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The Shepherd’s Voice

Especially if this is your first time at Good Shepherd, welcome! May your worship today inspire and em-power you for Christian discipleship this week. We ask that you provide your name, address and phone number on the Connect Card hand-ed to you as you walked in. We promise not to pester you. We welcome and encourage our little people to join us for worship! However, child care is available in the nursery for your convenience if you prefer. Worship bags for kids are also available in the hallway. A diaper changing table is available in the nursery bathroom. Assisted Listening Devices are available for those with difficulty hearing. Please inquire at the Sound Booth. For information on where to park on Sunday mornings, please check the Information Kiosk in the Welcoming Space or our website. Questions? Check with a staff member or call the office at 329-0696.

Information Kiosk in the Welcoming Space: Here you’ll find a lot of good infor-mation that we don’t always report on in print. This is also the place to look for signup sheets for various activities. Our website is at: http://www.goodshepherdreno.org. Are you on Facebook? Become a fan of "Good Shepherd Lutheran, Reno" and receive regu-lar inspiration, updates, and con-nection throughout the week! ❖

A Reconciling in Christ Congregation

May 29 & June 5

Thinking about Joining Good Shepherd? Anyone may be active at Good Shepherd without formally joining the church. However, we invite people to consider membership as a means of expressing their faith and their intent to join with us in worshiping regularly, seeking to live a Christian life, and being stewards of the gifts God has entrusted to us. Pastor Scott is developing a New Member Orientation to be offered on two consecutive Wednesday evenings beginning May 29. You may come to the class sessions without initially deciding if you'd like to join. Attending the orientation should provide helpful information whatev-er you decide. Class content includes the opportunity to get to know oth-ers; learn about Lutheran values, beliefs, and history; and learn about ways to be involved and grow in faith at Good Shepherd. To express interest or for more information, speak with Pr. Scott after wor-ship, email him at PrScott@goodshepherdreno.org, or indicate your inter-est on the signup sheet in the Welcoming Space. Here are the basics:

• Class sessions are Wednesday May 29 and June 5.

• Meet in Shepherd Hall from 5:30-7:30pm with soup supper at 5:30.

• Childcare will be arranged as needed.

• Those wishing to join will be received in worship at any service on Sunday, June 16.

Cover photos: The many visions of Holy Week

designed by Vicki Rye.

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A message from the pastor The Rev. Scott Trevithick

“Wow!” was the one-word prayer of wonder and thanks I offered as I entered the

Good Shepherd worship space on Easter Sunday. “Wow!” for the vibrant flowers

of Easter lilies and the beautiful arrangements created by a team of Good Shep-

herd folks headed by Kent Kubista and Becky Bogard. “Wow!” for the impact

of the banners of gold and white and for the colorful floral accent Becky added

to the pastoral scenes she had previously created in the overhead windows.

“Wow!” for the visual tableau that Vicki Rye and others had created in the Wel-

coming Space over the days of Holy Week, adapting the scene as Maundy

Thursday led to Good Friday and Good Friday to Easter. “Wow!” during the service for the joy of the

choir and Jennie Tibben and Andrea Lenz, its director and

accompanist, and for those voices who would join them

during a rousing Hallelujah Chorus. “Wow!” for the trium-

phant sounds of the Great Basin Brass and Timpani.

“Wow!” in thanks for Deanna Gaunt for all her work in pre-

paring for and coordinating all of our worship services, for

her knowledge of the congregation and her integration of

the gifts of so many. “Wow!” in thanksgiving for all these

folks and so many others who make worship happen and

who create a sense of gracious hospitality to worship

guests. “Wow!” for all of worship which gives thanks to God

and celebrates new life in our midst.

I am grateful to be with you at Good Shepherd as your pastor, and I look forward to many more worship

celebrations with you all.

Pr. Scott

Upcoming Sierra Pacific Synod Assembly

Good Shepherd is one of about 185 congregations that are a

part of the Sierra Pacific Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran

Church in America (ELCA), which is a geographic region that

includes Northern Nevada all the way east to Elko and North-

ern California from south of Fresno all the way to the Oregon border. Good Shepherd members Denise

Kolton and Steve Hedrick, along with myself will be voting members to this year’s Synod Assembly

meeting in a unique one-day, compact schedule on May 11 in Lodi. The theme of the assembly is “We

are Church together: Working in God’s Vineyard.“

Prayer as the Synod Assembly Meets: God of resurrection and new life, as we prepare to gather in

Synod Assembly, we are reminded that you have called us to be Church Together and Workers in your

