V I S T A S. Our Welcoming and Transi'oning Family in Christ. April Events

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1 V I S T A S The Seasons of Lent and Easter, April 2019 Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Our Mission: We are a welcoming family in Christ who serves by celebrating and sharing our many gifts. Our Welcoming and Transi'oning Family in Christ While the Call Commi,ee conducts interviews and visits prospec6ve pastors to become our next se,led pastor, we are blessed with the presence of our Bridge Pastor Rick Schowalter. Pastor Rick is taking part in the ABC Barn Chapel 6me with Gina, and also trea6ng us to fun songs and guitar music on the pa6o during outdoor play 6me. In addi6on, Pastor Rick met with families interested in star6ng Confirma6on classes, which will begin April 7 and con6nue to meet every Sunday between worship services; 9:30-10:15. Talk with Pastor Rick to find out more. April Events April 1 Common Ground work team, April 3 SVLC Chili Cookoff, at Lenten Supper, 6pm April 4 Quil6ng at SVLC, 9am-1pm April 6 OWLs Mee6ng at the Jordan s, 7pm April 7 Confirma6on Class, 9:30am April 10 Common Ground Food Sor6ng, 3:30 see p.4 SVLC Lenten Supper/Faith Sharing, 6/7p April 14 Palm Sunday 8:15 & 10:30am Confirma6on Class, 9:30am April 18 Maundy Thursday, service at 7pm April 19 Good Friday, service at 7pm April 20 Monthly Work Party, 9am at SVLC April 21 Easter Sunday, services at 8:15 & 10:30am Easter Potluck Breakfast, 9:15am April 27 Youth Group at SVLC, 5-7pm April 28 Quil6ng at SVLC, 12-3pm April 30 Tuesday Morning Gather Bible Study, 10am Upcoming Events May 2-4 Quil6ng Retreat at Luther Glen May 5 Agape House Chili Cook-off at St. Dunstan s May 11 - SVLC Parking Lot Sale May Pacifica Synod Assembly in Palm Desert Order Easter Lilies to adorn our sanctuary on Easter Sunday, in honor or remembrance of loved ones. Lilies are $10 each and you may take them home aker 10:30 service on Easter Sunday. Use the bulle6n insert form provided. Place in the offering plate or bring to/call the church office. Orders due by April 14. Mark Your Calendars and Start Cleaning Out Your Closets - SVLC Parking Lot Sale scheduled for May 11 Tanya Aubin will be our coordinator and point person for this fundraiser and community outreach. We re looking for clean, gently-used household items, furniture, toys, sports equipment, tools and small appliances (in working order only) We re also looking for several volunteers the week before and day of the sale. The proceeds will be divided between our Property Beau6fica6on Fund for landscaping and Agape House Lutheran-Episcopal Campus Ministry at SDSU. Stay tuned for more info, but Please do not bring items to church un6l May 5.

2 Lenten Soup Suppers Two more Wednesdays remaining to enjoy fellowship at the Potluck Soup Supper at 6pm and service at 7pm. Lenten Services this year feature Holden Evening Prayer with the added benefit of stories of life and faith of some of our members around the theme Con6nuing The Journey. Wednesday, April 3, Nancy Harrelson Wednesday, April 10, Ma, Fenner Pastor Karla arranged all the speakers and writes It is my hope and prayer that hearing the stories of our fellow believers will strengthen and inspire us all. P.S. On April 3, chili and cookies are on the menu in antcipaton of the Agape House Chili Cook-off (at St. Dunstan s Episcopal on May 5.) Sign up in the narthex See you there Based on the Gospel according to Ma,hew, the hit rock musical Godspell features a comedic troupe of eccentric players who team up with Jesus to teach lessons through skits and songs. Music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, including Day by Day. SVLC member Tanya Aubin is part of the cast in Vanguard San Diego s produc6on of Godspell. The musical will run March 29 April 14, 2019 Friday & 7 PM and 2 PM at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Point Loma (3598 Talbot St., San Diego, CA 92106). Tickets s6ll available if you missed a,ending with the SVLC group. Go to to purchase. Our Welcoming Family in Christ Calling All Quilters WHEN: May 2-5, 2019 WHERE: Luther Glen WHAT: Annual Quil6ng Retreat Pack up your quil6ng supplies It s 6me for the 2019 Quil6ng Retreat The annual Quil6ng Retreat will be held from Thursday, May 2, through Sunday, May 5, at the conference center at Luther Glen. If you ve been to this event in the past, we are looking forward to having you join us once again. If you have never a,ended, please