\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Kes & Betty K.<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>dealing with various health & mobility issues; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Mary C.<\/i><\/b>, Linda D.<\/i><\/b>, Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SPECIAL VOTERS\u2019 MEETING\u00a0 <\/b>There is a Voters\u2019 Meeting this evening at 7:00 pm to review the pastoral candidates submitted by the Call committee with the intent of potentially voting to issue a Call to one of the candidates. \u00a0A brief summary of the candidates is on the round table in the narthex.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LINDA D.\u00a0<\/b>is recovering at Landmark Hospital, 2040 West 32nd<\/sup> St, Joplin, MO 64804.\u00a0 She is not ready to receive visitors yet, but cards would be appreciated.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0WEDNESDAY MORNING SCRIPTURE STUDY<\/b> started an Advent study on Nov. 30.\u00a0 Due to the 11:00 am Advent service, they will meet a little earlier, at 9:30 am,\u00a0 during the Advent season.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS<\/b>\u00a0 GSLC is down to just a few people providing blood\u00a0 pressure checks on Sunday mornings, so we are in need a few more people who would be willing to help out one Sunday a month.\u00a0 If you would be interested in helping with this, please contact Jan G.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0THE SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM <\/b>is scheduled for Sunday, December 18, at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 Along with working on the songs and speaking lines in Sunday School, there will be a rehearsal today and on Sunday, December 11, after the late service.\u00a0 A light lunch will be provided before we start rehearsal.\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\u00a0MIDWEEK ADVENT SERVICES<\/b>\u00a0 As in recent years, Good Shepherd will provide\u00a0 midweek worship services at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm each Wednesday during\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Advent. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cThe King Shall Come When Morning Dawns\u201d. Lessons will show how certain kings of Israel prepared for the coming of Christ\u00a0 our King. Please join us!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0POINSETTIAS\u00a0 <\/b>If you would like to purchase a poinsettia(s) to help adorn the sanctuary at Christmas, please use the sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex.\u00a0 The cost is $8.00 each.\u00a0 See Diana E. with any questions and about payment.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LWML<\/a> CHRISTMAS PARTY\u00a0 <\/b>There is a sign up sheet on the round table in the\u00a0 narthex for this year\u2019s LWML Christmas Party.\u00a0 The event is scheduled for Sunday, December 11, at 5:30 pm.\u00a0 It will be held at the Rollins Creek Clubhouse in Carthage.\u00a0 All ladies of the congregation are invited to join us for this fun evening.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SECRET SISTERS\u00a0 <\/b>If you would like to participate in the Secret Sister program for 2017, please take a form from the round table in the narthex, fill it out, and bring it along to the LWML Christmas Party or put it in Diana E.\u2019s mailbox in the church office by Sunday, December 11.\u00a0 You do not have to be a member of LWML to participate; all women are welcome.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LYF <\/b>will be hosting Christmas Caroling next Sunday, Dec. 11, at 3:00 pm.\u00a0 The whole congregation is invited for some fellowship, singing, and wishing others a Merry Christmas.\u00a0 There will be cookies and hot chocolate for everyone to enjoy.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0CHRISTMAS COLLECTION<\/b>\u00a0 During the months of November and December the\u00a0 Sunday School children will be collecting new, small stuffed animals which will be placed in the Bright Futures food backpacks that go home with the school children over Christmas break.\u00a0 There is a tree set up in the Sunday School opening area for you to drop off your donations.\u00a0 Thanks for your support of this project.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SUNDAY <\/b>SCHOOL OFFERING\u00a0 <\/b>Just a reminder, through the end of the year, Sunday School offerings, both the adult and the children\u2019s, are being designated\u00a0 to Immanuel Lutheran\u2019s Comfort Dog Team\u2019s fund for medical expenses.\u00a0 We are almost up to $500.\u00a0 To track our progress, keep an eye on the bulletin board in the Sunday School opening area.\u00a0 Thanks so much for your support of this project.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SCHEDULING SPECIAL MUSIC<\/b>\u00a0 If you want to provide special music during a worship service, please contact the church office at least two weeks ahead of time so plans can be made to include all who wish to participate.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0Kes & Betty K., dealing with various health & mobility issues; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Mary C., Linda D., Sara P., undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0SPECIAL VOTERS\u2019 MEETING\u00a0 There is a Voters\u2019 Meeting this evening at 7:00 pm to review the pastoral candidates submitted by the Call committee with the intent… Read More »Announcements — December 4, 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-1673","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\/1673","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=1673"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1674,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1673\/revisions\/1674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}