This year at Shepherd of the Hills, connecting with our theme of Praying with an Open Heart, we will spend Lent evening services studying God’s gift of the best prayer outline, The Lord’s Prayer. Each week will focus on a petition of the prayer, concluding with Easter Sunday. 

Learning together, let us rededicate ourselves to Christ and His mission of bringing others to know, grow, and go. 

• KNOW Christ and His story of salvation 
• GROW in faith and service to Him and to His people 
• GO and tell others who are still in sin’s darkness and the shadow of death 

May this time of study and rededication be a blessing to all of us as we make the Lenten journey and reach its destination: the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! 

Lent Schedule | Wednesdays ( Feb 25, March 4, 11, 18, 25): 

Soup Supper | 5:15pm

Quiet Prayer | 6:15pm, Sanctuary 

Lenten Worship | 6:30pm, with Children’s Chat



Lenten Wednesdays Live Stream Link

March 25 Lenten Worship Folder



Join us for our last soup supper in Lent at 5:15pm on March 25. Sign up to bring a crockpot of soup (serves 10-12) or to set up or clean up. We are still short a few soups and help with cleaning up after the worship service.

Soup Supper Help Sign Up Form

Easter breakfast will be served April 5, 7-10:30am, with last seating at 10am, in the Parish Hall. A delicious meal of housemade egg bake, pancakes, artisan croissants from Trompeau Bakery, bacon, sausage, fresh fruit, coffee, and orange juice will be served. Your generous donations will help support the Cambodia mission trip. Please RSVP below.

Easter Breakfast RSVP

From Sunday, March 8-March 22, we will collect non-perishable food supplies and King Soopers gift cards for the Salvation Army Lent food drive. Please place your donations in the designated area of the Welcome Center. Thank you so much for your continued support!

Needed items:

Canned soup (any)

Canned tuna or chicken

Spaghetti sauce

Pasta or rice sides

Macaroni and cheese

Easter baskets filled with goodies to distribute to the families

Peanut butter

Canned vegetables

Canned fruit

Oatmeal

Powdered milk

Egg decorating kits

Sunday Bible Study

Sundays | 9:30am | Atrium

The Young Adult Bible Class has been studying Proverbs. The next study will be Ecclesiastes, including comparing those two Bible books. All 18-35 year olds are welcome to attend!

Young Adult Lunch

Sunday, March 22 | 12:15pm

We’ll meet for lunch on March 22 instead of March 29. Bring your own money for lunch. Meet in the Gym at 12:15pm. RSVP: Sina Williams 707.326.8666.

All young adults (*18-35 yrs old*), join us weekly to meet people, build friendships, play sports, do laser tag, etc., and have a short group discussion. Bring friends whether or not they attend church! We start in Shepherd’s Gym - please enter on the north side. All meeting times are Thursdays from 7-9:30pm. For any questions, email young.adults@sothfamily.org.

On Saturday, March 28, our church will lead a local outreach event, Jesus Door-2-Door.

Jesus Door-2-Door (JD2D) is a 1-day local outreach program started in the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. It consists of a religious canvassing survey done by two church members – one who gives the survey as the other records information on provided forms. It’s respectful, there is no arguing, and if people don’t want to talk, they are thanked for their time and left alone. The Gospel is shared with anyone who will listen.

A person who has done the survey before will be here for the event to provide instruction and answer questions prior to conducting the survey. Any congregation member who is in 6th grade or older can participate. If you can’t join in, your prayers for this effort are greatly appreciated.

If you have questions or want to sign up to participate, please contact either of the Pastors or John Hoener at (303) 619-6828. 

RSVP for Jesus Door-2-Door

First Communion Luncheon

Sunday, March 29 | 12:30-2pm | Parish Hall

Youth and their families who will be receiving communion for the first time on Maundy Thursday are invited to a special celebration luncheon on Palm Sunday. Please RSVP to Sina at swilliams@sothfamily.org.

First Communion

Maundy Thursday, April 2 | 7pm | Sanctuary

First Communion is a significant Faith Milestone event in the life of young believers. Through Communion we receive God’s forgiveness, are strengthened for service by God’s abiding love, and share in the abundance of living in a family of faith. Youth will take their First Communion during our Maundy Thursday worship service on Thursday, April 2 at 7pm.

Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Denver is coordinating with Faith Lutheran Church to charter a bus for anyone wanting to attend this year's Denver March For Life on Friday April 17. Flyers with more information are on the Welcome Center counter and the information table in the Gym, or you can email or talk to Mary Powers: powersworld@live.com. Registration is required by April 10.

Our trip fundraiser has officially taken off. Stop by the Gym display to help fill the suitcase (details in the Gym). Every ticket represents supplies and support for children in Cambodia. Let’s work together to fill the suitcase and send love across the world!

On your mark… get set… go!

A race—but not just any race. A race packed with fun clues, exciting challenges, and a global scavenger hunt like you’ve never seen! But it’s also about another race—the one that began in the Garden of Eden and continues today. The human race. 

Join us for The Incredible Race from Answers VBS June 8-11, 8:30am to Noon! We’ll travel from continent to continent, stopping before, during, and after the tower of Babel to discover how this true story still matters in our world today. For any questions, please contact Jodie at jstoltenow@sothfamily.org.

2026 VBS Registration

Parent Letter

VBS Volunteer Registration

Volunteer Letter

We thank you, Shepherd, for donating fabric, sheets, and even sewing machines. Your generosity is inspiring. We currently have enough sewing machines and sheets. We will continue to need quilting fabric, and if you’re a garage sale shopper, please be on the lookout.

Our yearly Quilt Blessing will be held Sunday, April 26. All of our work will be displayed in the Sanctuary. Take time to look at the quilts and school backpacks after the service. Perhaps you’ll see some fabrics that you’ve donated! Just a few days after the Blessing, everything will be boxed and shipped and we will begin again. Thank you Shepherd, for supporting this mission.

Each year Lutheran High school offers a multitude of summer camps for youth in 4-8th grade. Camp options include sports, art, performing arts, and more! For details on the camps offered and registration, visit LHSParker.org/Summercamps.

From 6:15-6:30pm, prior to Lent Wednesday services, the Sanctuary will be available for quiet prayer. The doors from the Welcome Center to the Sanctuary will be closed as a reminder to enter quietly for worship and respect those who are praying. 

If you wish, you may: 

take a prayer request paper as you enter the Sanctuary

fill it out with your request(s) 

fold and place in the baskets on the altar, at the foot of the cross

These prayer baskets will be lifted up during the worship prayer time with these words: 

Our Father in heaven, we offer these prayers to You. Jesus promised, “Come to me with your burdens, and I will give you rest.“ And we trust Your word that says, “The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayer.” As the Holy Spirit cries out to You on our behalf, hear and respond according to Your loving and gracious will.    

This is quiet time for us to spend with our church Family and our Lord. You are welcome to take advantage of this special prayer opportunity!

When someone you love dies, grief can be lonely and overwhelming. You are not alone! God sees you and loves you. One way He helps you is through others who have experienced what you feel. Find hope and courage for your journey toward healing: Weekly Support Group meets Saturdays 10am-noon, January 17-April 18, in the Atrium. Register at GriefShare.org.

Social Media is a big part of people's lives now and Shepherd has both a Facebook Page and an Instagram account. We try regularly to post stories of the fun and family events we have going on at Shepherd. If you'd like to connect with us on social media, make sure to follow our pages and share with your friends!

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