Dear Faithful Members of the Good Shepherd Family:

P raise be

to the

God and Father of our

Lord Jesus Christ, the

Father of compassion

and the God of all

comfort, who com-

forts us in all our

troubles, so that we

can comfort those in

any trouble with the

comfort we ourselves

receive from God.

(2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Before we concluded in prayer, we decided that our Japanese families would help coordinate the Cranes of C om p as s i on O r i g am i -ithon. There will be coaches to help you and your family members create origami cranes. Authentic Japanese artwork will be displayed and music from Japan will fill the air. There will also be deli-cious Japanese food items for sale with all the proceeds go-ing directly to Japan for disas-ter relief.

This powerful symbol of res-urrection hope will take place on the first Friday and Satur-day of Easter, April 29th from 3pm- 9 pm and on April 30th from 9am- 5pm. With God's help I know our feelings of helplessness will be trans-formed as our hearts, handi-work and gifts of support soar gracefully to our sisters and brothers in Japan with thousands of Cranes of Com-passion!

なんじのりんじんをあいせよ, (loving your neighbor) Pastor Eric

Over the past few weeks our television screens have been filled with horrific images of destruction in the wake of Japan’s 9.0 magnitude earth-quake, tsunami and unfold-ing nuclear disaster. On the first night of television cov-erage, I sat up through the night praying through tears for all of the families and their loved ones whose lives would never be the same. My heart physically ached for a nation and a peo-ple with whom I had the privilege to live, study, and work among nearly two dec-ades ago. I felt a very real sense of helplessness. The next school day, I began checking in with the several Japanese families that send their children to our school. One family has rela-tives very close to the epi-center and two others have family members in Tokyo, where energy, water, and food are in short supply. All seemed to be experiencing some feelings of helplessness as well.

One of the words in the Japanese language for help-less can be literally trans-lated as being alone without family. This week I met to-gether with the Japanese mothers and told them that we care about them and their pain. I explained how

we have been praying for the people of Japan each time we gather for worship and that we have already started soliciting donations for disaster re-lief. I told them that we consider them part of our Good Shepherd family and that we wanted to work together with them in do-ing something meaning-ful. That is when the idea of Cranes of Compassion was born.

In Japan the Crane (Tsuru) is a bird that symbolizes life, hope and fidelity. (It is interesting to note that Christ embodies all of these qualities as well...). The crane has been one of the favorite objects of the Japa-nese art of paper folding called origami. There is a legend in Japan that if someone makes one thou-sand origami cranes, their prayer will be an-swered. While we have assurance through Christ Jesus that our prayers are heard and answered with-out folding a thousand cranes, for the people of Japan to receive our origami cranes along with our fi-nancial gifts will give them a tangible reminder that we care and we consider them part of the Good Shepherd's family as well!

G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H &

S C H O O L

A P R I L 2 0 1 1

A M E S S A G E F R O M O U R P A S T O R

Mr. Paul Hinsch

walls and roofs, upgrading light-

ing to energy saving CFL and

LED bulbs will allow for signifi-

cant energy savings.

The approach we take to

fund these important projects

can position us to deal with fu-

ture plant needs that will no

doubt be necessary within a gen-

eration. I believe we have a

choice to make, raise the funds

necessary to accomplish these

projects now and put away the

energy cost savings each year for

future needs or borrow to pay for

the projects as they become criti-

cal leaving us in the position of

needing the energy cost savings

to pay for the work.

There is a big difference in how the choice we make will po-sition our ministry for Future Generations. A year ago most of us wondered or worried how we were going to pay the bills. Plenty has changed within the last year. Now we may wonder, how can we pay for these pro-jects? With God’s help anything is possible!

For Future Generations -

Environment, Education, Mission

As we approach The Church of

the Good Shepherd – Lutheran’s 60th

Anniversary, I believe we have a

unique opportunity and an impor-

tant responsibility facing us. The

people who had the foresight to buy

10 acres of farmland and a farmhouse

in Plainview for a mission church

first called “The Plainview Chapel”

hailed from Trinity Lutheran in

Hicksville. Only a handful of fami-

lies gathered in the farmhouse to

worship nearly 60 years ago, among

others, family names like Bergman,

Berry, Kochesberger, Ocker, Sauter

and Thorman. Within six years of

our founding, as the congregation

grew, Church and School buildings

were built. Four years or so later an

extension and remodeling of the

Church building was accomplished,

a new classroom, office and a gym-

nasium/auditorium were all added

to the School.

