† IN OUR PRAYERS Tom & Linda D., suffering severe back pain; Janice H., recovering from knee surgery at Wildwood Skilled Nursing Facility; Stella Q., Sue V., recovering from surgery at St. Luke’s; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Paula B., Sara P., Sara T., undergoing treatment for cancer.
† SPECIAL VOTERS’ MEETING JULY 17 A special Voters meeting will take place following the service on July 17th to vote on an extension of Pastor Mackie’s Intentional Interim Pastor contract.
† VBS HELP NEEDED Nicole B. will be getting most of this year’s VBS set from a church in Joplin. She is in need of someone who has an enclosed trailer to go with her to transport all of the background pieces to Good Shepherd. If you would be able to help with this please contact Nicole, it would be greatly appreciated.
† TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME The Shepherd’s Own will sing the National Anthem at the Northwest Arkansas Naturals game on Friday, July 15. The game starts at 7:05 pm and the opponent is the Springfield Cardinals. Tickets are $7.00 each. They will have post-game fireworks. If you are interested in going please contact Jim G.
† SUMMER WORSHIP For the summer months, we will have one worship service on Sunday and it will begin at 9:00 am. Sunday School and Bible class will be at 10:30 am.
† LYF FIREWORKS STAND Good Shepherd’s Youth Group is running a fireworks stand at 1200 Briarbrook, across from Casey’s, in Carl Junction, as a fundraiser for the 2016 National Youth Gathering. It is open today and tomorrow. There are flyers with coupons on the information table in the narthex. If you haven’t had a chance to buy your fireworks, please come and support the LYF’s stand!
† SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFERINGS For the first couple of quarters in 2016, both the adult and the children’s Sunday School offerings will be going to Children’s Haven in Joplin. If you have been monitoring our progress by watching our bulletin board downstairs you will have noticed that we are almost to our $1,000 goal. Just one more gingerbread kid to go! Thanks so much for your support of this project!
† VBS REGISTRATION Vacation Bible School will be held July 24 – 28, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, with a light dinner at 5:30 pm each evening. There are registration forms on the round table in the narthex. Please, make sure to fill out a registration form if you are participating or helping and include your t-shirt size so Nicole can order the shirts soon. You can use one sheet for multiple members in a family if you want, but be sure to include all their shirt sizes.
† NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING BIBLE STUDY The Bible Study this evening at 7:00 pm for the youth going to the National Gathering, will be held at their fireworks stand in Carl Junction.
† FLOWER CHART Our flower fund is running low and there are several empty dates coming up on the calendar for the next few months. If you would like to place flowers at the altar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the flower chart hanging on the wall by the water fountain. If you would rather help out by making a small donation to the flower fund that would also be greatly appreciated.