News & Notes - May 30, 2010
GOOD SHEPHERD
NEWS & NOTES
MAY 30, 2010
WELCOME TO GOOD SHEPHERD: Good Shepherd welcomes you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We thank Rev. Luke Russert for assisting with worship this morning. Large-print worship folders and printed liturgy are available from the ushers. Ushers will also help with hearing assist devices for your audio needs. The cry room is located at the northwest corner of the sanctuary for your convenience. If you have other questions or needs, please stop at the information center. We invite you to stay following the 8 am service for coffee, juice, and goodies followed by Sunday School and Bible study. May God richly bless our time together and please come again.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TODAY: The Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5: 1-12) is today’s Sunday School lesson. Here Jesus explains in His Word that He was poor, hungry, sorrowful, hated, and rejected for our sake so that God would grant us His gifts and blessings. As you discuss this passage with your children, talk about how sin blinds us to trust in our own ways, riches, confidence, and influence, but that Jesus offers us all things through faith in Him. He alone grants us eternal riches and blessings. Point out that the Beatitudes are statements of fact, already true for us in Jesus, who in His love took our sorrow, trouble, and sin upon Himself that we might have a heavenly reward.
BIBLE STUDY TODAY: You are invited to meet in the fellowship hall following the 8 am service (about 9:20 am) for coffee, juice, goodies and the study of God’s Word. Pastor Berndt will lead this class today in studying the New Testament book of Colossians. St. Paul writes words of encouragement and warning to this new congregation . . . and to us. Come and take advantage of this opportunity to dig into God’s Word.
STEWARDSHIP MOMENT: (Acts 2: 14a, 22-36) Our Chief Steward Jesus gave His all, including His life, for our salvation. This great sacrifice on His part moves us to be sacrificial stewards who manage all of life and life’s resources in ways to give bold evidence that we are the children of God. God’s children are God’s stewards.
LIFE MOMENT: It is critical in our times to answer the Psalmist’s question, “What is man that you are mindful of him?” (Psalm8: 4a). We have a Trinitarian answer. Man is the work of the Father’s hand, redeemed by the blood of Christ, and whom the Holy Spirit desires to call into an eternal relationship.
MOWING: Volunteers to mow for the week of May 31 - June 5 are Jason & Eric Prenosil. Thanks, guys!
SEMI-ANNUAL VOTERS’ MEETING: Good Shepherd’s semi-annual voters’ meeting will be held on Monday, June 21st at 7 pm. On the agenda will be the election of officers for those whose terms are up this year and a discussion and approval of the budget for the July 2010 - June 2011 fiscal year. All communicant members of Good Shepherd are invited to come and participate. Questions about this meeting or agenda may be directed to one of the pastors or Brent Stehlik.
ADAM MOLINE ORDINATION: Good Shepherd member Adam Moline will be ordained into the Office of the Holy Ministry on Saturday, June 26th at 2 pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Adam will graduate from the Ft. Wayne seminary this month and has been called to serve a dual parish in Hankinson, ND. The congregation is invited to share in this joyous celebration. A reception will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
VBS IS QUICKLY APPROACHING!: Thanks to all who have volunteered to make this year’s VBS possible. If you would like to help and have not yet signed up, please contact Patty Stradley at 783-5400 or 525-8981 or pattystradley@gmail.com. We can use your assistance in several areas. Even if you can only help for part of the week, we would appreciate your involvement.
This year’s theme will surely be memorable with the emphasis on the Reformation and the days of Martin Luther. Feel free to stop in each day June 7 - 11 to see what we are up to. The opening skits for “Here I Stand” each morning from 9 am - 9:20 am will set the mood for the day and are sure to please! The closing program will be on Friday, June 11th from 11:30 - noon and you are welcome to attend to see what the children have learned.
If you can help us out with snacks or items for crafts, that would be much appreciated. Craft items needed include magazines, extra scrapbook-type items (stickers, papers, ribbon, glue, etc.). The children will be making a “Coat of Arms” during craft time and could use the above items for this project. Please place any donations in the basket in the narthex. Also see sign-up sheets for snack items needed during the week. Thank you.
GOOD SHEPHERD NEWSLETTER: The newsletter for June 2010 has been sent by e-mail to those for whom we have an e-mail address. The rest have been printed and placed in the cubbies and folders at the west of the coat room. There is also a stack for visitors at the information center. A cubbie/folder has been made for each new member family. If you are a member and do not have a cubbie box or hanging folder, please let us know in the church office and we will see that one is made for you.
