† IN OUR PRAYERS Jody G., in a residential care facility in Neosho; Stella Q., struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Sara P., undergoing treatment for cancer; Stephen Ministry and their care receivers.
† TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS will start meeting with Pastor Mehl this Tuesday, March 14, at 9:30 am.
† MEAL DELIVERY Thank you to all those who helped with the Over 60 Center meal delivery this past week. What a great way to help support our local community!
† LADIES NIGHT OUT The Annual Ladies Night Out Dinner, with a St. Patrick’s Day theme, is next Sunday, March 19 at 5:00 pm. Make plans to join us for this fun evening. Sarah Meadows Brown will be our entertainer for the evening. She is a local girl that lives in Joplin. Sarah will sing a variety of music including gospel, country and pop. We will collect an offering to give to Sarah as a thank you. There is a sign-up sheet on the round table in the narthex, so we know how much food to prepare. Childcare will be provided.
† GIRLS IN GRADE 6 – 9 are invited to join Rachel E. from 12:00 – 1:00 pm on Sundays, starting today. They will have lunch (please supply your own) while Rachel leads a study based on Godly and Girly by Lacy Marsh.
† THE FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE needs a few volunteers to help cook and decorate for the Ladies Night Out on March 19. Please contact Lora W., if you would be willing to help.
† LENT started Wednesday, March 1, with our Ash Wednesday services. We will once again have weekday services each Wednesday at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm throughout Lent. Be sure and utilize these services as part of your Lenten observance.
† SCRIPTURE STUDY During Lent, the Scripture Study Group is meeting a little earlier, 9:30 am, due to our 11:00 am Lent service. If you are planning on attending the morning Lent service, you could come a little early and join them!
† CONCERT AT FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH The Prep Singers of Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, Wisconsin will be holding a concert at Faith Lutheran Church in Carthage on Saturday, March 18, at 7:00 pm.
† EASTER EGG HUNT The LYF will be filling the plastic eggs for the annual Sunday School Easter Egg hunt. They are asking the congregation for donations of rolls of nickels/dimes, small prizes, or bags of individually wrapped candy. Your donations can be placed in the container provided in the youth room or they can be dropped off in the church office. Thanks for your help with this project!
† EASTER LILIES If you would like to purchase one or more lilies to help adorn our sanctuary on Easter, please use the sign up sheet in the narthex. The cost is $8.00 each. Please pay Diana E.
† MORNING MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Good Shepherd would like to start a morning men’s bible study that would meet one morning a week around 6:30 am (before work) at a breakfast location in Joplin. If you would be interested in participating in this bible study, please contact the church office, 358-1325, or Greg G.
† PORTALS OF PRAYER The new Portals of Prayer for the Spring are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.
† LENTEN DEVOTIONS If you are looking for devotions to use during Lent, there are booklets on the information desk in the church narthex from the Lutheran Hour Ministries. If you have not done a personal devotion or family devotion before, this would be a great time to start.
† ALUMINUM CAN TABS It’s time for GSLC to start collecting aluminum can tabs again! Audrey G.’s Technology Student Association (TSA) team is collecting them to help Montana Cole. Montana is a 14 year old girl from Kansas who has been fighting a brain tumor for the past 5 years. The money from the tabs will go to help her family with all of the hospital bills. The tabs can be placed in the container in the narthex on the table outside the nursery. Thanks for your help with this.
† 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.
† PRAYER BEARS are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out (notebook in narthex by nursery) and given to anyone that needs God’s love, comfort, and peace.
† BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS are available in the nurse’s office after the service. You will be given a small form that can be carried in your wallet which will include medical information and a log of your blood pressure readings.