The Story - Good Shepherd

The Story
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHER AN CHURCH
ABERDEEN, SD (605)229-0846
JANUARY 2015
Making Our Love and Mission Visible
Lighting Up January
Christmas now is past. Spring seems so far off. But the days are slowly growing longer
now. One way to lighten up dark days is to create time for friends and a time to enjoy an
interest that brings pleasure to life. Your church family can help lighten up dark days of
winter. We are exploring the establishment of several new small groups. Many interests are
addressed. Curious and interested in learning something new with fun people? You can join
with a group of people who have similar passions and interests.
1. Learn about brain fitness: Explore games and fun strategies to stimulate your brain
into the future.
2. Want to make better use of that digital camera sitting on the back shelf of your
closet? There is a group joining together to take better pictures.
3. Is there a book somewhere inside of you? We will have a small group of writers
led by novelist Angelia Schultz. Check out her novel, The Nameless, for eBooks on
Amazon!
4. What’s it like to travel around the Holy Land and see the places Jesus walked? Yes,
we have a group for that!
5.
6.
Read more about…
Little Lambs Preschool
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Youth Page
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Und Ein Gutes Neues Jahr
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Annual Meeting
5
Music at Good Shepherd
6
January Calendar
7
St. Dysmas Trip, Crossing
Boundaries Sunday
8
January Support People
9
Birthdays
10
January Serving Group,
Financial Report
11
7.
Do you want to feel the satisfaction of making a difference in the life
of another through service? Become part of the Men in Mission
group for men and teens.
Want to find peace and meaning in life? There will be a small group
on spiritual life and growth.
A great way to bring sunshine into January is Mediterranean
Cooking. This group will come together for potluck meals and then
watch cooking videos made at The Culinary Institute of America
from Napa Valley, California.
High quality videos will be used with the spirituality group, the
photography group, the brain fitness group, and the Mediterranean
cooking group. Yes, we want these groups to be of a high quality but the
best part of all will be the people gathered together. Sign-up sheets are
available at church. Groups will typically run through May although some
may want to continue for a longer period of time.
Will we end up having all of these groups? It depends on people
signing up. It’s important to let us know your interest and days and
schedule to be a part of one or more of these groups. So indicate your
interest and bring along a friend or two. As you invite friends you become
part of the sunshine in the dark days of January.
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Little Lambs Preschool
2015-2016 Registration
We are accepting registrations for the
2015-2016 school year. I will be at a table
in the fellowship hall on Sunday, January
25th, between services, to accept
registrations from Good Shepherd
Maggie Bruns, Director/Teacher
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe
our school year is half over already!
We started out December by making
little preschool elves, angels, light
bulbs, and much more Christmas art.
We had an advent calendar in our
classroom that helped us to
understand the story of Jesus' birth
along with books, songs, and a Nativity
scene. After spending a few weeks
practicing our Christmas songs we had
a concert for our friends and family.
The children did an amazing job and
everyone seemed to have a great
time. We had a visit from Santa Claus
where the children received a special
present. They were very excited!
members. There will also be an open
house/registration on Monday, February
2nd from 5-6pm. This is open to anyone
interested in having their child attend
Little Lambs. If you have any questions,
please call the preschool at 229-3883 or
email: [email protected]
3 year olds
T/Th 8:15-11:00
4 & 5 year olds MWF 8:15-11:00
4 & 5 year olds MWF 12:15-3:15
$80/month
$110/month
$110/month
*A non-refundable $50 deposit is due at the time
of registration.
Receipts, Labels
& Milk Jug Caps
Keep collecting those receipts
from Kessler’s or Ken’s and the Labels for Education!
Receipts and labels for education can be placed in
the containers located on the table in the Fellowship
Hall.
Check out the list of eligible products that qualify for
the Labels for Education program located near the
bins in the Fellowship Hall. These UPC labels are not
just found on Campbell’s soups!!
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Youth page
Thank you!!
