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1 The Story MARCH 2016 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHER AN CHURCH ABERDEEN, SD (605) Making Our Love and Mission Visible Inside This Issue Were You There? Love That Stirs What do you get when you combine homemade cupcakes, frosting, sprinkles and fifteen youth? You get cupcakes decorated with a lot of love and gusto! Read more about this Elementary & Middle School Youth Group activity on page 3. This is my body given for you Our congregation hears these words every week during communion. On March 24 th approximately 20 fifth graders will receive their First Communion. Read more about this exciting event on page 3. How many packages of Oreos can fit in a large Fed-Ex box? Turn to page 3 to find out! Keep awake and pray These are Jesus s words to his disciples as he is in the garden. Find out how you too can keep awake and pray on this holy night. (continued on page 5) What color is your wife s tooth brush? What does your husband like on his hotdog? These are just some of the questions that were asked at our 2 nd annual Newlywed Game. Turn to page 5 to find out who won and what s coming next!

2 PAGE 2 Little Lambs Receipts and Labels Keep collecting those receipts from Kessler s or Ken s and the Labels for Education! Receipts and labels for education can be placed in the containers located on the table in the Fellowship Hall. Maggie Bruns, Director/Teacher February brought us a lot of fun! Especially with the field trips we took. We had fun traveling to the dentist and were able to see all the different tools that the dentist uses. We are looking forward to a lot of fun things in March! We will be celebrating St. Patrick s Day and start to talk about the story of Easter. **Thank you to all who attended and donated to our Spaghetti Supper! We had a great time singing and eating spaghetti! Registration We have some openings left for school year for the 4 and 5 year olds (afternoon session-12:15-3:15). Please let me know if you, or someone you know, is interested. You can call the preschool at or littlelambs@goodshepherdaberdeen.org. Check out the list of eligible products that qualify for the Labels for Education program located near the bins in the fellowship hall. These UPC labels are not just found on Campbell's soups!! *Unfortunately, we do not qualify for the box tops program. Please feel free to donate your box tops elsewhere. Best Bedtime Stories for ers Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann How Do Dinosaurs Say Night? By Jane Yolen Hush by Minfong Ho Sleepy Bears by Mem Fox Owl Moon by Jane Yolen Penelope Says Good Night by Anne Gutman Polar Bear Night by Lauren Thompson

3 Elementary Youth Group Youth page PAGE 3 Fifteen elementary and middle school youth group members met on February 11 th after school to help decorate cupcakes for the Newlywed Game. The kids learned some fun decorating tips from Stephanie Mattson as they decorated 8 dozen cupcakes! What s next?: Elementary Youth Group will meet on Thursday, March 15 th from 3:30pm to 5:00pm to dye Easter eggs and go on an egg hunt. Kids are asked to bring an empty egg carton and be picked up no later than 5:15pm. Seder Supper The Fifth graders at Good Shepherd will experience a traditional Seder Supper on Maundy Thursday, March 24 th. During this formal supper fifth graders will be able to try food that most fifth graders have not had before such as unleavened bread, haroset, lamb and horseradish. After the meal, fifth graders will experience their First Communion during a worship service. What s Next? 5 th graders and their families are invited to the Seder Supper on Thursday, March 24 th at 5:15pm with Maundy Thursday worship to follow at 7pm. 6th graders and their families are asked to help prepare and serve this meal on March 23 rd and 24 th. Please RSVP to Amanda at High School Youth Group The High School Youth group discovered that 3 boxes of Oreos, 1 tie blanket and 1 bag of Starburst and many cards can fit in a Fed-x box. They sent a care package to Sophie Langbehn who continues to be in the hospital in Minnesota. What s next? Here is the schedule for high school youth group in March. Family School/NeSoDak Visit Can you name the 12 disciples? Our church school children and their parents were able to name most of the disciples during Family church school when they played a game called Jesus Says. Family Sunday and Wednesday school was held on February 3 rd and 7th and families were able to play games and do a little creative drama while they reviewed the stories about John the Baptist and Jesus calling the Disciples. Sunday, March 6 th Sunday, March 13th Sunday, March 20 th Friday, March 25 th Sunday, March 27 th Youth Group at 7:00pm Youth Group at 7:00pm No Youth Group Prayer Vigil starting at 8:00pm Easter Breakfast starting at 7:30am (No evening Youth Group) What s next? Our next Family School of the year will be on March 9 th and 13 th. Staff from NeSoDak will be at Good Shepherd to provide families with a mini camp experience to prepare everyone for summer camp fun! Also, mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School and Day Camp June 19 th 23 rd.