The families that started that

small Church in Plainview thought

about current and future needs but

what they accomplished has pro-

vided much for Future Generations.

Sixty years of families growing up as

members of the Congregation, many

educated in our school, also hun-

dreds, if not thousands, of people

touched by our School, our pri-

mary mission outreach.

Energy costs in the 1950s were

so low buildings rarely had insula-

tion, and heating systems were

not very efficient. Our buildings

were no different. Times have

changed. We are all aware of how

volatile energy costs have been,

and their dramatic increases.

Over the last few years there have

been many, relatively inexpensive

energy conservation projects un-

dertaken. Those projects have

benefited us in the form of lower

operating expenses and have

saved us over $90,000.

In the upcoming ten years or

so there will be a number of very

important and expensive plant

maintenance projects that must

be accomplished: new roofs and

windows for the Church and

School, and new heating systems

for the Church, Office, and Par-

sonage. While we do the re-

quired work, we have a responsi-

bility to Future Generations to

ensure that the approach we take

reduces our energy consumption.

Insulating the Church and School

For Future Generations- Environment, Education, Mission

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

ABOUT OUR VISITING PREACHER

FROM FOOD FOR THE POOR MAY 7 & 8

On the weekend of May 7-8, Pas-tor Ron Starenko, an ELCA retired pastor, will be our guest preacher. Pastor Starenko will be represent-ing the ecumenical ministry of Food For The Poor (FFP), founded in 1982. Working to end the suffering of the poor in the Caribbean and Latin America, FFP provides food for the starving, builds small houses for the destitute, digs water wells for parched villagers, provides medicine and medical equipment for the sick and elderly, supports orphanages and education for chil-dren, and much more. The largest international charity in the U.S., FFP carries out its ministry with more than 96 percent of all dona-tions received going directly to pro-grams that help the poor.

Pastor Starenko and his wife Katy make their home in Naples, FL. During his active ministry he served several congregations, worked as a counseling pastor, and has been on active and inactive duty as a U.S. Navy chaplain. He has served on the speakers bureau of FFP since September 2001.

SPRING IS IN THE AIR!

And so is the aroma of fresh-brewed coffee! Look to see which Sunday is available for you to brew a pot. Hook up with another member and share the ministry of our Soul Food Coffee Hour. Any questions, please call Karin Kienle at 631-661-8879.

VOLUNTEERS DON’T

NECESSARILY HAVE

THE TIME. . .

THEY JUST HAVE THE HEART.

SOURCE UNKNOWN

SERVICE ASSISTING MINISTER LECTOR ACOLYTE(S)

Saturday, April 2 Ellen Sangesland Stephen Haupt Please Volunteer

Sunday, April 3 Anne Rickmeyer Nicole DeFilippis Adriana Vollono & Robby Pietrofere

Saturday, April 9 Please Volunteer Please Volunteer Please Volunteer

Sunday, April 10 Tom Benson Danielle Vollono Miranda Benson & Eric Kovel

Palm “Sunday,” Saturday, April 16 Please Volunteer Please Volunteer Please Volunteer

Palm Sunday, April 17 Terry Miccio Please Volunteer Michaela Pietrofere,

Adriana & Zachary Vollono

Maundy Thursday, April 21 @ 7:30 p.m. Tom Benson Anne Rickmeyer Danielle Vollono &

Michael Haupt

Good Friday, April 22 @ 7:30 p.m. To be Announced Gretel Saul Please Volunteer

Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 23 @ 7:30 p.m. John Schwaninger Please Volunteer Adriana Vollono &

Daniello DeFilippis

Easter Sunday Sunrise, April 24 @ 6:00 a.m. To be Announced To be Announced To be Announced

Easter Sunday, April 24 Tom Benson Cathy Vollono Danielle Vollono,

Nicole DeFilippis & Robby Pietrofere

Saturday, April 30 Tom Benson Dell-Ann Benson Please Volunteer

Sunday, May 1 Judy Hinsch John Hinsch Miranda Benson & Zachary Vollono

APRIL SERVICE SCHEDULE ASSISTING MINISTERS, LECTORS & ACOLYTES

HELP WANTED:

ALTAR CARE, PARISH LIFE, USHERS We are in desperate need of volunteers for Altar Care, Parish Life, and Ushering. The few people who are currently running these groups have been doing it for years. We are tired! We need people from the congregation to step up and help out. The more people sign up, the easier it will be to set up a schedule and will make the jobs easier for all. Please sign up, and we will train you. The sheets are in the narthex. Thank you!

