August 1, 2006
Scripture Readings for Sunday
Proper 13/Sunday
18
Exodus
16:2-4, 9-15; Ephesians 4:1-16;
John 6:24-35
WILD
WEDNESDAYS
On August
2 GSLC will host 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. Also, mark your calendars for August 9, when
you can “Bring Your Own Picnic.” Be sure
to bring your own picnic supper and swim suit!
We will have the GSLC waterslide set up, as well as lots of other water
activities.
Installation of Pastor Dave
Service of Installation
9:30am Sunday August 6
We will officially receive Pastor Dave as the Lead Pastor for Good
Shepherd at the service of installation on Sunday morning, August 6 at the 9:30
service. Synod Minister Larry Iverson
will perform the installation and be our guest preacher for the service. We will also acknowledge the Call Committee
who worked faithfully through out the transition period of this past year. Please come and join in the celebration!
Installation Celebration!
Sundaes on Sunday
Sunday, August 6 after worship
We will celebrate the Installation of Pastor Dave following 9:30
worship on Sunday with an ice cream sundae bar and root beer floats. Join us for the fun, fellowship and
celebration.
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.
Attention: Pre-School Parents
Last month, postcards
were sent to all households with 3-year old children. The postcards involved plans for our fall
Sunday School program. If any 3-year
olds were missed, please contact Mike (289-1748) in the church office.
GSLC Night at Leo’s Pizza
The members of GSLC are invited to dine out
at Leo’s Hometown Pizza on Monday, August 7.
Every Monday, from 4:00-10:00pm during August and September, Leo’s will
donate 10 % of the profits from all food sales to our local “Thrivent Builds
Homes” partnership with Habitat for Humanity.
Have fun and enjoy great food while supporting the three local Thrivent
Builds houses!
Lutheran Night at the Twins
August 16, 7:10pm vs. Toronto Blue Jays
● Lower
level reserved tickets (reg. $26) - $18
● Upper
level reserved tickets (reg. $18) - $13
● Upper
level general admission tickets (reg. $6) $5
● $1 from every ticket sold will go to Thrivent Builds with Habitat for
Humanity to help build better lives for 33 Minnesota families
●
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.
Kenneth Rammage: A young man by the name of Kenneth Rammage was
tragically killed in a terrible accident this past weekend. He and his family were friends of several
people in the congregation, and his passing has a very real impact on the
greater community of Rochester. Please
remember Kenneth’s family in prayer.
Youth Director Mark Hannan and myself are always available should anyone
wish to talk about this tragic event.
God’s Peace –
Pastor Dave
Middle School M & M
Thanks to everybody who
has been signing up for Wednesdays on the youth bulletin board.
August 9: 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. Signup by Sunday.
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.
Logan, West Virginia Mission Trip
Quick change. Mission Trip Sunday will be on August 20th. Come and hear the youth talk about their
experiences in Logan and maybe catch a little bluegrass...
Good Shepherd 2nd
annual golf outing.- Middle school and high school
- No golf skills needed- best ball format. August 27th 2:00 Little
Willow Creek golf course. Cost $10.00 Includes golf, pop, and hot dog after golfing. Bring
your payment to the course. Prizes will be awarded. Please
sign up by calling Mike at church office by August 24th. Meet at
Willow Creek golf course at 1:45. Questions call Jeff Brown at
287-0465
GSLC Youth in the
News
Have you seen a Good shepherd youth in newspaper for sports, academic or
volunteer efforts? Please clip article and put in the church office inbox for Mike.
We will post articles in the Narthex on the youth board.
Wednesday, August 2
12-3pm Summer M&M “X Box Game Day”
6:00pm Wild Wednesday’s “Corn Feed, Watermelon Feast”
Thursday, August 3
6:30am Bible Study
9:45am Stay and Play
12-3pm GSLC Youth Band Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Friday, August 4
12-3pm GSLC Youth Band Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
Saturday, August 5
12-3pm GSLC Youth Band Rehearsal (Sanctuary)
5:30pm Worship
Sunday, August 6
9:30am Worship (Installation Service for Pastor Dave Berg)
Monday, August 7
4-10pm GSLC Night at Leo’s Hometown Pizza
From Pastor Dave
Take a Bow
"Matt Smith, a wonderful
Seattle improv teacher and solo performer, taught me a liberating game that can
be used as a response to a personal screw-up. He calls it 'the Circus Bow.'
Matt claims this is how circus clowns deal with a slip in their routines.
Instead of shrinking and berating himself silently with 'Oh, no, I really blew
it!,' the clown turns to the crowd on one side and takes a magnificent bow with
his hands extended and his arms high in the air, proclaiming 'Ta-dah!' as if he
had just pulled off a master stunt. He then turns to face the other side of the
audience and repeats the bow. 'Ta-dah!' . . .
The
virtue of this is that it pulls his attention out into the world again, looking
around and standing tall. This engaged and forward-looking vantage point is an
excellent place to be after a blooper. It is more common to focus inward when a
blunder occurs. 'How could I have done that?' The body shrinks and withdraws.
Instead, a mistake should wake us up. Become more alert, more alive. Ta-dah!
New territory. Now, what can I make of this? What comes next?"
Patricia Ryan Madison, Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up
(Bell Tower, 2005).
The past is not our potential, God
in Christ has liberated our future. Ta-dah!
Our past failings and fallings are forgiven. What does the future hold? What is God calling you toward today? What new ministry can you be a part of that
will engage your gifts? You are
forgiven, jump up brush yourself off, take a bow… now lets do ministry for the
sake of the one who gives us new life. PD
