This spring Good Shepherd members, under the leadership of W/ELCA, have collected and assembled 3 sewing kits, 5 quilts, 34 baby care kits and 40 personal care kits. The kits collected by churches from Northeast Iowa will be sent to the LWR warehouse on May 3 on a truck donated by Olson Explosives of Decorah.

Monetary donations will still be accepted to help with the shipping of the kits to their final destination. For every $1 given, someone in need receives $8 worth of essential personal items. Checks can be made out to W/ELCA with LWR shipping on the memo line.

Good Shepherd is participating in the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve service to be held this year at Decorah Lutheran Church on Wednesday, November 26 at 7:00 pm.  Pastor April will be a participant.  The theme is “It’s All Gift!” and offerings are designated for Habitat for Humanity, Bread for the World, and local food pantries.  Pie will be served in the Social Hall following the service.  A joint choir rehearsal will be held on Tuesday, November 25, at 7:00 pm at Decorah Lutheran.  All are welcome!

THE ANNUAL STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN is being held this coming weekend, November 22-23.  Letters with pledge cards have been mailed to congregation members.  Jon Christy is presenting a temple talk about stewardship.  This year for the first time, it will be possible to pledge online.  To access the pledge form, click on the “Serve/Give” tab on the Good Shepherd homepage, and then click on the “Give” link.  The online pledge form will be submitted directly to the church office for processing.  A link to the PDF of the paper pledge form is also there.  Pledging will greatly assist the Council in preparing the congregation budget for 2015.

Good Shepherd will participate in the ecumenical Thanksgiving Eve service to be held this year at Decorah Lutheran Church at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, November 26.  The theme is “It’s All Gift!”  The offering will go to Habitat for Humanity, Bread for the World, and local food pantries. Pie will be served in the Social Hall following the service.  Each congregation is supposed to bring 4 pies, already cut, to the church by 6:15 pm that night and provide one person to help with serving and clean-up.  A sign-up sheet is on the table in the Narthex.