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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
This month we continue our 7-month series
looking at the 7 Marks of the Church (as detailed in Luther’s 1539 essay entitled “On the
Councils and the Church”).
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We can’t save ourselves but we can respond
with love and thanksgiving to the one who
has loved us and saved us. We can pray and
sing songs and lift up thanksgiving to God.
We can gather to hear God’s word taught
and together pray the Lord’s Prayer. As we
linger around the truths taught in the catechism we become more deeply rooted in the
saving goodness of the gospel.
Worship
Ministry
We should not be in the habit of forgoing
worship but gathering regularly to be encouraged and to encourage others in their faith.
Jesus promises to be especially present when
we gather with others in his name. Let us
continue to gather. Let us invite others into
the joy and comfort we find in worship.
Luther writes in the above mentioned essay:
“…the holy Christian people are externally recognized by prayer, public praise, and thanksgiving to God. Where you see and hear the
Lord’s Prayer prayed and taught; or psalms or
other spiritual songs sung, in accordance with
the word of God and the true faith; also the
creed, the Ten Commandments, and the catechism used in public, you may rest assured
that a holy Christian people of God are present.”
Worship isn’t the work of a few. The worship
word “liturgy” literally conveys “work of the
people”. Sometimes worship is chore. That’s
okay. I believe that we are to come to worship primarily for God’s sake—to offer God
prayer, praise and thanksgiving. Sometimes
we come and we get to be a blessing to
others and encourage them in their faith—
thanks be to God. Sometimes we come and
there is something specifically for us from
God—what a blessing! But regardless of who
is getting what out of worship God bids us to
come.
Confession & Absolution
Baptism
Communion God’s Word Cross
Mark III:
Worship
We aren’t able to earn or merit right standing
with God. We aren’t even able to believe in
God without the work of the Holy Spirit. On our
own we can’t enter into the fullest and richest
life for which we were intended by God. We
need community with each other and we
need community with God. God has restored
us to right standing through Jesus’ life, death
and glorious resurrection. God has clearly
shown that we are called to be saved and to
live an abundant life opened to us through the
empty tomb.
If we are truly a church that serves God and
experiences God’s saving love then worship
must be one of our defining marks.
Peace and blessings as we continue to gather to worship, Pastor
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Custodian:
Jeani Bockelman--McInnis
503.585.4608
[email protected]
A Return of Home Visits ?!?
There has been discussion about reviving the practice
of home communion visits. People who are unable to
regularly get to worship to receive the sacrament of
Holy Communion would be visited on a monthly basis
to receive that tangible expression of the gospel. We
need to assemble two lists in order to see if this hope
can become a reality:
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Michele Wallace
[email protected]
Pastor:
Karl Hester
[email protected]
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Website address:
www.christthegoodshep.org
Nursery Volunteer:
Penny Culp
[email protected]
503.269.2698
Choir & Praise Band Director:
Erica Hall
[email protected]
541.971.7798
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Office Hours: Mon-Thur 8:30-3:00
Fax us at:
Call us at:
503.363.3726
503.378.7411
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A Shout of…
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Thanks for all the helpers and all who came
and enjoyed the food at our Easter breakfast.
Looking forward to doing it all again next year!
Thanks to Tuesday Crew and Jeani for all their
extra scrubbing they did to make the church
“shine” on Easter Sunday.
Thank you to Anne Clemens for all your coordination, arranging and watering of the Easter
Lilies.
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We need a list of persons or couples who would
be willing to commit to monthly visiting one of our
homebound members to bring communion to them,
pray with them and enter into that holy space of Jesus
coming into the midst of two or three gathered in his
name.
Thanks to Ralph Sherman for coming down
and cleaning our front walk before Easter.
2. We need a list of persons who would like to have
a monthly communion visit. If you would like to find
out more about being a home communion visitor
please contact Pastor Karl. You can get your questions
answered and, if you would like, go on a ride-along to
see exactly what is involved. You will be blessed if you
venture into this holy territory.
