\u2020\u00a0IN <\/b>OUR PRAYERS<\/b>\u00a0Ruth H.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Doretta F.<\/i><\/b>, 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\u00a0ADVENT\u00a0 <\/b>Today begins the Advent season of the church year, the time before Christmas when we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the birth of our Savior.\u00a0 Plan to attend the Mid-week Advent services, which begin this Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0ADVENT SCHEDULE\u00a0 <\/b>During Advent, the Wednesday evening classes will have earlier times to allow for Advent Services at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 Band practice will remain at 5:30 pm; Midweek, Jr Confirmation, Bible Study and Men\u2019s Ensemble practice will all begin at 6:00 pm during Advent.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THE WEDNESDAY AM SCRIPTURE STUDY CLASS <\/b>will not meet during the Advent season.\u00a0 The class will resume on Wednesday, January 7, at 10:30 am.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0PASTOR\u2019S CLASS\u00a0 <\/b>If you are interested in learning more about the Lutheran Church and it\u2019s teachings, are interested in joining the congregation, or would like a refresher course in church doctrine, Pastor is having an informational class this afternoon from 1:00-6:00 pm.\u00a0 The class is informal and you are encouraged to bring along your questions.\u00a0 Everyone is invited and welcome.\u00a0 Please let Pastor know if you are planning to attend.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LWML <\/b><\/a>will meet this Tuesday evening at 6:30 in the Fellowship Hall.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0WOMEN\u2019S CHRISTMAS DINNER<\/b>\u00a0 All Good Shepherd women are invited to a Christmas party on Sunday, December 14, at 5 pm, at Rollins Creek Clubhouse (east end of Fairview).\u00a0 Dinner will be served and entertainment provided by the CHS show choir!\u00a0 We will reveal our Secret Sisters with a gift and anyone can play the ornament exchange game if you bring a wrapped ornament!\u00a0 Please RSVP on the narthex table so we can plan seating and food.\u00a0 Questions: Contactd Jennifer S.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SECRET SISTERS\u00a0 <\/b>If you would like to participate in the Secret Sister program for 2015, please take a form from the table in the narthex, fill it out, and return it to Jennifer S., Brenda K., or Judy G. by December 14.\u00a0 You do not have to be a member of LWML to participate; all women are welcome.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0THE FUMBLY, BUMBLY ANGELS\u00a0 <\/b>The Sunday School Christmas Program will be held on Sunday, December 21, at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 Rehearsals will begin during the Sunday School hour today.\u00a0 Along with Sunday School time, there will be rehearsals after the late service on both December 14 & 21.\u00a0 Help your children get excited about being involved.\u00a0 It is a wonderful and fun way for them to learn about and spread the news of Jesus\u2019 birth!<\/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.<\/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 instruments.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0POINSETTIAS\u00a0 <\/b>If you would like to purchase a poinsettia(s) to help adorn the sanctuary at Christmas (as in the past, it\u2019s yours to take home after Christmas), please use the sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex.\u00a0 The cost is $8.00 each.\u00a0 See Diana E. about payment, and if you have any questions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS\u00a0Ruth H., undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Doretta F., Karen L.\u00a0and Sandy O.,recovering from surgery; Royce A. (Wynette Q.\u2019s father), receiving Hospice care; Paula B.,undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0ADVENT\u00a0 Today begins the Advent season of the church year, the time before Christmas when we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the… Read More »Announcements — November 30, 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-1305","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\/1305","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=1305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1306,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1305\/revisions\/1306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}