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Little Lambs Preschool 2

Youth Page 3

The Search Continues for a

President Elect 4

May Faith Practice, Scholarship

Recipients 5

Annual Rummage Sale, Library

News 6

May Calendar 7

Volunteer Worship Team,

Music News 8

May Support People 9

May Birthdays 10

May Serving Group,

Financial Report 11

The Voice May 2014

It’s Easter for all of May and even a tiny part of June!

I wish that we could keep the excitement of Easter Sunday continuing for all the Sundays of Easter. But for many that’s asking a lot. It’s such a relief to get to May. In March when we still were experiencing temperatures below zero I simply reminded myself of the promise of May, it’s just two months away! And now May is here! What a relief. Some of us are suffering activity fatigue, including worship fatigue. There have been school and community activities, extra worship services, families have been expending energy in many different directions. I encourage you to take some time, pour a cup of coffee, and reimagine May. And think about Easter! It takes some time to come back to life again. I learned a surprising lesson when I started in the ministry and was a pastor in Illinois. Things were piling up at a rapid pace. I was in a panic. I figured that I had about 12 hours of work and four hours to do it in and these were major do or die things! I was stressed. Since I knew that I was sinking anyway I made the irrational decision to do centering prayer. This is prayer that is quiet and simply rests in God’s presence. I did this for a half hour. I put the demands on myself out of mind and just breathed as I remembered that God was there. I felt loved and supported. The surprise came when the half hour was finished. I was no longer panicking. It was like a way opened through all that stuff and a path appeared that I hadn’t seen before.

Janene Papendick reminded us at Monday evening Yoga to hold onto a spiritual focus. I’ve talked and written about this in a couple of places but it doesn’t hurt to repeat it here. Each day find a place where you can sit quietly for 15 minutes. Take time to write down the things that you are thankful for. Get outdoors for at least a few minutes. Recall and give thanks to God for the way God is guiding and supporting you through life. The busier we are the more important it is to do this or something like this. And think about this season of Easter that continues through Sunday June 1, because Easter Sunday isn’t always enough to bring us to life.

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Little Lambs Preschool

It’s hard to believe that this

is already our last month of

preschool! This year has

gone by so fas. It has been

such a joy to have had such

a wonderful group of

children. During April, we

talked about Easter and the

Easter story. We made

some beautiful crosses. We

also talked about Spring

and bugs. The school year

will wind down with more

bugs. During our final week

of school we will

spend a day out

at Storybook

Land and have

a “Celebration

Program”.

Maggie Bruns, Director/Teacher

Receipts & Labels

Thanks everyone for bringing in receipts,

and Labels for Education throughout our

school year! This is the last

month we can take receipts

from Kessler’s or Kens.

They need to be dated

between September 1,

2013-May 31, 2014.

Receipts and labels can be

placed in the containers located on the

table in the Narthex. Again, thank you to

everyone that has brought both in. It

really helps out our preschool and we

greatly appreciate it!

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2014-2015 Preschool Registration

There are still a few spots open for this

upcoming school year! Please spread the

word to someone that might be interested

in our wonderful preschool.

We would like to

thank the

church groups

and memorials

for the money

that has been graciously donated to the

preschool. We can’t thank you enough

and we really appreciate it!

Youth page

Easter Breakfast

This year’s Easter Breakfast was fantastic! Thank you so much to Phyllis and Duane Donat, Rosemary and Tom Eisenbeisz for all of your help. Also thank you to all the youth and parents who volunteered and worked the breakfast. And thank you to all who donated items to the meal. It was a great fundraiser and we are grateful for all of the sup-port for those youth who will be attending camp and the high school mission trip to Minneapolis.

Prayer Vigil

The first Good Friday Prayer Vigil was a huge success. Thank you so much to all of those who came to the church and prayed. We had a great turn out and it was awesome to join together in prayer, worship, and fellowship throughout the night. It was such a blessing to have ten youth gathered together trying different prayer styles. Special thanks to Charlie Sersen, Mallory McDonald, and Alyssa Weber for their leadership and help through-out the night. I hope that you will consider

joining us again in the future!

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Seder Supper

Seder Supper was an amazing night! Thank you to all the 6th grade parents and youth who came to help set up and serve. Also a special thanks to Lori Tiede, Rhonda Punt, Jackie Keil and the Support to Children’s Ministry Committee for all your help. Blessings to all the children who have now taken their first communion. May God bless you in this meal and always!

