\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0The C. family<\/i><\/b>, at the death of David C.; Gary D., <\/i><\/b>Greg D.\u2019s brother, after unsuccessful cancer surgery; Tom & Linda D.<\/i><\/b>, suffering severe back pain; Gary B.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Janice H.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from knee surgery at home; Stella<\/i><\/b> Q.<\/i><\/b>, Sue V.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from surgery at St. Luke\u2019s; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Paula B.<\/i><\/b>, Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CONGRATULATIONS\u00a0 <\/b>We rejoice with Carlin & Emily P. at the birth of their baby boy, Brock Gene P.<\/i><\/b>.\u00a0 Brock was born July 12, in Joplin, MO.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SPECIAL VOTERS\u2019 MEETING\u00a0 <\/b>A special Voters meeting will take place today, following the service, to vote on an extension of Pastor Mackie\u2019s Intentional Interim Pastor contract.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0VBS KICK-OFF PARTY\u00a0 <\/b>Come out to the Carthage Municipal Park this\u00a0\u00a0 afternoon for this year\u2019s VBS kick-off party.\u00a0 The fun will start at 4:00 pm with rides at Kiddie Land.\u00a0 There is a cook-out at 5:00 pm.\u00a0 Hot dogs, hamburgers, and drinks will be provided.\u00a0 Those attending are asked to bring a dish to share.\u00a0 The festivities will conclude with swimming at the Carthage Municipal Pool from 6:00 – 8:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LCMS NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING<\/b>\u00a0 There are 8 youth members and 2 adult leaders of our congregation attending the LCMS National Youth Gathering in New Orleans.\u00a0 Please remember to keep these young people in your prayers as they travel and experience this awesome event together.\u00a0 Those who want to experience the LCMS youth gathering events in the superdome can find a livestream at\u00a0http:\/\/lcmsgathering.com\/<\/a>. This website has schedules and other ideas about how to participate from afar.\u00a0 The media savvy may also want to follow Facebook(facebook.com\/LCMSYG\/<\/a>) Twitter(@lcmsnyg) Instagram(@lcmsnyg) and\/or Snapchat(lcmsnyg).<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE CLASS <\/b>will not meet this Tuesday, July 19.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0VBS SET-UP\u00a0 <\/b>Work days for this year\u2019s VBS will be this Thursday, July 21, at 6:00 pm and (if needed) Saturday, July 23, at 9:00 am, for anyone who wants to come and help set-up decorations and props to make this year\u2019s VBS really come to life.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LYF FIREWORKS STAND\u00a0 <\/b>Thanks to all of you who came and supported our LYF at the fireworks stand.\u00a0 It was a very successful fundraiser for them!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFERING<\/b> $1000 GOAL REACHED <\/b>\u00a0For the first couple of quarters in 2016, both the adult and the children\u2019s Sunday School offerings were being collected to help Children\u2019s Haven in Joplin.\u00a0 If you are monitoring our progress by watching our bulletin board downstairs you will notice that we reached our $1000 goal.\u00a0 All 10 gingerbread kids are up! Thanks so much for your support of this project!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0VBS REGISTRATION\u00a0 <\/b>Vacation Bible School will be held July 24 – 28, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, with a light dinner at 5:30 pm each evening.\u00a0 There are registration forms on the round table in the narthex.<\/p>\n INVITATION <\/b>\u00a0Members of Zion Lutheran Church, 102 West Jackson, Pittsburg, KS, invite you to join them in observing their church\u2019s 140th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary on July 24.\u00a0 Activities include: 10:30 am worship service followed by a potluck dinner; 2:00 pm anniversary worship service followed by a reception and refreshments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0The C. family, at the death of David C.; Gary D., Greg D.\u2019s brother, after unsuccessful cancer surgery; Tom & Linda D., suffering severe back pain; Gary B., suffering health issues; Janice H., recovering from knee surgery at home; Stella Q., Sue V., recovering from surgery at St. Luke\u2019s; Kathy P., suffering… Read More »Announcements — July 17, 2016<\/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-1615","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\/1615","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=1615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1616,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1615\/revisions\/1616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}