CLEAN-UP DAY: APRIL 16th

9:00 am.

T H O S E W H O A R E C E L E B R A T I N G

Silviu & Melissa Dochia whose daughter Natalie Grace was baptized on March 6.

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL 99 Central Park Road, Plainview, NY 11803

Phone: 516-349-1966 Fax: 516-349-8438 E-mail: church@ourshepherdlives.org Website: www.ourshepherdlives.org

Ministers: The Members of Good Shepherd Reverend Eric O. Olsen, Pastor

Judy R. Hinsch, A.I.M., School Director Teresa Ratkowski, Director of Choir and Organist

Maureen Cooke, Church Secretary/Newsletter Editor John E. Menig, Jr., Sexton

Bobby Lang, Sexton

Page 4

The Mason family and the friends of Bill Mason, the family and friends of Rocco Pietrofere, The family and friends of Bernie Yudin, The family and friends of Ray Schulze.

T H O S E P R E P A R I N G F O R O R D A I N E D M I N I S T R Y

Roger Griffith

T H O S E I N N E E D

WE PRAY FOR...

The People of Japan, John Bunfeld (Marilyn & Paul Benner’s friend), Joan Reis (Helen Lanza’s friend), Nancy Kwiatkowski (Janet Cox’s daughter), Elaine Pietrofere, Eva Zahn (Ruth Winnes’s mother), Viena Ludewig, Max Devane, Jay Boryea (Paul Hinsch’s friend), Ken Dixon (Pastor Eric’s friend), Deb Gebhart (Ruff Family Friend), Paul Panasuk (Lori Mason’s friend), Sven Faret (Gunhild Schabel’s son), Reverend Patricia Large (Lori Mason’s cousin), Diane Lisa (Cathy Vollono’s friend), Janice Ridings (Rickmeyer family friends), Francis Lee (Helen Kopf’s son), Lynne Carlson (Irma’s daughter-in-law), Ed Lennon (Lori Mason’s relative), Mary Melvin (Virginia Schroeder’s daughter), Mary Ellen Moyse (George’s wife), Don Unger, Francine Unger (grandparents of Katalina Paterakis), Fred Ruff, Joyce Tare, Jake (Maisch family friend) and his family, Ian Spadaro (Dottie’s grandson), James Fields (Vincent and Dorothy Cronin’s nephew), Rich-ard Karl (Naomi Pfund’s friend), Mary Gessing (Dorothy and Vincent Cronin’s cousin), Rita Cunningham (Cronin family friend), and Chris Cucci (Naomi Pfund’s student).

T H O S E W H O A R E G R I E V I N G

T H O S E S E R V I N G I N T H E M I L I T A R Y

CPT. Paul Rickmeyer, Major Phillip Sounia, MSgt. Richard Miranda, Sgt. Vincent Mezick and Russ Boyn-ton (civilian) in Afghanistan (friend of the Hinsch/ Ressmeyer family). Lt. David Jacobs (nephew of Joyce Tare, cousin of Alec & Madison Tare).

THE SENIOR TEAM OF GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH is sponsoring a project to help our Marines in Afghanistan. As the summer months ap-proach with daily temperatures reaching 110° our Marines depend on baby wipes for their personal hygiene. YOU can help buy buying unscented baby wipe refills (no plastic tubs, please) and small ziplock bags at the Dollar Tree store or your favorite supermarket, variety, or drugstore. A collection

container for this project is in the narthex. All you need to do is donate the items & our seniors will send it out. Thank you for your support!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS COMING! June 27 – July 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. for children entering pre-K through grade 6. Registration fee is $30 per child or $75 for a family with 3 or more children. Please keep an eye out for more information as it becomes available.