Greta Adolf Zoe Douglas Tyler Hoffman Tinley Nilson Hannah Schentzel Kiana Asleson Jared Getty Braydon Jones Colin Ringgenberg Carlee Tosse Jade Auske Garrett Gross Hannah Keil Trevor Rystrom Devin Tosse Gabriel Brink Zachary Haugen Conner Kolb Emma Scheidt

Celebration Sunday is coming! It will be on May 11th at 9:30am. This will be a great time to celebrate all of the children in Wednesday and Sunday school and teachers this year! Join us during this special service

and for amazing rolls afterwards.

Day Camp

NeSoDak counselors are coming back! We will be holding Day Camp June 8th-13th from 9:00am-3:00pm for children who have completed Kindergarten through those who have completed 5th grade. We will be also looking for people to house the NeSoDak counselors during this week. We will be also looking for parents and helpers to provide snacks for the children and lunches

for the counselors.

Please let Pastor Liz know if you can help with these needs. Sign up sheets for the children are

located at the Youth Activities Table.

Vacation Bible School

Vacation Bible School is upon us! We will be holding Vacation Bible School this year for children ages 3-5 on June 9th-13th from 9:00am-11:30am. Sign up sheets for children and parents to help are located at the Youth Activities Table. If you are able to help please

let Pastor Liz know.

Youth Trip

The High School Youth Trip is coming up quickly! We still have three spots open for high schoolers who would like to go to Minneapolis with us July 20th-25th. The total cost for the trip is $325, a $60 deposit is needed to secure your spot. We will continue to raise money for it throughout the summer. Please let Pastor Liz know if you are interested.

New Member Sunday

May 18

We had several prospective new members who were

unable to join Good Shepherd in March. Now we hope to catch up with all of

you on May 18. Letters with details are being sent out this

month.

Summer Worship Schedule begins Memorial Day

Weekend, May 25. The second service will

be at 10:00am.

Developing Leadership: The Search Continues for a President Elect

We are looking for the right person to be president-elect. That person will take over as president of the congregation in January 2015. It’s an important position. It requires a person of faith who lives a life of love toward others and is committed to the church community. We need a person who is positive, an encourager, who is able to discern the doors that God is opening to us as a congregation. This person will work with the pastors as we team together to determine the priorities of the church. At this time our priorities include three areas of focus. First is to bring in as we provide inspirational worship opportunities. Second is to build up through faith formation for youth and family ministry that increase a passionate spirituality. The third is branching out to people in the community or people who don’t gather with us at worship. Our current president, Jim Seeber, has been instrumental in providing resources to sharpen a focus on worship and to provide significant improvements in worship. What is the life of the president of the congregation like? There is a public side. The president leads the church council meeting with an agenda that is put together a few days ahead of time. The president also communicates with the congregation especially at set congregational meetings. The president meets regularly with the Administrative Pastor and we work together on administrative details. The president-elect is present at these activities and thus moves into the role of being the president in the following year.

The president-elect joins a monthly meeting to plan the council agenda before the council meeting. The president-elect is a member of the executive committee which is a leadership group of the church council. The executive committee is comprised of the president, the president-elect, the treasurer, and the secretary. This group together with the administrative pastor prioritizes what comes before the church council. The president-elect, along with the administrative pastor, the current president and the most recent past president is a member of the staff affairs committee. This group communicates with the staff and helps with decisions made in the area of staffing.

Over the past two years we have put together several resources to help people effectively carry

out these areas of responsibility. We do this work as a team. This can be very satisfying work. Who do you know that would be gifted in these areas of

leadership? Who do you know who lives life for others and who has a living faith in God? Please help us assemble names of qualified people that we should continue to talk with.

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May Faith Practice - Study

The May Faith Practice emphasis will be on Study. There is much joy in learning a new thing. I love my life of study. I also know that learning isn’t a passion with everyone. Indeed, Ecclesiastes 12:12 says, “Of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh.” I’ve been there and done that. But imagine a time when a person learns nothing new! What is it like to go week

after week and learn nothing new about God and about this wonderful creation that God has gifted us with? What would life be without wonder? The Psalmist writes, “Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and observe it with my whole heart. Lead me in the path of your commandments, for I delight in it.”