LUTHERAN CHURCH EXTENSION FUND (LCEF): Finding competitive rates for an interest-bearing, yet accessible, investment can be tough these days. Searching online brings up many choices, most through unfamiliar financial institutions - a prospect you may not be comfortable with in these uncertain times.
LCEF’s StewardAccount has an interest rate comparable to national rates, yet is invested in something you can take comfort in: your local Lutheran church or school. Investing in an institution you can trust takes the worry out of one part of your financial plan. For more information contact Brent Stehlik at 489-9395.
ISSUES, ETC: Is it up to you to reach God, to find God and to please God? All man-made religions teach this: but not Christianity. What have been the results of man’s attempts to reach God through Moralism, Mysticism and Rationalism? Join us for our three-part series on Man’s Failed Attempts to Reach God with Dr. Steven Hein. Listen to what you want when you want at www.issuesetc.org.
STEPHEN MINISTRY: The PBS “Religion and Ethics” news show recently aired an eight-minute feature about Stephen Ministry. You can watch the video online on the PBS website at www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/tag/stephen-ministry.
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION: Christ Lutheran invites you to come to the Ordination and Installation Service for James Chieng Riang on Sunday, June 6th at 2:30 pm (Note the change in time). There will be a reception following the service.
MIDWEST LUTHERANS FOR LIFE BIKE RIDE: The route and schedule of this summer’s Midwest Lutherans for Life Bike Ride has been set. Under the theme “Hills and Thrills for Life!” the ride will take place August 2-4, 2010 from Glenwood to Nevada, IA. This ride will be a rich life experience, a wonderful way to make some new friends, laugh (and suffer) together, enjoy some beautiful country, and raise some funds for a good cause: promoting the Sanctity of God’s gift of life. If you are interested in riding, driving a sag vehicle, or in supporting the ride through a donation of money or supplies, please contact Pastor Mike Reiners (Peace Lutheran Church, Grand Island) for more details. You can e-mail him at pastorreiners@peacelutherangi.org.
BRING GOOD NEWS TO LIFE - NATIONAL LUTHERANS FOR LIFE CONFERENCE: Worship, workshops, banquet, brainstorming sessions, prayer breakfast, and keynote address, “The Death Culture and Ways to Fight It” will all be a part of the National Lutherans for Life Conference held at the Tundra Lodge Resort in Green Bay, WI on July 23-24, 2010. You may register online at www.lutheransforlife.org. The Lincoln Area Lutherans for Life will pay the registration for a first-time attendee. If interested, contact Lyn Maaske at 421-7363 or Sandy Langemeier at 486-1361.
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF MAY 30:
Mon MEMORIAL DAY - OFFICE CLOSED
Mon 7:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting
Tues 6:00 am Mens’ Bible Study
Wed. 6:30 pm Midweek Worship Service
Thurs 7:00 pm Quilting/Sewing Group
Fri 8:00 am Volunteers for Christ
Sat 7:00 am Elders Meeting
Sun 8:00 am Sunday Service/Communion
9:20 am Sunday School & Bible Study
10:30 am Sunday Service
3:00 pm Dance Lessons for School Auction Winners
ASSISTING WITH THE SERVICES:
Elder: Lynn Bergen
Organist: Benjamin Woodburn
Acolytes: 8 am: Destinee Pelc
10:30 am: Preston Cuddy
Greeters: 8 am: Brent & Jan Stehlik
10:30 am:
Coffeemakers: Joe & Nancy Velasquez
Information Center: Bob McClellan
Ushers: 8 am: Vicki Hughes, Rich & Lorelee Novak, Jerry Knoche
10:30 am: Dale & Marilyn Meyer, Roger & Gayleen Potter
Communion Set-up: Shirley Green
Communion Clean-up: Gayleen Potter
Meals on Wheels Today: The Watters Family
Meals on Wheels Friday: Doug & Carol Marsh
THE SHEPHERD’S FLOCK THIS WEEK”
Attendance Gifts for Our Savior
Wed., May 19 89
Sun., May 23 331 $ 8,362.00
Growing in the Gospel $ 2,041.00
Totals for the Week 420 $ 10,403.00
Needed Weekly* $ 12,194.75
Difference - $ 1,791.75
Cumulative Difference - $ 59,178.01
“20 Not 40" This Week $ 810.00
“20 Not 40" Year-to-Date $ 20,886.93
“20 Not 40" Goal $ 48,000.oo
* based on the fiscal budget for the year ending 6/30/10.
PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD: “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4: 2
* Joe Velasquez, for continued recovery and healing.
* Cindy Bottger, recovering from cancer surgery.
