\u2020\u00a0IN <\/b>OUR PRAYERS<\/b>\u00a0Fred E. and family<\/i><\/b>, at the death of Fred\u2019s mother; Ruth H.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Karen L.<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0<\/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 late service on Jan. 11 & 25.\u00a0 There will be communion in early service on Jan. 18.\u00a0 Sorry for any confusion.<\/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>Today, during the Sunday School hour, there will be another informational meeting led by the Elders concerning Pastor\u2019s retirement.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LUTHERAN YOUTH FELLOWSHIP <\/b>will meet this evening at the church at 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CHURCH COUNCIL <\/b>will meet tonight at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL STAFF & TEACHERS\u2019 MEETING\u00a0 <\/b>On Sunday, January 25, there will be a Sunday School staff & teachers\u2019 meeting after the late service.\u00a0 Sara T., Director of Christian Education, would like those involved in Sunday School to get together and let her know how things are going and start planning for this year.\u00a0 A light lunch will be provided!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0HEAD START ON SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY\u00a0 <\/b>Through the month of January we are asking for canned soup, dried beans and rice to help fill the shelves at Crosslines of Carthage<\/i>.\u00a0 Bring your donations and place them in the round container in the narthex or the shopping cart in the entry downstairs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Everyone wins when we team up to help!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a02014 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS <\/b>are ready for you to pick up.\u00a0 They are on the round table in the narthex.<\/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\u00a0FLOWER CHART\u00a0 <\/b>There are several empty spots coming up on the flower chart. If you would like to place flowers at the altar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the flower chart hanging on the wall next to the water fountain in the hallway.\u00a0 Simply write your name, phone number, and\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 occasion with the pen provided.<\/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<\/b>.\u00a0 If you do not see your name and want envelopes, please\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nursery in the narthex.\u00a0 Ladies, remember to pick one up!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0POINSETTIAS\u00a0 <\/b>There are extra poinsettias from Christmas on the round table in the narthex.\u00a0 Anyone who would like a poinsettia is welcome to take one.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS\u00a0Fred E. and family, at the death of Fred\u2019s mother; Ruth H., undergoing rehab at Mt. Vernon Care Place; Karen L.,\u00a0recovering 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 late service on Jan. 11… Read More »Announcements — January 11, 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-1322","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\/1322","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=1322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1323,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1322\/revisions\/1323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}