Thanks to all those who helped make Wanda
Wendt’s 80th birthday celebration such a wonderful day, and thanks to all who came too.
Thanks to all those behind the scenes workers
that tend to our church, the altar, and all that
make CGSLC all that it is!
Thanks to all those who helped with Donna
Sandstrom’s memorial service.
If you would like to receive home communion visits or elements would be consecrated and that the kits
if you think you know of someone who would, please would then go out to do their visits. It would be
give those names to Pastor Karl as well.
wonderful if we could revive this ministry, which has
The hope is to set aside a particular Sunday of the been a part of our history, and get some visits happenmonth where the home communion kits with their ing as early as June.
Mark your calendars and spread the word.
Tell the family, invite your friends and your
neighbors to our two-day Camp Discovery
for kids.
This opportunity for kids to Discover God
and learn about His Awesomeness is so very
important. It is also a wonderful outreach to
our surrounding community for those who
have never had opportunity to hear and
learn about God.
Save the date:
June 26-27 (Fri-Sat) 10-1
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Fri - Sat
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Each day will be filled with stories, crafts,
songs and activities that center around
God and exposing his love for us in his awesome ways. Lunch will also be provided
each day. This is a totally free event.
Volunteers/helpers needed, if interested in
helping contact Gwen Carr or the office.
Prayers of support are a blessing!
Our youth are closer to meeting
their financial goal for their trip
this summer because of your
generosity.
Lunch provided
Detroit bound–
Support our youth as they
Rise Up!
July 15-19 at the
The recent Spaghetti Feed/ Auction fundraiser was a wonderful
success adding funds of over
$3300 with matching funds of
$1000 from Thrivent Financial towards the trip.
Pastor
Leah
Stolte-Doerfler
shared about her trip to Spain
and walking the Camino de Santiago and there were many wonderful
baskets
and
“jobs”
auctioned off to add to the evening of fun, food and fellowship.
A FREE event
ELCA Youth Gathering
Portland
Detroit
You have been so very generous. We thank you for all your
support. The youth are so very
close to raising all the funds
needed, won’t you help them
meet their goal? Please continue
to donate your cans/bottles and
any support additional fund raisers, so their hearts may be filled
and their faith Rise up!
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HEAR and THEIR
By Joan Mathias
Sunday,
March
22,
SHARON
KEMNITZ,
ILENE WHELDEN, ANNE CLEMENS, SANDY
ELIAS, ANNA CHRISTIE left the church after the
second service, stopping at DQ for a bite to eat,
then headed off to the Pentacle to the 2:00 matinee of Mel Brooks Musical, "Young Frankenstein".
They enjoyed the show and the great cast, including TYLER PALMBLAD. Well worth an afternoon.
The ladies loved it.
It was an enjoyable
weekend at the coast
for DON and PAT
WOLFE in commemoration of their 62nd wedding
anniversary celebrated March 21.
Six individuals were honored for
significant contributions to historical preservation in the mid-valley
by the Willamette Heritage Center.
The David Duniway Historian
Award was presented to GWEN CARR at the
ceremony held at the Mission Mill Museum.
Gwen, a curious person interested in history, researched the history of African-Americans in Oregon, preserving that information. Her work was on
exhibit, "Rails through Salem", at the World Beat
Gallery, focusing on the history of black people in
the history of Oregon.
A big THANK YOU to RALPH SHERMAN for
pressure washing the walk under the front canopy
prior to Easter. It looks amazing!
Daniel "Deke" Kniss, of LaGrande,
was a recent visitor in Salem to celebrate his mother's birthday. He, and
his mother, MARY ANN KNISS, went
out to dinner and had a good visit. Dan
is
employed
in
La
Grande.
Remember....he was an original Scout, with his
mother, when Troop 9 was established in 1987
under the sponsorship of Christ Lutheran Church.
