Now are the summer months when individuals and families generally take some well-deserved time and escape the rat race of everyday life.

Where is God when you go on vacation? Is He one of the relics that is left behind to gather some dust with the promise to clean Him off and return to Him as soon as the fun part of life is over? Or does God go with you in your heart and mind? It is so tempting to make excuses to refrain from worship while we’re away from home. The excuses are many and they make so much sense when we say them. At this point, I could give you a lot of LAW. I could attempt to “guilt” you into not skipping church and prayers and maybe some Bible reading while you travel this summer. But I’ll leave you with this: You are God’s adopted children, bought with a price – the precious

blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Give thanks daily for the mer-ciful and gracious God who has called you to be His own. Whether you are home or far away there is a reason to worship. When we worship we are strengthened and renewed in our faith so we can con-tinue to serve our Lord. Where you worship also makes a difference. Don’t be tempted into false worship or false doctrine. Remember: “Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith.” 1 Peter 5:8-9b

If you would like to find an LCMS church in the area where you are headed….ask your pastor or visit www.lcms.org and look for a church in the di-rectory.

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In His Service, Pastor Hindenburg

What If God Took A Vacation?

Late Summer (August) + In The Year of Our Lord + 2010

T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

Whether you're going to

Punjab (above, note the LCMS

cross) or Cambridge (below),

there are Lutheran churches

and bodies in our fellowship

all over the world. Talk to

Pastor Hindenburg if you're

going out of town.

Schedule of Events

August 1 … Good Shepherd Lutheran School 2nd Annual Alumni Day. Special recognition will be

given by the alumni to former teacher Mary Flett and former school principal Norb Huber, City

Clerk in Hawthorne and son-in-law of Lena Jordan.

August 3 … begins our weekly Tuesday morning Bible study. We’ll meet at 10:00 in the Sanctuary

and we will take an in-depth look at Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans.

August 4 … begins our weekly multi-congregational Wednesday evening study.

We’ll meet at 7:00 in the Sanctuary. Feel free to invite your friends from other local

LCMS congregations. Our first series of classes will be taking a look at the Augsburg

Confession, that distinct confession of faith penned by the Church fathers which

clearly summarizes what Scripture teaches on a number of topics and answers the

question, “How do you know if you are a Lutheran?”

August 8 … The 75th Anniversary Committee will meet right after service.

August 15 … Rev. Mark Rabe here (see page 4 of this

issue)

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August 2010 S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1

8:45 Bible Class

10 Worship

2 3

10 am—Bible Class

4

7 pm—Bible Class

5

11:30 Trustees and

Charter School Mtg

6 7

8

8:44 Bible Class

10 Divine Service

9 10

10 am—Bible Class

11

7 pm—Bible Class

12

10 am—Elders

13 14

15

8:43 Bible Class

10 Divine Service

16 17

10 am—Bible Class

18

7 pm—Bible Class

19 20 21

22

8:42 Bible Class

10 Worship

23 24

St. Bartholomew,

Apostle

10 am—Bible Class

25

7 pm—Bible Class

26 27 28

9 am—Vanguard

(Men’s Study)

29 The Martyrdom

of St John the Bap-

tizer

8:41 Bible Class

10 Divine Service

30 31

While this sculpture, "St. Bar-

tholomew, Exquisite Pain"

(Damien Hirst, 2006), looks

repulsive at first, it takes on a

different meaning when we

remember that St. Bartholomew

was skinned alive for confess-

ing the faith.

Items noted in red are festival /

commemorative days of the

Church Year

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August 2010 S U N M O N T U E W E D T H U F R I S A T

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Ralph Prey

8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 23 24 25 26 27 28

29

Royce Morton

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Birthdays are indicated by a single name. A birthday prayer when you remember your fellow congregants: “Watch

over your child, ___, O Lord, as his/her days increase; bless and guide him/her, wherever s/he may be. Strengthen

him/her when s/he stands; comfort him/her when discouraged or sorrowful; raise him/her up if s/he falls. Lead

him/her always to the Cross, where forgiveness may be found, and the peace which passes all understanding abide

all the days of his/her life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.”

Anniversaries are indicated by joined names. An anniversary prayer: “O, Lord, we

give you thanks and bless Your holy name. You created man and woman in your

image and blessed their union. Remember ___ and ___ today. Protect them and

grant that their love may be in the image of devotion and love that Christ has for

His Church. Grant their life together be of joy and peace, devoted and forgiving

to one another. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.”

Your 75th Anniversary

Committee is working hard to

ensure a fun, memorable and

reverent event on October

10!

Invitations will be sent out by

the church office at the be-

ginning of August.

The day begins as every

Sunday at The Good Shep-

herd, with Bible Class at 8:45

and Divine Service at 10.

After service, Gayle is coor-

dinating a light luncheon be-

tween noon and 2:00 for

those staying for both ser-

vices, if they don’t want to

leave the church property.

The 75th Anniversary Cele-

bration Service begins at

3:00. The Rever-

end Donald A.

Jordan, Pastor at

Redeemer Lu-

theran Church in

Chico, CA, and

son of Lena Jor-

dan will be our

guest preacher.

At 5:00, there

will be a no-host dinner at

The Proud Bird in Los Ange-

les, and your invitations will

have all the details!

LCMS at Calvary, Oroville,

CA and will be leaving for

Kenya with his family mid-

September.