Vineyard. Help us to see the workers in the vineyards that surround our churches, neighborhoods and

cities. Bestow dignity on migrant and seasonal farm and factory workers. Tear down the barriers that

prevent us from being in community with all those that we encounter. ❖

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Worship for May / June Holy Communion is celebrated at all worship services unless noted

• 8am Worship for early birds • 9am Contemporary / Family worship with band • 11am Traditional liturgical worship with choir

May 5 3rd Sunday of Easter Baptism of Lyra Anderson, daughter of Erin & Adam Anderson

May 12 4th Sunday of Easter / Happy Mother’s Day! Blessing of the Quilts May 19 5th Sunday of Easter /Last day of Kids’ Community May 26 6th Sunday of Easter / Memorial Day Weekend June 2 7th Sunday of Easter / Graduates honored

June 9 Day of Pentecost! Worship at 8am and 10am • 10am Worship with Confirmation • Wear RED to worship • Last Choir Sunday until Fall

June 16 Holy Trinity Sunday / Welcome New Member Sunday June 23 Pentecost 2

If you were here for any of our Holy week worship services, you would see that Good Shepherd places a high priority on creative, inspired, theologically sound and musically enhanced worship. We love providing innovative components to our 9am contemporary worship and we love liturgical “high church” worship at our 11am worship. If you were in our wel-come and worship spaces, you would have seen the banners, symbols, motifs, altar cloths, décor and colors all change for each special day during holy week. And then on Easter Sunday, our worship space is filled to the brim with flowers and the smell of new life and resurrection! It is glorious! How does all of this happen? We have several small teams of worship-minded folks that come together to create this. If you are interested in being a part of any of the teams listed below, please let Deanna or Pr. Scott know:

• Worship Leader for Sunday Morning: Greeters, Ushers, Communion Servers, Lectors

• Worship Set Up Team: worker bees willing to implement visuals for worship; must enjoy hanging banners, set-ting up visuals, ladder and “lift” usage, ironing, etc; no meetings to attend! Just show up when help is needed!

• Worship Planning Team: Creative minded people willing to meet quarterly to plan upcoming seasons of worship like Lent/Easter, Advent/Christmas, Pentecost/Summer and Reformation/Fall; must enjoy going to meetings/planning sessions and taking on some leadership

• Liturgical Arts Team: must have expertise in creating art for worship/church use; this team gathers as needed when opportunities arise or when funds are available

• Musical Opportunities: The Good Shepherd choir, the Hand Bell group, the 4Jesus Band, and special music opportunities are all available at Good Shepherd; if you have musical skills, please let Deanna know! ❖

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Weekday Adult Bible Classes In the Ministry Center

• Tuesdays | Noon Bible class led by Pr. Scott Trevithick at noon on Tuesdays in the Ministry Center. This class reads and discusses the upcoming Sunday lessons. Feel free to bring your lunch. The coffee is always on!

• Thursdays | 3pm

Study God’s Word with this lay-led small group in the Ministry Center.

Men’s Bible Study May 5 & 19 at 7pm

in the Ministry Center For more information, contact Steve Hedrick at stevehedrick85@gmail.com or (775) 772-0064.

Vacation Bible School – ROAR! Get ready for a wild time this summer at Vacation Bible School July 22 - 25 from 9-noon. Children age 3 (and potty trained) through 6th grade are invited to attend. We will have lots of fun with music, games, snacks, crafts and more learn-ing about God’s great love for us! Registration is available now at https://vbspro.events/p/events/goodshepherdreno. We are requesting a donation of $20 per child to help with costs.

Volunteers Needed for Vacation Bible School Do you want to have a “wild” time sharing the love of God with children this summer? We are currently recruiting volun-teer leaders for Vacation Bible school July 22 - 25 from 9am to noon. We need adults/older high schoolers to lead activity stations and middle school/high school students to be “crew leaders.” You will be responsible for a small group of stu-dents you will bring to the activity stations. Please let Stepha-nie know if you would like to share your time and talents in this way.

Confirmation - Sunday, June 9 We celebrate Confirmation on Sunday, June 9, and we have three youth currently preparing to affirm their baptism that day. We hope that you will be able to be there to celebrate this special occasion in their faith journeys. For questions about the confirmation program, talk to Stephanie Leff.