BELOVED YELLOW LAB NEEDS A NEW HOME Leisle, a beautiful 7-year old purebred yellow lab whose shots are all up-to-date, is in desperate need of a loving family as her owner is terminally ill. Please contact Lori DeFilippis at 752-6811 if you or anyone you know would adopt this beloved companion.

Dorothy Cronin sends a big

“thank you” to all who arranged and participated in her surprise

90th birthday celebration!

Su

nday

Mon

day Tu

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ednesday

Thu

rsday Friday

Satu

rday

APRIL 2011

1 2

5:30 p.m.

Holy Eucharist

7:00 p.m.

Youth Group

3 9:00 a.m

. Sunday School 10:00 a.m

. H

oly Eucharist 11:30 a.m

. (after service) First H

oly Com

munion Instruction

4 11:30 a.m

. Seniors 6:30 p.m

. Confirm

ation Class

5

7:30 p.m.

School Board

6 10:00 a.m

. Saintly “Sew

”ers 6:15 p.m

. Soup &

Bread Dinner

(school gym)

6:45 p.m.

Handbell Choir Practice

7:30 p.m.

Midw

eek Lenten Service 8:15 p.m

. Adult C

hoir Practice

7

10:30 a.m.

Bible Study 7:30 p.m

. Troop #

423

7:30 p.m.

Bible Study SUSPEN

DED

(See Tuesday, 4/12)

8 5:00 –

7:00 p.m.

Meal Packing for H

aiti at LuH

i (17 spots)

9 5:30 p.m

. H

oly Eucharist

10 9:00 a.m

. Sunday School 10:00 a.m

. H

oly Eucharist 11:30 a.m

. (after service) First H

oly Com

munion Instruction

11 6:30 p.m

. Confirm

ation Class 7:30 p.m

. All M

inistry Teams

12 7:30 p.m

. Bible Study

13 10:00 a.m

. Saintly “Sew

”ers 6:15 p.m

. Soup &

Bread Dinner

(school gym)

6:45 p.m.

Handbell Choir Practice

7:30 p.m.

Midw

eek Lenten Service 8:15 p.m

. Adult C

hoir Practice

14

9:30 a.m.

Evangelism Team

10:30 a.m

. Bible Study N

oon

The Shepherds’ Table 7:30 p.m

. Troop #

423

7:30 p.m.

Bible Study SUSPEN

DED

(See Tuesday, 4/19)

15

16 9:00 a.m

. Clean-up D

ay 5:30 p.m

. H

oly Eucharist

17 P

ALM

SUN

DA

Y 9:00 a.m

. Sunday School 10:00 a.m

. H

oly Eucharist

18 6:30 p.m

. Confirm

ation Class

19 7:30 p.m

. Bible Study

20

10:00 a.m.

Saintly “Sew”ers

6:15 p.m.

Soup & Bread D

inner (school gym

) 6:45 p.m

. H

andbell Choir Practice 7:30 p.m

. Prayers for H

ealing &

Anointing with O

il 8:15 p.m

. Adult C

hoir Practice

21

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7:30 p.m

. H

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Foot Washing

22 G

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2:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross 7:30 p.m

. Tenebrae *Th

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will be

open from

noon

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2 p.m

. for prayer &

meditation

. Pastor Eric

will be available for

prayer & cou

nsel.

23 EA

STER V

IGIL

7:30 p.m.

Easter Vigil (part 1) H

oly Eucharist

24 EA

STER SU

ND

AY

6:00 a.m.

Easter Vigil (part 2) Sunrise H

oly Eucharist 8:30

—9:30 a.m

. Easter Breakfast 9:00 a.m

. Easter Egg H

unt 10:00 a.m

. H

oly Eucharist celebration The Resurrection of our Lord

25 EA

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ED

6:30 p.m.

Troop#423

East Cottage

26 7:30 p.m

. Council M

eeting

27

10:00 a.m.

Saintly “Sew”ers

7:00 p.m.

Bell Choir Practice 8:00 p.m

. Adult C

hoir Practice

28

10:30 a.m.

