September 26, 2006
Scripture Readings
for Sunday
Proper
21/Sunday 26
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29; James 5:13-20; Mark 9:38-50
Worship This Sunday
This
Sunday (Sept. 30) we will be privileged to hear William Byrd’s Mass sung as
part of our liturgy at both services. William
Byrd was a famous English composer who lived in the late 1500’s. He was a devout Catholic and master of
keyboard music, as well as Latin and English church music. His works were rediscovered in the 20th
century and are now widely performed in churches and concert halls. This promises to be a rare treat! Please join us for worship!
Youth Choir Starts October 2!
Youth
Choir for singers in Grades 7-12 will begin on Monday, October 2. Practice will run from 6:45-7:30pm. Everyone is
welcome! Questions? Call Cynthia McLaren at 289-1748.
Stay and Play Moves to New Day
Beginning
October 4, the Stay and Play group will move their weekly gathering time to
Wednesday mornings at Good Shepherd.
Stay and Play’s meeting time will continue to run from 9:45-11:15am. During the
school year, the Stay and Play group will also follow the decision of Rochester schools during inclement weather.
Usher / Communion Training
A
second training session will be held on Sunday, October 1 for morning worship
volunteers to discuss updates to the communion process. The session will be held in the Good Shepherd
sanctuary at 9:45am.
This
Week at Good Shepherd
Wednesday,
September 27
5:30pm Confirmation
5:45pm Simple Supper
6:15pm Cherub & Carol Choir
7:00pm High School Youth Group
Senior Choir
Thursday,
September 28
6:30am Bible Study
9:45am Stay and Play
6:30pm Set Design “The Promise” (Room A)
7:00pm Women’s Bible Study
Crafters
Friday,
September 29
6:30pm Set Design “The Promise” (Room A)
Saturday,
September 30 (Pledge Weekend)
7:15am Faith in Motion
2:00pm Set Design “The Promise” (Room A)
5:30pm Worship
Sunday,
October 1 (Pledge Weekend)
8:15am Worship
9:30am Education Hour
9:45am Usher/Communion Training
Defibrillator Training
10:45am Worship
1:30pm Set Design “The Promise” (Room A)
Monday,
October 2
6:30pm Celebration Chimes
6:45pm Youth Choir
Tuesday,
October 3
7:30am Men’s Coffee
1:00pm Staff Meeting
6:30pm Jubilation Chimes
Wednesday,
October 4
5:30pm Confirmation
5:45pm Simple Supper
6:15pm Cherub & Carol Choir
7:00pm High School Youth Group
Senior Choir
High School Youth Group
High School Youth Group will be on Wednesday nights,
in the youth room, from 7:00-8:30pm. Come to a time that is half crazy and half thoughtful as we dig into
some very cool thoughts about life, faith, and God. Past highlights included Children of the Corn
Maze, sledding through the woods, the Zairekka! audio-visual overload, and
games that always end with the question, “how is this game like life?”
Confirmation Classes
If
you failed to make it to our orientation kick-off events please contact the
office if you wish to participate in Confirmation this year.
High School Retreat
Could you benefit from a time away from the hustle of
life..? A time to refocus on what’s
important and learn more about how God intended us to live..? Talk with Mark if you’d be interested in a
High School retreat. We’re looking at
the weekend of November 17-18; Location to be named soon.
Atmosphere: High School
Sunday AM
Do you have that nagging
feeling that you were created to be more than you are? Come to a weekly time of discussion, food,
and friends that uses a range of movies, TV shows, and short films paired with
the Bible to dive into what it means to be alive... in God’s Atmosphere. 9:30
on Sunday mornings in the youth room.
What Atmosphere are you breathing?
Simple Suppers
As we begin simple suppers again, we are in need of some throw away
plastic containers, i.e... margarine or cool whip containers, to put leftovers
in. If you have any extra, please bring them in and leave them in the
kitchen.
Thank you.
The Kitchen Committee
Defibrillator Training
Training sessions have been scheduled for the new
defibrillator at Good Shepherd. The
first session will be held following the 5:30pm
service on Sept. 23 and at 9:30am
on Sept. 24 and Oct. 1. Contact Val
Jorgensen at 289-6235 with questions.
Welcome our Visitors
Good Shepherd has been blessed to have several
visiting families worship with us over the past month. Be sure to give a special welcome to the
following families: Evelyn & Paul Baker, Bob & Karen Carlson, Cindy
Ryan, Kristin Wood, Bill & Michelle Mauermann, Maria & Greg Neely.
Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymnal
The new ELCA worship book will be here by
mid-November. You now have the
opportunity to purchase one or more books for our congregation. Cost is $20 per book and they may be given in
honor or memory of someone.