2014 Good Shepherd Scholarship Recipients

The Scholarship Committee is proud to announce the recipients of the 2014-2015 Good Shepherd Scholarships. They are: Taylor Ellingson, Ashley Hellwig, Carly Peterson, Emily Punt, Erin Punt, Ashley Rook, Miranda Rook, Wyatt Sombke,

Elizabeth Wensmann, Taylor Wensmann, and Amanda Witlock. We, the committee, would like to thank the congregation for supporting Dollarship Sunday, where we collected $1750.00 to help support our students further their education. The Scholarship Committee

Summer Worship Hours begin Memorial Day Weekend, May 25. That means that on May 4 and 18 our worship will be at 8:30am and 10:45am. On May 25th the summer hours take hold and worship will then be at 8:30 and 10:00. But take note an important exception is May 11, Celebration Sunday. On this day we will Celebrate our Sunday/Wednesday school youth and programs and will celebrate our graduates. To do that we will gather together for one service only at 9:30am on May 11.

Mark your calendars now and remember that there will

be only one service on May 11, Celebration Sunday, at

9:30am. There will be a brunch on that day following

the service.

Where Does Your Piece Fit?

You are an essential piece of the Good Shepherd Team. Time and Talent sheets have been distributed during services on Apr 27th and May 4th. Please spend a quiet moment pondering the gifts God has given you. We are all unique and possess different talents from one another. Consider helping Good Shepherd make all the pieces fit so our mission statement is indeed a reality. This is a perfect opportunity to become acquainted and develop friendships with the wonderful people that make up our faith family. We are requesting Time and Talent Sheets be returned to the church by May 10th. Any questions? Please call Deb Aman – 229-0785 or Rosemary Eisenbeisz – 380-4460. Thank you for making Good Shepherd the awesome church that it is. The Nominations Board

Check out the new books on the shelf above the desk in the library. Among these books you will find three books written by Dave Pelzer – A Child Called “It” ,The Lost Boy; and A Man Named Dave. These books are about the terrible abuse that Mr. Pelzer suffered when he was a child. They alert us to the child abuse that many children suffer and how adults will look the other way not wanting to get involved or if they do call the authorities, it might be looked into but nothing is done. This compelling story will awaken you to the truth about child abuse and the ability we all have to make a difference. We hope that many of you will read these books.

There are many books checked out that have not been returned to the library. These books were checked out in March, April, November and December of 2013 and also in January and February of this year. We ask that you return these books to the library as soon as possible. Books are only to be kept for two weeks, but may be checked out for another two – then they are to be returned to the library so others may read them.

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The Good Shepherd Annual Rummage Sale will be held June 3-5, 2014. Donations for the Rummage Sale will start on Saturday, May 10th thru May 31st from 5pm thru 7pm only. We will NOT be at the church on Sundays!!!!!! Items can be dropped off at the northwest door only please. Please bring gently used clean items. We will not be accepting TV’s, appliances or big furniture this year. We will again have a Silent Auction which will start on Tuesday, June 3 and close at 6pm on June 4. **Set up for the Rummage Sale will be on June 1st after the 2nd service. A light lunch will be served before set up. We need students and parents to help. We are also looking for donations for the concession stand; hamburger and buns, homemade rolls, bars (Scotcheroos, etc.), small bags of chips, Pepsi or Coke 12 packs. Questions: Call Jeff or Jean Black at 228-0461.

Good Shepherd Annual

Rummage Sale

25 SUMMER WORSHIP

SCHEDULE BEGINS

8:30am Traditional Worship/

Communion

10:00am Contemporary

Worship/Communion

26 Memorial Day

OFFICE CLOSED

27

12:00pm Senior Lunch

Bunch

1:30pm Staff Meeting

5:00pm Worship Band

7:00pm Hub City Brew

@ Max & Erma’s

28

6:30am Men at Prayer

6:15pm Worship Service in

the Chapel

6:30pm Adult Choir

29

9am-3pm Quilting

8:00pm Youth Team Mtg.

30 31

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

*Preschool

9am-3pm Quilting

5:15pm Stewardship

Board Meeting

8:00pm Youth Team

Meeting

2

*Preschool

3

4

8:30am Traditional Worship/

Communion

9:40am Sunday School

10:45am Contemporary

Worship/Communion

2:00pm “Bathrooms I Have

Visited” by Rev. Richards

5

6:55am Women at Prayer

*Preschool

9am Sarah Circle

9:30am Mary Circle

5:00pm Food Pantry

7:00pm Esther Circle

6

*Preschool

11:30am Table Talks @

Bethlehem

1:30pm Staff Meeting

5:00pm Worship Band

5:15pm Evangelism Bd.

Meeting

7 LAST DAY of Wed.

Activities & Church

School

6:30am Men at Prayer

*Preschool

5:30pm Exultation Bells

6:30pm Adult Choir

6:15pm Worship Service in

Sanctuary

7:00pm Properties Board

Meeting

8

*Preschool

9am-3pm Quilting

6:00pm Worship Bd.

