\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Megan M.<\/i><\/b>, experiencing some complications with her pregnancy; Jan G.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from knee surgery; Jody G.<\/i><\/b>, placed on hospice; Andrew S.<\/i><\/b>, continuing to struggle with weakness from his previous illness; Jack H.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing rehab at St Luke\u2019s Nursing Center; Stella Q.<\/i><\/b>, struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P.<\/i><\/b>, suffering health issues; Sara P.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing treatment for cancer; Stephen Ministry and their care receivers.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0JR CONFIRMATION CLASS <\/b>will not meet today.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SCRIPTURE STUDY<\/b>\u00a0 The Wednesday morning Scripture Study Group\u00a0 will<\/i><\/b> meet<\/i><\/b> this Wednesday, May 10.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0TUESDAY BIBLE CLASS <\/b>will not meet <\/i><\/b>this Tuesday morning.\u00a0 The class will resume on Tuesday, May 16.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OVER 70\u2019s DINNER\u00a0 <\/b>The Groovy Over 70’s Dinner is set for Wednesday, May 31, at 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall!\u00a0 Break out your best disco moves and join the youth group for a trip back in time to the 1970’s for dinner, dessert and entertainment.\u00a0 Be on the lookout for an invitation in the mail & RSVP to Libby S. by Sunday, May 21. (Contact the church office for contact information)<\/em><\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LWML<\/a> SPRING RALLY\u00a0 <\/b>The LWML Rally of the Southwest Zone, which was postponed due to flooding in Neosho, will be held Sunday, May 21, at 3:00 pm at First Lutheran in Neosho.\u00a0 All other plans for the Rally are the same with the ingathering going to Teen Challenge.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0TUESDAY MORNING MEN\u2019S BIBLE STUDY\u00a0 <\/b>A new Tuesday morning men\u2019s Bible study is beginning in May.\u00a0 The group will be studying\u00a0 \u201cGod\u2019s Word for Today: 2 Peter & Jude\u201d.\u00a0 They will meet for the first time on Tuesday, May 9, at 6:30 am, at Panera in Joplin.\u00a0 If you have any questions you can contact Greg G. or the church office, (417)358-1325.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0DEAR CHURCH FAMILY\u00a0 <\/b>A heart-felt thank you for all the thoughts and prayers of each of you for my recovery following knee surgery. My healing is progressing well.\u00a0 I am so grateful for your support. ~ Jan G.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0NURSERY\/CRY ROOM\u00a0 <\/b>Should your child become distressed or distract \u00a0others 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 \u2020\u00a0VBS HELPERS\u00a0 <\/b>Are you interested in helping with this year\u2019s vacation bible school?\u00a0 The theme this year is \u201cA Mighty Fortress \u2013 In Jesus, the Victory is won!\u201d\u00a0 The dates will be July 23 – July 27.\u00a0 We are in need of group leaders, group helpers, station assistants, etc.\u00a0 If you would like to help out this year, please let Nicole B. or Cindy E. know or you can contact the church office, 358-1325.\u00a0 Please consider helping out with this worthwhile event that helps our children learn about Jesus\u2019 love for us.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL OFFERINGS\u00a0 <\/b>The Sunday School & Adult Bible Class offerings for the Spring quarter are going to LCMS World Relief & Human Care to help with the relief efforts after the recent tornados in New Orleans.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS <\/b>are available in the nurse\u2019s office after 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 \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 service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers.\u00a0 They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0Megan M., experiencing some complications with her pregnancy; Jan G., recovering from knee surgery; Jody G., placed on hospice; Andrew S., continuing to struggle with weakness from his previous illness; Jack H., undergoing rehab at St Luke\u2019s Nursing Center; Stella Q., struggling with her loss of memory; Kathy P., suffering health issues;… Read More »<\/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-1773","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\/1773","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=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1774,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/1774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}