Thank you to everyone who helped to make “The Christmas Check List” Program a wonderful experience for
both the youth and the congregation. It was really great to “check” things off the list as we get ready for Christmas. It was an amazing day and a beautiful sight to see all of the kids smiling and singing their hearts out. Thank
you to all of the Sunday and Wednesday School Teachers: Jill Vining, Emma Getty, Ann Langbehn, Heather
Scheidt, Mia Bergan, Jean Black, Patricia Kendall, Chris and Connie Getty, Lisa Anderson, Lori Tiede, Sarah Black,
Becky Sudenga, Morgan Johnson, Karla Mehlhoff, Sydna Odland, Amy Nilson, Christen Salfrank, Amy Wright,
Hope Metzger, and Nancy Rall for all your help with this program!
Also, I would like to say a special thank you to Gina Malchow and Alicia Peterson for their leadership with the
music for the program and the entire year! We couldn’t do this without you. Also, thank you to Helen Heuer for
her beautiful piano playing during the service. It was wonderful!
The Youth Team and I would like to thank the entire congregation for all that you have done and continue to do
to support our youth! It is a wonderful thing to see.
Blessings!!
Pastor Liz and the Youth Team-Sarah Black, Cody Folden, Jon Miller and Charlie Sersen
BIG CHANGE FOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP!
With the new year brings new changes for
the High School Youth Group! We will be
transitioning to meeting every week here
at Good Shepherd. And we are changing
the time to 7:00pm-9:00pm the youth room
will be open starting at 6:30pm with snacks and food. Here
is what we have planned:
January 11th
Hang out night
th
January 18
Jam Session/”Camp fire”
th
January 25
Bowling or Movie Night
Camp Registration
It seems hard to believe but registration for camp through
Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota has begun!! We have
amazing camps and opportunities here in South Dakota. Pastor
Tim will be taking a group to Confirmation camp June 7th-12th.
For those in Confirmation, just a reminder it is a requirement to
attend one camp during your years of Confirmation. Please take a
look at their website www.losd.org and get ready for a fun summer
at camp!! Questions or concerns, please talk to Pastor Liz or a
member of the Youth Team.
Church School Notes
There will be no Wednesday School
on December 24, December 31, or
January 7. Wednesday School
resumes on January 14.
There will be no Sunday school on
December 28 or
January 4. Sunday School
resumes on January 11.
Activity Cancellations due to Severe
Weather will be announced on Hub City
Radio stations (FM: 94.1, 97.7, 103.7,
106.7; AM: 930, 1420) and Dakota
Broadcasting stations (FM: 105.5 and
107.7), as well as the KELOLAND.com
Closeline. Please listen to any of these
radio stations or check online if you
have questions about any church
activities being held. If the Aberdeen
Schools call off school or let out early
on a Wednesday, that would also mean
there would be NO Wednesday activities
at the church in the afternoon or
evening and the church office is
closed.
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Und ein Gutes Neues Jahr! (my German is rusty, but not the wish for 2015!!)
As we celebrate the wonders of God with us and of a year ahead in which God can lead us
together to be his people, we sense a clear call to work together as his people in Good Shepherd
church. There has been quiet planning and prayerful hoping that we can strengthen and increase
our growing youth and family life. Over the past year, Pastor Liz has carried the major role with
helpers to grow our youth Church Schools programs. For 3 years we have remembered the
action of the annual meeting in which the request was made that the position of Youth Ministry be
filled with a regular staff member. We are indebted to Pastor Liz for building that program along
with all of her additional pastoral duties and in 2015 the congregation is now being challenged to
support a Youth & Family Ministries Coordinator.
This step should allow several things to develop in our family-focused congregation. First,
the careful and steady guidance of our twice-weekly Christian Education programs on Sunday
morning and Wednesday evenings will be solidly led by an administrator who will support the host
of volunteer leaders we are so fortunate to have. Second, the time for close ties between Pastor
Liz and her Youth TEAM and our high school youth can be deepened because much background
work will be done by the Youth & Family Coordinator. Third, reaching out to and relating to many
parents who want their children to have a vital faith, but have often been only marginally involved
in church, offer a serious ministry of Good Shepherd Church.