4 PAGE 4 Lenten Worship 2016 I hope that our Worship themed services were meaningful to you as we passed from Christmas into Epiphany to Lent. God is a giving God who showers our lives with gifts of peace (the baby lying in a manger), hope, forgiveness, joy, community (the gift of protection, safety), love, home (the gift of relationship with God and one another), and Jesus (the gift of communion, and the gift of power in our lives to transform the lives of others around us). Each morning as I tied one of my bow ties I was reminded of these great gifts. It warmed my heart! Were You there? Love That Stirs What s next is our Lenten/Easter series, Were You There: Love that Stirs. We pastors will be creating first person sermons to help immerse us in this great story of Jesus. I hope that we don t learn facts about these days in Jesus life. I hope that we will feel the stories. As we feel the stories we may be changed, transformed to grow in love of God, love of each other, and love for people in the community around us. Here is what is to come in John s Gospel: March 6: The Crowd, John 18: Jesus healed and taught individuals. Jesus also healed and taught crowds. March 13: Pontius Pilate, John 19:1-16. Who really has power? Is it Pilate with all his armed soldiers and police? Or Jesus whose kingdom is not from this world? March 20: The Soldier, John 19: He was sent on a mission to confirm that Jesus was truly dead. He pierced his spear into the side of Jesus and there flowed forth water and blood. The soldier was changed to never by the same again but became a witness to the events of God. March 24, Maundy Thursday, John 13:1-20. Jesus washes the feet of the disciples and expresses his deep love for his disciples. Worship service is at 7:00pm. March 25, Good Friday, Jesus, John 18:1 19:42 Jesus goes to the cross. ELCA combined worship service is at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at 12:00pm, worship service at 7:00pm at Good Shepherd. March 27, Easter Sunday, Mary, John 20:1-18. Mary mistakes the Living Lord for the gardener. Worship services are at 6:30, 8:30, and 10:45am. April 3: Thomas, John 20:19-31: Thomas amazed at the living Lord proclaims Jesus My Lord and my God! April 10: Our new community, John 10:1-18: We the sheep of Jesus are empowered to live, and love one another. Liesl Hovel from Lutheran Social Services will be our guest that day! April 17: Peter, John 21:1-19: Jesus recently raised from the dead comes to raise his disciples to new life. Jesus was very definitely human but he was so much more than that as his words attest. The Gospel of John collects several sayings by Jesus known as his I am statements. This Lent each I am statement is picked up by one of our ELCA pastors from Bethlehem, Zion and Good Shepherd. Come and hear a different I am statement each week. Following the evening service we will have a Faith and Life message from guest speakers coming to talk with our confirmation students, and you are welcome too! Each talk runs from 7:00 to 7:30. Caramel Rolls WELCA thanks all who purchased Caramel Rolls on Valentine's Day! We will have another sale with double the Caramel Rolls, weather permitting, on April 24th, the last Sunday in April! Come ready to eat fresh rolls!

