{"id":236,"date":"2009-12-20T09:24:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-20T15:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gslc-carthage.dreamhosters.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2009-12-20T09:24:34","modified_gmt":"2009-12-20T15:24:34","slug":"announcements-december-20-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/?p=236","title":{"rendered":"Announcements — December 20, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

REMEMBER IN PRAYER:<\/strong>\u00a0 Don H., recovering from knee surgery;\u00a0 Don L. & family, at the death of his mother;\u00a0 Heather\u00a0U. and Jeanann G., undergoing treatment for cancer;\u00a0 Marty J., with cancer;\u00a0 Ann L. and Chuck P., undergoing treatment;\u00a0 Bill S., serving in the military in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

CHILDREN\u2019S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM<\/strong>\u00a0 Today, during the 10:45 service, the Sunday School children will recount the beautiful story of the birth of the Christ Child with their program, The Christmas Story.<\/p>\n

CHRISTMAS TREAT<\/strong>\u00a0 After the program this morning, there will be a bag of \u201cgoodies\u201d for the children as they leave the sanctuary.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

SPECIAL DECEMBER SERVICES<\/strong>
\n\u00a0\u00a0Christmas Eve Communion Candlelight Service is Thursday, Dec. 24th, at \u00a0\u00a0\u00a07:00 pm.
\n\u00a0\u00a0Christmas Day Communion Service is Friday at 10:45 am.
\n\u00a0\u00a0New Year\u2019s Eve Communion Service, Dec. 31st, at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n

WEDNESDAY EVENING SCHEDULE<\/strong>\u00a0 There will be no Wednesday classes or practices for the next two weeks.\u00a0 The Wednesday evening schedule will resume on Wednesday, January 6th, with band practice at 5:30 pm and Jr. Confirmation, Youth Group, and Men\u2019s Ensemble at 6:30 pm.\u00a0 The LWML<\/a> will be meeting Jan.6th at 6:30 pm, and the Women\u2019s Class will resume its classes on Jan. 13th at 6:30 pm.<\/p>\n

BIRTHDAY CARD SHOWER<\/strong>\u00a0 Dorothy F., the eldest member of our congregation, will be having a birthday December 21st.\u00a0 How about showering her with cards!<\/p>\n

LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES OUTREACH BOOKLETS<\/strong>\u00a0 Please check out the new assortment of Lutheran Hour Booklets located in the narthex.\u00a0 There is a variety of topics for personal use or to give out to family, friends, and co-workers, that points us all to Christ and his endless love, no matter what the situation my be.\u00a0 A booklet entitled, How to Share Christ Confidently, is also available.\u00a0 Let Your Light Shine, and Reach Out!<\/p>\n

PEW TRANSFER HELP NEEDED<\/strong>\u00a0 Volunteers are needed to travel to Pleasant Hill, MO on Friday, January 8th-9th to dismantle and load our church pews onto a semi-trailer to be transported to Carthage and then unloaded on the 9th.\u00a0 Please contact John N.,\u00a0if you are willing to assist with this.\u00a0 The more the merrier.\u00a0 If you\u2019d like to help, but can\u2019t make the trip on Friday, helpers will also be needed to move & store the existing pews, if they haven\u2019t sold, and assist with re-assembling the new pews.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

BLANKET\/QUILT DRIVE<\/strong>\u00a0 Now is a good time to clean out your closets and find a good use for those blankets, quilts, comforters, etc., that no longer see much use.\u00a0 We need them for padding to protect the new pews during loading and transit.\u00a0 We will need at least 100.\u00a0 If you would rather make a loan to us, be sure to label your items with duct tape.\u00a0 All donated blankets, etc. will be re-donated to the Carthage Crisis Center to give to those in need.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

FLOWER CHART, 2010<\/strong>\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 found on the wall in the hall between the restrooms.\u00a0 Simply write your name, phone number, and occasion with the pen provided.<\/p>\n

JOY COMES IN PAIRS<\/strong>\u00a0 In light of the necessities of life, walking barefoot may seem minor, but for millions of children around the world their bare feet are subjected to infections that can lead to crippling consequences, disease and even death.\u00a0 The Sunday School offerings, now through the end of the year, will go to help purchase and send pairs of clog type, all-terrain shoes to children in need worldwide.\u00a0 This project is a division of Life Outreach International<\/a>.<\/p>\n

BLOOD PRESSURE<\/strong>\u00a0 The opportunity to have your blood pressure taken and recorded after each service is available in the nurse\u2019s office located off the narthex.\u00a0 You will be given a card to carry with you to record your readings.<\/p>\n

ASSISTIVE LISTENING<\/strong>\u00a0 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

THE LUTHERAN WITNESS<\/strong>\u00a0 If you would like to subscribe to, or renew a subscription to, The Lutheran Witness, please use the sign-up sheet on the table\u00a0 in the narthex.\u00a0 The annual cost is $15.00.\u00a0 Please designate\u00a0 \u201cLutheran Witness\u201d if placing your payment in the offering plate.\u00a0 The 2010 subscription year begins in April.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

REMEMBER IN PRAYER:\u00a0 Don H., recovering from knee surgery;\u00a0 Don L. & family, at the death of his mother;\u00a0 Heather\u00a0U. and Jeanann G., undergoing treatment for cancer;\u00a0 Marty J., with cancer;\u00a0 Ann L. and Chuck P., undergoing treatment;\u00a0 Bill S., serving in the military in Afghanistan. CHILDREN\u2019S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM\u00a0 Today, during the 10:45 service, the… Read More »Announcements — December 20, 2009<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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-236","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\/236","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":238,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions\/238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}