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PASTOR’S NOTES

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Pastor’s Notes

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Mites Sunday 2

Calendar of

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Sunday Morning

Bible Study 4

Helper’s List 7

“Reaching out to spread God’s Word and share His blessings” February 2018 Edition

Lent is often called a “Journey.” We think

about the journey of Jesus’ life as He went

to the cross to suffer and die for our sins.

Life is most certainly a journey. We jour-

ney from highs and lows, good times and hardships. We journey along a

path of uncertainty and unknowns in this life – at least that is how it seems

when we go at it alone. But we are not called to live our life alone. Jesus’

promise “I am with you always to the end of the ages,” brings comfort and

purpose to the Christian.

When you go on a trip you leave some things behind, you only take what is

needed for the trip. “Here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that

is to come” (Hebrews 13:14). This Lenten Season we will focus our

thoughts on our journey to our heavenly home by exploring a short book in

the New Testament: 1 Peter. The epistle of 1 Peter only has 105 verses, but

it is rich with guidance and encouragement for living in a post-church and

increasingly secular society. Five times Peter tells the scattered congrega-

tions of Asia Minor that they are called by God and it’s those passages that

serve as the starting point for the midweek Lenten services. And as we jour-

ney toward heaven there are things we leave behind. We will focus on what

we should leave behind on our Sunday worship services.

As you can see both our Wednesday and Sunday services will challenge you

in your faith and your preparation.

Ash Wednesday begins on February 14 – a fitting day to think about the

love of Jesus for us. The Ash Wednesday worship service is always a som-

ber service as we focus on our sin and need for a Savior. On Wednesdays,

we begin with our Soup Supper at 5:30 p.m. and with worship at 6:30

p.m.

Good Shepherd

Lutheran Church

E9035 State Hwy M-28

Munising MI 49862

Website:

Goodshepherdmunising.com

Phone: (906) 387-3579

Pastor Mark Werner

(906) 202-3624

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

(year round)

Family Education 9 a.m.

(Sept.-May)

Lenten Schedule and Themes

Wed., Feb. 14 – Ash Wednesday Yearning for Home

Sun., Feb. 18 Leaving Complacency Behind

Wed., Feb. 21 Calling Us Home: Holy, Wholly, Holy

Sun., Feb. 25 Leave Despair Behind

Wed., Feb. 28 Calling Us Home… Peculiar

Sun., March 4 Leaving Folly Behind

Wed., March 7 Calling Us Home… Suffering

Sun., March 11 Leaving Downcast Behind

Wed., March 14 Calling Us Home… Blessed and Blessing

Sun., March 18 Leaving Phony Facades Behind

Wed., March 21 Calling Us Home… Graced toward Glory

Sun., March 25 Leaving Clamor Behind

Thurs., March 29 – Maundy Thurs. Heading Home… and Loving All the Way

Fri., March 30 – Good Fri Heading Home… Forgiven, More Forgiving

Sun., April 1 – Easter Heading Home… Heartened and Hopeful

Pastor’s Notes continued

Mites Sunday will be on Sun-

day, February 4.

This will be a good opportunity

to bring our small change such as

pennies, nickels, dimes and quar-

ters. Together our “mites” add to

other churches

throughout our

area and all of

the LCMS.

Many

Incredible missions are funded

all through the pocket change!

Mites Sunday

The Elders of Good Shepherd meet every month. The Elders are appointed to assist the

pastor in administration and to oversee the spiritual condition of the congregation. In

order to better fulfill that role, we have divided the congregation alphabetically into 4

groups. So each elder is now assigned to a group. First and foremost, they will be pray-

ing for you! If you have concerns, you can talk to your elder or pastor as you see fit.

The elders will be working along with pastor to identify needs and work towards greater

unity of the Body of Christ here at Good Shepherd.

Jay Brogan – members A through E

Pete Carlson – members F through K

Craig Johnson -members L through P

Pete Kelto – members Q through Z

Who’s Your Elder?

February 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

6:00 p.m. Women’s

Bible Study

2 3

4

9 a.m. Family

Education Hour

10 a.m. Worship Service

with Holy Communion

11 a.m. Fellowship

Board of Early

Childhood Committee

Meeting

5

9:00 a.m. LWR Quilting

6 7

7 a.m. Men’s Break-

fast/Bible Study

8

6:00 p.m. Women’s

Bible Study

9 10

11

9 a.m. Family

Education Hour


11 a.m. Fellowship

11:30 a.m. Church

Council

2 p.m. Tendercare

Nursing Home Service

12


13

Circuit Pastors

Ishpeming

14


fast/Bible Study

5:30 p.m. Lenten

Soup Supper

6:30 p.m. Ash

Wednesday Worship

Service

15

6:00 p.m. Women’s

Bible Study

16 17

18

9 a.m. Family

Education Hour


w/Holy Communion

11 a.m. Fellowship

Board of Stewardship,

Board of Evangelism and

Board of Christian Growth

Committee Meetings

19


20 21


fast/Bible Study

5:30 p.m. Lenten

Soup Supper

6:30 p.m. Lenten

Midweek Worship

Service

22

6:00 p.m. Women’s

Bible Study

23 24

25

9 a.m. Family Education

Hour


11 a.m. Fellowship

Board of Trustees and

Board of Elders

Committee Meetings

2 p.m. Tendercare Nursing

Home Service

26


27 28


fast/Bible Study

5:30 p.m. Lenten

Soup Supper

6:30 p.m. Lenten

Midweek Worship

Service

Sunday Morning Video Bible Study Series

On Sunday mornings ,we

will be starting a new bible

study that is sure to chal-

lenge you to look at your life

in a new way. This will begin

on Sunday, February 4, at 9

a.m. You will not want to

miss this Bible study!

