Scripture Readings
Proper 12/Sunday 17
2
Kings 4:42-44; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21
WILD WEDNESDAYS
This Wednesday (July 26), GSLC will host
a “Carnival Night.” We will have a potluck supper and the kids
can enjoy lots of carnival games hosted by the GSLC youth. Kids will be busy collecting lots of prizes
while you chat with Pastor Dave and other GSLC folks. Coming on August 2 is a “Corn Feed and Watermelon Feast.” We will be cooking up lots of fresh sweet
corn and slicing lots of watermelon.
Join us for this cool summer supper and enjoy music by our own Mark
Hannan.
Wedding Coordinators
We are looking for multiple people who would be
interested in serving as wedding coordinators. The purpose of this
position is to instill a sense of confidence and calm for the wedding
couple.
A coordinator meets with the
couple before the event and is present at the rehearsal and the wedding
ceremony. If you would like to ask specific questions of one of our
current coordinators, call Meg McCamish 280-4339. If you would like to
serve as a coordinator, call Vicky Mulvihill (281-3052.)
Music
Can You Help? Beginning
in September, the Senior Choir is in need of an accompanist. This involves a Wednesday night rehearsal and
playing an anthem for services, approximately three Sundays each month. A modest honorarium is provided. Please call Cynthia McLaren, Director of
Music (289-1748) for more information.
Lutheran Night at the Twins
August 16,
Some
highlights of the evening:
● “Lutheran
Night Choir”: One person from each delegation attending will be
escorted onto the field to join in singing the pre-game National Anthem.
● Hotdogs
for $1.00 (first 20,000 hotdogs, limit 2 per person)
● Specially-priced ticket packages
● Lower
level reserved tickets (reg. $26) - $18.00
● Upper
level reserved tickets (reg. $18) - $13.00
● Upper
level general admission tickets (reg. $6) - $5.00
● $1 from every ticket sold will go to Thrivent Builds with Habitat for
Humanity to help build better lives for 33
●
For tickets, call Mike at 289-1748. Payments must be received in
the church office by August 6.
Tickets
ordered before the deadline will be mailed out to Good Shepherd. Please
make your own arrangements for carpooling.
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone at GSLC
for their support, love and caring behaviors during this challenging time for
our family. God bless you all!
Duane, Sonia, Jonathan & Stephanie
Ellsworth
Thank You!
Thank you to Bob Nassif,
Weldon Hanson and anyone else who helped out with the remodeling of the women’s
restroom. Your time and efforts are
greatly appreciated! (The men’s bathroom
will be remodeled sometime in August)
Simple Supper
Anyone who is interested in volunteering
to become a part of the cook staff for Wednesday Simple Suppers should contact
Ellen Herder at 289-5723. Simple Suppers
will begin again in early September.
Middle School M & M
Thanks to everybody who
has been signing up for Wednesdays on the youth bulletin board.
August 2: Horseback riding @ Ironwood Springs. $15 for 1 hour of riding. Drop by the office to get a Liability Release
form. If you plan on riding you need to
have this form completely filled out and signed by a parent/guardian.
August 9: X-box game day.
Games rated Everyone and Teen.
August 16: *no M & M*
August 23: Mall of America Scavenger Hunt. $15 plus spending money. Follow the clues and win prizes.
Habitat Youth United House
Our next Habitat day is
August 5th. Sign-up now on
the youth bulletin board because spots are filling up.
For
pictures of the last Youth Build Day, visit www.gscyouth.com.
Also, special thanks to
the kids at Day Camp who raised well over $100 in support of the youth house.
Youth Servant Leader
Institute
There’s still room to get
involved in this rare opportunity. The
new dates for the summer leadership camp are August 7-11. For more information go to ysli.wordpress.org.
Last
week Brittany Anderson, Nikki Gartner, Mark Hannan, Tyler Hansen, Juliane
Herder, Caia Jacobson, Nathan Klaus, Rob Laures, Erika Lee, Sue Lee, Marcus
Meldahl, Linnea Olson, Jeff Schnier, Paige Turri, and Justin Weber experienced
part of
Wednesday, July 26
IHN Week (July 23-30)
Thursday, July 27
6:30am Bible Study
9:45am Stay and Play
Saturday, July 29
Sunday, July 30
9:30am Worship
Tuesday, August 1
Running Start
We will be
collecting school supplies at a table in the narthex for children in Olmsted
Co. that are in need. Dates for collection are July 23, 30 and Aug.
6th. Questions? Call Val
Jorgensen at 289-6235.
Community News and Events
Good Earth Open: a golf fundraiser to raise dollars for kids
will be held Monday, August 7th at Somerby Golf Club in Byron. Let’s get a foursome together to represent our
congregation in support of our camp. For
details, see the GE Open brochure in the
Narthex or go to www.GoodEarthVillage.org
From Pastor Dave
Take a Flying Leap!
I have heard that an African impala can jump to a height of over 10
feet and cover a distance of greater than 30 feet. Yet these amazing animals
can be kept in an enclosure in any zoo with a 3-foot wall. The animals will not
jump if they cannot see where their feet will fall. Faith is the ability to
trust what we cannot see, and with faith we are freed from the flimsy
enclosures of life that only fear allows to entrap us.
As a faith community and in our individual lives we are continually
called and challenged to take leaps of faith into the unknown and unknowable,
trusting that God will provide. We
remember this in the jobs we take and the budgets we make. Our faith influences each and every aspect of
our lives. Yet sometimes we allow fences
to creep up and our courage wavers.
These times will come and come again.
Remember – through faith, no small cage can keep us boxed in, through
faith in God all things are possible. This week (and beyond) may we be bold in
our faith, listen to God’s call, trust that God will provide and leap… knowing
that wherever we land it will be in the arms of our Lord.
