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GO DNEWS
In This Issue Worship Info - Pg. 2
From the Pastor - Pg. 3
Birthdays & Anniversaries - Pg. 4
Monthly Calendar - Pg. 5
Children’s Ministry - Pg. 6
Good Samaritan Christian Academy - Pg. 7
Youth Ministry - Pg. 8
It’s Time For A Sacred Place - Pg. 9
Events & Activities - Pg. 10 & 11
Sermon Series - Pg. 12
Funnies - Pg. 13
Sponsors - Pg. 14 & 15
OLove God. Love People.
Make A Difference.
Our 2020 vision: Impacting 1000 families with the life changing love of Jesus.
As we live out our mission, by the end of 2020 Good Samaritan will regularly impact 1000 families by making a difference in our local community and world. We will do
this by connecting them to the life changing love of Jesus and by creating more room on our campus through the addition of a sanctuary and the expansion of our academy.
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Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
•To have items considered to be published in the monthly newsletter, please submit them to the church office by no later than the 15th of each month •The sponsors of this newsletter help us to defray the cost of printing. Please give them your consideration when possible. See pages 14 & 15.
Church Staff Don Lorfing, Senior Pastor [email protected]
Scott Hove, Executive Pastor [email protected]
Finance Administrator Kim Niehaus [email protected]
Office AdministratorHolly [email protected]
Communications Administrator Tommi Garza [email protected]
Good Samaritan Christian Academy Administrator Miriam Dake 702-407-6749 [email protected]
Music Director Darin [email protected]
Children’s Choir Director Mr. Luis Fletes
Youth Director & Connections Coordinator Natalee Graham [email protected]
Children’s Ministry Jamie Rosas [email protected]
Nursery Sandy Markham [email protected]
Church Council Regina Vermeulen - PresidentDale Puhl - Vice President Jane Forbes - Secretary Joe Killoran - TreasurerLisa TaylorErika Noltie Joe Gilbert Carl Bates Jessica Elliott
Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 702-873-3589 www.goodsamlv.com
Worship and Sunday School Times Saturday Worship & Sunday Eve School 5 PMSunday Worship 8, 9:35 & 11 AM Sunday School 9:35 & 11 AM Nursery available for Sunday Services
Council meetings are open to the congregation.
If you are a member of Good Samaritan and have any questions or concerns you would like put on the agenda, please contact the church office a week prior to the meeting, or if you would just like to attend, they are the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
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Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589 Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
FROM THE PASTOR
Dear Friends and Family of Good Samaritan,
If any of you have ever taken on a big home or yard improvement project you know the excitement of the initial idea and the enthusiasm as you start the project. Many of you also know how that initial excitement can fade when it runs into the reality of all the hard work and cost that will be incurred to get the project done.
Several years ago, my children experienced this first hand. During Spring Break they wanted to get a couple of turtles and thought we should build a mini-pond for them in the backyard. They identified the perfect place and researched what it would take to care for turtles and what it would take to create a pond for them. They were so excited about the idea they even said they would pitch in significantly for the cost of the project. Enthusiasm ran high as they looked at examples of ponds others had created and as they identified turtles that would do well in the Las Vegas climate. But then the hard work began. Digging a hole for the pond, pricing the cost of the supplies, such as pumps and filters, and hauling rocks and bricks into position. Three days into the project it was not nearly as exciting as when it was started.
During dinner of that third night as conversation turned to the progress of the pond, two somewhat dispirited kids expressed that maybe it was time to throw in the towel. Amy and I let them talk through their frustrations that eventually led them to deciding to see the project through to the end. During the course of this discussion my daughter said something that stuck with me. “Dad” she said, “if we quit now those two turtles we are going to buy will not have a home.”
I wonder if that was not part of the internal dialogue Jesus went through that night in the Garden of Gethsemane, when he struggled out loud“Father, if you are willing, take this cup of suffering from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Luke 22:42
After three years of ministry, the prospect of being the sacrificial lamb for a sinful world must have seemed far less appealing to his human nature than when he started. The upcoming torture and agony daunting even for the son of God. Yet when he uttered those words, “Not my will but yours be done”, you get the sense that there is an underlying message that the project needed to be completed. That is confirmed with Jesus uttering those last words from the cross “It is Finished”.Without the cross, without the sacrifice there would be no resurrection; no redemption; no way for a weary world to come home. What Jesus had started could not have been finished.