consider doing so. We not only have a ton of fun, but the number of quilts that are made benefits so many people. It doesn t ma,er if you re a beginner or an experienced quilter. It is also a good opportunity to see our camp at Luther Glen in ac6on. Each year, it is amazing the changes that take place. The cost for the four days and 3 nights is s6ll just $125. This includes 5 meals. Please let us know as soon as possible if you will be a,ending the retreat this year. We would like to get a final count and checks by Easter (April 21). The checks can be made payable to Shepherd of the Valley. Check your for further informa6on later in the month. If you have any ques6ons, please talk to Stephanie Jordan or Dixie Lokensgard for more details. SVLC Youth Group Join us on the last Saturday of the month, April 27 this month. More info/rsvp with Ron Blake: rdkx3@yahoo.com / SVLC OWLS The next gathering of the Older Wiser Lutherans is Saturday, April 6th, 7:00PM at the Jordan s (3115 Stoney Oak Dr., Spring Valley 91978) Please bring a dessert to share. And talk with the Jacobsons if you d like to get together in Balboa Park to visit museums and have lunch on Tuesdays. SVLC Book Worms The SVLC Book Worms meet on the last Sunday of the month at the home of Ann Durham. Watch upcoming announcements for details. The book selec6on for April is And Then There Were None by Agatha Chris6e and for May, the book is is Li1le Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Please contact April Froelich ( or afroelich7@gmail.com) to find out more.

3 From That Music Lady aka Gina Seashore, SVLC Minister of Music Worship at the Center... Upcoming Gospel Readings Apr. 7 John 12:1-8 Mary anoints Jesus Apr. 14 Luke 22:14--23:56 Passion/Palm Sunday Apr. 21 Luke 24:1-12 Resurrec6on Apr. 28 John 20:19-31 Risen Jesus Appears SVLC Choir at San Diego Sings Choir FesTval The SVLC Choir along with the Ramona Community Singers were featured in the San Diego Sings a choral fes6val, March 23rd at Balboa Park. Their presenta6on included three songs of hope including a rousing gospel version of How Can I Keep From Singing. We will never be able to go back to the slow, hymn version Twenty-one other choirs par6cipated in the daylong event which included a couple of mass choir pieces in which all 1000 voices sang together. It was the culmina6on of three months of prac6ce. I hope to have some videos posted soon in case you missed it. The fes6val was sponsored by the Choral Consor6um of San Diego - the SVLC Choir is a member choir. SVLC Choir Outreach The SVLC Choir is preparing to sing at a couple of local nursing/re6rement homes this spring. We are looking loca6ons with a piano please let me know if you can recommend a venue. ConfirmaTon Class Begins April 7 We re pleased to announce that Pastor Rick has started the ball rolling for Confirma6on Class at SVLC. He writes (to families who have children in middle school and high school) The Chris6an faith needs renewal and prac6ce. As Lutheran Chris6ans we receive that gik of faith through bap6sm and most oken that bap6sm is as infants. To make the next step of faith the Lutheran church offers Confirma6on for youth who are discovering what the gik of bap6sm offers. We now call confirma6on "the reaffirma6on of bap6sm" and as Shepherd of the Valley's bridge pastor I would like to start a confirma6on experience through a classroom experience and a Lutheran camping or retreat experience. For me, the classroom teaches our head and the retreats and camps teach our heart. Both are necessary for the faith to become a vital and living part of our lives. The church will offer a 2 year program of confirma6on for middle school youth and a 1 year program for high school youth. Aker an ini6al planning mee6ng, it was decided that classes will take place on Sunday mornings between services, from 9:30-10:15. A,endance at Luther Glen or LRCC Beach camp will also be part of the SVLC program. Our SVLC budget supports all fees beyond $50 per student. Bible Study at SVLC The Gather Bible Study group will meet at SVLC this month at 10am on Tuesday, April 30. Everyone is welcome The Monday evening Bible Study (6pm at SVLC) will con6nue to meet during Lent, studying the readings and Gospel for the Sunday to come. The Centering Prayer group at SVLC meets every Friday from 9am -10am, for prayer 6me and discussion, u6lizing different resources from the library at Contempla6ve Outreach San Diego. Contact the church office for more informa6on.