Meeting

8:00pm Youth Team

Meeting

9

*Preschool

4:30pm Wedding

Rehearsal

10 10:30am NSU

Graduation

2pm Presentation

College Graduation

5:00pm Hochstetter/

Baade Wedding

11 Mother’s Day

CELEBRATION SUNDAY

& GRAD RECOGNITION

9:30am Worship Service

10:30am Brunch

12

6:55am Women at Prayer

*Preschool

Klein

13

*Preschool

11:30am Table Talks @

Bethlehem

1:30pm Staff Meeting

5:00pm Worship Band

Ranch

14

6:30am Men at Prayer

*Preschool

6:15pm Worship Service in

Sanctuary

6:30pm Adult Choir

Clean Up

15

*Preschool

9am-3pm Quilting

10:30am Preschool

Program

1:00pm Card Group

6:30pm Military Support

Group

7:00pm Church Council

Meeting

16

*Preschool

10:30am & 2:30pm

Preschool Program

17

2pm Warner

Graduation

*Preschool Schedule

Monday, Wednesday, Friday Tuesday, Thursday

8:15-11:00am and 12:15-3:15pm 8:15-11:00am

18 2pm Central High

School Graduation

2pm Roncalli Graduation

8:30am Traditional Worship/

Communion

9:40am Altar Guild Meeting

10:45am Contemporary

Worship/Communion

19

6:55am Women at Prayer

5:00pm Food Pantry

NEWSLETTER

DEADLINE

20

1:30pm Staff Meeting

5:00pm Worship Band

5:15pm Missions Bd.

Meeting

6:30pm Support to

Children’s Ministry

21

6:30am Men at Prayer

6:15pm Worship Service in

Sanctuary

6:30pm Adult Choir

7:30pm Youth Board

Meeting

22

9am-3pm Quilting

23

24

*Wednesday Choir Rehearsals

3:30pm Good Vibrations 5:30pm Exultation Bells

4:00pm Hallelujah Chorus 6:30pm Adult Choir

REMINDER: SUMMER WORSHIP SCHEDULE STARTS MAY 25TH

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Volunteer Worship Team

We are assembling a volunteer worship team to plan, prepare for, and debrief our worship experience. This summer Pastor Liz and myself will take a retreat to plan the themes and images for worship for six months in advance. This will be the foundation to plan the worship, the music, the art, the publicity, and other details for our worship service. This team will be made up of the pastors, a facilitator to gather us together and keep the agenda, the music coordinator, the person who does the bulletins and communication, a person to track statistics, attendance, and survey information collected, the person who prepares the PowerPoint presentation, people who are interested in the visual art side of worship, the musicians who lead the music for the services, and creative idea people. This team will work with the themes and direction provided from the pastors. Our first meetings will be in the summer which is the perfect time to think about Advent and Christmas!

We have arrived at the Easter Season of our church year. The journey from Lent to Holy week was reflective and inspirational leading us to Easter. Our Cantata on Palm Sunday led us through Christ’s path to Easter. It touched many of us. The prayer vigil was a quiet and special time to pray, read meditations, to hear messages through song, and a time to listen to God. We are very blessed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church to be surrounded by those who reach out and serve others. You are a caring, musical congregation, full of wisdom and examples of Christ in our midst. I see God in each one of you and I hope you can see God in me. I’d like to thank those who were involved in the Lenten services and Holy week. This includes accompanists, choirs, directors, other musicians, pastors, scripture readers, ushers, altar guild, greeters, and those who ran the sound board/ screen presentations. We treasure all who are present at the services and events at the church. Thank you for your encouragement and kind words in our journey with Christ. Blessings to you this spring, Nancy Ohnstad, Coordinator of Music

The Good Shepherd Food Pantry appreciates your donations.

If you are interested in

helping them continue to provide this

ministry, some suggested items to

donate are: canned goods, cereal, health and beauty

products, paper products, condiments, pasta, and

paper products.

Volunteers would also be appreciated to help distribute the food to the

Food Pantry participants. Please contact Clay Dykema at 226-2566 or

290-4403 if you are interested in helping.

