{"id":967,"date":"2013-01-20T11:33:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-20T17:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gslc-carthage.dreamhosters.com\/?p=967"},"modified":"2013-01-20T11:33:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-20T17:33:32","slug":"announcements-january-20-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/?p=967","title":{"rendered":"Announcements — January 20, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

IN OUR PRAYERS<\/strong> Cheryl C. and Don H., undergoing treatment for cancer. Bonnie
\nL. at Maple Tree Terrace; David C., Jeremy M., June R. at St. Luke\u2019s,
\nCarthage; Archie & Renee B., Mary F., Esther M., homebound.<\/p>\n

THIS WEEK\u2019S DAILY READINGS:<\/strong>
\n1\/20\u2014Exodus 7-10 1\/23\u2014Exodus 13-15 1\/26\u2014Exodus 21-24
\n1\/21\u2014Various 1\/24\u2014Exodus 16-18
\n1\/22\u2014Exodus 11-12 1\/25\u2014Exodus 19-20<\/p>\n

YOUTH GROUP<\/strong> will meet this evening at 6:30.<\/p>\n

VOTERS\u2019 MEETING<\/strong> this evening at 7:00. Along with other business, the 2012 year end reports will be given. Please plan to attend.<\/p>\n

ELDERS\u2019 MEETING<\/strong> tomorrow evening at 7:00.<\/p>\n

IMPORTANT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING<\/strong> Today, after the late service, there will be an
\nimportant education meeting. Please prayerfully consider helping with this special ministry of
\nour church. More help is always needed. Lunch will be served.<\/p>\n

LUTHERAN MALARIA INITIATIVE LCMS<\/strong> is helping to diminish the deaths of children by Malaria in Africa through the Lutheran Malaria Initiative. One of the best ways to do this is providing nets to protect the children from mosquito bites. As little as $10 buys a net. You can join in this initiative by putting your donation in the offering plate and marking it Malaria Initiative. Together we will save many lives.<\/p>\n

HEAD START ON SOUPER BOWL SUNDAY<\/strong> Through the month of January we are asking for canned soup, dried beans and rice to help fill the shelves at Crosslines of Carthage. Bring your donations\u00a0and place them in the round container in the narthex or the shopping cart in the entry
\ndownstairs. We donated over 300 items last year, can we top that? Everyone wins when we team
\nup to help! Last count, 100.<\/p>\n

NEW BIBLE STUDY<\/strong> Marriage by God\u2019s Design is a new Bible Study being offered in the Conference
\nRoom on Sunday morning at 9:30. With the use of videos, group discussion and timely topics it
\nlooks at marriage as God designed in the Bible. You are most welcome to join this new group
\nstudy.<\/p>\n

WINTER WONDERLAND, 70 & Over Dinner<\/strong>, sponsored by the youth group is next Sunday, January 27, at 5:00 pm. It\u2019s food and entertainment for the folks and their spouses in our congregation who are 70 years old and older.<\/p>\n

SOFTBALL SIGNUPS<\/strong> Anyone interested in playing softball, men\u2019s league or co-ed, please use the
\nsign up sheet available on the round table in the narthex.<\/p>\n

LUTHERAN WITNESS SUBSCRIPTIONS<\/strong> It\u2019s about your faith, your church, your world. Subscription cost is $15.60. A sign up sheet is in the narthex and you can pay by simply writing a check to Good Shepherd and putting Lutheran Witness in the memo line.<\/p>\n

BIBLE 101<\/strong> Join the online study about the Bible by going to CPH.org, clicking on Bible Studies and
\nthen Bible 101, fill in the user box with goodshepherd@ecarthage.com and put Gslc101# in the password box. You can proceed to each session at your own time and pace. Let us know how it goes.<\/p>\n

FLOWER CHART<\/strong> Lots of empty dates on the calendar. If you would like to place flowers at the
\naltar for a special occasion or in memory of someone, please sign the flower chart hanging on the
\nwall next to the water fountain in the hallway. Simply write your name, phone number, and
\noccasion with the pen provided.<\/p>\n

ASSISTIVE LISTENING<\/strong> If you are having a hard time hearing the service, assistive listening devices are available from the ushers. They work like a transistor radio and you can control the volume.<\/p>\n

BLOOD PRESSURE CHECKS<\/strong> are available in the narthex after each service. You will be given a small form that can be carried in your wallet which will include medical information and a log of your
\nblood pressure readings.<\/p>\n

PRAYER BEARS<\/strong> are in the sanctuary pews and available to be signed out (notebook in narthex) and
\ngiven to anyone that needs God\u2019s love, comfort, and peace. We have had reports and words of
\nthanks from folks being blessed by this outreach ministry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IN OUR PRAYERS Cheryl C. and Don H., undergoing treatment for cancer. Bonnie L. at Maple Tree Terrace; David C., Jeremy M., June R. at St. Luke\u2019s, Carthage; Archie & Renee B., Mary F., Esther M., homebound. THIS WEEK\u2019S DAILY READINGS: 1\/20\u2014Exodus 7-10 1\/23\u2014Exodus 13-15 1\/26\u2014Exodus 21-24 1\/21\u2014Various 1\/24\u2014Exodus 16-18 1\/22\u2014Exodus 11-12 1\/25\u2014Exodus 19-20 YOUTH… Read More »Announcements — January 20, 2013<\/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-967","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\/967","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=967"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":968,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions\/968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gslc-carthage.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}