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We hope you'll join us for any of our upcoming worship services special events or small groups!

Summer Sermon Series - Old Testament Prophets
Habakkuk, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jonah, Micah, Jeremiah, Daniel, Nehemiah... do their names sound familiar? If not, or if you've heard of them but not sure you remember what they did, join us for our summer sermon series! Bring a friend and together we'll learn some amazing stories of faith, struggles and teaching.

Fall Leaves Backpack & School Supplies Collection through September 2 - We will be supplying 250 backpacks to students at Decker and Dondero Elementary Schools. Financial contributions are appreciated - we'll even do the shopping for you! Or, grab a brand-new backpack and fill it with the following requested supplies and bring it to church by September 2: package of #2 pencils; package of colored markers; package of lined paper; small scissors; package of colored pencils; glue stick; plastic ruler, folders; package of fun stickers; box of crayons; primary or intermediate dictionary; plastic box to hold pencils, stickers, etc.

Good Samaritan Preschool to Open in Late 2008
The New Hope Christian Academy is delighted to announce it is now accepting phone calls about its new preschool! Located on the campus of the currently-under-construction Good Samaritan Lutheran Church at the corner of Windmill & Gagnier (one block east of Durango on Windmill), the New Hope Christian Academy will feature A Beka curriculum and accept children from 2 years through preschool. Hours of operation will be from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (702) 496-1612.

Small Group Opportunities: There are dozens of small groups at Good Samaritan; visit our information page for more detailed information. They include growth/discipleship groups such as Bible and book studies, service/task ministries like our global mission team, Family Promise, Silver Ridge nursing home visitation and worship opportunities, and fellowship fun Ladies Night Out, motorcycle riding, men's breakfast, cards and bunko.

Ministry Spotlights:

Adult Choir Practice is held every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who loves to sing and would like to be in the choir, please join us Wednesday evenings.

Global Mission - Our Global Mission team is active year-round. Thanks to our members' generosity, we raised $1380 for the orphans in Kenya and $350 to purchase a much-needed water tank. A total of 19 children have been "adopted" by Good Samaritan members.

Seeking Sunday School Teachers: Bring God's words and action to the children of Good Samaritan - you can do it! New Sunday School teacher training will be September 2 & 4 at 6 p.m. Anyone interested should call Lana Strong at 405-0717 or email stronghouse5@yahoo.com

Children & Youth News:

Coming Soon! Rally Day is September 7 at 9:30 and 11 a.m.! Our theme is "Under Construction - Building Our Faith While We Build Our New Church." Friends welcome - the day will include registration, games, meeting your teachers and more.

Sunday School: Sunday School meets at the 9:30 and 11 a.m. services every week. "Sandwich Ministry" is held on the last Sunday of every month, helping to provide 200 to 300 sack lunches that are distributed to the homeless.

Hot Church for Middle and High School youth resumes September 14 at 9:30 a.m. All middle and high school youth and their parents are invited to this special start-up service. The Hot Church band will be playing some great contemporary tunes and you'll lern about the great programs and events we have planned for this year.

Confirmation - All incoming 9th graders and their parnets need to attend the Confirmation orientation meeting on Tuesday, September 9 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. For more information, contact Dan Reese or Pastor Don Lorfing.

TNT is on summer break. Watch for our new schedule in September. Call Dan at 873-3589 for more information.

Good Samaritan Lutheran Church celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2007. The church's mission to welcome all, transform lives, share gifts and serve all people in the name of Jesus. Good Samaritan offers a variety of worship styles, including traditional and blended services, a wide range of small groups, and active children and youth groups. Among its service projects are the Mexico Mission Trip, hosting Family Promise, organizing a monthly sandwich ministry for the homeless,creating layettes for new mothers, quilting, visiting nursing homes, contributing to global missions and assisting Lutheran Social Services of Nevada and many other organizations.