Ours is a time when parents and children live very busy lives. The church and the faith
journey can be an important part of those busy lives IF WE CARE ENOUGH TO SEEK AND
LISTEN TO THEIR NEEDS. If family crises and turmoil, when they happen, can be balanced with
growing faith shared among our people, we can see satisfying and wonderful days ahead. We
enter 2015 in solid financial condition, a mortgage under control, a physical plant that is attractive
and inviting, some reserve funds, and a spirit of friendly warmth among most folks in the
congregation. NOW IS THE TIME to pray and plan together for a new chapter in our life as God’s
folks here. The 2015 budget will ask us all to consider our current support for the ministries of
Good Shepherd and to commit a bit more if we can in order to grow our Youth & Family program.
This is a valuable core ministry and if every family will help just a bit, we can see an exciting new
chapter in the faith life of Good Shepherd develop. Will YOU join in this serious step forward for
our church? Sunday, January 11 a discussion will be offered between services about the new
Youth and Family Ministry program. Join us, won’t you?
Women of the ELCA Upcoming Events—Mark Your Calendars!
January 10th - Northern Plains Board meeting at Good Shepherd. I will need a few
volunteers for set up, serving and clean up for lunch for about 20 people.
February 22nd - Celebration Service for the 20th Anniversary of Good
Shepherd's Bell Choirs!
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There will be one service at 9:30am followed by a Brunch. Our women are in charge
the brunch. Please sign up at the Welcome Desk or call Sharon at 225-3821 to bring a
quiche and/or help with set up, serving and clean up! We had such a great turn out the
last time we had a Quiche Brunch, that I am looking forward to sampling from all our
great cooks at Good Shepherd. WELCA will provide fruit and specialty breads!
April 18th - WELCA Northern Plains Spring Gathering at Good Shepherd! We always
have fun with the ladies from our nearby ELCA churches! If anyone has ideas for the
program, call Sharon Bossert. More information will follow. Please mark your
calendars to come and help with this event!
Annual Meeting: January 18, 2015
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Don’t miss this year’s annual meeting as we launch the direction of the church for the year
to come. We are very excited to present plans for a much extended Youth and Family
Ministry program for 2015. Ministry opportunities will be expanded to all ages. We will also
provide inspiration and resources for faith to be shared in our homes and our church.
We are proposing hiring a person who will lay the foundation for ministry that will
be implemented by our pastors, volunteers, and within our families. This person will be the
Good Shepherd Youth and Family Ministry Coordinator. We are eager and ready to grow in
loving God through faith sharing that takes place in our own homes. The time is now to build
relationships and friendships in our congregation as people bond together around our
shared love of God. New youth groups are being planned for elementary aged children and
their families and even a plan to engage teens and their families in the last two years of high
school in faith formation. As we’ve moved from one to two pastors the ministry events of
Good Shepherd have grown. Now we at the start of expanding these ministries even more.
We have big dreams as we grow in loving God.
Bells-Facts & Trivia
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Why do handbell ringers wear gloves when playing bells?
What is used on the bell tables to protect the bells from
damage and to keep them from rolling off the table?
How is the volume adjusted on the bells? (besides ringing with
stronger force & motion)
Who made (sewed) the first black corduroy covers for the bell
tables in the sanctuary? (They were replaced four years
ago, and now are used for rehearsals in the Bell Room.)
How do ringers know which side of the bell to pick up? Does it
matter?
Over the last twenty years, what Good Shepherd “family” has
had the most members in our various bell choirs?
(answers on Page 9)
Getting the Big Picture: Taking in the World
Sharing the love of God around the world is an active and exciting process in the
church. Would you like to be involved? You can be a Mission Interpreter. You will be in
direct communication with the ministry of mission to the world. Mission interpreters
will be informed and in communication with what is going on in global mission and will
be entrusted to share these exciting stories with the congregation as we in our church
cross boundaries. On January 17 at Good Shepherd the South Dakota Synod will gather
mission interpreters together from area churches at Good Shepherd. This gather begins
at 10:00am and ends around noon. This is a significant opportunity for those who are
excited for the power of faith and the love of God to bring people together from all
over the world.