Financial Summary for August
2006 August Income $32,041
2006 August Expenses $46,739
2006 August Net Loss $(14,699)
2006 Year-to-date Income $303,943
2006 Year-to-date Expenses $344,655
2006 Year-to-date Net Loss $(40,712)
Good Earth Village News
Contact Good Earth Village at 507-346-2494 or GoodEarthVillage.org to register
or for more information on these upcoming events.
Family Fall
Festival:
Sunday, October 8, 2:00-5:00pm
Bring your family and enjoy a
fall afternoon at camp! There will be
opportunities for hiking, wagon rides, choosing a pumpkin to decorate, games
and craft projects. The day will close
with a picnic supper, complete with pie and ice cream. Cost: $5/person with a $15 family maximum. Please contact the camp to reserve your space
by October 1.
National
Lutheran Choir Concert:
Sunday, November 5
Travel with Good Earth Village to hear this acclaimed choir. The cost of $45 includes coach bus from Rochester and ticket to the concert at Westwood Lutheran Church in St. Louis Park. (The group
will stop for supper before the concert.
Supper is at your own expense.)
Registration deadline is October 1.
College Student
Ministry Group
A new GSLC ministry group to
support college students will meet on Wednesday, October 11 at 6:30 pm. The group will base their activities on the
two-page “A 12 Month Guide for Congregations that Care for Students” created by
the Lutheran Campus Ministry, Oregon State University (elca.org/campusministry/resources/parents.html; then click on guide title). At the first
meeting the group will write postcard notes to students. The group will likely meet once a
month. Any parents and congregational members are welcome to
attend. If you are unable to attend, send Rita Howe a note (steve.rita.howe@charter.net) or leave a message
285-1507.
Adopt-a-School
The Church in Society committee is encouraging an
adopt-a-school program and is looking for volunteers willing to spend a half
hour or more per week at Friedell Middle
School or a
school of your choice. An example need is listening to students read. If you
are already working or volunteering at your child's school or another, may we
share your name as a resource for other prospective volunteers? Talk to Paul
Willemssen, Heather Willman, or Val Jorgensen. A sign-up list is in the
narthex.
Interfaith Hospitality
Network
Volunteer Training
If you have not attended
training or wish to attend a refresher, there will be a training session for
IHN volunteers on Tuesday, October 3 at 7:00pm
at Peace United Church of Christ (1503 2nd Avenue NE). Contact
Joann Holt-Angerman (843-4641) or Paul Willemssen (288-8069) with any
questions.
Baked Goods to
Visitors
When a visitor comes to worship twice, we
have a Good Shepherd member deliver yummy goodies (cookies, loaf of bread) to
the house. We are currently updating our list of volunteers in this
ministry. Please contact Vicky (281-3052) or Mike (289-1748) if you are interested
in participating or if you have not been contacted recently about baking.
It’s a Boy!
Congratulations to Steve and
Ammie Haley on the birth of their son, Landon Roger Haley, on September
12th. Landon is welcomed home by his big
brother Devan. Grandparents Roger and
Renee Harty, and Great Grandparents Duane and Inez Snyder are all members of Good Shepherd Church.
Congratulations to everyone!
God bless your year!
Sept. 27 Chance
Schwartz
Sept. 29 Jenny
Kruse, Bob Larson, Kailee Nicholson
Sept. 30 Brenda
Hacker, Larkin Klaus, Erik Krueger, Derek Sperry, Shawn Stellenberg, Tina
Tibbetts
Oct. 1 Andrew
Hung, Ryan Williams
Oct. 2 Alexa
Fryer
Oct. 3 Lester
Dunn, Steve Flynn
Oct. 4 Bailey
Griffin, Brian Krolak, Val Jorgensen
+
Eve Friedli
+
Mike Alcorn
+
For all the members of
GSLC, especially: Guy & Judy Havelick, Ken & Joyce Hays and Marge
Heaberlin
+
For ELCA congregations
in the Southeastern MN Synod, including: Zion in Lemond, St. Matthew in Granger, Zion in Stewartville and St. Paul in Conger.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
559 20th Street SW
Rochester, Minnesota 55902
Phone: (507)
289-1748
Office hours: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Monday – Friday
E-mail info:
gscsecretary@goodshepherdchurch.net
Worship Services (with Holy Communion)
Saturday 5:30 p.m.;
Sunday 8:15
& 10:45 a.m.
Staff
Dave Berg, Lead Pastor
Jack Friedli, Pastoral Assistant
Cynthia McLaren, Education & Music Director
Mark Hannan, Youth Director
Mike Thilges. Office Administrator
Vicky Mulvihill, Volunteer
Coordinator
Ellen Herder, Roger
Harty - Custodians
Happynings
Newsletter
Mike Thilges
gscsecretary@goodshepherdchurch.net
Newsletter deadline: Mondays by 4:30 pm
Web site
www.goodshepherdchurch.net
Paul
Willemssen, Admin (willemssen@charter.net)
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