Jesus also said in Matthew 11:28 “Come to me all you are are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.”Even though Jesus has not walked this planet for over 2000 years, his dying and resurrection make it possible for us to find our home, our comfort, our rest in a God that our sinfulness had separated us from. Separated us from, that is, until Jesus built a bridge back to God by completing his project and becoming the final sacrifice that would save us and a weary world so desperately in need of finding its way home.
And so my friends, this month we celebrate Easter. We celebrate that Jesus did not quit on us, even when the going got tough and the cost of finishing the project seemed so very high. We celebrate the Son of God; risen from the tomb “just as he said he would”. We celebrate the fact that we have a home. Not just an eternal home of light, love, and joy but also a home here—today. A place to go where we can find peace, hope, purpose, and love in the arms of our God. The same God who sent His one and only son to die and rise again so that the project that was started some 30 years earlier with such enthusiasm could finally be completed.
CHRIST IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!
Honored to be Your Pastor,Don Lorfing
Join us after church in the Sacred Grounds
Coffee Shop!All proceeds benefit the
GSLC Youth Group!
Interested in Advertising?Feature your business in our monthly newsletter and on our
website and ALL of your investment will not only get your name out to our congregation and guests, but all proceeds will go towards funding our
outreach efforts to the community. Art and design assistance available.For more information and pricing contact: Holly at [email protected].
April Anniversaries Pam & Steve Junge 04/09 24 years
Jolene & Ken Carlin 04/12 49 yearsCamey & Mike Bifulco 04/18 36 yearsBarb & Joe Stanhibel 04/19 49 yearsJeanette & David Larson 04/29 31 years
Apri l BirthdaysMegan Morgan 04/15Matthew Beatty 04/16Draven Bradford 04/16Louann Pippenger 04/16Steve Teffs 04/19John Slocum 04/20Carl Bates 04/21JoAnn Reese 04/22Barb Stanhibel 04/22Sarah Reeder 04/23Mickey Wade 04/26Jeffrey Boots 04/27Lynda Bennes 04/29Randy Stackhouse 04/30
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES ECCLESIASTES THREE: FOUR There is a time to cry and a time to laugh…and a time to cry while you laugh!
Lex Golovkin 04/02Rosemarie O’Brien 04/04Kim Bauman 04/05Matthew Birch 04/05Karen Van Der Linda 04/05Arabella Venci 04/05Jim Angell 04/07Michael Maggio 04/07Adrianna Willeford 04/07Robert Evans 04/10Katelyn Maley 04/10Liam In 04/11Cathy Miller 04/11Aaron Bates 04/13Ann Cullen 04/13
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
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YR- Youth RoomWC- Worship CenterSG- Sacred Grounds#1- Meeting Room #1#2- Meeting Room #2PS- Preschool
Bible Study-9:35a #2 King’s Kids-Classroom#2Community picnic-12:30p
MONTHLY CALENDAR
Weight Watchers-9a YR Card Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
SERMON SERIES
Bible Study-9:35a Classroom #2
WORSHIP INFORMATION Worship Times and Styles
Saturday - 5:00 PM - Blended Sunday - 8:00 AM - Traditional Sunday - 9:35 AM - Contemporary Sunday - 11:00 AM - Blended
Sunday School (3 years old - 5th grade) Available at 5:00 PM, 9:35 AM and 11:00 AM services. Begin at worship, then after the Children’s Message, Sunday School leaders will escort them to class. You will need to pick them up in the classroom following the worship service.
Rise Jr. High (6th - 8th grade) Meets during the 9:35 AM service. Begin at worship, then dismissed for learning time.
Rise Sr. High (9th - 12th grade) Meets during the 9:35 AM service. Begin at worship, then dismissed to the Youth Room.
