\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Linda D., <\/i><\/b>back at home and on hospice; Stella Q.<\/i><\/b>, at Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave, Joplin, MO 64804), struggling with her loss of memory; Kes & Betty K.<\/i><\/b>, <\/i>dealing with various health & mobility issues; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Mary C.<\/i><\/b>, Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CALL APPROVED\u00a0 <\/b>After the Special Voters\u2019 Meeting held on Sunday, December 4, it was voted to issue a Call to Reverend Silas Mehl.\u00a0 <\/b>Keep him in your prayers as he considers God\u2019s Call to Good Shepherd.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0COMFORT DOG TEAM VISIT\u00a0 <\/b>Next Sunday, January 8, the Comfort Dog Team from Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin will be here during the Sunday School\/Adult Bible Class hour to give a presentation on what their program is all about and to talk about the opportunities they have to serve others.\u00a0 GSLC will also present them with our donation from our Sunday School offerings we have been collecting over the last two quarters.\u00a0 Please, come join us to meet the dogs, their handlers and hear about this wonderful program located so\u00a0\u00a0 close to us!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0ELECTED CHURCH OFFICERS\u00a0 <\/b>The elected church officers for 2017 will be installed next Sunday, January 8.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0WEDNESDAY MORNING SCRIPTURE STUDY<\/b> is back to meeting at their normal time, 10:30 am.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SECRET SISTERS\u00a0 <\/b>If you didn\u2019t get a chance to sign up to participate in the 2017 Secret Sister Program, there is still time.\u00a0 There are forms on the round table in the narthex.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t already turned in a form and would like to participate please fill one out and return to the church office by Jan. 15.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0HEAD START ON \u201cSOUPER\u201d BOWL SUNDAY\u00a0 <\/b>Through the month of January\u00a0 we are asking for canned soup, dried beans and rice to help fill the shelves\u00a0\u00a0 at Crosslines of Carthage.\u00a0 Bring your donations and place them in the round container in the narthex\u00a0 or the shopping\u00a0 cart in the entry downstairs.\u00a0 If you would prefer to give a monetary donation there are envelopes on the round table in the narthex.\u00a0 The envelopes can be returned to Nan Borg or dropped off at the church office.\u00a0 Everyone wins when we team up to help!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0OFFERING <\/b>ENVELOPES\u00a0 <\/b>The 2017 offering envelopes are on the information table in the narthex.\u00a0 Please remember to discard your 2016 envelopes and use only the 2017 envelopes beginning today<\/b>. 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\u00a0FLOWER CHART, 2017\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\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 QUARTERLIES <\/b>\u00a0The new Quarterlies are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.\u00a0 Ladies, remember to pick one up!<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS<\/b>\u00a0 GSLC is down to just a few people\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 contact Jan Garoutte, (417)782-0769.<\/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, comfort, and peace.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0ASSISTIVE LISTENING\u00a0 <\/b>If you are having a hard time hearing the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS <\/b>are available in the nurse\u2019s office after\u00a0\u00a0 the service.\u00a0 You will be given a small form that can be carried in your wallet which will include medical information and a log of your blood pressure readings.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0Linda D., back at home and on hospice; Stella Q., at Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave, Joplin, MO 64804), struggling with her loss of memory; Kes & Betty K., dealing with various health & mobility issues; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Mary C., Sara P., undergoing treatment for cancer. \u2020\u00a0OPEN HOUSE\u00a0 Linda… Read More »Announcements — January 1, 2017<\/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-1692","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\/1692","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=1692"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1693,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1692\/revisions\/1693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1692"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u2020\u00a0OPEN HOUSE<\/b>\u00a0 Linda D. is at home on hospice.\u00a0 She would really like to see her church family so an open house is planned for today from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at her home.\u00a0<\/del> Open house cancelled<\/p>\n