What’s Happening? at March 29, 2015 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Day Palm Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Sunday Date Mar. 29 April 2 April 3 April 5 Upcoming Events Time Event 10:00 am Combined Worship Service. Coffee and fellowship following the service in the Narthex. Deacon Doug’s day of rest Pastor Jim’s day of rest 7:00pm Maundy Thursday Service with Communion. 10:00am Good Friday Service. 8:30am Traditional Worship Service with Communion. 9:45 am Easter Brunch 11:00am Creative Worship Service with Communion. Parish Fellowship Easter Brunch Ushers & Readers Needed Tickets on Sale to March 29, 2015 Please volunteer to be an Usher or Tickets are $8.00 per person, Reader. The need is especially great (Children 7 and under are free!) at the 8:30am service. Please contact If you require more information please Brenda Chupik or the church office if contact Lynn Campbell. you’re willing to serve. Thanks! Good Shepherd has a new way to make donations. Aside from envelopes and the preauthorized payment plan, you can now make donations online, through CanadaHelps.org. The site is secure and gives you an instant tax receipt. You can use credit and debit cards or a paypal account. Also there are options for monthly donations or single donations. Please check out the site at the following url: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/118941624RR0001-good-shepherdlutheran-church/ Contact Dale Klein financial secretary at 306-539-1214 if you have questions. April 5, 2015 "One Step Ahead" Lutheran Hour Speaker: Rev. Gregory Seltz Your future is not a mystery. Our risen Savior is one step ahead and He leads you to eternal life. (Mark 16:1-8) Listen at 7:30 am Sunday on CKRM 620 or anytime at http://www.lutheranhour.org/ LLL News - Please mark your calendars for the following dates: May 7 & 8 Garage & Bake Sale June 12 Fair Booth Fundraising Dinner October 23 Oktoberfest Supper DPS Amanda Hastings is on maternity leave, and Deacon Doug Wilson has begun one year of filling in for her. He would love to get to know members of the congregation as soon as possible, and to help with that task will be trying to make as many home visits as possible. Please speak with him directly or call the church office to schedule a visit, but don’t be surprised if the church office calls you first. The Education committee is looking for volunteers to help with Sunday School. Commit for one Sunday at a time if you wish. The Trustees could use additional members. People are needed to serve on the evangelism committee. The Public Relations committee needs someone. People are needed to help those without transportation to attend church and medical appointments. Tired of standing on the sidelines as a member of good shepherd Lutheran church? Perhaps meeting more of your fellow members, and helping out your Pastor and Deacon in spiritual matters? Then perhaps becoming a Good Shepherd Elder might just be the calling to enrich your life. Please see Pastor Jim, Deacon Doug, or call the church for details of this exciting opportunity! SEASONS OF FAITHA LUTHERAN WOMEN’S RETREAT MAY 8-9, 2015 CAMP LUTHERLAND Discover more about the different seasons and experiences that make up a Christian woman’s faith. Guest Speaker and Musician: Jennifer Jade Kerr Please refer to the brochure (on the bulletin board) for further information. If you have any questions or wish to register, please contact DPS Alyx Quinlan (Email:[email protected]; Phone: [306]999-4362) Good Shepherd Needs You! Many of our Senior citizens living in Care Homes would appreciate and enjoy a visit from members of our congregation; Edna Meyers in Wintergreen Estates, Lutheran Women’s Missionary 4950 Pasqua St., 306-585-7100 Ted and Doreen Reiser, #331-2025 League-Canada (LWMLC) Project News and Information: Heseltine Rd., 306-757-6578 Helene Sidaway, # 303 - 333 Emerald Canadian Lutheran World Park Rd. Emerald Park, SK S4L 1C9 Relief (CLWR) project – 306-347-9900 BABY BUNDLES (Layettes) We have been able to assemble and ship Lil Groff, Parkside Extendicare, 4540 10-12 Baby Bundles once each year for a Rae St. Dorothy Allen, Parkside Extendicare, large number of years. These are made 4540 Rae St. up as follows: John Schmidt, Kennedy Manor, 4 flannelette diapers (fabric is 22 Kennedy Cres. purchased by the LWMLC from their local offering funds and stitched into Jean Finell, Rawlinson Cres. Care the required size by members.) Home, 39 Rawlinson Cres. 525-4834 2 receiving blankets, 2 diaper shirts or Marg Schmirler, Precious Memories “onesies”, 2 prs. sleepers (received Villa, 2800 – 23rd. Ave. S4S 1E6 mostly by donation or purchased by Thank You to the individual members at garage sales) Youth for the 2 washcloths (new), 6 safety pins. Wonderful job 1 baby sweater (crocheted or knit by providing meals during members) Lent! (Applause & Standing Ovation!) Receiving blankets, diaper shirts/onesies, Looking Ahead: The Annual Tea and and sleepers should be “gently used.” Bazaar at the Regina Lutheran Home will --these items should be newborn size— be held on Saturday, April 25, 2:00 to nothing over 12 months. 4:00PM. If you have any of the used items We are asking for donations for the Bake required for these Baby Bundles, we Table and for the Craft Table. All would be grateful to receive them! proceeds go to enhancing the lives of the Donated items can be placed in the box Elders living there. directly behind the mitten tree. MARCH 29, 2015 – Palm Sunday Any questions can be directed to Marvie Blended Service 10:00 am. Coffee Poier (306) 586-2833 or Alvina Morgan and fellowship following the service in (306) 586-4787. the Narthex. Good Shepherd VBS this Summer! July 20 - 24 Keep up with Pastor Jim’s blog about the sermon and readings for the week. The current blog is titled “Cheating” Unfaithfulness, the little shop of horrors, and being a Gomer. Plus Maury Povich, and the Britsh Maury Povich. Are you the father? Find out inside. Tune in at: http://jimschitchat.blogspot.ca/ Do you have an hour to spare? That’s all it takes, just one hour, to play a part in the education of a child. We are revamping the Sunday school volunteer program and we need your help! We have a wide variety of volunteer positions available (storyteller, craft, games, music and snack) and we have the resources to help you to further explore this opportunity. VIDEO STUDY Challenge Please check out the bulletin board in of Islam (Part Two): the narthex for more information or to Defending the Christian Faith will continue on Wed. April 8, at the sign up for a Sunday. Any questions home of Dale Klein (607 – 2300 Broad St.) can be directed to Connor Wright or In Part Two of this Bible study, Sam Deacon Doug Wilson. Shamoun, an Arab-Christian, examines Offering & Attendance Numbers key texts from the Qur'an and the Bible. Offering Mar. 22 - $ 2675.00 Among the items he sheds light on are At Jesus Feet Islamic presuppositions concerning the priority of the Qur'an, Bible texts Sun. Mar. 22: 8:30 am – 42 considered corrupt by Muslims, the 11:00 am – 71 sonship of believers, and Islam's position Please help fill this on the Trinity. Please rsvp to Dale at 306space! 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