Please join us to welcome back John Darlington on Sunday, March 21. John served Good Samaritan UMC from 1985–1990 as an Associate Pastor. John is now Senior Pastor at Simpson and Joyce UMC. John will preach at both services. At 11:45 AM, following the second service, a potluck dinner and open microphone for story sharing will provide a fun and informal opportunity to reconnect with John. Please bring a dish to share. Come celebrate with “Pride in Our Past and Faith in Our Future!”

On Sunday, March 21, we will be showcasing all of the ministries done by our committees here at Good Samaritan. We have over 40 committees or service areas that do the work of the church from helping to create worship on Sunday mornings, to maintaining the dishwasher, to managing our finances, to creating opportunities for service, to creating programs for a wide variety of ages and beyond.

Please take a walk through the narthex and Fireside Room on March 21 and take a look at the wide variety of things that the people of our church do in the name of Good Samaritan. Give a prayer of thanks for all these ministries, and if there is something that intersects with your passion, sign up to be part of the group that makes that ministry possible.

Help support the Sunday School Children with their relief project for Haiti.  They will be collecting items needed to make Health kits that will be distributed by UMCOR in Haiti.  You can help support them by purchasing some needed items or making a monetary donation.

Items needed are:
- Hand towels (15”x25” up to 17”x27”,  No kitchen towels)
- Washcloths
- Combs (large and sturdy, not pocket size)
- Nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
- Bath size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
- Toothbrushes (single brushes only in original wrapper.  No child size brushes.
- Adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages

Donated items can be placed in a marked box on the Children’s display tables found in Samaritan Hall.
Money collected will help purchase toothpaste and shipping costs.
Monetary donations can be sent to the church office marked as Sunday School projectAll donations need to be at the church by March 28. Thank you!!

SUNDAY, MAY 16, 4 PM
Chancel Chimes & Twin Cities Bronze with Emily Gerard, Harp
Be inspired by the music of our Chancel Chimes handbell choir, the Twin Cities Bronze performing handbell ensemble, and Emily Gerard, the “heavenly harpist.”

Why not Print A Copy NOW of Good Samaritan's Holy Week Worship Schedule. Everyone Welcome!

Each March, FoodShare directs the largest food drive in the state (known as the March Campaign) and restocks more than 260 food shelves across Minnesota. It recruits thousands of congregations, corporations, schools and civic groups to run local drives to aid in the effort.

Our focus at Good Samaritan is on collecting monetary donations to take advantage of the greater buying power food shelves enjoy with their ability to purchase items in bulk at reduced rates. Please make checks out to Good Samaritan with a memo stating “Foodshelves.”

For food donations, consider donating lunch/dinner items such as hearty soups or stews, canned chili, tuna, canned vegetables or fruits, canned or boxed main dishes, rice, beans, potato buds, or pasta and pasta sauce. Thank you for your contributions.

One of the ways you can help Good Samaritan's volunteers going to Appalachia is to purchase your plants from them.  Dates for their plant sale are from Feb. 28 to March 28 with a delivery date of May 19.  VIEW the plants that are available and Print an Order Form NOW.  As you can see they are top quality plants and additional herbs and vegetables are available this year.  If we sell $800 more than last spring, we tget 5% more profit on all our sales.  All proceeds go to ASP.

If you are thinking about joining Good Samaritan UMC we invite you to join us for dinner and conversation.  Our schedule for these events are as follows: March 17, and April 14.  On any of these dates you can meet us in Fellowship Hall at 5:30 pm.  If you have any questions please email becky@good.org. 

Applachian Service Project is an 8 day home repair mission trip in Applachia for youth who are 9th grade & above and adults. You can now download the ASP - 2010 Registration Form.  Please read the attached list of ASP Expectations.  Then complete and return this form to the Good Samaritan UMC office.  To secure your spot on the trip (or a spot on the waiting list if the trip is full), include a check for $50 made out to “Good Samaritan ASP.”  Keep the attached list of ASP Expectations for your reference.  For any questions, email Eric at eleill@comcast.net.

IMPORTANT DATES:

*Tool Time - Saturday, May 15 (8:00 am-4:00 pm) 

Note: * indicates MANDATORY participation