Big News! We just had our first resident move in! We are so excited to begin welcoming former foster youth to their new home. Good luck to all of our residents!

Anchor House exists to collaborate with faith-based communities and other organizations to provide housing to emancipated minors. The dedication of Anchor House last August showed the power of what can be achieved by working together. Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, Lutheran Church of Hope, City and County of Broomfield - Government with community partnerships, individuals and service organizations all contributed to make Anchor House ready to welcome former foster youths. Partners on the Path to Independence indeed!

This is a new program, in a new format and with an expanded curriculum for rostered ministers, lay council and stewardship leaders at no cost for 6 months. It is an online set of tools (podcasts, videos, documents and consultant office hours) open for individual and group education. You learn at your own pace and subjects of interest/concern to your context. 

3E is interested on how this new program may help you not just in stewardship, but a more comprehensive range of consultations on best practices for crisis management, storytelling, governance, communication, data management and more. You can visit the site at https://www.centerforgenerosity.com/ 

Enrollment is limited, so respond by November 1. If you have interest, please contact Deb Elstad using this link: https://rmselca.org/3e-generosity-pilot-Oct-2021

November 12, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. – Bethany Lutheran in Cherry Hills Village, CO will be hosting a Veterans Appreciation Concert in their sanctuary. This concert will be free, and will be offered both live at Bethany, or via livestream at bethanylive.org.

November 14, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. - Saint Peter (Greenwood Village) Vicky Daub will be guest preaching and facilitating Adult Forum that follows the 9:30 worship service.

Visit the RMS website for the full VSCP calendar and more!

Share the new Veterans Servant Corps Project brochure! Get it here.

Have Veterans events at your church/community that you would like to publicize; want Vicky or another VSCP board member to visit your church/community? Contact Vicky Daub at lvdaub2@gmail.com.

Since February 2020, the Church has been enduring unprecedented seismic shifts. In response, a new Hybrid version of the grassroots Ignite the Church Conference will gather next February…In-Person in sunny Orlando AND Online…to reflect on the theme: SEISMIC SHIFTS: Where Do We Go From Here? 

To register and learn more about the presenters, workshop options, and other details go to www.IgniteTheChurch.net. Register by November 30 to access the lowest $99 In-Person rate. 

The Online option will provide live and recorded access to each large group session and the post-conference Resource Page. The Online option is FREE…with a suggested donation $30 to the ELCA Fund for Leaders invited. All proceeds continue to benefit the ELCA Fund for Leaders which has received $13,000 from the Conference in just the past two years. 

Make your own music-maker and indulge in ice cream for the whole fam! Expose little ones to the joy of music where there are no rules or restrictions to bounce, sway, dance, or stomp to the music. A concert to inspire all future young artists! More info here!

You're invited! The Advent Radio Players will be presenting A Fibber McGee and Molly Comedy, "Fibber Paints a Christmas Tree White" and A Dragnet Drama, "The Big Little Jesus." Each play will be performed using the original scripts and sounds just as they were broadcast on the air in 1945 and 1953 using several microphones and including lighted applause and on the air signs.

These fabulous plays will be performed live at Advent Lutheran Church, 7979 Meade St, Westminster, CO 80030 and will also stream online at www.facebook.com/adventwestminsterco.

Donations are appreciated!

Colorado Gives Day is an annual day of giving to non-profit organizations all across Colorado. Whether you live in Colorado or not, you can donate to many of our RMS ministry organizations on Tuesday, December 7. Each donation helps organizations receive additional funds from Community First Foundation through a bonus sum that's divided among all participating organizations at the end of the day. You can even pre-schedule your CO Gives Day gift NOW so you won't forget to donate!

RAINBOW TRAIL SUBMITTED A DIRECT LINK:

Give at https://www.coloradogives.org/rainbowtrail/overview and for more information, visit https://www.rainbowtrail.org/donate/colorado-gives-day/.

We will include other links as they are made available.

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Join the Synod AMMPARPO group for the quarterly meeting on Zoom on Nov. 20 at 10am where we will discuss "The God Who Sees" by Karen Gonzalez, and ways to serve in the Synod.

In The God Who Sees you will meet people who have fled their homelands. Hagar. Joseph. Ruth. Jesus. Here is a riveting story of seeking safety in another land. Here is a gripping journey of loss, alienation, and belonging. In The God Who Sees, immigration advocate Karen González recounts her family's migration from the instability of Guatemala to making a new life in Los Angeles and the suburbs of south Florida. In the midst of language barriers, cultural misunderstandings, and the tremendous pressure to assimilate, González encounters Christ through a campus ministry program and begins to follow him.

Find resources for welcoming immigrants in your community and speaking out about an outdated immigration system. Find the power of Jesus, a refugee Savior who calls us to become citizens in a country not of this world. For more info, rmsammparo@gmail.com.