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Wednesday Meals
No Wednesday School on December 17, but kids started showing up at church
anyway. “What’s for supper?” So we went into the kitchen to see for ourselves. There
were the makings for a salad. There was an unopened package of French fries in the
freezer. Pastor Liz took off to get hotdogs and buns. Pastor Tim went into the kitchen
to make supper with kids. They got right to work. Paige Haugen and Kaitlyn started
up the oven and began the process for French fries. A pot of water was put on for the hot dogs. The kids
opened the package of greens and mixed in purple cabbage and shredded carrots. Leftovers were pulled
out from the previous Sunday’s Angel Brunch. We attempted to mix up drinks which didn’t turn out just
right. There was a little too much water compared to the mix. The meal wasn’t perfect, but the kids
dug into it with enthusiasm. We even did the clean up by hand without the dishwasher, because we had
forgotten to warm the water. Haylee Mork arrived after the clean up had begun and got a yummy supper
of French fries and potato chips! But she cheerfully ate that supper as well. When all was said, done and
eaten, it was a God sighting.
Wednesday meals start up again on January 14 when Wednesday School, Confirmation, and
Wednesday worship resume. Come and be a part of it. We begin the preparation of food around 3:00pm
to be ready to serve by 4:45-6:00pm. Clean up begins soon after the first dishes are brought back to the
counter. We invite you to join us for the meal. You are welcome to help with the preparation and with
the clean up. Donations are accepted. The recommended amount is $2.00, but no one is turned away.
Music
at Good Shepherd
Curt Eisenbeisz and Susan Landon-Arnold have retired and are enjoying a time of travel and
adventure. They have been a huge gift to this church in developing a first-class praise band. On Sunday,
January 18 bring a card of gratitude for the contribution that Curt Eisenbeisz has made in leadership of the
Praise Band and thanks to Susan Landon-Arnold for her participation and support in the band. We’ll gather
those cards up and send them to them. In the meantime, we are encouraging new leadership and support
for the important praise band ministry in our church.
Also, we are pleased to welcome a new music coordinator, Rachel Hemke, to the staff of Good
Shepherd. Rachel takes over from Nancy Ohnstad who did so much to encourage participation in music in
our worship during her time as our coordinator. Rachel is also committed to bring people into the
worship setting to share their musical gifts.
Beginning in January we will recognize a different music person or group per week who add life to
the worship at Good Shepherd. This recognition will take place on Sunday mornings in in words of
appreciation, in the bulletin and in the prayers.
New Member Sunday, January 18
We will welcome new members into our community on Sunday, January 18.
This will be a special day in which we have our Annual meeting that launches us
in our direction for a new year. We will have a New Member Orientation on
Saturday morning, January 10, from 9:00 to 11:30. If you are interested in
membership or know of someone else who is please give Pastor Liz or Pastor
Tim a call.
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January 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
1
NO Preschool
OFFICE CLOSED
Friday
2
NO Preschool
Saturday
3
4
NO Sunday School
8:30AM-9:30AM Traditional
Worship
9:40AM Small Group Fair
10:45AM-11:45AM
Contemporary Worship
5
6:55AM Women at
Prayer
8:15AM-3:15PM
Preschool
9:00AM Sarah Circle
9:30AM Mary Circle
5:15PM Evangelism
Board Meeting
6:00PM Transformational Ministry
Team
7:00PM Esther Circle
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8:15AM-11:00AM
Preschool
11:10AM Table Talks @
Bethlehem
5:15PM Evangelism Bd.
Meeting
5:30PM Worship Band
7
6:30AM-7:30AM Men at
Prayer
8:15AM-3:15PM Preschool
6:00pm Exultation Bells
7:00PM Adult Choir
7:00PM Properties Board
Meeting
8
9
8:15AM-11:00AM
8:15AM-3:15PM
Preschool
Preschool
9:00AM-3:00PM Quilting
1:30PM-3:00PM Hymn
Selection
5:30PM Stewardship
Board Meeting
6:00PM Worship Board
Meeting
10
9:00AM-2:00PM
WELCA Winter
Board Meeting
11
12
6:55AM Women at
Prayer
8:15AM-3:15PM
Preschool
5:00PM Food Pantry
13
8:15AM-11:00AM
Preschool
11:10AM Table Talks @
Bethlehem
5:30PM Worship Band
14
WEDNESDAY
SCHOOL RESUMES
6:30AM-7:30AM Men at
Prayer
8:15AM-3:15PM Preschool
3:30PM Good Vibrations
4:00PM Hallelujah Chorus
5:15PM-6:00PM Wed.