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Bible Study/Potluck- 10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 ACA meeting-6:30p PS
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 ACA meeting-6:30p PS
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 ACA meeting-6:30p PS
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1ACA meeting-6:30p PS
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 Council Meeting- 6p #2TNT- 5:30p YR
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1TNT- 5:30p YR
MOPS Meetup- 8:45a SGGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Bible Study-9:35a Classroom #2
Bible Study-9:35a Classroom #2
MOPS Meetup- 8:45a SGGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1TNT- 5:30p YR
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1TNT- 5:30p YR
Weight Watchers-9a YRCard Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Weight Watchers-9a YR Card Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Weight Watchers-9a YR Card Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
New Sermon Series Beginning after Easter Stop walking around like a zombie. Learn to live more fully, engaging in meaningful ways with God as well as with those around you. Our post-Easter sermon series “The Walking Dead” will focus on what Jesus said and taught after he had defeated death and risen from the grave. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, the Bible has much to tell us regarding his interactions with his disciples as well as many others. Those interactions have much to teach us about how we can live our lives more fully. We will also spend some time talking about heaven and what Jesus taught us about life after death.A great sermon series to invite a neighbor or a friend to experience. Be sure and join us for the 7 week sermon series, “The Walking Dead”
“Life is for Giving” Many Americans live with two opposite feelings. On one hand, they want to experience meaning andpurpose in their lives. On the other hand, they often feel that they are running on empty.In his classic novel, Les Miserables, Victor Hugo gives us a clue on one way to deal with that second feeling. In his story a church bishop befriends Jean Valjean, who had just escaped from prison, and gives him lodging. Valjean repays that kindness by stealing the bishop’s valuable silver and candlesticks. When the bishop catches him in the act, he knocks the bishop on the head and runs off with the valuables. Jean Valjean is caught by the police and brought back to the bishop’s residence. The police magistrate then questions Valjean in the bishop’s presence.As the interrogation progresses, Valjean seems headed for jail. Surprisingly the bishop shows great mercy to Jean and offers a plausible reason for why the candlesticks are missing, saying that he gave them to Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean is amazed. When he and the bishop are alone, he says, “Why did you do that? You know I am guilty.” The bishop replies, “Life is for giving.”Why do churches receive an offering in their worship services? Some people say, “Because the church needs the money.” That is only part of the answer. Even if a wealthy benefactor fully underwrote our congregation’s expenses, we would still need to provide people with the opportunity to give an offering in our worship services. Weekly giving teaches us—and reminds us because we keep forgetting—that life is fuller when we learn to live it generously. Victor Hugo is right. Life is for giving.
• Enter 702-819-6720 and the amount you wish to donate, then press send
• You’ll receive a link to complete donation
• Download the FREE app on your Apple or Android phone, ‘GivePlus Church’ on GooglePlay or App Store
In addition to our current giving options using the offering envelope or through our website, you can now give using text or our mobile app.
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
For more information about these and other children’s events, please contact Jamie Rosas at [email protected].
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CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Thank you to everyone who donated baked goods and to all who volunteered at our lemonade stand. The children were able to raise $230 for Water-4-Kids!If you did not have the opportunity to participate it’s not too late! Our next Lemon-aider stand will on April 15 from 12:30-2:30. This is a wonderful opportunity to show your child the importance of serving others and how we can all make a difference. Contact Jamie Rosas to sign up, volunteers will be scheduled in 1/2 hour increments. Egg Stuffing and Cookie Packing Party
Thank you to the volunteers and those who donated for our egg
stuffing and cookie packing party. Your commitment to serving helped to
spread Jesus’ love throughout the city while thanking our service men
and women!
Thursday, April 12 and 196:30 - 8:00 PM
First Communion Classes for 4th and 5th Grade students are led by Pastor Don and
cover the basic meaning and scriptural basis behind the Lord's Supper. Parents/guardians must attend classes with your child. Contact
Miss Jamie for more information.First Communion Ceremony
April 28 at 5:00 PMRegister online at goodsamlv.com
Children’s Mealtime PrayersThank you for the world so sweet.Thank you for the food we eat.Thank you for the birds that sing.Thank you God for everything.Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest,And let this food to us be blessed.Amen
Register for summer opportunities! June 9-14: Mexico Mission Trip (Registration deadline approaching soon)June 18-22: Vacation Bible School - Week OneJune 25-29: Vacation Bible School - Week TwoJune 25-30: S. Texas Mission Trip (Harvey cleanup) July 10-14: Beach CampJuly 21-28: Leadership Lab
For more information, registration deadlines and to register, visit goodsamlv.com
Hoving Home Annual 5k Run/Walk Saturday, April 78:00 AM / 7:00 AM RegistrationCornerstone Park, HendersonEntry Fee:Runners - $40Walkers - $25Fee includes T-shirt and breakfast after the race!To register: please contact Sylvia at 702.386.1965 or [email protected]
Spring Gathering 2018 Women of the Capital ConferenceSaturday, April 7, 20188:30 AM - 1:00 PMFaith Lutheran Church (801 E. Camelback Rd in Phoenix)$10 includes coffee hour and lunch.RSVP to Laura Cary [email protected] or 602.249.1936.All Women are welcome!
