{"id":652,"date":"2011-07-24T07:08:13","date_gmt":"2011-07-24T13:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gslc-carthage.dreamhosters.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2011-07-24T07:08:13","modified_gmt":"2011-07-24T13:08:13","slug":"announcements-july-24-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/?p=652","title":{"rendered":"Announcements — July 24, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

REMEMBER IN PRAYER<\/strong>\u00a0 Don H., recovering from surgery Freeman Hospital; Bonnie L., at Maple Tree Terrace;\u00a0 Sharon R., recovering at home<\/p>\n

VBS STARTS TODAY: HERO HEADQUARTERS<\/strong>\u00a0 Kids, don\u2019t miss the exciting, challenging, super-fun VBS program starting this evening and going through Thursday.\u00a0 We will start each session with a light lunch at 5:30 pm, and end at 8:00 p.m.\u00a0 You will get to know Bible heroes and find out how you can be a hero for God, too.\u00a0 Of course, there will also be crafts and games to enjoy.\u00a0 See you this evening at HERO HEADQUARTERS!<\/p>\n

HOUSING CONTINUED<\/strong>\u00a0 We continue to provide a place for volunteers to sleep while they are helping with the tornado relief in Joplin.\u00a0 Please make them feel welcome and also tell them \u201cthank you\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n

NARTHEX FURNITURE<\/strong>\u00a0 Would you like to help with the purchase of some seating for the narthex?\u00a0 Tentative plans are to have a sofa, loveseat, ottoman and side chairs.\u00a0 The LWML has a committee that is checking to find the best product for the best price.\u00a0 If you would like to help with this project, please make note that you want your donation to go towards narthex furniture.\u00a0<\/p>\n

THE JULY VOTERS\u2019 MEETING<\/strong> has been scheduled for Sunday, July 31, beginning at 7:00 pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CONSTITUTION CHANGE<\/strong>\u00a0 The church council has proposed the following changes to our constitution:
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Article VI, section C
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Church Council shall annually prepare a list of at least six Special Projects, for\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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the convenience of members wishing to make designated contributions and memorials.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The list shall be presented to the voters, preferably in the January meeting of the Voters\u2019 Assembly, for their approval.\u00a0 Items may be added to or removed from the Special\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Projects list by the Voters\u2019 Assembly at any regular meeting.\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Article VII, section D, 3
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Donors of honorary gifts and undesignated memorials will be encouraged to
\n\u00a0designate their contribution to one of the Special Projects (see Article VI, section C),
\n\u00a0to another suitable charitable purpose, or to support the ongoing mission of the church.\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Financial Secretary shall make a formal record of the memorial or honorary gift,
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 and shall extend all efforts to ascertain the donor\u2019s intentions for allocation.\u00a0 If no des-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ignation is made within 60 days, the Financial Secretary shall classify the contribution\u00a0\u00a0
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 as undesignated and assign it to the general operating funds of the congregation.<\/p>\n

THRIVENT MATCHING FUNDS<\/strong>\u00a0 If you would like to donate money for tornado relief to either Immanuel or Peace Lutheran in Joplin, Thrivent will match $1.00 for each $3.00 raised.\u00a0 You can give your donation through Good Shepherd, and we will see that it goes where you have designated it.\u00a0<\/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

TAPES OF THE SERVICE<\/strong>\u00a0 Audio tapes 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 Tapes of the previous Sunday are also available.<\/p>\n

PRAYER BEARS<\/strong> are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out (notebook in narthex) and given to anyone that needs God\u2019s love, comfort, and peace.\u00a0 We have had reports and words of thanks from folks being blessed by this outreach ministry.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS<\/strong> are available in the narthex after each 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

REMEMBER IN PRAYER\u00a0 Don H., recovering from surgery Freeman Hospital; Bonnie L., at Maple Tree Terrace;\u00a0 Sharon R., recovering at home VBS STARTS TODAY: HERO HEADQUARTERS\u00a0 Kids, don\u2019t miss the exciting, challenging, super-fun VBS program starting this evening and going through Thursday.\u00a0 We will start each session with a light lunch at 5:30 pm, and… Read More »Announcements — July 24, 2011<\/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-652","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\/652","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=652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":654,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652\/revisions\/654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}