Rooster Tale

Colorado Koinonia
November/December
2014
Volume 2, Issue 2

Christmas Caroling Ultreya

Inside this issue:

Friends and Family welcome!

Article from a
New Koinonian

Sunday, December 7th, 2:15pm 6:30pm

Koinonia
Calendar

2:15 we will meet at Sunrise Assisted Living at Pinehurst

Prayers and
Praise

Rooster Tale
Information

Request from
the Board

5195 W Quincy (Quincy and South Sheridan Blvd.)

Sing there from 2:30-3:30.

We will then go to Hallmark Nursing Center
3701 W Radcliff Ave (Quincy & South Lowell Blvd.)
Sing there from 4-5.

When were done singing we will go to the IHOP in Bear Valley for
food and fellowship.
IHOP - 3100 S Sheridan Blvd - DENVER, CO 80227
(Southeast corner of Sheridan and Dartmouth)

Prayer Ultreya
Koinonia is founded on prayer. You have the opportunity to join
other Koinonians in a time of prayer and worship dedicated to
praying for Koinonia, our country and each other.
Whether you are a prayer warrior
or afraid to pray out loud this Ultreya is for you.
January 17, 2015 times 6 10 p.m.
The Edge
7870 S Garrison Street
Littleton, CO. 80128
Bring your Kup, name tag, dish to share and a fellow Koinonian

Thessalonians
5:16-18
Be joyful always; pray
continually; give
thanks in all
circumstances, for this
is Gods will for you in
Christ Jesus.

The Best is Yet To Come

As soon as the first

song started Friday

night, I could tell
there was a
comradery that was
long-standing in
this group. The
openness and
acceptance was
practically an art
form.

All I can say is "Wow"!

You guys sure know how
to lavish love on people. As
a first-timer at a Koinonia
Retreat, I wasn't sure what
to expect. My friend, Cindy
Goral, who invited us
assured us there would be
several good surprises and
she was right. As soon as
the first song started Friday
night, I could tell there was
a comradery that was longstanding in this group. The
openness and acceptance
was practically an art form.
The phrase for the weekend
was "the best is yet to
come". It was true not only
for the weekend but is a
reminder that God is
speaking the same thing to
us all the time. We never
know what He is going to
be up to next, but he is
always lavishing his love
on us.
Having been on many
retreats before, my
expectations were low.
I was expecting mediocre
food, under par lodging,
gimmicky bonding rituals
and emotionally loaded
altar calls. But imagine my
surprise at the authenticity
of the whole weekend. It
took a lot of planning to
pull off all the surprises and
room changes, but it was
done with skill and
excellence.
But the logistics are just
the tip of the iceberg. I
walked into that weekend

with a struggle that no one

knew about. I have been
working three part-time
jobs trying to get a church
started and I felt as if
my life was
unmanageable. In fact, I
wondered if the weekend
would actually re-focus
me or set me back on my
time management issues.
Saturday night there was a
time for intercessory
prayer and a chance to
nail some things to the
cross. I knew exactly what
needed confessing in my
life and I came knowing
that God was going to
work through those
prayers. I confessed that
my life seemed
unmanageable. I needed to
be managing my time, my
diet, my sleep and my
family better to be more
productive. It was
especially impressive that
there was this prayer
wheel on display and that
there were people praying
constantly throughout the
whole weekend. After the
retreat was over and I
talked one of the staff
members into giving us an
impromptu tour of the
other facilities on campus,
I came back into the main
lodge one more time. I
expected everyone to be
gone. Much to my
surprise, a large number
of people were still there
praying. It had been said
several times during the
weekend that the

Koinonian retreats were

all about prayer and based
on prayer. Seeing those
people still praying after
what must have been an
exhausting weekend of
serving gave me some
kind of renewed hope that
God was going to
intervene with my prayer
request.
Since that weekend I
have had the most
unbelievable focus and
productivity in my
schedule. My diet is back
on track and I am sleeping
through the night better
than I have in months. I
know it was answered
prayer. So now it is my
turn to pray for
you..."Father God, thank
you for these servants who
care deeply and sacrifice
much. Please bless them
with the needs that they
have and intervene in their
daily lives the way you
have intervened in mine
these last two weeks. In
Jesus' name, AMEN!
Thanks for all the great
speeches, discussions,
hugs, small groups, meals,
serving and most of all the
prayers. I am glad to be
following Christ with you
all. The best is yet to
come...May the peace of
the Lord be with you.
Barry Hendrick
K-115

