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ENTERING HOLY WEEK
When we talk “peak season” in the mountains, we usually mean fall color. But for the
Church, Holy Week is peak season. In this one week, we experience life with Christ
with a kind of richness, vibrancy, and intensity that cannot be matched in other sea-
sons. Here’s how we experience God’s grace in the shadow of Christ’s cross during Holy
Week.0
Palm/Passion Sunday, worship at 8 and 10:00 a.m. We’ll
begin worship in the commons area, hear the processional gospel, and
enter the sanctuary with palms waving, remembering Jesus’ triumphal
entry into Jerusalem. But with the reading of the Passion
from Luke, with several Good Shepherd members taking
part, we enter Lent as we hear of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.
Maundy Thursday, worship at 5:00 p.m. Remember when we
confessed our sin and acknowledged our mortality on Ash Wednesday?
We did not receive the typical words of forgiveness that night. But
here at the end of Lent, we do. Worshipers will be invited to the altar
to receive from a pastor individual forgiveness of all their sins. After
celebrating communion and remembering Jesus’ last supper, the ser-
vice concludes with the stripping of the altar in preparation for Good
Friday, with the intoned words of Psalm 22 in the background, “My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?”
The Lutheran Church of the
Good Shepherd
March 2013
Where Strangers Are Welcomed as Friends!
Good Friday, worship at 5:00 pm. Come for the traditional
Tenebrae service. The chancel is stark and empty except for the
seven candles, which will be progressively extinguished as we hear
the Good Friday scriptures and remember Jesus’ suffering and
death on the cross for us. The service ends in darkness and silence.
Resurrection of Our Lord (Easter). One service at 9:30 am. We worship
together on this peak day of the peak season of the Church.
We’ll begin in the commons area and process together into the
sanctuary led by children and youth carrying banners, stream-
ers, and bells. We will use a festival setting of communion with
joyful hymns and anthems to praise God for raising Jesus
Christ from the dead for our sake and the sake of the world.
LENTEN SOUP SUPPERS
Please sign up on the bulletin board to bring soup and/or
dessert for the Lenten Soup Suppers following our Wednesday
worship service. We need three soups and three desserts
(triple recipe) for each Wednesday evening event.
WEDNESDAY LENTEN SERVICES CONTINUE IN MARCH
Lenten Worship Services will be held in March at 5:00 p.m., followed by a Soup Supper
at 5:30 p.m. and an Adult Forum at 6:00 p.m. A different saint will be discussed at
each service and Adult Forum. Here is the schedule:
March 6: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
March 13: C.S. Lewis
March 20: Teresa of Calcutta
KOINONIA LENTEN FRIDAY SERVICES
Churches of the Koinonia fellowship will continue to hold noon Lenten services on
Fridays in March, followed by a light lunch. The services provide a time for re-
flection during Lent and an opportunity to highlight various helping agencies in
the area. Here is the schedule, including the agency for which offerings will be
taken:
March 1 St. Timothy United Methodist Church Backpack Buddies
March 8 Brevard-Davidson River Presbyterian El Centro
March 15 St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Rise and Shine
Freedom School
March 22 First United Methodist Church Sharing House
March 29 Bethel “A” Baptist Church The Haven
CALL COMMITTEE INTERVIEWS
PROSPECTIVE PASTORS
The Call Committee began interviewing prospective pastors
last week. More interviews are scheduled for this week.
The Call Committee will update the congregation as they
are able. The Call Committee members are Kathleen Milli-
gan, Rodney Stinson, Bill Johnson, Bill Gollnick, Rachel Kahl
and Lauren Weed. Please keep them in your prayers.
PRESENTATION ON HEART HEALTH
On March 27th, there will be a cost dinner at 5:00 p.m. The menu will be
grilled chicken, mixed salad, wild rice and strawberry shortcake. The Adult Forum
at 6:00 p.m. will be a special presentation by Karen Stark, BSRN, who works in the
Cardiac Rehab Unit at Transylvania Regional Hospital. She will be discussing heart
health. This is an outreach service of TRH, to help peo-
ple recognize the symptoms of heart disease.
Why is this such a big deal???
* Heart disease is the
number one killer of men.
* Heart disease is the number one killer of women
OVER 25 YEARS OLD
* 480,000 women die every year from heart disease,
64% who had no prior symptoms
Please join us and learn how to take good care of yourself and those you love. The
sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board.
