Announcements

Announcements — February 19, 2012

IN OUR PRAYERS Tom D., following surgery on his knee; Sandy O., recovering from back surgery; Mary Ann L., recovering at home; Don H., undergoing treatment for cancer.

LWML MEETING There will be a brief LWML meeting after the early service today to designate another delegate and alternate to the District Convention in June.

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT DINNER begins this evening at 5:00 sharp when Branson performer Terry Sanders, aka Barney Fife, will show up to entertain us. Then we’ll head to the Fellowship Hall where the guys will serve the gals a delicious dinner. Also, don’t forget to bring a dessert to share for the much anticipated, and now infamous, dessert buffet.

TOTAL SOUPER BOWL TALLY A total of 365 cans of soup were collected for Crosslines. THANK YOU, GOOD SHEPHERD!

ELDERS’ MEETING The Elders will meet tomorrow evening at 7:00.

WEDNESDAY EVENING TIME CHANGES Please note in the bulletin the time changes during Lent for the Wednesday evening activities.

ASH WEDNESDAY Lent starts this Wednesday with Ash Wednesday services both at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. There will be the dispensation of ashes and the celebrating of the Lord’s Supper at both services. A part of the passion story will be read each midweek service. If you want to bring your lunch to the early service, you are most welcome to eat in the fellowship hall after the service.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR LENT As part of Lent this year, we will be collecting school supplies for Lora Samuelson to take with her on her mission trip to Haiti. They will be given to the children in the orphanage she visits. Each Sunday we will ask for a particular item that is needed. Next Sunday please bring #2 pencils with erasers on them. There will be a collection place in the narthex.

LENTEN CHALLENGE We have several Shoe Box Scripture Treasures which contains a memory verse for each week of the year. The Lenten challenge is for you to take one home and for the next year each week memorize a Bible passage. They are available in the Narthex.

THRIVENT WORKSHOP An Economic and Investment Outlook Update. Thursday, March 1, 6:30 pm, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. This event will help you gain a better understanding of the factors that effect financial markets and trends so you can make more informed investment decisions. FREE No financial products will be sold. Dinner by Chicken Mary’s. Contact Austin Rice, 888-243-8225 for more information and to register.

FLOWER CHART There are many empty spaces on the flower chart, so if you would like to place flowers at the altar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the chart hanging on the wall next to the water fountain in the hallway. Simply write your name, phone number, and occasion with the pen provided.

SAM’S CLUB As a member of Good Shepherd, you can receive up to a $25 Sam’s Club Gift Card if you sign up or renew an existing Plus Membership or a $10 gift card if you join or renew your Advantage Membership. Certificates are available on the credenza in the narthex.

PRAYER BEARS are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out (notebook in narthex) and given to anyone that needs God’s love, comfort, and peace. We have had reports and words of thanks from folks being blessed by this outreach ministry.

CD’S AND TAPES OF THE SERVICE Audio tapes and CD’s of the service are available after the 8:15 am service each Sunday. They are located in the glassed-door cabinet in the narthex.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers. They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS are available in the nurse’s office after each 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.

Announcements — February 12, 2012

IN OUR PRAYERS Howard K. and Mary P., at the loss of their mother; Sandy O., recovering from back surgery; Mary Ann L., recovering at home; Don H., undergoing treatment for cancer; Sue V., recovering at home.

THANKS TO ALL who donated soup for our Souper Bowl project. It was a big success. We received over 320 cans that were delivered to Carthage Crosslines for their food pantry. YOU’RE SUPER!

SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL The Lutheran Witness, it’s about your faith, your church, your world. The new subscription year begins in April. If you would like to receive or renew a subscription for 2012, please use the sign up sheet in the narthex. The cost is $15.00. You may put the amount in the offering plate marked Lutheran Witness, or mail a check to the church office.

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT DINNER Ladies and gents alike, next Sunday you won’t want to miss the always fun and entertaining evening, when the guys serve the girls a delicious, sometimes even called gourmet dinner. The evening begins at 5:00 when Terry Sanders, aka Barney Fife, will show up to entertain us. Please use the sign up sheet in the narthex so we know how many to prepare for. Also, don’t forget to bring a dessert to share for the much anticipated, and now infamous, dessert buffet.

DAYTIME MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICE ADDED Lent starts Wednesday, Feb. 22, and this year we have added an additional midweek service during the daytime at 11:00 am. This will give those who do not drive at night, or who have evening obligations, an opportunity to attend the midweek services. Wednesday evening services will begin at 7:00 pm.

FLOWER CHART There are lots of empty spaces on the flower chart, so if you would like to place flowers at the altar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the chart hanging on the wall next to the water fountain in the hallway. Simply write your name, phone number, and occasion with the pen provided.

THRIVENT The SW Missouri Chapter of Thrivent meeting will be at 6:30 p.m., Feb. 14, at First Lutheran, Neosho. They will plan for this year’s Chapter activities. If you would like to attend for Good Shepherd, please let Pastor know.

SAM’S CLUB As a member of Good Shepherd you can receive up to a $25 Sam’s Club Gift Card if you sign up or renew an existing Plus Membership or a $10 gift card if you join or renew your Advantage Membership. Certificates are available on the credenza in the narthex.

LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES Personal giving envelopes are available on the credenza in the narthex.