Congratulations to PHILIP and
PENNY CULP on the birth of their
grandson. Logan Wayne Hunter,
born at 10:05 a.m. March 17, 8 lb.
6.5 oz, 21 inches in length. Lo4
gan's parents, Sara Culp and Greg Hunter, and big
brother Jude, are bonding at home.
Have you taken a close look at the Prayer Box at
the front of the sanctuary? Beautiful craftsmanship by DEAN
HATZENBIHLER, placed in the
sanctuary March 24. Crafted from
wood cut from pews to accommodate a walker or a wheelchair.
The Prayer Box is made to accommodate prayer candles set in sand, with baskets at each end of the sandbox for candles and
prayer cards.
Recognition was given MATTHEW PALMQUIST,
park interpreter at Silver Falls State Park, in the
Statesman Journal (March 23)
for his work which was featured
in the photo of wildflowers in
bloom in that issue of the newspaper. He encourages people to
visit locations where there are a
variety of wildflowers in bloom.
JACK JOHNSON and son Jared Johnson, of Redmond, went to Grover Beach in the Morrow Bay
area of California to visit
Jack's daughter Kim.
Jack and Jared drove
through the big Redwood
Forest and drove the Prius through one of the big
trees. The also did some
Pier fishing while there.
They had a great time and good visit.
Enjoying their grandson for a weekend, CHUCK
and SARA PALMQUIST, had a bonding good time
with six month old Owen.
WANDA WENDT's 80th birthday celebration April
11 drew a full house in the Gathering Room as she
circulated greeting all comers. The occasion drew
relatives and friends from far and wide. Wanda was
surrounded by her children and grandchildren;
Debbie Wendt, Gene and Connie
Wendt, Denise Wendt, JAY and NORI
CASH and their children, PATRICK, IAN
and EMMA who planned the event for
their mother and mother-in-law. Daughter Nori revealed a BIG surprise. After a
conversation with the Mayor of Turner, with consent of the City Council, Wanda may be selected
the Grand Marshall of the Turner Lamb Festival
parade and festivities in honor of her many years
as a resident, raising her family in the city, and for
her services to her community, i.e. served on the
city council, active in the historical society, etc.
It was good to see former members Jon and Theresa Peterson Sunday
April 19. After a birthday visit with daughter Kelly in Seattle,
they made a stop at
Christ
the
Good
Shepherd on their
way home to Medford. Friends were
happy to see and visit
with them.
~JM
Many Thanks to you!
The congregation would like to express it’s gratitude to
Eleanore Norman for her gift of the beautifully embroidered
communion cloths she created for our church. We appreciate you for your talents and generosity.
The Winner of the Great Race is…
Well, the Great Race is over and everyone ran a great
race! Who won, you ask? I believe the answer is
everyone., but I’ll let you decide.
I hope everyone was as blessed by the drama that was
presented on April 12 as I was. I was so happy to get
such a great group of actors to work with: Twila
Anderson, Paul Anderson, Jason Elms, Stephanie and
Tyler Palmblad and Matthew Biggs. All of these people brought their own spin on this drama and I had the
pleasure of watching their characters bloom.
I first came across this play over 10 years ago when I
had the pleasure of playing the part of “Sarah”. The
playwright was a part of our congregation and had
written this wonderful play and asked me to be a part
of it. That is really where my love for drama began.
After being a part of this play I was able to be a part of
many more of hers. So when I hear that this congregation used to do plays I was thrilled!!! Another way to
bring the good news in an artistic way.
This was my first attempt at directing a play. I have
been on stage but never been ‘behind the camera’ per
say. This experience was all worth it.
Jason gave this wonderful quote: “The thing I like and
get the most out of with any activity at church is
getting to know more of the church family. I appreciate spending time with people I already know but
enjoy getting to know others who I do not know as
well.”
