\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0Lee Ann C.<\/i><\/b>, at National Health Center in Joplin after a fall; Nan B.<\/i><\/b>, undergoing rehab at home for her shoulder; Jack H.<\/i><\/b>, 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\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY <\/b>Thanks to everyone who helped make our Sunday School Rally Day a success.\u00a0 It was great to see all the kids enjoying spending time with their friends and learning of God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0BACK TO TWO SERVICES\u00a0 <\/b>Next Sunday, September 10, we will return to our regular two services.\u00a0 Worship services will be at 8:15 and 10:45 am with Sunday School and Adult Bible Class at 9:30 am.\u00a0 Holy Communion will be celebrated in the 8:15 am service.<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0NEW MARTIN LUTHER MOVIE\u00a0 <\/b>The movie, Martin Luther: The Idea\u00a0 That Changed The World, is scheduled 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 At this point only 28 tickets have been reserved<\/b>.\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: http:\/\/joplin.newluthermovie.com\/<\/a>.\u00a0 If you are interested in seeing this movie, please go ahead and make your reservations soon so that we will be able to take advantage of this opportunity.\u00a0 The card used to reserve your tickets will not be charged if the 100 ticket reservation minimum is not met.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0JR CONFIRMATION\u00a0 <\/b>Jr. Confirmation instruction will start in September.\u00a0 Jr. Confirmands and their parents are asked to attend an organizational meeting on Sunday, September 17, during the Sunday School hour in the Conference room.\u00a0 Luther\u2019s Small Catechism with Explanation will be provided to each new Confirmand, but each student will need to bring their own Bible to class.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0GSLC FRIENDS <\/b>is a small home Bible study group that meets once a week.\u00a0 Our membership is diverse and you are welcome to join us.\u00a0 We are currently\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 studying \u201cThe Lutheran Difference\u201d, a guide to how the Lutheran Church views a variety of subjects in today\u2019s world. \u00a0 We meet Monday night at the home of Karen P., gathering around 6:30 pm for a light dinner and\/or snacks.\u00a0 We begin our study around 7:00 pm. Call Karen, or Gretchen O., for more information or on Messenger at GSLC Friends.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0HURRICANE RELIEF\u00a0 <\/b>The LCMS is standing with the Texas District to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey and flooding.\u00a0 Please pray for all involved.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To give online, visit lcms.org\/harvey.\u00a0 Text \u201cLCMSHARVEY\u201d to 41444 to give\u00a0 by text.\u00a0 Call the LCMS toll-free gift line between 8:00 am & 4:10 pm Central time at 888-930-4438.\u00a0 By mail, make checks payable to \u201cLCMS.\u201d\u00a0 On the memo line, write \u201cDisaster Response\/Relief,\u201d and mail to the LCMS, P.O. Box 66861, St. Louis, MO, 63166-6861.\u00a0 Gifts also can be designated specifically for Hurricane Harvey and\/or affected areas by stipulating in the memo line.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0FLOWER CHART\u00a0 <\/b>There are several empty Sundays coming up on the flower chart.\u00a0 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.<\/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 \u00a0Lee Ann C., at National Health Center in Joplin after a fall; Nan B., undergoing rehab at home for her shoulder; Jack H., at home, undergoing rehab; Jody G., on hospice; Kathy P., suffering health issues; Sara P., undergoing treatment for cancer; Stephen Ministry and their care receivers. \u2020\u00a0SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY DAY… Read More »Announcements — September 3, 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-1820","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\/1820","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=1820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1821,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1820\/revisions\/1821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}