School
6:00PM Exultation Bells
6:15PM-7:15PM Worship
Service in the Sanctuary
6:45PM-7:30PM 7th-9th
Grade Confirmation
7:00PM Adult Choir
15
16
8:15AM-11:00AM
8:15AM-3:15PM
Preschool
Preschool
9:00AM-3:00PM Quilting
1:30PM-3:00PM Hymn
Selection
7:00PM Church Council
Meeting
17
10:30AM-3:00PM
Mission Interpreter
Meeting (ELCA)
18
19
8:30AM Traditional Worship 6:55AM Women at
9:40AM Sunday School;
Prayer
Altar Guild Meeting
NO Preschool
10:45AM Contemporary
Worship
12:00PM Spud Feed
NEWSLETTER
1:00PM Annual Meeting
DEADLINE
2:00PM Youth Praise Band
7:00PM Youth Group
20
8:15AM-11:00AM
Preschool
NO Table Talks @
Bethlehem
5:15PM Missions Board
Meeting
5:30PM Worship Band
21
6:30AM-7:30AM Men at
Prayer
8:15 AM-3:15PM
Preschool
3:30PM Good Vibrations
4:00PM Hallelujah Chorus
5:15PM-6:00PM Wed.
School
6:00PM Exultation Bells
6:15PM-7:15PM Worship
Service in the Sanctuary
6:45PM-7:30PM 7th-9th
Grade Confirmation
7:00PM Adult Choir
7:30PM Youth Board
22
8:15AM-11:00AM
Preschool
9:00AM-3:00PM Quilting
1:30PM-3:00PM Hymn
Selection
25
8:30AM Traditional Worship
9:40AM Sunday School
10:45AM Contemporary
Worship
12:00PM-4:00PM Annual
Board Retreat
2:00PM Youth Praise Band
7:00PM Preschool Comm.
Meeting
7:00PM Youth Group
27
8:15AM-11:00AM
Preschool
11:10AM Table Talks @
Bethlehem
12:00PM-2:00PM Senior
Lunch Bunch
5:30PM Worship Band
7:00PM Hub City Brew @
Mazatlan's
28
6:30AM-7:30AM Men at
Prayer
8:15AM-3:15PM Preschool
3:30PM Good Vibrations
4:00PM Hallelujah Chorus
5:15PM-6:00PM Wed.
School
6:00PM Exultation Bells
6:15PM-7:15PM Worship
Service in the Sanctuary
6:45PM-7:30PM 7th-9th
Grade Confirmation
7:00PM Adult Choir
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30
8:15AM-11:00AM Pre8:1 AM-3:15PM
school
Preschool
9:00AM-3:00PM Quilting
1:30PM-3:00PM Hymn
Selection
SUNDAY SCHOOL
RESUMES
8:30AM Traditional Worship
9:40AM Sunday School;
Budget Preview
10:45AM Contemporary
Worship
2:00PM Youth Praise Band
7:00PM Youth Group
26
6:55AM Women at
Prayer
8:15AM-3:15PM
Preschool
5:00PM Food Pantry
6:30PM Support to
Children's Ministry
Meeting
23
24
8:15AM-3:15PM
Preschool
St. Dysmas Trip
(depart @ 12:00pm)
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Urgent!
The Time is Now to Sign Up for the St. Dysmas Trip
What a great experience it is to travel twice a year to St. Dysmas Prison Ministry at
the South Dakota Penitentiary. We will leave around 12:15 on Thursday, January 22 and
drive to Sioux Falls. Arriving at Sioux Falls we go out to eat together and enjoy the meal
and fellowship. We each pay for our own meal. Then we go to the South Dakota Penitentiary and to worship with the St. Dysmas Prison Congregation. There are strict rules
governing our safety while we are there and the Pastor Marlin, when he was there, would
always tell groups arriving that they were safer there than out on the street. After we leave
there remain strict rules that limit communication between prisoners and visitors as well.
