-filled perspective on a time of remembrance of those who perished and the hope of human beings living together in peace and giving witness to the value of each child of God. Contact Rabbi Steve Booth-Nadav, coordinator of the planning group.

The Worship Committee of the Metro D.C. Synod has developed a resource to commemorate the anniversary of September 11 to help us remember the ways our senses and our souls were affected that day. Congregations are invited to use the Entrance Rite including prayers, litany and hymn suggestions. 

Welcome to Seekardia, a growing resource for preventing bullying (for any reason). This resource is designed to be used by church leaders, school professional, employers, and employees.

Cindy Crane, formerly an ordained clergy for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), created Seekardia to offer another voice and perspective in the ongoing journey to prevent bullying.  

Bullying not only affects youth who are targets of incessant taunting, but a whole array of witnesses to it.  What do church leaders have to say about bullying prevention to the youth, parents and other concerned adults?  Clergy and lay leaders who also want to understand more about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues that specifically relate to youth will benefit from Seekardia.

Seekardia has created a 36-page guide (Talking with Teens and Adults about Bullying: What Do Church Leaders have to Say?) which includes a section with basic information about bullying, a youth section with several lesson plans to use with youth 6th-12th grades in confirmation class, Sunday school, youth groups, retreats, or meetings organized to specifically address bullying. 

2012 ELCA Youth Gathering Trainings Scheduled for

Grand Junction and Albuquerque 

Are you going to the  

2012 ELCA YOUTH GATHERING in New Orleans?

WE WANT TO KNOW!

Taize at Saint Paul - Denver

Taiz� is back for July and everyone is invited to the service at Saint Paul Lutheran Church!

Please join us on Wednesday, July 27 at 7:00 p.m. for this rich ecumenical service which offers the opportunity to worship with simple song, silence, and prayer. We invite you to join us!

Parking is available and free on the street surrounding the church after 6:00 p.m.  For more information and directions, please visit our website. Saint Paul Lutheran Church is located at 1600 Grant Street in Denver (80203).

Intro to Social Networking at Bethany on Tuesday, August 2

Trey Daum, intern with Pastor Matthew Bolz-Weber at Holy Love Lutheran Church in Aurora, CO, will be covering the following on August 2 at Bethany Lutheran from 9:00 a.m. to noon:

• Claiming a Google Place Page
•  Starting (and beginning to understand) a Facebook Page (and Facebook  Profile)
•  Setting up a twitter account and why / how to use it
•  Answering questions about how social media is best used in a church setting.

Please RSVP to Bonita Bock at 303-860-7119 or email bonita.bock@wartburg.edu. This workshop is limited to 50 persons. A suggested donation of $25 should be made out to Trey Daum and bought with you to the event.

Metro Denver Community Fitness Fair to Highlight Areas of Well-being August 27

You're invited to a FREE Community Fitness Fair entitled, "Passport to Well-being" taking place on Saturday, August 27 at the Infinity Park Event Center from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.  

The Community Fitness Fair is a joint effort of the Denver area ELCA Parish Nurses and the Rocky Mountain Region of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. The workshops, displays and activities all represent one or more areas of wellness: social/interpersonal, emotional, physical, financial, vocational, intellectual and spiritual, as depicted on The Wholeness Wheel. There is also an opportunity to share our blessings by reaching out to help others by making donations to Lutheran Family Services Refugee and Asylee Programs and Metro CareRing .

Please use the bulletin insert   to invite your members to come and participate as well as bring their friends and neighbors. We are encouraging all participants to "Do One Thing Differently" because of their experiences at the fair. For more details including a map and schedule of events go to  www.rmselca.org/wellbeing.  

Swedish Genealogy Society of Colorado Hosts Seminar in September

The Swedish Genealogy Society of Colorado is sponsoring a seminar on Saturday, September 17, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Community College of Aurora for all those interested in tracing their family history. The Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado (SGSC) is a family history organization founded in April 2007 by descendants of Swedish immigrants. Discover how to find your Swedish roots through Swedish research. For details and more information, download the event flyer.