\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Nan B.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from shoulder surgery at Mercy Joplin; Ruth B.<\/i><\/b>, recovering from surgery; Megan M.<\/i><\/b>, at home, off bed rest; Jack H.<\/i><\/b>, back at home, undergoing rehab; Jody G.<\/i><\/b>, on hospice; Stella Quade, <\/i><\/b>at St. Luke\u2019s, on hospice; 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\u00a0RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS\u00a0 <\/b>This morning, during the service, Good Shepherd will be receiving new members:\u00a0 Kelby, Petra, Kellen & Grayden M.; Alex & Hannah R.; and Bill W. So thankful to have them as a part of our church family.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0VBS REGISTRATION\u00a0 <\/b>Vacation Bible School will be held July 23 – 27, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm, with a light dinner at 5:30 pm each evening.\u00a0 There are registration forms in the narthex.\u00a0 Please, make sure to fill out a registration form if you are participating or helping and include your t-shirt size so Nicole can order the shirts.\u00a0 You can use one sheet for\u00a0 multiple members in a family if you want, but be sure to include all their shirt sizes.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0VBS KICK-OFF PARTY\u00a0 <\/b>Come out to the Carthage Municipal Park today for this year\u2019s VBS kick-off!\u00a0 The fun will start at 4:00 pm with rides at Kiddie Land.\u00a0 There will be a picnic at 5:00 pm.\u00a0 Pulled pork sandwiches 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\u00a0DID YOU KNOW <\/b>that audio recordings of the service are made most Sundays for the sick or the shut-ins?\u00a0 Disks containing the Sunday service are available, if you would like a copy see an Elder or check with the church office.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SINGLE SENIOR LADIES\u00a0 <\/b>A group of single, senior ladies <\/i>has formed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.\u00a0 They are meeting the last Sunday of each month.\u00a0 Come join them for some fellowship, fun and snacks on Sunday, July 30, from 1:00 – 4:00 pm at Ruby S.\u2019s home in Carthage.\u00a0 If you have any questions or need directions, please contact Ann L. or Ruby S. (Contact church office for more information)<\/em> Bring a snack to share.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0THE QUARTERLY VOTERS\u2019 MEETING <\/b>is scheduled for Sunday, July 30, at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0HELP PLEASE\u00a0 <\/b>GSLC collects food items for Crosslines in Carthage monthly. There is a large collection can upstairs and a shopping cart downstairs in which people place their items for donation.\u00a0 Until now, Nan Borg has been the one taking care of getting these items delivered to Crosslines.\u00a0 During this time while she is struggling with her shoulder injury, it would be great if others would step in to help with this.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crosslines address is 600 East 6th Street in Carthage and they are open Tuesday – Thursday from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LWML\u00a0 <\/b>For the month of July the LWML will be taking a little break.\u00a0 There will not be a meeting or event for LWML until August 1, which will be their regular monthly meeting in the church Fellowship Hall.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LWML QUARTERLIES\u00a0 <\/b>The LWML Summer Quarterlies are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0PORTALS OF PRAYER\u00a0 <\/b>The new Portals of Prayer for the Summer are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.<\/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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the narthex for your use.\u00a0 Please ask one of the ushers if you need directions.<\/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 difficulty 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 \u00a0Nan B., recovering from shoulder surgery at Mercy Joplin; Ruth B., recovering from surgery; Megan M., at home, off bed rest; Jack H., back at home, undergoing rehab; Jody G., on hospice; Stella Quade, at St. Luke\u2019s, on hospice; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Sara P., undergoing treatment for cancer; Stephen Ministry… Read More »Announcements — July 16, 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-1800","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\/1800","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=1800"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1801,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1800\/revisions\/1801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}