Epiphany eLetter - Week of March 3, 2008

Epiphany Lutheran Church eLetter
Week of March 3, 2008

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Worship Assistants Needed

Teen Weekend Retreat

Marriage Encounter

Engaged Encounter

Summer Camp

Volunteer Needed

Spring Forward

Lenten Series

Holy Week/Easter

Easter Breakfast

Order Easter Flowers

Opportunities for Growth

Website Planning

LWML Scrip Program

Snacks & Flowers

CLHSA Auction

Garage Sale

LHS Placement & Open House

Music Notes - Instrumental Ensemble and Concert Choir

LWML Meeting

Serving This Week

Serving Next Week

Christian Ed This Week

Ministry Events This Week

Lutheran Devotions

A Year in the Word

Portals of Prayer

Today's Thought

Did you know that you can spend time in God's Word on the Internet? The above links will take you to some excellent online Lutheran devotions. We pray the Holy Spirit will use these tools to strengthen your faith in our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ

Worship Assistants Needed!

Please take a moment to fill out our Mini Time & Talent survey, if you are willing to serve as a worship assistant. It is only 7 questions! If you have a student in Confirmation, they serve as acolytes as part of their curriculum so that they learn to serve the Lord. To take the survey, go here. A full blown Time and Talent sheet will be coming to you in the mail in the near future. A BIG thank you goes out to the 28 folks who have responded already.

Teen Weekend Retreat

Hey teens - plan on attending the Teen Weekend Retreat held Friday night, March 28 through Sunday noon, March 30 at Lutheran Valley Retreat above Divide, CO. Cost is $15 per teen. This money will cover the cost of food. Bring your friends! We will eat and enjoy the camp and on Saturday we'll do some service work for the camp. Plan now to attend - it will be a great weekend! Call DCE John for more details.

Marriage Encounter

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER is for ALL married couples who want to experience greater levels of communication and intimacy. We have experienced this first hand, and are excited to answer any questions you may have. The next CO Lutheran Marriage Encounter Weekend is April 25-27, 2008. To guarantee your reservation, please respond by March 25. Contact Bud & Cindy Amack (303)796-9119, or email Cindy at CindyAmack@comcast.net

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Engaged Encounter
Engaged Encounter is for ALL engaged couples who wish to get ready for the marriage relationship. The next Colorado Lutheran Engaged Encounter Weekend is April 25-27, 2008. Contact Frank & Fran Hall at (303)279-2130 or email them at Frankfranhall@aol.com

Summer Camp Anyone?

As you start thinking about plans for this summer, consider sending your child to a camp where they will not only have fun, but they'll hear about Jesus Christ. Lutheran Valley Retreat (LVR) is a

summer youth camp and year-around retreat center (est. 1959) located on 240 acres at an elevation of 8400' in the middle of Pike National Forest. LVR offers opportunities for children, youth, and families to experience Jesus Christ. LVR is about a 1 1/2 hour drive from ColoradoSprings, and a 21/2 hour drive from Denver. LVR's mission is to provide experiential opportunities in an outdoor environment for children, youth, families, and their advocates to know and share Jesus Christ with ALL people. LVR welcomes churched and unchurched, Lutherans and non-Lutherans. Our goal is for all who come here to begin and continue a relationship with Jesus Christ, and to strengthen them so that they share Jesus with all people. We also encourage respect of God's creation, others, and self. LVR is for everyone, without regard to race, religion, or handicap.

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Volunteer Needed
The Epiphany office is in need of a volunteer that would be willing to visit a recycle center periodically and take our box of papers to be recycled. If this is something that you would be interested in doing for the church office, please contact Nancy at (303) 688-4435. Thank you!

Dear Epiphany

The photos above are from our recent Kids Health Fair. It was fun as well as educational. There were stations for good toothbrushing habits, hand washing, helmet safety, blood pressure, height and weight, and eating healthy...snacks from the four food groups included! Thanks to our Parish Health Committee for putting on this great event. If they do it again next year, don't miss it!

Spring Forward THIS Sunday

Daylight Savings Time Begins

Whether you like it or not...it is time to spring forward! Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 9. Make sure you set your clocks AHEAD one hour at 2am Sunday (or before you go to bed if you don't want to stay up just to change the clocks...ha! Winking Smiley

) We recommend you change those batteries in your smoke detectors too. A smoke detector with "NO" battery does you absolutely "NO" good! Read about the history of DST here.

Lenten Series - The Body of Christ

Our Lenten theme for this year is entitled, The Body Of Christ Body of Christ

as we take the time to consider seriously the parts of our Lord's human body which He used to earn our salvation and the meaning for our lives as Christians living in the The Body Of Christ . We will focus our attention on the:

Feet of Christ - To lead the way
Hands of Christ - To help and heal
Mouth of Christ - To speak God's Word
Ears of Christ - To hear our prayers
Eyes of Christ - To see our needs
Heart of Christ - To show God's love

Join us on Wednesdays during Lent for:

Soup Suppers Worship

Time: 6pm Time: 7pm

Location: Fellowship Hall Location: Worship Center

Holy Week and Easter Services
Maundy Thursday Thursday, March 20 Worship at 7pm with Holy Communion Good Friday Friday, March 21 Tennebrae Service at 7pm Easter Vigil Saturday, March 22 Worship at 5pm with Holy Communion Easter Sunday Sunday, March 23 8am - Worship with Holy Communion 9am - Easter Breakfast in Fellowship Hall 10:30am - Worship with Holy Communion

Easter Breakfast
Easter breakfast will again be served between the services on Easter morning and will be hosted by the youth to help with their servant event this summer, Habitat for Humanity. Please sign-up on the back wall in church to help our youth with this annual event.

