\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Jennifer S.<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>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\u00a0THE<\/b> JR CONFIRMATION CLASS <\/b>will not meet today or next Sunday, Dec. 27.\u00a0 Class will resume on Sunday, Jan. 3.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SPECIAL SERVICES THIS WEEK<\/b><\/p>\n
7:00 pm Thursday <\/i><\/b>Christmas Eve candlelight service with Holy <\/i>Communion<\/i>.<\/p>\n
10:45 am Friday <\/i><\/b>Christmas Day Worship Service with Holy Communion.<\/i><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0THE WEDNESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY GROUP <\/b>will not meet this Wednesday.\u00a0 Next Wednesday, Dec. 30, the group will meet at Earl Kirn\u2019s house at 10:30 am.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0WELCOME TO BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL<\/b>\u00a0 <\/i><\/b>Please join us this evening for the Sunday School Christmas Program at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 The students (well, tonight they will be the teachers<\/i>) have worked hard and are very excited to share the story of Jesus\u2019 birth with their church family!<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM REHEARSAL <\/b>Today, along with practicing during the Sunday School hour, there will be a dress rehearsal after the late service.\u00a0 A light lunch will be provided and the rehearsal will last until around 1:30 pm.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0STEPHEN MINISTRY\u00a0 <\/b>The Stephen Ministry Training class will not meet tomorrow, Dec. 21 or next Monday, Dec. 28.\u00a0 They will resume classes on January 4.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OFFERING <\/b>ENVELOPES\u00a0 <\/b>The 2016 offering envelopes are on the table in the narthex.\u00a0 Please remember to discard your 2015 envelopes and use only the 2016 envelopes beginning in <\/b>January<\/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 round table in the narthex.\u00a0 Ladies, remember to pick one up!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0AN INVITATION FROM FIRST LUTHERAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH, NEOSHO \u00a0<\/b>Today at 3:00 pm, Steven Gillmore will be ordained and installed as our new Pastor.\u00a0 Please join us in giving praise and thanks to our Savior for this new chapter in our congregational life.<\/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 E. about payment, and if you have any questions.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0FLOWER CHART, 2016\u00a0 <\/b>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 occasion with the pen provided.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0NURSERY\/CRY ROOM <\/b>\u00a0Should your child become distressed or distract others during 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 \u00a0Jennifer 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\u00a0THE JR CONFIRMATION CLASS will not meet today or next Sunday, Dec. 27.\u00a0 Class will resume on Sunday, Jan. 3. \u2020\u00a0SPECIAL SERVICES THIS WEEK 7:00… Read More »Announcements — December 20, 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-1515","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\/1515","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=1515"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1516,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1515\/revisions\/1516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}