5 Prayer Vigil PAGE 5 We will be having our third Good Friday prayer vigil. Congregation members are encouraged to sign up for a time slot to pray from 8:00am on Friday morning through 8:00am on Saturday morning. Youth from 8 th -12 th grade are invited to stay all night with us. They will experience prayer stations and different activities throughout the night. Sign up sheets will be available on the Welcome Desk. Newlywed Game/Easter Breakfast On February 11 our boards came together in staggered meetings which simplifies our calendar of board meetings taking place throughout the month to bringing us together like a monthly board retreat. Here we can communicate with one another. It also simplifies the schedule for Pastor Tim and Pastor Liz. A week later we come together at church council to move our dreams and plans forward. What s next? Many of our boards will meet again on March 10. For the second year in a row Fred and Rachel Hemke came out on top of our Newlywed Game! All of our couples did amazing. Thank you to Joe and Amanda Black, Chad and Amy Nilson and Simon and Sydna Odland and Pastor Tim and Nancy Sersen for participating. This was a fun evening full of laughter and a great way to support our youth. What s next? Our youth will be providing a Easter Breakfast for our next fundraiser. They will be serving the breakfast from 7:30am-10:30am on March 27 th. Please look out for our board to help donate items to the breakfast as well as youth please sign up to help! GOOD SHEPHERD SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATONS The Good Shepherd Scholarship Committee would like to remind you that applications became available on February 1, 2016 for the academic year Scholarships are offered to students planning to attend any post secondary institution (college, vocational, technical or trade school). This scholarship is not available for students going into Graduate studies and above. Scholarships are awarded competitively based on the following criteria: transcript of grades, church involvement, community/volunteer activities, and quality of the fully completed application. The application also asks for a person who has been influential in developing your Christian faith walk. The applications are available in the church office or on the website: and should be returned to the church office no later than NOON on March 21, All applications AND authorized, signed transcripts must be submitted to the church office to be stamped and signed by authorized staff. No applications will be accepted after the noon deadline on the 21st of March. For instructions and information regarding the scholarship applications please stop in at the office.

6 MARCH 2016 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday PAGE :00 AM Table Zion 1:30 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Worship Band 2 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Men at Prayer 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 12:00 PM Lenten Worship in Chapel 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM Good Vibrations 4:15 PM-4:45 PM Hallelujah Chorus 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Soup Supper 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Wed. School 6:20 PM - 6:50 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 6:50 PM- 7:30 PM Youth Praise Band 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM 7th-9th Grade Confirmation 7:00 PM Adult Choir; Exultation Bells 7:00 PM Properties Board Meeting 3 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Quilting 4 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 5 11:00 AM -2:00 PM Northern Plains Conference Zion 6 7 8:30 AM Traditional Worship 6:55 AM Women at 9:40 AM Sunday School Prayer 10:45AM Contemporary Worship 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 12:00 PM Arts & Themes Committee 9:00 AM Sarah Circle 7:00 PM Youth Group 9:30 AM Mary Circle 7:00 PM Esther Circle 8 11:00 AM Table Good Shepherd 1:30 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Worship Band :30 AM - 7:30 AM Men at Prayer 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 12:00 PM Lenten Worship in Chapel 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM Good Vibrations 4:15 PM- 4:45 PM Hallelujah Chorus 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Soup Supper 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Family Wed. School 6:20 PM - 6:50 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 6:50 PM - 7:30 PM Youth Praise Band 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM 7th-9th Grade Confirmation 7:00 PM Adult Choir; Exultation Bells NO - Conferences 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Quilting 5:15PM Evangelism Board Meeting 5:45PM Nominations Board Meeting 6:00 PM Worship Bd. Mtg. 6:00 PM Youth Board Mtg. 7:00 PM Life & Growth Board Meeting 11 NO - Conferences 6:00 PM Cooking Small Group Daylight Saving Time Begins 14 7:45 AM Exultation Bells 6:55 AM Women at 8:30 AM Traditional Worship Prayer 9:40 AM Family Sunday School; 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM Men in Mission 10:45AM Contemporary Worship 7:00 PM Youth Group 15 11:00 AM Table Good Shepherd 1:30 PM Staff Meeting 3:30-5:00 PM Elementary Youth Group 5:15 PM Missions Board Meeting 7:00 PM Worship Band NEWSLETTER DEADLINE 16 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Men at Prayer 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 12:00 PM Lenten Worship in Chapel 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM Good Vibrations 4:15 PM-4:45 PM Hallelujah Chorus 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Soup Supper 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Wednesday School & First Communion Class 6:20 PM - 6:50 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 6:50 PM - 7:30 PM Youth Praise Band 7:00 PM - 7:30 PM 7th-9th Grade Confirmation 7:00 PM Adult