ARE YOU DISSATISFIED WITH YOUR CHURCH OR HAVE BEEN HURT BY IT? PLEASE GIVE US A TRY. YOU WILL BE SURPRISED BY THE LOVE, CARING AND NON-JUDGEMENTALISM OF OUR FAITH COMMUNITY!!

IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING MARRIAGE AND WOULD LIKE TO BE MARRIED AT GOOD SAMARITAN, please call Father Rob toll free at (888)447-7032 to discuss this possibility.

***We hope you like our new look and the Picture Gallery of our people and activities!

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UPCOMING COMMUNITY WIDE/REGIONAL EVENTS:

VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR FOLLOW THE PICTURE GALLERY ABOVE TO SEE PICTURES OF OUR VARIOUS EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES.

********SUNDAY,FEBRUARY 5, 2012,5th SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY, 10:00 am

The scripture readings for this coming Sunday are Isaiah 40:21-31, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, Mark 1:29-39 The Psalm is Psalm 147:1-12, 21c.

********WEDNESDAY, ASH WEDNESDAY, February 22, 2012, 7:00 PM, Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion. Why not come back to church in this NEW Year on Ash Wednesday? You'll be surprised at how you will feel.

WHAT'S THE BUZZ ALL ABOUT? Jesus no doubt would be on Facebook and have a website. Jesus promises love and compassion. Come any Sunday at 10:00 am and learn about Jesus'overwhelming love for YOU regardless of what you've done in your life! Jesus loves YOU more than you can imagine!!!



HAPPY AND BLESSED BIRTHDAY/ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS AND PRAYERS FOR FEBRUARY 2012:

February Birthdays - Julia Zaborski - February 18, Alex Coltvet - February 29. A Happy and Blessed Birthday to these persons!!! Are there any other February Birthdays?
February Wedding Anniversary - Norma and Jimm Jackson - February 9, 2012. Happy Anniversary! You're in our prayers!

Please keep these fellow community members in your prayers as well as the poor, lonely, homeless and abandoned this Christmas/New Year season! Please pray especially for our African brothers and sisters who are dealing with the disease of malaria everyday.

Please pray for Jill Spofford who is in the Long Prairie Nursing Home. Pray too for The Rev. Pat Gillespie, Norma Jackson, Fr. Dick Grant, Clark Hird, Katie Bromen, Ed Katzner and Diane Hughes who suffered a brain blood clot. Diane's speech therapy is going well as is her recuperation from the stroke. Keep your prayers coming her way.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ED KATZNER. Pray that his kidney is cured and he doesn't need life long dialysis. Ed is a faithful and devoted all year round member of Good Samaritan.

PLEASE PRAY THIS WEEK FOR FR. ROGER PHILLIPS WHO HAS BLADDER CANCER. May God grant Fr. Roger healing!

Why should you consider joining Good Samaritan?

Good Samaritan is a faith community in which you're not just a face or a number! WE ARE REAL IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD - GENUINE PEOPLE, A CARING CHURCH WITH REAL RELATIONSHIPS!!! WE ARE AN AUTHENTIC COMMUNITY WITH RELEVANT PREACHING MEANINGFUL TO YOUR LIFE TODAY IN THE 21ST CENTURY! You will encounter caring and compassionate people who will support you in your faith journey no matter where you are in it. No questions are asked or pre-requisites to be met - only a desire for you to deepen your faith and come to know and love your Savior Jesus Christ in a more intimate way.

Please join us this Sunday, February 5,2012 at 10:00 am for worship.

Families, children and all community members are always welcome!!! Delightful, fantastic and delicious treats will be served in the parish hall immediately following the service. ONCE YOU VISIT US, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WILL WANT TO COME BACK - GOOD SAMARITAN IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN DEVELOP STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND TRULY BECOME A DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST! www.centralmnchurches.com - click on Churches and Good Samaritan, 529 Main Street South, Sauk Centre, Minnesota. Call toll free 888 447-7032 for more information.