SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

March 15, 2024

March Council highlights:

• Per the extensive research done by Max Epling, the Finance committee suggested and Council approved signing up for Southern Mutual Insurance Company for GSLC insurance. Our previous insurance was through Church Mutual, who announced they were no longer going to cover GSLC.
• The Council discussed and is prayerfully considering names for members for the new Call Committee. After a period of discernment, discussion will be had as to the members to approach for this role.
• $3,000 in Thrivent Funds was approved by Council to be used for proposed for external property improvements.

Accolades:

• Youth & Family Committee review of their part of the constitution
• All those who worked on the reconceptualization of our worship bulletins
• All those who contributed to the youth fund
• Musicians & lectors for the mid-week Lenten services
• "Worship Matters” leaders for their preparation and session facilitation
• Max Epling for his thorough investigation of new insurance options for GSLC
• Karl Westerville for his extensive knowledge and countless hours spent on the new Building Manual which contains information and on procedures on emergencies and normal operations, building systems, maintenance calendars, and contacts. This will assist in keeping our property safe and well maintained.

Join us for Coffee with Council at 9:45 AM, Sunday, March 17, between services. Share a slice of pie too during our "PIE DAY" event.

PIE DAY IS SUNDAY, March 17

If you donated to our envelope fundraising efforts for our youth, you have earned the opportunity to pie a staff member. After the 8:30 AM service, give a moment to get our staff settled, get your cameras out, pick the staff member you would like to pie and form a line. We will also have pie available to eat, feel free to bring one along, while listening to a few announcements from Council during our monthly Coffee with Council. Afterward, our staff will get cleaned up while everyone attends their Worship Matters classes.

ATTENTION USHERS - Usher instructions have been updated. Please review them when you can. They may be found in the Sunday Servant binder in the ushers' cabinet, or on-line at gslutheran.org, (use this link) "ABOUT" tab, Policies and Procedures, scroll down to Usher Instructions. We will schedule some short training sessions in the near future. Stay tuned!

FINAL WEDNESDAY MID-WEEK SERVICE

Join us for worship Wednesday, March 20th at noon or at 7:30 PM.

Prior to the evening worship service around 6:45 PM, we will gather as a community for soup and salad. If interested in bringing soup, please sign up in Fellowship Hall.

March 20: For the Healing of the Nations – intercessory prayer for peoples, lands and nations based on Isaiah 65 and Revelation 21

Join us next SUNDAY March 24th, after the second service for a Family Fellowship Brunch! We will grab McAlister's Deli and eat together and enjoy each others company. All are welcome!

March 23 | 10 AM

Spread the news and share with your neighbors. Crafts, Games, Pancake Bar and Egg Hunt!



Can you help with some donations to fill up our Easter Eggs for our Community Breakfast with the Bunny Event? Drop off bins are in the Entryway. Sign-up in Fellowship Hall to help with this event.

We are in need of:

• Stickers
• small toys
• fidget toys
• tattoos
• peanut free candy
• bouncy balls
• yoyos
• whistles
• squishies
• ring pops
• fruit snacks
• small bubbles
• sticky hands

Grab a postcard at the "Welcome Desk". Invite a friend or a neighbor to any or all of our Holy Week services. This is great news, let's share it with the world!

Fellowship is hosting an Easter Breakfast, Easter morning between services, beginning at 9:30 AM.. Please sign up in Fellowship Hall a dish to share.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: LUTHERAN COALITION

On March 16, Good Shepherd will begin helping to build a Habitat for Humanity house with the Lutheran Coalition for Habitat. The house will be for a community servant such as a teacher or bus driver and will be in Marietta. Work days will be Saturdays from 7:45 – 4. Click the button below to see the activities for each work week and for registration instructions: The address is: 106 Griggs Street, Marietta 30064

Ladies Night Out

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024; Time: 7 PM

Rally Point Grille (Formerly Semper Fi)

10009 Highway 92,

Woodstock, GA 20188

Sign up in Fellowship Hall.

 The next Yarn Angels meeting will be held on Monday, April 8th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the home of Melinda Mundis. Light refreshments will be provided. If you need directions, please contact the office.

Thank you to all those that helped support our efforts walking either downtown or here at Good Shepherd. We had a beautiful afternoon walking for such a good cause. Thank you also for all the donations made to support the Atlanta Food Bank. We raised over $3,000 to date! How Amazing! Please know that donations will be accepted until March 31st. Leave any cash or check labeled Hunger Walk in offering plate or gold wall slot. Your generous support will do much good for those around us.

We continue our recycling initiatives. We appreciate all help from congregation members to keep these items out of landfills. 

1. ORAL CARE WASTE 

2. HEFTY ORANGE ENERGY BAGS: (first Sunday of the month-Please remove labels (see below)

3. BATTERIES: (Size D and smaller) 

4. OLD EYEGLASSES

5. POPTABS

6. PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE BOTTLES

We need to remove labels from these bottles try these methods:

1. Warm the label in the sun
2. Use a hairdryer for heat
3. Put bottle in a glass of very hot water

We are also now supporting Drake Closet, a clothing boutique that collects women's clothing, accessories, shoes, boots and jewelry donations. The proceeds from the boutique sales benefit The Drake House, which supplies housing for a defined time to women who have met with financial, employment, or family difficulties and are seeking or entering the workplace. Caring for Creation will collect SEASONAL, clean and like new donations and deliver to the Drake House as needed. Look for the big orange drop-off bin in Fellowship Hall.

Handmade Card ministry at GSLC

All OCCASION cards are available for a donation of $2.00 per card. All proceeds will support our Good Shepherd Youth Mission Trips. This ministry is being hosted by Molly Maher, Linda Rowell and Pam Hough.

NEW SMILE CARDS-Be the reason someone smiles today! Your card ministry presents Smile Cards! Each Smile Card includes seven mini envelopes, each one with a “smile” message inside. Your recipient can open all the envelopes at one time or open one for each day of the week. Give someone the gift of smiles! Suggested donation for a Smile Card - $4.00.”

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

Handbell Workshop

(February 16-18)

Drew Dickerson, Wendy Vogt and Lori Peters attended the Lutheridge Advanced Track Handbell Workshop led by composer Brenda Austin. (in photo)

DATES TO REMEMBER

This is our submission form for you to submit non-urgent prayer concerns. Prayers will be posted to the Prayer Circle, via e-mail, during normal business hours, usually around 3 PM. As always, if you have an urgent prayer request, please contact Pastor by cell or email. 

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.