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Welcome To Our Weekly Sheep Buzz Newsletter
April 7, 2023
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April 7, Good Friday, 7:30pm
At 7:30pm we will have a Traditional Good Friday Service which includes the solemn reproaches and veneration of the cross. We will end the service in darkness with the cross being carried out as we remember the death of our Lord.
Both services (our earlier 11 AM Tenebrae service) will be livestreamed to our Facebook page at: facebook.com/gslcwoodstock/videos
Worship Bulletin: Good Friday (7:30 only)
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Sunday, April 9, The Resurrection of Our Lord
8:30 AM Traditional Service
9:45 AM Easter Brunch and Easter Egg Hunt (Egg hunters will meet near Sunday School office-start time 9:45 AM)
10:45 AM Praise Service
Please print your bulletin from home if you are able.
Worship Bulletins : 8:30 AM | 10:45 AM
Our Traditional Service will be Livestreamed at 8:30 AM on our Facebook page at facebook.com/gslcwoodstock/videos
Following the service we will post any recorded services to our YouTube channel and our website on the sermon page gslutheran.org/sermons.
You do not need a Facebook account to view our livestreamed services.
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The church office will be closed Monday, April 8th for Easter Monday.
Beginning next week, the office will be closed on Fridays. The regular business hours are Monday - Thursday 9 AM -12 PM and 1 PM -3 PM. Pastor Rosy will be out of the office April 11-17 and again on April 26- May 1st.
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You May Have Been Assigned a Servant Role in April
The Sunday Servant Worship Schedule can be found by clicking the button and viewing on our website. There is a link on our home page under "Quick Links."
If switching to a new role, please email our Office Coordinator, Melina, so she can add you to our schedules. Also, please let the office know in advance if you are scheduled, or future plans have you going away and cannot serve. Thank you.
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During the month of April, our Diversion, Equity and Inclusion Task Force is offering resources and hotlines for Sexual Assault Month and more information about the compnay, Safe Gatherings, we use to facilitate our background checks. You will also find this information displayed in Fellowship Hall.
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CARD MAKING KITS
We are exploring starting a new ministry group of volunteers to make “Card-Making Kits” that can be delivered to residents of local assisted living and senior living facilities in our community and outside of our community. Ideally, cards are assembled by the residents in a community setting in fellowship with other residents, enabling them to have something beautiful to send as a special greeting to a friend or loved one. If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Pastor or Linda Rowell for more details.
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EMPTY NESTER’S TRIP
SAVOY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023
Time: Meet at museum 2:30 pm (arrange your own individual carpools)
Tour: 2:30 – 4:30 pm
Dinner: City Cellar Loft in Cartersville 5:00 pm
Savoy Automobile Museum features five exhibition galleries. Four are temporary rotating galleries and the fifth showcases the permanent Savoy Collection. The rotating galleries will feature specially curated exhibits showcasing automobiles surrounding a common theme. The Savoy Collection will display vehicles from Savoy’s special permanent collection. Savoy invites you to stroll through the galleries to appreciate the individual beauty and design of each vehicle while reading about its construction, production, and perhaps spark a memory or two. Come and experience Savoy!
Address: 3 Savoy Lane, Cartersville, GA 30120
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April Ladies Night Out- April 18
Ladies Night Out this month is at El Ranchero, just up the street from church, at 1025 Rose Creek. Sign up in Fellowship Hall. This event will be at 7 PM on April 18th
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Our next meeting will be April 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. If you would like serve God in this ministry, please contact the church office or Reba Sumner.
We will have an “Earth Day” service to honor the work the Caring for Creation committee does and to re-bless our garden on Sunday, April 23rd, immediately following both services. (If weather is bad, we will be in the Fellowship Hall).
Mark your calendars for Blessing of the Animals service on Saturday, April 22nd at 11AM in the church courtyard (weather permitting). Bring your own chair along with your pet(s).
We continue to collect used eyeglasses. A box is located in Fellowship Hall. These will be donated to the Lion's Club.