He will join us for Bible Class

on the 15th, and he will give

us a presentation after ser-

vice so that we may learn

more about this exciting and

important work of preaching

Christ in Kenya, where the

Gospel is being shared and

lived out through teaching

The Reverend Mark Rabe has

been called to serve at the

Matongo Lutheran Theologi-

cal College and as Chaplain

at Ringa Girls School in Ma-

tongo, Kenya. The college is

a seminary that trains pastors

and deaconesses to serve our

brothers and sisters in the

Evangelical Lutheran Church

of Kenya (ELCK). Rev. Rabe

has most recently been serv-

ing the CNH District of the

and works of mercy.

A freewill offering will be

taken.

75th Anniversary Celebration Update

Kenya Missionary to Visit The Good Shepherd on August 15

will hold joint membership

with Immanuel Lutheran

Redondo Beach. They

are usually upstairs in the

loft before service, so please

take a moment after service

to allow them to come down

from the balcony and greet

them!

For those who’ve wondered

when Karina is moving to

Inglewood and joining Pastor,

well, she is here and settling

in, getting to know her new

environs. She is also the edi-

tor of this newsletter, so feel

free to email her at

misskarina@hotmail.com with

newsletter submissions. Let

her know, too, if you’d like

this newsletter in full color via

email.

On Sunday, July 25, The

Good Shepherd received by

transfer and affirmation of

faith three new communicant

members:

Our very own organist, Kevin

Marquardt and his wife

Susan, and our pastor’s wife,

Karina Lindsey.

Say hello to these new mem-

bers, as you may not have

met them yet. Kevin and

Susan live in Lawndale and

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Schedule for 10/10/10

8:45 — Adult Bible Class

10:00 — Divine Service

12:00-2:00 — Light Luncheon

3:00 — 75th Anniversary Celebration Service

5:00 — No-Host Dinner at The Proud Bird

Above: Matongo Lutheran Theo-

logical College (to be renamed

Neemu Lutheran University) in

Sondu, Kenya near Lake Victoria

Below: Ringa Girls High School

Late Summer (August) + In The Year of Our Lord + 2010

Please take a look at the calendar on page 2

for a list of upcoming events in August.

Do any of you remember when The Good

Shepherd sent out its last newsletter? I don’t.

Thanks to Pastor and Karina we will again be

receiving monthly newsletters, starting with this

issue.

October 10 isn’t really that far away, and your

75th Anniversary Committee is hard at work to

ensure we are going to have a great celebra-

tion. (Ed note: see p. 4) As we get closer to the

big day, we will be asking for your participation

in the final preparations. If you would like to

help, please see one of the committee mem-

bers.

Pastor Hindenburg conducts a very informative

and interesting Bible Class every Sunday morn-

ing starting at 8:45 (soon to be 8:30). We aver-

age about 12 members in attendance and

plenty of seats are available. All members are

invited and encouraged to attend.

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September Newsletter deadline is

August 15 to

misskarina@hotmail.com,

the Newsletter box in the church

office, or catch her at church

News from the Synodical Convention In the Synod’s triennial convention in Houston just

last month, the LCMS elected the Rev. Matthew C

Harrison as its new president.

See his acceptance speech here and a “10 Minutes

With” interview from Religious News Service taken

after his election here (For those not reading this online,

printed copies of the texts are available in the Narthex.)

Rev. Harrison has been for many years the Executive

Director LCMS-World Relief and Human Care, that

arm of the LCMS dedicated to exhibiting mercy in

action throughout the world.

He will be installed as President of the Lutheran

Church-Missouri Synod on Sunday, September 11,

2010 at the Chapel of Sts. Timothy and Titus on the

campus of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, MO.

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+August 1 Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 13)+

Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14;2:18-26

Colossians 3:1-11

Luke 12:13-21

782 “Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings”

698 “May We Thy Precepts, Lord, Fulfill”

795 “Voices Raised to You We Offer”

+August 8—Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14) +

Genesis 15:1-6

Hebrews 11:1-16

Luke 12:22-34, 35-40

666 “O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe”

750 “If Thou But Trust in God to Guide Thee”

663 “Rise, My Soul, To Watch and Pray”

+August 15—Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15)+

Jeremiah 23:16-29

Hebrews 11:17-31-40; 12:1-3

Luke 12:49-56

655 “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word”

587 “I Know My Faith is Founded”

643 “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing”

Please use the following readings during the week

to prepare yourself for worship:

Late Summer (August) + In The Year of Our Lord + 2010

+August 22—Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16)+

Isaiah 66:18-23

Hebrews 12:4-24

Luke 13:22-30

510 “A Multitude Comes from the East and the West”

508 “The Day is Surely Drawing Near”

526 “You Are The Way; Through You Alone”

+August 29—Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 17)+

Proverbs 25:2-10

Hebrews 13: 1-17

Luke 14:1-14

842 “Son of God, Eternal Savior”

804 “O Worship the King”

813 “Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng”

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Join us for Liturgical Worship

Sundays at 10:00 a.m.

Adult Bible Class at 8:45 a.m.

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The Reverend Bruce J. von Hindenburg, pastor prbjvh@yahoo.com

902 S. Maple St.

Inglewood, CA 90301

Royce Morton, Admin Asst

310-671-7644 (church office)

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The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church A member congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

902 S. Maple

Inglewood, CA 90301

310-671-7644 office

2010—Celebrating 75 years in God’s Grace

T H E G O O D S H E P H E R D L U T H E R A N C H U R C H

They will listen to my voice, and there shall be one flock and one shepherd. -John 10:16b ESV