Kids’ Community – Blessing Bags This year we kicked off Kids’ Community by making Blessing Bags thanks to a grant from Thrivent Financial. We decorated the bags and filled them with food, water, socks, hygiene products, etc. We have given these bags out to many people who come to the church office and need a blessing. The of-ferings from Kids’ Community this year were dedicated to building more blessing bags and the children and youth col-lected enough money to make 26 more Blessing Bags! We will assemble these bags on our last day of Kids’ Community, May 19. Way to go children and youth of Good Shepherd!

Sundae Sunday! - May 19 We can’t believe it’s already here! The last day of Kids’ Com-munity is coming up on Sunday, May 19. We will celebrate in Shepherd Hall during the education hour with ice cream sun-daes and the assembly of the Blessing Bags (see above). Everybody is invited. This is an all-church celebration! Come hungry! ❖

Summer Youth/Family Dates

• Thursday, June 13 – Youth day at Sand Harbor

(7th - 12th grade)

• June 16-21 – Mt. Cross (3rd - 12th grade)

• Thursday, July 18 – Youth Training for Vacation Bible

School 1pm - 4pm

• Friday, July 19 – Aces game! 7:05pm

• July 22-25 - Vacation Bible School 9 – 12pm

• Tuesday, July 30 – Wild Island (7th - 12th grade)

• Saturday, August 3 – Family Day at Lake Tahoe

For more information about Children, Youth, and Families, contact Stephanie Leff, Director of Faith

Formation and Programming, at 329-0696 or Stephanie@goodshepherdreno.org.

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May Shared Harvest Bag assembly is at 1pm, May 19

at Lord of Mercy in Sparks

Shared Harvest is a joint ministry of several local Lutheran churches who bring food once a month to working-poor families. They deliver up to 82 bags of groceries each month.

Our shopping list for May:

• Peanut Butter (We need 27 jars.)

• Chili (We need 41 cans.)

• Canned Vegetables (We need 41 cans.)

• Toothpaste and toothbrushes (as much as possible)

Call or text Jane Knipmeyer at 762-0940 if you can assist.

Eddy House Monday Meals

Good Shepherd provides meals each Monday to Eddy House, a drop-in center for homeless and at-risk youth. The meals for May have been posted on Signup Ge-

nius at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/ 10c0e48adad2ba7fd0-eddy14. For

questions or assistance, please contact Kathi Hoy-Bianchi at (775) 391-2747 or reimaginedtreasures2@gmail.com.

“Thank You” from the Eddy House We recently received a thank you note from Kelly at the Eddy House following their receipt of a donation of $499 which was the designated offering from Pr. Scott’s Installation Service on March 17.

To the congregation of Good Shepherd, just a note of thanks for your gift and support to Eddy House. What an awesome way to cele-brate the ministry and installation of Pastor Trevithick! We appreciate you and for helping us serve our youth who are without homes and at-risk in our community. Warmly, Kelly.

Good Shepherd is a support congregation for the Eddy House, whose mission is “to work with homeless and at-risk youth to develop life and job skills necessary for sustainable independence.” Every Monday, Good Shepherd members prepare a meal for youth who are served by the Ed-dy House. The Ministry Leader is Kathi Hoy-Bianchi. For more infor-mation, please contact her at reimaginedtreasures2@gmail.com or (775) 391-2747.

2nd Mile Giving—May 19

Benefits LEAN

Every month on the third Sunday, we take a special offering called the “2nd Mile Offering” which is over and above the regular offerings received. Each month we focus on a different ministry in our Synod. The May 19 2nd Mile Offering will be distributed as follows:

• 1/3 to LEAN (Lutheran Engagement & Advocacy in Nevada—Good Shepherd member Bill Ledford is LEAN’s Legisla-tive Advocate.)

• 1/3 to serve poor people locally (Project

Lazarus)

• 1/3 to serve poor people worldwide

Got Ten Minutes?

Do you have ten minutes to spare after the 9am Sunday Service?

Each week throughout the school year, Kids’ community sends a greeting to our shut-ins. We used to stop at the close of Kids’ Community for the summer break. This year, as we did last year, we would like to continue the project with volunteers of all ages. Our pastor, relatives and the shut-ins themselves tell us how much this simple gesture of connec-tion and kindness means to them.

Our cross-generational 10am celebration of Lent this year brought out the Little Lutheran in many of our more mature participants. So, starting May 26, we’ll meet at a table in Shepherd Hall to continue our shut-in project. All supplies will be provided. Bring your Little Lutherans or yourself. We have twelve of our special friends to remember weekly. If you’re an eleven o’clock-er, come early and enjoy the fellowship of mark-ers, crayons, and glue.

