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    Adult Education Sessions, This Winter & Spring

    View all of the topics that the Adult Education committee has in store for you during the second half of this academic year, to enrich your faith and stimulate your mind.

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    Advent & Christmas Services

    View all of the services and special events scheduled throughout the holiday season, in preparation for the advent of Jesus Christ.

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    Beautiful Columbarium

    The columbarium is looking beautiful in its blanket of fallen leaves.

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    Walk in Love

    We are grateful to have been asked to lead our Stewardship Campaign this year and to spend these weeks with intention as we enter a season of giving. Our theme this year is Walk in Love.

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    Designated Offering: Volunteer Interfaith Caregivers and Community Outreach

    To join in, make your check to the church with "designated offering" in the memo line.

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    Walk in Love

    A note from Fr. David: "Walk in love. That’s what we are here to do, here at Good Samaritan and here in life. Our congregation is named after a parable ... "

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    Designated Offering: Episcopal Relief and Development

    This month, Good Sam is supporting Episcopal Development and Relief. To join in, make your check to the church with "designated offering" in the memo line.

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    Welcoming Our New Director of Children’s Music

    Good Sam is excited to welcome our new director of children's music, Mrs. Xi Li.

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    Adult Education Sessions, This Fall

    Drop into the Lounge after services for fascinating classes on a variety of topics, brought to you by the Adult Education committee.

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    Designated Offering: Linn-Benton Food Share

    This month, Good Sam is supporting the Linn-Benton Food Share. To join in, make your check to the church with "designated offering" in the memo line.

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    Thanks for Making the Backpack Drive a Success!

    The backpacks have been collected: 115 backpacks are ready to help kids prepare for school! Many thanks to all who donated this year.

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    Designated Offering: Corvallis School Foundation Family Advocacy and Support Program

    This month, Good Sam is supporting the Corvallis School Foundation Family Advocacy and Support Program. To join in, make your check to the church with "designated offering" in the memo line.

    Upcoming Events

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    Event Series Building & Grounds Work Party

    Building & Grounds Work Party

    Good Sam Fellowship Hall 333 NW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, United States

    This is a group of folks who get together to care for the church and keep the property in good shape. Work parties are a great place to develop your hands-on skills: we learn a lot from each other. Plus, we end with a coffee break.

    Event Series Sunday Said Eucharist

    Sunday Said Eucharist

    Good Sam Chapel 333 NW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, United States

    A quiet service spoken in Elizabethan English (Rite I in the Book of Common Prayer). Afterward, come to Simpson Hall for coffee, tea, snacks, conversation, and a fireplace.

    Event Series Sunday Sung Eucharist

    Sunday Sung Eucharist

    Good Sam Sanctuary 333 NW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, United States

    A traditional service accompanied by full choirs and organ. Click through to find out about Sunday School and other resources for young families. After the service, come to Simpson Hall for coffee, tea, snacks, conversation, and a fireplace.

    Event Series Sung Compline

    Sung Compline

    Good Sam Sanctuary 333 NW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, United States

    A unique offering in the state of Oregon, this contemplative, candlelit service offers a chance to pause against the backdrop of candlelight, Gregorian chant, polyphony, and other ancient music sung by the Good Sam Schola Cantorum.

    Event Series Sunday Said Eucharist

    Sunday Said Eucharist

    Good Sam Chapel 333 NW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, United States

    A quiet service spoken in Elizabethan English (Rite I in the Book of Common Prayer). Afterward, come to Simpson Hall for coffee, tea, snacks, conversation, and a fireplace.

    Event Series Sunday Sung Eucharist

    Sunday Sung Eucharist

    Good Sam Sanctuary 333 NW 35th St, Corvallis, OR, United States

    A traditional service accompanied by full choirs and organ. Click through to find out about Sunday School and other resources for young families. After the service, come to Simpson Hall for coffee, tea, snacks, conversation, and a fireplace.