Burgers, Hot Dogs, Brats, & Popsicles will be provided!Please plan to bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share!
Meatballs! You’re invited to join Pastor Scott on Fridays
for lunch at Ikea! Order and pay for your food and then look for the table
with the “meatballs” sign! Friday, April 20
12:00 PMIkea
(6500 Ikea Way)S. Durango/215
Support the Mexico Mission Trip with dog training!Begin date: Sunday, April 8, 2018 (5 weeks)$100/ Per dogMeet at Siegfried and Roy park near Russell Rd and Maryland Pkwy off the Airport/215 exit.All money will go toward the Mexico trip when you sign up for this class session!Sign up by emailing Sonya Hersh at [email protected] shot records to the first class.
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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
For more information about these and other GSCA events, please visit www.goodsamcan.com or email [email protected]
Good Samaritan Christian Academy Las Vegas @goodsamcan
GOOD SAMARITAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
All are welcome to join!What: Bunco - fellowship & fun!When: April 5, 2018
5:30 - 8:30 PMWhere: Youth Room
KarateJoin us in the Sanctuary
on Fridays from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
5 yrs old and upFor more information
contact Darin Bradford at 702.755.5181.
Weekly Bible StudiesSunday Mornings: 9:35 AM in Classroom #2 of the Education Building
Thursday Mornings: 10:30 AM in Youth room — An informal Bible study with Pastor Scott.
All are welcome to join!
MOPS Meet Up1st & 3rd Mondays of the month
8:45 - 10:45 AMSacred Grounds Coffee Shop
For more information about joining MOPS email us at [email protected].
Good Sam Breakfast
The church office will be closed the following dates in April:
Monday, April 2
Call or text Jil Gertz at 702.275.4458 for more information.
Second ThursdaysThursday, April 12 / 7:30 AM
Egg Works (6960 S. Rainbow Blvd.)
Enjoy breakfast and fellowship with a guest speaker!
*Separate checks will be provided and the guest speaker will finish by 8:00 AM.R.S.V.P.: [email protected]
Apply to Lead a Thrivent Action TeamWant to help meet a need in your community? Thrivent Action Teams can help you get started!If you’re a member of Thrivent Financial, you can apply to lead a volunteer team in a one-time:• Fundraiser• Service activity• Educational event
Thrivent will help you get startedBeing a team together —family, friends, community members —to make an immediate impact. We’ll help you get started with:• Resources to help you plan the event.• Promotional items, including Thrivent T-shirts.• Community Impact Card with $250 of seed money.
Learn more atthrivent.com/actionteam and apply online.Contact Holly at [email protected].
Spring Break March 26 - April 2
School Closed
YOUTH MINISTRY
For more information regarding these and other youth activities, please contact Natalee Graham at 702.308.5298 or [email protected]
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IT’S TIME FOR A SACRED PLACE
GSLC Youth GSLC YouthMinistry @gslc_rise
Capital Campaign Pledge Update
Total pledged: $783,466
Received as of March 2018: $426,934
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000
LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Jr & Sr High Series: Modern Families A 2-WEEK SERIES ON FAMILY
It should only take a quick look around to realize there are no perfect families (not even in the Bible), but that doesn’t stop us from comparing our families’ quirks, flaws, and shortcomings to the seemingly perfect lives of other families. In this 4-week series, you’ll be challenged to give your family grace, seek resolution to your conflicts with them, trust God through difficult transitions, and treat more friends like family.
April 22 | Youth Room | 11:15 AMCollege Financial Planing with David Thiel from Thrivent Financial. It’s never too late or early to start planning for your child’s education.
May 12 May 12
• Blood Drive: 19 donors and 60 patients will receive donations.• Three Square Food Bank: Over 15 volunteers helped to prepare food packages for food insecure families in the
community.• Las Vegas Rescue Mission: Over 17 volunteers came together to serve dinner to our homeless community in
downtown Las Vegas.• Egg Stuffing and Service Men/Women care packages: Over 2,000 eggs were stuffed for our community egg
hunt. 32 cookie care packages and 6 platters were provided to 180 local police and fire stations.• Dress-A-Girl Around The World: Over 75 kits ready to go, 56 dresses were sent to Zambia for Breath Of Heaven
Orphanage, and 74 dresses were sent to Guatemala with St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Las Vegas.• Lemonaiders: $230 raised for Water 4 Kids Intl. to provide clean water wells in Africa.