Choir 17 NO - Spring Break 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Quilting 1:00 PM Card Group 7:00 PM Church Council Meeting 18 NO - Spring Break PALM SUNDAY 21 8:30 AM Traditional Worship 9:40 AM Sunday School & First Communion Class; Altar Guild Meeting 6:55 AM Women at Prayer 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 10:45AM Contemporary Worship 4:00 PM Food Pantry NO Youth Group 5:30 PM Support to Children's Ministry Committee 22 NO Table Talks 1:30 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Worship Band 23 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Men at Prayer 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM NO Wednesday School NO Worship Service 5:30 PM Preparation for Seder Meal NO Youth Praise Band 7:00 PM Adult Choir; Exultation Bells 24 Maundy Thursday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Quilting 5:15 PM Seder Meal 7:00 PM Worship Service 25 Good Friday NO 8:00 AM - 8:00 AM Prayer Vigil 12:00 PM Worship Bethlehem 7:00 PM Worship Service 26 5:30 PM CICS Annual Celebration at the Ramkota Hotel 27 EASTER 28 6:30 AM Sunrise Service 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM Easter Breakfast NO 6:55 AM Women at Prayer 8:30 AM Traditional Worship NO Sunday School 10:45AM Contemporary Worship NO Youth Group 29 NO Table Talks 1:30 PM Staff Meeting 7:00 PM Worship Band 30 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM Men at Prayer 8:15 AM - 3:15 PM 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM Good Vibrations 4:15 PM-4:45 PM Hallelujah Chorus 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM Supper 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM Wed. School 6:20 PM - 6:50 PM Worship Service in the Sanctuary 6:50 PM - 7:30 PM Youth Praise Band NO Confirmation 7:00 PM Adult Choir 31 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Quilting

7 PAGE 7 Campus Ministry - Collegians In Christ s Service (CICS) at Northern State University Ashley Geist-Cusick, Director Greetings from Northern State! It has been a year filled with many blessings here at NSU and I am honored to share some of the highlights from our year with you below. Our Service Learning trip to Texas was again, a highlight of our year. The trip included nine student members and two leaders serving at the Bokencamp Children s Shelter for unaccompanied migrant youth from Central and South America. Our group had the opportunity to share in praise music, crafts, Bible stories, and praying with these amazing youth. We also learned a great deal about immigration and had the opportunity to provide encouragement and support to the staff at the Bokencamp shelter. We also served at the Food Bank of South Texas by packing food boxes and at Metro Ministries by helping clean in their medical clinic, organizing donations, cleaning and organizing in the women s shelter, and conducting an evening of crafts and Bible stories at the shelter for women and children. Every one of our participants also led devotions during the trip. Above: Students at the Bokencamp Shelter: Cody Folden, Alicia Lorig, Brandon Vockrodt, Olivia Forman, Cody Klein, Megan Vockrodt, and Charles Sersen. Above Right: Brandon Vockrodt of Pierre visits the Gulf of Mexico at Malaquite Beach, National Park. While in Texas the students also visited several learning locations including the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay, the Art Museum of South Texas, the Texas State Aquarium, and Malaquite Beach National Park. Each student who has been on these trips has said that they are life changing! We thank our supporters including all of our local personal donors & ELCA congregations, Support to Ministries and the Northern Plains Conference for making these trips a reality for our NSU students. These learning experiences would not be possible without the generosity of many, and we are thankful for this support. Other Highlights Include.. -Celebrating the graduations of nine senior members. -Winning the NSU award for Service Project of the Year for the third year in a row and were nominated for outstanding senior, outstanding student leader, outstanding freshman, outstanding advisor, and outstanding program. -10 of our students plus our leader attending the Peer Ministry Training workshop with Lyle Gienger presented at Bethlehem Lutheran in October. - Donating over 52 hours of service to the Aberdeen community between our Fall Food Drive and the Christmas Day of Service which included Christmas caroling at nursing homes, making blankets, and more, all in one day. -Conducting a campus wide donation for toiletry items for our local women s shelter this Christmas. -Worshipping, learning & having fun with Wednesday worship, three Bible Studies per week, and a fun social event on most Fridays. We have also welcomed four faculty & staff guest speakers from the NSU community at our weekly services and many of our local ELCA pastors. -Collaborating with other NSU ministries for a welcome back picnic in the fall and a Christian music night on campus. Coming up at CICS. We would like to extend a special invitation to join us at this year s Gala on Saturday, March 19 th. Tickets will be available in our local ELCA church offices or by calling Ashley at Tickets must be purchased in advance. All proceeds will go towards this Spring s Service Learning Trip to Washington D.C. which will focus on hunger and homeless children in our Nation s Capitol. At Lower Left: CICS group photo of students attending the Annual Celebration Gala in The gala will include conversation between students, board members, parents and donors, a slideshow presentation of the year s activities, recognition of our graduating seniors, a silent auction, and an evening of fellowship complete with dinner and live music. Funds raised at the gala will be used to defray expenses for our Service Learning trip in May to Washington, D.C.

