Tuesday, February 23
7:00 p.m.- CLA Circle, Gail Judisch, host

Wednesday, February 24
7:30 a.m.- Men’s Breakfast
2:00 p.m.- Pr. Amy at Aase Haugen
5:30 p.m.- Lenten Wednesday Worship/Holden Evening Prayer Service – God opens our eyes and restores our SIGHT- Mark 8:22-25
Luther College’s Cantorei – Jill Wilson, Conductor
LWR Baskets of Promise Kits: toothbrushes
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, February 25
No Adult Bible Study during Lent

Sunday, February 28
9:30 a.m.- Worship with Holy Communion, Third Sunday in Lent
10:30 a.m.- Fellowship Hour, Coffee Sale
10:45 a.m.- Adult Forum – Reflections On Travels in The Holy Land
10:45 a.m.- Sunday School in Sanctuary

Tuesday, February 16
11:45 a.m.– Stewardship Committee- Pr. Amy’s office
7:00 p.m.- Congregational Council Meeting- Narthex

Wednesday, February 17
7:30 a.m.- Men’s Breakfast
1:00 p.m.- Prayer Shawl Ministry
5:30 p.m.- Lenten Wednesday Worship/Holden Evening Prayer Service
TOUCH can heal us and call us back to God – Mark 5.22-32
LWR Baskets of Promise Kits: Colored bath towels
6:15 p.m. – Lenten Soup Supper, Puppet Ministry Sunday School Room with Sue Blair
7:00 p.m. – Choir rehearsal
8:00 p.m. – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, February 18
5:00 p.m. – Decorah Community Meal at First Lutheran
Newsletter Deadline

Sunday, February 21
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion, First Sunday in Lent
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:45 a.m. – Adult Forum – Technology at Good Shepherd
10:45 a.m. – Sunday School in Sanctuary
Youth/Confirmation in Pr. Amy’s office
1:30 p.m. – Upper Iowa River Conference Assembly-Immanuel Lutheran, Cresco

Recently the quilt given to Pr. Joan Mau on the occasion of her retirement in 2014 from Good Shepherd, was hung outside the Sanctuary.  The quilt was created by appliqueing hand shapes of the Sunday School children on to a backing and then quilting the entire piece.  Names of the children are embroidered into the quilt.

The schedule for Adult Forums for February is as follows:

February 14 – Meeting of the March Ministry Team with conveners Reg and Jeri Laursen and Pr. Amy in the Narthex.

February 21 – Technology at Good Shepherd: Connecting and Reaching Out
Good Shepherd is richly blessed by a great website, social media sites (Facebook and Google+) and an online directory. How can you access these resources to connect to your congregation?  This workshop is for beginners to veterans alike to talk together about how we can best use the gifts of technology to strengthen our congregational life and outreach. Bring your smart phone, tablet or laptop for assistance.

February 28 – Reflections on Travels in the Holy Land Marilyn Anderson and Jane Kemp will share their reflections about their January trip to the Holy Land.

Ash Wednesday Worship will be held February 10 at 7:00 pm. We will share in Holy Communion and the imposition of ashes.  For this special service, Don and Barbara Berg have created ashes from last year’s palms.  Pastor Amy will wear the new purple stole Barbara wove for her to wear during the Lenten season. Barbara wove the stole utilizing the same yarns used in the altar and pulpit paraments.