\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0The Q. Family<\/i><\/b>, at the death of Stella Q., Nan B.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing rehab for her shoulder surgery at St. Lukes;\u00a0Ruth 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; 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\u00a0THE QUARTERLY VOTERS\u2019 MEETING <\/b>is scheduled for tonight at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL<\/b>\u00a0 Thanks to everyone<\/b> who helped make this year\u2019s VBS possible!\u00a0 It takes a lot of help to put such a special event together and we really appreciate all the hard work.\u00a0 A big thank you to Nicole B., Diana B., and Earl K. for all the time put in organizing, decorating, and much more!\u00a0 What a wonderful and enjoyable week it was learning that through JESUS, the victory is won.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0VBS PICTURES\u00a0 <\/b>Make sure to take a look at all the fun pictures from this year\u2019s VBS that are hung on the bulletin board in the narthex.\u00a0 If you see any you would like to have, please feel free to take them with you after the service.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0A HUGE THANK YOU <\/b>for all the food donations, money, kitchen help and volunteer servers that helped make VBS suppers a success.\u00a0 Without everyone\u2019s generous support it would not have been possible to feed all in attendance! ~ Rosann C.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0SINGLE SENIOR LADIES\u00a0 <\/b>A group of single, senior ladies <\/i>has formed at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.\u00a0 Come join them for some fellowship, fun and snacks today 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.\u00a0 Bring a snack to share.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0OFFERINGS FROM VBS & SUNDAY SCHOOL\u00a0 <\/b>The offering from VBS, which will be combined with the summer quarter Sunday School offering, will be going to an organization called Sharing God\u2019s Mighty Word.\u00a0 This organization sends free Bibles, Bible story books, and teaching materials to individuals and organizations who are struggling to connect people with the Gospel.\u00a0 During VBS we also collected Bible\u00a0 story books to donate locally to the Carthage Family Literacy Council to put in their Little Free Library locations.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0NEW MARTIN LUTHER MOVIE\u00a0 <\/b>A Joplin screening has been booked for the new Luther movie which – as you may be aware – was produced in commemoration of the 500th<\/sup> anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation.\u00a0 (More information about this movie is accessible at LCMS.org<\/a>.) This\u00a0\u00a0 movie, Martin Luther: The Idea That Changed The World, is scheduled\u00a0\u00a0 to be shown at the Joplin Northstar Stadium 14 theater on Thursday, September 28, 2017 at 7:30 pm.\u00a0 A minimum of 100 reservations will need to be made by September 20th<\/sup> in order for the screening to take place.\u00a0 The tickets are $9 for all audience members.\u00a0 This screening is being cohosted by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Carthage and Immanuel Lutheran Church, Joplin.\u00a0 Here is a shortcut to the website that was set up to provide moviegoers with information about the movie and a mechanism to reserve tickets specifically for the Joplin screening:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/joplin.newluthermovie.com\/<\/a>.<\/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.\u00a0 If you would like a copy see Rick C. or check with the church office.\u00a0 Copies of Pastor Mehl\u2019s sermon are available on the table by the nursery in the narthex.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0LWML <\/b>will meet this Tuesday, August 1, at 6:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall, for their regular monthly meeting.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0NURSERY\/CRY ROOM\u00a0 <\/b>Should your child become distressed or distract others 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\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 ASSISTIVE 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0The Q. Family, at the death of Stella Q., Nan B., undergoing rehab for her shoulder surgery at St. Lukes;\u00a0Ruth B., recovering from surgery; Megan M., at home, off bed rest; Jack H., back at home, undergoing rehab; Jody G., on hospice; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Sara P., undergoing treatment for… 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-1807","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\/1807","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=1807"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1808,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1807\/revisions\/1808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}