Lenten Programs at Good Shepherd
 Lent's
journey continues as we focus on the travel narrative of Luke. Be sure to join us
Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. for a Soup & Bread Supper, followed by discussion
and cafe-style worship; and on Sundays at the regular times.
Sign up at Welcome Center and say you'll come for supper -- plus offer to bring
soup or bread to share on March 11, 18 or 25. Or contact Office,
301-869-1780.
Click here to read
Pastor Dave's Lent Newsletter
for all the details about hands-on service and outreach, worship and study
opportunities, plus family and fellowship events now through Holy Week.
Blessings on your Lenten journey of faith at Good Shepherd!
In extreme cases when severe weather, ice or snow causes
cancellations of Good Shepherd worship and/or events-- please check this link
for updated information.
http://gsweatherupdate.blogspot.com
Reaching Out to Disaster Victims
 Support Lutheran World Relief’s efforts to help
those affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. Please visit
http://www.lwr.org to find information about how to donate funds or respond
in other caring ways. Join in at GSLC's Haiti Relief Project on March 7, below.
Help Brothers in Need: Men's Clothing Drive
Bring your gently used men's clothes to the big box in our Lobby now through
Easter. Donations will help clients who "shop" for free at the Interfaith
Clothing Center in Gaithersburg. Thanks for supporting this GSLC outreach
project!
Men's Shelter Dinner Project
In this monthly outreach to our hungry brothers, GSLC is partnering with MoCo
Coalition for the Homeless. We're serving dinner on the 4th Wednesday at the E. Gude Drive Men's Shelter in Rockville
to nearly 200 men.
Anyone can help by providing part of a prepared meal -
Sign Up
Sheets and recipes are available for our 2010 midwinter outreach. Check back for April 28 menu.
Sign up for March 24 to bring
chicken drumsticks,
rice, gravy, mixed vegetables or muffins - details on Page 4 of weekly Shepherd's Link or Good
Shepherd's Lobby Welcome Center. Please mark what you'll bring and we'll contact you about delivering
food ahead of time for transport to the shelter. For questions, contact Penny Risen, penny@goserve.net.
Every bit of support helps in these challenging times:
Help make a difference!
We now have a new online calendar for the church that gets
updated daily, so you can always find out the latest changes in event times,
locations, etc. To see it, click here
or click on calendar icon in right-hand bar.
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Click the image to the left or on the newsletter name to read this week's news in the
Shepherd's Link for 03/07/10.
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- Status Updates
- Who's he hanging out with?
- What's he Up to?
- What matters?
- Interesting pictures
- The blog and other great stories
- What's he up to next?
- Friends
- Much more...stay tuned at
His Blogsite!
 Adult Education Series
Sundays at 10 a.m. During Lent
"Luke and His Priorities"
Top notch leadership and scholars are lined up for a look
at some of the unique themes in the Gospel of Luke. Drop in to Shepherd's Hall
through March 28 for this challenging series which enriches our theme for Lent.
March 14: Rev. Dr. Phil Hirsch, Director for Evangelical
Mission and Assistant to Bishop, Metro DC ELCA Synod, will lead discussion.
HELPING HANDS DURING LENT
Join SERRV Crew Saturday, March 13
 We've
committed to send 20-25 helpers to work from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
March 13 at the New Windsor warehouse of
SERRV International -- a partner of
Lutheran World Relief which aids artisans in developing countries to earn
fair wages for their products, food and crafts. Adults as well as youth and
whole families can serve and will enjoy this day of fellowship and outreach!
Lunch is free, and helpers get store discount on items like the Haitian
metalwork cross above.
Sign up at penny@goserve.net and see
Shepherd's Link for more details. To download a SERRV Youth Permission slip
(age 18 and under not accompanied by parent) click
here.
More info on SERRV mission at
http://www.serrv.org/aboutus.aspx
REGISTRATION NOW UNDERWAY
Serving education and spiritual needs of children from our
church and surrounding community. For a direct link to information pages, click
here.
Presione aqui para informacion de Preescolar.
For further information about enrollment for
Fall 2010, please contact Good Shepherd Lutheran Preschool: 301-963-1955 or
gslp91@hotmail.com.
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