This is the last week to get your flower orders in! Honor the memory of a loved one or celebrate someone special and adorn our sanctuary with beautiful spring flowers! Order forms are available in the church narthex and the church office. This year’s choices include azalea’s tulips, lilies, and spring mix! You are encouraged to take your plants home after Easter worship as a reminder of Christ’s resurrection!
We are planning our upcoming photo shoots for the 2025 Good Shepherd Photo Directory! It’s hard to believe but it’s been 10 years since our last directory was developed. The Council would like to update our directory – both as a reflection of who we are today as well as an everlasting commemoration of our congregation at this time in our life together. The photos will be taken “in house” as there really aren’t any photographers in the area that provide this service to churches anymore. We will be taking photos each Sunday after worship beginning in late April/May. We will be advertising this opportunity through Sunday bulletins, our website and a home mailing to all members to get as many individuals and families to participate as possible. Stay tuned for more details!
The GSLC Education Committee has decided to forgo the church’s annual Easter Egg Hunt this year due to scheduling conflicts. We hope to be resuming this event in the future and we thank the congregation for always being such strong supporters in providing needed resources for the event. Not to worry, though, we’ll be reaching out in the summer, for support for the GLSC’s 2025 VBS!
If you have children, grandchildren or others in your life who are looking for an Easter Egg Hunt this year, please check out these local church hunts that will be taking place this year.
Community Easter Egg Hunts
Emmanuel Eastmont Lutheran Church – Saturday, April 19th, 2:00 pm
Church of the Brethren – Saturday, April 19th, 10:00 am -noon
Cross Roads Presbyterian – Saturday, April 12th, 10:00 am – noon
As part of our Good Shepherd holiday tradition, we will again be hosting a “Deck the Halls” event to adorn the sanctuary in preparation for Christmas! The event will be held on Sunday, December 22nd immediately following the Worship Service. Lunch will also be provided. Please join us as we celebrate the joy of this Advent and Christmas season, beautifying the church and spending time in fellowship together. A sign-up sheet is available in the narthex or you may contact the church office to signup!
Come, Lord Jesus, Come!
Once again, the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Service Committee is sponsoring an Angel Tree Gift drive. Please consider helping to make Christmas a little more special for children in our community who are in need. Angels with the names and wishes for local children are available in the narthex. Sign up and bring joy to someone in need this Christmas season. Gifts are to be brought to the church on or before Sunday, December 8th! Thank you
Where: Fellowship Hall
When: Sunday, October 13, 2024
Please join us for food and fellowship on the 13th following worship to give thanks to God for all the blessings he has given us and to share back with our community through donations to the local food banks. Our congregation has been so very generous in giving to the food banks and our GSLC food pantry. For this event, we are encouraging monetary donations that we will share with the local food banks (as opposed to collecting food items) so that they may purchase what is most needed at this time. Cash/checks should be placed in a green envelope marked “Food Bank”.
Your Congregation Council will be providing lunch! Please come and break bread together on this special Sunday! A sign-up sheet is available in the Narthex. Sign-ups may also be made through the church office.
In conjunction with the GWOH event held on September 8th, the children in our Sunday School program did two service projects in support of our church family. The result of the first of these projects are the uniquely beautiful and creative cards shown here whose destination will be for members and friends of our congregation who may be unable to attend worship due to illness, injury or other situations. The children provided their own brand of artwork to let those of our members and friends that we love them, miss them and wish them well. Each card has a message from us to them so they know they are not forgotten!
The second project was to prepare a “care package” for one of our members who is in the military and is preparing to be deployed to Alaska! The children and their families donated snacks, warm clothing and gift cards to let him know we are missing him and wishing him well in his next adventure. We also thank him for his service on behalf of our congregation and our country!
Please join us in our annual God’s Work. Our Hands Sunday on September 8, 2024 immediately following worship. We will be joining with Lutherans throughout the US in celebrating who we are as the ELCA – one church, freed in Christ to serve and love our neighbor! We will be having service events for all ages and everyone is invited! A light lunch will be provided so please sign-up so we know how many to expect.
For our adults, we will be collecting and packing health and wellness kits. Items requested for donation are found below. Cash/checks would also be welcomed to purchase items for the kits.
For our younger members, we will be preparing greeting cards for some of our members who have been unable to attend worship and events in person.
Please sign up and join us for this opportunity for service and fellowship! A sign-up sheet is located in the narthex or you can call the church office. Specific items requested for donations below. Cash donations are also welcomed!
| Specific Items Requested | Size | Quantity needed |
| Hand Sanitizer bottles | 2 oz. | 200 |
| Dial Soap bars | 4 oz. | 100 |
| Wet wipes (unscented) | 42 ct. pkg | 75 |
| Toothbrushes | Single | 50 |
| Wet Ones Travel Pack | 20 ct. | 75 |
As we have been announcing the last several Sundays, we are beginning a series of focus group meetings for all members of the Good Shepherd. As was shared in the congregation informational meeting on Sunday, June 9th, we are blessed with opportunities to shape the future of our congregation and address the continuing financial challenges we face. Your Council would like to get more of your input on the path forward. The focus group meetings will be held on:
Light refreshments will be provided for the in-person meetings. You only need to attend one of the meetings. We would appreciate it if you could sign-up so we know how many people on which to plan. Sign-up is available at the church in the narthex or by contacting the church office.
If you were unable to participate in the informational meeting on Sunday, June 9th, no problem! More detailed information will be provided at the focus group meetings.
Join us for “Worship in the Garth” on Sunday, June 9th at 10:30 am. Chairs will be provided either outside in the garden or inside in the adjacent Library. The worship service will include Holy Communion.
Please come and experience hope, spiritual growth, worship, and fellowship amidst God’s beautiful creation.