† IN OUR PRAYERS Mary F., home with her daughter; Todd H. (Pastor’s nephew) and Sandy O., recovering from surgery; Royce A. (Wynette Q.’s father), Paula B.,Mary C., and Howard S. undergoing treatment for cancer.
† BACK TO TWO SERVICES Last week we returned to our regular two services. Worship services are at 8:15 and 10:45 am with Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 9:30 am. Holy Communion will be alternated between the two services with Holy Communion in the 8:15 service today.
† SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY Thanks to all those who helped make this year’s Sunday School Rally Day a big success! The children had a wonderful time celebrating the beginning of a new Sunday School term.
† ADULT BIBLE CLASS Pastor started a new session last Sunday in Adult Bible Class covering Galatians.
† LUTHERAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP will meet next Sunday, September 21, at 6:00 pm here at the church for an ice cream “Sunday” movie night.
† LWML MITE BOX If you are looking for a place to put your spare change, check out the new LWML Mite box, purchased in memory of Lois M., on the round table in the narthex. The LWML collects this money and uses it to support world-wide mission projects. It is amazing what these Mites can do.
† LWML QUARTERLIES The new Quarterlies are on the table by the nursery in the narthex. Ladies, remember to pick one up!
† IT’S COMING! GSLC is going whole hog! On September 28, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm, GSLC will host a community outreach event and fundraiser featuring a hog roast and a showcase of our musical talent. To express your interest, talk with Rob Sager or Earl Kirn.
† WHOLE HOG NEEDS Jennifer S. is gathering food items, paper products and monetary donations to complete the BBQ dinner on September 28 for the community outreach project. Dinner will include: pulled pork sandwiches, chips, beans and a brownie. A new and improved sign-up sheet is on the round table in the Narthex. Please stop by and let us know how you might be able to help! Thank you!
† LWML “WOMEN TO WOMEN” NIGHT ALL ladies of the congregation are invited to the annual “Women to Women” night of fellowship on Thursday, October 7, at 6:00 pm at El Charro in Carthage. The theme this year is Restore-Renew-Refurbish. Ladies are encouraged to bring an item that they have restored, renewed, or refurbished. RSVP to Mary P. or Judy G.
† PARENTS, GOOD SHEPHERD NEEDS YOUR CHILDREN! Our Sunday School children have been working on three songs to sing at the GSLC Community Hog Roast, Sunday evening, Sept. 28, 5:30 – 7:30 pm. Practices (important) are during the opening of Sunday School, at 9:30 am, for the rest of September. As we reach out to our local community sharing Christ’s Good News, we want the children to “do us proud”, do our church proud, and most of all, do our God proud.
† JR CONFIRMATION instruction started Wednesday, Sept. 10. The class runs from 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Luther’s Small Catechism with Explanation and a notebook are provided, but each student needs to bring their own Bible.
† MIDWEEK CLASS are once again being offered along with Jr Confirmation class. The classes are on Wednesday from 6:30 – 7:30 pm. You can contact Earl Kirn if you would like any information or have questions.
† LUTHERAN FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES LFCS is offering a workshop with the purpose of building Missouri’s capacity for future disasters. If you are interested, you can pick up an informational sheet on the round table in the narthex.
† THRIVENT FINANCIAL BOARD We are required to hold an election for our local Thrivent Financial chapter board. We need 5 officers in order to receive any funding for the local chapter. We are still in need of 3 officers to have the required 5 for the board. We have approximately 8 meetings per year and it normally requires only 2-4 hours/month. The term is for 1 year. If you would consider serving, please talk to one of the existing officers or call Daryl Weinkein at 499-3119. Nominations are need by September 22nd.