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The mission of Wellshire Church is to seek, embrace, and nurture disciples within a community of hope that plays together, sings of God's glory, and celebrates Jesus Christ through service.
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This Sunday, July 20
Rev. Katie Robb Davis will preach on the letter to the Church in Pergamum (Revelation 2:12-17), which was a center of the Roman Imperial cult. How are we called to witness to Jesus Christ in the midst of a culture that asks us to worship many other things? The Sanctuary Choir shares Courtney's One Faith, One Hope, One Lord as the anthem and Hairston's In Dat Great Gettin' Up Mornin' as the offertory. Click here for the Order of Worship.
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Next Sunday, July 27
The sizzling summer series continues. Dr. Bell will preach on the important topic of toleration, as the Church in Thyatira struggled with that issue, as well. The sermon text is Revelation 2:18-28. Next Sunday will be Kira Stringer's first Sunday with Wellshire as the new Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults.
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Events This Sunday 
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Congregational Life
SUMMER SERMON SERIES
Wellshire's sizzling summer sermon series runs through August 31. This summer, delve into the seven pastoral letters found within the Book of Revelation. Don't miss this scintillating series!
BLESSINGS, FRED!
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Dr. Wollerman with family last Sunday
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Last Sunday, the Rev. Dr. Fred Wollerman preached his last sermon on staff here at Wellshire Church as a Parish Associate before his retirement. Thank you, Fred, for seven years of service to Wellshire Church - enjoy retirement!
HOLY SMOKES!
 Join us on Wednesday, August 13 at Eisenhower Park (southeast of the church at Colorado Blvd. and Dartmouth Ave.) for this Wellshire tradition featuring divine food and activities for kids and youth! The church staff will provide plates, napkins, drinks, buns, award-winning homemade BBQ sauce, and a roasted pig. We ask you to please bring a side or salad if your last name starts with A-M; if your last name starts with N-Z, please bring a dessert. BYO lawn chairs and/or blankets to sit on. If it is raining at 6:00 pm, please come at 7:00 pm. If it is raining at 7:00 pm, we'll see you at church on Sunday! ARTICLE RESPONSE Last Sunday, July 13, in The Denver Post there was a disturbing article written by two rabbis in California about a Denver Presbyterian clergyman regarding his views on Israel. Dr. Bell's response to this article can be found on his blog here. CORE BBQ  Everyone in their late 20s and 30s is invited to a CORE BBQ/potluck on Saturday, August 16 at the Griffith home at 4:00 pm. Bring a side dish or dessert to share; main dish will be provided. Please RSVP and request the address by contacting Nicole Griffith.
See below for details on the upcoming CORE/Family Ties Family Pool Party. CHANCEL FLOWERS Donating Chancel flowers is a unique way to honor or remember a loved one, beautify worship, and give someone a pick-me-up. Flowers are requested to grace the Chancel in the Sanctuary each Sunday; special recognition is given to the person to whom they are dedicated in the announcement pages. After the service, the bouquet is divided and delivered by Deacons to cheer members who are homebound or in the hospital. Each bouquet is $75. Please contact Beth Hamstra, Director of Congregational Life, to recognize the life or celebrate the accomplishments of a loved one with this Wellshire Church tradition! RACE FOR RESEARCH  The 18th Annual Race for Research is almost here! Held on Sunday, August 17 at Wash Park, this 5K begins at 9:00 am with registration opening at 8:00 am. This is a fun run/walk for all ages held annually in memory of Michele Plachy Rubin, a lifetime member of Wellshire. Michele, a young wife, mother, and kindergarten teacher, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor. Michele fought bravely but lost her battle in 17 months. Her friends and family started the race to raise money for brain cancer research. Over 1,000 participants are expected to support the event again this year. To register, pick up a form today in the Narthex, register online, visit Runner's Roost stores between August 1 and 9. Sign up, get your free shirt, and then bring mom, dad, the kids, and your dog (on a leash) to join the fun (which includes a free pancake breakfast and a beer garden) as we honor Michele and others through the fight against cancer.
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GODSPEED, LAUREN!
Lauren Wiersma, Wellshire Church youth director, is now Lauren Byma! She is winding down her time here at Wellshire on the heels of a successful mission trip followed by her wedding. Please share your best wishes and gratitude with her over the next few weeks; her official end date at Wellshire is July 31. A watermelon social in her honor will be held on Sunday, August 3 following worship. Kira Stringer joins Wellshire as the Associate Pastor for Youth and Young Adults on Sunday, July 27.
WEBSITE REMODEL
The Wellshire Church website has received a major update!
- Click here to visit the new site, which is now designed and maintained in-house
- Click here to visit MyWellshire on the new website; details on accessing MyWellshire are located here as well.
