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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, August 24 
Dr. Bell is scheduled to preach on August 24 on the very interesting and controversial topic of The Second Coming of Christ (Revelation 19:11-16). We often speak of his return in our creeds and casual conversation, but what, if anything, does this have to do with us? Click here for the Order of Worship.
This Sunday, third graders will receive a Bible as a gift from the congregation during worship. After the service, the third graders will attend a Bible workshop led by Dr. Holly Inglis with their families in Fellowship 2. Families will open the Bibles, learn how to read them and how the Bible works, and find out some cool things about our new Bibles - together.
A congregational meeting is called after worship for this Sunday, August 24 in the Sanctuary to receive the fiscal year 2015 budget.
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Next Sunday, August 31
In the final sermon of the Apocalypse WOW series, the Rev. Katie Robb Davis will explore the final chapters of the Revelation to John, which provide a vision of hope for a new heaven, a new earth, and a new Jerusalem. What might heaven look like to you? How do we live into the hope of God making all things new? The specific texts are Revelation 21:1-4, 22:1-5. August 31 will be the final Sunday that one summer worship service at 10:00 am on Sunday mornings is offered in the Sanctuary.
Soprano Stephanie Ann Ball and her accompanist, baritone Tom Sitzler, join us in worship next week as guest musicians. Stephanie will be singing historic spiritual arrangements by William Grant Still, Moses Hogan, Hall Johnson, and H. T. Burleigh. Read more about Stephanie here.
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Events This Sunday
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Jubilee Weekend
Click here to register!
The Amen Open Golf Tournament will be held on Friday, September 5, 2014 at the Wellshire Golf Course. Proceeds from the AMEN OPEN™ are presented to Habitat for Humanity. Your sponsorship and participation in the AMEN OPEN™ provides resources for building materials, Habitat's construction crew, and volunteer labor.
Golfers, sponsors and volunteers needed: visit the table in the Narthex, or contact Berith Jacobsen for more info, or sign-up here.
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 Join Wellshire members on a scenic hike to Herman Lake. Hikers will enjoy good trail conditions, open alpine landscapes and a chance to see bighorn sheep and mountain goats in their natural habitat. Please sign up on the clipboard in the Narthex, or contact Beth Hamstra at 303-758-2233 ext. 224 or by email to reserve a space for the hike.
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Worship Times: 9:00 am & 11:00 am
Join us in worship as the new program year begins on Jubilee Sunday!
Living Water worship is designed to engage the senses, incorporating contemporary worship styles with praise music led by the Celebration Singers choir and Confluence instrumental ensemble. The more casual of our two services, it is offered in the Chapel at 9:00 am.
Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary at 11:00 am rejoices the living Lord using the same order of worship - litany, scripture, and hymns - as the reformed Presbyterian Church has used since the 16th Century. A Casavant pipe organ accompanies the 60-voice Sanctuary Choir, complemented by Steinway and Yamaha grand pianos.
Education opportunities for all ages also resume on Jubilee Sunday. Please click here for the ReVive Sunday morning schedule; click here to view the Fall 2014 Adult Education brochure.
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Congregational Life
A MESSAGE OF THANKS FROM DR. WOLLERMAN
Dear Friends at Wellshire: Your outpouring of appreciation has been almost overwhelming! Your donations to the "Love Gift" for my retirement leaves me speechless (for once in my life)... Thank you! - Pastor Fred
YAX KICK OFF BBQ
 YAX (Young Adult Christians in their 20s) are invited to a Kick Off BBQ on Sunday, August 24 at the Rev. Katie Robb Davis' house at 5:00 pm. Young adults, come for yard games, fun, and food. Feel free to bring a side dish, or just bring yourself. Look out for a Young Adult Christian Fall Calendar coming your way soon. More information to follow. Contact Kira Stringer with any questions.
6TH DAY LITE: MOLLY BROWN PRESENTATION
 On Wednesday, August 27 at 10:30 am in the Chapel, all seniors are invited to enjoy a cup of coffee and a free program featuring Wellshire's own JoAnn Pigott in a historical recreation of Molly Brown. "Ms. Brown's" performance includes songs from the Broadway musical about her; JoAnn's extensive knowledge and enthusiasm for this legendary Denver character stems from her service as a docent at the Molly Brown House. No lunch will be served at this event - save your appetite for fried chicken for the official 6th Day kickoff on Friday, October 10!
MEN'S BIBLE STUDY
All men are invited to join this weekly Wednesday morning meeting at 6:30 am for an hour of study, fellowship, coffee, and a light breakfast. Now is a great time to make this a part of your weekly Wellshire routine: starting in September, the group will start a new book, The Acts of the Apostlesby William Barclay. For more information, please email men@wpcdenver.org.
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! Wellshire offers one summer worship service at 10:00 am on Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary. Childcare is available for children ages six weeks through Kindergarten.
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
Membership at Wellshire is open to ALL who affirm faith in Jesus Christ! Please contact Beth Hamstra at 303-758-2233, ext. 224. A new member orientation class will be held in the fall; the class is NOT required for membership.