4 News From The Closet on 54th Gree6ngs Everyone Even with all the rain, we had a quite a busy month. For March, we handed out 1,634 clothing items, shoes and accessories to 171 people The new rule of allowing people to check out items for one person at a 6me as long as there is a line seems to have been well-received. No problems. Dona6ons started picking up so we will not be reducing limits for now. Thanks to everyone who helped this month. The April open and sor6ng days and hours are as follows: OPEN: April 3, April 10, April 17 from 11am - 2pm SORTING: April 9, April 16, and April 23beginning at 10:30am. Generally, we will not sort on the first Tuesday of the month. If anyone wants to help either when we're open or sor6ng and would like more informa6on, see the sign up sheet at SVLC or contact Leslie Atkins la.atkins23@gmail.com If you haven't already, please like us on Facebook: h,ps:// SVLC will have our own congrega6onal semi-finals at the Lenten supper on Wed. April 3, Sign up to bring your best recipes. Serving and Sharing Common Ground News Once again we will pack food boxes on Wednesday, April 10, beginning at 3:30pm at the Good Shepherd Ministry Center, 772 South Johnson Ave. El Cajon These are distributed to families within the La Mesa Spring Valley School District elementary schools we serve: Highlands, Casa de Oro, Avondale, Bancrok, and Kempton. Many of the children already par6cipate in the free or reduced breakfast/lunch program, and some6mes that is the only food they receive during the day. Our goal for the boxes we pack and distribute right before spring break is to sustain the en6re family for that week. For many years, we have packed and distributed over 100 boxes each 6me. The boxes are delivered to the schools for families in need, and some boxes are sent to the district office so they can be given to the families of children who are homeless. In the past, we have asked for dona6ons of peanut bu,er, tuna, and other items that can be easily boxed. Last year, we tried something new and partnered with Feeding San Diego for many of those items that members of our congrega6on, Foothills UMC, and Santa Sophia Catholic Church have donated in the past. This worked out well since the cost of the items was significantly less than we would pay at any store in the community. Other items (tor6llas, bread, cheese, eggs, produce, fresh fruit, and milk) are donated or purchased at a much reduced price from local merchants. Two stores in our neighborhood that you might be familiar with are Grocery Outlet and Valley Farm Market. But, even with the reduced pricing, we s6ll have to pay something for the food. The cost of each box of food is about $35 and each box contains approximately 32 pounds of food, plus milk. That s a total of 3520 pounds (1.75 tons) of food given directly to those who need it. Place your dona6on in the display box in the narthex or add to your offering (Put the amount and Common Ground in the memo line or write on your envelope, or go online and use the Addi6onal Dona6ons box) Thanks to those who have already contributed, and in advance for those to come SVLC Chili Cookoff to decide who will represent, will be at the Lenten potluck supper on April 3. Common Ground is an ecumenical ministry of three area churches (SVLC, Foothills Methodist and Santa Sophia Catholic) that serves teachers and families in need at our local elementary schools. Please let Shaunda Jacobson or Jenny Fenner know if you are interested in helping in any capacity.

