TODAY AT NOON: Wednesday, March 8, 12:15-12:45 - First Lenten Organ Recital 

Luther Professor of Music and College Organist Gregory Peterson will perform Chorale Preludes for Lent from Das Orgelbüchlein by J. S. Bach and 79 Chorales by Marcel Dupré.

WORSHIP AND EVENTS This Second Week in the Season of Lent …

WORSHIP This Week …

March 8, 5:30 p.m. - Wednesday Evening Lenten Service - The Ten Commandments        

 “What Does This Mean? Insights from Martin Luther for Our Faith Today”

• Pastor Amy Larson, Presiding -- Pastor Marion Pruitt-Jefferson, Preaching
• Special Music - Luther College Collegium Musicum, directed by Kathryn Reed
• A Simple Soup Supper and Sue Blair’s Puppet Ministry for Children follow the Service

Worship Leaders and Ministry Team

• ORGANIST/PIANIST: Brooke Joyce
• USHERS: Jeri and Reg Laursen
• ASSISTING MINISTER: Reg Laursen

Copies of Free Indeed: Devotions for Lent 2017 are available in the Narthex. It brings Luther’s Small Catechism into our homes and devotions and provides insights into our Lenten theme and journey.
 

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March 12, 9:30 a.m. - Second Sunday in Lent - Worship with Holy Communion - Girl Scout Sunday

• From Pastor Amy - What does it mean to be born again and how can that happen for us daily?
• Good Shepherd’s Girl Scouts, Lulu and Poppy Bellrichard and Abby Larson, will participate in the service.  Today is the 105th birthday of the Girl Scouts.
• The Good Shepherd Band will perform during the Offertory and provide the Gathering Music and Postlude.
• Adult Forum - Medieval Liturgical Drama for Easter Sunday - Presentation by Melanie Batoff, Luther College Professor of Music History

Worship Leaders and Ministry Team

• ORGANIST/PIANIST: Brooke Joyce
• ACOLYTE: Lulu and Poppy Bellrichard
• USHERS: Chris Hick and John Moeller
• GREETER: Abby Larson
• ASSISTING MINISTER: Marv Slind
• COMMUNION SERVER: Megan Buckingham
• CANTOR: Jonathon Struve
• ALTAR GUILD: Chris Hick, Bob Larson, Linda Wolfs
• FELLOWSHIP SERVERS: Doris Barnaal, Pastor Marion Pruitt-Jefferson and John Jefferson, Clara Knudson, Marv Slind  

March 15, 5:30 p.m. - Wednesday Evening Lenten Service - The Creed

“What Does This Mean? Insights  from Martin Luther for Our Faith Today”

• Pastor Amy Larson, Presiding -- Pastor Marion Pruitt-Jefferson, Preaching
• Special Music - Luther College Cantorei, directed by Jill Wilson
• A Simple Soup Supper and Sue Blair’s Puppet Ministry for children follow the Service.

Worship Leaders and Ministry Team

• ORGANIST/PIANIST: Brooke Joyce
• USHERS: Don Berg and Jonathon Struve
• ASSISTING MINISTER: Megan Buckingham

Upcoming EVENTS ...

March 10 - H.George Anderson’s 85th birthday. Friends are invited to join the surprise card shower - address is 359 E. Paseo Verde, Green Valley, AZ, 85614.  Anderson was president of Luther College (1982-1995) and second Presiding Bishop of the ELCA (1995-2001).

March 14, 7:00 p.m. - “White Privilege: Let’s Talk” - This last Small Group Conversation will focus on Part 4 of the curriculum: On Becoming an Ally.  Pastor Amy, Jon Ailabouni, and Sara Hanssen have led these Tuesday evening sessions at Good Shepherd. All study resources can be downloaded here: http://privilege.uccpages.org/

Special Lent and Easter Offerings will be given to The Campaign for the ELCA and Northeast Iowa Path to Citizenship. Sunday School Lenten Tree Project offerings will be divided between Good Shepherd’s Reformation Grove and LWR’s Sustainable Response to the East African Drought. 

Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kits - The congregation is invited to participate in WELCA’s Lenten Project to aid families in need around the world by providing selected Items for the Care Kits.This week, dark-colored, lightweight bath towels and wrapped bars of bath-size soap may be placed in the labelled basket in the Narthex. 

Luther College’s Conference Liberating Grace: The Power of the Reformation in the World Today, Friday, March 31 - Saturday, April 1, includes exhibitions, seminars, workshops, key-note speakers, and a musical performance.  All are open to the public, but some events require tickets obtained in advance. Complete details and ticket arrangements are available here: https://www.luther.edu/reformation-2017/conference/