SAFETY AND SECURITY AT WELLSHIRE
Wellshire is committed to a safe and secure environment when you are here for worship or other activity. For any safety concerns on Sunday mornings from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, please call or text 303-842-4137.
JOIN WELLSHIRE
Our sincere hope and prayer is that those who are drawn to Wellshire Church consider joining this congregation. If you wish to unite formally with Wellshire Church, contact Beth Hamstra, Director of Congregational Life, at 303-758-2233, ext. 224. Membership at Wellshire is open to ALL who affirm faith in Jesus Christ!
The Session will receive new members on Sunday, July 27 and Sunday, August 24; a new member orientation class will be held in the fall. The class is NOT required for membership.
WOMEN'S RETREAT: SAVE THE DATE
 Is life passing you by? Are you too busy to enjoy the moment? Do you yearn for a more centered, serene life but don't know where to begin? Kathy Coffey will help us take a break during this year's Women's Retreat, scheduled for October 17-19, 2014 at the Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs. Drawing from her book God in the Moment: Making Every Day a Prayer, Kathy will provide insight into how prayer can draw us into a relationship with God that transforms the most mundane daily details into full, joyous living. Click here for a PDF of the Registration Brochure; complete and return it by July 31 for Early Bird rates.
CONNECT WITH YOUR WELLSHIRE CHURCH COMMUNITY
Fellowship groups, Bible and book studies, and manifold other opportunities abound at Wellshire Church. Click here for Fellowship Groups; click here for Connection Opportunities, like book and Bible studies.
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Music
SANCTUARY CHOIR
This Sunday is the final Sunday that the Sanctuary Choir will be singing in summer worship services. Beginning Sunday, July 27, the choir will be on summer break until Jubilee Sunday on September 7. Rehearsals for the fall will begin on August 27. If you are interested in joining the Sanctuary Choir, please call Dr. Pohlenz at 303-917-1858 or email him.
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Adult Education
Summer Adult Education: The Parables of Jesus
 Through Sunday, August 17, Wellshire Summer Adult Education meets from 9:00 - 9:50 am in Room 208. During the adult ed summer classes, children up to 3rd grade will be welcomed for Bible stories and activities from 9:00-9:55 am.
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Ministries to Children + Families
LET'S BUILD A NEW PLAYGROUND!
 Click here to read an up-to-date progress report -- we've already received $30,000 in donations of the $50,000 needed! Click here to give (select "New Playground" from the dropdown menu).This new playground will replace our current one, which is 20 years old and not compliant with current safety standards. It will be safer, offer more age-appropriate activities to Wellshire Church children and PDO attendees, and provide visual evangelism to the many new families moving into the Wellshire neighborhood.
BIBLE BUDDIES
 The Bible Buddies Summer Reading Program is back! Children of all ages are invited to participate in Wellshire's summer reading program sponsored by our Wellshire Library Committee. To enroll in the Bible Buddies program, families may come to the Library to pick up a registration packet. Gift certificates will be awarded in August to all children who have read four or more books from the Wellshire Library and completed two response forms. FAMILY TIES
 Families with children up through 5th grade often meet at Wellshire on the 1st & 3rd Sunday evenings from 4:30 to 6:00 pm for fabulous and lively discussions (childcare provided). Special "parent-only" evenings are scattered throughout the year, as well as social and mission opportunities for families. Please contact Jll McLain for details.
Upcoming Events:
- TONIGHT (Friday, July 18) from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, the ladies will gather at Jll McLain's house for a Wildtree dinner prep party. If you missed your chance to sign up for the actual food prep, no worries, you can pop in anytime during the evening for a glass of wine, snacks, and just fun girl time. No rsvp necessary, just come have fun. Call Jll's cell at 303-915-6365 for the address.
- August 1-3 (Friday night-Sunday morning) CORE and Family Ties go camping! We are back to Wellington Lake again this year which is a quick 45 minute drive out of town near Bailey, CO. Cost is $6/person/night. The site is already reserved by credit card so the first 10 families to send checks are in. If your family will be there send me an email with your rsvp and let me know if you are camping both nights or just Saturday. Contact Jll for details and to RSVP.
- Sunday, August 24th CORE/FT Family Pool Party at Eastmoor Swim and Tennis Club (6865 E. Princeton Ave., Denver, 80237) from 11:30 am-2:30 pm. Bring a potluck item to share for lunch and $10/family. Learn more at www.eastmoor.org. Email Jll McLain for details.
VBS PHOTO ALBUM
 Click here for the full album. Thanks to all of our generous and talented volunteers, Weird Animals VBS at Wellshire treated over 60 kids to a wild faith experience this week!
