Events & Newsletters

  • Outdoor Service & Picnic

    Sunday, June 28 | 10am

    Shepherd will hold its annual Outdoor Service and Picnic Sunday, June 28. Come worship with us at our combined service at 10am in the Quad (grassy area outside the Sanctuary). 


    Following worship, join us in the Gym for lunch. Chicken and drinks will be provided by our church. Following worship, join us in the Gym for lunch. Chicken and drinks will be provided by our church. Those whose last name begins with A thru M are asked to bring a dessert, and those whose last name begins with N thru Z are asked to bring a salad or vegetable.  Chairs will be provided, or you may bring your own chairs and umbrellas to sit on the lawn.

  • Decade Birthday Party

    Friday, June 19, 6-8pm

    Many of us at Shepherd are entering a new decade of life in 2026. You are all invited to the Gym to celebrate with Pastor Ben, Patrick/Bethany Barnthson, David/Cassie Schlecht, Ben Barstad, Angie Renner, and Gail Black. NO gifts. Seriously! RSVP to Bethany: bebarnthson@gmail.com, 720.403.1060. 

  • CWO Golf Tournament

    Monday, June 22

    The 2026 CWO Making a Difference Golf Tournament is June 22 at the University of Denver Golf Club at Highlands Ranch. It should be an exciting and beautiful day with registration, breakfast and warm up from 7-8am. The shot gun start will be at 8am with lunch and prize announcements at 1pm.


    Enjoy a variety of mulligan packages, prizes and fun! Click below for more player and sponsorship information and to sign up. We look forward to seeing you on June 22! Deadline to sign up to play and sponsor is June 12.


    CWO Golf Tournament Registration

  • young adult sports night

    thursdays | 7-9:30pm

    All young adults (*18-35yrs 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. For any questions, email young.adults@sothfamily.org

  • Sing One Sunday (S.O.S.) Choir

    Sunday, July 5

    This is an easy one-time commitment to sing in the choir. We would love to see you there! Questions? Contact Gail Black 303.707.4364, gblack@sothfamily.org.


    Sunday, July 5: 

      + Rehearse: July 5, 7:47am, choir loft

      + Song: America the Beautiful

      + Sing: at the beginning of Traditional services

  • Peaches for Cambodia

    Order by July 7

    It's that time again to order Palisade peaches! Enjoy delicious Colorado Palisade peaches while supporting our Cambodia Mission Team. Proceeds will help offset travel expenses for our upcoming mission trip to Cambodia. The deadline to order peaches is July 7. Order today!


    18 lb. box | $57

    9 lb. box | $38


    Peaches are expected to arrive during the first two weeks of August. Thank you for supporting our mission team as we share Christ's love in Cambodia.


    Peaches Order Form

  • Summer Nights at Shepherd

    Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22 | 6:30pm

    Join us for 3 special midweek evenings of worship, community, connection: a brief evening prayer service and an ice cream social! July 8, 15, 22, 6:30pm

  • school supply drive | July

    During July, our Lutheran World Relief (LWR) team will be collecting school supplies for backpacks to be used in disaster relief here in the U.S. as well as around the world. Items will be collected in the Welcome Center and the Gym during each Sunday in July, or use the collection tub in the church office.


    Items needed are:

    • 400 unsharpened #2 pencils
    • 400 black or blue pens (no gel)
    • 320 (70 sheet) spiral notebooks
    • 80 each of: rulers, pencil sharpeners, blunt school scissors, pink 2 1/2" erasers, boxes of 16 or 24 crayons
  • Blood Drive

    Tuesday, July 21 | 9am-3pm

    Shepherd of the Hills, in conjunction with the Red Cross, is again hosting a Blood Drive. The Red Cross will be at Shepherd on Tuesday, July 21, from 9am till 3pm to collect donations from our members and the community. Please seriously consider helping to maintain this life saving supply of blood. To donate go to: RedCrossBlood.org.

  • SHYP Summer Movies

    Sundays | 9:30am

    High Schoolers, join our SHYP Bible Study for Summer At The Movies. Each Sunday we'll discuss a different movie and how we can use that movie to have "God conversations" (for those who heard Pastor Ben's sermon on May 10). 


    You can see the full movie schedule from June until Fall Kickoff in September on the SHYP page of the website. We encourage you to watch the movie prior to that Sunday as we'll only be showing clips during morning SHYP. For any questions, contact Sina at swilliams@sothfamily.org.

  • griefshare | Next meetings

    You’ve lost your loved one and have so much to take care of. Your grief is so overwhelming. Is this how you or someone you know is feeling? You’re welcome to join our next session in August or invite someone you know who is grieving the loss of a loved one. All meetings are in the Atrium and include refreshments. More information/registration at griefshare.org.


    Loss of a Spouse

    Tuesday, August 11, 2026

    6:30-8:30pm


    Group Meetings

    Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm

    August 18 - November 10, 2026

  • online giving

    Beginning June 1, anyone donating online will be asked if they would like to voluntarily cover the processing fee for the transaction (Shepherd has been paying up to now). To opt to cover the processing fee, you must click the box at the bottom.


    Automatic schedule givers: you must end the recurring giving first, then set up a new recurring giving with the box clicked. Contact Khong@sothfamily.org with any questions. As always, we appreciate your generous support of Shepherd’s ministries!

  • Pause to Pray

    Shepherd’s 2025-26 theme is: Praying with an Open Heart. We can certainly pray anytime and anywhere, with a formal prayer or a “from the heart” prayer. We can pray for as short a time as it takes to say, “Lord, help!” or as long as we need to pour the contents of our minds and hearts out to our Lord. Having a specific day and time to pray is also helpful! Every Wednesday at 12:12pm you can join us in prayer. We will have the Sanctuary open from Noon to 1pm every Wednesday to use this space to pray. You can read more in the PDF below.


    Pause to Pray PDF

Missionary Monthly News

Check out the updates from our Missionaries throughout the world. Pray for all missionaries, that the Holy Spirit will open the hearts of the peoples throughout the world to know and hear the love of Jesus and the path to eternal life.  Also pray for the health and safety of all missionaries and their families. To read more about our missionaries, please click here.

Communications and Facilities Requests

Have an event you'd like to have at Shepherd, such as a party, committee meeting, basketball pick-up game, etc.? We now have an easier way to do a Facilities Request: an on-line format! This form is also for events you'd like advertised, such as Dads and Donuts, a Missions Food Drive, the Church Picnic, etc. Using this link helps both you and the Shepherd office cover all avenues of readiness and promotion for a successful event.


Please click HERE to use this form.