The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
7800 W. McCarthy Road
Palos Heights, IL 60463
708.448.4170
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7800 W. McCarthy Road Palos Heights, IL 60463 708.448.4170
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 7800 W. McCarthy Rd. Palos Heights, IL 60463 (708) 448-4170 April 2008
“With high delight let us unite In songs of sweet jubilation. You pure in heart, each take your part, Sing Jesus Christ, our salvation. To set us free forever, He Is risen and sends to all earth’s ends Good news to save every nation.”
Easter Sunday celebrates the emergence of Christ from death’s tomb and the budding of the earth’s flowers. The celebration continues, the flowers grow and the light and glory of the Resurrection warm and embrace our lives! This month in our worship let us unite and share this joy and peace with lives of “sweet jubilation”. A Special Highlight of our April Worship: Sunday, April 27 at 2:00 PM, we will celebrate the Confirmation of this year’s eighth grade students. These young people have been an exciting class, faithful in their studies and thoughtful in their Witness to the Faith. The 2:00 PM service will highlight the Affirmation of Baptism made by each of these young adults: Meredith Atkenson, Kiera Bennett, Bridgette Bova, Michael Burch, Catherine Crofton, Maxx Faulstich, Emily Fierke, Lauren Friel, Kristi Gierman, Alex Gullickson, Mark Hanrahan, Timothy Hennessy, Emma Husar, Matthew Kibort, Kevin Phillip Kling, Matthew Knight, Tyler Kochanny, Kara Majich, Leanne Manning, Cody McDavid, Gina Messineo, Cameron Meyer, Emily Morlock, Nicole Price, George Andrew Quinlan, Kyle Rusco, Hayden Smagacz, Brian Smith, Taylor Smith, Lexi Solofra, Nicholas Svanascini, Randall Swanson, Colter Wehmeier, Taylor Weissenhofer, Sydney Yazbec and Cole Zimba. Please encourage these young people as full participants in our community of faith. Easter at Good Shepherd has always provided us with a warm and wonderful expression of Christian Joy, Peace, Hope and Love. This was especially true this year in our response of praise and worship. A special word of thanks to all those who worked to make our Holy Week services so meaningful, especially the Sr. Choir in presenting Dubois’ “The Seven Last Words” on Good Friday. The out pouring of vibrant faith is indeed inspiring. The task remains: to bring the joy and enthusiasm of Easter to all of our services. Share the good news that this beautiful expression of faith might grow!
Many thanks to the Good Shepherd family for countless donations to the “Food Pantry Box” which are given to local food pantries and distributed to persons and families in need. April’s special request is for juice, powdered milk, canned fruit, soup, tuna and canned meat. Once again, any donation is thankfully received. REST Cooking is reaching out to those less fortunate! The next date of REST cooking for the homeless is April 15th at 9:30 AM.
The New Hymnal is coming! On April 20th, we will begin worshipping with the new hymnal. While the changes to the service of Holy Communion will be barely noticeable, the new Service of the Word might take a little more adjusting. Virtually ALL of the great hymns from both LBW and With One Voice are in the new hymnal which means no more going back and forth between books. The New Hymnal is also rich in additional worship material which will add variety and depth to our worship. Be patient with the new hymnal as it becomes a blessing in our life together. As always should you have any questions about the new hymnal or our life together, please do not hesitate to call. Pastor Basch
A “New Member Orientation” is being planned by Pastor Basch for Tuesday, April 29th at 7:30 PM. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Good Shepherd family or just interested in reviewing our history, this evening is for you! If you could let Pastor know your interest in advance, that would be helpful. Thank You!
Last Chance! Reservations for the Bridal Shower for Ron and Pam were due March 30th! If you would still like to participate on April 13th, please call the church office immediately.
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.
“Discovering the Bible” has grown to become a very close group of fellow seekers enjoying their common bond in Scripture. They resume their Thursday night gatherings on April 10th at 7:30 PM. For those who are interested, “Prayer Partners” precedes at 7:00 PM. New participants are always welcome!