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Win a Quilt! Help the Quilters Send Their Quilts to Lutheran World Relief

It is that time of year when Hearts & Hands Quilters display their efforts to the congre-gation. As most of you know, there are about a dozen ladies from the congregation who meet twice a month to create quilts for Lutheran World Relief. We have decided to once again make Mother’s Day our “year end” when all of the quilts we have put togeth-er over the past year are displayed in the worship space and blessed by the pastor and the congregation. In the past two years, we have sent more than 150 quilts to Minne-sota to then be shipped to one of 16 countries where they are desperately needed and cherished. We are on pace to match our average of 75 quilts for the year, despite losing an entire month of production due to inclement weather this winter. Hearts & Hands has been extremely blessed this year because we have had such generous donations of fabric. We owe special thanks to both Carrie Mauldin and Judy Winzler; they will be able to “spot” some of the fabric they have donated in our finished quilts. Every quilt we make has roughly 8 yards of fabric comprising the top and the back. Donated fabric assures we can continue our mission. Our largest expense is shipping the completed quilts. Last year we sent about 80 quilts to Lutheran World Relief and our cost for shipping was about $800. The math is sim-ple—it costs us about $10 to ship every quilt we make. Once the quilts arrive in Minne-sota, they are bundled with hundreds of others from congregations across the country and shipped via cargo to countries like Angola, Peru, and Nicaragua. When the quilts are presented to people in far off lands, they become one of their most prized posses-sions; the quilts get used as knapsacks to carry their meager belongings and as blan-kets to keep them warm on chilly nights. In order to help defray these expenses, we will be raffling two beautiful opportunity quilts this year that have been made by Judi Hein and Mary McGrath. Judi’s quilt is roughly 95 x 95 inches and will nicely cover a queen-sized bed. Mary’s quilt is about 75 x 75 inches and is meant be used as a picnic or car blanket. Mary is including cloth napkins that match the quilt and a picnic cookbook: “From Basket to Blanket.” We will also once again be putting envelopes on every quilt displayed in the sanctuary on Mother’s Day and if you wish and if you are able, we invite you to sponsor the mailing of a quilt, and we thank you in advance for your generosity.

Good Shepherd Lunch at the

Promenade on the River A number of Good Shepherd members and regular wor-shipers live at Promenade on the River, an independent living facility overlooking the Truckee River on Court Street near the church. Church staff members will be having lunch there with residents on Thursday, May 23 at 11:30am to get better acquainted. If you’re an adult considering moving out of your own home and would like the opportunity to visit the facility and see residents who you may already know from church, you’re wel-come to join us. Lunch will cost $15 for non-residents. For more information, email or speak with Pr. Scott Trevithick (PrScott@goodshepherdreno.org) or sign up on the clipboard in the Welcome Space after worship or by calling the church office. Promenade Residents who worship at Good Shepherd include Dor-othy Kochka, Navie DiGiornio, Florale McGuire, Mil Rafoth, Laverne Rice, and Joyce Sjolie.

2019 Hiking Schedule Good Shepherd Hikers invite interested adventurers to come on a Saturday morning hike on the following trails. Each hike has an identified group leader who will provide a meeting time and place and a brief description of the hike. The hikes are of modest length and elevation gain, making them suitable for a range of ages. Most trails are also dog-friendly. For more information, con-tact Lisa Mays at NVfirechick@me.com or 775-745-0840.

May 18—Ballardini Trail June 1—Tom Cooke Trail June 15—Brown’s Creek

June 29—Dry Pond July 13—Tahoe Rim Trail

July 27—Snow Peak Aug. 10—Mt. Rose Waterfall

Aug. 24—Donner Lake Sept. 7—Graeagle

Sept. 20-22—Lassen Volcanic National Park

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Lent and Holy Week Highlights

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Ongoing Meetings / Events

Sundays

• 8am 4GSus Band rehearsal

• 9:30am Adult choir rehearsal (choir room)

• 12pm Handbell choir rehearsal (Luther Hall)

• 5-7pm Journey with Christ

• 7pm Men’s Bible Study (every other Sunday)

• Second Mile Giving (3rd Sunday of the month)

• Shared Harvest (4th Sunday of the month)

Mondays

• 9:30am Hearts & Hands Quilters (1st & 3rd Monday of the month)

Tuesdays

• 1:30pm Knitting & Crocheting Group (3rd Tuesday of the month)

• 5:30pm Justice Huddle (2nd Tuesday of the month)

• 4:30pm Personnel Team (1st Tuesday of the month)

