Week of March 7 2021 Thursday March 11

Week of March 7, 2021 Thursday, March 11 TT Saturday, March 6 8: 00 am Men’s Saturday Fast Group (FH) 8: 00 am Recording Session (S) 8: 30 am Adult Lectionary Bible Study (Zoom) Friday, March 12 9: 30 am Struggling with Our Stories of Racism (Zoom) 10: 00 am Prayer Group (L) Sunday, March 7 9: 30 am Worship Service (You. Tube) 10: 15 am Communion Service (Zoom) 12: 00 pm – 3: 00 pm Prayer Time (S) Monday, March 8 1: 00 pm Women’s Early Afternoon Bible (FH) Tuesday, March 9 12: 00 pm Prayer Time (Zoom) 1: 00 pm Staff Meeting (Zoom) Wednesday, March 10 9: 00 am – 12: 00 pm Prayer Time (S) 7: 00 pm Lenten Worship Watch Party (Zoom) Saturday, March 13 8: 00 am Men’s Saturday Fast Group (FH) 10: 00 am Baptism (S) Sunday, March 14 9: 30 am Worship Service (You. Tube) 10: 15 am Congregational Meeting (Zoom) In Our Church, Neighborhood & World Prayers Gabi & Meghan Aelabouni ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission serving in Jerusalem ELCA Rocky Mt. Synod – Boulder/Broomfield Conference Bethlehem (Longmont); First (Longmont) West Denver Latino Ministry, Denver Conference Prayer Partner For all those communities impacted by COVID-19 Thanksgiving for all those who have received the Vaccine The People of Myanmar See the Bulletin Insert for the full Prayer List If you have a prayer request, please email or leave a voice mail for Pastor Michael (mtekrony@holyshepherd. com or 303. 233. 2740 ext. 109) or Pastor Courtney, (csteitz@holyshepherd. com; voicemail or text (651. 769. 7287) with your request by Tuesday at noon of each week for them to be shared with the community each week.

Communion Service – Sunday, March 7 th at 10: 15 am Reminder that we will be celebrating Communion on Sunday, March 7 th at 10: 15 am. (No Adult Ed on March 7 th) The Zoom link is: https: //us 02 web. zoom. us/j/86720253582? pwd=a. Dlv. ZDBCRWly. OFdz. SUUw. Nl. Ix. Mk. Uw. Zz 09 Meeting ID: 867 2025 3582 Passcode: 259212 Phone Number: 301 715 8592 Silent Meditation and Prayers of Hope and Lament In-person in the Sanctuary at Holy Shepherd While we still don’t have in-person services planned at this time, during Lent, the Regathering Team is offering the invitation for you to take some time to visit the Holy Shepherd Sanctuary for silent meditation and prayer. We have set up some initial dates for you to drop in during these time frames: Sunday, March 7 th noon to 3: 00 pm Wednesday, March 10 th 9: 00 am to noon The In-person guidelines put in place by the Re-gathering team will be followed. You won’t need to sign up in advance, but someone will be monitoring the main doors to ensure we do not exceed the maximum number of 15 participants in the sanctuary at a time. During this time, there will be soft organ music playing familiar hymns. We ask that conversations happen outside to maintain an uninterrupted and quiet atmosphere. Depending on the numbers of people interested in this practice, we may continue it in the following weeks, so watch your “Happenings” for future dates. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Klinkerfues at kklinker 1@netzero. net or call him directly (see directory). Congregational Zoom Meeting – Sunday, March 14 th at 10: 15 am This meeting is to finalize the gift policy that was voted on and discussed at the annual meeting. There was some confusion in the language, and it has been addressed and the language changed. The policy is posted on the Holy Shepherd web site. This meeting will not be long and will also give some clarity on the role of the Trust Committee. If you would like more information about the Trust Committee, please refer to this years’ Congregational Annual Report on pages 15, 16 and 33. Contact the office if you would like this resent to you. 2021 Page 2 of 3 March 7,

Discussion Series: Struggling with Our Stories of Race This discussion series is intended to create an experience for each of us and the chance to think about our personal stories of race and faith. This will be a 5 week Zoom class led by Denise Ikenberry, Diane Jowell and Pastor Courtney. The first class is Friday, March 12 th at 9: 30 am. For more information or to sign up for the class, please contact Pastor Courtney at csteitz@holyshepherd. com or (651) 769 -7287. Lenten Mid-Week Watch Party The Lenten mid-week services will be posted to You. Tube and you can access them like you do the regular Sunday worships. Or there will also be an opportunity to watch the services together via Zoom at 7 PM each Wednesday of Lent (excluding Holy Week). Here is the Zoom information if you would like to watch the service with a group: https: //us 02 web. zoom. us/j/81158122244? pwd=WXhp. QXp. Hc. Glz. Yz. V 2 amty. Nyt. Hemlzdz 09 Meeting ID: 811 5812 2244 Passcode: 057453 Phone Number: 301 715 8592 40 Days of Lent Challenge Each day during Lent, we challenge you to spare a thought for the Action Center • Offer a prayer • Put aside a coin • Your own idea • Share an act of kindness (make a phone call, write a note or letter, pick up litter…) • Collect a non-perishable item of food, or hygiene product The Mission Team will collect your donations in the parking lot on Sunday, March 21 st 11 am to 1 pm. Phone and Internet Upgrades In the next few weeks, we will be making some major improvements to our phone and internet systems. These changes will allow us to further expand how we are currently recording our worship services. During these times of upgrades, you may experience some technical difficulties when contacting the office by phone or email. We apologize in advance and hope this only will be for a short time. Co-Pastors Michael Te. Krony & Courtney Steitz Pastors’ EMERGENCY # 303 -562 -4207 920 Kipling St. , Lakewood, CO 80215 Office: 303. 233. 2740 holyshepherd. com Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, ELCA March 7, 2021