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.
WOMEN'S RETREAT
 Wellshire's 2014 Women's Retreat: October 17-19, 2014 at the Franciscan Retreat Center in Colorado Springs, featuring special guest Kathy Coffey. Pick up a form today in the Narthex.
God enters our lives in as many ways as there are moments in a day: folding laundry, driving to work, rejoicing in song, making plans for the day with your spouse. Coffey pushes us to gain greater awareness and appreciation for the idea that "what is human is holy and... what seems insignificant is bathed in divinity."
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Photo Recap
Top: the 18th Annual Race for Research last Sunday. Below: Wellshire's aPORKalyptic Holy Smokes Pig Roast on August 13 at Eisenhower Park.
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Music
SANCTUARY CHOIR
The choir is 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.
LIVING WATER CHORAL OPPORTUNITY
Do you enjoy singing? Wellshire's Living Water service is looking for new voices for the Celebration Singers (previously called True North). This choral group will sing a variety of contemporary music for Living Water worship, which resumes on Jubilee Sunday, September 7. The music will not be memorized but generally will be accompanied and accessible in a 4-part texture. While new members are always welcome, there's no better time to start than now as we begin a new year. The group rehearses from 6:00 to 7:00 pm on Wednesday nights beginning August 27 and sing most Sundays during the year at the 9:00 am service. Interested? Contact Tegan Palmer or Michael Pohlenz. Sanctuary Choir singers are welcome to join this group as well!
ABOUT STEPHANIE ANN BALL
A performer from the get-go, Stephanie's musical parents introduced her to everything from funk to gospel to classical at an early age. When she began studying voice in high school, she found her musical niche. A favorite of St. Louis audiences, Stephanie has appeared in many operas and oratorios including Annina in Winter Opera St. Louis's production of La Traviata, and a soloist in Mozart's Requiem with the Bach Society of St. Louis. She is equally comfortable on the recital stage and frequently performs African American spirituals with passion and sensitivity. Matt Daniels of Tavern of Fine Arts in St. Louis says this of her singing: "She... is able to express its meaning to an audience through both the agility of her voice and dramatic movement that can encompass her entire body..." Offstage, Ms. Ball continually makes an effort to introduce opera to her community and has done educational outreach with several companies. Now residing in Denver, CO, Stephanie looks forward to presenting a solo recital program through Denver's A.R.I.A. Chamber Ensemble. This season, she will be presenting a Spirituals Concert at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, and singing the role of Nedda in Mid-Ohio Opera's production of Il Pagliacci.
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Adult Education
FALL 2014 ADULT EDUCATION BROCHURE
 Education opportunities for all ages resume on Jubilee Sunday, September 7. Click here for the 2014 Fall Adult Education brochure, which covers class options, fellowship groups, and Chapel presentations. The brochures are also available as hard copies in the Narthex at Wellshire. Books for the Man's Search for Meaning and MOMS classes are available for sale at the reception desk this Sunday for $10.
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Youth
 PARENT COUNCIL FOR YOUTH GROUP
Are you a parent of a middle schooler or high schooler and interested in volunteering, leading, and supporting the Youth Group? Please come to our first meeting THIS Sunday, August 24 after 10:00 am worship. Food will be provided. Associate Pastor for Youth Kira Stringer will share the youth fall calendar and discuss the Youth Group year; there will also be an opportunity to sign up for specific leadership roles and space to voice your thoughts. This meeting is only for adult leaders or youth parents. Kira will meet with the youth another time. The Parent Council for the Youth Group will meet quarterly during the year. Please email Kira if you are interested.
VOLUNTEER TO BE A YOUTH SPONSOR
Are you interested in working with the Youth Group? Come and be a Youth Sponsor. Youth Sponsors come to Youth Group on Sunday nights to help lead programming and guide the youth in their faith journeys - plus, it is fun! Please contact Kira Stringer for details.
YOUTH FALL KICK OFF
Mark your calendars for the beginning of Youth Group this year! On Sunday, September 14 at 5:30 pm, all middle and high schoolers are invited for a night of games, dinner, fellowship, and fun, FUN, FUN. More details to follow - look out for a Youth Group fall calendar coming your way soon. Contact Kira Stringer with any questions.
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Confirmation Class for 2014-2015
- Youth in 9th grade and older who are interested in being confirmed as Wellshire members this school year should sign up for the upcoming Confirmation Class by Sunday, September 28. Starting Sunday, October 12, the students, mentors, and Kira Stringer will meet on the second Sunday of every month until Confirmation Sunday, April 12 during Youth Education (9:55 - 10:50 am) for class sessions.
- There is a required parent informational meeting on Sunday, September 21 following 11:00 am Traditional Worship in the Youth Suite. If your youth is interested in the program, a parent must attend the September meeting or set up a private meeting with Kira before Sunday, September 28. View the Youth Confirmation Calendar and Confirmation Requirements Form here for more details on the program for this year. To sign-up for confirmation, please email Kira Stringer with the name of the student and return the Confirmation Requirements Form signed by the student and a parent.