Because of your commitment to BE the church during the season of Lent we were able to impact hundreds of people in our community.
YOUTH MINISTRY
For more information regarding these and other youth activities, please contact Natalee Graham at 702.308.5298 or [email protected]
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Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589 Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
IT’S TIME FOR A SACRED PLACE
GSLC Youth GSLC YouthMinistry @gslc_rise
Capital Campaign Pledge Update
Total pledged: $783,466
Received as of March 2018: $426,934
$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000
LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Jr & Sr High Series: Modern Families A 2-WEEK SERIES ON FAMILY
It should only take a quick look around to realize there are no perfect families (not even in the Bible), but that doesn’t stop us from comparing our families’ quirks, flaws, and shortcomings to the seemingly perfect lives of other families. In this 4-week series, you’ll be challenged to give your family grace, seek resolution to your conflicts with them, trust God through difficult transitions, and treat more friends like family.
April 22 | Youth Room | 11:15 AMCollege Financial Planing with David Thiel from Thrivent Financial. It’s never too late or early to start planning for your child’s education.
May 12 May 12
• Blood Drive: 19 donors and 60 patients will receive donations.• Three Square Food Bank: Over 15 volunteers helped to prepare food packages for food insecure families in the
community.• Las Vegas Rescue Mission: Over 17 volunteers came together to serve dinner to our homeless community in
downtown Las Vegas.• Egg Stuffing and Service Men/Women care packages: Over 2,000 eggs were stuffed for our community egg
hunt. 32 cookie care packages and 6 platters were provided to 180 local police and fire stations.• Dress-A-Girl Around The World: Over 75 kits ready to go, 56 dresses were sent to Zambia for Breath Of Heaven
Orphanage, and 74 dresses were sent to Guatemala with St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Las Vegas.• Lemonaiders: $230 raised for Water 4 Kids Intl. to provide clean water wells in Africa.
Because of your commitment to BE the church during the season of Lent we were able to impact hundreds of people in our community.
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EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
For more information about these and other GSCA events, please visit www.goodsamcan.com or email [email protected]
Good Samaritan Christian Academy Las Vegas @goodsamcan
GOOD SAMARITAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
All are welcome to join!What: Bunco - fellowship & fun!When: April 5, 2018
5:30 - 8:30 PMWhere: Youth Room
KarateJoin us in the Sanctuary
on Fridays from 5:30 - 7:30 PM
5 yrs old and upFor more information
contact Darin Bradford at 702.755.5181.
Weekly Bible StudiesSunday Mornings: 9:35 AM in Classroom #2 of the Education Building
Thursday Mornings: 10:30 AM in Youth room — An informal Bible study with Pastor Scott.
All are welcome to join!
MOPS Meet Up1st & 3rd Mondays of the month
8:45 - 10:45 AMSacred Grounds Coffee Shop
For more information about joining MOPS email us at [email protected].
Good Sam Breakfast
The church office will be closed the following dates in April:
Monday, April 2
Call or text Jil Gertz at 702.275.4458 for more information.
Second ThursdaysThursday, April 12 / 7:30 AM
Egg Works (6960 S. Rainbow Blvd.)
Enjoy breakfast and fellowship with a guest speaker!
*Separate checks will be provided and the guest speaker will finish by 8:00 AM.R.S.V.P.: [email protected]
Apply to Lead a Thrivent Action TeamWant to help meet a need in your community? Thrivent Action Teams can help you get started!If you’re a member of Thrivent Financial, you can apply to lead a volunteer team in a one-time:• Fundraiser• Service activity• Educational event
Thrivent will help you get startedBeing a team together —family, friends, community members —to make an immediate impact. We’ll help you get started with:• Resources to help you plan the event.• Promotional items, including Thrivent T-shirts.• Community Impact Card with $250 of seed money.
Learn more atthrivent.com/actionteam and apply online.Contact Holly at [email protected].
Spring Break March 26 - April 2
School Closed
Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
For more information about these and other children’s events, please contact Jamie Rosas at [email protected].