We also continue to collect oral care waste for recycling. These items are mailed to TerraCycle where they are made into plastic pellets which can be made into outdoor furniture of playground equipment.
We also continue to collect used batteries to take to the appropriate recycling facility. This keeps the toxic materials out of landfills.
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The Praise Team rehearses some Saturdays 9-11 and some Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM. Contact Pam if you are interested in being in our Praise Team.
Click here to email Pam, our Praise Service Coordinator
Remember Pam has a new e-mail address: praise@gslutheran.org
The Chancel Choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM and welcomes new singers. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Thomas Eisnor or email him using the link below.
The Bells of Good Shepherd rehearse Wednesday nights at 6:30 PM If you are interested in joining this group, contact Thomas Eisnor or email him using the link below.
The Celebration Ringers rehearse Tuesdays at 6 PM. This is our beginner handbell group. Contact Thomas is you are interested in joining using the link below.
Click here to email Thomas Eisnor, our Director of Music
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News from the SES Synod and ELCA | |
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Connect with the ELCA and SE Synod
| Would you like to represent our church at Synod Assembly? We are searching for one male member and a youth who would like to attend Synod Assembly on June 2-4, 2023 in Chattanooga, TN. The church will pay for all expenses for your stay and travel. Please contact either Pastor Rosy or Mel in the church office if you'd like to attend. | |
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Monday’s Lunch and Learn: A new Study "Isaiah", by Melissa Spoelstra
If you’d like to begin with lunch and fellowship come at noon, otherwise we will begin our study at 12:30 PM.
Contact the church office or Brenda Kviten if you are interested in joining our group.
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Tuesday Bible Study 1 -2 PM in the Meeting Room.
Join for the continuation of an 8 week study of the Gospel of John. We'll be exploring the poetic and metaphorical expressions of Jesus' life and ministry.
Contact the church office or Holly Jones if you are interested in joining this group.
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Word on Wednesday Bible Study
We will resume our study of Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli on Wednesday, April 19. For more information, please contact Lori Peters through the church office.
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Thursday Morning Bible Study - 10 AM-Led by Pastor Rosy
Our next study after Easter (we will not meet on April 6 or 13th),
the class will be reading together the book called: “Honoring Our Neighbor’s Faith”. You can either purchase a used book from Amazon or order the revised version on Augsburg’s Fortress website. Book cost is $13.99. We will be dialoging about the similarities and differences of different Christian denominations and different faiths and comparing that with Lutheranism. Open to all! We will also be offering a livestream version of this study on Facebook at glscwoodstock. Come join us, wherever you are!
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THEOLOGY ON TAP
We will resume this ministry on Thursday, April 20th at 7 PM at Game Day. We will meet April 20th, May 4th then Wednesday, May 17th. Stay tuned to your Sheep Buzz for any new information.
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Easter with the Bunny at GSLC
A great time had by all!
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We are in need of some volunteers to help with our Electronic Recycle Day. All proceeds will benefit the church's technology committee fund. Please consider spending a fun morning or early afternoon with a great group of people!
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Consider bringing a food donation and leave in the barrels on our front porch when you come for the hunger walk!
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us - Ephesians 5: 1-2a.
Must Ministries Website
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Looking for all the news for our Youth? Be sure to read your Wednesday, Weekly Lamb Buzz Email. Some exciting things are happening at GSLC for all ages of our youth. Access each week on our website under the Youth Tab, the button below or sign-up to be on the e-mail list. Let Mel know at youthfamministry@gslutheran.org if you want to be included in the email blast.
Some upcoming youth and family events are:
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We are looking for volunteers for the Nursery. You can sign up in Fellowship Hall or online here.
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Save The Dates
The Lutheran Coalition and Habitat for Humanity have lined up the dates for their 2023 build in Acworth. All information is under the Habitat for Humanity page under our Community tab on our website. Or just click the button below, to get the information and register.
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This is our submission form for you to submit prayer concerns. Prayers will be posted to the Prayer Circle, via e-mail, during normal business hours.
If you would like to pray for others, as part of our prayer circle, please contact our Office Coordinator and she can add you to the Prayer Circle group.
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