Wednesdays

• 1pm Rebekah Circle (2nd Wednesday of the month)

• 4pm Yoga—(through May 22)

• 5pm OWLS Dinner (3rd Wednesday of the month)

• 5:30pm Governing Board (3rd Wednesday/month)

• 5:30pm Matthew 25 Team (4th Wednesday of the month)

Fridays

• 8am Yoga—(through May 24)

• 9:15am Worship Setup

• 9:15am Women’s Coffee Club (2nd Friday of the month)

Hearts and Hands Quilters Monday, May 6 & 20 9:30am

Shepherd Hall

Treasure Hunt Book Study Wednesday, May 8 & 22

12pm or 6pm

Gal-leluias May Gathering Thursday, May 9, 6pm

Shepherd Hall

Women’s Coffee Club Friday, May 10, 9:15am

Mix Bakeshop (1117 California Avenue)

Blessing of the Quilts! Sunday, May 12, all services

Justice Huddle Tuesday, May 14, 5:30pm

at Barb Gruenewald’s home

OWLS Dinner (Older Wiser Lutheran Singles)

Wednesday, May 15, 5pm at Miguel’s Mexican Restaurant

Hikers at Ballardini Trail Saturday, May 18

Sundae Sunday! Last Day of Kids’ Community

Sunday, May 19, 10am

Knitting & Crocheting Group Tuesday, May 21, 1:30pm

Office is closed Monday, May 27 for Memorial Day.

New Member Orientation Wednesday, May 29 & June 5, 5:30pm

Shepherd Hall

Homebound Communion and Luncheon Gathering

Saturday, June 1, 11:30am

New Member Sunday Sunday, June 16, all services

BLOOM! Gal-leluias May Gathering Thursday, May 9, 6-8pm

Come spend some time with the ladies from Good Shepherd on Thursday, May 9, from 6-8 pm. Our theme this month is “Bloom”. We will enjoy dinner together (taco bar) and enjoy some fun activities around the theme. Thank you to Susan Russo for helping to plan this month’s meeting! Sign up in the Welcome Space if you plan to attend or email Stephanie Leff at stephanie@goodshepherdreno.org.

Good Shepherd Night at the Reno Aces Friday, July 19, 7:05pm

Mark your calendars now for Good Shepherd night at the Reno Aces! We will enjoy some baseball and fellow-ship on Friday, July 19! Game time is 7:05pm. More de-tails will be available soon, but for now get that date on your calendar!

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Heritage & Hope Building Fund Update by Larry Beermann The new building with worship space, worship leaders’ robe room, altar guild room and kitchen and modifications to transform the former wor-ship space to Shepherd Hall was constructed in 2011 and dedicated in the spring of 2012 at a total cost of about $3 million. Financing was secured with generous gifts and pledges from congregation members and a loan from the ELCA Mission Investment Fund of about $1.5 million. In the fall of 2017 prudent management by the Good Shepherd New Building Finance Team negotiated a lower interest rate to take advantage of changing market conditions. At that time, we chose to continue making pay-ments of $9450, which increased the amount paid each month to the principal of the loan ra-ther than the interest owed. Since January 1, 2018, thanks to generous giv-ing to the Heritage & Hope Building Fund, we have reduced our mortgage loan balance $142,250 by making accelerated monthly pay-ments of $9,450 and a lump sum payment of $25,000. In addition, we completed capital im-provements totaling $37,025. These included the exterior sign on the corner of Clay St. and California Ave., the upgrade of the video equip-ment in the worship space and the purchase of portable dividers for Shepherd Hall. We are thankful to every member who contributed to this effort. Unfortunately, since January 2019, monthly contributions to the Building Fund have aver-aged only $3,090. This means our monthly payments of $9,450 are not sustainable. The Building Finance Team has recommended to the Governing Board that effective May 2019 our monthly loan payments be reduced to the required minimum payment of $4,754.

The outstanding pledges as of the end of March 2019 total $134,909. We are ap-pealing to all members who have not met their pledges to review their commitment and meet their pledged contributions. We are also appealing to members who did not make pledges to consider a gen-erous gift to the Building Fund in the next few months. As of the end of April, our loan balance is $432,670.00. With your help we can return to the accelerated monthly payments and end 2019 with a loan balance below $400,000.00.

