\u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS<\/b> \u00a0<\/b>Sandy L.<\/i><\/b>, hospitalized for chest pains and shortness of breath; Lee 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>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0BACK TO TWO SERVICES\u00a0 <\/b>As of today we are back 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 alternate between the two services starting with Holy Communion in the 8:15 am \u00a0service today .<\/p>\n
\u2020\u00a0BRUNCH WITH MEGAN & ELIAS\u00a0 <\/b>This Saturday, Sept. 16, at 10:00 am, there will be a Brunch for Megan & Elias Mehl in the Fellowship Hall at the church.\u00a0 The brunch is being hosted by LWML<\/a> and all ladies of the congregation are invited to come and enjoy some food and \u201cvisiting time\u201d with Megan & Elias.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a0NEW MARTIN LUTHER MOVIE\u00a0 <\/b>The movie, Martin Luther: The Idea\u00a0 That Changed The World<\/b>, 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 35 tickets have been reserved.<\/b>\u00a0 The tickets are $9 for all audience members.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\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 next 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\u00a0REFORMATION CELEBRATION<\/b>\u00a0 Immanuel Lutheran Church in Joplin is hosting an afternoon of fellowship and fun to celebrate the 500th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary of the Reformation.\u00a0 It will be a family-oriented afternoon with activities for everyone.\u00a0 The event will be Saturday, October 7th from 3-7.\u00a0 Events include bounce houses and games for the children. There will\u00a0be a Martin and Kate Luther\u00a0Look-a-like Contest.\u00a0 They will host a wiener dog race and runway show with prizes given. \u00a0Later in the evening, there\u00a0will be a Gospel band for a sing-a-long.\u00a0 They are catering an authentic German meal.\u00a0 There will also be a cash bar available in a separate tent.\u00a0 The games are free.\u00a0 There will be a charge for the meal and drinks.\u00a0 Please come for a day of fellowship and fun.\u00a0\u00a0 Please contact Betty Lingenfelter of Immanuel Lutheran Church at 417-622-3118 with any questions.<\/p>\n \u2020\u00a050TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION\u00a0 <\/b>Don & Carol L. were married on Oct. 20, 1967.\u00a0 Family and friends will celebrate this milestone on Sunday, Oct. 1, from 1:30 – 3:00 pm at Good Shepherd.\u00a0 They would like to extend an invitation to the congregation.\u00a0 Please RSVP to Elizabeth Rogers at 417-592-0143 or elizabetharogers1@gmail.com. No gifts, just good wishes please.<\/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 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 Perkins, 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 \u00a0information 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\u00a0\u00a0 involved.\u00a0 To give online, visit lcms.org\/harvey.\u00a0 Text \u201cLCMSHARVEY\u201d to 41444 to give 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\u00a0PORTALS OF PRAYER\u00a0 <\/b>The new Portals of Prayer for the Fall are on the table by the nursery in the narthex.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u2020\u00a0IN OUR PRAYERS \u00a0Sandy L., hospitalized for chest pains and shortness of breath; Lee 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;… Read More »Announcements — September 10, 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-1884","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\/1884","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=1884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1885,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1884\/revisions\/1885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}