Shabbat Shuva Oct 5, 2024

Chag Sameach!

As I write this update, it is Yom Teruah (Rosh HaShana), a very special and appointed time of the year! Wednesday night we had a wonderful and joy-filled celebration on the “Mountain”(Gateway on Mt. Zion Church), joining with many others from the community, declaring the Word of the Lord and blowing our shofarot and making a joyful sound to Adonai! Paul and Nathan Wilbur joined us with a powerful and anointed time of worship and Nathan shared a strong word with us about the times we are living in and that the sound of the shofar is us saying “Hineni”(Here am I) to the Lord! Our dance team led the whole congregation in dance and a fun time was had by all! We are now in the period known as The 10 days of Awe, between Yom Teruah and Yom Kippur where we are daily asking God to reveal Himself to us, and that we are responding in awe and repentance to who He is, in preparation for the Day of Atonement. As it is also Rosh Hashana, we are wishing everyone, L’Shana Tova (the traditional greeting at this time wishing a good new year), and eating honey cake and a sweet round challah bread, filled with raisins!

This Shabbat will be a very special gathering, as I will continue to share about the Biblical meaning of these high holidays, focusing on Yom Kippur and Succoth. We will be meeting at The Dwelling Place, 16800 W. 9th Ave Golden, 80401 at 11am. We will be joined for worship by the Bruse family who have always been a blessing to us! WE WILL HAVE A POTLUCK ONEG FOLLOWING THE SERVICE, SO BRING A DISH TO SHARE AND STAY FOR FELLOWSHIP! On Saturday evening (the 5th) at 5:30pm, Paul Wilbur will be performing in concert at Church In The City, 1580 N. Gaylord Denver, 80206, for a WE STAND WITH ISRAEL benefit, as we near the first anniversary of that terrible day of October 7th, 2023, when 1400 Israelis were brutally murdered by evil terrorists, and war has engulfed the region. Even with the events of the last several days, we can see that God is battling for His people, and we are to stand with them in our prayer, finances, and just as importantly, in speaking BOLDLY for Israel and the Jews and against the rise of hatred and anti-semitism in the world! Hope to see you there!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

- FRIDAY OCTOBER 11TH AT 6:30PM; EREV YOM KIPPUR/ KOL NIDRE SERVICE; THE DWELLING PLACE 16800 W.9th Ave GOLDEN, 80401

- SHABBAT OCTOBER 12TH: NO SHABBAT MORNING SERVICE! BREAK-FAST AT THE CRIDERS 6PM! WE WILL JOIN TOGETHER AND CELEBRATE THE END OF THE YOM KIPPUR FAST TOGETHER! DETAILS TO FOLLOW! 22493 E. MAPLEWOOD LANE, AURORA 80015

- FRIDAY-SUNDAY OCTOBER 18TH -20TH; SUCCOTH CELEBRATION AT CASTLEWOOD CANYON CHURCH! CAMPING IS AVAILABLE! 389 CASTLEWOOD CANYON RD. FRANKTOWN, 80116