Special Guest for Sunday School on May 3! - Social workers Michelle Smeltzer and Nichole Johns, from the Department of Social Services, will be talking with the adult Sunday School class about the Ministerial Fund, a joint benevolence fund, given from churches in Front Royal. How does that money help our neighbors in need? Who decides how it is to be used? What are the parameters for using it? What is the impact of distributing funds through the Social Services office versus directly from a church? Join us for this important conversation about one of the ways we help our neighbors in need.

The Ladies Spring Tea last Saturday raised over $400 to be donated to The Phoenix Project, which is an organization in Front Royal that provides help to those experiencing domestic and sexual violence.

Good Shepherd's congregation council voted to designate loose offerings for the second quarter of the year for ELCA World Hunger.

THIS week:

• Wednesday, April 29 at 10:00 a.m., Bible study at Good Shepherd.
• Sunday, May 3 - Congregational meeting immediately following the worship service, to elect trustees
• Sunday, May 3 at 9:30 a.m., worship service followed by congregational meeting, fellowship time, and Sunday School

Mark Your Calendars:

• Saturday, May 16 - Men's Fellowship Breakfast - 8:30 a.m., at The Daily Grind on Main Street. Join Deacon Lyn on the third Saturday of each month for fellowship time and, yes, breakfast! (Watch this email newsletter and the bulletin for times and locations.) Contact: deaconlyngselc@gmail.com or text/call 540-692-9294