Curious about the measures that appear on your 2019 Colorado ballot? Lutheran Advocacy has got you covered.

Check out our 2019 voter guide and see where our Lutheran witness intersects with the public policy decisions you'll be making on your statewide ballot. Our guide is free to download, print, share, and view online. Get it here! And share it with your family, friends, neighbors and ministry today!

Keep in mind that your ballots must be returned to your county clerk by 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5. If they are mailed, they must be received by the deadline, not merely postmarked. Alternatively, you can drop them off at any ballot drop-box up to the deadline. Contact your county clerk & recorder office to find drop-box locations near you.

Register for the November 7 webinar with Deanna Witkowski!

Brought to you by the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, Deanna will offer accessible jazz resources that you can immediately use with your congregation or choir, including fully notated piano scores of her original prayer responses, Mass settings, and jazz arrangements of standard hymns. She will also demonstrate basic exercises in improvisation and how to harmonize a simple melody with just two unexpected chords.

Get more info and see Deanna introducing herself and discussing use of familiar hymn tune jazz arrangements in worship here.

Congregations have until October 25 to make health plan option selection for 2019. Plan members have from Oct. 29 - Nov. 13 to make your selections.

Note: If you're part of a sponsored couple, a call to the Customer Care Center can help you navigate some of the trickier details. Sign into MyPortico to learn more. 

Atonement Lutheran Church

6281 W. Yale Ave, Lakewood, CO ( map)

Shop for unique items for yourself, your friends and your family and support artisans around the world and around the corner.

Come join us for the 6th Annual Veterans Dinner, Concert and Silent Auction at Bethany Lutheran Church, 4500 E Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills, CO on November 2.

A catered pasta dinner by Romano's Italian Restaurant will be served from 5:00 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. with a suggested donation of $10/person; Veterans/Military personnel will be free of charge.

A silent auction will be held throughout the evening to raise funds to support Veterans, Military personnel and their families through Operation One Nation, Bethany's Veterans ministry. The concert will take place from 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.; we will enjoy music by Dakota Blonde.

To RSVP or for more information, please contact Janet Mortinsen at [email protected].

Mount Calvary Lutheran Church of Boulder ( map) will conclude more than 130 years of ministry with a Celebration of Legacy on November 10.



All are invited to attend the afternoon event, beginning with a choral concert at 1:00 p.m., a Service of Holy Closure at 2:00 p.m., and a reception following. Rostered Ministers are invited to vest (color is Green) and process as a sign of presence and support. (time to vest will be provided between the concert and the worship service).

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

601 Montaño NW

Albuquerque, NM (  map  )

This conference is open to everyone interested in learning more about advocating on public policies impacting our many neighbors living in poverty and experiencing hunger.

Breakout session topics will include advocacy basics as well as issues related to our Advocacy Agenda which are expected to come up during the 2020 New Mexico state legislative session.

Our keynote speaker is Dr. Larry Rasmussen, a resident of Santa Fe. He is the Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics Emeritus at Union Theological Seminary. He is author of  Earth-honoring Faith: Religious Ethics in a New Key(2013) and  Earth Community, Earth Ethics (1996) and coauthor of  Bible and Ethics in the Christian Life (1976, 1989, 2018).

$15 per person, including materials and lunch.

Registration deadline is November 9! Register here .

St. Peter (Carlsbad, NM) is celebrating its 15th year of being in the "pumpkin business." The St. Peter Pumpkin Patch is an annual charitable fundraiser and this year ALL proceeds will be distributed to Packs for Hunger (a local, non-profit organization that is feeding over 200 children each week) and Iglesia Luterana Cristo Rey, ELCA, (mission partner congregation in El Paso TX).

The St. Peter Pumpkin Patch ( map) is open daily, October 5-31. Hours: Monday-Friday, 3:00-6:30 p.m., Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. and Sunday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. Admission is FREE. Pumpkin prices are based on size.

For more information write to [email protected].

Join Luther House , 1805 Las Lomas Road NE, Albuqurque ( map ) for our second annual Carols & Cheer event!