Life if often referred to as

“the game of life.” Using

popular games as a meta-

phor for our temporal lives,

this six-session small group

Bible study DVD, When the

Game is Over, It All Goes

Back in the Box, by John Ortberg,

neatly sorts out what’s fleeting and

what’s permanent in God’s king-

dom. It is based on his book by the

same name, but you don’t have to

buy the book or read the book

unless you want to.

Today is the day you choose…

which game you want to win…

which prize you want to collect…

which priorities you want to set. It’s

a thrill to win at checkers or Clue or

Trivial Pursuit. You sweep aside the

other players and you “own” the

board. It’s also a thrill to win a pro-

motion at work … the new house

you wanted … that sports car

you’ve always eyed.

But just like the game cards, the

tokens, and the timer, those prizes

are temporary. When the game is

over, they all go back in the box.

Games can cast a powerful spell,

says bestselling author John Ort-

berg. But the wisest player remem-

bers that the game is always going

to end. So, when everything goes

back in the box, you’ll have made

what is temporary a servant to what

is eternal, and you’ll leave this life

knowing you’ve achieved the only

victory that matters.

When the Game is Over, It All

Goes Back in the Box will teach

you to:

• Live passionately and boldly

• Learn how to be active players in

the game that pleases God

• Find your true mission and offer

your best

• Fill each square on the board with

what matters most

• Seek the richness of being instead

of the richness of having

The Trustees will be changing the bulb in the projector, changing the spots for the

speakers, and also are hoping to clean the sacristy. If there are any other projects

you think the Trustees need to do, please talk the chairperson of the Trustees, Ken

Passinault.

On Thursday, January 25, the

Women began a new Bible

study called “Let It Go: How

to Stop Running the Show and

Start Walking in Faith.” This

is a six-week Bible study. Les-

lie Johnson is leading this at

her house.

This humorous, yet spiritu-

ally practical six-week DVD

study will help you learn how

to control what you should,

trust God with what you can’t,

and more importantly, decide

which one is which! Join

Karen Ehman, a recovering

control freak, for these helpful

sessions:

1. God Called and He’d Like

His Job Back.

2. Combating the “Me First!”

Mentality.

3. Pursuing the Appearance

of Perfection.

4. Practicing the Art of Soul

Control.

5. When Comparisons Lead

to Over-Control

6. Fixing Your Eyes on the

Attitude Indicator.

This will begin at 6 p.m.

every Thursday night. Talk to

Leslie if you would like to join

in late and she can give you the

materials to catch up. All

women are welcome to join.

Women’s Bible Study

We have many ways that you can

help support the Good Shepherd

Preschool that won’t cost you any

extra money.

We collect BoxTops for Education,

Family Fare Direct Dollars Receipts,

and now the Our Family UPC

(Family Fare products).

Plus, we have Family Fare gift cards

and others available for purchase

during any time of the year. They

are good for the college students,

birthday gifts, Mother’s Day or Fa-

ther’s Day gift, or just any time of the

year.

Please consider these different ways

to help our church’s Preschool.

Thanks.

Different way to support Our Preschool

“I am not commanding you, but I want

to test the sincerity of your love by com-

paring it with the earnestness of oth-

ers. For you know the grace of our Lord

Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet

for your sakes he became poor, so that you

through his poverty might become rich” (2

Corinthians 8:8-9).

Without commands or even arm-twisting, St.

Paul encourages, even challenges, the

Church in Corinth to demonstrate the sincer-

ity of their faith by their generosity in giv-

ing. He does this because giving generously

is a gift of the Spirit given to us through the

Gospel.

St. Paul wrote: “But just as you excel in eve-

rything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge,

in complete earnestness and in your love for

us—see that you also excel in this grace of

giving” (2 Corinthians 8:7). In other words,

just as we grow in faith and speech and

knowledge of eternal things by the Holy

Spirit through the Word of God, so also do

we grow in giving from the same Spirit

through the same Word.

The problem is that the grace of generosity

often grows cold in us. It’s not so much that

we stop giving, but we don’t put it first. We

treat it like all the other bills that must be

paid. It becomes a chore, just one more thing

to check off a list of things to do. That emp-

ties it of its spiritual power and robs us of

the joy that Christ and the Scriptures assign

to it.