Bible Study N

oon

The Shepherds’ Table 1:00 p.m

. 21+

Men’s G

roup @

Jackie Reilly’s 7:30 p.m

. Troop #

423

7:30 p.m.

Bible Study

29

10:00 am.

Welca Bible Study

St. David’s

Lutheran Church in M

assa-pequa Park

3:00—

9:00 p.m

Cranes of Compassion

Origam

ithan—Japanese

Disaster R

elief Project

30

9;00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

Cranes of Compassion

Origam

ithan—Japanese

Disaster R

elief Project 5:30 p.m

. H

oly Eucharist

WEEKLY DURING LENT

Saturdays in Lent &

Palm “Sunday” Service 4/2, 4/9, 4/16 @ 5:30 pm

Sundays in Lent &

Palm Sunday Service 4/3, 4/10, 4/17 @ 10:00 am

Wednesdays in Lent

4/6, 4/13

Soup & Bread Dinner @ 6:15 pm

Mid-Week Prayer Service @ 7:30 pm

HOLY WEEK

Wednesday, 4/20

Prayers for Healing & Anointing with Oil @ 7:30 pm

Maundy Thursday, 4/21 Holy Eucharist & Foot Washing @ 7:30 pm

Good Friday, 4/22

Noon – 2 pm Church will be open for prayer & meditation.

(Pastor Eric will be available for prayer and counsel) Stations of the Cross @ 2:00 pm

Tenebrae @ 7:30 pm

Holy Saturday, 4/23 Easter Vigil (part 1) @ 7:30 pm

Easter Sunday, 4/24

Easter Vigil (part 2) Sunrise Holy Eucharist @ 6:00 am Easter Breakfast @ 8:30—9:30 am

Easter Egg Hunt @ 9:00 am Resurrection of Our Lord Celebration @ 10:00 am

PLEASE HELP KEEP FOOD PANTRIES STOCKED

On March 26th, we hosted a joint choral concert to benefit the Harry Chapin Food Bank. As you know, the need for food is ongoing. We encourage everyone to bring a non-perishable food offering to wor-ship and place it in the basket on the floor before the altar during the prel-ude. The food collected will be used to supply pantries which are greatly

depleted. As always, thank you for your response to this ongo-ing need.

EVERY OTHER THURSDAY

Please come to the Shepherd’s table seniors’ bi-weekly lunch-eon at noon every other Thurs-day at the Town of Oyster Bay Shepherd Hill Apartments’

community room. Sandwiches, salad & light desert. $3 suggested donation. All are

welcome. April luncheons will be on 4/14 & 4/28. Please feel free to call the office ahead of time to verify.

Thank you to Family Bagels and to all who have part-nered with us to make this program such a success.

IMPORTANT DATES COMING NEXT MONTH May 7 & 8 Pastor Starenko Visiting from Food for the Poor May 22 Recognition Sunday May 24 Annual Congregational Meeting

SOUP & BREAD & PRAYER SERVICE

Stop by on a Wednesday evening during Lent for soup & bread supper in the gym. Soup’s on at 6:15 p.m., but feel free to join in a little later if that works better for you. We’ll be here.

Worship program will follow at 7:30 .p.m. in the church. This Lent, feed your soul and your body with good things. Don’t miss this wonderful op-portunity to grow in faith and fellowship.

Thank you to all the soup makers and bread bringers who have been sharing their culinary talents. A sign-up sheet is in the narthex if you’d like to share yours. ONGOING MINISTRIES

Every Thursday at 10:30 am & 7:30 pm. Our lectio divina Bible study meets in the church prayer chapel. Our bereavement group also meets there at 10:30 am & 7:30 pm. on the fourth Monday of each month. Please note that the bereavement group will not meet this month since the fourth Monday falls on Easter Monday. Our next bereave-ment group will meet on Monday, May 23rd. Please mark the date.

Our seniors raised $225 to benefit Heifer Interna-tional through the magic show they presented to the children of our school & congregation in January.