PRAYER BEARS are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out (notebook in narthex) and given to anyone that needs God’s love, comfort, and peace. We have had reports and words of thanks from folks being blessed by this outreach ministry.

CD’S AND TAPES OF THE SERVICE Audio tapes and CD’s of the service are available after the 8:15 am service each Sunday. They are located in the glassed-door cabinet in the narthex.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers. They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS are available in the narthex after each 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.

Announcements — February 5, 2012

IN OUR PRAYERS Clay C., at Freeman Hospital; Sandy O., recovering from back surgery; Mary Ann L., recovering at home; Don H., undergoing treatment for cancer; Sue V., recovering at home.

WANTED: USED LAPTOPS The Board of Education is asking for donations of used laptops to be used by the Sunday School. If you have any questions, please visit with Karen Perkins. There is more information in the February Newsletter about how they will be utilized.

SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL The Lutheran Witness, it’s about your faith, your church, your world. The new subscription year begins in April. If you would like to receive or renew a subscription for 2012, please use the sign up sheet in the narthex. The cost is $15.00. You may put the amount in the offering plate marked Lutheran Witness, or mail a check to the church office.

YOU’RE INVITED The aunts and cousins of Hailey Waggoner invite you to a bridal shower for Hailey this afternoon at 2:00 pm, in the fellowship hall here at the church. Her wedding date is March 10. The couple is registered at Target and Wal-Mart.

THE OVER –50 GOOD SHEPHERDS meet this Thursday evening at 6:00 pm. Food! Fellowship! Fun!

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT DINNER Ladies and gents alike, mark your calendars! On Sunday, Feb. 19, you won’t want to miss this always fun and entertaining evening, when the guys serve the girls a delicious, sometimes even called, gourmet dinner. The evening begins at 5:00 when Terry S., aka Barney Fife, will show up to entertain us. Please use the sign up sheet in the narthex so we know how many to prepare for. Also, don’t forget to bring a dessert to share for the much anticipated dessert buffet.

DAYTIME MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICE ADDED Lent starts Wednesday, Feb. 22, and this year we have added an additional midweek service during the daytime at 11:00 am. This will give those who do not drive at night, or who have evening obligations, an opportunity to attend the midweek services. Wednesday evening services will begin at 7:00 pm.

FLOWER CHART There are lots of empty spaces on the flower chart, so if you would like to place flowers at the altar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the chart hanging on the wall next to the water fountain in the hallway. Simply write your name, phone number, and occasion with the pen provided.

CD’S AND TAPES OF THE SERVICE Audio tapes and CD’s of the service are available after the 8:15 am service each Sunday. They are located in the glassed-door cabinet in the narthex.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers. They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS are available in the narthex after each 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.

Announcements — January 29, 2012

IN OUR PRAYERS Sandy O., recovering from back surgery; Mary Ann L., recovering at home; Don H., undergoing treatment for cancer; Sue V., recovering at home.

LIFE SUNDAY This Sunday is the anniversary date of Roe v Wade which legalized abortion in 1973. Life Sunday emphasizes that our church body continues to support the sanctity of human life and opposes abortion on demand and euthanasia. Life Sunday also reminds us of God’s grace freely given to us in Christ Jesus for all our wrong chooses.

THE 70 & OVER FOLKS who attended the dinner last Sunday want to give the Youth Group and all those who helped with this wonderful evening of food and entertainment a great big THANK YOU. It was great!!!

VOTERS’ MEETING The Voters’ Assembly will meet this evening at 7:00. Along with the regular business of the congregation we will elect our delegate to the Missouri District Convention.

WANTED: USED LAPTOPS The Board of Education is asking for donations of used laptops to be used by the Sunday School. If you have any questions, please visit with Karen P. There will be more information in the February Newsletter about how they will be utilized.

CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS A few days ago we discovered a glitch in the process of the 2011 offering statements. Sunday, February 13, was not included in the statements we printed. If you have not yet picked up your statement, it will be manually corrected before you receive it.  If you have received it and want your statement corrected for income taxes purposes, please see Curt S. for a corrected statement. He will be available after both services the next few weeks. Our apologies for any inconveniences this may have caused you.

SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY We are having a drive to add lots of cans of soup to the pantry at Crosslines. Bring your donations the next couple of weeks and place them in the large round container in the narthex or in the shopping cart in the entryway of the Fellowship Hall. Nan says her goal is to have 300 cans by Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5. We CAN do it!!!

YOU’RE INVITED The aunts and cousins of Hailey Waggoner invite you to a bridal shower for Hailey on Sunday, Feb. 5, at 2:00 pm, in the fellowship hall here at the church. Her wedding date is March 10. The couple is registered at Target and Walmart.

NOON MIDWEEK LENTEN SERVICES The Board of Elders would like to know if there is an interest in having our midweek Lenten services during the day, possibly at noon, as well as in the evening. We will take a straw poll at each service today of those who might come to a day time service. Lent starts Wednesday, February 22.

FLOWER CHART There are lots of empty spaces on the flower chart, so if you would like to place flowers at the altar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the chart hanging on the wall next to the water fountain in the hallway. Simply write your name, phone number, and occasion with the pen provided.

CD’S AND TAPES OF THE SERVICE Audio tapes and CD’s of the service are available after the 8:15 am service each Sunday. They are located in the glassed-door cabinet in the narthex.

ASSISTIVE LISTENING If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers. They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS are available in the narthex after each 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.