The Newsletter - 2011-6-June

From the Pastor

BIBLE CLASS NEWS 2

PERICOPES AND HYMNS

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BIRTHDAYS 4

HOMEBOUND 4

COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES

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CALENDAR 5

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIES

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Inside this issue:

June + In the Year of Our Lord + 2011

T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

THE NEWSLETTER

Dear fellow baptized members of the Christian faith,

Sunday, June 5th, we celebrate the 7th Sunday of Easter. This is the final Sunday of the Easter season.

“Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!”

At the end of this June we enter into the ―long green season‖ of the Church year, the non-festival portion. In keeping with the tradition of the Church, however, we have two important festival Sundays yet to celebrate.

The first is the Day of Pentecost, June 12th this year; the second, The Feast of the Holy Trinity on June 19th.

Easter and Pentecost cannot be separated. These two great Feast Days of the

Church answer the question that was posed to Moses as he led the children of Israel: ―Is the Lord among us or not?‖

Easter announces that Christ is risen from the dead; therefore, He is alive and able to be pre-sent among us.

Pentecost announces how he is among us.

As Christ promised – and on the day of Pentecost, the promise was delivered— the Holy Spirit came to the disciples to guide them ―into all truth.‖ With that gift, the disciples were able to preach the Gospel and administer the Sacraments to God’s people.

As your pastor proclaims to you the word of God, the Spirit is at work to bring Christ to you.

As you receive His Body and Blood in, with, and under the bread and wine of the Lord’s Sup-per, our gracious Father grants forgiveness and nur-tures faith. The Spirit strengthens and preserves

you ―in the one true faith‖ unto life everlasting.

Because God sent His Holy Spirit at Pentecost, He is among you by His means of grace.

On Holy Trinity Sunday we celebrate the Triune God whose name we bear through the waters of Holy

Baptism.

May God continue to strengthen you through His gifts to enable you to share the Good News of Jesus and to show His love in service to others.

In His service,

Pastor von Hindenburg

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The Newsletter

Catechesis/Bible Class News

It is our intent that all classes and meetings will now be held in the

newly-remodeled former Braille Room. Just come through the east

aisle of the church, then through the first set of doors on the left.

If you have not yet checked out the room, please join us on Sunday

mornings at 8:30, Tuesday mornings at 10 or Wednesday evenings

beginning at 6:30.

Midweek schedule resumes on Wednesday, June 1, at 6:30 with

Hymn Sing, where we learn history and theology of the hymns we

will be singing the coming Sunday. This is followed each week by

Pastor’s 7:00 topical catechesis. In June and July Pastor will be

teaching us about Lutheran Spirituality.

The Tuesday morning class will pick up on June 7.

If you have any questions about the schedule, please see the cal-

endar on page 5.

For more than three decades, our new meeting room was used for a multitude of purposes,

primarily that of preparing Braille books that were shipped throughout the United

States and into the world. It also served as the counting room and the Quilting

Room, housed choir robes, elder robes, acolyte robes and most recently, was a

general storage area.

With many thanks to the Voters Assembly, this room has been transformed into

our Meeting Room/Classroom. Special thanks for the labor provided by Jim

Weishaar, Leon Tarr, Norm Morton, Franklin Tilley, Bill Navarro, Pastor von Hin-

denburg and any others that may have assisted.

On Sunday, May 29, this room will be dedicated for its new purpose in a special

rite.

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This Month’s Pericopes and Hymns

Please use the following readings and hymns during the week

to prepare yourself for worship

Easter 7A—June 5

Acts 1:12-26

1 Peter 4:12-19; 5:6-11

John 17:1-11

773—Hear us, Father, when we

pray

730—What is the world to me

821—Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Pentecost—June 12

Numbers 11:24-30

Acts 2:1-21

John 7:37-39

913—O Holy Spirit, enter in

497—Come Holy Ghost, God and Lord

501—Come Down, O Love Divine

Holy Trinity—June 19

Genesis 1:1-2:4a

Acts 2:14a, 22-36

Matthew 28:16-20

604—I bind unto myself today

498—Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

876—O blessed, holy Trinity

Proper 3—June 26

Isaiah 49:8-16a

Romans 1:8-17

Matthew 6:24-34

510—A multitude comes from the east and the west

566—By grace I’m saved, grace free and boundless

793—Praise my soul, the King of heaven

June 2011

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A birthday prayer when

you remember your fel-

low congregants: Watch

over your child, ___, O

Lord, as his/her days in-

crease; bless and guide

him/her, wherevers/he

may be. Strengthen

him/her when s/he

stands; comfort him/her

when discouraged or sor-

rowful; raise him/her up

if s/he falls. Lead

him/her always to the

Cross, where forgiveness

may be found, and the

peace which passes all

understanding abide all

the days of his/her life.

Through Jesus Christ our

Lord, Amen.

I thank my God in every remembrance of you.

Philippians 1:3

June 2011

Birthdays

14—Dalton Benson

15—Sheila Ramirez

16—Kalika Smith

President—Norm Morton

Vice President—Franklin Til-

ley

Secretary—Mary Flett

Treasurer—Clinton Galloway

Financial Secretary—Dick

Huhn

Board of Elders—Leon Tarr,

Chair; Franklin Tilley; Jim

Weishaar

Board of Trustees—Jim

Weishaar, Chair; Leon Tarr

Board of Evangelism—Karina

Lindsey, Chair; Royce Morton

+

Altar Guild—Gayle Tarr,

Chair

LWML—Royce Morton, Gayle

Tarr, Co-Chairs

Ushers—Norm Morton, Chair

Future Needs—Susie Fritts,

Royce Morton, Gayle Tarr

+

Rev. Bruce J. von Hindenburg,

Pastor

Homebound Members

Art Dawson - 949-493-5385

Mickey Dwyer— 310-671-5517

Marjorie Haener— 310-891-3348

Jeanette Hedrick— 310-675-5198

Ken Lange— 310-324-2160

Jean Peterson— 310-670-2859

Evelyn Sibbing— 310-973-7590

Council and Committee Members

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Reverend Bruce J. von Hindenburg, Pastor

Sunday morning Adult Bible Class—8:30 a.m.

Sunday Divine Service—10:00 a.m.

Tuesday morning Bible class—10:00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Class/Midweek Service—7:00 p.m.

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T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

There will be a Church

Council Meeting after

the Divine Service on

June 5.

Rev. Mark Rabe will

return to The Good

Shepherd on Sunday,

May 29.

He will give us a

presentation after the

Divine Service to up-

date us on his im-

portant preaching

and teaching work serving the people in western

Kenya.

At The Good Shepherd—May 29