The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
7800 McCarthy Road, Palos Heights, IL 60463
708.448.4170
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7800 McCarthy Road, Palos Heights, IL 60463 708.448.4170
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7800 W. McCarthy Road Palos Heights, IL 60463 (708) 448-4170 March, 2008 Holy Week, a solemn time of preparation for the joyful truth of Easter. We fail to measure the joy of Easter if we have not first counted the cost of our Lord’s passion and the cross of Good Friday. In the miracle of the Resurrection, the hope and love of God embraces us! Prepare your hearts in the services of this special season. PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 9:00 AND 11:00 AM The arrival in Jerusalem, the waving of the palms, the shouts of hosanna, the reading of the Passion narrative. MAUNDY THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 7:30 PM The Upper Room, the washing of feet, the giving of Christ in His Holy Sacrament, the new commandment: “Love One Another.” GOOD FRIDAY, MARCH 21 Noonday worship at the time of our Lord’s crucifixion, prayer and meditation. Tenebrae service in the evening at 7:30 PM, the Adult Choir’s presentation of Dubois’ “The Seven Last Words”. The magnitude of God’s great love, piercing the void of the world’s despair. EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 23 “CHRIST IS RISEN! ALLELUIA!” Sunrise Service at 6:30 AM The open tomb at early morning! Easter Breakfast at 8:00 AM Rolls, Easter eggs, juice and coffee Festival Worship at 9:00 and 11:00 AM Joy reverberates through the house of God. Holy Communion celebrated at all services.
“GOOD CHRISTIAN FRIENDS REJOICE AND SING! NOW IS THE TRIUMPH OF OUR KING! TO ALL THE WORLD GLAD NEWS WE BRING; ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA!”
AS HARD AS WE TRY . . . we make mistakes! We regret that sometimes our efforts to communicate important events in the life of our members to other members of the congregation come up short for a whole variety of reasons. This was abundantly clear over the disappointment a few members felt at not being able to attend a recent funeral. We regret our failure to inform all interested members. We are trying to do a better job and are working at a better computer network to improve our communications. In order to do this we need the e-mail address of anyone who is interested in being on this list. We do appreciate your understanding and forgiveness in the process. In addition, a brief comment on the temperature in the sanctuary. When the outside weather significantly drops, it becomes harder to keep the sanctuary at a constant, comfortable temperature. We are learning however how to better prepare for such days. We also appreciate your understanding as we try to make worship comfortable for everyone. Sincerely, Pastor Basch
The Wednesday evening Lenten Suppers continue on Wednesday, March 5th and 12th. Dinner will be served promptly at 6:15 PM. A free will offering will be collected to help support the High School Mission Trip in June. Come out for a light supper and enjoy the friendship and fellowship of your fellow church members before attending the midweek Lenten Services. We continue to take food to the Worth Food Pantry, because the need continues. March request includes: cereal, canned fruit, canned vegetables, boxed potatoes, canned meats and juice. The Annual Blood Drive will be held on Sunday, March 2nd. You will be able to register for an appointment this Sunday in the narthex. Or, if you don’t have a chance to sign up you can always come in the morning of the 2nd and they will accommodate you. If you have any questions, please contact the church office (708/448-4170). Please consider taking some time to give the gift of blood, it’s a gift of life! Our Tuesday groups are looking forward to many meaningful discussions of faith in the days and weeks ahead. The 9:30 AM Prayer Group is discussing “A Disciple’s Joy” by Mike Foss. The 10:30 AM Class is studying “Luke” and the 4:00 PM group is discussing “Women in the Bible”. We are thankful for the opportunity these groups provide for us to grow in faith and share God’s love with each other, and we invite others to come and join us.