5 Bowen Barn DedicaTon he Heart of the Farm campaign con6nues on April 7, Luther Glen Farm is hos6ng the Bowen Barn dedica6on, celebra6on and banquet The event is from 4:00 pm-7:00 pm, and begins with barn tours, animal interac6ons and appe6zers. The cost for the dinner por6on is $45. Dinner guests must RSVP, with payment. We encourage you to bring or send a Barn Shower gik to help us; please see the wish list on Amazon Smile: h,p://a.co/25acjyg or go to the LRCC website under events and then the barn dedica6on and the link is on that page. The link for that is lrcchome.com/barn-dedica6on. Learning and Growing... AMMPARO Update From Pastor Nate at Clairemont Lutheran: What we have coming up is a special 6me where we will invite others to get to learn more about AMMPARO at the upcoming Synod Assembly in May. Also we will be invi6ng people there to come down with us again to Tijuana to visit the shelters on June 7th for another half-day trip... If there are any groups interested, we are going to go down for a brief mission trip June 31st to July 2nd where we will sleep at Casa del Migrante and also work with the children at Madre Asunta. What can we do now to help (from the ELCA AMMPARO website): Pray for the safety of migrant children and families on the journey and for jus6ce as they reach their des6na6ons. Become a Welcoming Congrega6on to accompany these children and families through their transi6on to life in the U.S. Link to resource. Advocate for jus6ce for migrant children and families. Accompany migrant children and families through the Guardian Angel Program as the physical presence of the church in the courtroom. h,ps://vimeo.com/ Give to AMMPARO to provide opportuni6es for children and families in Central America and in the U.S. h,ps://community.elca.org/dona6ons/ammparo-donate LRCC Summer Camp 2019: Heroes of Faith This summer at your Southern California Lutheran camps, our theme will be 'Heroes of Faith, - an explora6on into the women and men in the Bible who were models of courage, faith and love Our theme verse is Joshua 1:9, This is my command be strong and courageous Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord, your God is with you wherever you go. We're calling all current and future Heroes of Faith... come to camp this summer. Note SVLC members: We have a policy of suppor6ng tui6on/fees at one session per summer so that each camper (child or grandchild of an SVLC member) only pays $50. Check the LRCC website for program dates, let the church office know if you are interested, and stay tuned to find out if/when an SVLC group will be a,ending. Calling all counselors Do you know a young adult who loves Jesus and working with children? Send them our way We re currently hiring Counselors and Support Staff for Summer We also have the Staff in Training program for 16 and 17 year olds us for more informa6on atoffice@lrcchome.com

6 Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Fury Lane La Mesa, CA Phone: (619) web: Did You Know? In the midst of the many natural disasters that have occurred these past few months, ELCA s Lutheran Disaster Response brings God s hope, healing and renewal to people whose lives have been disrupted by disasters in the United States and around the world. When the dust se,les and the headlines change, we stay to provide ongoing assistance to those in need. Visit the ELCA website to find out more and donate, from the Our Work / Lutheran Disaster Response tabs. Christ-inspired The SVLC Youth Group March get-together at Parkway Bowl was lots of fun Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Our vision: Extending God s welcome to all we meet along the way. SVLC Office: / ABC Barn Office: / svlc.lamesa@gmail.com Bridge Pastor Rick Showalter / symcn1@aol.com Ms. Gina Seashore, Minister of Music / g.seashore@earthlink.net Ms. Mary Grube, Sunday School Director / maryandkurt@cox.net Mr. Ron Blake, ABC Barn Director / rdk3@yahoo.com Ms. Tanya Quintero Campillo, ABC Barn Assistant Director / swee,win@hotmail.com Ms. Jennifer Fenner, Parish Administrator / jenny.svlc@gmail.com Sunday Worship services at 8:15am and 10:30am Sunday School for preschool through Grade 5 takes place aoer the Children s Talk at the 10:30 service Holy Week Services: Maundy Thursday, 7pm / Good Friday, 7pm / Easter Sunday 8:15am & 10:30am APRIL PRESCHOOL CHAPEL TIMES /CURRICULUM THEMES Tuesday, April 2 Wednesday, April 10 Tuesday, April 16 Wednesday, April 24 Everyone welcome not just preschool kids Chapel is at 10am. PLEASE KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS... - Vic6ms of violence and their families - People oppressed by systems of injus6ce - Refugees and those trapped in unsafe condi6ons - World leaders who work for peace and jus6ce - Those who are hungry, cold or in mourning STEWARDSHIP NOTES: STEWARDSHIP, LIKE MUCH OF MINISTRY, QUICKLY PUSHES CONGREGATIONS BACK TO MISSION AND VISION. IT CAUSES US TO ASK QUESTIONS LIKE: WHAT IS THE SPIRIT UP TO IN THIS PLACE? - ADAM COPELAND, CENTER FOR STEWARDSHIP LEADERS, MINNEAPOLIS