* Sean Sedlacek, husband of Nancy Stepp’s friend, undergoing dialysis and waiting for a kidney donor match. Thank God for better control of his blood pressure and headaches.
Please notify the church office at 423-7639 if these prayer requests are outdated. Thank you.* Henry Tamasi, co-worker of Jon Schwarz, diagnosed with stage four Hodgkins lymphoma.
* Lori Appling, sister of Cathy Meints, for continued healing.
* Eldon Strasheim, friend of Gary & Myrna Heckman, for successful treatment of cancer.
* Joanne Scdoris, sister of Bonnie Gass, for healing and successful treatment.
* Nicoli William Chadwell, grandson of William Chadwell, for healing.
* Donald Schkade, brother of Tony Schkade, for healing from leukemia & rekindling of his Christian faith.
* Brandon Crocker, in rehab at Madonna.
* Annie Campbell, step-mother of Brian Campbell, recovering from surgery.
* Robert Jensen, father of Ruth Brisbois, undergoing cancer treatment.
* Cindy, daughter of Marvin Thompson, in hospice care.
* Ken Draves, friend of Rich & Lorelee Novak, undergoing cancer treatment.
* Savana Riley, friend of Michelle Sachtjen, recovering from severe injuries incurred in a car accident.
* Laverna Reiling, mother of Donna Semin, recovering at Tabitha.
* Linda Swyers-Riehl, daughter of Jerry & Bonnie Gass, going through chemo & radiation treatments.
* Don Grover, friend of the Stehliks, whose cancer has returned. Pray for successful treatment.
* Jim, father of Allen Wilkens, for healing.
* Janice Cradick, sister of Donna Semin, recovering from hip surgery.
* Ron Snook, for continued recovery.
* Dale Larsen, friend of Jim & Nancy Stepp, who had both kidneys removed and is adjusting to dialysis and a new diet. Pray for healing and patience for Dale and peace and patience for his wife Marsha.
* Leonard Ahrens, father of Gary Ahrens, diagnosed with leukemia and weighing treatment options.
* Larry Poore, hospitalized and scheduled for a quadruple bypass on Tuesday.
* Lexi Szeliga, grand-daughter of Donna Semin, seriously ill with possibly spinal meningitis.
WITH THANKSGIVING: “O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” Psalm 106: 1
* Connie Lemke & Michael Bridges who were married at Good Shepherd’s altar on Saturday, May 29th.
FOR PEACE AND COMFORT: “But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge.” Psalm 94: 22
* for the family of Gabriel Rademacher, cousin of Tanya Schlamman. Gabriel drowned at a Fremont-area lake just days after graduating from high school.
FOR OUR SHUT-IN MEMBERS:
Gene & DeeDee Denner Cal Tvrz Milton Launer
Jerry & Bonnie Gass Fern Poppe Marylou Smith
Jack & Alberta Carskaddon Marilee Miller
Marian Schmieding Lois Herpolsheimer
FOR THOSE IN LONG-TERM TREATMENT:
Pat Bergen Sheryl Chisum Maria Schwarz
Mike Beebe Samuel Schwarz Debi Luebke
Carl Fosler Patricia Severson DaNae Lorenzen
Vera & Richard Schwarz Cathy Neben
Jacob McClellan Sam Malone Fern Poppe
Sandra Smith Josalyn Kennell Gretchen Snyders
Tracey Harnley
FOR THOSE IN THE MILITARY:
Kelli Kitchens Melissa & Bret Gash Michael Swyers
B. J. Rohde Brock Ernst Matthew Fritz
Lane Jackson Ron Van Valkenburg Andrew Wolcott
Brent Flachsbart Jake Whitaker Brad Merriman
Kent Marshall Robert Humphrey Jacob Deines
Jennifer Schwarz Zach Fitzsimmons
BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS TO:
May 30 Ryan Burbach, Leila Shaner
May 31 Cassie Borneman, MaryAnn Goeschel
June 1 Zoey DeVore
June 2 Anna Banks, Marc Huff, Anna Watters, Christian Watters
June 3 Kylee Fisser, Vicky Princ
June 4 Logan Fisser, Travis Krans, Sharol Miller, Brenna Schmidt, Alice Urbach
June 5 Alyssa Hudkins, Peggy Olson
ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS TO:
June 1 Greg & Shelley Kurtzer
June 2 Brad & Nikki Armstrong
Arnold & Gloria Henning
June 3 Lowell & Carol Renken
June 4 Harry & Sharol Miller
June 5 Don & Peggy Olson
Jason & Becki Deisley
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