Dear Friends, Thank you for all your prayers, support and kindness during the saddest time of my life, the death of Helmut, my husband. Your presence and love were greatly appreciated; it made a true difference. Love, Christa Habeck and Family
Come and meet “Lucky”, the world’s largest Leprechaun…and receive a bit o’ luck yourself! Join the OFF Club on Wednesday, March 19th at 11:00 AM and enjoy your choice of a beef or corned beef sandwich plus chips, coffee & dessert for $6.50. A short meeting will be followed by lunch and then we will hear from a representative from the South Suburban Crisis Center. We have learned that their pantry is in dire need of paper products such as paper towels, tissues, bathroom tissue, etc., to be distributed to those in crisis situations. Please bring what you can contribute. Call Geri Brennan at (708) 448-1558 before Wednesday, March 12th, to reserve your choice of sand-wich. Annual dues of $10 are also due at this time. Looking for a great homemade dessert to take home? To help raise funds for our trip to Taylorsville, North Carolina in June, the High School Mission Trip participants are hosting a spaghetti dinner and dessert auction immediately following the 11:00 AM service on Sun-day, April 6th. There will be a free will offering for the dinner. At approximately 12:45 PM, we will begin the dessert auction. For those of you who haven’t attended a dessert auction before, it is an entertaining and fun way to bid on homemade desserts for you to take home and share with your family. Please come and enjoy an afternoon of good food and fellowship while supporting the youth of our church. Bakers are needed to provide the desserts for the auction. If you would be willing to provide a dessert for the auction, please sign up on the bulletin board or see Ron. The Adult Volleyball crowd is always looking for new players. If interested in blowing off a little stress and getting a lot of exercise, come and join us on March 14th and 28th at 7:30 PM in the Family Life Center. The 2008 Flower Chart is posted on the bulletin board outside the church office. Donors may use this opportunity to cele-brate anniversaries, weddings and birth-days or in memory of a loved one. The cost of the flowers is $40.00 and checks should be made payable to Good Shepherd Chancel Guild. A few of the smiling faces of Good Shepherd are needed as Greeters on Sunday mornings! A new sign-up sheet is now on the bulletin board across from Pastor’s office. Wow! The kitchen remodeling is now complete and what a wonderful job has been done. Special thanks to forepersons: Sue Buerger and Keith Gansel and their tremendous crew: Warren Meneou, Ken Hassell, Jack Cody, Al Opel, Wayne Buerger and Adam Buerger. Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. . . to all those who helped with the recent Ash Wednesday Senior Recog-nition Luncheon. The brutal winter weather did not dampen the warm spirit. Thanks to Captain Sue Buerger and her very merry and talented crew: Linda Hubbard, Kit Pagoria, Gail Lobsinger, Janet Flanagan, Pam Lyon, April Strand, Wayne Buerger, Dann Lobsinger and Joe Pagoria . . . to Betty Bedell, Tami Franklin, Scott Franklin, and Jennifer Gibbs for helping with the Winterfest fellowship activity for the 3yr. olds through 1st Grade. You are a great blessing!! . . . to all those that baked for the Sunday School Bake Sale and to those that purchased the yummy treats!!! The Sunday School children raised an awesome total of $1800.47 to benefit the Worth Food Pantry. This is a wonderful expression of love and generosity. . . . also goes to a nice fix on the gutters to Joe Kolar and Jim Peliwo. Thanks for the nice save guys! Our High School Mission Trip participants will have the opportunity to participate in a full day of team building at Camp Manitoqua in Frankfort on Friday, March 28th. We will meet at church at 8:20 AM and should return by 4:15 PM. Details will be mailed to all participants in early March. In the event of inclement weather, an alternate day will be determined for this activity in April. The Confirmation Basketball League continues play on Saturday mornings through March 22nd. Games are at 9:00 and 10:00 AM. Team schedules are posted on the bulletin board across from Lori Puttkammer’s office. Please see Ron Skoglund or Pastor Basch if you have any questions about the league. The High School Basketball League continues play on Tuesday evenings with playoffs on March 11th and finals on March 18th. Games are at 7:00 and 8:00 PM. Team schedules are posted on the bulletin board across from Lori’s office. BINGO! March Family Fun Night is on the 7th from 7:00 – 8:30 PM. Families will play Bingo in the family life center. Families are asked to share a favorite snack/finger food or dessert. Sign up sheet is on the bulletin board. STRIKE! Attention all 2nd – 5th Grade Sunday School Students Can you “spare” us some of your time? Let’s go Cosmic Bowling on March 8th from 12:30 PM till 3:00 PM at Orland Bowl in Orland Park. We will have a pizza lunch and then bowl for 1½ hours. There is a fee of $8 per person and is due to Mrs. Lori as soon as possible. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you are planning on going. Jewel Shop & Share to benefit Vacation Bible School…Good Shepherd’s Vaca-tion Bible School will hold a Shop & Share fund-raising program on March 17, 18, 19 at all Jewel-Osco Stores. By shopping at Jewel-Osco on one of those days, 5% of your total purchases, excluding tax, will be donated by Jewel-Osco to our VBS. We will use this money to enrich our Vacation Bible School program. If you are interested in helping our VBS by shopping at Jewel-Osco on those dates, please use the “Shop & Share Identification Slip” on the back of this page. If you would like additional slips, please ask Lori Puttkammer or the Church Office. Don’t Forget! March 9th is time change Sunday! Be sure to turn those clocks ahead and get to the church on time. Please note this new date designation for Daylight Savings Time! |
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