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Today’s Worship Leaders

9 & 11am Preacher/Presider: -Pr. Rick Mills - 7:30am Preacher/Presider: -Pr. Brent Hoy-Bianchi Organist/Pianist: -Andrea Lenz

AV Tech: -Eric Doerr Altar Guild: -Dan Ebner / Sharon Morse

7:30am

Deacon: - Elaine Alexander Lector:- Bill Kolton

Communion Server: - Greg Doerr Greeters: -Greg & Maribeth Doerr Coffee Hostess: -Glennis Bishop

9:00am

Deacon: - Elaine Alexander Communion Servers: - Dave & Kay Harbeck

Dolly Keller

Ushers: -Hornbarger Family

11:00am

Deacon: -Alyssa O’Hair Asst. Minister: -Ron Lembke

Lectors: -Sam Knipmeyer, Marcia Kringle

Communion Servers: -Judi Hein, Beverly Hennen

Greeters: -Chuck and Dee McCallion

Ushers: -DeWitt Brown, Knute Knudson

Coffee Hostess: -Gale Lundquist

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Birthdays & Anniversaries

Isabella Gonzalez April 24

Damon Seamands April 24

Carol & Dean Wickizer April 24

Matilda Baldwin April 25

Ruth Damron April 25

Monica Robertson April 25

Casey Casacca April 26

Kathy Cameron April 27

Tracey Laine April 27

A J Richard April 27

Malia Sanderson April 27 Kathy Walen April 27

Kyla Ganchan-Romero April 28

Elaine Nelson April 28

Katia & Thomas Albright April 28

Joe Lessard April 29

Christina Martin April 29

Michael Steven Secora April 29

Joe & Kristin Lessard April 29

Bobbi Bennett April 30

Kyndra O’Reilly April 30

This Week at Good Shepherd

Sunday, April 24

Fifth Sunday of Easter Shared Harvest Assembly

8:40am Earlybirds Class

9:00am Contemporary Worship 9:30am Choir Practice

9:55am Confirmation

9:55am Kids’ Community/Youth Groups

11:00am Traditional Worship

1:00pm Shared Harvest Assembly

Mon. April 25

Tues. April 26

Pr. Scott is in the Office 12:00pm Bible Class—Ministry Center

Wed. April 27

Thurs. April 28

3:00pm Bible Study—Ministry Center Fri. April 29

9:30am Worship Setup 6:00pm Youth Dinner

Sat. April 30

Next Week at Good Shepherd

Sunday, May 1 | Sixth Sunday of Easter

• Worship at 7:30am, 9:00am & 11:00am

• Congregational Meeting at 10am

Looking Ahead

• May 7—Ladies’ Tea, 11am—1pm

• May 7—Dr. Mary Maaga Workshop, 1-3pm

• May 22—End of Life Planning Workshop with Pr. Scott and Barbara Gruenewald, 3-5pm

• June 5—8-10am Coffee Hour at GS

10:30am Worship at Grand Sierra

Resort with Bishop Eaton at the Sierra

Pacific Synod Assembly

Ladies AND Gentlemen! Saturday, May 7, 1pm

We are delighted to bring Dr. Mary Maaga to Good Shepherd to lead a free 2 hour workshop on Cultivat-ing Courage for men and women (who doesn’t need a little extra courage these days?) This will follow immediately after the La-dies’ Tea at 1pm - 3pm. We hope all the re-treat attendees stay for the workshop! She will also be preaching May 1 and 8 and will show us how to bring about a permanent change in how we experi-ence life and how we relate to oth-ers. Intrigued? Check out her book on the Wel-come table and plan to attend.

Daughters of Norway

Smorgasbord & Annual Fundraiser Saturday, April 30

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The Daughters of Norway invite you to experience a wonderful evening filled with live music, dancing, raffle prizes and a Smorgasbord of delicious Scan-dinavian dishes. No host cocktails at 5:00 pm and dinner at 6:00 pm at the Reno Senior Citizen’s Center (E. 9th & Sutro). Tickets: Adults $25 / Chil-dren $6 (under 12 years). Contact Derise Wigand at wigand@gbis.com for advance tickets or pur-chase tickets at the door.

College Scholarships Application

Completed applications must be received in the church office by April 30. See the Welcome Ta-ble for forms. They should be emailed to: scholarships@goodshepherdreno.org or mailed to the church office.