This year’s chosen family for our Habitat for Humanity Faith
Build is the Logvynenko family. Sergiy is working in technology with expertise in computers and Yelena, currently a
stay-at-home mom, was trained as a Medical Assistant at
Chemeketa Community College. This hard-working couple is
continuously coping with sub-standard conditions in their
small apartment from removing carpeting due to flea infestation from former tenants, coping with heating problems,
and dealing with mold and moisture issues. Together, their
prayers have focused on the goal of owning a home that
allows their children to play safely and where they can grow
vegetables and flowers and be members of a community.
I concur with him. Whenever we have a small group
of people come together for any reason you get to
learn more about them. I have to say that I loved this
group of people and would gladly work with them
again. They pulled out all the stops to bring this drama
to life and praise God while doing that. Dramas speak
to people in a way that no other medium can. I am
grateful that I could praise both God and our wonderful church volunteers through this drama. I hopeful
that we will do more dramas in the near future!
Well, do you agree who won? I hope you do agree that
we are all winners of the Great Race.
~ Erica Hall
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WELCA meetings and Bible
study are on the third Tuesday of each month at 1:00. All women of the church
are welcome and encouraged to join. May 19th is the
next meeting. Hostess: , Study Leader: , Stewardship:
Prayer Shawl is a tangible reminder that prayers are being
offered for those in difficult circumstances. As we knit and crochet these shawls we pray for
the peace and comfort for those who receive them.
As they put them around their shoulders, it is like a
hug from God. The next Prayer Shall meeting will be
Thursday, May 28, at 1:00 PM.
The
Lord’s
Cupboard
Needs you! Looking for a coordinator
to help with the running of the cupboard. Hours would be between
11:30 - 4:00 M,W,F on weeks assigned. Never the
first week of the month. We are always grateful for
all your donations. All non-perishable foods and personal care products are accepted and appreciated.
We have received items almost every week and we
thank all who donate as every item is used. Just a
reminder, we cannot use any opened items or partially used items but all others are welcomed. If you wish
to volunteer or want more info call Eileen Boswell,
503 585 9556.
FISHERMEN -Interested in the big
ones at Diamond Lake?
Lake
Fishing, camping, fellowship; cabins,
motel & lodge are also available.
PLANNING MEETING SUNDAY, MAY 3rd at
10:00 am between worship services in
the Gathering Room.
TRIP planned for MAY 18th-19th.
For more information contact:
DWAYNE AAS 503-871-7416
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May Adult Sunday Education is a
4 session discussion on the movie
"Do You Believe?." You do not
need to have seen the movie to
participate. Join us in the chapel
May 3. All are welcome.
Pastor Karl is seeking some folks who would like to
be part of a worship consultation panel. When it
comes time to select music for worship it is good to
have a variety of input. It would be helpful to collectively discern banner selections and perhaps even
seasonal themes. This group would meet 3 or 4
times a year to discuss, pray, suggest and evaluate.
If you think you might like to be involved in this
process please contact Pastor Karl. Thank you.
You are never to old or too
late to go to Camp. The annual
Women's Retreat at Camp
Lutherwood will be held July
31- August 2.
The retreat leader will be Pastor Laurie Larson Caesar.
Pastor Caesar is the Lutheran half of the pastoral
leadership of the Mission of the Atonement, a joint
ELCA Roman Catholic community, where she has
served for more than 18 years.
This retreat is a wonderful time to enjoy friends from
church and and around the synod. Registration is
online. Cost is $100. Please visit the Lutherwood
website
for
all
the
information,
lutherwoodoregon.org and find out other programs
that are available and what fits you and your family
best and to get registered today.
Habitat for Humanity was
founded in Americus,
Georgia, USA, in 1976,
Habitat for Humanity today operates around the globe and has helped build,
renovate and repair more than 800,000 decent, affordable houses sheltering more than 3 million people
worldwide. This number is the result of the work of
Habitat's 1,500 United States affiliates and 80 national
organizations.
