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LOTM-ENHANCED is a space devoted to details about current events, people and happenings at Lord of the Mountains Church. It’s place for members and friends far and near to keep up to date on what’s going on and to find information on how to participate.  We welcome information and input from congregation members, friends, and committees. Just e-mail what you know to Meg Castle, LOTMenhanced@me.com and it will get shared all around. Let us know if you’re celebrating something special, or if you’ve been honored in some way, or if you’re a teen who just won a prize, a scholarship, or a skiing medal. We’ll pass it on!

Calling all Kids!

            We will soon be welcoming a Children’s and Youth Choir to our musical life at LOTM. Children in grades 3 and higher who enjoy singing and would like to sing once a month or so during worship are encouraged to come and sing. At the moment, the hope is to form a choir willing to practice each Sunday and sing at Easter services. If there’s enough interest and room in family schedules, the choir could continue and become part of the music programming at LOTM.

            Sound good? Contact Christy Reinking at reinkinc@summit.k12.co.us or 390-8951 or Pastor Darlene through the church office.

Namibia Second Offering

            The February second offering collected nearly $7000 for scholarships for Namibian young people. With this money, we are able to provide 33 scholarships. We send good wishes with our contributions to students whose education might very well end with out them.

            Would you like to visit Namibia and do a little service work among the people there?  Gail Taylor, Namibia’s champion on the Outreach committee, is planning an opportunity for service and safari in August. Interested? Check with Gail at gailtaylor@ hotmail.com.

The Lord is my Shepherd

            As a congregation, we have been challenged to learn the 23^rd Psalm and be ready to recite it from memory on Sunday, April 25, Good Shepherd Sunday. Deborah Hage reminded us recently that her granddaughter, Cassie, accomplished this feat last year when she was but 4 years old.

            If you are able to attend worship services at LOTM regularly, you will find the psalm posted here and there as well as copies to take home. Otherwise, look below and get to work! First three verses are due Sunday, March 14!

1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside still waters.

3 He restores my soul.

   He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

LOTM Confirmands. . .  

            . . .are creating service projects with their families during Lent, and one such project is up and running. It needs your help and support.

            Josh Braun has placed collection boxes in the narthex and they need to be filled with toiletries for the Denver Rescue Mission. Josh is seeking soaps, shampoos, toothbrushes, and shaving supplies, etc., in regular sizes for Hope Totes, and toiletries in sample sizes for the emergency shelter.

The arm of the Denver Rescue Mission that the Braun family is assisting serves low-income families in transitional housing as well as the homeless.

The Luck of the Irish

            With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, many people feel at least a little bit Irish, even if they’re not. In the interest of inclusivity, LOTM offers an opportunity to celebrate being Irish on March 14 with another Family and Friends in Fellowship gathering at 5 p.m. There will be corned beef and cabbage, a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone, and Irish music with Dennis Reifsteck. Maybe, if we’re really lucky, Dennis will bring his musical saw! All that’s required is that you wear something green and bring your Irish good humor.

            Family and Friends in Fellowship gatherings are open to people of all ages -- families with children, people without, seniors, teens, the whole church family. Celebrations always happen on Sundays and they include food, songs and craft projects suited to the season. For example, a Mardi Gras gathering featured beads, masks and even a parade. In Advent, those in attendance made Advent wreaths and learned about devotions to use at home with them. The whole idea is to deepen friendships in the congregation.

            Family and Friends in Fellowship events are put together with the help of Katie Rom, Peggy Hiller, Cindy Bargell, Cindy Messaro, Catheryn Carlson and Pastors Darlene and Joe. Come and see what it’s all about.

Reaching Out….

            The Outreach Committee is busy organizing its projects for 2010 – planning and scheduling for activities and fund-raising, particularly through the monthly second offerings. Watch this space for updates and for detailed information on each month’s offerings and projects and their champions. You’ll find information, too, on how you can help.

            The second collection in March (March 28) will be for continuing Community Dinners held each Tuesday at the Elks Lodge. There has been a tremendous response to the dinners with as many as 368 people attending – the current record. Another article on this page focuses on the need for new ovens for the meals. LOTM has committed to $1000 toward the cost – the sum we hope to raise in the March second offering.

            Stay tuned to this space for more information on all our outreach projects. 

The Community Dinner. . .

. . . has an emergency! The Elk Lodge ovens have succumbed to a fatal disease of some sort and must be replaced. Deborah Hage reports that resuscitation efforts failed, and a fund-raising effort is underway to provide new electric ovens. New gas ovens installed according to code would cost nearly $20,000, so new commercial electric ovens will soon be installed at a much more “modest” price -- $6875 including installation. Generous contributions have already come in but about $1500 still needs to be found to complete the project.

            In the brief two weeks of fund seeking, donations have already come in from Frank Coussins ($2000) and there are commitments in place of $500 from Old Chicago, $1000 each from Lord of the Mountains, the Elks Lodge and the Community Dinner Fund. The electrical work has begun, and the new ovens will arrive in two weeks. Deborah sees the Community Dinners as “based on a model of abundance.”  She adds, “We are trusting that the $1500 will be provided from amongst our numerous faithful supporters who believe, as we do, that the Community Dinners represent Summit County at its finest.

            All and any donations are welcome. If you can help, please send your donation to Rotary Club of Summit County Charitable Fund. Mark Community Dinner on the memo line and mail it to PO Box 415, Frisco CO 80443.