8 Caller: Ellen Dinger Head Ushers Tom Eisenbeisz (8:30); Clay Dykema, Mark Bledsoe, Sanro Fink (10:45) Ushers Dave Jarvis (8:30-6th); Steve Hellwig (10:45-6th) Dennis Hellwig, Van Nerland (8:30-13th); Gaylan Lang (10:45-13th) Mark Mehlhoff, Tony Jencks (10:45-20th) Dennis and Cherie Hellwig (7:00pm-24th) Mark Remily, Robert Overbay (7:00pm-25th) Van Nerland (8:30-27th); Tony Jencks, Mark Mehlhoff, Mason Mehlhoff, Cory Krege (10:45-27th) Scripture Readers Evelyn Nikolas (8:30-6th) Evelyn Nikolas (8:30-13th) Judy Jencks (10:45-20th) Stephanie Mattson (7:00pm-24th) Judy Jencks, Stephanie Mattson (7:00pm- 25th) Rhonda Flahaven (8:30-27th); Layne Tieszen (10:45-27th) Organists/Pianists Sheri Scott (6th, 13th, 24th-7:00pm, 27th- 6:30am) Tammy Wahl (2nd-12:05pm & 6:20pm, 9th- 6:20pm, 16th-6:20pm) Kathy Harmel (9th-12:05pm, 16th-12:05pm, 25th-7:00pm) Monica Jacobson (20th, 27th-8:30am) Praise Band (27th-10:45am, 30th) March Support People Offering Tellers Jean Rahja, Doug and Evie Witlock (6th) Judy and Joe Gelling, Charlotte Kraemer (13th) Diane and Gary Kost, Tom and Rosemary Eisenbeisz (20th) Betty Beckler, Lori Krause (27th) Greeters Darlene Dufault, Barb Frank (8:30-6th); Jeri and Layne Tieszen (10:45-6th) Gail Gauer (8:30-13th); Linda Lang (10:45-13th) Mary Oleson (10:45-20th) Art and Rhea Ketterling (8:30-27th); Mary Oleson (10:45-27th) Nursery Gayle Fauth (8:30-6th); Melissa Hellwig (10:45-6th) Cherie Hellwig (8:30-13th); Linda Lang (10:45-13th) Marie Heyd (8:30-20th); Karla Mehlhoff (10:45-20th) Arlette Keller (8:30-27th); Karla Mehlhoff (10:45-27th) Altar Guild Peggy Serfoss, Arly Schnabel (6th, 9th) Sandy Cahoy, Barb Frank (20th) Fellowship Treats Barb Frank, Darlene Dufault (6th) Jodi Remily, Stephanie Mattson (13th) Barb Frank, Darlene Dufault (20th) Jeri Tieszen, Rhea Ketterling (27th) Sound Board Mel Wockenfuss (8:30-6th); Lisa Anderson (10:45-6th) Brian Fauth (10:45-13th) Gary Cahoy (8:30-20th); Jeff Dahlberg (10:45-20th) Gary Cahoy (8:30-27th) Power Point John Fritz (6th, 27th) Steve Caron (13th) Karen Hoar (20th) Food Pantry Shannon Beckler, Renee Jarvis (6th) Betty Rall, Mae Jenkins (13th) Marie Heyd, Carol Vetter (20th) Carol Vetter, Esther Hoffman (27th) Welcome Desk Mel Wockenfuss (8:30-6th); Jeff and Jean Black (10:45-6th) Gayle Fauth (8:30-13th); Roy Burt (10:45-13th) Ella Maye Nehls (8:30-20th); Randy VanMeter (10:45-20th) Phyllis Donat (8:30-27th); Charlotte Kraemer (10:45-27th) Acolytes Kaitlyn Dunlavy (10:45-6th) Morgan Jones, Ciara Frank 6:20-9th) Brooklyn Bohling, Jilani Wright (10:45-13th) PAGE 8 Thank you. It is wonderful to be a part of a loving and caring church. We felt the thoughts and prayers of everyone at Good Shepherd and for that we are most grateful. Last September, Wes and I were on a cruise to Alaska when I was stricken with seizures and what first appeared to the ship's doctor to