May 18
Nancy Trudell, Intermountain Board member, recently coordinated with Chaplain Chris to once again bring the New Horizons Community Band to Tuesday chapel. The band has visited campus a number of times before, each time bringing energy and enthusiasm to their music and their interaction with kids and staff. The band is made up of 52 …
Apr 27
An amazing, beautiful, and successful event was held at Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church in Helena, Montana, on April 18th. The first Spring Tea for ladies was spearheaded by Sharon Amor and Delores Rosin and sprang out of the creative energies of both ladies. The desire was to have a fun and festive event that could …
Apr 10
We here at Intermountain hope you had a glorious Passover and Easter season. We just finished up celebrating both holidays with great fanfare and excitement. Our Jewish Educator, Janet Tatz, held a “mini-Seder” on April 10th for all our children and a fair number of staff and adult guests. Our Easter Celebration was held at …
Mar 31
With retirement on the horizon, Pastors Dick Weaver and Cathy Barker of Plymouth UCC in Helena needed to cull books from their personal library. Other members at Plymouth UCC nodded sympathetically and the idea was forged to have a used book sale! The proceeds were designated for Plymouth and Intermountain. The date was set well in advance so people …
Mar 22
Did you know that the official start of spring on the calendar was March 20th? We are officially past winter and into spring. Isn’t it great? I imagine you are shaking your head back and forth in disagreement. Perhaps it doesn’t feel like spring just yet? A Montana spring teases and taunts us, daring us …
Mar 06
Shame is a sense of being totally unlovable… worthless. While guilt is a feeling we have when we feel bad about what we have done, shame is when we feel bad about who we are. Shame can be the result of deep hurt, abandonment, abuse, neglect or ridicule. When these traumatizing factors occur early in …
Feb 18
Earlier this month we had the pleasure of putting on another wonderful Girls’ Valentine’s Day Tea. We hosted the Tea in our Community Service Center building and were treated to a brief talk on Victorian era tea etiquette by Loy Chvilicek and a wonderful devotional talk from Lisa Bowen of Life Covenant Church. Cookies and …
Feb 10
Life in ministry to 32 SED (severely emotionally disturbed) children is always an exercise in balancing preparation, improvisation, and constant openness to the Holy Spirit. It’s part of what makes the chaplaincy at Intermountain’s residential home such an exciting and challenging place to serve. I thought I might take a few moments to share how …
Jan 30
Recently, the extended Intermountain family suffered a tremendous loss. One of our recent graduates, Kalkidan, passed away as result of injuries sustained in a car accident. She was on her way to Montana to visit friends that she grew close to during her time in our care. The loss of Kalkidan hit us hard. Personally, …
Dec 08
I originally introduced you all to Addie back in September of 2013. Since that time a lot has transpired. Addie’s life back at home has had its ups and downs, and she could continue to use your prayers. Here at Intermountain, I have grown in my understanding of what it takes to minister effectively to …
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