The Decorah Area Faith Coalition invites you to attend an Immigration Advocacy Fair on Thursday, June 21, 2018 from 5–7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 302 West Broadway, Decorah.  Join us for walking tacos with all the fixings.  Learn more about organizations in Decorah that serve, advocate for and welcome immigrants, including: Path to Citizenship, Neighbors Helping Neighbors/Immigration Legal Fund – Congregational UCC, Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice Center-Immigration Groups, Catholic Charities Immigration, Justice for our Neighbors, AMMPARO, Indivisible Immigration. Suggested donation $10 to support local immigration initiatives.

Roger, a longtime Good Shepherd member and Luther College faculty member, 1958-1989, died on December 26, 2017, in Janesville, WI.  Visitation will begin at noon; a luncheon in the Fellowship Hall will follow the service.  Burial will be in Phelps Cemetery.  Memorials may be made to Luther College for the Dr. Roger W. and Amme E. Anderson Endowed Scholarship for teacher education and music students.  A full obituary may be found here:

http://www.fjelstul.com/obituary/dr-roger-anderson

Wednesday, June 13
7:30 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast
10:30 a.m. – Communion at Aase Haugen
1:00 p.m. – Communion at Wellington Place
5:00 p.m. – Kids Lunch Club Packing – UCC Center Kitchen

Thursday, June 14
10:00 a.m. – Bible Study with Amalia Vagts (preacher for June 17) Narthex

Saturday June 16
1:00 p.m. – Roger Anderson Memorial Service
NEIA Synodical Women’s Organization 31st Annual Gathering, Waverly, IA

Sunday, June 17 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion – LIVE Broadcast
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
3:00 p.m. – Pew to Pulpit – Pulpit Rock Brewery

Tuesday, June 5 – Election Day Polling Place
5:30 p.m. – Faith 5 Potluck- backyard

Wednesday, June 6
7:30 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast

Thursday, June 7
10:00 a.m. – Bible Study with Pastor Marion – Narthex
12:00 noon – Stewardship Committee- Pastor’s Office
1:30 p.m. – Property & Management Committee
5:30 p.m. – Community Meal at First Lutheran

Sunday, June 10 – Third Sunday in Pentecost
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion – LIVE Broadcast
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour

POST CARD WRITING EVENT CHALLENGING THE INHUMANE PRACTICE OF FAMILY SEPARATION AT THE BORDER – SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 10:30 AM, GOOD SHEPHERD FELLOWSHIP HALL

Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.”

As many of you know, the United State government has instituted a policy of separating children from their parents as they cross our Southern border seeking refuge. Thousands of children, many of whom have already been traumatized by violence in their home countries, are being forcibly removed from their mothers and fathers and placed in detention centers that are very much like prisons. Recently it has been reported that a significant number of these children have suffered abuse while in detention. Furthermore, the government has openly acknowledged that they no longer know the whereabouts of approximately 1,500 children who were in their care. The practice of family separation and its consequences are not only a violation of basic human rights, they also stands in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus. This Sunday, June 3^rd, please come and spend a few minutes writing messages to let our senators and representative letting them know that you denounce the administration’s policy of family separation. The Social Justice Sub-Committee will provide all the supplies – all that is needed is your voice.