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Good Samaritan Lutheran Church • 8425 W. Windmill Ln. Las Vegas NV 89113 • 702-873-3589
EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Thank you to everyone who donated baked goods and to all who volunteered at our lemonade stand. The children were able to raise $230 for Water-4-Kids!If you did not have the opportunity to participate it’s not too late! Our next Lemon-aider stand will on April 15 from 12:30-2:30. This is a wonderful opportunity to show your child the importance of serving others and how we can all make a difference. Contact Jamie Rosas to sign up, volunteers will be scheduled in 1/2 hour increments. Egg Stuffing and Cookie Packing Party
Thank you to the volunteers and those who donated for our egg
stuffing and cookie packing party. Your commitment to serving helped to
spread Jesus’ love throughout the city while thanking our service men
and women!
Thursday, April 12 and 196:30 - 8:00 PM
First Communion Classes for 4th and 5th Grade students are led by Pastor Don and
cover the basic meaning and scriptural basis behind the Lord's Supper. Parents/guardians must attend classes with your child. Contact
Miss Jamie for more information.First Communion Ceremony
April 28 at 5:00 PMRegister online at goodsamlv.com
Children’s Mealtime PrayersThank you for the world so sweet.Thank you for the food we eat.Thank you for the birds that sing.Thank you God for everything.Amen.
Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest,And let this food to us be blessed.Amen
Register for summer opportunities! June 9-14: Mexico Mission Trip (Registration deadline approaching soon)June 18-22: Vacation Bible School - Week OneJune 25-29: Vacation Bible School - Week TwoJune 25-30: S. Texas Mission Trip (Harvey cleanup) July 10-14: Beach CampJuly 21-28: Leadership Lab
For more information, registration deadlines and to register, visit goodsamlv.com
Hoving Home Annual 5k Run/Walk Saturday, April 78:00 AM / 7:00 AM RegistrationCornerstone Park, HendersonEntry Fee:Runners - $40Walkers - $25Fee includes T-shirt and breakfast after the race!To register: please contact Sylvia at 702.386.1965 or [email protected]
Spring Gathering 2018 Women of the Capital ConferenceSaturday, April 7, 20188:30 AM - 1:00 PMFaith Lutheran Church (801 E. Camelback Rd in Phoenix)$10 includes coffee hour and lunch.RSVP to Laura Cary [email protected] or 602.249.1936.All Women are welcome!
Burgers, Hot Dogs, Brats, & Popsicles will be provided!Please plan to bring your favorite side dish or dessert to share!
Meatballs! You’re invited to join Pastor Scott on Fridays
for lunch at Ikea! Order and pay for your food and then look for the table
with the “meatballs” sign! Friday, April 20
12:00 PMIkea
(6500 Ikea Way)S. Durango/215
Support the Mexico Mission Trip with dog training!Begin date: Sunday, April 8, 2018 (5 weeks)$100/ Per dogMeet at Siegfried and Roy park near Russell Rd and Maryland Pkwy off the Airport/215 exit.All money will go toward the Mexico trip when you sign up for this class session!Sign up by emailing Sonya Hersh at [email protected] shot records to the first class.
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YR- Youth RoomWC- Worship CenterSG- Sacred Grounds#1- Meeting Room #1#2- Meeting Room #2PS- Preschool
Bible Study-9:35a #2 King’s Kids-Classroom#2Community picnic-12:30p
MONTHLY CALENDAR
Weight Watchers-9a YR Card Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
SERMON SERIES
Bible Study-9:35a Classroom #2
WORSHIP INFORMATION Worship Times and Styles
Saturday - 5:00 PM - Blended Sunday - 8:00 AM - Traditional Sunday - 9:35 AM - Contemporary Sunday - 11:00 AM - Blended
Sunday School (3 years old - 5th grade) Available at 5:00 PM, 9:35 AM and 11:00 AM services. Begin at worship, then after the Children’s Message, Sunday School leaders will escort them to class. You will need to pick them up in the classroom following the worship service.
Rise Jr. High (6th - 8th grade) Meets during the 9:35 AM service. Begin at worship, then dismissed for learning time.
Rise Sr. High (9th - 12th grade) Meets during the 9:35 AM service. Begin at worship, then dismissed to the Youth Room.
