Once a month, families with children 2 years and under are invited to come to Shepherd for a free breakfast, devotion, diapers, wipes, clothes and other available items. At the July event we served 13 families and 21 children. Planning for the August 13 event, donations of Size 6 diapers would be appreciated. Thank you for continuing to bless Breakfast with Baby.

Parents of high schoolers, come to the youth room Sunday, August 14, 9:30-10:30am to receive information about the Fall semester’s events, goals and opportunities for everyone to get involved. This meeting will provide parents with a discussion of the state of the youth over the past year. Adam and Bethany will share the goals for SHYP and give out dates for all events through the end of the year.

Seeking Him Prayer Group will meet Sunday evening, August 14, 6:30-7:30 pm, in the Atrium. This group of 8-10 people meets each month to pray for God's blessing, guidance, and vision for the congregation, its lay leadership, and staff. If you would like to know what a prayer group is like, you are welcome to join us. No pressure to pray aloud if you prefer not to do so. It's a worship, prayer, and fellowship experience led by Pastor Duane Feldmann and Elder David Renner.

Rocky Mountain District President James Maxwell will preach on Sunday, September 4, at both Traditional services with Pastor Brad doing the Liturgy at 8am and an Elder doing Liturgy at 10:45am. Rev. Maxwell will also lead the Bible study/discussion in the gym with a topic of District and Congregation connections.

Our own Contemporary Music Leader, Michael Amidei, is a member of the Flying W Wranglers in Colorado Springs. The Flying W Ranch is a Colorado treasure with Chuckwagon dinners where the Wranglers perform. Shepherd has a block of tickets so we can cheer on our favorite Wrangler! The time would be 5pm-9pm (+ commute time) on Friday, September 16. Tickets are $65 for adults, $60 for seniors (65+), and $30 for children 12 and under (3 and younger free-please specify number). Please fill out the form and submit payment no later than August 12.

FLYING W RANCH TICKETS

In an effort to ensure all of our members are receiving important communications, at the request of the elders, we are going to make a change to our email distribution list for church-wide communications. All of our members' known email addresses in our membership system will be added to the email distribution list. If they desire, any member will be able to opt-out by clicking on the 'Unsubscribe' option at the bottom of the email communication.

Our staff works hard to keep our church-wide communications to a minimum and relevant. All are reviewed at multiple levels to make sure only approved communications are going out. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Stoltenow at bstoltenow@sothfamily.org or Head Elder Steve Berscheid at stephen.berscheid@gmail.com.

Our new Facilities Manager is Eric McWright. He has worked many years in a similar position at a church, hotel, and company building. His first day is Monday, August 8. He loves God and will be a wonderful addition to our staff. Welcome Eric!

Cindy Hahn, who has faithfully served Shepherd as our wonderful Accountant these past few years, is leaving for a new position. We pray for God's Blessings to be with her as she begins her new job. Consequently, we seek to fill our part-time Accountant position with a highly competent and experienced person. If you know of any candidates, please send their names to Shepherd's Administrator, Kenny Hong, at khong@sothfamily.org.

If you would like your name on Shepherd’s college student prayer list, contact Gail in the office (303.798.0711 or gblack@sothfamily.org) and ask her to add your name!