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Ministries to Youth
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Beyond Wellshire Walls: Mission and Service
FAMILY HOMESTEAD WORKDAY: AUGUST 9, 2014
 Wellshire Church is a long-time supporter of Family HomeStead, a local organization that provides emergency and transitional housing to homeless families in the Denver metro area. In addition, Family HomeStead provides counseling and an individualized case plan for each client family that supports the family as they journey toward greater self-sufficiency.
Family HomeStead now owns or leases over 100 housing units and serves roughly 1500 people a year. Each time a housing unit turns over to a new client family, Family HomeStead cleans and paints the unit's interior. This work is performed by volunteers from various business, professional, and church organizations.
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Wellshire member Bill Adcock volunteers as a workday supervisor.
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Wellshire's Local Service Ministries team is sponsoring a Family Homestead workday on Saturday, August 9. 14 volunteers are needed. We'll meet at Wellshire at 7:45 am, drive to the site, and finish no later than 1:00 pm.
If you'd like to participate, please sign up at the table in the narthex following Sunday worship, or email Dinah Gow.
AMEN OPEN: HELP SUPPORT HABITAT THIS SUMMER!
 Wellshire Church presents the 4th Annual Amen Open™ Golf Tournament benefiting Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver! On Friday, September 5 at 8:00 am at Wellshire Golf Course, a shotgun start kicks off the tournament; lunch and awards follow at Wellshire Church.
 Proceeds from the Amen Open™ are presented to Habitat for Humanity by the Carpenter's Helpers, a coalition of Denver churches that funds and builds Habitat homes. Your sponsorship and participation in the Amen Open™ provides resources for building materials, Habitat's construction crew, and volunteer labor.
Sign up today online here, call Wellshire at 303-758-2233, or pick up a registration form. Not a golfer? Sponsorship and volunteer opportunities available!
A PRAYER FOR BANGLADESH
7 July 2014
Gracious God, we pray for the thirty men, women and children from the village of Astapukur in northwest Bangladesh who last week became sick from food poisoning. Sixteen required hospitalization because of dehydration. The epidemic began after a summer wedding feast at the village, which has no refrigeration and where food is prepared on straw mats and dishes are washed in a communal pond. Few of the villagers have access to water-sealed, sanitary latrines. Lord, comfort those who are ill and help them fully recover, and grant the people of Astapukur the ability to prevent such outbreaks in the future. In the name of Christ the Redeemer we pray. Amen.
Written by Drs. Leslie and Cynthia Morgan
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Mission Co-Workers / Bangladesh
WELLSHIRE'S JULY COLLECTION
 During July, Wellshire collects cake mixes, icing, and candles for Denver Inner City Parish, one of Wellshire's Local Service Ministries partners. Please bring donations to the table in the Narthex. Thank you!
FAIR SHAKE SHOPPE
Wellshire's Fair Shake Shoppe, located at the east entrance, sells global and local fairly traded merchandise. It is open whenever the Wellshire Church Office is open; please ask receptionist Kris Griffith to open it for you. Cash, check, and credit cards are all accepted!
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Notes from the Presbytery
The Presbytery of Denver's summer meeting will be in the mountains at the Church of the Eternal Hills in Tabernash on Friday and Saturday, August 22 and 23. Join us on Friday evening for a time of conversation with our General Assembly commissioners regarding the deliberations and actions of the 221st General Assembly. On Saturday morning, the Assembly will hear reports from the General Assembly and Synod of the Rocky Mountains commissioners, examine a candidate for ordination, meet the Presbytery of Zimbabwe Long Leave couple Rev. and Mrs. Mushayavanhu, and receive reports about recent travelers to Zimbabwe, the Interim Stated Clerk Nominating Committee, new Standard Ordination Examinations format, and recent work at Highlands Camp. We will also hear recommendations related to minimum compensation, the pending change in the Board of Pensions dues structure, presbytery per capita for 2015, and revisions to the Presbytery bylaws. Enjoy a Local Mission Scavenger Hunt and gather for worship, followed by lunch. Information about local accommodations will be posted at the Denver Presbytery website and assembly documents will be available by August 14. Please plan to join us!
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Save the Date
| JUL 14-17 | Vacation Bible School | | AUG 13 | Holy Smokes All-Church BBQ | | AUG 17 | Rec Min: Race 4 Research
| | SEP 5 | Amen Open Golf Tournament benefiting Habitat for Humanity | | SEP 6 | Rec Min: Mt. Evans Hike
| | SEP 7 | Jubilee Sunday | | OCT 17-19 | Women's Retreat | | OCT 26 | Swing Band Concert/Dance benefiting Lomagundi Clinic
| | NOV 23 | Alternative Christmas Market |
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