November 28, 2006
Scripture Readings for Sunday
Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13;
Luke 21:25-36
Congregational Meeting – December 3
Please make plans to attend the Congregational Meeting, on December
3rd. It is important that we have all
members of GSC attend in order to vote on several key issues. Items to be voted upon include new council
members and the budget for 2007. There will be a potluck meal held before the
meeting. Also, there will be Advent
activities available during the meeting for children in pre-school through
grade 5.
Christmas: for the Poor and Rich alike
You
can help the 5th and 9th graders provide Christmas gifts
to a needy family this Christmas by taking home some homemade goodies at this
Sunday’s Bake Sale. Proceeds will go
directly and in their entirety towards the family we have adopted through
Lutheran Social Services. Bake Sale
starts at 9:30am on Sunday, December
3rd.
Intergenerational Spring Break Mission Trip
If you are interested in coming on the Spring Break Mission
Trip to Oceans Springs, MS
please have your $100 deposit into the GSC office by Sunday, December 10th. For the new info sheet visit:
www.gscyouth.com/springbreaktrip
The BUZZ is real!
Come to the GSC Coffee House at 7:00pm on Friday, December 1 to Kick Back, Eat
Food, Drink Coffee, Bring Friends and Praise God. Our special musical guests will be the Spirit
Garage Band, an Alternative Christian Rock group out of Minneapolis.
Share Your Musical Gifts This Advent
Please consider
these opportunities to share your musical gifts during Advent worship at GSC.
Sunday, December 17
4:00 P.M.—K-Grade
5 Christmas Program followed by potluck supper. Any
youth musicians interested in playing an instrumental prelude for this program
are encouraged to call Cynthia (289-1748) by Dec. 15. Please consider this opportunity to share
your gifts!
Sunday, December 24 3:30
P.M. Worship – The Family Christmas Eve Service
(no communion)
Bring the family and
hear the story of Christmas told through scripture, drama and music. Special music will be provided by the Family
Choir. Families (parents, youth and
children) are invited to sing for this service.
Please call Cynthia (289-1748) by Dec. 1 to indicate your interest. We will schedule one rehearsal to prepare for
this service.
This Week at Good Shepherd
Wednesday,
November 29
9:45am Stay and Play
1:30-9:30pm Photo Directory Pictures
5:30pm Confirmation
5:45pm Simple Supper
6:15pm Cherub & Carol Choir
7:00pm HS Youth Group; Senior Choir
Thursday,
November 30
8:00am Rochester Lutheran Pastor’s Meeting
2:30-9:00pm Photo Directory Pictures
7:00pm Sister’s In Faith Bible Study (Room E)
Friday,
December 1
2:30-9:00pm Photo
Directory Pictures
7:00pm GSC
Coffee House (Fellowship Hall)
Saturday,
December 2
8:00am Faith In Motion
5:30pm Worship
Sunday,
December 3
IHN Week
(December 3-10)
8:15am Worship
9:30am Education Hour
10:45am Worship
12:00pm Potluck Meal (FH)
Semi-Annual Meeting to follow potluck
Monday,
November 27
10:30am Staff Meeting
6:30pm Celebration Chimes
Tuesday,
November 28
7:30am Men’s Coffee
6:30pm Jubilation Chimes
Ski Trips at GSC
Middle School - 6th through 8th
graders, mark your calendars now. February 17-19 are the dates of our ski
trip to Spirit Mountain in Duluth, MN. For info on the trip
visit: www.gscyouth.com/jrhighskitrip.html- High School - If
you are interested in the high school ski trip you must have your deposit
in by December 10th.
Download the information sheet at: www.gscyouth.com/srhighskitrip.html
Summer Mission Trip Location Revealed!
In
a subterranean press conference in a steel bunker buried deep beneath the Sahara desert the destination and dates of our High School summer 2007
mission trip were announced. Over the
week of July 22 - 27 we will be doing service in the great city of St. Louis, MO with other folks from YouthWorks! Our first meeting for this trip will be on
Sunday, December 10th at 12:15pm. This trip is for students
currently in grades 10-12. Stay tuned
for the dates of our 9th grade mission trip. www.gscyouth.com/stlouis.html
7th
& 8th Grade 
Day
Not buying into the
Playstation 3 craze? Gather with us on
Wednesday, December 6th to celebrate the joys and wonders of the
x-box. We play from 3pm – 5pm. If you
have an x-box or x-box 360 that you’d like to bring please talk with Mark. Only games rated ≤ Teen.
