CHAG SAMEACH AND L’SHANA TOVA!

This is the customary greeting at this time of the year as we enter the season of the Fall Feasts, it means "have a joy-filled festival and a Happy New year!" First of all, we will be meeting on the Mountain of GoMZ on Shabbat September 24th at 11am! The address is 166 S. Lookout Mt. Rd. Golden, 80401. We will be welcoming Nathan Wilbur, Director of Wilbur Ministries (and son of Paul Wilbur!) to share a special message with us as we enter into Yom Teruah and the Rosh HaShana festival. Also, we will have a guest worship leader with us and a dear friend of ours, Simon Obert, who is an incredibly anointed man whose joy-filled worship has blessed so many! This will be an incredible service so come on up and fellowship with the family! THERE WILL NOT BE AN ONEG (LIGHT LUNCH) FOLLOWING THE SERVICE BECAUSE OF A PREVIOUSLY SCHEDULED EVENT IN THE TENT!

ON SUNDAY EVENINGSEPTEMBER 25TH AT 6:30PM WE WILL BE JOINING TOGETHER WITH GATEWAY ON MT. ZION CHURCH FOR A SPECIAL YOM TERUAH/ROSH HASHANA CELEBRATION! BRING YOUR SHOFAR AS WE ENTER INTO THE FALL HIGH HOLIDAYS, GATHERED TOGETHER AS ONE NEW MAN, WORSHIPPING THE SOON COMING KING! WE WILL HAVE INCREDIBLE WORSHIP AND DANCE, A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM NATHAN WILBUR, KINGDOM PROCLAMATIONS AS WE BLOW THE SHOFAR AND A SPECIAL APPLE AND HONEY CAKE TO WELCOME THE YEAR 5783!

ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26TH AT 2PM WE WILL CONTINUE CELEBRATING THE FEAST OF TRUMPETS WITH THE “HIKE AND TOOT” AT THE PINE VALLEY OPEN SPACE, 30400 CRYSTAL LAKE ROAD IN PINE! PACK A PICNIC, BRING A SWEET TREAT TO SHARE AND YOUR SHOFAR, AND LETS FELLOWSHIP TOGETHER! IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING, CONTACT AMBER ALCOSER AT (720)987-3582. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

NEXT SHABBAT OCTOBER 1ST IS “SHABBAT SHUVAH” (RETURN OR REPENTANCE), THE SHABBAT BETWEEN YOM TERUAH AND YOM KIPPUR, AND IF THE WEATHER IS GOOD WE WILL PLAN ON MEETING UNDER THE TENT ON THE MOUNTAIN.

TUESDAY EVENINGOCTOBER 4TH IS EREV YOM KIPPUR AND OR CHAIM CONGREGATION WILL BE HAVING A ‘KOL NIDRE’ SERVICE AT 6:30PM AT THE DWELLING PLACE, 16800 W. 9TH AVE.GOLDEN 80401. THIS IS CONSIDERED THE MOST HOLY OBSERVANCE OF THE YEAR AS WE GATHER TO CONFESS OUR SINS CORPORATELY, AND WE ENTER INTO THE BIBLICALLY MANDATED FAST THAT CULMINATES THE 10 DAYS OF AWE. ALL ARE WELCOME TO THESE SPECIAL ‘APPOINTED TIMES’ (MO’ADIM)!

ON SHABBAT OCTOBER 8THWE WILL NOT BE HAVING OUR REGULAR SERVICE, AS WE WILL BE JOINING WITH THE BODY OF MESSIAH AROUND THE STATE FOR ‘COMMUNION COLORADO’ AT THE WORLD ARENA IN COLORADO SPRINGS! THERE IS NO COST FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT BUT PLEASE REGISTER ON THE ‘COMMUNION COLORADO ‘ WEBSITE. IT BEGINS AT 11AM, AND IF YOU NEED TRANSPORTATION, PLEASE LET US KNOW!

There are many other events coming up at this busy time of the year! We will be joining with Castlewood Canyon Church as we welcome the Rabbi’s Son, Bill Bullock, for a special campout to close out Succoth on the weekend of October 14th-16th! We will send out the complete schedule for this event separately. MILLIE AND I AND THE ENTIRE LEADERSHIP OF OR CHAIM WANT TO WISH ALL OF YOU A BLESSED AND SWEET NEW YEAR 5783! WE URGE YOU TO ENTER INTO THIS SEASON WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION AND EXPECTATION THAT GOD WILL DO “FAR BEYOND ALL THAT WE ASK OR IMAGINE, BY MEANS OF HIS POWER THAT WORKS IN US!” (EPH.3:20)

SHABBAT SHALOM AND CHAG SAMEACH!

STEWART AND MILLIE