On top of that, since this generosity is linked

to faith and knowledge of divine things, a

lack of excelling in giving is a sure sign that

our faith and knowledge of God are under

attack as well.

Thus St. Paul points to the foundation of

generosity: the generosity of Christ Himself.

Even though He was rich, He became poor

so that we who are poor might become rich.

Thus, the incarnation, suffering, and death of

our Lord on the cross is the reason, source,

and driving force for our generosity in giv-

ing to the church.

And since Christ who was rich became poor

so that we might be rich in His grace—of

which generous giving is part—so we also

who are rich in His grace can excel in press-

ing His grace into service toward the gra-

cious work of the church.

Pay attention to what you give to the church

so that you may excel at it. And if you find

that your heart has grown cold or indifferent

toward it, immerse yourself in God’s Word.

Read it at home. Attend Bible Class. Hear

and listen to it preached in the Divine Ser-

vice.

Be reminded of what Christ has done for

you in His incarnation, suffering, and death.

For this will strengthen your faith and

knowledge. And where that excels, so will

the grace of giving excel also.

Birthdays:

2/4 Ryan Lindstrom

2/11 Cameron Nebel

2/14 Shiloh Fitzgibbon

2/13 Holly Graves

2/17 Janice Wilkinson

2/26 Paige Brogan

2/27 Elijah Werner

Michaela Werner

2/28 Jackson Carlson

Anniversaries:

2/17 Ed & Kathi Usimaki

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH – MUNISING, MICHIGAN February 2018 Helpers

Elder of the Month: Pete Carlson Altar Attendant: Leslie Johnson Newsletter Sponsor: Jay & Maureen Brogan

Paper Products: Kathie Bond Altar Flowers: Kent & Mary Nobles ($25 a month or pro-vide flowers)

February 4 – Holy Communion Greeters: Janice Schultz Acolyte: Frank Carlson Electronic Tech: Leslie Johnson Reader: Matt Johnson Usher: Ed Klop Hostesses: Jenna Cole/Janice Schultz Church Cleaning 2/5-2/11: Alex Johnson Snowplowing 2/5-2/11: JBCI Snow Shoveling 2/5-2/11: Matt Johnson February 11 Greeters: Ed & Karen Klop Acolyte: Matt Johnson Electronic Tech: Craig Johnson Reader: Janice Wilkinson Usher: Matt Johnson Children’s Message: Sarah Johnson Hostesses: Brandi Smith/Rachel Harmon Church Cleaning 2/12-2/18: Kathie Bond Snowplowing 2/12-2/18: JBCI Snow Shoveling 2/12-2/18: Pete Kelto February 14 — Ash Wednesday Greeters: Kathie Bond Acolyte: Marvin Johnson Electronic Technician: Josh Cole Reader: Jay Brogan Usher: Marvin Johnson Lenten Soup Supper: Becky Johnson/Veronika Johnson February 18 – Holy Communion Greeters: Pat & Janet Malone Acolyte: Ken Passinault Electronic Tech: Alex Johnson Reader: Ed Klop Usher: Ken Passinault Hostesses: Maureen Brogan/Janice Wilkinson Church Cleaning 2/19-2/25: Rachel Harmon Snowplowing 2/19-2/25: JBCI Snow Shoveling 2/19-2/25: Jay Brogan

February 21 — Lenten Mid-Week Greeters: Leslie Johnson Acolyte: Alex Johnson Electronic Tech: Rachel Harmon Reader: Brandi Smith Usher: Alex Johnson Lenten Soup Supper: Alex & Sarah Johnson/Leslie Johnson February 25 Greeters: Josh & Jenna Cole Acolyte: Pat Malone Electronic Tech: Craig Johnson Reader: Tina Brey Usher: Pat Malone Children’s Message: Leslie Johnson Hostesses: Sarah Johnson/Kris Madigan Church Cleaning 2/26-3/4: Matt Johnson Snowplowing 2/26-3/4: JBCI Snow Shoveling 2/26-3/4: Alex Johnson February 28 — Lenten Mid-Week Greeters: Brandi Smith Acolyte: Jay Brogan Electronic Technician: Esley E. Mattson Reader: Kathie Bond Usher: Jay Brogan Lenten Soup Supper: Rachel Harmon/Jenna Cole March 4 – Holy Communion Greeters: Janice Wilkinson Acolyte: Frank Carlson Electronic Tech: Leslie Johnson Reader: Pete Kelto Usher: Norm Bonner Hostesses: Becky Johnson/Tina Brey Church Cleaning 3/5-3/11: Melissa Carlson Snowplowing 3/5-3/11: JBCI Snow Shoveling 3/5-3/11: Matt Johnson

March 7 — Lenten Mid-Week Greeters: Tina Brey Acolyte: Pete Kelto Electronic Technician: Josh Cole Reader: Leslie Johnson Usher: Pete Kelto Lenten Soup Supper: Kathie Bond/Brandi Smith

If you are unable to do one of the jobs you are listed on the helper’s list and can’t find a replacement, please contact the church office during Monday morning prior to when you are listed so the

church office can find a replacement. Thank you!

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