Inside this Issue Worship Hours .................................................. pg. 2 Faith in Action, Prayers..................................... pg. 2 A Word From The Pastor ............................... pg. 3 Weekly/Monthly Activity .................................. pg. 4 Calendar .............................................................. pg. 5 Sponsors .............................................................. pg. 6 Funny Bone, Birthdays & Anniversaries ........... pg. 7 Youth .................................................................. pg. 8 Sunday School ..................................................... pg. 9 New Members .................................................... pg.10 Fellowship Opportunities ................................. pg.11 Commitment/All Saints ..................................... pg.12 Newsletter from the Church that Gives & Shares, Loves & Cares November 2 & 3, 2013 All Saints Sunday Would you appreciate a service that will bring healing and hope ? Do you have a loved one you would like to honor or remember ? continued on Page 12 Giving . Sharing . Loving . Caring Transforming lives and empowering people through Christ’s love. Volume 38 Issue 11 www.goodsamlv.org 702-873-3589 November 2013 November Sermon Series Living Out God’s Purpose C.S. Lewis said, “There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have it your way.’ ” As redeemed children of God, of course, we desire to belong to that first category, “Thy will be done.” Continued on page 12. Winter Jam Concert Tour Nov 9th 6-10pm at the Thomas & Mack: Featuring Headliners: Newsboys, David Crowder Band, Tenth Avenue North, Thousand Food Krutch. Info on page 4 Operation Christmas Child Sew-A-Thon Nov 2nd at 8am Shoe Box Ministry-National Collection Week is Nov 18-25. We need volun- teers ! More on page 9 Thanksgiving Eve Service & Pie Social Wednesday, Nov.27th at 6:30pm Pie Social following our worship service. Bring your favorite pie to share, and your favorite friend! ~~~~~ Thanksgiving Feast Nov 28th at 3:30pm, we will once again celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends! More on page 11.
Mitchell Hansen, Sydney and Lingsey Niehaus, Hannah Sarah and Leah Chaffin, Josei Karber, Logan Peterson,
Vince and Venesse Suleiman, Hope Davidson, Madilyn Deal, and Vivien Waldner. Thank you, parents for
supporting your children in their Faith Walk!
For more Sunday School Info, contact our Sunday School Director, Nita Borchardt: [email protected] or 885-2686.
Shoe Box Ministry
National Collection Week is Nov
18-25. We need volunteers to re-
ceive boxes from the community,
keep count, and pack boxes. Driv-
ers will also be needed to deliver
them to the Collection Center by
Nov. 25. Donations for postage will
also be needed make checks out to
“Samaritan's Purse” Items needed:
School Supplies, toys, hygiene item,
etc.
Stop by our OCC display in the
entry way for more information,
and to drop off items.
Operation
Christmas Child
The world’s largest
Christmas project!!
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New Members
Lawrence and Tracy
McBride were married
last March and welcomed
their son Christian last
June. They also have 4
year old twin girls, Nata-
sha & Nadia Cullison,
who attend preschool at
New Hope. Lawrence
owns a live event and
promotions company and
also is a very experi-
enced marketing consult-
ant. Tracy is a stay at
home Mom who works
part time at the Cosmo-
politan Hotel when her
schedule allows.
Brian and Shannon Sibiski
Brian is from Connecti-
cut and Shannon is from
California. They met in
Las Vegas 8 years ago
then traveled to south
Carolina where they
were married and start-
ed thier family with hav-
ing Brayden. They
moved back to Nevada a
few years ago. Brian
works in management
with Aramark Refresh-
ment and Shannon chose
to be home the last few
years with Brayden. They
are still working on
growing their family but
are happily growing their relationship with Christ.
They began attending this
church two Easters ago
and are excited about
becoming members.
They all look forward to
building great relation-
ships within the Good
Sam community.
Laurie and Brian Keene have lived in the Las Vegas area for 10 years. Brian is a former teacher and currently in the
Army. Laurie is a retired ER nurse. They have 2 kids still at home. Patty is a 9th grader at Green Valley High School.
Jacob is an 8th grader at Greenspun Jr. High. Both kids are active in band. Jacob is also active in Lacrosse.
Sanford and Mary Swenson lived most of their lives in North Dakota, moving from Bismarck to Las Vegas in May.
Their son and his family are Las Vegas residents, and their daughter and family live in Phoenix. Sanford and Mary are
both retired. Joining us in our membership at Good Samaritan is our 1yr old granddaughter, Ella.
Terry Van Noy was born
and grew up in Southern
California. As a result of
his work, He was trans-
ferred frequently and has
lived in Atlanta, Omaha,
Dallas, Orange County,
and finally Las Vegas. He
has lived here since 1995,
which is longer than any
other place. He has two
grown sons. Bryan and
his wife, Danna, live in
Carlsbad, California.
Mark and his wife, Eliza-
beth, live in Erie, Colora-
do. Terry has a manage-
ment consulting practice
that specializes in
healthcare and has and
international client base.