“Body and Soul,” will be taking a break from their usual Monday night schedule on April 7th to watch the NCAA championship game at the Boehlke home. Everyone is invited and festivities start at the usual time 8:00 PM. The following week will be “Body and Soul” with basketball only on the April 21st and Soul again on the 28th. The group has been viewing and discussing the videos by Rob Bell and discussion has been very meaningful. All men of the congregation are encouraged to share the journey.
The “Spiritual Fitness” home study will be meeting at the church this month on Monday, April 21st at 7:15 PM. Come and join this friendly group of women who meet on the 3rd Monday of each month.
The “OFF Club” (Over Fifty-Five) invites you to come to our “New Faces Luncheon” on Wednesday, April 16th at 11:00 AM. Come and meet the new officers for the 2008-2009 term and enjoy good company and good food. All members who have paid their 2008 dues ($10 for the year) will be served a delicious luncheon of chicken, salad, roll & dessert for only $1, the usual monthly charge for “coffee-and”. Guests are welcome for $5 per person. Reservations are necessary. Please call Marilyn Herrndobler at 708/301-5119 by Friday, April 11th, to make your reservation. After luncheon, a movie will be shown on the large screen TV while you relax with friends.
Thank You’s . . .to all those who have helped to make our Holy Week services meaningful and inspiring. This especially includes our choirs for all their dedicated efforts. . . .to the Committee serving Easter Breakfast following the Sunrise Service which included: Monika Korallus, Nettie Botts, Gerry Buikema, Cheryl Davidovitch, Christian Korallus, Carole Peterson, Ron Skoglund. A special thank you also goes to Naples Bakery for their donation of sweet rolls and donuts. . . .to those who took time to give the gift of blood, it’s the gift of life! Thirty-eight pints of blood were drawn last month. . . .to those who supported our Lenten Suppers this year. $2,290 was raised for the High School Mission Trip to North Carolina. Special thanks go out to the Board of Deacons, Chancel Guild, Church Council, Sunday School Teachers, and Youth and Education Committee for providing the food for three of the meals. In addition, thank you to the Adult Activities Committee for all their help with cleanup and helping us integrate the new dishwasher into our routine this year. It was nice to use the china plates and silverware for the suppers this year. . . .to everyone who participated in our Confirmation and High School basketball leagues. We hope you had a fun season. Thank you to our Confirmation league coaches, Corey Bergamo, Keith DeWolf, Ron Faulstich, Tim Hennessy, Jim Smith, Tom Smith, and Mick Yazbec, our referees, Pastor Basch, Paul Boehlke, Joe Dowling, Dave Fewkes, Jeff Galan, Bob Huiner, Dan Marotta, and Corey Niezgoda, and our scorekeepers, Adam Basch, Andrew Behrman, Corey Bergamo, Stephanie Boehlke, and Kirk Krueger. . . .to Laura Dowling, Michelle Maddamma, Donna Choquette, Susan Mish, Leslie Pappas, Monika Korallus, Lynn Yazbec, Donna Husar, Laura Cody, Jan Atkenson, Laura Vitt, Jackie Jaconnetty, Holly Crofton, and Sue Gullickson for helping the night of the 5th Grade Lock in with our mission task of grocery shopping at the local Jewel. Our lock-in would not have been successful without your support, thank you! . . . to Dominic Tunzi, Leslie Pappas, Domenick Jaconnetty, Donna Choquette, Matt Wolan, Bob Ekhart and Paul Behrman for assisting at Sunday School Cosmic Bowling. Your support is a blessing! . . .to Jamie Ekhart and Kristen Heinlein and their additional assistants for their continued dedication to Good Shepherd’s littlest members in the Nursery. We are blessed to have you. . . .to all those that participated in the Vacation Bible School’s Jewel Shop & Share fund raiser.
The Volleyball Group is really going great. Not that the level of play is exceptionally good, but the laughs have been great and numerous. Scheduled dates in April are Fridays’ April 11th and 18th.
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 Sunday, 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. Everyone is invited to 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.
On Friday, April 11th, our High School Students will be serving dinner at REST. We will meet here at church at 6:30 PM, leave at 7:00 PM, and arrive back at church between 10:30 and 11:00 PM. Please sign up on the bulletin board or call me if you want to spend an evening helping others. Adult volunteers are also needed. Please let me know if any of your parents would be willing to participate in this evening of sharing God’s love with the less fortunate.