. . . Governing Board Update It has been an extremely busy part of the Church year. Three services on a Sunday, Toccata Concert, Lent, Holy Week, then Easter services takes much energy from many to be successful. Deserving members and friends of this congregation stepped up to help make all services run smoothly. Sanctuary flowers, decorations, banners, and ser-vice liturgy, service slides, audio-visual, bulletins, Voice publica-tion, musicians, the list goes on. All has been recorded in many ways and will be available later for viewing. It takes so many at LCGS to make everything work, and you all have helped in ways that you may never know. Just being a member and showing appreciation renews all our energies.

GROUPS / INDIVIDUALS Pastor Scott Trevithick has jumped right into doing three services on Sundays and all the many other things required of being pastor. We are honored to have him as our pastor. Liturgical Arts Committee has provided flower arrangements, banners, and hours of work to enhance each changing church time of the year presentation. The angled window art that is seen as one enters the Sanctuary (off to the right hand corner) is beautiful and intriguing in the day and even more so at night. Our thanks to Rebekah Bogard for this unique art made simply of paper and chalk. See back page for pictures. There was a new added, changing, display in the Welcoming Space for the Lenten experience that has caught many eyes and admiration. I heard many great comments at the Toccata Concert in April as well as regular Sunday Services. Thanks Vicki Rye for your vision and also to Sandra Cone and Mary McGrath. The Kitchen is needed to provide nourishment, especially coffee and cookies) and food preparation to keep programs, services, worshipers and workers happy!. Our office staff provides financial organization along with data collec-tion and recording, bulletin and script creation, and everything that requires proper paper work for all programs and services. We thank all of the musicians throughout this season including the choir, the organist, Toccata, the Handbell choir, the 4Jesus Band, spe-cial soloists, and the Great Basin Brass. You make our worship so rich! The LCGS Governing Board is extremely impressed and honored to be a small part in the almost monolithic preparation by all the individu-als that it takes to make all this activity run so smoothly. Thank you all! Mel Cone, Governing Board Member

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Ron Lembke, Governing Board President What is your favorite bible passage? I would say two, Matthew 22:35-40, One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question: “Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets depend on these two com-mandments.” The other is the story of the Wedding at Cana. There are many things I love about that sto-ry. They were out of wine, and Mary told them to ask Jesus, and he said, “My hour has not yet come!” and she said, “Do whatever he tells you.” He did not say “These people should not be drinking! They should be home praying!” It must have been quite a party, because they were already out of wine. He made more wine, really good wine, so the celebration could continue. What do you do for work? The University of Nevada, as an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management and Department Chair of Managerial Sciences What do you do when you're not doing governing board work? Enjoy the great outdoors with my family skiing, hiking, backpacking, and cycling (usually without them). How long have you been coming to Good Shepherd? Since 1995.

Ken Narducy, Treasurer What is your favorite bible passage? 2 Samuel 23:3 “He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.” What do you do for work? I am a consultant to biotech and pharmaceutical companies. What do you do when you're not doing governing board work? Movies; collect CDs; build and fly model airplanes. How long have you been coming to Good Shepherd? Since 2006.

Mel Cone What is your favorite bible passage? I am not sure I have a Bible passage that jumps right out at me except for the book of Genesis that gives us the only written history of this planet that we all live on (any history intrigues me). What did you do for work? I had two careers and I am retired from both. 30 years in tele-communications and 30 years in US Navy, USAF, Air National Guard. I worked with the other services in many ways. I was a Trustee for the Tahoe Truckee School Unified School District for 8 years. What do you do when you're not doing governing board work? When I am not going to Board meetings, I still help at Christ the King Lutheran Church at Lake Tahoe doing their Sunday Bulletins. I have traveled for much of my lifetime, so I like to stay at home now. I watch and try to keep up with golf. I have never played the game, but I have many friends who did. I worked for North Gate Golf Course and Wild Creek to learn about the behind the scenes work that it takes to maintain and operate a golf course. The exactitude required in the game has intrigued me for years, but I knew that it would frustrate me, ex-tremely, as it shows no mercy for anyone who does play. How long have you been coming to Good Shepherd? We joined Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in 2007 after attending services awhile before that. I like to work on things that need repair. I guess that is my hobby now at LCGS.

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Denise Kolton What is your favorite bible passage? One of my favorite Bible passages is “But they that wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 What do you do for work? I have been a public school teacher for 34 years and currently en-joy teaching 2nd graders at Brown Elementary.

What do you do when you're not doing governing board work? I enjoy spending time with my husband Bill and children (Bethany, Ben and Brielle), reading, going to the gym, watching movies and traveling. I also enjoy cheering for the Giants, Warriors, Nevada, and Michigan State.

How long have you been coming to Good Shepherd? My family has been attending Good Shepherd for 12 years.