be a stroke. After a CT scan at a hospital in Anchorage, it was diagnosed as a brain lesion or tumor. It later was found to be a hematoma the size of a hen's egg. We flew home and went to Mayo Clinic. As the blood dissipated, I improved, but heavy doses of steroids had affected my mobility, so extensive therapy was required. Thank you to everyone for your cards, thoughts, and prayers as we felt the hand of God touching us during the recovery. I am home and mostly recovered. Daylight Saving Time begins on March 13th. Remember to turn your clocks ahead an hour. Arlene Elliott

9 PAGE 9 03/01 Duane Thurow 03/01 Earl Martell 03/01 Alan Hoerth 03/01 Amy Wright 03/01 Nicholas Stotz 03/02 Barbara Frank 03/02 Wilmer Wiederrich 03/02 John Papendick 03/02 Crystal Buckmeier 03/02 Colten Kolb 03/03 Saun Bauer 03/03 Collin Getty 03/03 Trey Miller 03/04 Della Guthmiller 03/04 Dale Wiedrick 03/04 Natalie Wiedrick 03/04 Patricia Kendall 03/04 Michele Bretsch 03/04 Theresa Flahaven 03/05 Paul Jacobs Jr. 03/05 Michelle Rystrom 03/05 Landon Ellingson 03/07 Deborah Finnesand 03/07 Denise Punt 03/07 Wade Douglas 03/07 Zachery Dosch 03/07 William Allen 03/08 John Kolb 03/08 Alex Panerio 03/09 Becky Sudenga 03/09 Nathan Rook 03/10 Amanda Schock 03/10 Derrick Krege 03/10 Caitlin Ketterling 03/10 Connor Bockorny 03/10 Livia Douglas 03/10 Bryson Burgard 03/11 Jon Davidson 03/11 Anna Malchow 03/12 Dorothy Brown 03/12 Arnold Mehlhoff 03/12 Kellyn Fluke 03/12 Seth Howell 03/13 Jack Hollinsworth 03/13 Nancy Rall 03/13 Emma Adolf 03/13 Noah Jung 03/14 Russell Rook 03/14 Delores Morsching 03/14 Gail Jacobs 03/14 Terry Friedrichsen 03/14 Cory Krege 03/14 Ty Auske 03/14 Teagan Gillis 03/14 Sophie Langbehn 03/15 Sue Klabo 03/15 John Ellingson 03/15 Gavin Johnston 03/16 Kenneth Stadel 03/16 Michael Jacobson 03/16 Austin Gehrts 03/16 Corey Bobzien 03/16 Cody Folden 03/17 Robert VanMeter 03/17 Shanae Doerr 03/17 Hadlee Nilson 03/17 Cooper Gangle 03/18 Jeffrey Serfoss 03/18 Derek Brown 03/19 Dale Reich 03/19 Susan Johnston 03/19 David Zeller 03/19 Melissa Jung 03/19 James Johnston 03/20 Helen Thorstenson 03/20 Randall Fitzgerald 03/20 Brianna Hellwig 03/21 Clarence Rall 03/21 Marilyn Seeber 03/21 Dennis Schnabel 03/21 Anthony Skjefte 03/21 Valerie Mork 03/22 Emily Bockorny 03/23 Andrew Russo 03/23 Isaac Jones 03/26 Alice Mohr 03/26 Alexis Doerr 03/27 Elroy Woods 03/28 Eleanor Haar 03/28 Susan Ackerson 03/28 Judy Overbay 03/28 Stephanie Meyers 03/29 Lyle Weiszhaar 03/29 Renee Black 03/29 Patricia VanMeter 03/30 Jean Schaffer 03/30 Dan Haselhorst 03/30 Eric Harris 03/30 Hunter Serfoss 03/31 Amy Jones 03/31 Noah Jones ATTENTION: THRIVENT MEMBERS Every Thrivent member is eligible for 2 - $250 Choice Dollars. These can be used for anything in our church: quilters, youth, fundraisers, etc. This fiscal year ends at the end of March, so please look into this soon.