UPDATE FOR APRIL 2011

WITH COUNSELING SITES LOCATED IN: NASSAU SUFFOLK MANHATTAN QUEENS WESTCHESTER

Prepared especially for LCC Association Congregations & Schools

ADDRESSING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CAREGIVERS

If actions do speak louder than words in determining one’s love for others, then the 53.4 million caregivers (21% of all Americans) of chronically ill people in the U.S. are the un-recognized heroes of our soci-ety. According to the CDC (Center for Disease Control & Prevention), a 2004 study shows that caregivers donate an average of 20.1 hours of care a week and that 72.2% of all caregivers either live with the person they care for or within 20 minutes of their home. The study found that 59.5% of caregivers are women. Noteworthy is the find-ing that those caregivers pro-viding intensive care for some-one else report adverse mental and physical health problems as a result of ongoing stress. This study does not include statistics for those persons who care for chronically ill chil-dren.

The difficulties experienced by caregivers may include finan-cial strain, constant fatigue and exhaustion, negative effects on one’s marriage or sibling rela-tionships, child care difficulties, parenting issues, and lack of time for oneself or one’s imme-diate family. The constant ten-sions associated with the never ending scheduling of doctor’s appointments, dealing with insurance companies about coverage issues, and worrying about unknown side effects of prescribed drugs are

reasons in themselves to cause frequent anxiety and despair. Feelings of guilt, anger and re-sentment are common, not only for the caretaker but also often for the person being cared for. For the caretaker, managing one’s own feelings is difficult enough without the added stress of adjust-ment issues of the person being cared for as well as the common feelings of neglect and resentment that may be felt by other close family members. Keeping a healthy perspective and having others around you who under-stand these pressures is most im-portant.

Whether caring for an ill parent, spouse, sibling, friend or disabled child, finding support through oth-ers is critical for the caregiver’s mental and physical health. The ability to share feelings, resources and ideas with others who are ex-periencing similar problems and responsibilities is an important key in dealing effectively with the stresses that such a huge commit-ment creates. Joining a support group is an excellent way to do this! Not only does a support group provide relationships with others who understand but it also helps to talk about specific chal-lenges and share tips and strate-gies in dealing with specific con-cerns. LCC is interested in starting a support group if needed. If you are a caregiver living near Mineola and are interested in joining a weekly evening support group for six weeks, please let us know by contacting LCC at 516-741-0994.

Mary Rzeszut, LMSW, received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Fordham Univer-sity. She works as a Medical Social Worker at Winthrop University Hospital in the Oncol-ogy Department and in the past, with end stage renal disease patients. Ms. Rzeszut has also worked with domestic violence issues and as a school counselor. In addition, she specializes in issues of grief, bereavement and chronic illness as well as other mental health issues affecting children, adolescents and adults. Ms. Rzeszut is a psychotherapist for LCC’s Mineola and Dix Hills sites.

DELEGATE FORMS/REGISTRATION FOR

CORPORATORS DUE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 7

The presentation by The Rev-erend Peter Steinke on ‘Creating and Sustaining Healthy Congregations” will give you tips for keeping your congregation healthy and for handling church conflict pro-actively. Please register now by returning delegate forms via mail, e-mail, or by calling LCC at 1-800-317-1173 to let us know you and your church will participate. Each church may bring two delegates in ad-dition to the pastor. We look forward to seeing you there!

You may reach the Lutheran Counseling Center at 516-741-0994 or 1-800-317-1173 or e-mail us at Center@lccny.org. LCC has seven counseling sites in and around metropolitan New York. Visit our website at www.lccny.org. LCC has seven coun-seling sites over the New York metro-politan and surrounding areas.

By: Mary Rzeszut, LCC Staff Psychotherapist

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99 Central Park Road

Plainview, NY 11803

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Chancel Flow

ers at Easter

The opportunity to order flowers to decorate the chancel

is now. P

lease use the order form below

and return it w

ith payment (cash or check m

ade payable to Good

Shepherd) to the parish office no later than M

onday, A

pril 11, 2010.

Easter Lily $7.00

Tulip _____$5.00

Hydrangea $12.00 D

affodil _____ $5.00

Our gift is given “To the G

lory of God” by:

_____________________________________

Our gift is given in mem

ory of _________________________________________

O

ur gift is given in thanksgiving for _______________________________________

G

iven by: _______________________________ Total E

nclosed: $ ________

( ) I will pick up m

y plant after church on Easter Sunday, April 24.

( ) You may take m

y plant to the sick and shut-in after April 24.