\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0The R. family, <\/i><\/b>at the death of Fred; Kes K.<\/i><\/b>,\u00a0 <\/i>recovering at St. Luke\u2019s from hip surgery; Barbara S., <\/i><\/b>recovering from shoulder surgery; Stella Q.<\/i><\/b>, at Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave,\u00a0\u00a0 Joplin, MO 64804), struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Mary C.<\/i><\/b>, Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0FUNERAL<\/b>\u00a0 The funeral service for Fred Ramm will be held tomorrow at 11:00 am at Good Shepherd.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0CALL ACCEPTED\u00a0 <\/b>The Call Committee received word from Reverend Silas Mehl that he will\u00a0be accepting the call to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.\u00a0 Tentatively, he is looking towards some time in February for his installation.\u00a0 Please continue to\u00a0keep Pastor Mehl, Pastor Mackie, Good Shepherd,\u00a0and Pastor Mehl’s South Dakota congregations\u00a0in your prayers\u00a0as we move through this process.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0GOODBYE PASTOR MACKIE\u00a0 <\/b>There will be a potluck dinner on Sunday, January 29, after the 10:45 am service.\u00a0 Everyone, please join us and bring your favorite dish or two.\u00a0 The fellowship committee will provide fried chicken but other main dishes would be appreciated too.\u00a0 If you have any questions, you can contact Dave or Lora W.<\/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\u00a0 and would like to participate please fill one out and return it to the church office today.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0HEAD START ON \u201cSOUPER\u201d BOWL SUNDAY\u00a0 <\/b>Through the month of January we are asking for canned soup, dried beans and rice to help fill\u00a0 the shelves at Crosslines of Carthage.\u00a0 Bring your donations and place them in the round container in the narthex or the shopping cart in the\u00a0 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 STATEMENTS\u00a0 <\/b>The 2016 offering statements are on the round table in the narthex.\u00a0 If you need your statement mailed, please contact the church office, 358-1325.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0LUTHERAN WITNESS SUBSCRIPTIONS\u00a0 <\/b>It\u2019s about your faith, your church, your world.\u00a0 Subscription cost is $15.96.\u00a0 A sign up sheet is on the round table in the narthex and you can pay by simply writing a check to Good Shepherd and putting Lutheran Witness <\/i>in the memo line.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OFFERING <\/b>ENVELOPES\u00a0 <\/b>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<\/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\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,\u00a0 comfort, and peace.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0ASSISTIVE LISTENING\u00a0 <\/b>If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.\u00a0 They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.<\/p>\n
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\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0The R. family, at the death of Fred; Kes K.,\u00a0 recovering at St. Luke\u2019s from hip surgery; Barbara S., recovering from shoulder surgery; Stella Q., at Silver Creek, (3321 Texas Ave,\u00a0\u00a0 Joplin, MO 64804), struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Mary C., Sara P., undergoing treatment for… Read More »Announcements — January 15, 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-1697","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\/1697","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=1697"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1698,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1697\/revisions\/1698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}