Caller Carol McKiver

Head Ushers

Jim Rosin (8:30); LaWayne Punt,

Arnie Svarstad (10:45 &10:00)

Ushers

Dennis Hellwig (8:30-4th)

Fellowship Treats

Barb Frank, Darlene Dufault (4th)

Stephanie Mattson, Jeri Tieszen

(11th)

Scripture Readers

Evelyn Nikolas (8:30-4th); Stephanie

Mattson (10:45-4th)

Carol McKiver (9:30-11th)

Evelyn Nikolas (8:30-25th)

Altar Guild

Peggy Serfoss, Judy Bertsch, Arly

Schnabel

Sound Board

Gary Cahoy (8:30-4th); Jeff

Dahlberg (10:45-4th)

Mel Wockenfuss (9:30-11th)

Gary Cahoy (8:30-18th); Ron

Isaacson 10:45-18th)

Bill Hoar (10:00-25th)

Power Point John Fritz (4th, 18th) Steve Caron (11th) Karen Hoar (25th)

Food Pantry

Betty Rall (11th)

Organists/Pianists

Helen Heuer (4th, 11th)

Kathy Harmel (7th, 28th)

Youth Praise Band (14th)

Monica Jacobson (18th)

Tammy Wahl (21st)

Sheri Scott (25th)

Offering Tellers

Judy and Joe Gelling (4th)

Jean Rahja, Sheila Kranzler, Evie

Witlock (11th)

Diane and Gary Kost, Rosemary and

Tom Eisenbeisz (18th)

Betty Beckler, Lori Krause (25th)

Welcome Desk

Gayle Fauth (9:30-11th)

Clayton Dykema (10:45-18th)

Luella Lambert (8:30-25th)

Greeters

Darlene Dufault (8:30-4th)

Cherie and Dennis Hellwig (11th)

Jeri and Layne Tieszen (18th)

Mary Oleson (10:00-25th)

Acolytes

Garrett Gross (10:45-4th)

Jared Getty (9:30-11th)

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Hub City Brew Talkin’

Grace and Life

This is a group of young adults from all of the Lutheran churches in Aberdeen in their 20s and 30s that

meet once a month at a local restaurant to talk life and faith, hangout and always have some mind busting trivia. The next meeting is May 27th at 7:00pm at Max & Erma’s.

Thank you……

We want to thank each of you for your thoughts and prayers along with get well wishes for both Leo and I.

Also I would like to thank everyone for all the birthday wishes I received.

Your prayers were felt, bringing peace and comfort to each of us.

Leo and Eleanor Haar

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May Serving Group - Adam & Eve Family

Building Up the Body of Christ

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GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH (ELCA)

1429 North Dakota Street

Aberdeen SD 57401

Phone: 605-229-0846

Fax: 605-225-7230

Email: welcome@goodshepherdaberdeen.org

Website: www.goodshepherdaberdeen.org

Non-Profit Organization

US Postage Paid

Permit # 300

Address Service Requested

Staff

Pastors-Tim Sersen, Liz Dieseth

Secretary-Barb Daberkow

Interim Pastoral Assistant-Charlotte Kraemer

Financial Secretaries-Ron and Carla Kaaz

Youth/Family Ministry Assistants-Sarah Black, Mallory

McDonald, Jonathan Miller, Charlie Sersen

Custodian-Todd Black

Music Coordinator–Nancy Ohnstad

Preschool Director/Teacher–Maggie Bruns

Organists/Pianists-Sheri Scott, Kathy Harmel,

Tammy Wahl, Helen Heuer

Choir Directors-Adult/Curt Eisenbeisz, Children’s

Choir/Rachel Hemke, Bells/Cheryl Ulmer

Accompanist– Adult and Children’s Choir/Monica

Jacobson, Heather Nelson

Who Do I Ask About

Good Shepherd Women-Sharon Bossert

Good Shepherd Men-Clay Dykema

Ushers/Communion Assistants– Randy White,

Bob and Deb Jensen

Reception Coordinators:

Funeral-Mona Kapfenstein, Deb Nerland

Wedding/Anniversary-Mary Ellen Lehr

Library -Dorothy Brown, Darlis Weiszhaar

Altar Guild - Sandy Cahoy

Executive Council

President-Jim Seeber

President Elect-

Treasurer-Dale Aman

Secretary-Angelia Schultz

Board Chairs

Properties-Greg Adolf

Life and Growth-Cherie Hellwig, Barb Gehrts

Evangelism-Phyllis Donat, Tom Eisenbeisz

Missions-Natalie Wiedrick

Stewardship-Gene Morsching

Worship-Diane Kost, Peggy Serfoss

Nominations-Debra Aman, Rosemary Eisenbeisz

Youth-Lori Tiede

Worship Schedule

September-May: Sunday 8:30am and 10:45am;

Wednesday 6:15pm (Sanctuary)

June-August: Sunday 8:30am and 10:00am;

Wednesday 6:15pm (Chapel)