It's time 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

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. 

At the June Breakfast with Baby event 18 children from 9 families (including 2 new families) were served breakfast followed by a devotion. The families were then able to shop for clothes, diapers, wipes and other available items. For the July 11 event, Size 4 & 6 diapers are needed. Also, Boys size 3 & 4-year clothes. Thank you for continuing to share love with these families.

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. 

Our Lutheran World Relief Quilts & Kits meets twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, from 9am-Noon. Drop in at any point during that time. We can use help from sewists and non-sewists alike! Our upcoming meeting date is Wednesday, July 15 in Room LL-5. Contact Sharleen Jespersen at jesper417@yahoo.com with any questions.

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.

Join us for dinner and Despicable Me 4 on July 31 at 5:30pm as we watch the movie we’ll be discussing for High School Sunday School on August 2. Xtreme & SHYP youth and friends are invited (5th-12th grade). RSVP to Sina by Wednesday, July 29 at SWilliams@sothfamily.org.

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.

S.O.TH. (Serve One THursday) at the Active Senior Luncheon. Want to be of service but can't commit long term? Help set up the food table and serve at one of the monthly Senior Luncheons! Pick a month and call or text Jan Hoener at 303-898-5401 or email janhoener@comcast.net.

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

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

Shepherd is collecting money during July for Lutheran Church Charities’ tornado relief efforts in the Lena, Illinois, community. Deaconess Kathy O’Day, LCC Director of Disaster Response, and 22 volunteers, assessed 29 sites and completed work at 23 homes in Lena, Illinois, over the course of a week.

Their efforts brought both physical relief and emotional encouragement to residents recovering from the tornado’s aftermath. Not only are they providing property clean up, but their K-9 Comfort dogs have been on site, comforting those who have lost homes and property. Please note Illinois Tornado Relief on your donation.

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This month, we are Praying with an Open Heart for those persecuted for their faith. 

Heavenly Father, we lift up our brothers and sisters around the world who are facing persecution for their faith in You. Surround them with Your protection and comfort their hearts in the midst of their struggles. Grant them an unshakeable faith and courage that comes from knowing You are with them. Strengthen their resolve to stand firm in their beliefs, despite the threats and challenges they face. Let Your Light shine through them. May their witness give glory to Your name, and may they, through Your strength, serve as living testimonies of Your grace, love, and power. 

When one part of the Body of Christ suffers, the whole Body suffers. We pray for the global Christian Church to stand in solidarity with our persecuted brothers and sisters. Stir our hearts toward compassion and move us to action, giving support through prayer and practical aid. May our actions reflect Your love and commitment to all Your children, showing the world the power of Your Kingdom united in purpose. 

May the persecutors be so baffled by the kindness, love, and peace they experience from Christians that they will want to know You, Lord, the source of those undeserved gifts. Open their minds and hearts to receive Your Spirit and bring them to faith, that they may become witnesses to the truth of the Gospel and champions of Your Word. 

Instill in our hearts a living hope, rooted in the victory of Christ. May we all fix our eyes on Jesus as we run the race marked out for us, until we join You in heaven. 

All glory to You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! AMEN

Click here for a PDF with Bible references to aid you as you pray.