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Help make our sanctuary beautiful for Easter, donate an Easter Lily! The cost is $8. Order forms are available in the pews.
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Sanctuary and Grounds Cleaning is Saturday,
March 28, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Help us prepare the campus for Easter week - even an hour will make a difference!
If you have cleaning items, pails and rags, please bring them along. We also need to 'round up' some weeds in the parking lot, so outdoor and garden tools are helpful if you'd prefer to work outdoors. This event is a true example of how "many hands make light work." Won't you lend a hand, to help make the facility sparkle?
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First Communion
 Third graders will make their First Communion on Holy Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m. If your child attends our school, preparation is being provided as part of the curriculum. Those not in our school, please speak with Pastor to sign-up for their first communion preparation session.
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Starting this week Yoga moves to Mondays (instead of Tuesdays). We will start Monday, March 23 at 6:00 p.m. Weather permitting we will meet outdoors instead of the sanctuary and watch the sunset while bringing health and balance to our minds, bodies, and spirits. Beginners welcome - there is no judgement in yoga. New: Childcare offered By Natalie Rowland $5 for one child, $7 for two. For more information contact Julie Rowland.
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LSS Brunch Awards
Judy Vanderbok presented Angel Awards to Craig Eubanks (not pictured), Diane Jorgensen & Kathlyn Swantko. Also, Dave Burtch (not pictured) received a Service Award in recognition of all his hard work for Lutheran Social Services. Shepherd of the Valley was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation, Guardian Church 2015, for being an outstanding helper.
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Selected Items from This Week's Calendar
Monday, March 23
6:00 p.m. Yoga (New Night)
Tuesday, March 24
7:00 PM Stephen Ministers' Leaders Meeting
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Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Sunday, March 29
9:30 a.m. Palm Sunday Service
Holy Thursday, April 2
7 p.m. Holy Thursday Service and First Communion
Good Friday, April 3
Office Closed
7 p.m. Good Friday Service
Holy Saturday, April 4
4:30 p.m. Brief Prayer Service and Cross Decorating
Easter Sunday, April 5
7 a.m. Sunrise Service
9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m. Festival Service
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Summer Program & Vacation Bible School
The SOV summer program begins June 22 and goes through August 14. Registration forms will be available by the end of March.
VBS June 22-26, the theme is EVEREST...conquering challenges with God's mighty power! Your child will have a "mountain top" experience using their imagination, trekking through glacier games, singing at base camp, and taking Bible expeditions.
 New for 2015: LRCC is providing two different programs this year. The Day Camp theme, "Go Fish," will be offered at SOV July 20-24. The on-site summer theme, "Anchored," will be at El Camino Pines, Luther Glen and Beach Campe. Your child can attend camp on-site and Day Camp and enjoy two distinct programs.
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The Greatest Legacy Gift Ever Given
It has been said many times, "We cannot out give God". It is so true because God gave us the greatest legacy gift of all time. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life". John 3:16
This was God's legacy gift to us. What will be our legacy gift - a gift we leave upon our own death?
It will most likely honor our loved ones. Will it also honor God and His continued work here on earth? We are encouraged to tithe ten percent during our life time. Many are not able to make that happen. However, leaving ten percent upon our death is the easiest time to leave a full tithing gift because we no longer need the asset or income it produces. If your heirs can't live on the ninety percent you leave them, they won't be able to live on one hundred percent. Please prayerfully consider returning a small portion of the gifts God has blessed you with through your estate plan.
To plan your tithing legacy gift, contact our ELCA Regional Gift Planner, Greg Shepherd or 909-910-6823.
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Foundation Plans Legacy Dinner
Shepherd of the Valley Foundation is planning for a "Legacy Dinner". This event is held to thank those who have designated a contribution to our Foundation through their estate plan. Such gifts would endow the work of SOV in the future. If you have made such arrangements, please fill out a short form, also available in the narthex so that we will know all those who should be invited to the dinner. If you have not made a designated gift, but would like to, call Jan Garris (818) 348-8343 for details. The Foundation has resources available to help you set up such a gift. We are currently planning the Legacy Dinner for the weekend of May 16-17. |
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Palm Sunday, March 299:00 a.m. Cherub Choir Sings Friday, April 3 - Friday, April 10Easter Break School/Preschool/Club House Closed Office Open Sunday, April 1910:45 a.m. Book Club Tuesday, April 21
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Weekly Word Schedule
Tuesday, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Friday, 9:30 a.m. in the Conejo Valley, for more information contact Lisa Lambert
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Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
23838 Kittridge Street, West Hills, CA 91307
818.348.8343 www.sovlc.org
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