Good Shepherd’s 2016 Lenten Organ Recital Series Continues March 9 and 16

The public is invited to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s noontime Lenten Organ Recital Series continuing on Wednesdays, March 9, and 16 in the sanctuary. The performances will start at 12:15 and finish by 12:45.  March 9 will feature Luther College Organist and Music Department Chair Gregory Peterson, who served as Good Shepherd’s organist when he was a student at Luther, and subsequently served as organist at the famous Old South Church in Boston.   The final recital, on March 16, will be played by Brad Schultz, Visiting Instructor of music at Luther College and organist for Luther’s student congregation. Bring your lunch. Coffee and a light dessert will be served afterwards.

Tuesday, March 8
9:30 a.m.- Anna Circle, Agnes Hjelle hosts
2:00 p.m. – Pr. Amy @ Wellington Place
5:00 p.m. – Evangelism Committee
6:30 p.m. – Adult Forum Sub Committee
8:00 p.m. – Worship & Music Committee

Wednesday, March 9
7:30 a.m.- Men’s Breakfast
12:15 p.m.- Lent Organ Recital by Greg Peterson (note time change)
3:30 p.m. – Sunday School Children gather to prepare Soup Supper
5:30 p.m.- Lenten Wednesday Worship/Holden Evening Prayer Service
Faith comes through HEARING- Jesus calls us to life – John 11:32-44
LWR Baskets of Promise Kits: Combs
6:15 p.m. – Lenten Soup Supper, Puppet Ministry SS Room with Sue Blair
7:00 p.m. – Choir rehearsal
8:00 p.m. – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, March 10
No Adult Bible Study during Lent
5:00 p.m. – Community Meal at First Lutheran

Sunday, March 13
9:30 a.m.- Worship with Holy Communion, Fifth Sunday in Lent Installation of Church Council
10:30 a.m.- Fellowship Hour, Coffee Sale
10:45 a.m.- Sunday School in Sanctuary

SUNDAY SCHOOL will meet three Sundays in March. We will not meet on Easter Sunday. Our themes from Desmond Tutu’s “Children of God” storybook are:

• March 6^th – Let My People Go, Exodus 7-15
• March 13^th – Jesus in the Desert, Matthew 4
• March 20^th – Jesus’ Last Meal, Matthew 26

The public is invited to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s noontime Lenten Organ Recital Series on Wednesdays, March 2, 9, and 16 in the sanctuary. The performances will start at 12:15 and finish by 12:45.

The opening recital on March 2 will be played by Michael Reiter, Luther College Keyboard Technician with a degree in church music from Pacific Lutheran University and experience as a church musician in the Pacific Northwest and Southern California. March 9 will feature Luther College Organist and Music Department Chair Gregory Peterson, who served as Good Shepherd’s organist when he was a student at Luther, and subsequently served as organist at the famous Old South Church in Boston. The final recital, on March 16, will be played by Brad Schultz, Visiting Instructor of music at Luther College and organist for Luther’s student congregation.

The Hook and Hastings Organ at Good Shepherd was acquired in 2009. This 2-manual, 8-stop, 11-rank organ was built in Boston in 1883 as a parlor organ for use in a private home. Acquired in 1973 by Pastor Paul and Ruth Tweeten, the organ was moved to the Midwest and in 1990 underwent an extensive rebuild by J.C. Taylor Organmakers, in Kaukauna, WI. After being damaged in a storage location, the organ was once again refurbished and restored by Jim Taylor in 2008, prior to its installation at Good Shepherd.

Attendees are welcome to bring brown bag lunches which can be eaten in the Fellowship Hall afterward. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. For further information, contact Brooke Joyce, Good Shepherd’s Director of Music, who coordinates this series.

Tuesday, March 1
7:00 p.m.- Mary Circle, Marilynn Larson hosts

Wednesday, March 2
7:30 a.m.- Men’s Breakfast
12:00 p.m. Lent Organ Recital by Mike Reiter
5:30 p.m.- Lenten Wednesday Worship/Holden Evening Prayer Service; TASTE and see that the Lord is good- John 2:1-10
LWR Baskets of Promise Kits: Nail clippers
6:15 p.m. – Lenten Soup Supper, Puppet Ministry SS Room with Sue Blair
7:00 p.m. – Choir rehearsal
8:00 p.m. – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, March 3
No Adult Bible Study during Lent
5:00 p.m. – Community Meal at First Lutheran

Sunday, March 6
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion, First Sunday in Lent
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:45 a.m. – Sunday School in Sanctuary
10:45 a.m. – Youth SS in Sanctuary/Confirmation in Pr. Amy’s office