{"id":380,"date":"2010-07-11T08:43:46","date_gmt":"2010-07-11T14:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gslc-carthage.dreamhosters.com\/?p=380"},"modified":"2010-07-11T08:43:46","modified_gmt":"2010-07-11T14:43:46","slug":"announcements-july-11-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/?p=380","title":{"rendered":"Announcements &#8212; July 11, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>REMEMBER IN PRAYER<\/strong>\u00a0 Edna C., recovering at home; Esther M., recovering from back surgery; Bernice R., recovering from surgery; Jeanann G., Ann L., &amp; Chuck P., undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>VBS PRE-REGISTRATION\u2014SETTING SAIL FOR THE HIGH SEAS<\/strong>\u00a0 There are registration sheets on the VBS table to pre-register your child\/children.\u00a0 You can also pre-register this evening in the Fellowship Hall from 6:30-8:30 pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS NEEDED<\/strong>\u00a0 Volunteers are needed to help with VBS.\u00a0 We are still in need of donated items for the meals, etc.\u00a0 See the sign up sheets in the narthex.\u00a0 There is also a container if you would like to give a monetary donation to help defray the cost of supplies and t-shirts.\u00a0 Any questions?\u00a0 Please contact Nicole B.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>LCMS NATIONAL CONVENTION<\/strong>\u00a0 Michael G. is the lay delegate from our circuit and is attending the LCMS National Convention in Houston, TX, through July 17.\u00a0 The convention is several days longer this year to have time to debate the proposed changes to the structure of the Synod.\u00a0 Regular business includes the election of all the Synodical officers.\u00a0 There are a lot of important issues to be decided, so please keep Michael and the Convention in your prayers this week.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NATIONAL YOUTH GATHERING<\/strong>\u00a0 Eight of our youth members will be leaving for the National Youth Gathering in New Orleans this Friday.\u00a0 They are Julie W., Michaela D., Kyle D., Libby S., Britney G., Dylan M., Luke P. and Christian H.\u00a0 Justin M. and Cheryl M. are going as adult counselors.\u00a0 May God bless their travel and time at the Gathering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EXPERIENCE NATIONAL GATHERING<\/strong>\u00a0 Do you want to experience a part of their trip?\u00a0 You can!\u00a0 The Mass Events and worship services will be streamed live during the Gathering.\u00a0 You will be able to find the live stream on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lcms.org\/\">www.lcms.org<\/a>.\u00a0 The Mass Events are on July 17-20 at 8:00 pm. nightly and on July 21 at 9:00 am.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>CROSSLINES\u2019 CUPBOARDS ARE BARE<\/strong>\u00a0 Crosslines of Carthage is in need of non-perishable food items.\u00a0 They have not received the usual donations and groceries on the shelves are really running short.\u00a0 We have designated the first Sunday of each month as Crosslines Canned Goods Sunday, but we are asking you to bring whatever you can each week in order to help restock the shelves.\u00a0 There is a container in the narthex and a shopping basket in the entry downstairs for you to place your donations.\u00a0 Thank you!<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE CHURCH COUNCIL<\/strong> will meet this evening at 7:00 pm.\u00a0 All officers of the church are asked to attend this meeting to plan the agenda for the Voters\u2019 meeting on July 25.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NURSERY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED<\/strong>\u00a0 We are in need of volunteers to help in the nursery during the late service while Walli is in New Jersey taking care of her dad.\u00a0 Please pick a Sunday and write your name on the sign up sheet in the narthex.\u00a0 Thank you for your willingness to help.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PASTOR\u2019S CLASS<\/strong>\u00a0 Pastor is planning to have an information class for anyone who is interested in joining Good Shepherd, just wants to know more about the Lutheran church, or would like to refresh your own understanding of things Lutheran, on Sunday afternoon, July 18.\u00a0 The class will start at 1:00 pm and go all afternoon.\u00a0 If you are interested in attending, please let Pastor know.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE ELDERS\u2019 MEETING<\/strong> has been changed to Thursday, July 22, at 7:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRAYER BEARS<\/strong> are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out and given to anyone that needs God\u2019s love, comfort, and peace.\u00a0 Each bear is numbered on the back of the tag.\u00a0 That is the number to record in the notebook in the narthex, along with your name, the name of the recipient, and reason.\u00a0 The recipient may keep the bear as long as needed, or it may be returned to GSLC to be given to someone else needing extra love from God and extra prayers from us.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECIPE FOR LIFE\u2014WOMEN\u2019S RETREAT, SEPT. 24-26<\/strong>\u00a0 Plans are underway for the women\u2019s retreat at Eureka Springs, AR.\u00a0 We need an early count of attendees in order to reserve rooms.\u00a0 (It\u2019s a really busy time there that time of year.)\u00a0 The cost will be around $100.00, which includes a two night stay, two full breakfasts, trolley tickets, plus your ticket to the Passion Play.\u00a0 We will need a $20.00 deposit from everyone wanting to attend to reserve the rooms.\u00a0 Please let us know by August 1, if you plan to attend.\u00a0 Scholarships will be available.\u00a0 The sign up sheet is in the narthex.\u00a0 Any questions, please contact Lora S., Nicole B., Mary P. or Melody S.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nursery\/Cry Room<\/strong>\u00a0 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<p><strong>Tapes and CD\u2019s of the Service<\/strong>\u00a0 Audio tapes and CDs of the service are available after the 8:15 am service each Sunday.\u00a0 They are located in the glassed-door cabinet in the narthex.\u00a0 The previous Sunday\u2019s are also available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>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<p><strong>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 control the volume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>REMEMBER IN PRAYER\u00a0 Edna C., recovering at home; Esther M., recovering from back surgery; Bernice R., recovering from surgery; Jeanann G., Ann L., &amp; Chuck P., undergoing treatment. VBS PRE-REGISTRATION\u2014SETTING SAIL FOR THE HIGH SEAS\u00a0 There are registration sheets on the VBS table to pre-register your child\/children.\u00a0 You can also pre-register this evening in the&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/?p=380\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Announcements &#8212; July 11, 2010<\/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-380","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\/380","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=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":381,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/380\/revisions\/381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}