An ELCA Congregation in Decorah, IA
Memorial Services for William (Bill) Kurth will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, December 17, 2018 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Decorah with Rev. Chad Huebner officiating. Private Family Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery in the spring. Bill was a member of First Lutheran Church, Decorah.
Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Monday, one hour before the service, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. A luncheon will follow the service.
A full obituary is available at this link.
A link for the Christmas message from Bishop Eaton can be accessed here.
THE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE now proposes moving ahead with both the HVAC-heating, venting, air conditioning- system (utilizing a geo field and heat pumps) and the building remodel in the summer of 2019. This would allow us to reduce inefficiencies of doing the projects over two summers and to take advantage of rebates that may expire. They feel confident we can do this because we have the opportunity to take a zero interest, 24 month loan for the HVAC system.
Please join the committee to hear about the final remodel and HVAC plan at a forum on Sunday, December 16. We will have a congregational meeting on Sunday, January 6 to vote on moving ahead with this plan. If a final plan is approved, a funding proposal will be part of the budget process at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, February 4.
Please read more about this in the December newsletter.
Tuesday, December 11
3:45 p.m. Education Committee
Wednesday, December 12|
10:30 a.m. – Communion at Aase Haugen
1:30 p.m. – Communion at Wellington Place
2:00 p.m. – Miriam/Ruth Circle – Donna Bahr hosts
5:30 p.m. – Advent Service
7:00 p.m. – Choir Rehearsal8:00 p.m. – Band Rehearsal
Thursday, December 13|
No Bible Study
1:30 p.m. – Property & Management Committee
5:15 p.m. – Worship & Music Committee
Sunday, December 16 – Third Sunday of Advent|
8:15 a.m. – Choir Warm Up
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion – LIVE Broadcast
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:45 a.m. – Sunday School and Youth Forum
11:00 a.m. – Adult Forum: Facilities Improvement Update
3:00 p.m. – Pew to Pulpit – Pulpit Rock Brewing Company
5:00 p.m. – Christmas Program
Poinsettias For Good Shepherd’s Sanctuary – The Altar Guild has arranged a convenient and economical way for members and friends to provide poinsettias to be placed in the sanctuary for the Christmas Season. Decorah Greenhouses will supply red poinsettias wrapped with gold foil and deliver the plants to be in place the for the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. The cost per plant is $12.00. To place an order, deliver a check made out to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church with Poinsettia in the memo line to the Church Office no later than Friday morning, December 14. Our Administrative Assistant, Jenny, will accept email or phone orders with payment to follow. If you wish to provide a plant in honor or memory of someone, include that information with your check or send an email message to decorahgoodshepherd@gmail.com. The list of donors will appear in bulletins. All orders will be submitted directly to the Greenhouses by the Church Office.
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