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S DAY OF REFLECTION will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Sacred Heart Church from 9:00 a.m.
to 3:00 p.m. This day brings women of all denominations in Transylvania County
and surrounding areas together for a day of prayer, praise and fellowship. The
speaker this year will be Bonnie Kinschner and the topic is “The Christian Woman
on Overload”. In addition to the speaker, there will be music by Anne Trufant,
small group discussions, testimony by local ministries and lunch.
The cost is $10 and is due at the time of registration. All at-
tendees must register by March 5th, and
may do so by calling Debbie Felker at 884-
5321, or by signing up on the bulletin board.
You can place registration checks in Lauren
Weed’s mailbox.
“ YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU” Some members of the congregation enjoyed a rather impromptu outing
to eat together and attend “You Can’t Take It With You” at Brevard
Little Theater, to support member Terry Moore. We will be working on
coordinating more such get-togethers in the near future. We’ll keep
you posted . . .
BETSY DAILEY TO VISIT LCGS MARCH 10th By now, you likely have received a letter and pledge card about the Good Shepherd
Creche in India in your mailbox at church or home. The pledge cards will be collect-
ed and dedicated on Sunday, March 10th. On that day, Betsy Dailey will join us to
share more about the Creche during the 10:00 a.m. worship service. She will be
available for further comments and to answer questions after the service at an
“Indian Coffee Hour” in the Fellowship Hall. Please plan to attend to learn more
about this vital ministry of our congregation.
SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3RD
Souper Bowl Sunday, held on February 3rd, was a great success, despite the diffi-
cult weather. The youth did a great job, and LCGS raised $ 895.25 for the Bread of
Life Soup Kitchen. Thank you, everyone, for your support!!!
LUTHERAN SERVICES CAROLINAS CHILD &
FAMILY SERVICES
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
Just as a tiny seed can produce the
mightiest of trees, the seeds of hope
planted by Lutheran Services Carolinas
(LSC) child and family services (formerly
Lutheran Family Services) can also yield
significant results in the lives and futures
of God’s most vulnerable populations.
The ministries of LSC child and family
services are celebrated in congregations
around the state during the month of March. For more than 35 years, our own
child and family services organization
has supported special programs aimed at
promoting healing and wholeness. These
programs include child and youth ser-
vices, such as foster care, special needs
adoptions, and residential care for youth
with developmental disorders, and ser-
vices geared toward adults with develop-
mental disabilities or traumatic brain in-
juries, homeless veterans, and refugees.
If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to support the work of
LSC child and family services, make checks payable to Lutheran Services Carolinas
and write “Child and Family Month” on the memo line. Contributions may be mailed
to P.O. Box 947, Salisbury, NC 28145, or made securely online at
www.LSCarolinas.net.
Thank you for your work on behalf of children and families around the state
and for helping LSC child and family services plant the seeds of hope.
Direct Thrivent Choice Dollars® by March 31
Eligible members of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans who
have been designated Choice Dollars®: If you haven’t al-
ready done so, be sure to direct your designated Thrivent
Choice Dollars by March 31, 2013. After that date, any un-
directed Choice Dollars will expire. Don’t miss this oppor-
tunity to help support what matters to you. Go to
Thrivent.com/thriventchoice or call 800-THRIVENT and
state “Thrivent Choice.”
COUNCIL NOTES
President Thelma Erickson called the February meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. on
the 19th. All Council members were present. Treasurer Ed Hennig reported that
income slightly exceeded expenses in January. A correction of $2000 for pay-
ment to the ELCA Portico fund will be made to the 2012 end-of-year information.
The Membership Committee will appoint a subgroup to plan for the expansion of
website opportunities and report back to the Council. A motion was approved to
change Leigh Ann Stinson’s title from Interim Parish Administrator to Parish Ad-
ministrator. The Call Committee reported that three interviews have been
scheduled in the next three weeks. Facilities concerns were discussed, specifical-
ly the leak in the Sanctuary heat exchanger and the need for new carpet in the
Fellowship Hall and Nursery.
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER
Please sign up on the bulletin board by the last week of March for Guess Who’s Com-
ing to Dinner. It’s been seven years and a lot of new members since we have done this
fun mixer of our members. A multiple of 12 pairs (12, 24
etc.) is needed to work easily, so that no two pairs get to-
gether more than once. If you are single, just get another
single to form your pair. but it can be worked with a dif-
ferent number. Normally, there will be three pairs of us
scheduled to eat at each home in April, May and June. That
will vary if we have an odd number sign up.
