† IN OUR PRAYERS Clarice O., recovering from a fall; Kes K., recovering at St. Luke’s from hip surgery; Stella Q., at Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave, Joplin, MO 64804), struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Mary C., Sara P., under- going treatment for cancer.
† PANTRY WARMING The LWML is promoting a pantry warming for Pastor Mehl and his family to welcome them to Good Shepherd. This afternoon the containers and items collected will be delivered to their home so it will be there for their arrival.
† CALL ACCEPTED President Hagan confirmed that Missouri District Vice-President Rev. William Marler will install Rev. Silas Mehl as sole pastor of Good Shepherd Carthage on February 19. The time has not yet been set. More details will be made available soon. Please continue to keep Pastor Mehl, Pastor Mackie, Good Shepherd, and Pastor Mehl’s South Dakota congregations in your prayers as we move through this process.
† SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN Next Sunday, February 12, the Sunday School children will be singing at the beginning of the late service to share with the congregation the message of God’s love.
† THE LWML SOUTHWEST ZONE invites all young women to a “Cooking Like Grandma” class on Sunday, February 26, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at Good Shepherd (this is a change in date, time & location from the newsletter). Leading the class will be Rose from Roswitha’s Schnitzelbank – a popular German restaurant. There is no charge for the class, but in order to have the right amount of food supplies on hand, we will need to have the number attending by Feb 17. Please notify Judy G. if you would like to attend.
† TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS is taking a break until Pastor Mehl gets settled in.
† ELDERS’ MEETING The Elders will meet tomorrow evening at 7:00 pm.
† THE LWML will meet this Tuesday, at 6:30 pm in the fellowship hall.
† OVER-50 GOOD SHEPHERDS will meet this Thursday at 6:00 pm.
† SECRET SISTERS If you turned in a form to participate in this year’s secret sister program there is an envelope with your name on it, on the information desk.
† HEAD START ON “SOUPER” BOWL SUNDAY Through the month of January we’ve been collecting canned soup, dried beans and rice to help fill the shelves at Crosslines of Carthage. Thanks to everyone who brought items to help with this community project! Everyone wins when we team up to help!
† OFFERING STATEMENTS The 2016 offering statements are on the round table in the narthex. If you need your statement mailed, please contact the church office, 358-1325.
OFFERING ENVELOPES 2017 offering envelopes are on the information table in the narthex. Please remember to discard your 2016 envelopes and use only the 2017 envelopes. If you do not see your name and want envelopes, please contact the church office. Likewise, if you prefer not to use them and see your name, simply write NO on the label