New Intern Arrives
Hi,
My name is Rebecca S. Rossow. I will be your new intern starting in September.
I was born in the year 1964, in Davenport, Iowa. I am the youngest of a family of six and the only girl. I have three older brothers. Most of my formative years were spent in Kingman, Arizona. This is where my mother still lives. My father is deceased.
My immediate family lives with me in Las Vegas. My husband’s name is Brian and we have been married for 15 years. He is a pastor at Christ Lutheran Church, in Las Vegas. He has been a pastor for 11 years. I have two precocious sons Jered, age 10 and Nigel, age 7. They are currently enrolled in a year round school at Ernest May Elementary.
My journey through education has been long but fruitful. I have a Bachelor’s of Arts in Religion from California Lutheran University, May 1986. My Clinical Pastoral Education was done at Northwest Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas in 1994. I graduated from The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia in May of 2000.
Yes, I have already graduated from seminary. My internship will be what the ELCA refers to as a terminal internship. Internship will be my final step towards the ordained ministry.
Thank you for the opportunity to develop my ministry at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church. I look forward to our shared ministry together in the spreading of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
RALLY DAY!!
"Living the Good News"
Sunday School
Begins 9:30 am
Sunday, September 9th
Ages 3 years to Senior High
See U in NDAY SCHOOL!!
Mark Your Calendars!!
On September 8th & 9th, at all services, our local branch of the Aid Association of Lutherans (AAL) will be hosting an "open house" to acquaint members with their new "Associate Member" plan.
The "Associate Member" plan allows families that want to be a part of the Church Community Helping Hand Activities and don’t need or wish insurance or investment products, to become an Associate Member for a $10 per family cost per year.
The branch will also have some of their many publications available for inspection. These materials are free to members, both regular and associate. Stop by and visit them, their products are excellent.
September 8th & 9th-all services
Thursday Women’s Bible Study
Starting September 13th,at 10am, we will begin a six week study of the Lord’s Prayer. This group meets in the Fellowship Hall at Church.Dr. James Nestingen, Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN, will lead a video series entitled Our Old Friend: Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer
September 13th-"Hallowed be your name"
September 20th-"Your kingdom come"
September 27th-"Your will be done"
October 4th-"Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins."
October 11th-"Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil"
October 18th-"For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours"
Upcoming Men’s Breakfast
On Saturday, October 13th, at 8am, all men of the Church are invited to attend this once a month event. The guest speaker for October is Pastor Tom. He is going to show his slides of Cooperstown, the Hall of Fame, and the 2001 Induction Ceremonies of Puckett, Winfield, Mazeroski, and Smith.A drawing will be held to win a Cooperstown mini-bat engraved with Good Samaritan Lutheran, a Cooperstown blue baseball, limited addition Induction programs and a copy of the book The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper, the son of the founder of Cooperstown, New York.
Beach Camp Revisited
By Andrew Gentry
The time I spent at beach camp was a real pleasure for me because I got to meet a lot of new people. There were a lot of new kids. The staff members were really nice. People would love going there. I met new friends that I will never forget. You people should send your kids there. I think it would be a fun getaway for the parents and the kids. I liked everything at Beach Camp except the games. Well, you should know how that is, kids don’t like some things. It is an out of this world experience and I think you should send your children or grandchildren.
God Bless all of you,
And always remember the Lord is your light that guides you through the hard times.
Prayer should be our first resource, not our last resort. |
Drama Ministry Wednesday‘s
at 5:30pm. If you’ve ever wanted to be an actor now is your chance!!
A Gift from Orel Hershiser In support of the "You gotta have Faith" capital campaign and our ministry at Faith Lutheran, Orel Hershiser has autographed collector’s edition Rawlings baseballs. For a donation of $100, you may add this special baseball to your collection. To order a baseball, please call the Development Office at 804-4308 |
Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High
On October 10, 2001, Faith Lutheran Jr/Sr High School will be holding it’s inaugural Scholarship Endowment dinner in the Grand Ballroom of the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino. As an integral part of the "You gotta have Faith" capital campaign, this dinner supports the creation of a $500,000 scholarship endowment fund. This fund will help us to reach our goal of making life-shaping education available to any student and family who values a Christian education.
