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Dedication of expanded facilities

The Service of Dedication for our expanded facilities will be next Sunday, November 1st, at 10:45 am. That will be the only service that morning. We will have a congregational potluck dinner at noon (the meat will be furnished), and a Service of Praise and Thanksgiving at 2:30 pm. The Rev. Brad Zerkel, a former member of our congregation, and Pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran, Kansas City, will be our guest speaker for the afternoon service. The Rev. Dr. David Johns will serve as the guest organist for both services. Refreshments will be served after the afternoon service.

Announcements — October 25, 2009

REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Heather U., Tom & Linda D.’s daughter, under treatment; Tommy F., Ruth B.’s son-in-law, seriously ill; Marty J., with cancer; Ann L. and Chuck P., undergoing treatment.

THE REV. LOWELL ROSSOW is our guest speaker today while Pastor and Gerry are on vacation.  Pastor Rossow, former Pastor at Immanuel, Joplin, is retired, and lives in Stockton. We are glad to have him back with us again. Thank you, Pastor Rossow!

CLEAN UP DAY A big thanks to all who came out and helped with the clean up yesterday. Special thanks to Lora & Julie W. for providing lunch for everyone.

PASTOR & GERRY ON VACATION Pastor and Gerry will be in Phoenix this week for the Men’s Senior Baseball League World Series. They will be back sometime this week.

DEDICATION SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st The Service of Dedication for our expanded facilities will be next Sunday, November 1st, at 10:45 am. That will be the only service that morning. We will have a congregational potluck dinner at noon (the meat will be furnished), and a Service of Praise and Thanksgiving at 2:30 pm. The Rev. Brad Zerkel, a former member of our congregation, and Pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran, Kansas City, will be our guest speaker for the afternoon service. The Rev. Dr. David Johns will serve as the guest organist for both services. Refreshments will be served after the afternoon service.

HOLIDAY PREVIEW OF MARY KAY PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT YOUTH GROUP Today at 2:00 pm, the Youth Group will be hosting a Mary Kay event to preview Holiday products in the Fellowship Hall. Ladies, come out and try the Satin hands, Satin lips and the new scents for fall. Hey guys, this is a great opportunity for you to get a gift for your significant other as well! Kara G. has agreed to donate 25% of the sales back to the Youth Group for the National Gathering. Refreshments will be provided. Come on out and help support the Youth Group!

YOUTH GROUP OFFERING SERVICES Are you in need of babysitting, leaf raking or other work?  If so, let the Youth Group help out.  Just give a donation to help fund the National Gathering.  Contact Sandy D. to coordinate.

A PHOTO MEMORY BOOK was given to each of the Laborers for Christ consisting of photos taken while working on the addition. A copy is on the cabinet in the narthex. It is also available to you to preview or purchase at: http://goodshepherdlutheran.shutterfly.com. Prints of individual photos are also available for preview and purchase on the same site, (more photos are available than were included in the photo book). Any questions, contact Dave W.

ARE YOU 70 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER? Be sure to mark Sunday, November 15th, on your calendar. You won’t want to miss the annual 70 & Over Dinner prepared and served by the Youth Group, just for you, the elders of our congregation. More information will be in the November Shepherd’s Staff.

BLOOD PRESSURE After each service, at the table in the narthex, you have the opportunity to have your blood pressure taken. You will be given a card to carry with you to record your readings.

DAY LIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS Be sure to set your clocks back Saturday night before retiring for the night. Day Light Saving Time ends November 1st.

Announcements — October 18, 2009

REMEMBER IN PRAYER: Heather U., Tom & Linda D.’s daughter, recovering from breast cancer surgery;   Tommy F., Ruth B.’s son in law, seriously ill;  Marty J., with cancer; Ann L. and Chuck P., undergoing treatment.

THE REV. DR DAVID JOHNS is our guest speaker today while Pastor and Gerry are on vacation. Pastor Johns is retired and living in Joplin. We are glad to have him back with us again. Thank you, Dr. Johns!

PASTOR & GERRY ON VACATION Pastor and Gerry will be in Phoenix this week for the Men’s Senior Baseball League World Series.  Pastor is again playing for a team from Minnesota called the Twins.  You can follow the progress of the team on MSBLNational.com.  The Schnackenberg’s will be back sometime the week of the 25th.

CLEAN UP DAY Saturday, October 24th, has been designated as church clean up day. So ladies and gents, bring your sweepers, rags, mops and smiles, and let’s get the church building in order and cleaned up before our big day November 1st. Work will begin at 8:30 am. Almost everything is covered with a find dusting of white so lots of hands are needed.

DEDICATION SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1st The Service of Dedication for our expanded facilities will be Sunday, November 1st, at 10:45 am.  That will be the only service that morning.  We will have a congregational pot-luck dinner at noon, (the meat will be furnished), and a Service of Praise and Thanksgiving at 2:30 pm.  The Rev. Brad Zerkel, a former member of our congregation, and Pastor of Our Redeemer Lutheran, Kansas City, will be our guest speaker for this service.  The Rev. Dr. David Johns will serve as the guest organist for both services. Refreshments will be served after the afternoon service.

NATIONAL YOUTH GROUP GATHERING Youth who are attending the National Youth Group Gathering in 2010 must give their registration form to Cheryl M. today.

CONGRATULATIONS to Amber S. and Brett H. who were married yesterday afternoon at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Grove, OK.  We pray for the Lord’s Blessings as they begin their lives as husband and wife.

GUEST PASTOR The Rev.  Lowell Rossow, former pastor of Immanuel Lutheran, Joplin, will be our guest Pastor next Sunday. Pastor Rossow and Cynthia are retired and live in Stockton, MO.

Women’s Bible Study “Annointed, Transformed, Redeemed”

We are into our 3rd week of study over the life of David.  It has been an amazing journey so far!!  Weeks one and two covered David’s being annointed as king and how it was 22 years before he actually became king over all of Israel!  We learned that God has a plan in all our lives and His timing of things in our life is perfect – even if we don’t always understand it.  We than took a night off from the study and listened to a presentation from Kelsey Patton about her mission trip to Guatamala – it was very moving and we were all so grateful for her heartfelt testimony.  This Tuesday we shifted our focus to David as king and how he would seek God out in prayer first, listen for direction and follow God’s will.  A good lesson for all of us!  Please feel free to join us anytime – we meet Tuesday nights in the fellowship hall at 6:30 p.m.