Fellowship

Bridge – Duplicate or Marathon Contact: Liz Willson
Duplicate meets: Third Sunday, 6:30 p.m.
The Duplicate Bridge group meets in players’ homes on the third Sunday of each month at 6:30 p.m. for an evening of fun, fellowship, and refreshments. New participants are always welcome.

Marathon Bridge is also played on a prearranged monthly or bimonthly basis. All social bridge players are welcome to join.

Coffee Fellowship
A team is forming to host our coffee fellowship time in Charter Hall following worship each Sunday. Please call the church office to volunteer to:

        • set up and make coffee

        • clean-up

        • shop for food

Happy Bookers Contact: Barbara Slade
Meets: Second Tuesdays, 7:15 p.m.
Happy Bookers meet in a member’s home at 7:15 p.m. the second Monday of the month from September through May. At each meeting, a member reports on a specific book, followed by group discussion and refreshments. Happy Bookers is one of the longest standing small groups at Shepherd of the Hills.

XYZ (Xtra Years of Zip) Contacts: Ken Hawkins, Al Nibbe or Jerry Sherard
XYZ (Xtra Years of Zip) gathers on the third Friday of the month, September through May, for a potluck lunch at noon. You are asked to bring your own tableware and a dish to share. The program schedule for fall includes:

• Friday, Jan. 18, Potluck lunch at 12 p.m.. Please bring a food dish to share and your own table ware. Following lunch, there will be a program on the Galapagos Islands. Seventy percent of the plants and wildlife on the island are found no where else in the world. The fauna of the islands were the bases for Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species.

• Friday, Feb. 15, Potluck lunch at 12 p.m. Please bring a food dish to share and your own table ware. Following lunch, a program will be given by Karen McClurg from the Senior Resource Center. The center provides centralized and coordinated service, information, education and leadership, helping to assist seniors in maximizing their independence and personal dignity. See www.srcaging.org.

• Friday, March 21, Potluck lunch at 12 p.m. Please bring a food dish to share and your own table ware. Following lunch,
Bob Kissel will show us slides of his six-week trip to Maine.

• Friday, April 18, Potluck lunch at 12 p.m. Please bring a food dish to share and your own table ware. Following lunch, we will visit and be given a tour at the Foothills Art Center in Golden. The Center is housed in two joined National Historic Register buildings. Admission is $2 for Seniors. See www.foothillsartcenter.org.

• Sunday, April 27, Red Rocks Community College theatre production, afternoon matinee, $9 admission for seniors. The
event is a musical comedy variety show. All attendees will depart from the church at 1:15 p.m. Reservations required by March 28. Contact Jerry Sherard by phone or by email at shep964ard@hotmail.com.

• Friday, May 16, Potluck lunch at 12 p.m. Please bring a food dish to share and your own table ware. Following lunch, we will visit Long’s Iris Gardens in Boulder. Founded in 1905, this third generation, family-owned and operated iris farm is in the middle of Boulder. See www.longsgardens.com.

Help is needed and always appreciated for :
            Table setup
            Decorations
            Beverage preparation
            Cleanup
            Program/event planning

Fine Arts Exhibit
Contact: Sandi Marr
An exhibit of various art forms produced by our members will be Feb. 17. The exhibit will take place in Charter Hall following the worship service. If you are an artist, sculptor, potter or photographer and would like to participate in this event, please contact Sandi Marr or Betty Graf.

Church and Community Picnic
Contact: Susan Paddock
The Church and Community Picnic is an annual event held at Shepherd of the Hills for us to meet and share with our neighbors. The picnic will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2008 at the church from 4-6 p.m. Come join us in this community outreach and revel to the music of the one and only Cross Roads band while you enjoy a hot dog, chips and a cool drink. We’ll have cotton candy and snow cones too. The kids will be lining up for temporary tattoos and for a turn in the bounce castle. Bring your friends and neighbors with you for a wonderful afternoon of fun and fellowship. Best of all, you can’t beat the price. It’s free!

An Invitation to Get Involved:

1. Cooking and serving hot dogs. Handing out drinks

3. Making snow cones

4. Supervising the Bounce Castle

5. Greeting our visitors