Zoom Link - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88514349858

The Synod Creation Care Team invites you to a live presentation by Daniela Bueso, International Program Coordinator and Tours Manager for the non-profit Trees, Water & People (treeswaterpeople.org).

This organization was founded in 1998 in Fort Collins, CO and partners with people in Central America and Native American tribal lands in the U.S. Their work in reforestation, clean cookstoves and renewable energy projects benefits the environment and people with green jobs while saving families money on fuel costs, improving their health and the environment. Daniela was born in Colombia and has worked in diverse settings in conservation and community engagement. She will present information on TW&P projects and connect that work to issues of climate change and sustainability.

Join us on our Facebook page or on Zoom. All are welcome!

Please send the name of a person willing to serve as your congregation representative to chuckhubbard7@gmail.com. Include name and location of your congregation as well as name, e-mail address and phone number of the representative.

Join us for an informal online session on just what it takes to be a foster parent. At Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains, we are committed to answering your questions and alleviating your concerns because we believe that you CAN be a foster parent and we will be there to support you every step of the way.

RSVP at beth.mack@lfsrm.org to receive login information.

Please join us for The Uncertainty of Advent, an online Advent retreat offered by Rachel Bass Guennewig and DanaLee Simon, that runs from November 28 to December 25, 2021. Each week you may engage a 5-10 minute and also gather for one hour by ZOOM on Sunday nights (November 28, December 5, 12, and 19) at 5:30 p.m. Mountain time/6:30 Central time, to explore the theme of the week (Presence, Grief, Hope, Kairos). The online sessions will also be recorded for viewing later.

To register for the retreat, please follow this link. The retreat cost is $50 (If the cost is prohibitive, please pay what you can.). We will donate 15% of our proceeds to Interfaith Power and Light, an organization inviting bold and just action on climate change. You can check them out here:interfaithpowerandlight.org. After you register for the retreat, please pay via DanaLee’s Venmo account (@DanaLee-Simon), or by mailing a check to DanaLee Simon at 1184 s 1500 e, Salt Lake City, UT 84105. Registration closes November 19.   

If you have questions or would like more information, please get in touch with us! DanaLee (sagehillwisdom@gmail.com) or Rachel (dailybreadyoga@gmail.com).

In case you missed the announcement last week, the 2022 Reconciling in Christ (RIC) Sunday Worship Resource is HERE!

This year, Made in God's Image: God's Boundless Diversity is the theme for RIC Sunday 2022. In a preview of the upcoming Youth Gathering in Minneapolis, MN, July of 2022, this worship resource is centered in the spirit of youth and the voices of our young people, centered on and created for LGBTQIA+ and ally youth! The passion for the work of advocacy grounds the RIC Sunday worship in ways which the church is invited into a time of service and action, pledging ourselves to be advocates for our LGBTQIA+ siblings, as well as all siblings of God's diverse Kin-dom. We focus this RIC Sunday asking the question, "In understanding the ways in which we all are Made in God's Image, how can we learn to care and advocate for one another so we can best see God's Boundless Diversity of creation?"

Learn more and download resources at https://www.reconcilingworks.org/ricsunday

#RWKS #RICSunday2022 #LGBTQIALutheran #QueerLutheran

Trinity Lutheran Church in Boulder, CO is looking for a part-time youth director who is excited about trying out new ways of doing youth ministry in our changed, hybrid world.

The Youth Director engages children, youth, and families of Trinity Lutheran Church through compassionate, creative, and courageous means to help youth wrestle with identity, belonging, and purpose through a grounding in Christian faith and community.

This is a part-time salaried position with weekend and evening responsibilities, averaging 25 hours per week. Download job description here. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume to personnel@trinityboulder.org. This position will remain open until filled.

Messiah Community Church, ELCA, a welcoming faith community for people of all ages, seeks a Part-Time Music Director to coordinate the musical components of our worship service, lead musical ensembles (bell and voice choirs, with the possibility for a children’s choir).

The ideal candidate will have experience with church / sacred music and choirs (experience in the Lutheran tradition a bonus), think creatively, have strong interpersonal skills, and be able to accompany if necessary.

Job description with responsibilities and salary is available here.

To apply, please send an email and resume to pastor@messiahdenver.org.

Saint Peter Lutheran Church is seeking a Minister of Music to lead our worship and music ministries in a way that enriches our community, inspires participants, and deepens the faith of musicians and worshippers.

This is a half-time position, with a salary range of $20,000 to $30,000.

For a fuller description of this position, visit www.StPLC.org/jobs.

Interested candidates are invited to send a resume to lsherpe@StPLC.org.

Deadline for submission is November 15, 2021.