Last Sunday to Order Easter Flowers
Help us adorn our sanctuary with flowers this Easter and then take them home to enjoy. This is the last Sunday to order. A sign-up sheet is in the back of the worship center or you can call Nancy in the church office. The flowers available to order are: Cyclamen (assorted colors) - $7 Lily - $8 Cineraria (assorted colors) - $5 See pictures of all the flowers here

Opportunities for Growth

Pastor's Class Begins THIS Sunday, March 9th

Due to the snowstorm last Sunday, Pastor Mark will begin the 8-week "ADULT INFORMATION" Class during the Sunday School and Bible Class Hour: 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Modular West building. This will be an opportunity for interested guests and visitors to begin the process for membership here at Epiphany Lutheran as well as to have current members review the basic teachings of the Lutheran faith!

Tim Hutchison will continue to lead a class on "Witnessing to Other Cultures and Religions" from 9:15-10:15 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

Please make plans to attend one of these Bible Classes!

Website Meeting Re-Scheduled

Due to the winter surprise last Sunday, we have re-scheduled this meeting to Sunday, April 6 We are ready to completely re-design Epiphany's website. If you would like to provide input into the website, contact Whizzy Heritage at whizzywyg@comcast.net for a Website Planning Worksheet that you can fill out and simply return and/or bring it to the meeting.

Website Planning Meeting

Date: Sunday, April 6

Time: 11:45am

Location: Fellowship Hall

LWML Scrip Program

There is a new look to the grocery scrip program. Scrip

First - the paper certificates are no longer available (individuals had been forging them) so now they are the plastic wallet size cards in $25, $50, or $100 denominations. Second - they are now ONLY usable at King Soopers (or their affiliates, which are listed on the back of the card). Shortly we will be getting ones for Safeway as well. Sorry for the inconvenience. You may purchase the scrips in the Epiphany kitchen.

Snacks & Flowers
The snack and flower signup sheets are looking great! Thank you to those who have signed up to help out. There are still a few dates to fill. Please check on the wall at the back of the sanctuary and see if you are able to serve the Lord in this ministry. Thank you!

8th Annual CLHSA Auction THIS Sunday
Under the Big Top is the theme for the 8th annual benefit auction for the Colorado Lutheran High School Association. Be a part of the exciting ministry going on at the Lutheran High Schools. Come enjoy a night of good food, Big Top entertainment, and fun fellowship on Sunday, March 9. You may purchase tickets and/or donate gift items through the LHS Association office at (303) 934-8611.

Garage Sale
Start saving your "junk" (and treasures!) for this all out church sale. Please hold onto items until June, as storage space is at a minimum. Thank you!. *Annual Epiphany Garage Sale* Dates of Sale: June 6-7 Dates to bring Items: June 1-5 Location: Fellowship Hall

Placement Testing

Lutheran High Schools

Planning to attend one of our Lutheran High Schools? Placement tests are required for all incoming 9^th graders. This test is used to help determine what classes each student should take in 9^th grade and is used for placement purposes only. The cost for the test is $20. Please mark your calendars and call our Admissions Director, Abbie Duitsman at 1-888-578-2784 to register for the date that fits your schedule:

Denver: Monday, June 9^th 8:30am-Noon

Parker: Saturday, March 8^th 9:00am-11:30am

Open House

Denver Lutheran: Every Friday afternoon is an Open House at Denver Lutheran High School. Stop in unannounced between noon and 3pm and receive information and a tour of our school.

Lutheran Parker: Stop into the school office anytime during school hours for a tour of the school and an opportunity to meet with teachers and the principal.

MUSIC NOTES

Instrumental Players Invited

Do you play an instrument? Would you like to play it for God in a worship service during Holy Week this year? Rehearsals have begun on Sunday morning at 8:15 am in the Fellowship Hall. DCE John has music for trumpets, trombones, alto saxophones, clarinets, flutes, bassoons, and cellos - but give him a call if you play another and want to join the Worship Ensemble for the Easter season this year. Thank you!

Saint Paul Concordia, Missouri Concert Choir

The Saint Paul Lutheran High concert choir from Concordia, Missouri will present a concert of sacred music at Trinity Lutheran Church, 4740 North State Highway 83, Franktown, CO on Palm Sunday, March 16th at 7:00 pm. You are invited to attend!

LWML Meeting
The LWML will meet this Saturday, March 8th in the Fellowship Hall. Bring your "mighty" Mites and hear about the '72' Partners on the Road ministry presented by Tim and Connie Hutchison. Need child care? Call Jo, (303) 681-2064.