\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0The H. Family, <\/i><\/b>after the death of Ruth, services were held yesterday; Ruth 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; 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\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, \u00a0December 2, at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY GROUP <\/b>\u00a0Starting this Wednesday, Dec. 2, through the Advent season the Wednesday Morning Bible Study group will meet at 9:30 am instead of the normal 10:30 am time.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0A SPECIAL MUSIC MEETING <\/b>will be held this Monday at 6:15 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0ELDERS\u2019 MEETING<\/b>\u00a0 There is an Elders\u2019 meeting this Monday at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM <\/b>is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 20, at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 Starting next Sunday we will be practicing during the Sunday School hour.\u00a0 We would really appreciate it if we could have as many students here at Sunday School as much as possible because it will help things run smoother. \u00a0December 13 & 20 there will be rehearsals after the late service.\u00a0 A light lunch will be provided before we practice.\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\u00a0\u00a0 Sunday, December 13, at 5:30 pm.\u00a0 It will be held at the Rollins Creek Clubhouse\u00a0 in Carthage.\u00a0 The evening will include soups, breads, & desserts, live musical entertainment, an ornament exchange, and secret sisters will be revealed.\u00a0 All ladies of the congregation are invited to join us for this fun evening.\u00a0 Anyone who would like a ride can contact Rhonda N.<\/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\u00a0GOOD SHEPHERD\u2019S TRANSITION TEAM <\/b>has started meeting to plan opportunities for the congregation and its members to \u201creflect on God\u2019s gracious Call and Good Shepherd\u2019s Identity\u201d to successfully transition from one Pastor to the next.\u00a0 An article on the formation and purpose of the Transition Committee is in the December Shepherd\u2019s Staff newsletter.\u00a0 Here is a list of dialog events currently scheduled for December: Dec. 1 – Tuesday Morning Bible Study; Dec. 2 – Wednesday\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morning Bible Study; Dec. 6 – Youth Group; Dec. 13 – Sunday Morning Adult Bible Class; Dec. 13 – parents of the children attending the Sunday School Christmas Program rehearsal.<\/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 SPECIAL 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0The H. Family, after the death of Ruth, services were held yesterday; Ruth B., Sonny E., Carol L., Bernice R., Jennifer S., recovering from surgery; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Jack H., recovering at home; Paula B., April K., Sara P., Sara T., undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0ADVENT\u00a0 Today begins the Advent… Read More »Announcements — November 29, 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-1504","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\/1504","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=1504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1505,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1504\/revisions\/1505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}