Colorado Koinonia Kalendar

Month

Day

Activity

Where

December

7th

Christmas Caroling Ultreya

Southwest Denver

January

17th

Prayer Ultreya

The Edge in Littleton

February

7th

Game Night

TBD

March

14th

K-116 Palanka Party/Team Dedication

TBD

March

20th-22nd

K-116 Retreat

Highlands Presbyterian Camp

April

4th

K-116 Post Weekend Ultreya/Easter Special

TBD

Joint Hayride with Southern

TBD

May
May

29th - 31st Joint Renewal Weekend (Texas, North, Southern, Denver) Cathedral Ridge Camp

June

13th

Denver Picnic / Board Elections

TBD

July

18th

Day Retreat

TBD

August

15th

BBQ / Game Night

TBD

September

4th-7th

Labor Day Campout

TBD

September

19th

Prayer Ultreya

TBD

October

31st

K-117 Palanka Party / Team Dedication

TBD

November

6th - 8th

K-117 Retreat

Highlands Presbyterian Camp

November

21st

K-117 Post Weekend Ultreya

TBD

Youll find more information about these events in this newsletter

at our website www.coloradokoinonia.org
.
Prayers
& Praise

The Koinonia family would like to rejoice in your praise and pray for your needs. Send
any prayer requests or praise reports to Christine at purplecp@live.com. More timely
Prayer Requests can be sent out through the Colorado Koinonia website
coloradokoinonia.org
Prayer Request several Koinonians are looking for jobs
Pray for the health of all the members of Koinonians, especially eye issues for Debbie
and Chrisla
Prayer Request Brenda and the preparations for K-116, may there be 30 participants
Prayer Request Gods guidance for the CK and SCK Boards
Prayer Request for the members of Western Colorado Koinonia, which recently
disbanded
Prayer Request - the renewal weekend planned for May and the group planning it
Praise report its time to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus!
Praise report Emily P (CK-108) will be graduating from CSU in December
Luke 2:10-14 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good
news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a
Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you:
You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a
great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and
saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his
favor rests."
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Rooster Tale Information

The Rooster Tale is a communication tool for Colorado Koinonia. It is
published monthly, except for December and June.
As the editor of the Rooster Tale, I plan to make this a resource where you
can learn more about your fellow Koinonians and whats going on in the
Koinonia Kommunity.
I need your help to make this a publication worth reading. Let me know of
any prayer or praise reports that you would like published in the RT. If you have
a short story about how you have been blessed by Koinonia, send it to me. If you
have a suggestion to make it better let me know.
Please send articles to Christine Pancoast at purplecp@live.com Dont wait
until you are busy with Christmas, send your article for the January issue now.
Rooster Tale Deadlines
Dec. 28
Jan. 18
Feb. 15
Articles need to adhere to the general purpose and policies of Colorado Koinonia
and they may be edited in regards to space and Koinonia policies

THE COLORADO KOINONIA BOARD NEEDS YOU!

The Colorado Koinonia Board is seeking interested individuals to fill several open
Board positions. This is a great way to serve the Koinonia Community while enjoying
fellowship with other Koinonians. If you would like to have input into the decisions
made by the board we would love to have you join our team. We meet monthly to
discuss and make decisions on issues which arise. The open positions are Secretary,
Pre-Koinonia, and Home Team.
The Secretary position takes and keeps a record of the minutes at the board
meetings, distributes these minutes to the board members for the next meeting,
presides over the board meeting in the absence of the chairperson, and handles any
correspondence as instructed by the board.
The Pre-Koinonia position coordinates processing of new participant applications,
interfaces with each new participant, coordinates applications with sponsors if needed,
with the Treasurer coordinates the funds collected from the applications, and provides
copies of the participant list to the Palanka Party.
The Home Team position helps the Head Home Team with coordination of the
Palanka Party as needed, which includes: assist running of the Palanka Party, helping
to make sure all the duties are fulfilled (prayer wheel, weekend needs, collection of
reservations and money for breakfast and lunch at mananitas, etc.), and helping to
make sure all of the palanka is prepared.
If you are interested in any of these positions or need more information you may
contact Chris at 303-919-3637.
Please pray and listen, is God calling you to serve in this capacity?