It’s traditional on the way home to stop for pie in Watertown and to further enjoy the time that we have
together. We arrive late back in Aberdeen, sometime around midnight to 1:00am. Yes, this is a full day but one
that will touch you and you will never forget.
Before we go, we need to be cleared to enter the facility through paperwork that is filled out a couple of
weeks before hand. This requires planning ahead. You can’t simply go at the last minute. Of course it happens
sometimes that people fill out the paper work and have something come up that makes it impossible for them to
go.
This is truly a trip in which we cross boundaries to experience and share our love of God.
Crossing Boundaries Sunday
The love of God leads us to cross boundaries. Christ goes ahead of us and walking with Christ we
come to places we’ve never been and meet people who we otherwise would never have met. Already in
this newsletter are stories and opportunities for us to cross boundaries for Global Mission through the Mission Interpreters and the St. Dysmas Prison trip. On Sunday, January 25, we read of how Jesus crossed
boundaries as he went from his baptism near Jerusalem. Jesus traveled north into Galilee and began to
call his disciples. How far can we go? This Sunday we will have guests in the church from CMA, the Christian Motorcycle Association. Bruce “Moses” Greenhalgh will tell us stories of how this organization crosses
borders throughout the world to reach a group of people, some of whom are unlikely to darken the door
of a church without an invitation. Good Shepherd members Bruce and Mona Greenhalgh and Dale Powers
are part of CMA in Aberdeen and would like to welcome others of you into this organization on the move
for the love of Jesus Christ.
MISSION OF THE MONTH
Individuals, couples, are you looking for a volunteer opportunity
at Good Shepherd? Consider joining the Altar Guild—yes, men
can join! We train you and we always work as a team so you
won't have to work alone. We generally sign up for one month
during the year, but you can volunteer throughout the year
whenever you have time.
Our job consists primarily of filling the altar candles, preparing
communion, changing paraments when needed, and dusting
and vacuuming the altar.
If you are interested in finding out more about Altar Guild, call
Sandy Cahoy at 228-9092, or any of the other members, or stop
in at our meeting the 3rd Sunday of each month at 9:40 a.m. in
the church library.
The Mission of the Month offering is received on
the 2nd and 4th Sunday and Wednesday with
our “Noisy Offering” by passing the bread pans.
In December, $333.44 was donated to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund.
January Support People
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Caller Betty Beckler
Head Ushers
Duane and Phyllis Donat (8:30); Arne
Svarstad, Mark Bledsoe (10:45)
Ushers
Barry Dunlavy (10:45-11th)
Fellowship Treats
Robert and Sharon Weishaar (4th)
Jobi Skjefte (11th)
Bonnie Lamont, Billie Jo Tosse (18th)
Tammy Arment (25th)
Altar Guild
Brenda White, Bonnie Lundberg
Nursery Assistants
Gayle Fauth (8:30-4th); Amber Schmierer
(10:45-4th)
Michelle and Brianna Hellwig (10:45-18th)
Amy DeVries (8:30-25th)
Organists/Pianists
Sheri Scott (4th)
Offering Tellers
Judy and Joe Gelling, Charlotte Kraemer
(4th)
Jean Rahja, Evie Witlock (11th)
Diane and Gary Kost, Rosemary and Tom
Eisenbeisz (18th)
Betty Beckler, Lori Krause (25th)
Greeters
Mike and Kathy Hochstetter (8:30-4th);
Bob and Nancy Ohnstad (10:45-4th)
Irene Fenske (8:30-18th); Rick and
Michelle Hellwig (10:45-18th)
Gary and Amy DeVries (8:30-25th);
Dorothy Hagadone (10:45-25th)
Scripture Readers
Curt Bossert (8:30-4th); Kiersten
Sombke (10:45-4th)
Rhonda Flahaven (8:30-11th); Barry
Dunlavy (10:45-11th)
Curt Bossert (8:30-18th); Sara Douglas
(10:45-18th)
Rhonda Flahaven (8:30-25th)
Thank you …..
Thank you to everyone for the cards and visits
during my recent back surgery.
