Tuesday, December 15
6:00 pm – Sons of Norway – Fellowship Hall
6:00 pm – Council Meeting

Wednesday, December 16
7:30 am – Men’s Breakfast
11:00 am – CNA class orientation – Narthex
1:00 pm – Prayer Shawl Ministry
5:30 pm – Evening Worship
6:15 pm – Simple Supper provided, intergenerational faith conversation
7:00 pm – Choir Rehearsal
7:45 pm – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, December 17
10:00 am – Adult Bible Study
5:00 pm – Community Meal

Sunday, December 20
8:45 am – Choir Warm up
9:30 am – Worship – Fourth Sunday of Advent
10:30 am – Fellowship Hour
10:45 am – Christmas Program Practice for all ages
10:50 am – Adult Forum – Building Good Shepherd’s Newest Ministry
5:00 pm – Christmas Program; Refreshments following.

We will share Holy Communion and light the Advent Candles on the Advent Wreath at all services

The Path to Citizenship 2015 newsletter has recently been issued.

Path to Citizenship 2015 Annual Newsletter

The Good Shepherd congregation has supported this organization since it was founded.   A brief summary from their newsletter describing this organization is quoted below.

PATH TO CITIZENSHIP is a northeast Iowa organization whose mission is to aid people who need help navigating the complicated path to legal status. Founded by a coalition of Decorah area faith groups and working in partnership with Justice for Our Neighbors (JFON), a national ministry of the United Methodist Church, Path to Citizenship provides free legal advice on the immigration process. With the help of JFON immigration attorneys, we hold quarterly legal aid clinics and have no­interest microloans available to assist low income families with legal fees and associated costs.

Tuesday, December 8
2:00 pm – Pastor Amy and Jutta Anderson at Wellington Place

Wednesday, December 9
7:30 am – Men’s Breakfast
2:00 pm – Miriam/Ruth Circle
5:30 pm – Evening Worship
6:15 pm – Simple Supper provided, intergenerational faith conversation
6:15 pm – Budget Committee Meeting- Fellowship Hall
7:00 pm – Choir Rehearsal
8:00 pm – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, December 10
10:00 am – Adult Bible Study

Sunday, December 13
8:45 am – Band warm up
9:30 am – Worship –Third Sunday of Advent
10:30 am – Fellowship Hour
10:45 am – Sunday School Christmas Program Practice
10:45 am – Youth Sunday School/Confirmation with Pastor Amy
10:50 am –Adult Forum – Prayer Practices for Advent and All Year

We will share Holy Communion and light the Advent Wreath at all services.

Martha Lionberger, a volunteer for MayaWorks, will be at Good Shepherd on Sunday during the Fellowship Hour with hand-crafted textiles and beaded jewelry for sale. MayaWorks is a fair trade nonprofit group that is helping Mayan women in Guatemala support their families through the sale of their weavings and beadwork in this country.

Seven out of ten Mayans in Guatemala live in poverty, with 38% of them living on less than $1 per day. Guatemala has the fourth highest rate of malnutrition in the world and the fifth highest murder rate. MayaWorks is making a difference by empowering Mayan women economically; offering education programs to help them learn to read and improve their technical skills; funding microloans for them; and, providing scholarships to their daughters to keep them in school.