We will follow Martin Luther's tradition of gathering in pubs to enjoy local beverages from Broken Trail Brewery & Distillery to share the songs of the season. A percentage of the beverage sales made will benefit the ministry and programming of Lutheran Campus Ministry.

Our musicians will again be Pauleta Hendrickson, director of music at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Albuquerque, and Clara Byom, director of music at St Tim's Lutheran Church. Come and celebrate Luther House with us!

St. Paul's Lutheran, 19th and House Ave, Cheyenne, WY

...in the Fellowship Hall.

Come shop fairly-traded products. Free samples.

Questions? Contact Regina at 214-9344 or [email protected]

Understanding ourselves helps us understand one another. Join in a weekend of exploring who you are in the safety of a community that trusts we are all created and beloved as God’s children- no exceptions.

We will explore the personality tools of the Enneagram and Meyer’s Brigg’s Type Indicator (MBTI). These will be used to deepen our self-awareness and how we can grow deeper in our relationships with God and one another. In small groups we will get a chance to allow ourselves to both know/and be known by one another. All of this takes place in the context of the beauty of God’s creation at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp. Trusting God fully knows us and loves us, we get to be courageous and vulnerable as we learn, play, sing, dance and celebrate!

Our keynote speaker Pastor Margot Wright  serves the fantastic folks of Lord of the Hills Lutheran Church and Preschool in Centennial, Colorado. Pastor Margot is fueled for the journey of following Jesus by a variety of spiritual practices including time with her dogs, quieting her busy mind with yoga, and writing out gratitude lists in the midst of joys, sorrows and all the in-betweens.

More info and and registration is here .

Are you seeking peace for your family during a whirlwind pre-Christmas season? We invite you to take advantage of this important season and grow closer to God with your family through reflection, fellowship, activities and music.

Begin this Advent Season at Sky Ranch in a time of reflection and preparation for the birth of our Savior. Activities for all ages include worship, advent-themed projects, and cozy campfires.

Go here for more info and register!

Become a TechSoup member and your congregation can get access to donations and discounts from more than 60 donor partners, including Intuit, Microsoft and Adobe (eligibility requirements apply). For example, QuickBooks Online is available for $50/year compared to the regular price of $600/year. You'll also get access to our community forums, blog and free learning resources.  Get more information here .

Check out two new webinars from ELCA preferred vendors Vanco and Tithe.ly that highlight their latest ideas and technologies.

Learn about “ Inspiring Year-end Generosity With the ELCA and GivePlus ” from Vanco.

Or take in this webinar from Tithe.ly on “ The Digital Church Tools for 2019 and Beyond .”

Here's the November 2019 "Stewardship Toolkit" brought to you by Rev. Rob Blezard, Assistant to the Bishop Lower Susquehanna Synod. It has an original newsletter article, RCL-based "stewardship snippets" for Sunday bulletins, and links to resources to explore the monthly theme. This month's theme is  "A month of Thanksgiving." Get your Stewardship Toolkit  here!

Faith Lutheran in Golden  is looking for a person who loves to interact with people, support them and empower them as well as having skills in communication tools, online social media, and Microsoft software including Microsoft 365. Questions or letter of application and resume can be sent to Pastor Jane Jebsen at  [email protected] . Full position description available  here .

Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp is hiring a full-time High School Program Director. The High School Program Director is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all of our high school programming including our High Wilderness backpacking program, our off-site Four Winds service learning programs, and our on-site Rendezvous program. A part of this coordination includes working with the different congregations and groups that will participate in these programs, as well as marketing and outreach for them. Full position description is  available here . Resumes, References, and Letter of Application accepted until filled. Please send application materials to Rob Behrens,  [email protected] .

Administrative Assistant-Communications

Faith Lutheran Church - Golden, CO

High School Program Director

Sky Ranch Lutheran Camp - Fort Collins, CO

Director of Economic Justice

Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, Denver, CO

Director for Leadership and Candidacy - Domestic Mission Unit

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Sound Production Minister

Lutheran Church of Hope - Broomfield, CO

Musicians for Ministry!

Zion Lutheran Church - Loveland, CO