† IN OUR PRAYERS Katherine R., recovering from surgery for a broken hip; Sue V., at St. Luke’s receiving rehab after a broken hip; Jack H., at St. Luke’s dealing with multiple health issues; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Stephen Ministry and their care receivers.
† THANK YOU To all the people who attended and helped with the party last Saturday, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for taking the time out of your busy lives to celebrate my 75th birthday. We were overjoyed by the number of people who showed up. What a blessing to have such wonderful church family to celebrate with. We couldn’t have done it without you! ~ Gary & Jan B.
† MSSU CHAMBER SINGERS The Carthage Musical Devotees will be hosting the MSSU Chamber Singers on Sunday, November 17, at 3:00 pm here at Good Shepherd. Admission is free and there will be refreshments afterwards.
† ANGEL TREE There is a tree set up in the Narthex full of ornament tags. The tags list suggested items for kids in need in our area. If you would like to participate, please take a tag from the tree, replace it with an angel ornament from under the tree, purchase one or more of the items, and then place the unwrapped items back under the tree with the ornament attached by Sunday, December 8. This project is being coordinated by our Sunday School in cooperation with the local Salvation Army. Please consider taking an ornament tag to help meet the needs of others in our community. Thanks for your support of this project.
† YOUTH GROUP The Youth Group is collecting small toys and items for Operation Christmas Child through the month of October. Shoe boxes (and similarly sized boxes) are packed with a “wow” item like a doll or ball, other small gifts and toiletries, and a special note. We are looking for items targeted at the following age groups: boys & girls aged 2-4, 5-9, & 10-14, along with shoe boxes to pack. We cannot pack any liquids, used items, candy, aerosols, army men/costumes, knives/gun toys. Check the October Newsletter for a list of suggested donation items. A collection box will be placed outside the youth room and upstairs in the Narthex. If you would like to help the Youth pack boxes, we will be packing this Wednesday, November 13th from 6:30-7:30 pm.
† SUNDAY SCHOOL COMMUNITY SUPPORT For the month of November GSLC is collecting ravioli and chicken noodle soup for Carthage Bright Futures. Please make sure the cans are easy open with the tabs. We prefer these small containers of ravioli as pictured but will also take the bigger cans as long as they are the easy open. Please contact Nicole B. if you have any questions.
† THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is scheduled for Sunday, December 15, at 7:00 pm. We will be working on the songs and speaking lines in the Sunday School opening during November. We would really appreciate it if we could have as many students here at Sunday School as much as possible because it will make things run smoother in December for rehearsals. Please encourage your children to get excited about this special opportunity to tell the story of Jesus’ birth to our church family!
† 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.