Events & Newsletters

  • Grandfriends Brunch

    Sunday, November 1 | 9:30-10:30am | Parish Hall

    Come enjoy brunch, conversation, and a devotion as you connect with your grandfriend on Sunday, November 1 during the Sunday School hour (9:30-10:30am)! Be ready to share your favorite Thanksgiving tradition. Those 0-18yrs join us even if you don't have a grandfriend!

  • SOS! Choir

    Sunday, November 1 | 7:47am

    SOS = “Sing One Sunday.” One-time commitment. Sing parts or just melody! For any questions, please contact Gail Black 303.707.4364, gblack@sothfamily.org.


    Sunday, November 1: 

      + rehearse: 7:47am, choir loft

      + song: 'Holy, Holy, Holy'

      + sing: at the beginning of Traditional services

  • SHYP (High School Youth Group)

    Sunday, November 1 | 12:30pm

    Have fun, grow deeper in faith and friendships! Meet in the Youth Room at 12:30pm on Sunday, November 1. Contact Sina Williams 707.326.8666 with any questions or visit our SHYP website page.

  • Quilts & Kits

    Wednesdays, November 4 & 18 | 9am-Noon

    The next Quilts & Kits meetings are Wednesdays, November 4 & 18 at 9am in Room LL-5. If you can tie your shoes, you can tie a quilt! No sewing or quilting experience is needed. Contact Sharleen Jespersen at jesper417@yahoo.com with any questions.

  • Xtreme Youth Group (5-8th Grade)

    Sunday, November 8 | 12:30pm

    Youth in 5-8th grade meet in the Youth Room, on Sunday, November 8 at 12:30pm. Bring your 5-8th grade friends! Questions? Sina Williams, 707.326.8666. 

  • Breakfast with Baby

    Saturday, November 14

    On October 10, Breakfast with Baby served breakfast and a devotion to 54 people from 20 families. Those families were then able to shop for diapers, wipes, clothes and other available items for 46 children! For the November 14 event, Size 6 diapers are needed as well as 9-mo & 4yr boys and 24-mo & 4yr girls winter clothes. Thank you.

  • Teach Me To Serve Faith Milestone

    Sunday, November 15 | Contemporary Service

    The Teach Me to Serve Faith Milestone will be held on November 15. The third and fourth grade students and their parents will attend a class during the Sunday School hour where they will learn about sharing their love for Jesus by serving others. During the Contemporary Service on that day, the students will receive a blessing from their parents and the congregation.

  • Organ Concert

    Sunday, November 15 | 4pm | Grace Lutheran Church

    Join Grace Lutheran for their 3rd Annual Organ Concert Sunday, November 15, 4pm, 11135 Newlin Gulch Blvd., Parker. Featured organist is Kantor Kevin Hildebrand of Concordia Seminary, Ft. Wayne, IN. All are welcome. 

  • Thanksgiving food drive

    through November 15

    We are collecting food and grocery gift cards through November 15. If you could fulfill a bundle for one family that would be a blessing, or give according to your ability. Look for the donation signs/tables in the Welcome Center and Gym. Thank you for sharing with those in need. 

    

    • $15-20 grocery gift card (for turkey purchase)

    • Chicken broth (14 oz can)

    • Mashed potatoes (7.2 oz box)

    • Stuffing (6 oz boxes)

    • Turkey gravy (3 dry packs)

    • Cream of mushroom soup (10 oz can)

    • Onions (French’s, 1 can)

    • Green beans (2 cans)

    • Cranberry sauce (16 oz can)

    • Pumpkin pie mix (15 oz can)

    • Evaporated milk (12 oz can)

    • Pie crust (Graham cracker - 1 tin, or a box of Jiffy pie crust)

  • ELC Grandparents Day Pie Social

    Wednesday, November 18

    Please join us Wednesday, November 18 in the Parish Hall to celebrate our grandparents and special friends. Chapel is at 9am, followed by the Pie Social. 

  • griefshare | Surviving the holidays

    saturday, november 21 | 10am-Noon

    Every grief journey is unique, but many of the questions, emotions, and challenges that come with loss are shared. Each GriefShare session addresses these common experiences with timely guidance, compassionate encouragement, and biblical hope to help you navigate life after the loss of someone you love.


    Please join us for this special event on Saturday, November 21 at 10am-Noon, or invite your friend or neighbor who is grieving the loss of a loved one. Our next group meetings begin in January 2027. More info and registration at griefshare.org Need help registering? Call the church office: 303.798.0711


  • Hanging of the Greens

    Saturday, November 28 | 8:30am

    Please join us for Hanging of the Greens on Saturday, November 28. We will be decorating the Sanctuary for the advent / CHRISTmas season. Please join us at 8:30 am. Coffee, Juice and Donuts provided.

  • Advent supper team

    This team did a superb job last year! They are looking for more teammates to join them in setting up Advent (and Lent) Soup Suppers. To join this group, contact David Renner: David.anthony.renner@comcast.net, 303.908.2332. Ask Val Cromar, Angie Renner, Ginny Morgan, and Don Matern what a Super Supper time you’ll have! Dates are: December 2, 9, 16.

  • colorado ballot | families & Kids

    As citizens we are blessed to exercise our constitutional rights to participate in our own governance. Three measures on our Colorado ballot are for strengthening families and protecting kids: Measures 133, 134, and 135. Information available at the Welcome Center/Gym. Become informed: protectkidscolorado.org. Contact Martha Johnson: 773.294.9710.


    • Register to vote
    • Be informed about issues on which Scripture speaks
    • Pray as you vote
  • ray of hope sponsorship opportunity

    Thanks, Shepherd, for your faithful prayers and generosity for Ray of Hope children and staff in Battambang, Cambodia. We now have seven students awaiting sponsors. Full sponsorship is $150/mo. or $1800 annually. Shared sponsorships are welcome—friends, families, Bible study groups, etc. You can also participate through Circle of Hope to support staff, facilities, programs, and daily operations for all students. To learn about these areas of mission, contact Sander Luckinbill: sanderluckinbill280@gmail.com or Joe Stoltenow: jstoltenow22@gmail.com.

  • 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. 


    Young Adults Group Me Link

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.