Spring Break Mission
Trip
If you are interested in
coming on the Spring Break Mission Trip please have your $100 deposit into the
GSC office by Sunday, December 10th.
Check out the new info sheet at: www.gscyouth.com/springbreaktrip
Adopt a Family
The 5th and 9th grade
classes at GSC will be participating in the Lutheran Social Services Adopt a
Family program. A bake sale is set for
Sunday, Dec. 3, and each student will need to bring 2 dozen cookies, bars or
other homemade goodies by 9:15am. Also, a Family shopping,
gift wrapping, pizza and class Christmas party is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 4
from 6-8pm. Each
student should bring a $5-8 gift for a class gift exchange and $10 to pay for
pizza and Christmas gifts for high school Sunday school teachers. Please RSVP the Brown’s (287-0465) by Sunday,
Dec. 3 if you will or will not be attending the party.
Thank You!
We want to thank
Good Shepherd for your support and recognize Becky Fluegel and Mark Hannan for
their leadership and organization of the volunteer groups.
Rochester Area Habitat For Humanity
IHN Week at Good Shepherd
GSLC is hosting Interfaith Hospitality Network the week of December 3-10. A sign-up sheet for volunteers is in the narthex. We serve as a host church to provide temporary shelter and meals to homeless families. We use our building for overnight shelter and provide meals for up to 14 people for one week at a time, four times a year. Two buddy churches, Evangel Methodist and Resurrection Catholic, partner with us to staff for a host week (50 volunteers).
Giving Tree
GSLC's traditional Giving Tree is in place. Pick gift tags from the tree and purchase gifts for clients of Circle Center or Crisis Nursery. Crisis Nursery provides crisis child care (ages 0-12) available to any Olmsted County family. Circle Center provides support services for adults with severe and persistent mental illness. The staff at Circle Center choose individuals who are not receiving gifts from other holiday giving programs and who have a need. Staff creates the "wish list" by requesting items which clients need and also take into account hobbies they may have. They do not tell clients ahead of time. Upon receipt of the gifts the staff delivers the special packages to the client's home. They are always surprised, grateful and appreciative.
Volunteer Opportunity
Curt and I have been volunteering a few hours
each month doing food pickup for Community Food Response. Curt is no longer
able to do it, so I would like to find another person to help me or two other
people to take over our route. We do our pickup on the fourth Monday of the
month; it takes about two hours in the early afternoon. You must be able to do
some lifting. If you have questions or would like to help, please contact me by
phone at 507-281-5688 or by e-mail at jaccola@chartermi.net. Julia Accola.
Pictorial Directory
Our second wave of photography began the day
after Thanksgiving. We are still in need
of a few people to help. Check-in
helpers are needed for the following time slots: Wed., Nov. 29 (4-9pm), Thurs., Nov. 30 (2:30-6pm), Friday, Dec. 1 (4-6pm). We
also need volunteers to bring cookies or bars (3 dozen) on these dates: Nov.
29, 30 and Dec. 1. If you have any
questions, call Mary Olson at 529-1314.
Pictorial Directory, Part II
Also, any families submitting photos need to
have them in the office by November
30. We can only submit nine (9)
more at no cost. If you submit after the
first nine, there is a $10 charge.
Submitted photos will not be returned.
They must be glossy (not matte) 3 x 5 or 4 x 6, or on a disc. Professional photos must be accompanied by a
release form, which can be found in the church office. Call Mike at 289-1748 with any questions.
Worship With Us
Saturday – 5:30 pm
Sunday – 8:15 & 10:45am
Education Hour –
9:30am
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God bless your year!
Nov. 29 Isak
Winter
Nov. 30 Chad Ridgeway
Dec. 1 Thomas
Junge, Angela Krueger, Linda Schwartz
Dec. 2 Roger
Harty, Linnea Olson, Dale Sanford
Dec. 3 Zane
Angerman, Gary Lipp, Heidi Meldahl
Dec. 4 Sarah
Frey, Joyce Grendahl, Brittany Mann, Carter Sheehan, Tegan Tagtow
Dec. 5 Breanna
Douglas, Lon Havelick
Dec. 6 Jessie
Daniel
+ For all the members of GSLC, especially: Jeremy & Sarah
Johnson (Elizabeth), Jim & Diane Johnson
(Marie, Daniel, Andrew), Margaret Johnson.
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For ELCA
congregations in the Southeastern MN Synod, including:
Calvary in Rapidan, Cedar Valley in Houston, Christ in Byron and Bethel in Scarville, IA.
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)