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WELCOME to the website of GOOD SHEPHERD EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF Muhlenberg Township, Reading, Pennsylvania. We are a congregation of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Synod, of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Alive in Christ, the members of Good Shepherd are inspired to live out our faith joyfully and boldly, and to be responsible for promoting God's will as we live together in the community of the people of God.
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Friday, February 27, 2009, 05:07 PM - E-News
Posted by Marge Yeager
Volume 10 Number 08 Friday, February 27, 2009 GSELC e-NEWSPosted by Marge Yeager
Greetings from GOOD SHEPHERD!
Christ is our SALVATION! In the season of Lent we follow Jesus on a journey
that leads to the cross of Calvary. Jesus is on a rescue mission, sent by God
to bail us out from the forces of evil, sin and death... all that separate us
from relationship with Him. The price was steep that Jesus paid to
accomplish our salvation. Thanks be to God that He would stop at nothing... not even
death... to make our lives new and to restore us to oneness in Him forevermore.
Join us throughout this sacred season as we worship God in the name of Him
who comes to restore us to the joy of our salvation, Jesus Christ our Lord!
Saturday, February 28- Contemporary Service: This day’s reading is the
conclusion to the flood story. Because of human sin, the Lord destroys the earth
by flood, saving only Noah, his family, and the animals on the ark. Yet divine
destruction gives way to divine commitment. As in the first creation, God
blesses humanity and establishes a covenant with all creatures. The Spirit that
comes upon Jesus at his baptism sustains him when he is tested by Satan so
that he might proclaim the good news of God’s reign. The readings for this
evening are: 1L- Genesis 9: 8-17; G- Mark 1: 9-15. Join us for our monthly
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE this evening beginning at 6:30PM.
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Monday, February 23, 2009, 07:52 PM - E-News
Posted by Marge Yeager
GSELC STUDENT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER Posted by Marge Yeager
#361 Monday, February 23, 2009
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1. UPCOMING EVENTS
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE - Our next contemporary service is THIS SATURDAY (February 28). The worship team will practice at 5:45 PM.
MUSICAL REHEARSAL - The next rehearsal for the musical is Sunday from 6 to 8 PM. At this rehearsal, we will finish reading through the show and rehearse music.
LASER QUEST EVENT - On Sunday, March 22 we will continue our rivalry with the Alsace Lutheran Youth Group. We will meet right after church and go to the VF Outlet Food Court to eat. The games will take place after that. The cost is $16.50 per person and includes 3 games. Sign-up today because there is limited space available.
PARENT'S NIGHT OUT - Our next service project will be Parent's Night Out on Frdiay, March 27 from 6 to 9 PM. For this service project we will babysit the children of the congregation so their parent's can out for a night on the town. This counts as a cat. class service project as long as you stay for the entire 3 hours.
SIGHT AND SOUND THEATER - On Wednesday, April 8 we will go to the Sight and Sound theater in Lancaster. The show we are going to see is Behold the Lamb. We will also be going on a Behind the Scenes Tour. The cost is $60 per person. We will leave in the morning - the trip is scheduled during Easter Week so it won't interfere with school. Join us for this exciting trip. EVERYONE MUST BE SIGN-UP BY MARCH 15 SO THAT WE CAN PURCHASE TICKETS.
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Friday, February 20, 2009, 04:54 PM - E-News
Posted by Marge Yeager
Posted by Marge Yeager
Volume 10 Number 07 Friday, February 20, 2009 GSELC e-NEWS
Greetings from GOOD SHEPHERD!
Rejoice, the Light has come! In this season of Epiphany God reveals Himself
to us anew in the ministry of Jesus our Lord. "No one has ever seen God It
is God the only Son, who is close to the Father‘s heart, who has made him
known." (John 1: 18) Join us throughout this sacred season as we worship God in the name of Him who comes to make known His gracious love for us all, Jesus
Christ our Lord!
Sunday, February 22- The Transfiguration of Our Lord: The Sundays after
Epiphany began with Jesus’ baptism and end with three disciples’ vision of his
transfiguration. In Mark’s story of Jesus’ baptism, apparently only Jesus sees
the Spirit descending and hears the words from heaven. But now Jesus’ three
closest friends hear the same words naming him God’s beloved son. As
believers, Paul writes, we are enabled to see the God-light in Jesus’ face, because the same God who created light in the first place has shone in our hearts to give us that vision. The light of God’s glory in Jesus has enlightened us
through baptism and shines in us also for others to see. The readings for this
Sunday are: 1L- 2 Kings 2: 1-12; Psalm 50; 2L- 2 Corinthians 4: 3-6; G- Mark 9:
2-9.
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Saturday, February 14, 2009, 05:37 PM - E-News
Posted by Marge Yeager
Volume 10 Number 06 Friday, February 13,2009 Posted by Marge Yeager
GSELC e-NEWS
Greetings from GOOD SHEPHERD! Rejoice, the Light has come! In this season of Epiphany God reveals Himself to us anew in the ministry of Jesus our Lord. "No one has ever seen God It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father‘s heart, who has made him known." (John 1: 18) Join us throughout this sacred season as we worship God in the name of Him who comes to make known His gracious love for us all, Jesus Christ our Lord! Sunday, February 15- The Sixth Sunday after Epiphany: The leper is confident in Jesus’ power to heal. Naaman, on the other hand, is comically hard to convince that he can be healed by such an unlikely foreigner as Elisha, who directs him to wash in such a sorry excuse for a river as the Jordan. Jesus’ healing power is here among us in the ordinary water of the font, in the ordinary bread, in the ordinary people who make up the body of Christ. we would be well-advised to take the advice of the least powerful among us (like the servant girl in Naaman’s household) if we want to find the one who will heal us. The readings for this Sunday are: 1L- 2 Kings 5: 1-14; Psalm 30; 2L- 1 Corinthians 9: 24-27; G- Mark 1: 40-45. -----------------------------------------
THIS WEEK AT GSELC
Sunday, February 15-
THE SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY
@ 9:15AM- Sunday School
@10:30AM- Worship Service
@6:30PM- Musical Auditions
Monday, February 16-
@7:00PM- Catechetical Class (Senior Class Make-up)
@7:30PM- Handbell Choir Rehearsal
Tuesday, February 17-
@7:30PM- Church Council meeting
Wednesday, February 18-
@7:00PM- Pantry Set-up
@7:00PM- Contemporary Choir Rehearsal
@7:30PM- Senior Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, February 19-
@4-6:00PM- Muhlenberg Churches Pantry Distribution
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Saturday, February 14, 2009, 05:30 PM - E-News
Posted by Marge Yeager
GSELC STUDENT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER #359 Posted by Marge Yeager
Monday, February 9, 2009
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1. UPCOMING EVENTS
MUSICAL AUDITIONS - Musical auditions will be held THIS SUNDAY at 6 PM. This year's musical is Hoola Hoops & Halos. It takes place in the 1950's and is sure to be a heavenly hit. Auditions will start with a mandatory parent's meeting at 6 PM. Auditions will run from 6:30 until about 7:30 PM.
WBMD RETREAT - The West Berks Mission District Captive Free Retreat is coming on February 20 and 21. The cost is $30 (please note - that's $5 more than originally posted - they changed the price and didn't tell the churches) per person and includes all food and activities. You must be signed up by Sunday, February 15 in order to attend.
CONTEMPORARY SERVICE - Our next contemporary service is Saturday, February 28. The worship team will practice at 5:45 PM.
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