Tuesday, July 14
2:00 pm Pastor April leading worship at Wellington Place w/Holy Communion

Wednesday, July 15
5:30 pm Wednesday Evening Worship Service w/Holy Communion

Sunday, July 19
8:45 am – Summer Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am – Worship Service with Holy Communion
10:30 am – Time of Fellowship in the Fellowship Hall – All are welcome!

This past year Catherine Moeller has served with AmeriCorps in Salinas, California, working with Hispanic children, most of whom are children of migrant workers. This experience prepared her well for her call to ELCA’s Young Adults in Global Mission program where she will spend next year in Mexico doing service work for the church. Photos documenting her experiences in Salinas are posted to illustrate this article.

Saturday field trip to Point Lobos State Natural Reserve with kids who participated in an After School Program throughout the school year.

1st grade class doing a Mexican dance.

Jose reads a story to his classmates during summer school.

Catherine is being supported by Good Shepherd as a farewell gift to honor Pastor April’s service with the congregation. The farewell celebration honoring Pastor April is scheduled for Sunday, July 26.

Congregation member Pastor Brad Hanson will preside at the services of Holy Communion Wednesday, July 8 and Sunday, July 12. Pastor Hanson is professor emeritus of religion at Luther College. When he retired from teaching in 2000, he helped found and became director and then in 2011 co-director of Luther’s Grace Institute for Spiritual Formation, which offers a two year Spiritual Formation Program. His 2014 book Spirituality and Your Life Story continues a long time involvement in and writing on Christian spirituality. Brad received his B.A. degree from St. Olaf College, M.Div. from Luther Seminary, M.A. From Yale University, and Ph..D. from Princeton Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Marion, have been long-time and active members of the Good Shepherd congregation.

Photo credit: Personal photo submitted by Hanson.

Good Shepherd member James L. Bakke, age 73, of Postville and formerly of Decorah, IA, died Sunday morning, July 5, 2015, at his home in Postville.

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be from 3:00-7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 9, 2015 at Fjelstul Funeral Home in Decorah.

James is survived by his wife Cathy and three children: Cathy Blair, Jamee Xiya and David Bakke.  Good Shepherd members are providing refreshments at the visitation.

Wednesday, July 8
5:30 pm – Wednesday Evening Service with Holy Communion, Pastor Brad Hanson, presiding

Sunday, July 12
8:45 am – Handbell Rehearsal
9:30 am – Worship Service with Holy Communion, Pastor Brad Hanson, presiding; Handbell musical offerings
10:30 am – Time of Fellowship in Fellowship Hall – All are welcome!