There will be a High School Mission Trip Meeting on Sunday, April 13th from 6:30 – 8:00 PM for all trip participants. Please let Ron know if you will be unable to attend this meeting.
Attention 8th graders. You have worked hard in confirmation for the last 3 years. Come to an evening of fun at church on Sunday, April 20th from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Dinner will be served, followed by some acolyte training and games. We may even get in a few rounds of flashlight tag. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you will be able to attend this event. If you have any questions, please see Ron.
The Garage Sale will be held on Friday, April 25th from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM and on Saturday, April 26th from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Everything will be half price on Saturday. Items being donated for the sale can be dropped off in the Family Life Center between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd and Wednesday April 23rd. If you have large items that you would like to donate and cannot drop them off at church, please contact Ron Skoglund at church (448-4170) to arrange a pick up. We are in need of people to help with setup, sorting, pricing, and pickups on April 22nd, 23rd, and 24th between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM and people to help on the days of the sale. Please sign up on the bulletin board if you are able to lend a hand. All proceeds from this year’s sale will help support the High School Mission Trip to Taylorsville, NC in June.
Congratulations to First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Grade!!! On February 3rd the 1st and 5th grades recited the Doxology and the Beatitudes. On March 2nd, the 2nd and 4th grades recited The Ten Commandments and The 23rd Psalm. This took place in the Sanctuary during the 11 AM service. Each class did such a great job! Many compliments to the teachers of these fine classes as well. On April 6th you will hear from the 3rd Grade and Kindergarten and on May 4th you will hear from the Nursery and Preschool classes.
Family Fun . . .On April 4th we will play Beachball Volleyball in the Family Life Center and enjoy a refreshing root beer float. Join the fun at 7:00 PM.
Family Fun continues, on May 2 we will picnic for dinner and play a game of kickball. Each family will be responsible for bringing their own picnic dinner. Hopefully it will be warm enough for us to picnic outside on the church grounds and if not, we will picnic in the Family Life Center. Join the fun at 6:00 PM.
Summer is not that far away. . .Our Summer Sunday School program needs volunteers to teach on Sundays throughout the summer. If you would like to teach, without the commitment of every Sunday, here’s your opportunity to sign up for one or even two Sundays during the 10:00 AM service. This year’s theme is a video series entitled Storykeepers. Summer Sunday school begins on June 1st. The sign up sheet will be on the bulletin board.
Vacation Bible School 2008… Rainforest Adventure: A Tree Top Bible Blast!...July 21st – July 25th. The committee has a preliminary list of items that will be needed. It would be greatly appreciated if you able to recycle and donate the following items: 64 oz. juice/milk cardboard cartons with caps and rinsed, 2-3 in. jelly jar type lids (cleaned and rinsed), grocery plastic bags and cardboard paper towel tubes. Other items that will be needed are: fabric paint (colors-brown, black, green, orange, yellow, red, tan), acrylic paint (colors-dk. brown, lt. brown, black, lt. green, dk. Green, white), birdseed, twine, small artificial silk florals, grass seed, potting soil, old rags (soft cloth-no toweling), colored tissue paper, rice, white poster board, clear packing tape, empty gallon size WATER jugs with caps, baking parchment paper, and cold cups- 8 oz. size.
We need many volunteers to run a successful week of Vacation Bible School. There are many different areas that need to be filled, such as assistant crafters, teachers and assistants of preschool 3 yr olds thru 5th grade, recreation assistants, registration crew, photographer, and day care leader and helpers just to name a few. The sign up sheets are up. Please take a look at the bulletin board to see where your gifts and talents can be put to use.
Jewel Shop & Share to benefit Vacation Bible School…Good Shep-herd’s Vacation Bible School will hold a Shop & Share fund-raising program on April 21st, 22nd, 23rd at all Jewel-Osco Stores. By shopping at Jewel-Osco on one of those days, 5% of your total purchase, 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 next page. If you would like additional slips, please ask Lori Puttkammer or the church office. |
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