\u2020\u00a0IN <\/b>OUR PRAYERS<\/b>\u00a0Ruth H.,<\/i><\/b>\u00a0undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place after surgery; Karen L.\u00a0<\/i><\/b>and Sandy O.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from surgery; Royce A. (Wynette Q.\u2019s father)<\/i><\/b>, receiving Hospice care; Paula B.<\/i><\/b>,undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0WELCOME BACK\u00a0 <\/b>It is so good to have Pastor and Gerry back from vacation.\u00a0 Sounds like they had a wonderful and relaxing time!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0VETERANS DAY<\/b> is November 11 and we remember with gratitude all our veterans this morning by singing Eternal Father, Strong to Save<\/i><\/b>, LSB # 717.\u00a0 Without the willingness of our veterans to serve our country in the armed forces, we would not have the freedoms we enjoy today.\u00a0 To all those who have served our country we say, Thank you, <\/i>and ask God to bless you.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0A VOTERS\u2019 MEETING <\/b>will be held tonight at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 There will be several important issues on the agenda including the election of officers and approving the 2015 budget.\u00a0 All confirmed members, age 18 and over, are eligible to be a part of the Voters\u2019 Assembly.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CHRISTMAS CHOIR! \u00a0<\/b>Help us make a joyful noise in honor of our Lord’s birth.\u00a0 Rehearsals will directly follow the late service.\u00a0 No need to be a soloist, join others and have fun.\u00a0 Rehearsals begin today following the late service.\u00a0 Due to short notice, if you can’t make today, see you next week!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0BRASS ENSEMBLE\u00a0 <\/b>Attention all brass instrumentalists: \u00a0Please let John Nicholas or Linda Danner know if you are interested and available to play in a brass ensemble for the upcoming Advent and Christmas season services.\u00a0 We are especially in need of low brass\u00a0 instruments.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LWML PIE BAKE SALE TODAY <\/b>\u00a0Check out the variety of pies being offered by our LWML in the narthex.\u00a0 The proceeds will help fund future LWML projects and missions.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0MO DISTRICT PASTORAL CONFERENCE\u00a0 <\/b>Pastor will be\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 attending the MO District Pastoral Conference Tuesday-Thursday this week.\u00a0 All classes <\/b>will continue to meet as usual while he is away.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LUTHERAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP <\/b>will meet at the church this evening at 6:00 pm to plan their next activity, which will be a bonfire and trip to the spook light on Sunday, November 16.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP\u00a0 <\/b>Several people have approached both Pastor and Earl with the care in their hearts for those who have recently experienced the loss of a deeply loved family member.\u00a0 We have been discussing the possibility of forming a group for individuals who could benefit from such a tool in their coping with grief.\u00a0 Let Earl Kirn know if you are interested in such a group and of any thoughts that you have about this idea.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0BEST CHOICE LABELS<\/b>\u00a0 Please remember to save your Best Choice UPC labels and place them in the provided containers at church.\u00a0 There is an envelope downstairs in the kitchen and a container upstairs in the narthex for them.\u00a0 Lenora L. would like to\u00a0 collect 500 more labels by the end of the year!\u00a0 Thanks for your help!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THRIVENT CHAPTER NEWS\u00a0 <\/b>Our region will be transitioning from the Chapter System to the Thrivent Network System effective July 1, 2015 (the chapter will be eliminated).\u00a0 In the past, we have been required to hold elections for the chapter board.\u00a0 With this transition happening next year, and\u00a0if the same President, Financial Director, Records Director continue in their positions, we are not required to hold elections for next year’s board.\u00a0 Since we meet that requirement, the chapter board decided not to hold elections.\u00a0 Also, Glenn Moll was appointed to the board as a “member at large”.\u00a0 We still have other openings on the board, so if anyone would like to serve, please let Daryl Weinkein know at 499-3119.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS\u2019 REQUEST\u00a0 <\/b>Our Sunday School teachers are interested in having a printer\/copier downstairs available for making copies of their material and printing out other resources.\u00a0 Since the current budget doesn\u2019t allow for such a purchase, it was suggested that we ask the congregation members if anyone had one that they would be willing to donate.\u00a0 Please contact Earl Kirn or Karen Perkins if you would be willing to help with this need! \u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0ASSISTIVE LISTENING\u00a0 <\/b>If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.\u00a0 They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS <\/b>are available in the nurse\u2019s office\u00a0\u00a0 after the service.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0PRAYER BEARS <\/b>are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out (notebook in narthex by nursery) and given to anyone that needs God\u2019s love, comfort, and peace.<\/p>\n
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\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS\u00a0Ruth H.,\u00a0undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place after surgery; Karen L.\u00a0and Sandy O., recovering from surgery; Royce A. (Wynette Q.\u2019s father), receiving Hospice care; Paula B.,undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0WELCOME BACK\u00a0 It is so good to have Pastor and Gerry back from vacation.\u00a0 Sounds like they had a wonderful and relaxing time!… Read More »Announcements — November 9, 2014<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1297,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1296\/revisions\/1297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}