Cara Paoli, Secretary What is your favorite Bible passage? One of my favorite Bible passages is Luke 11: 7-9. God encouraging us to approach in prayer is a sign of God’s mercy and graciousness . . . words demonstrating God’s love for us and wanting the best for us. My interpretation of this passage is that we are active participants in our faith. The initiative to ask, seek and knock speaks to being deliberate and intentional on life’s path. We don’t know what the future holds but we can pray for God’s will to be revealed in our lives. I also love the Prayer of Saint Francis. What do you do for work? I am a Division Director for Children’s Services with Washoe County Human Services Agency. I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and have spent most of my career in Children’s Mental Health. What do you do when you’re not doing governing board work? I love spending time with family and friends. I was born and raised in Elko so I had a lot of opportunity to hike and camp with the back drop of the beautiful Ruby Mountains. One of my favorite places is Lamoille Canyon which typically has strong running streams and Aspen trees everywhere. I also love to ride my road bike. I was fortunate to participate in, “America’s Most Beautiful Bike Ride-Lake Tahoe” twice in the past three years which is a 72 mile ride around the Lake. It was a tremendous challenge for me and gave me a greater appreciation for professional bike riders and their strength and endurance. I really enjoy traveling and have a trip planned to the Seychelle Islands this June. After the island experience, I plan to join our daughter Grace in Vaterbo, Italy where she will be completing a summer semester studying abroad taking courses in Journalism. I also enjoy opportunities to get involved at LCGS. I get to help with the Junior High and High School Kids’ Community classes and have been involved in ACTIONN – the social justice group involving several congrega-tions in town. I also participated involved in the women’s retreat this year and thoroughly enjoyed meeting women I hadn’t had the opportunity to get to know before. How long have you been coming to Good Shepherd? Ron, Grace and I have been members at Good Shepherd for approximately 16 years. Nicole Guyette What is your favorite bible passage? Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God! I am exalt-ed among the nations, I am exalted in the earth." This Psalm is all about God comforting us and telling us not to fear, that He's got us no matter what. I love that. What did you do for work? For the past 16 years, I've been blessed to be a clinical social worker at the VA Medical Center. At present, I serve as the Chief of Mental Health, and also provide indi-vidual, group, and couples' therapy for veterans living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. What do you do when you're not doing governing board work? My 8 year old Scottish Terrier, Oliver, is a part of whatever plans I make; we love going for walks, gardening (I plant, he digs) camping, playing with human and canine friends, cheering for the Minnesota Vikings and Nevada. I want to do more kayaking, though Oliver isn't sure about that yet. I also am learning how to play the violin (slowly) and reminding my-self how to play the piano. How long have you been coming to Good Shepherd? I honestly don't know. It's around 10 years, I think.

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General Operating Fund MAR. Income: $ 44,503.35 MAR. Expense: $ 41,264.30 MAR. Income/Expense $ 3,239.55 Year-to-date Income: $ 113,673.16 Year-to-date Expenses: $ 115,662.59 Income/Expense: $ -1,989.43 Dec. 31, 2018 Gen. Checking Bal. $ 21,467.89 MAR. 28, 2019 Gen. Checking Bal. $ 19,478.46 Other Accounts: Project Lazarus $ 1,492.62 Youth Fund $ 2,905.02 Columbarium Fund $ 24,470.88 Building Funds (all) $ 35,621.65 Cash Reserves Fund $ 35,421.83 Memorial Fund $ 3,164.33

Questions or Concerns? Contact:

• Deanna Gaunt, Director of Finances deanna2@goodshepherdreno.org

• Marijo Rosevear, Financial Secretary financial@goodshepherdreno.org

• Ken Narducy, Governing Board Treasurer

NOT ME!

The Nevada Legislature is full of humans. We tend to think of institutions such as the Legislature as something better, more capable, wiser than ordinary citizens. And it’s true that through the process of de-bate, of the seemingly cumbersome proto-col, and with the benefit of expert staff, we probably get better laws than if just one or

