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RALLY DAY Sunday, August 25, 9:15 am
RALLY DAY Sunday, August 25, 9:15 am
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August 24 Kristen Kosley Carol Matson
August 25 Louanne Benson John Brunk Stephanie Butler- Cleland Kaelyn Daughtee Mary Hanson Colton Jolly Jason Maxwell Peter Swan
August 26 Jennifer Cox Isaac Hjelmstad Anna Jones Theresa Oertel Tucker Travins
August 27 Chuck Donachy Karen Frank Katie Kosley John Smith
August 28 Doug Dickey Richard Gillaspy Amelia Herman Cassidy Mathiesen Josh Olson Joy Stewart
August 29 Codie Erickson Julie Frey Carla Hartsell Gabriel Hurcomb Diane Kilbourn Lee Kilbourn Gay Mackey Emily Parker
August 30 Ava Blankinship Kurt Dahl Kirsten Kilbourn
Happy Anniversary
August 28 Laurence & Lucille Moe - 64 years
August 29 Edward & Bernice Daugs - 65 years Joe & Brenda DeLuca - 38 years Tom & Cathy Mellott - 55 years Tad & Paulette Olson - 4 years Paul & Bonnie Rochette - 21 years
August 30 John & Lynda O’Brien - 57 years
Sunday Adult Seminar
Healing the Shame that Binds You (continued) August 25 From Shame to Freedom
Congratulations to… Elizabeth & Thai Trieu on the birth of their son Owen. Proud grandparents are Dick & Vickie Kennedy.
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Cliff Allen Michael Alvarado Rick Anderson Cheri Anderson Wanda Anderson Felicia Arnold Jaclyn Arnold Doug Auten Eve Beebe Kristen & Garrett Boyd Frank Canady Jeannie Cannella Todd Dierdorff Taylor Denny Anna Dillow Sierra Drager Amy Finger Denise Fisher Michael Foret Grace Gerard Gracie Reece Gilmore Andy Grasmick Lee Gross Mark Hallenbeck Molly Hamberg Kenn Hampton Jon Haring The Hawkins Family Beverly Hodges Will Holmes Marty & Gina Hunt Casey Jacobs Josh Jones Tonya Kemmling John Klatt Eric Kpogli Ali Bredlau Larson Jesse Lawrence & Family
Cheryl Levett Sally Maertens Jay McCoy Richard McKibben Brandon Miller & Family Debra Mills Mark Mueller Patrick Murphy My big brother Don Nelson Rhea Nordberg Craig Parlet Angela Putzi Roger Putzi Don Reed Don Reichert The David Reid Family Raymond Remp Rick Karla Roth Ron Scott Michelle Sherwood Charles Simmons Keri & Ervin Southerd Linda Stegmiller Lori Stevens Angie Stott Anita Stubblebine Richard Swearingen Michael Tamadonni Phil Vogetle Dolores Wascher Scott Wilkinson Roger Williams Dave Wright Greg & Carolyn Young Nick Zuardo & Family
Please keep these members of First Lutheran, their family and friends, in your prayers this week.
From the Archives
November 6, 1927 weekly bulletin. "Two weeks from today, November 20th, the Every-member Canvass will take place. Please suit all engage-ments so as to remain at home that afternoon until the church officers have had a chance to call on you."
Our condolences and prayers surround the family and
friends of Shirley Hanson
Merle Hanson’s wife; Mickey, Rick, and Kelley’s
mother; grandmother of eight;
great-grandmother of two. Her service will be Saturday,
August 24, 10 am, at Shrine of Remembrance.
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Music Ministry Opportunities
Serve the Lord with gladness; Come into God’s presence with a song. Psalm 100
You are invited to join in the music ministry of First Lutheran.
Adult Choir Rehearsals begin: Wednesday, September 4 at 7:30 pm OR Thursday, September 5 at 7 pm Sing with the choir at the 8:00, 9:15 or 10:45 am worship services. Come either night for rehearsal.
Adult Handbells Carillon Ringers - Wednesdays at 6 pm begin-ning Sept. 4. Joy Ringers - Thursdays at 5:30 pm beginning Sept. 12.
Youth Handbells Meet on Sunday afternoons beginning September 8. •Rainbow Ringers – Grades 2-4, 4 pm; no ring-
ing experience necessary. •Glory Ringers – Grades 4-6, 4:45 pm; no ringing
experience necessary. •Jubilate Ringers – Grades 6-8, 5 pm; ability to
read music preferred, but not required. •Celebration Ringers – Advanced high school
handbell choir, 3 pm. Must have the ability to read music. This group tours at the end of the school year.