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Bible Study/Potluck- 10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 ACA meeting-6:30p PS
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
Quilt Ministry- 9:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1Karate - 5:30p WC
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 ACA meeting-6:30p PS
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 ACA meeting-6:30p PS
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1ACA meeting-6:30p PS
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1 Council Meeting- 6p #2TNT- 5:30p YR
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1TNT- 5:30p YR
MOPS Meetup- 8:45a SGGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Bible Study-9:35a Classroom #2
Bible Study-9:35a Classroom #2
MOPS Meetup- 8:45a SGGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1TNT- 5:30p YR
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1TNT- 5:30p YR
Weight Watchers-9a YRCard Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Weight Watchers-9a YR Card Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
Weight Watchers-9a YR Card Players -10:30a YRGA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
New Sermon Series Beginning after Easter Stop walking around like a zombie. Learn to live more fully, engaging in meaningful ways with God as well as with those around you. Our post-Easter sermon series “The Walking Dead” will focus on what Jesus said and taught after he had defeated death and risen from the grave. Before Jesus ascended into heaven, the Bible has much to tell us regarding his interactions with his disciples as well as many others. Those interactions have much to teach us about how we can live our lives more fully. We will also spend some time talking about heaven and what Jesus taught us about life after death.A great sermon series to invite a neighbor or a friend to experience. Be sure and join us for the 7 week sermon series, “The Walking Dead”
“Life is for Giving” Many Americans live with two opposite feelings. On one hand, they want to experience meaning andpurpose in their lives. On the other hand, they often feel that they are running on empty.In his classic novel, Les Miserables, Victor Hugo gives us a clue on one way to deal with that second feeling. In his story a church bishop befriends Jean Valjean, who had just escaped from prison, and gives him lodging. Valjean repays that kindness by stealing the bishop’s valuable silver and candlesticks. When the bishop catches him in the act, he knocks the bishop on the head and runs off with the valuables. Jean Valjean is caught by the police and brought back to the bishop’s residence. The police magistrate then questions Valjean in the bishop’s presence.As the interrogation progresses, Valjean seems headed for jail. Surprisingly the bishop shows great mercy to Jean and offers a plausible reason for why the candlesticks are missing, saying that he gave them to Jean Valjean. Jean Valjean is amazed. When he and the bishop are alone, he says, “Why did you do that? You know I am guilty.” The bishop replies, “Life is for giving.”Why do churches receive an offering in their worship services? Some people say, “Because the church needs the money.” That is only part of the answer. Even if a wealthy benefactor fully underwrote our congregation’s expenses, we would still need to provide people with the opportunity to give an offering in our worship services. Weekly giving teaches us—and reminds us because we keep forgetting—that life is fuller when we learn to live it generously. Victor Hugo is right. Life is for giving.
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In addition to our current giving options using the offering envelope or through our website, you can now give using text or our mobile app.
GA meeting-1:00 - 2:30p #1
April Anniversaries Pam & Steve Junge 04/09 24 years
Jolene & Ken Carlin 04/12 49 yearsCamey & Mike Bifulco 04/18 36 yearsBarb & Joe Stanhibel 04/19 49 yearsJeanette & David Larson 04/29 31 years
Apri l BirthdaysMegan Morgan 04/15Matthew Beatty 04/16Draven Bradford 04/16Louann Pippenger 04/16Steve Teffs 04/19John Slocum 04/20Carl Bates 04/21JoAnn Reese 04/22Barb Stanhibel 04/22Sarah Reeder 04/23Mickey Wade 04/26Jeffrey Boots 04/27Lynda Bennes 04/29Randy Stackhouse 04/30
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BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES ECCLESIASTES THREE: FOUR There is a time to cry and a time to laugh…and a time to cry while you laugh!
Lex Golovkin 04/02Rosemarie O’Brien 04/04Kim Bauman 04/05Matthew Birch 04/05Karen Van Der Linda 04/05Arabella Venci 04/05Jim Angell 04/07Michael Maggio 04/07Adrianna Willeford 04/07Robert Evans 04/10Katelyn Maley 04/10Liam In 04/11Cathy Miller 04/11Aaron Bates 04/13Ann Cullen 04/13
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FROM THE PASTOR
Dear Friends and Family of Good Samaritan,
If any of you have ever taken on a big home or yard improvement project you know the excitement of the initial idea and the enthusiasm as you start the project. Many of you also know how that initial excitement can fade when it runs into the reality of all the hard work and cost that will be incurred to get the project done.