He is involved in civic
affairs and enjoys travel
and outdoor activities.
Brandon and Heather
Williams met and mar-
ried in Oregon. They
have two children, Sa-
mantha and Madelyn.
They moved to Nevada
in March 2013 in order
for Brandon to take a
new job and Heather
could focus on being
home with the children.
They believe in making
the family a top priority.
Their family enjoys camp-
ing, hiking, being out-
doors, volunteering at
the church, family activi-
ties, and getting the most
out of life!
Korbi Carrison:
I was born and raised in
Minnesota and moved to
Las Vegas in 1994. I met my
husband here and we have
been married for 12
years. We have two chil-
dren, Max is 9 years old and
Nora is 5 years old. They
both attend Las Vegas Day
School.
I have worked in the gam-
ing industry for almost 19
years, most of those years
in marketing for slot ma-
chine manufacturers. I am
currently the conference
director for a consulting
company that specializes in
the gaming industry. My
work has allowed me to
travel to some interesting
places around the world.
In my spare time, I enjoy
fitness activities, especially
yoga. I spend a lot of time
cooking healthy meals, but I
enjoy baking treats even
more. Max enjoys video
games, especially Mine-
craft. Nora enjoys dancing
and gymnastics. They are
both avid swimmers.
Say hello to our newest members! Let’s welcome them into the Good Samaritan church family with open arms!
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November Sermon Series
Living Out God’s Purpose!
C.S. Lewis said, “There are two kinds of people:
those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and
those to whom God says, ‘All right, then, have
it your way.’ ” As redeemed children of God, of
course, we desire to belong to that first
category, “Thy will be done.”
On Sundays November 10, 17, & 24th the theme
of our worship services will Living Out God’s
Purpose! We will learn how the Holy Spirit,
transforms us to be more like our Jesus, who
willingly poured out his life in giving and serving,
ultimately sacrificing his very life for our eternal
lives.
As your pastor, I pray that each of you will take
advantage of these opportunities to discover
how you can live out God’s Purposes in your
life more and more each day, that you might be
strengthened in faith both for eternity and for a
fruitful life here on earth.
The particular themes for the three Sundays are
as follows:
Sunday, Nov. 10th “Living With an Attitude of
Gratitude”
Sunday, Nov. 17th “Living as a Servant”
Sunday, Nov. 24th “Living Joyfully and
Generously”
“Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand
firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves
fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that
your labor in the Lord is for a great purpose.” (1
Corinthians 15:58)
Pastor Don Lorfing
Stewardship
Fellowship and Service Opportunities
Thanksgiving Eve Service Wednesday, Nov.27th at 6:30pm
Come and worship and remember all the things we are grateful for.
Bring canned goods that can be donated to a shelter/pantry.
Pie Social Following our worship service, we will socialize and enjoy together pie
and fellowship. Bring your favorite pie to share, and your favorite
friend!
3rd Annual
Thanksgiving Day Feast!
On Thursday, November 28th we will once again celebrate Thanks-
giving with family and friends! The church will be open at 12:00 noon for set up and food preparation. Dinner is served at 3:30pm. All participants will be entered to win a gift basket. If you would like to attend, you may
indicate your name and the number in your party on the Friendship Form in your bulletin. If you are able to assist with food items for the meal,
please call Michelle Weiss at 645-2142. If necessary, a planning meeting will be held at church. To contribute items before the 28th, please con-
tact Michelle. This is a great way of getting together to give thanks and enjoy each others' company.
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November 23 & 24
Living out God’s Purpose Commitment Weekend
Sat./Sunday, November 23rd/24th
is our church community’s Com-
mitment Weekend. I would like to
encourage you to plan now to at-
tend two important events. Satur-
day night or Sunday morning wor-
ship and a Celebration Breakfast
immediately following each Sunday
morning service. (This will be a
catered breakfast by owner of
“The Griddle” restaurant which
many of you attend on Sunday
mornings after services already.)
On Saturday night we will be hav-
ing a dessert social instead of the
breakfast.
Please be on the lookout for a
letter coming your way which will
explain much more about the
weekend and our attitude towards
stewardship here at Good Samari-
tan Lutheran Church. Also under-
stand, any commitment you may
make this weekend is a personal
matter between you and God. It
stays private and we will not ques-
tion that commitment or pressure
you to give more, even if you feel
you cannot make one at this time.
Yet, I also feel it is of some spiritu-
al importance that I give you the
opportunity to make that yearly
commitment in a prayerful and
thoughtful manner.
We will be contacting you to se-
cure your reservation to attend
the worship service and breakfast
or dessert social so we know how
All Saints Sunday
Would you appreciate a service that will bring healing and hope? Do you have a loved one you would like to honor or remember?
Then join us the weekend of November 2nd and 3rd for our All Saints Ser-
vices. These are wonderful worship services where the focus is on re-
membering all the Saints who have gone before us, and finding hope in