Betty Rall
THERE IS ONLY
ONE SERVICE
ON
FEBRUARY 22ND
AT 9:30AM
Sound Board
Bob Ohnstad (8:30-4th); Jeff Dahlberg
(10:45-4th)
Terry Friedrichsen (8:30-11th); Mel
Wockenfuss (10:45-11th)
Gary Cahoy (8:30-18th); Ron Isaacson
(10:45-18th)
Gary Cahoy (8:30-25th); Lisa Anderson
(10:45-25th)
Power Point
Steve Caron (4th)
John Fritz (11th)
Steve Caron (18th)
Karen Hoar (25th)
Food Pantry
Lee and Ken Johnson, Nicole Ahlberg
(4th)
Joan Gilbertson, Jon Hoffman, Beth
Schmidt (11th)
Bonnie Lamont, Billie Jo Tosse (18th)
Gary and Amy DeVries, Jacki Koehler
(25th)
Answers-Bell Facts & Trivia
1. It's because the perspiration from your hands has acids
in it that tarnish and eat away at the brass of the bells.
In order to keep them shiny and sounding good, bell
ringers should wear gloves at all times when handling
them.
2. Dense foam. It needs to be a minimum of two inches
thick. All of our tables have foam that is four inches
high and covers the entire table.
3. Our Malmark bells have adjustable clappers that each
have three different settings: Soft, Medium, & Hard.
4. Sharon Bossert and her mother, the late Ruth Magagna,
sewed them.
5. There is a “skeleton” design of a bell on the top part of
the handle. The opposite side of the actual bell has a
Strikepoint (a notched line) on the inside of the bellwhich was determined at the factory-to be where the
best sound is produced on the bell.
6. The “Fauth Family” (Fauth, Tiede, Rook, and DeVries):
Ten ringers=3 generations
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Building Up the Body of Christ
January Serving Group - Hope & Joy Family
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Ahlberg, Nicole
Alsleben, Alex
Alsleben, Jennifer
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Arment, Wayne
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Bauer, Kimberly
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Boekelheide, Mark
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GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)
1429 North Dakota Street
Aberdeen SD 57401
Non-Profit Organization
US Postage Paid
Phone: 605-229-0846
Fax: 605-225-7230
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.goodshepherdaberdeen.org
Permit # 300
Address Service Requested
Staff
Who Do I Ask About
Board Chairs
Pastors-Tim Sersen, Liz Dieseth
Good Shepherd Women-Sharon Bossert
Properties-Greg Adolf
Visitation Pastor-Mike Jacobson
Good Shepherd Men-Clay Dykema
Life and Growth-Cherie Hellwig, Barb Gehrts
Secretary-Barb Daberkow
Ushers/Communion Assistants– Randy White,
Bob and Deb Jensen
Evangelism-Phyllis Donat, Tom Eisenbeisz
Pastoral Assistant-Charlotte Kraemer
Financial Secretaries-Ron and Carla Kaaz
Youth/Family Ministry Assistants-Sarah Black,
Jonathan Miller, Charlie Sersen, Cody Folden
Reception Coordinators:
Funeral-Mona Kapfenstein, Deb Nerland
Wedding/Anniversary-Mary Ellen Lehr
Custodian-Todd Black
Library -Dorothy Brown, Darlis Weiszhaar
Music Coordinator– Rachel Hemke
Altar Guild - Sandy Cahoy
Preschool Director/Teacher–Maggie Bruns
Organists/Pianists-Sheri Scott, Kathy Harmel,
Tammy Wahl, Helen Heuer
Choir Directors-Adult/Rachel Hemke, Children’s
Choir/Rachel Hemke, Bells/Cheryl Ulmer
Accompanist– Adult and Children’s Choir/Monica
Jacobson
Missions-Natalie Wiedrick
Stewardship-Gene Morsching
Worship-Diane Kost, Peggy Serfoss
Nominations-Debra Aman, Rosemary Eisenbeisz
Youth-Lori Tiede
Executive Council
Worship Schedule
President-Jim Seeber
September-May: Sunday 8:30am and 10:45am;
President Elect-Ed Hargens
Treasurer-Dale Aman
Secretary-Angelia Schultz
Wednesday 6:15pm (Sanctuary)
June-August: Sunday 8:30am and 10:00am;
Wednesday 6:15pm (Chapel)