We are especially pleased to announce that Mr. Oliver North will be the keynote speaker for our dinner. Mr. North will bring to us his Christian spirit and share his message of "Faith, Family and Freedom."
For more details on how you can be apart of this inspirational and motivating evening please call the Development Office at 804-4308.
Lutheran Social Services of Nevada
6th Annual Oktoberfest
Sunday, October 7, 2001
3:00pm – 6:00pm
$15 - Adults/teens
$7 - Children ages 5-12yrs
Children under 4 free
For tickets contact:
Paul Johnson 220-6749
The best way to have the last word is to apologize. |
Mexico Revisited Pot Luck
On Sunday, September 16th at 5pm a Mexican Food Pot Luck and slide show will be held in Good Samaritan’s Fellowship Hall. All persons, involved with the Mexico Trip are encouraged to come. (Parents, van drivers, food buyers, builders, cash donors, well-wishers, and any one who helped make the trip possible.) Bring a Mexican dish to share, and your photo albums, videos, and memories. Wear your Amor Ministries t-shirts for a group photo! Andra Stutelberg will show her slides.
Weddings
Hospital
Sympathy
We express our sympathy and promise of resurrection to:
John Connolly & family on the death of John’s uncle, Tim Connolly.
Tammy & Pat Lamparelli & family on the death of Pat’s father.
Rachel Huse & family on the death of her husband, Phillip.
Mike Bifulco & family on the death of Mike’s uncle, Fred Massimini.
Ken Collins & family on the death of Ken’s mother, Carmen on August 19th.
I.H.N. Update
We are pleased to report that the restructuring of the program and the renovations at the day site are progressing nicely. Various youth groups and volunteer skilled laborers have been a tremendous resource. With their generous support we have been able to accomplish deep cleaning, necessary reparations and the painting of the entire first floor at the day site. Our hope is that the families will find comfort and renewal in the temporary "home" that has been beautified for them.Interviewing for a new Executive Director is taking place in late August. Host coordinators of each host site will meet on September 6th to meet the new director and choose host dates for 2002.
Blessings,
Julia Occhiogrosso
(Editors note: Good Samaritan’s next host week in November 18-25)
www.lwr.org/action/features/2000/quilts.html
(Note: The following are captions from the above url. A slide show of the referenced pictures can be followed at that url.)
Last year 3,000 Lutheran Congregations packed 2,000 tons of quilts for Lutheran World Relief. The most common question asked is "Where do the quilts go?"
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The Soviet-era Vector Factory used to make parts for nuclear weapons. It now houses 850 refugees who fled their homes in nearby Abkhazia when that province tried to secede from Georgia in the early 1990‘s. Inside the factory are basic kitchens, simple classrooms, bedrooms and bright and colorful LWR quilts.
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A family in Rosarito, Mexico was given several quilts by Good Samaritan Lutheran Church of Las Vegas who, along with three other congregations, went to Rosarito to build two houses through Amor Ministries.
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July 29th was Quilt Sunday at Good Samaritan Lutheran Church. 35 quilts were displayed on pews and the altar. A special swatch of quilt was made for the pulpit too.
Some thoughts on quilts.
"We make quilts like we make our lives-one step at a time….but with quilts we have the option of taking out and reworking the mistakes." Carter Houck
"Quilts have brought me many things. But the most precious one is many wonderful friendships." Atsuko Ohta
"Standing is stupid, crawling's a curse.
Skipping is silly, walking is worse. Running‘s ridiculous, jogging‘s insane.
Guess I'll sit down to my quilting again." Sheila Scawen
"Quilters make the best friends. The same qualities are found in both. Patient, careful and never stingy with their time." Carter Houck
"America is like a quilt-many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven together and held together by a common thread." Rev. Jesse Jackson
This fall, the quilters of Good Samaritan will be auctioning off a quilt at our Anniversary Dinner to raise money to pay the shipping costs to send their quilts to Lutheran World Relief. Congregational matching funds will be provided by Lutheran Brotherhood Bonanza Branch #8237.
And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever.
John 14:16 King James Version
See You in Church!
Pastor Tom