OPEN FOR SERVICE @ 10AM ~ SHARING THE LOVE OF JESUS
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About Us
Our Mission Statement
Sharing the Love of Jesus! is Our Goal here at GSLC. (Artwork provided by Sue H. from recent paint night held at GSLC.)
A Community of Miraculous Expectation
As a community of believers, we are called to serve God through love and faithful service.
All Are Welcome
All Are Welcome
"Come Have a Life Changing Experience."
Pastor Ted Niemi
General Information
Service
Join us in person or live-stream on Facebook this Sunday. We have moved to one service at 10AM and will be live-streaming it.
The videos are saved to the page so you can watch them any time.
If you would like to follow along with the readings or would like to see the most recent announcements, click on the "Find out more" button below and you will be taken to the page where you can download the current Devotional and Announcements document.
Homebound Ministery provides a packet that you can download from this website or call the church office and we will happily add your name to the email or hard copy list. Click on the "Find out more" button below to download the current Devotional and Announcements.
Food Distribution
There will be a food distribution of the Lutheran Hunger Network’s FREE Neighborhood Market on Saturday, 5/2 Bethany Lutheran, 5022 N. Madera Ave., Kerman CA 93630. You can come for any or all and don't need to have signed up. All are welcome to help. Central CA Food Bank will provide gloves, but volunteers need to bring their own masks if desired and wear close toed shoes. As in the past, anyone planning to volunteer on Saturday who is or has been feeling ill - especially if they have or have had a fever, cough or flu-like symptoms - is asked to PLEASE stay home. Volunteers will be encouraged to drive through and get food for their own household, too, just like usual. Please share this information with anyone you know who could benefit and with those who might want to volunteer. Questions can be directed to Julie @ 13jdixon13@gmail.com or 559-287-3457. Thank you for your ongoing support of this ministry.
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 2 - LHN Free Neighborhood Market
May 6, 13, 20 & 27 - Wednesday Evening Bible Study @ 6:30PM, Comm Ctr May 9 - Roeding Saturday Sports @ 10-12PM, Roeding Elementary
May 11 - Esther Circle @ 6PM, Comm Ctr May 13 - Worship Committee Meeting @ 4:30PM, Pr. Ted’s Office May 17 - GSLC Book Club @ 4PM, Comm Ctr May 18 - OWLS @ 12pm, Comm Ctr
May 21 - Council Meeting @ 6PM, Comm Ctr
May 24 Pentecost Sunday Barbeque after church
May 27 - KingsMen/KingsKids’ @ 6:30PM, Comm Ctr
May 29 - Roeding Carnival @ 12—2pm, Roeding Elementary
Pastor's Page
A Note From Pastor Ted Niemi
Dear Friends,
For the beginning of this month we are still in the season of Easter. It is a time of hope coming from the ashes of death and defeat. Easter was a miracle only God could have imagined. How could something so beautiful come from such suffering and death?
This month will be special for me in that it is my 56th birthday. It should have been special because I was first married 30 years ago this month. I am part of the group of 50% that I never wanted to be a part of. I’m part of the 50% who have gone through divorce. For those of you who have been through divorce you know how much it can turn your life upside down. It was a major life low point. It was hard to live with that failure.
But God had new life for me waiting right around the corner! Instead of celebrating a 30th anniversary of what could have been this month I will celebrate my honeymoon with an amazing woman who is wonderful. Sure, my family and I had to go through a time of suffering and death of a marriage to get there. I had to go through a time of personal hell but God had a better future for me than I could have planned out myself! I am forever grateful for the way God worked this out. But it raises the same question as above: “How could something so beautiful come from such suffering and death?”
So, this month I am grateful for the personal Easters we can experience! How have you experienced new life and hope this Easter season? Have you noticed the new life all around you?
Happy Easter! He is Risen!
God’s Peace,
Pastor Ted
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