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Pray it Forward

Our Prayer Bear program was the inspiration behind a project at a Lutheran School in Texas.  Karen Netherton, a teacher at the school and former Joplin resident, passed along our Prayer Bear program to the school;  they just put their own twist on the idea. They called it the Teddy Bear Chapel Challenge. The kids were challenged to raise money to purchase “Build a Bears”.
The Girl Scouts helped out by making 75 bears with the money raised.  The bears will sit in the church pews for four weeks.  They will then be given to shut-ins, a nursing home and to folks that are hospitalized. So you see, you never know when seeds are planted where they may grow…

The Youth Group Thanks You

A big thank you to all who donated items, helped set up, priced items, or worked at the Youth Rummage Sale.  The sale yielded approximately $560.00.  The leftovers were donated to both the Carthage Crisis Center and to Goodwill.

Relay for Life Pajama Party

Good Shepherd is opening its doors to the Fellowship Hall for a community fundraiser.  All ladies (ages 10-110) are invited to bring their friends and attend a Pajama Party on April 1, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.  The event will benefit Carthage Relay for Life (American Cancer Society) and will include good food, giveaways, fun games and activities, pampering, crafts, line dancing, a live auction, and more! 

       We are excited to share the love of Christ with those who enter here in honor of those we know who have been affected by cancer.

Details are being finalized and $10.00 tickets will be available soon.  If you can help with the event, donate items, or if you are interested in attending and would like more information, please call Corinne W.

Lent Begins

Wednesday, March 9, is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.  Lent is a 40-day season of the church year that runs from Ash Wednesday to Holy Week (which begins April 17 this year).

The season of Lent has been a part of the church calendar for many, many centuries.  It is a time when we focus on the suffering and death of Jesus and ponder again what it means for our life and salvation.  Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of our midweek Lenten Services on Wednesday evenings at 7:00.  Portions of the Passion story of Jesus will be read during each service.  You are encouraged to attend.

Lent helps us to remember, as the Bible says, “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”  (Romans 3:32)  But God, in his mercy, sent his son, Jesus, to take our sins upon himself and received our punishment by dying on the cross so that we might be forgiven and granted life in heaven forever with him.

Prayer for Lent As I progress in my journey though Lent, dear Savior, help me remember that I don’t live by bread alone but by every word that comes from you.~ Matthew 4:4