For more information contact Deacon Joan at the church office – 632.8836, or email - [email protected]. Online sign up is also available.
Peel House Capital Campaign Committee Update
The Capital Campaign Committee continues to move forward with recruiting of volunteers and planning for the campaign. Terry Hjelkrem has also agreed to fill the final com-mittee leadership position. He will be heading the Inspiration group. Thank you, Terry, for agreeing to serve.
Over the next three months, there will be a sig-nificant amount of work going on behind the scenes by the volunteers. All of this will lead up to the actual campaign later this fall. There will be many opportunities for questions and comments from the congregation leading up to the actual campaign. One very important element I want to stress about the campaign: this will not be a high pressure “ask” type pro-cess. This campaign is about the stewardship we feel in our hearts toward our campus and specifically, the Peel House asset. I say asset because that is what we, as a congregation, overwhelmingly determined it to be. Our con-gregational vote to move forward was a deci-sive acknowledgment by us that it is an asset and not a liability that we let slip into disrepair and eventually demolish. Our Capital Cam-paign is the opportunity for each of us to fol-low through on that decision. If you have any questions or comments about the project or the campaign, you can reach me at [email protected] or 719-330-0762 or you can contact Pastor Carrie or Pastor Travis.
Tad Goodenbour
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COMING SOON God’s Work Our Hands Sunday
This is an opportunity to celebrate who we are as the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America — one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor. For the past three years, thousands of members throughout this church have dedicated one day to serve communities in ways that share the love of God with all people. This year we will team up with all of the ELCA churches in Colora-do Springs to work together in building relation-ships and community through service in God’s name. T-shirts will be distributed and should be worn that day. We will have snacks and bottled water that you can take to your sites.
Sign-ups will be taken at the Welcome Center, on the opportunity sheet, or by emailing Pastor Carrie at [email protected]. The first week of September you will receive a letter that will include the site you have been assigned and additional information regarding that assignment.
The mission of the Women’s Ministries at First Lutheran Church is to promote spiritual growth and health through living faithfully as children of God, sharing with others the love and gifts that God has given us in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Circle Groups will be starting up again in September. Rebekah Circle meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Luther Hall from 9:30 am to 11 starting September 10. Lydia Circle meets the 2nd Monday of each month in the Fireside Room from 6:30 pm to 8 pm starting September 9.
Contact Marcia Foret at 632-8836 or [email protected] for more information.
The Heart of Christianity Bible Study - with Pastor Bob
In this study we will use The Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg, former Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University. Borg wants to show us, as today's thinking Christians, how to discover a life of faith by reconceptualiz-ing familiar beliefs. The study will be led by Pas-tor Bob in the upstairs Conference Room. To sign up go to the Welcome Center and make a payment of $13.00 for the book. Deadline for registration is September 15.
Rally Day 6th - 9th grade classes • 6th & 7th grades will meet in the Peel
House • Confirmation - new 8th graders and
returning 9th graders will meet in the Fireside Room
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FROM THE PASTOR
Congregational Meeting, August 31 & September 1
Two years ago, interim pastor Brian Mortenson launched a project to improve the lighting in the sanctuary. After much research, and after discus-sions with a number of lighting companies, the church council approved moving forward with a nationally-respected lighting contractor, the pro-ject to be paid for with existing funds from the Me-morial Fund. This fund is designated for improve-ments to the sanctuary, and has more than enough to cover the entire project. This summer we learned that improvements to our electrical sys-tem, which must be completed prior to installing upgraded lighting, will cost more than expected. The lighting will cost $121,856.20 and the electrical upgrades will cost $56,700. This puts the cost of the overall project over the $150,000 threshhold in the church constitution – so a congregational vote to approve the additional expense is required. The good news is that the money is already in the bank and intended for this purpose. The Memorial Fund will have a balance of $92,850 for future projects. Please mark August 31 and September 1 on your calendars for a brief meeting after each service.
Much has been shared in the two years prepar-ing for this project, but here are some basic re-minders:
The Need for Upgrades • The existing system doesn’t provide an ade-
quate level of illumination; the sanctuary seems dim.
• Focus should be directed toward the chan-cel during services, but it is darker than the nave.
• The side-wall sconces create a glare in the peripheral vision of the congregation.
• Lighting for special services (i.e. GOLA) must be provided by temporary, portable fixtures.
• One bank of ceiling lights no longer re-sponds reliably to control inputs.
• The system responds erratically when sub-jected to static electricity.
