The Weekly | Sunday, March 11th

Pastor's Update

The season of Lent is a time of change, a time to be transformed by God - to strip away attitudes and behaviors that dishonor God and to adopt new ways of living lives of gratitude and service.

On April 14th and 15th, following our celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus, we will begin a new way of reaching out to our community with:

• A Saturday evening worship service complementing the 8:45 and 10:30am Sunday morning Sanctuary services,
• A new opportunity for adults to learn the "foundations" of our faith,
• New ways for children and students to connect to God and
• New ways for our pastors to use their gifts in ministry.

Please join me in praying for this significant "new life" for Good Shepherd as we move into the future God has planned for us.

Pastor Jim

Coming Up

Join the Family!

Become a member on Saturday, March 24th from 9am to Noon in the Fireside Room. This is a great opportunity to meet with the Pastors and Elders to answer any questions you may have. Contact Herb at 562/494.4236 with questions.

South Gate Closure

The South Gate entrance is closed from the parking lot to pedestrian traffic due to construction. Please use the North Gate entrance (or, if it's open, sneak through the gym!).

Messiah in the Passover

Plan to attend the Passover Dinner and Program presented by Chosen People Ministries on Maundy Thursday, April 5th at 6pm. Program is free, but a ticket is required. Tickets available March 18th, 25th and April 1st on the patio.

Dramatically Blessed

Good Shepherd’s Worship Art Team meet on Sunday, March 25th at 5pm in the Round Room #4. This planning meeting is regarding the drama portion of the Choir Spring Concert. Contact Julie Bradley or Roberta Ramont with questions. New members are welcome!

Children

Movie Madness at FLIPT

Don't let your little one miss out on movie night at FLIPT on Wednesday, March 28th!

VBS 2012

Mark your calendars! Vacation Bible School 2012 will be July 30th-August 3rd!

Students

JUMP, JUMP, JUMP at Sky High Trampolines!

Meet at church for pizza - and then we're off to Sky High on Friday, March 16th! Cost: $15. Limited spots! Bring a friend! And sign up ASAP!

Serve in Love this Spring Break

High school students: Join the mission of God in extending the love of Jesus Christ to the people of Ensenada, Mexico this Spring Break, April 9th-14th. Contact Werner at with any questions.

Summer Camp 2012

Save the date! Summer Camp at Forest Home will be August 5th-10th for 6th-8th grade students and July 8th-13th for 9th-12th graders!

Families

Mommy & Me

Meet on Wednesdays at 9:30am in the Fireside Room. Contact Paula at 714/828.9109 with questions.

Spring Parenting Series

Parents! Plan ahead for a six week class beginning Wednesday, April 18th, led by staff from the Center for Individual and Family Therapy.

Adults

50 Year Anniversary DVD’s

Want a great way to remember GSPC’s 50 year anniversary dinner? Come to the patio between services and purchase your DVD copy of the night to remember. Two DVDs are available for purchase. One captures the past 50 years with rarely seen vintage video footage, photos and amazing music. Another DVD captures the 50 Year Anniversary dinner video and photos. DVDs are $5 sold separately OR both for $8.

Men

Save the Date!

This year we will again host the Los Ranchos Presbytery Men's Breakfast on Saturday, May 12th at 8am. Reverend David Dolan will speak on “Our Ministry as Wounded Healers: Life Lessons from Job, Jobs and Henri Nouwen.” Save the date!

Men’s Monthly Breakfast

Meets on Saturday, March 17th from 8:30am to 10am in the Fireside Room. Plan to join us!

Women

Save the Date

Our annual Women’s Spring Luncheon will be Saturday, May 5th. The theme this year will be “What is your Focus?” Ticket sales begin March 25th!

Senior Adults

Senior Adult Luncheon

Join us for lunch on Wednesday, March 21st at Noon in Zirbel Hall. Judy Dickinson from Acacia Adult Day Services will speak on “How Does Stress Affect Me and What Options Do I Have as a Caregiver? Cost: $5. Sign up at the Senior Adult Table today.

Opportunities to Serve

Servants Needed

Contact Roberta 714/878.2212 or sign up at the table on the patio, if you are available to serve at the Passover Dinner on Maundy Thursday, April 5th.

Monthly Quilters

Meet on Wednesday, March 14th at 10am in Round Room #4.

Spring Cleaning

Join us on Saturday, March 24th from 9am to Noon for our annual Spring Cleaning day! Pizza and soda will be served. Contact Doug at with questions.

Blood Drive on March 18th

Save the date! All participants will be entered into a regional drawing for two annual Disneyland passes, LA Galaxy passes and LA King discount tickets!

Job Opportunity

Precious Lamb Preschool, Long Beach, is looking for substitute teachers to be registered with their school and available when a need arises. Interested teachers would need to have complete 12 ECE units. If you are interested, please send your resume to or call Precious Lamb at 562/243.1715 for more information.

We Care's 6th Annual Dinner and Jazz Fundraiser

We Care, our local food pantry and family resource center, invites you to attend their 6th annual casual evening of food, fun & jazz on Saturday, March 24th at 6pm, at Aegean Designing Whims. Tickets are $60 and can be purchased on the patio or by calling We Care at 562/598.9790.

Save Your Recycling

We continue to collect aluminum cans and plastic bottles for the Quinonez family. No glass please. Drop off by the storage bins on Sunday mornings.