a few people were making decisions. Cynics call it “sausage making,” but a kinder view might be that the Legislature is a hu-man-created institution, populated by imperfect people. One aspect of the human frailty of the Legislature is its unwilling-ness to take a stand on controversial issues. Like us as individu-als, the Legislature engages in procrastination. Several criminal justice bills are examples of this. LEAN supports criminal jus-tice reform as outlined in the ELCA Social Statement, “The Church and Criminal Justice: Hearing the Cries.” Senate Bill 49 refines and clarifies authority already in place to provide treatment for substance abusers in prison. Persons with mental health problems would be covered, since substance abuse and mental health issues often occur together. In commit-tee, the bill generated no controversy, and passed out of commit-tee with a “do pass” recommendation. However the Senate has not voted on it. Why? Because it will involve spending money, so it was declared “exempt.” That means a decision will not be made until late in the session, when the struggle over budget allocation happens. Senate Bill 110 would create a fund that would make grants to community-based nonprofits that run prisoner re-entry programs. Such programs have been shown to be effective in reducing recidivism, and over the long run, sav-ing the state a lot of money. But this bill was also declared ex-empt. Assembly Bill 125 would provide a framework for a judge to decide whether a person could be released without bail after arrest. The framework is based on research which shows that most non-violent arrestees do show up for court. The economic impact of bail, or worse, a stay in jail, can be significant for low income people: loss of job, no one to care for children, etc. Not jailing people also saves money. This bill, too, was declared exempt. Assembly Bill 81 would create an Office of Indigent Defense Services. It would oversee criminal defense in all of Nevada’s counties, ensuring that the quality of representation in the “rurals” is equal to that in the big counties, and set standards for defense lawyers. Even though four committee hearings were held, this bill was declared exempt. Legislators are sometimes uncomfortable with criminal justice reform. Some voters think criminals don’t deserve help. So ra-ther than appear “soft on crime,” legislators procrastinate. Some probably hope these bills will get defeated in the budget fight. “Sorry, we just couldn’t afford it” is great political cover. Legislators are just like us. When things get controversial, we are often not willing to stick our necks out. We all downplay our Christian faith in some situations. We all say “not me” when

called on to do what’s right. In church we sometimes pray for elected officials. Praying that they have cour-age, and that they be forgiven for weakness, seems like a good idea. You can share your views on these or any other bills by going to this link on the Legislative website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/80th2019/. Since these bills are “exempt,” you’ve got the rest of this month to do so. For more information, visit LEAN’s website at:

https://leanforjustice.org/.

MARCH 2019 Financial Report

Next VOICE Deadline Would you like to submit an article, essay, poem, picture, save the date, event, or story for the June Voice? Send your items by the end of the day on May 23 to Maribeth Doerr at maribeth@goodshepherdreno.org.

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You Are Welcome Here

Welcome to long-time Lutherans, Christians from every tradition, and people new to the faith.

Welcome to all who have no church home, want to follow Jesus, have doubts, or do not believe.

Welcome to new visitors and old friends.

Welcome especially to all who have ever been made to feel unwelcome by the church.

Welcome to people of every age and size, color and culture, marital status, ability and challenge, sexual orientation and gender identity. We want to be clear that we welcome lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender

and queer persons to participate in the life of the congregation.

Welcome to believers, questioners, and questioning believers. This is a place where you are welcome to celebrate and grieve, to rejoice and recover.

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here.

This is a place where lives are made new.

Come and see!

Notary Public Service Available at Good Shepherd

Director of Operations Maribeth Doerr is a Notary Public. If you need documents nota-rized, call the office to schedule an appoint-ment with Maribeth. She’ll be happy to nota-rize your documents free (with proper identifi-cation of course!).

Photos

We are enjoying the ability to have color photos in our publications and to be able to take candid shots of our ministry in action. If you do NOT want your photo included in any of these publications, please alert the photographer/staff and let them know. Oth-erwise, you may see your face in print!

~ Deanna Gaunt

Pr. Scott Trevithick, Lead Pastor Deanna Gaunt, Director of Worship & Finances

Maribeth Doerr, Director of Operations & Pastoral Care Stephanie Leff, Director of Faith Formation & Programming Ciara Hornbarger, Receptionist & Faith Formation Assistant

Marijo Rosevear, Financial Secretary Jennie Tibben Choir Director

Andrea Lenz, Organist Derek Nance, Adult Handbell Director

Noah Tibben-Lembke & Ian Flores, AV Specialists Bailey Tunnell, Sayidana Love & Ashley Morris—

Childcare Workers

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PrScott@goodshepherdreno.org Deanna2@goodshepherdreno.org Maribeth@goodshepherdreno.org Stephanie@goodshepherdreno.org Ciara@goodshepherdreno.org Financial@goodshepherdreno.org Derek@goodshepherdreno.org

Thank you to Rebekah Bogard for her beautiful artwork on our window shades.

Isaac Welmerink is dressed and ready for Easter!

Our overflow crowd in the Welcoming Space during the 9am Easter Worship.

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