House Lighting • The proposal replaces the current incan-
descent bulbs along the ceiling with LED fixtures. Sixty of these, at 20 watts each, will save over 5,760 watts of power per bulb per year compared to the current 200-watt bulbs – about $1,664 total per year. The replacement fixtures respect the archi-tect’s original “look” for the house lighting.
• Side-wall sconces may either be dimmed to reduce glare, or the glass shades may be replaced with solid shades that would di-rect the light up and down on the wall for a dramatic look.
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Chancel and Choir Loft Lighting • The proposal includes two sections of
ceiling-mounted trusses to provide lighting positions for both the chancel and the choir loft.
• LED stage-lighting fixtures provide fo-cused light, long life and low energy consumption, and the ability to enhance services with colored light as desired.
Special Event Lighting • Additional column-mounted rigging
positions, along with dedicated DMX and power circuits in the chancel, will allow easy integration of the special GO-LA fixtures.
• The system will also support the new LED footlights added this past spring.
Infrastructure • Centrally-located, computer-driven
dimming reduces background noise in the sanctuary.
• The system also handles emergency lighting with instant transfer in event of power loss.
• Basic presets may be activated from wall panels; for more control, a sophisticated lighting console may be connected to “drive” the entire system.
• Because the system is essentially, flexi-ble fixtures may be freely added, sub-tracted, or changed out as required. Specialized fixtures (moving lights, etc.) needed for events may be rented or pur-chased and easily integrated into the system.
Call Committee Formed for Associate Pastor/Deacon
Council has approved a call committee to begin searching for an Associate Pastor or Deacon to fill the role that will be vacant when Pastor Bob Kippley retires next February. Pastor Carrie Baylis will move into the Pastor of Pastoral Care and Special Events role, and we will search for a rostered leader to take charge over our First Third of Life ministry. The call committee members are: • Walt Aufderheide • Alison Kennedy • Jason Fox • Molly Ketchell • Dennis Burklund • Chris Beyer • Pastor Travis The committee will receive names from the synod, interview candidates and recommend someone to the church council who will in turn recommend someone to the congrega-tion. Please pray for each of these members as they discern God’s will on our behalf.
Did you get our email?
We have created a new weekly e-mail to the congregation with announcements, links to the sermon, Ekklesia, online giving and more. E-mail allows us to share more photos and videos as well as highlight the key announce-ments each week. This will be in addition to the Ekklesia and will include some of the same content. The first one was sent Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 7 am. Check all your email folders to see if you received it. If you didn’t and would like to, please send your e-mail ad-dress to [email protected] and let us know you want to sign up.
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School Supply Drive
Teens with Promise operates a “Teen Shop” dedicated to providing teenagers with the supplies they need to start and stay in school. All materials are provided at no cost to the stu-dent. Schools, shelters, social service agencies, and other professionals are able to make a refer-ral for a student to come and shop for needed clothes, school supplies and sports equipment in a store-like setting. You can help by providing new backpacks and supplies through August. Each backpack is filled with a scientific calculator, permanent markers, 3-ring binders, highlighters, folders, red and black pens, notebooks, and more. Please return your donation to the drop-off box in the Gathering Place.
Book Discussion Group
NOTE CHANGE OF TITLE
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-
canned peaches. The family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to en-sure the children received an education. Then, Tara began to educate herself.
Upcoming Reading October 2: Glory over Everything by Kathleen Grissom November 6 : The German Girl by Armando Lucas December 4: Christmas Party; book selections to be determined.
Butte Theatre, Cripple Creek You Can’t Take It with You
You Can’t Take It with You - An eccentric family allows each member to pursue his own ambition in the home, but their routine is disrupted when a daughter with a regular job wants to bring her fiancé and his Wall Street family to dinner in George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart’s Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy. Seating is limited. Payment is required at time of sign-up. Please sign up and pay at the Welcome Center, or sign up and pay online.
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“Peer Ministry Leadership, this Good Samari-tan kind of leadership, is a lifestyle of caring, welcoming and affirming every neighbor. We believe that all are called to a vocation of lov-ing others, as a response to a loving God, through a relationship with Jesus Christ.” Adults and high school youth will be trained together. This will be an 8-hour one-day train-ing, plus mentoring sessions with a key lead-er. This is for adults responsible for equipping and supporting student leaders, plus key high school youth who help build enthusiasm and an infrastructure for continuing PML leader-ship groups to minister to high school stu-dents. Learn to help others! Sign ups are available online, in the bulletin, or by dropping an email to Pastor Carrie at [email protected].
“Youth are either leading or leaving!” Youth have either found that their church needs them for something of mean-ing and purpose or they have gone to other groups, who say they need them. Those groups may be very good groups, but they are not the church.
