On Saturday October 7 at 10 am, at the Decorah Fish Hatchery, Good Shepherd will participate with the Decorah United Church of Christ and First Lutheran with a Blessing of the Animals.  Come with your pet, or a picture of their pet, for a time of music, readings and blessings to celebrate the holiness of all creation and to ask God’s blessing on our animals.  Don’t have a pet? Please come too, and join us for this special morning!  

Tuesday October 3
4:00 p.m. – Mary Circle – Sharon Drew hosts

Wednesday, October 4
7:30 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast
6:00 p.m. – Confirmation Class
7:00 p.m. – Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m. – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, October 5
10:00 a.m. – Adult Bible Study
5:00 p.m. – Community Meal at First Lutheran

Sunday, October 8 – Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:45 a.m. – Choir Practice
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion – 11a.m. Broadcast
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:45 a.m. – Sunday School and Youth Forum
10:50 a.m. – Adult Forum – Martin Luther biography, Rebel in the Ranks – Robert Christman

Sunday, October 1, 10:50 am — Adult Forum: Luther College Theatre Department’s The Life of Galileo — Congregation member and Luther Assistant Professor of Theatre, Bobby Vrtis, will talk about Bertolt Brecht’s play, The Life of Galileo, to be performed October 5-7.  Brecht was drawn to the subject of Galileo’s life because of his interest in the tension between a desire to speak (and discover) the truth and the need to survive in difficult times. Vrtis also plans to talk about Brecht’s theories of what theatre should do and how that is shaping the Luther College production. 

Tuesday September 26
7:00 p.m. – CLA Circle – Ann Naslund hosts

Wednesday, September 27
7:30 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast
11:00 a.m. – Communion at Eastern Star
6:00 p.m. – Confirmation Class
7:00 p.m. – Choir Rehearsal
8:00 p.m. – Band Rehearsal

Thursday, September 28
10:00 a.m. – Adult Bible Study
12:00 p.m. – Communications Subcommittee

Saturday, September 30
9:00 a.m. – Fall Gathering – Upper Iowa River Cluster D – Springfield Lutheran Sunday, October 1 – Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
8:45 a.m. – Handbell Choir Practice
9:30 a.m. – Worship with Holy Communion -11am. Broadcast
10:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hour
10:45 a.m. – Sunday School
10:50 a.m. – Good Shepherd Information Session – Sanctuary
10:50 a.m. – Adult Forum – Luther College Theatre’s “The Life of Galileo” presented with Bobby Vrtis
 

Join us Friday, Sept. 22, 7:00 p.m. for an Ever Singing concert with Mike & Sue Blair at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 701 Iowa Ave., Decorah. The concert will include a freewill offering to support flood relief and future Ever Singing recording work. Refreshments and fellowship will follow.  Mike & Sue’s performances feature a signature blend of music, stories and humor to celebrate the shared journey of faith and life. Ever Singing, their first CD, is a collection of original work singing the story of struggles and grief transformed to blessings.