One of the pairs is scheduled to host the dinner in April, calling to determine
the date and providing the main course. The second pair will
bring the salad. The third pair will bring the dessert. In May
and June, the second or third pair will be scheduled to host
the dinner, and the first pair will be scheduled to bring one
of the other items of food, never being scheduled to pro-
vide the same thing twice. When you are the host, you may
want to invite additional guests, who are new or can’t partic-
ipate for some reason. Please consider signing up for this fun activity, and get to
know your fellow church members even better. We hope to see you there!
NORTH CAROLINA SYNOD
Two churches of the North Carolina Synod, Christ Lutheran
Church in Greensboro and St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Lum-
berton, sent us letters telling us they prayed for LCGS and
our ministries in February. The letters are posted on the bul-
letin board.
MAKING SUMMER PLANS? HOW ‘BOUT CAMP?
Faith takes time to grow and children need summer faith camp more than ever. Time
away in intentional Christian community is life-changing and critical for faith develop-
ment in young people (and adults). Lutheridge in Arden and Lutherock in Linville have
summer programs for 1st graders through 12th graders. In addition, family camp and Mu-
sic Week is available for all ages.
Summer brochures are available in the commons area. You can register by phone at
684-2361 or online at LLMI.net. The entire summer brochure is on the website. There
are lots of options for summer activities. But there are few that can form faith more
than a week at Lutheridge or Lutherock. Check it out.
ANNIVERSARIES
Ed and Sue Barrett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .March 7
Wes and Linda Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . March 17
Ruth Anne Weisenauer-Wolfe . . . . . . March 18
BIRTHDAYS Lauren Wing . . . . . . . . . . .March 3 Carol Stone . . . . . . . . . . March 21
Carly Onnink . . . . . . . . . . . March 4 Barbara Weyhrauch . . . March 21
Patty Evans Johnson . . . . .March 8 Wes Johnson . . . . . . . . .March 22
Dave Kuhlman . . . . . . . . . . March 15 Judy Caldwell . . . . . . . . March 23
Bob Landwehr . . . . . . . . .March 16 Maree Krug-Rankin . . . .March 23
David Owen . . . . . . . . . . . March 17 Forrest McConnell . . . . March 28
Lisa Rodke . . . . . . . . . . . . March 17
DUTY: TIME: MARCH 3RD MARCH 10TH MARCH 17TH MARCH 24TH MARCH 31ST
ASSISTING MINISTER: 8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
Lauren Weed
Gay Phillips
Gail Leon
Randy Stinson
Gene Shonka
Bill Johnson
Bob Landwehr
Larry Fogdall
Annette Blum
Karen Anderson
ACOLYTE:
CRUCIFER:
8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
Lauren Weed
Carly Onnink
Carly Onnink
Gail Leon
Forrest
McConnell
Brighton
McConnell
Gene Shonka
Raegan
Eggleston
Gene Shonka
Bob Landwehr
Joe Smith
Thomas
Leverette
Annette Blum
Marah Karas
Marah Karas
GREETERS: 8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
Weeds
Larsons
Beckers
McConnells
Smith
Moores
Coopers
Rhyne
Dixons
Rumphs
USHERS: 8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
Coopers
B. Stone &
Substitute
Coopers
B. Stone &
Substitute
Coopers
B. Stone &
Substitute
Coopers
B. Stone &
Substitute
Coopers
B. Stone &
Substitute
NURSERY CARE: 10:00 A.M. Kimberly Dunbar Zia McConnell Carolyn Smith P J Larson Marah Karas
COUNTERS: Paul Onnink &
Larry Fogdall
Paul Onnink &
Larry Fogdall
Paul Onnink &
Larry Fogdall
Paul Onnink &
Larry Fogdall
Paul Onnink &
Larry Fogdall
ALTAR CARE: Sue Barrett Sue Barrett Sue Barrett Sue Barrett Sue Barrett
COFFEE HOUR HOSTS: 8:00 A.M.
10:00 A.M.
Annette Blum
Andersons & Bev
Martin
Coopers
Indian Coffee
Hour with Betsy
Dailey
Gollnicks
Caldwells & Mary
Grodnik
Beckers
Shonkas &
Hedbergs
Easter
Breakfast at
8:00 a.m.
COUNCIL PERSON OF
THE DAY:
Bill Gollnick Thelma Erickson Marilyn Fogdall Judy Caldwell Ed Hennig
SERVING THIS MONTH . . .