All-In Relational Ministry Training
This is about creating a church culture with heart , filled with people who love, because Christ first loved us. (I John 4:19) Join us for this fun afternoon session that is about relational spiritual practices. It is time to claim and enhance that caring, welcoming, and affirming people is all about each person following their spiritual calling. You will take with you tools for small group ministry, youth ministry, adult ministry and how to use these gifts in your daily life!
Trail Trekkers’ 1st September Hike
Bratton/Mt. Dewey Trails (Green Mt. Falls) Saturday, September 14, 8 am
The Mt. Dewey Trail was completed in August, 2015, with the Bratton extension added in 2017. The trails are surrounded by 139 acres of forest land. The hike is 4-5 miles, rated moderately difficult with elevation gain. Bring a lunch to enjoy on the trail.
Sign up in church or e-mail Judy if you plan to join us. ([email protected]), sign up online.
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August Food & Clothing Ingathering
Donating food and clothing is the perfect opportunity to make a difference in the world. By making a difference in someone’s life, you are making a statement and a contribution to society. Especially needed this quarter is bottled water, pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter and canned soup. Clothing needs are men’s pants, warm weather hats, t-shirts, tennis shoes and blankets. All of the items donated in August will benefit Ecumenical Social Ministries.
Personal care items may be taken to the specially marked box in the Gathering Place closet and clothing will be collected at the Carriage House (single gray door off the alley). All nonperishable food items may be placed in the thruway (south door off the alley). Pet food is also being accept-ed. No out-of-date food items, please.
Woodcarvers Need Help
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could give comfort to someone - maybe everyday, to someone you don’t even know, to someone who lives in a nursing home who may not get many visitors. You can! Join the Woodcarvers and help us make comfort birds. No carving necessary. Help us sand and paint birds. This project has been funded by a Thrivent grant. Enjoy fellowship while providing comfort to someone. Muffins & pizza, too! For more information, contact Tom Mellott at [email protected], or sign up online.
Women’s Bible Study
A Woman’s Heart - God’s Dwelling Place
This study invites you to enter the sanctuary of your God and let Him reveal marvelous mysteries to you. This in-depth, biblical study explores the fascinating account of the building of the tabernacle, the significance of its intricate design, its pivotal role in God’s eternal plan, the grand fulfillment of its purpose by Jesus Christ and its various meanings for your walk with God today. You will be challenged to prepare your heart, like the holy of holies, to become a home for His love and glory - a dwelling place for the Most High God. Sign up in church, online or email Marcia at [email protected].
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Youth Group Watch the Ekklesia for our fall startup.
REGULARLY SCHEDULED Pastor’s Bible Study Wednesdays, 10 am, Fireside Room.
Cancer Prayer Support Group Fourth Saturday of the month, 10 am, Library Sign up in church, or call 719.447.6068.
Sunday Adult Seminar From Shame to Freedom, August 25, 9:15 am, Worship Center
Baptism Seminar First Tuesday of the month, 7 pm, Conference Room. Sign ups are required, or class will be cancelled. Call 719.632.8836 or email [email protected].
SAVE THE DATE Peer Ministry Training August 24, 8:45 am - 6:30 pm, Gathering Place
Faith Table Leadership Training Saturday, August 24, 8:30 am - 2 pm, Fireside Room
All-In Relational Ministry Training August 25, 2-4 pm, Fireside Room Open to ALL
Book Discussion Group Wednesday, September 4, 7 pm Conference Room
Pikes Peak Rose Society Rose Day & Show Saturday, September 7, 1-5 pm, Peel House Sunday, September 8, 8 am-3 pm
God’s Work, Our Hands Sunday Sunday, September 8, 11:30 am - 4 pm Meet in Luther Hall
Women’s Bible Study Begins September 9, 6:30 pm, Library Cost $12
Trail Trekkers Bratton/Mt. Dewey Trails (Green Mt. Falls) Saturday, September 14, 8 am
Woodcarvers September 21, 9 am - noon, Peel House
Please sign up on an opportunity sheet, call the church office at 719.632.8836, or email the person listed at the end of an article. Online forms for sign up are also available on the website.
Sunday School Cancellation
There will be NO Sunday School or Adult Seminar on Labor Day weekend. The regular schedule will resume on September 8th.
The OWLs enjoyed an informative tour of the Pioneers Museum and had lunch at MacKenzie’s Chop House.
On Sunday Allison Hetherington was sent off to California Lutheran with a blessing.
Ruth Circle began in 1959 as a mother’s group. They continue to gather annually for worship & fellowship.
Trail Trekkers hiked Tunnel Drive in May.
Friday Fun Youth Group