Sierra Pacific Synod Assembly

June 3 - 5, Grand Sierra Resort, Reno

The Synod Assembly with Presiding Bishop, Eliza-beth Eaton in attendance is quickly approaching and we still have MANY volunteer slots to fill! Stop by the Welcoming Space table today and let us know how you can serve by Sunday, May 1.

~ Today’s Events ~

Please sign in your attendance in the Blue Friendship Register

If you are a member, we are now tracking attend-ance so please sign in!

April Shared Harvest Assembly

TODAY!, 1pm, at Good Shepherd! April Shopping List:

• Chili (41 cans needed)

• Macaroni & Cheese (82 boxes needed)

• Crackers (82 saltine packets/sleeves needed)

• Tuna (41 cans needed)

• Powdered Laundry Detergent (as much as possible) For more information, contact Jane Knipmeyer at 775-762-0940

~ Next Week ~

Congregational Meeting

Sunday, May 1, 10am

In the Worship Space

On the Congregational Meeting Agenda:

• Annual Reports Distributed

• Finance Report

• Call Team

• Endowment Committee

• Synod Assembly Update

• Building Capital Campaign

• . . . if time permits, Congregational Jeopardy!

Synod Assembly Worship with Bishop Eaton – June 5, 10:30am

June 5 8am-10am—Coffee Hour in Shepherd

Hall prior to worship at Grand Sierra Resort Choir Rehearsal (time TBD) 9:45am—Meeting for Car pooling to GSR

10:30am—Worship begins

NO OTHER WORSHIP AT GOOD SHEPHERD ON JUNE 5

This is a “once in a blue moon” opportunity to see and hear our Presiding Bishop of the ELCA!

A Reconciling in Christ Congregation

Welcome to the

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

357 Clay Street Reno, NV 89501

775-329-0696

staff@goodshepherdreno.org

GoodShepherdReno.org | facebook.com/goodshepherdreno

Welcome Guests

We’re glad you’re here! May your worship here inspire and empower you for Christian discipleship. We ask that you provide your name, address and phone num-ber in the blue Friendship Register at the end of each row. We promise not to pester you!

Child care is available in the nursery; however we wel-come and encourage our little people to join us for wor-ship! Please reserve the rear seats for parents with small children and latecomers. Activity bags for kids are also available in the hallway.

Assisted Listening Devices are available for those with difficulty hearing. Please inquire at the AV Booth in the rear of the Worship Space.

Keeping In Touch

Whether you are here for the first time today, or have been here for ages, we want to help you navigate the information maze here at our church.

Shepherd’s Voice April Newsletter—Included are detailed calendars, upcoming projects, events, and ministries (available in print at church, via email or online on our website—goodshepherdreno.org—go to News for the current issue.)

Information Tables in the Welcoming Space—There is a lot of good information that we don’t always report on in print. This is also where you will find signup sheets for various activities.

Our website-is: goodshepherdreno.org.

Are you on Facebook? -Like us at “Good Shepherd Lutheran, Reno” and receive regular inspiration, up-dates, and connection throughout the week.

Where to Park:

On Sundays and Weekdays after 5pm:

• Good Shepherd Parking Lot (behind church) including two handicap spots and four

Senior-parking spots

• 527 California (Geoffrey Giles, Attorney)

• 490 California (Wells Fargo Bank lot)

• 505 S. Arlington (West of Professional Bldg)

• 299 S. Arlington (Washoe Legal Services)

• Parking lot between 522 & 530 California

On-the-street parking any day:

• California Ave., Arlington Ave., Nixon St.

• Ridge St. EAST of Clay St.

City of Reno requires that we NEVER park on:

• Lee or Ridge St. WEST of Clay St.

Staff of Good Shepherd

Pr. Scott Trevithick, -Mid-Week Interim Bridge Pr. Pr. Rick Mills, -Sunday Morning Interim Bridge Pr. Pr. Susan Taylor, -Sun. Morning Interim Bridge Pr. Pr. Brent Hoy-Bianchi, -Sun. Morn. Interim Bridge Pr. Deanna Gaunt, -Director of Worship, Finance &

Communication

Shaun O’Reilly, -Director of Faith Formation

Kristin Lessard, -Programs Coordinator Maribeth Doerr, -Office Coord. / Pastoral Care Asst. Marijo Rosevear, -Financial Secretary

Elizabeth (Dolly) Keller, -Events Coordinator Jennie Tibben, -Choir Director Andrea Lenz, -Organist Eric Doerr, -Audiovisual Specialist Iris Maytan, -Organist Emeritus