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Holy Week church schedule for Good Shepherd Free Lutheran Church is as follows:

Thursday, April 9 – 6:45 Maundy Thursday Worship viewed online

Friday, April 10 – 6:45 pm Good Friday Tenebrae service viewed online

Sunday, April 12 – 10:30 am Easter Worship service viewed online

Good Shepherd family & friends,

The leadership of Good Shepherd met Sunday, March 15 after the church service to discuss ways we, as a congregation, can help stem the rapid growth of this virus, and also how we can best help the most vulnerable in our communities.

It was decided that the following will be implemented immediately as we continue to monitor the changes taking place around us:

1) The following functions WILL CONTINUE to take place at Good Shepherd until further notice:
· Adult Sunday School class at 9:00am
· Sunday morning worship services at 10:30am (with prayer time at 10:00am)
· Confirmation classes
· Wednesday women’s Bible study
· Wednesday evening Lenten Services at 6:45pm
· Choir after Wednesday evening Lenten Services

2) This means the following changes, through at least March 29:
· No Sunday School classes for high school age and younger
· No Fellowship Time at 10am on Sunday mornings
· No Tuesday morning women’s Bible study
· No Wednesday evening Soup Suppers
· No Wednesday evening Kids LiGHT
· No Wednesday evening Youth Group or other youth group activities

Additionally, if you choose to participate in the church activities, please note the following:
· Extra efforts are being made to make sure our public spaces are extremely well cleaned.
· Hand Sanitizers will also be available.
· We will not be passing the Offering plates during any worship services, but will have the plates in the Sanctuary before and after the service.

Other things to remember:
· If you or anyone in your family has a fever or cough, please stay home.
· Anyone with underlying health conditions or those who are elderly are encouraged to stay home.

Also, the pastors and deacons will be brainstorming for creative ways to continue engaging with all ages of our congregation during this time.

In order to help protect those within our congregation, we ask that if you are at risk (elderly, have an underlying health condition, etc.) and you don’t want to venture out into public places at this time, please contact Pastor Rob, Pastor Mark, or one of the deacons. We will gladly help get groceries, run errands, or anything else you may need.

If you are unable, or choose not to attend any services at Good Shepherd during this time, please know we support your decision. We desire each family represented at Good Shepherd to do what you feel is right for your family, and we sincerely pray that this pandemic will pass quickly.

In Christ,
Pastor Rob, Pastor Mark, and the Deacons

Saturday, April 13, 2019 we have the privilege to host a private screening of a new movie based on John Bunyan’s book “The Pilgrim’s Progress.” Click here to watch a trailer for the movie.

We will be viewing an exclusive pre-release of the film in current format (final edits, sound, and some of the special effects are yet to be completed) in the sanctuary.

This family-friendly animated feature follows the book closely. A man named Christian discovers a book, and the more he reads it the more he is convicted of sin and judgement, and a burden begins to develop on his back.

Desiring to discover the truth and escape his town, the city of Destruction, he ventures outside the forbidden borders and begins his journey to find a Celestial City ruled by a good and noble King, meeting friend and foes along the way.

The film is rated PG, and the run time is 2 hours 10 minutes.

A free-will offering will be taken to help support the global distribution of the film

Worship time on Easter Sunday morning will be 9:00 a.m.  The youth group will be serving breakfast beforehand.

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Easter Sunday, April 1 – Peniel youth group fundraiser breakfast 8 a.m., worship service 9 a.m., no Sunday school, no coffee fellowship

Lenten services will be at 6:45 pm every Wednesday night through March, with a soup supper served from 5:30-6:30 pm.

Everyone is welcome to come.

Be sure to place Wednesday, Feb. 14, & Saturdays, Feb. 10 and Feb. 17 on your calendar!

Saturday, Feb. 10 at 6 pm the fellowship hall will be open to host a night of games and snacks. Bring one of each to share – show up around 6 pm for a fun-filled evening.

Saturday, Feb. 17 at 5:30 pm the church youth group will host its annual Valentine’s Banquet. This is one of the fundraisers the youth put on to raise money for their biannual youth group convention.

Also, don’t forget that our lenten season starts Wednesday, Feb. 14 with our Ash Wednesday service. A soup supper will be served from 5:30-6:30 pm, with the church service starting at 6:45 pm.

All events are open to the public, but the youth group would like you to RSVP so they can plan for food.

Come join us during the holidays!

Our Christmas Eve services Sunday, Dec. 24 are 9 am Sunday morning service, and also at 4 pm for our Christmas Eve service.

Sunday, Dec. 31 New Year’s Eve service will also be at 9 am.

There will be no Sunday School or coffee fellowship before or after either of these services.

Our regular Sunday schedule will resume Sunday, Jan. 7: Sunday School at 9 am, coffee fellowship at 10 am, and Sunday worship at 10:30 am.