\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Ruth B.<\/i><\/b>, Sonny E.<\/i><\/b>, Carol L.<\/i><\/b>, Bernice R.<\/i><\/b>, Jennifer S.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from surgery; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Ruth H.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0at home on hospice; Jack H.<\/i><\/b>, recovering at home; Paula B.<\/i><\/b>, April K.<\/i><\/b>, Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, Sara T.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0MSSU CHAMBER SINGERS\u00a0 <\/b>The Carthage Musical Devotees will be hosting the MSSU Chamber Singers today at 3:00 pm here at Good Shepherd.\u00a0 The group will present a glorious program celebrating the Holiday season.\u00a0 Admission is free and there will be refreshments in the fellowship hall afterwards.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP\u00a0 <\/b>Join us this Wednesday at 7:00 pm for a special Thanksgiving Eve Service with Holy Communion.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0ADVENT\u00a0 <\/b>Next Sunday 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 Wednesday, December 2, at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THE WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY GROUP <\/b>will not meet this week because of the Thanksgiving holiday.\u00a0 Starting the next Wednesday, Dec. 2, through the Advent season the group will meet at 9:30 am instead of the normal 10:30 am time.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM <\/b>is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 20, at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 We are working on the songs and speaking lines in the Sunday School opening during November.\u00a0 We would really appreciate it if we could have as many students here at Sunday School as much as possible because it will make things run smoother in December for rehearsals.\u00a0 Please encourage your children to get excited about this special opportunity to tell the story of Jesus\u2019 birth to our church family!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LWML<\/a> CHRISTMAS PARTY\u00a0 <\/b>There is a sign up sheet on the round table in the narthex for this year\u2019s LWML Christmas Party.\u00a0 The event is scheduled for Sunday, December 13, at 5:30 pm.\u00a0 It will be held at Rollins Creek in Carthage.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SECRET SISTERS\u00a0 <\/b>If you would like to participate in the Secret Sister program for 2016, please take a form from the round table in the narthex, fill it out, and bring it along to the LWML Christmas Party or return it to the church office by Sunday, December 13.\u00a0 You do not have to be a member of LWML to participate; all women are welcome.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0TRANSITION TEAM\u00a0 <\/b>The Transition Team\u2019s next meeting is scheduled for this Monday, November 23, at 4:30 pm.<\/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 Endicott about payment, and if you have any questions.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SPECIAL HOLIDAY MUSIC<\/b>\u00a0 Pastor Mackie has no records of persons or groups who customarily offer special music for the holidays.\u00a0 Please contact Linda D. or Pastor Mackie at the church office as soon as possible if you expect to provide special music during worship services in November\/December.<\/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,\u00a0 comfort, and peace.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0NURSERY\/CRY ROOM <\/b>\u00a0Should your child become distressed or distract others \u00a0during the service, a furnished nursery\/cry room is located in the narthex for your use.\u00a0 Please ask one of the ushers if you need directions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0Ruth B., Sonny E., Carol L., Bernice R., Jennifer S., recovering from surgery; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Ruth H.\u00a0at home on hospice; Jack H., recovering at home; Paula B., April K., Sara P., Sara T., undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0MSSU CHAMBER SINGERS\u00a0 The Carthage Musical Devotees will be hosting the MSSU… Read More »Announcements — November 22, 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-1501","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\/1501","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=1501"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1502,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1501\/revisions\/1502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}