Thrivent Financial has partnered
with us and HFH again to build a
home at 925 Fuller Lane in South
Salem (in the Samaritan Lane
neighborhood). Dates for our “build dates” are being
scheduled. Please consider joining the team on one of
the upcoming dates to help with construction. Contact the local Habitat for Humanity office 503-3646642
or
check
out
their
web
site
www.salemhabitat.org/ for additional information, or
talk to Wanda Wendt.
CGSLC Financial Report
YTD:
MONTH-Mar:
Income:
$ 66,244.22 $ 22,949.41
Expenses:
$ 72,452.35 $ 24,969.01
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Over/Under: $ -6,208.13 $ -2,019.60
Update: We have collected $300 of $465.70 needed
for brand new flagpoles for the sanctuary. If people
would like to donate please do so and put “flagpole”
in the memo-line of the check.
The above income includes all monies received
including rents, mortgage payments received and
general offerings. All expenses are actual, not
based on what was budgeted. To make the budget
that was approved by vote, our income needs to
be $25,482 per month. Please consider these
figures when giving and in your prayers.
Those giving of time and talents–
8:45 AM
5/3/2015
5/10/2015
5/17/2015
5/24/2015
5/31/2015
10:00
Worship:
Greeters
Laura Drager, Nancy
Ostrem
Jeff & Lorraine Bock
Virgil Anderson,
AJ DeLaRosa
Jack & Wendy
Johnson
Dale & Billie Tweed
Reader
Janis Anderson
Kelsey Hallin
Ashley DeLaRosa
Wendy
Cody-Johnson
Twila Anderson
Communion
Assistant
Paul & Janis
Anderson,
Nancy Ostrem
Jeff, Lorraine &
Rachel Bock
11:00:00 AM
5/3/2015
5/10/2015
5/17/2015
5/24/2015
Greeters
Sara Palmquist,
Mary Ann Kniss
Sharon Kemnitz,
Anna Christie
Paula Davis,
Ilene Whelden
Dwayne & Colleen
Aas
Chuck Palmquist
Michelle Shepherd
Michael Dupuis
Corrine Elms
Ben Pramuk
Meagan Shepherd
Jack Dupuis
Alyssa Elms
Heidi Pramuk
Marti Vreeland
Heidi Dupuis
Carlene Shultz
5/3/2015
5/10/2015
5/17/2015
5/24/2015
Reader/ Com
Communion
Assistant
Worship/
Communion
Assistant
Virgil Anderson, Dean Jack Johnson, Wendy Caleb Stratemeyer,
Hatzenbihler, Ashley Cody-Johnson, Laura Kelsey Hallin, Dean
Hatzenbihler
DeLaRosa
Drager
One Worship
5/31/2015
8:45 Ushers
Team 5: Dean Hatzenbihler, Jack Johnson, Wendy Cody-Johnson, Caleb Stratemeyer
11:00 Ushers
Team 2: Chuck & Sara Palmquist, Mark Palmquist, Anna Christie, Sharon Kemnitz, Susan Wooden
Van Drivers
Virgil Anderson
Chuck Palmquist
Counters
Chuck Palmquist
Jack Johnson
Virgil Anderson
Heidi Pramuk, Dean Hatzenbihler
Flowers
Bocks
Palmquists
Organist
Joe Hughes
Joe Hughes
Joe Hughes
Joe Hughes
*If you are unable to fulfill your duties for a particular Sunday, you are solely responsible to find a replacement as soon as possible
and then notify the office by phone or e-mail so that the information can be accurately printed for the Sunday bulletin.
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Sunday Worship Schedule:
Bible Study Schedule:
8:45 AM Contemporary Worship w/ Communion
10:00 AM Sunday School [for all ages]
11:00 AM Traditional Worship w/ Communion
7:00 PM Mondays in Gathering room
9:30 AM Wednesday at Christ house
10:30 AM Thursdays at Lancaster Village
Annual Congregational Meeting June 14th at 11:00
We hope to see you all there!