10 Building Up the Body of Christ April Serving Group - Noah s Ark Family PAGE Aas, Greg Aas, Stephanie Bickel, Debra Bickel, Michael Bohling, Jerrold Bohling, Vina Bomesberger, Blake Bomesberger, Jennifer Bosma, Bob Bosma, Jackie Brown, Dorothy Dinger, Ellen Esser, Jerald Esser, Viola Finnesand, Deborah Finnesand, Nick Fitzgerald, Heather Fitzgerald, Randall Gehring, Crystle Gerdes, Kathy Gerdes, Laurie Hargens Jr., Ed Hargens, Peggy Heiser, Floyd Heiser, Linda Hoffman, Jon Hoffman, Lori Hunter, Carol Jenson, Crystal Jung, Benjamin Kappes, Verna Klabo, Gary Klabo, Sue Klinkel, Rhonda Klinkel, Scott Kraemer, Charlotte Krause, Don Krause, Lori Liebl, Chelsey Meyers, James Meyers, Stephanie Nolte, Lynda Nolte, Raye Odland, Simon Odland, Sydna Panerio, Debbie Panerio, Jim Powers, Dale Salfrank, Linda Sauer, Richard Sauer, Sharon Sheffield, JoAnn Sheffield, LeRoy Siefkes, Corey Siefkes, Heather Sombke, Clint Sombke, Kiersten Sutton, Duane Sutton, Michele Swenson, Diane Swenson, Randy Utecht, Violet Vander Hoek, Corey Vander Hoek, Jodi Wahl, Delmar Wahl, Mary Ann Weiszhaar, Darlis Weiszhaar, Lyle Staff Pastors-Tim Sersen, Liz Dieseth Visitation Pastor-Mike Jacobson Secretary-Barb Daberkow Pastoral Assistant-Charlotte Kraemer Financial Secretaries-Ron and Carla Kaaz Youth/Family Coordinator-Amanda Black Youth/Family Ministry Assistants-Cody Folden, MJ Johnson Custodian-Todd Black Music Coordinator Rachel Hemke Director/Teacher Maggie Bruns Organists/Pianists-Sheri Scott, Kathy Harmel, Tammy Wahl, Monica Jacobson Choir Directors-Adult/Rachel Hemke, Children s Choir/Rachel Hemke, Bells/Cheryl Ulmer Accompanist Adult and Children s Choir/Monica Jacobson Who Do I Ask About Good Shepherd Women-Sharon Bossert Good Shepherd Men-Clay Dykema Ushers/Communion Assistants Carl Anderson, Bob and Deb Jensen Reception Coordinators: Funeral-Mona Kapfenstein, Deb Nerland Wedding/Anniversary-Heather Fitzgerald Library -Dorothy Brown, Darlis Weiszhaar Altar Guild - Sandy Cahoy Executive Council President-Judy Jencks President Elect-Tony Jencks Treasurer-Cindy Tople Secretary-Curt Bossert Board Chairs Properties-Mark Mehlhoff Life and Growth- Evangelism-Jim Seeber, Jodi Remily Missions-Marty Axlund Stewardship-Kevin VanMeter, Steve Hellwig Worship-Peggy Serfoss, Meghan Mehlhoff Nominations-Rosemary Eisenbeisz, Joan Freudenthal Youth-Lori Tiede Worship Schedule September-May: Sunday 8:30am and 10:45am; Wednesday 6:20pm (Sanctuary) June-August: Sunday 8:30am and 10:00am; Wednesday 6:15pm (Chapel)

11 GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA) 1429 North Dakota Street Aberdeen SD Phone: Fax: Website: Non-Profit Organization US Postage Paid Permit # 300 Address Service Requested Lenten Worship Prayer Vigil Easter Breakfast NeSoDak Visit