\u2020\u00a0IN <\/b>OUR PRAYERS<\/b>\u00a0Ruth H.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Karen L.<\/i><\/b>,recovering from surgery; Paula B.<\/i><\/b>,undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CALENDAR BLUNDER\u00a0 <\/b>On the calendar in the January Newsletter, the communion Sunday schedule is opposite.\u00a0 There will be communion in early service on Jan. 4 & 18.\u00a0 There will be communion in late service on Jan. 11 & 25.\u00a0 Sorry for any confusion.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0MIDWEEK CLASSES & ACTIVITIES <\/b>will resume this Wednesday, Jan. 7.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS <\/b>will resume Jan. 8, at 9:30 am.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SCRIPTURE STUDY\u00a0 <\/b>The Wednesday morning Scripture Study group will resume on January 7, at 10:30 am.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a02015 <\/b>CHURCH OFFICERS INSTALLED TODAY\u00a0 <\/b>We are grateful to the following members of the congregation who were elected to serve this year in the following positions:<\/p>\n
President: David W.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Vice-President: \u00a0 Jim B.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Secretary: Clarice O.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Treasurer: Glenn M.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Financial Secretary: Luke H.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Elders: Greg G.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Don L.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Trustees:\u00a0\u00a0 Joe L.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Dir. of Christian Ed: Sara T.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0FLOWER URN\u00a0 <\/b>Diana E. has been unable to find the metal & glass urn that she uses to place the flowers on the altar most Sundays.\u00a0 If you accidentally took it home or know where it is, she would appreciate it if you would bring it back or let her know where to find it.\u00a0 Thanks for your help.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CONGREGATIONAL MEETING\u00a0 <\/b>Next Sunday, January 11, during the Sunday School hour, there will be another informational meeting led by the Elders concerning Pastor\u2019s retirement.\u00a0 Check your January Newsletter for the Elders\u2019 note that contains more information about this meeting.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LUTHERAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP <\/b>will meet Sunday, Jan. 11, at 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CHURCH COUNCIL <\/b>will meet next Sunday, January 11, at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LUTHERAN WITNESS SUBSCRIPTIONS\u00a0 <\/b>It\u2019s about your faith, your church, your world.\u00a0 Subscription cost is $15.96.\u00a0 A sign up sheet is in the narthex and you can pay by simply writing a check to Good Shepherd and putting Lutheran Witness <\/i>in the memo line.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OFFERING <\/b>ENVELOPES\u00a0 <\/b>The 2015 offering envelopes are on the table in the narthex.\u00a0 Please remember to discard your 2014 envelopes and use only the 2015 envelopes beginning today<\/b>.\u00a0 If you do not see your name and want envelopes, please contact the church office.\u00a0 Likewise, if you prefer not to use them and see your name, simply write NO on the label.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0PORTALS OF PRAYER\u00a0 <\/b>The new Portals of Prayer for the winter are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LWML<\/a> QUARTERLIES <\/b>\u00a0The new Quarterlies are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.\u00a0 Ladies, remember to pick one up!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0POINSETTIAS\u00a0 <\/b>Reminder, if you purchased a poinsettia, it is yours to take home.\u00a0 Thank you for helping beautify the sanctuary.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0THRIVENT MEETING\u00a0 <\/b>Our next Thrivent Chapter meeting will be held at 6:30 pm on Monday, Jan. 5, at Immanuel Lutheran Church.\u00a0 We will be planning chapter activities for the\u00a0next 6 months.\u00a0 Everyone is welcome to attend.\u00a0 You can contact Daryl Weinkein at 499-3119 with any questions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS\u00a0Ruth H., undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Karen L.,recovering from surgery; Paula B.,undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0CALENDAR BLUNDER\u00a0 On the calendar in the January Newsletter, the communion Sunday schedule is opposite.\u00a0 There will be communion in early service on Jan. 4 & 18.\u00a0 There will be communion in late service on… Read More »Announcements — January 4, 2015<\/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-1318","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\/1318","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=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1319,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions\/1319"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}