- Be a Mentor! Are you interested in volunteering to be a mentor for a student in the confirmation class? Great! Email Kira Stringer with your contact information. As a mentor, you will help guide and educate a specific confirmand student during the year. You must be a Wellshire member and be older than 22 to be a mentor. There will be a mentor orientation meeting on Sunday, September 21 during Adult Education (9:55 - 10:50 am). We will be meeting for class sessions and mentor time on the second Sunday of every month from 9:55 to 10:50 am beginning Sunday, October 12, 2014 until Confirmation Sunday, April 12, 2015.
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Ministries to Children + Families
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS NEEDED
Be a part of nurturing our children's faith by serving as a Sunday School teacher this year. Volunteers are needed for: Kindergarten - 2nd grade at 11:00 am (2 volunteers needed) and 3rd - 5th grade at 11:00 am (2 volunteers needed). Volunteers are part of a teaching team which rotates teaching responsibilities throughout the year. All supplies are prepared and training is provided. Email Holly Inglis if interested in learning more.
LET'S BUILD A NEW PLAYGROUND!
 Click here for playground updates -- including a BIG THANK YOU to those who donated and/or grabbed a shovel to help! 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.
PARENTS DAY OUT: SPACE AVAILABLE
 Wellshire's Parents Day Out program has openings for this fall. If your child reaches the ages below by September 1, contact PDO director Gail Hartman at 303-758-2233, ext. 114 to register:
Teddy Bears - 12 to 18 months
Bunnies - 19 to 24 months
Dolphins - 2 ½ to 3 years
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:
- Please note that the CORE/Family Ties Family Pool Party has been canceled.
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Beyond Wellshire Walls: Mission and Service
COLORADO FLOODS: ANNIVERSARY RECOVERY WORK
On September 12, 2014, one year will have passed since major flooding devastated many parts of our state, including the town of Lyons. To mark this date, join other Wellshire members for a volunteer day in Lyons on Saturday, September 27. We will do critical home repairs that are ongoing flood recovery work by Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley. Ten volunteers are needed and must be 16 or older. We can carpool from Wellshire to arrive in Lyons by 9:00 am and leave at 4:00 pm. Sign up by emailing the Rev. Katie Robb Davis, or by visiting the table in the Narthex following worship.
WELLSHIRE'S AUGUST COLLECTION
During August, Wellshire collects school supplies for Schmitt Elementary, one of Wellshire's Local Service Ministries partners. Please bring donations to the table in the Narthex. Thank you!
SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR SCHMITT
Schmitt school supplies will be collected until the end of the month. Call Kathy Ochsner 303-795-3391 or email her for classroom volunteering details. Backpacks are also needed.
KUTANDARA MARIMBA GROUP
Concert benefiting Global Mission Partner Lomagundi Clinic: The Kutandara Marimba Group performs on Saturday, September 13 @ 7:00 pm at Arvada Presbyterian Church (5592 Independence St, Arvada). Tickets are $15 and are available at the door or from Terri Shaffer. Children 10 and under are free.
The Lomagundi Clinic Partnership is a program between the Presbytery of Denver and the Presbytery of Zimbabwe supporting a clinic in rural Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe. The clinic is staffed by one doctor, one general, and four nurses; the staff sees 700-800 people a month, 200 of which are children under the age of five.
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
Make Connections! The scarcity of and need for water are critical issues in Colorado. Those local issues may be a reason why seven churches in Denver Presbytery have formed partnerships that address those same needs in the wider, global community. Although concerned about people half a world apart, both the Guatemala and Connecting Mission Partnerships share a passion to see that women, men, and children everywhere have safe drinking water. The Guatemala Mission Partnership that includes Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, Montview Blvd., First Englewood, and St. Andrew Churches connects with the villages and Presbyterian churches in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. Its work enables water filtration systems to be installed and maintained. Bringing clean water to remote schools administered by the Presbytery of Zimbabwe is the priority of Connecting Mission Partnership. It is the commitment of St. James, Green Mountain, and First Littleton Churches. Both of these mission partnerships are supported by mission giving from Presbytery of Denver congregations and connect us all with the work of enabling life-giving water to flow.
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Save the Date
| AUG 24 | 3rd Grade Bible Presentation/Family Bible Workshop/New Members Received | | AUG 27 | 6th Day Lite: Molly Brown Presentation | | SEP 1 | Church Office Closed -- Memorial Day | | SEP 5 | Amen Open Golf Tournament benefiting Habitat for Humanity | | SEP 6 | Rec Min: Herman Lake Hike (Herman Gulch Trailhead)
| | SEP 7 | Jubilee Sunday | | SEP 8 | PDO Fall Session starts | | SEP 14 | Youth Kickoff | | SEP 21 | Communion Workshop for Families | | OCT 17-19 | Women's Retreat | | OCT 26 | Swing Band Concert/Dance benefiting Lomagundi Clinic
| | NOV 23 | Alternative Christmas Market |
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