Several years ago, my children experienced this first hand. During Spring Break they wanted to get a couple of turtles and thought we should build a mini-pond for them in the backyard. They identified the perfect place and researched what it would take to care for turtles and what it would take to create a pond for them. They were so excited about the idea they even said they would pitch in significantly for the cost of the project. Enthusiasm ran high as they looked at examples of ponds others had created and as they identified turtles that would do well in the Las Vegas climate. But then the hard work began. Digging a hole for the pond, pricing the cost of the supplies, such as pumps and filters, and hauling rocks and bricks into position. Three days into the project it was not nearly as exciting as when it was started.
During dinner of that third night as conversation turned to the progress of the pond, two somewhat dispirited kids expressed that maybe it was time to throw in the towel. Amy and I let them talk through their frustrations that eventually led them to deciding to see the project through to the end. During the course of this discussion my daughter said something that stuck with me. “Dad” she said, “if we quit now those two turtles we are going to buy will not have a home.”
I wonder if that was not part of the internal dialogue Jesus went through that night in the Garden of Gethsemane, when he struggled out loud“Father, if you are willing, take this cup of suffering from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” Luke 22:42
After three years of ministry, the prospect of being the sacrificial lamb for a sinful world must have seemed far less appealing to his human nature than when he started. The upcoming torture and agony daunting even for the son of God. Yet when he uttered those words, “Not my will but yours be done”, you get the sense that there is an underlying message that the project needed to be completed. That is confirmed with Jesus uttering those last words from the cross “It is Finished”.Without the cross, without the sacrifice there would be no resurrection; no redemption; no way for a weary world to come home. What Jesus had started could not have been finished.
Jesus also said in Matthew 11:28 “Come to me all you are are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.”Even though Jesus has not walked this planet for over 2000 years, his dying and resurrection make it possible for us to find our home, our comfort, our rest in a God that our sinfulness had separated us from. Separated us from, that is, until Jesus built a bridge back to God by completing his project and becoming the final sacrifice that would save us and a weary world so desperately in need of finding its way home.
And so my friends, this month we celebrate Easter. We celebrate that Jesus did not quit on us, even when the going got tough and the cost of finishing the project seemed so very high. We celebrate the Son of God; risen from the tomb “just as he said he would”. We celebrate the fact that we have a home. Not just an eternal home of light, love, and joy but also a home here—today. A place to go where we can find peace, hope, purpose, and love in the arms of our God. The same God who sent His one and only son to die and rise again so that the project that was started some 30 years earlier with such enthusiasm could finally be completed.
CHRIST IS RISEN, HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!
Honored to be Your Pastor,Don Lorfing
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Music Director Darin [email protected]
Children’s Choir Director Mr. Luis Fletes
Youth Director & Connections Coordinator Natalee Graham [email protected]
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Nursery Sandy Markham [email protected]
Church Council Regina Vermeulen - PresidentDale Puhl - Vice President Jane Forbes - Secretary Joe Killoran - TreasurerLisa TaylorErika Noltie Joe Gilbert Carl Bates Jessica Elliott
Office Hours Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 702-873-3589 www.goodsamlv.com
Worship and Sunday School Times Saturday Worship & Sunday Eve School 5 PMSunday Worship 8, 9:35 & 11 AM Sunday School 9:35 & 11 AM Nursery available for Sunday Services
Council meetings are open to the congregation.
If you are a member of Good Samaritan and have any questions or concerns you would like put on the agenda, please contact the church office a week prior to the meeting, or if you would just like to attend, they are the 2nd Tuesday of the month.
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In This Issue Worship Info - Pg. 2
From the Pastor - Pg. 3
Birthdays & Anniversaries - Pg. 4
Monthly Calendar - Pg. 5
Children’s Ministry - Pg. 6
Good Samaritan Christian Academy - Pg. 7
Youth Ministry - Pg. 8
It’s Time For A Sacred Place - Pg. 9
Events & Activities - Pg. 10 & 11
Sermon Series - Pg. 12
Funnies - Pg. 13
Sponsors - Pg. 14 & 15
OLove God. Love People.
Make A Difference.
Our 2020 vision: Impacting 1000 families with the life changing love of Jesus.
As we live out our mission, by the end of 2020 Good Samaritan will regularly impact 1000 families by making a difference in our local community and world. We will do
this by connecting them to the life changing love of Jesus and by creating more room on our campus through the addition of a sanctuary and the expansion of our academy.
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