† IN OUR PRAYERS The Brewer. Family, at the death at Renee; Esther M., at Spring River Christian Village; Ruth H., receiving rehab at NHC Healthcare of Joplin; Heather U., at home undergoing further medical care; Jody G., Audrey M., Janice H.’s mother, in extended care; Luverne C., Ellie H., Carol L., recovering at home; Paula B.,April K., undergoing treatment for cancer.
† RENEE BREWER There will be a visitation for Renee Brewer this evening from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm and the funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm tomorrow. Both will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
† EASTER EGG HUNT Once again the Board of Education (with a lot of help from our Lutheran Youth Fellowship) is sponsoring the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The excitement begins right after the Easter breakfast.
† OUR THANKS to everyone who helped with the Easter Services, the Easter breakfast and the special activities for our children. You are greatly appreciated.
† SCRIPTURE STUDY The Wednesday morning Scripture Study Group is back to its normal time of 10:30 am.
† LOVE OFFERING At the Easter Breakfast the LWML will not be asking for a free will offering, but we will be taking up a love offering which will go to the Lutheran Youth Fellowship for the National Youth Gathering that the group will be attending in July of 2016.
† GRIEF SUPPORT For April, our Comfort in Sorrow (Grief Support Gathering) will meet on the 4th Thursday, April 23, instead of the 3rd Thursday.
† ELDERS’ MEETING The Elders will meet tomorrow evening at 7:00 pm.
† LWML will meet this Tuesday evening at 6:30 pm.
† OVER-50 GOOD SHEPHERDS will meet this Thursday at 6:00 pm.
† LWML SPRING RALLY The LWML Spring Rally will be held on Sunday, April 26, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin. It is scheduled to begin at 3:00 pm with registration starting at 2:30 pm. All ladies (and men) are invited to attend these rallies. They are a wonderful afternoon of spiritual growth and spending time with fellow Lutherans.
† ATTENTION ALL GRADUATES If you are graduating from high school, college, tech school, etc. we want to hear about it. Please get a picture with a bio to the church office by April 24. We want to publish your accomplishments and future plans in the May issue of the Shepherd’s Staff. Parents, we may need your help with this, we don’t want to leave anyone out, but if we don’t have the information we can’t print it. Thanks.
† NURSERY/CRY ROOM Should your child become distressed or distract others during the service, a furnished nursery/cry room is located in the narthex for your use. Please ask one of the ushers if you need directions.