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Shared Stories: Deer and Goose

Pastor Dee passed this CNN story along to add to our “shared stories” category: http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2011/04/08/dnt.ny.deer.protect.goose.wgrz.html

Shared Stories: Orangutan and Hound

Another wonderful animal interaction clip, passed on to Pastor Dee by Joyce Scheel to be included in the log of stories here on the blog.     http://5thworld.com/Paradigm/Postings/%21Wisdom/OrangutanAndHound.html

Shared Stories: The best day of fishin’ ever!

A new article of rescued deer and their human good samaritans, as shared with Pastor Dee from Carolyn Alexander. From: Carolyn Alexander  Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 6:05 AM Subject: The best day of fishin’ ever!!!    October, 2010 Four young Sitka black-tailed bucks fell upon good luck Sunday as they were pulled from the icy waters […]

Summer Series – Books, Movies, Activities

The following insert was in the bulletin for the March 27 and April 3 worship services. The insert can  be found in the Narthex. Summer Series Want to make this upcoming “sabbatical summer” a rewarding and enriching experience while Pastor Dee is on sabbatical? Consider participating in Summer Series – a selection of activities including book […]

Shared Stories: Elk and Moose

These two YouTube videos, shared with Pastor Dee recently, give us a rare glimpse into the uninhibited playfulness animals exhibit when they think they aren’t being watched! Elk calf playing in a puddle               Moose calves playing in a sprinkler

Welcome, Heather Cameron!

Church of the Hills welcomes Heather Cameron, our 2011 Intern. Heather started March 1st and will be with us into the autumn. We look forward to hearing Heather share the Lord’s Word, assist with Christian Education, and be available for pastoral care this summer. Following is Heather’s bio: “I was born and raised in a small […]

Wolf and Wildlife Sanctuary Field Trip, May 14

A sign-up sheet for the following field trip is available in the church Narthex, or print a sign-up sheet from this .pdf file: Wolf and Wildlife Sanctuary Fieldtrip Wolf and Wildlife Sanctuary Field Trip Saturday, May 14 Tour time: 2:00 p.m. Leave COTH parking lot at 10:00 a.m. (assumes time for lunch stop in Deckers) […]

Shared Stories: The Grizzly Bear

To continue our sharing of amazing animal-human stories, view this slide show about the man who raised a grizzly bear, forwarded to Pastor Dee by Joyce Scheel: From: Joyce Scheel Date: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 at 10:29 AM Subject: Fw: The Grizzly Bear To: Dee Cooper This is incredible! Joyce The_Grizzly_Bear

Shared Stories: The Whale

Following is a beautiful animal story, shared by COTH member, Kelly Croke. As mentioned in a previous post, stories like this one will be captured and posted on the blog for your enjoyment. ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Kelly Croke Date: Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:27 PM Subject: Fw: The Whale–true story     […]

Shared Stories: Deer and Friends

As noted in a previous post, animal stories received by Dee will be logged here for all to view and enjoy. The following was received by COTH member Carolyn Alexander: —–Original Message—– From: Carolyn Alexander Sent: Tue, Feb 22, 2011 1:02 pm Subject: A dog and a deer Cool!      http://www.dogwork.com/ddsff4/