\u2020\u00a0IN <\/b>OUR PRAYERS<\/b>\u00a0Linda D.<\/i><\/b>, awaiting test results; Ruth H.<\/i><\/b>, under- going rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Doretta F.<\/i><\/b>, Karen L.<\/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>We are in 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 on Wednesday, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17, 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\u00a0LUTHERAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP <\/b>will meet this evening here at the church at 6:00to plan for this month\u2019s events.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THE ELDERS <\/b>will meet this evening at 7:30 pm instead of Monday.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OVER-50 GOOD SHEPHERDS <\/b>will meet this Thursday at 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0EVERGREEN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (LCMS) <\/b>is situated in the midst of\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 a low income, high crime area of Detroit, MI.\u00a0 The lives of the children who attend Evergreen are often touched by bullying, intimidation, and gang violence. \u00a0Evergreen Lutheran School provides Christian Education in a safe and caring\u00a0\u00a0 environment.\u00a0 GSLC Sunday School offerings are now going to support this unique inner city ministry.<\/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\u00a0WOMEN\u2019S CHRISTMAS DINNER<\/b>\u00a0 All Good Shepherd women are invited to a Christmas party next Sunday, Dec. 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: Contact 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>OurSunday School Christmas Program will be held on Sunday, December 21, at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 Rehearsal will be held during the Sunday School hour today.\u00a0 Along with Sunday School time, there will be\u00a0 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\u00a0INVITATION POSTCARDS\u00a0 <\/b>Due to a special donation, a special post card will be mailed to many people in the area around the church inviting them to our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services.\u00a0 If you see someone you don\u2019t recognize, welcome them warmly; they may be one of our neighbors.<\/p>\n
POINSETTIAS\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 Endicott about payment, and if you have any questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS\u00a0Linda D., awaiting test results; Ruth H., under- going rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Doretta F., Karen L.,recovering from surgery; Royce A. (Wynette Q.\u2019s father), receiving Hospice care; Paula B.,undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0ADVENT\u00a0 We are in the Advent season of the church year, the time before Christmas when we prepare ourselves… Read More »Announcements — December 7, 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-1307","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\/1307","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=1307"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1307\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}