SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Council has posted information including Council Minutes and more detailed financial numbers, in the Fellowship Hall.

Recent Council Meeting Highlights

• Facilities and Maintenance will be receiving Thrivent money soon for some much needed external improvements to our property. Members and volunteers help will be essential to completing these tasks.
• Council retreat is scheduled on February 24 from 9am to noon. Focus will be budget, constitution, priorities and goals.

Accolades:

•  Pam Weinelt for her gifts through the music transition
•  Anna Louise Panhorst for her sermon on January 28

Please note: The Outreach Committee will NOT be meeting this Sunday. The next meeting is planned for April 7th.

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!

The Youth Envelope Fundraiser

Questions and Answers

What is it?

In an attempt to fundraise for all youth grades 6^th-12^th grade, we launched the Envelope Fundraiser. Envelopes are labeled 1-100 and are now in the Entryway. Take whichever envelope you wish and place the same amount of money in the envelope as the number on the envelope and color in the square that matches the number on the envelope. If you are feeling extra generous, there are extra envelopes that you can place any amount you wish.

Why are we doing it?

These opportunities for our youth are once in a lifetime, especially the ELCA Youth Gathering. To ask each family to fund the whole trip by themselves would be a huge financial ask, so we wanted to reach out to the congregation. We know how much you support to growth of our youth and we know this summer will be no different.

How much do you have to raise?

Our goal is to fill all the envelopes before March 3rd.  If we meet our goal, and fill all the envelopes, every envelope filled earns a ticket to "Pie" a staff member and the rest of us can enjoy pie to eat the proper way on that day too.

Will the envelopes really help?

Absolutely! If we can fill all the envelopes, we will have raised a little over $5,000.  THANKS BE TO GOD!

LAST CHANCE TO ADD YOUR INPUT 

If you were not able to come to one of the Conversation Circles, please select the link below, which will open a Google form and give you the opportunity to add your input on the questions that were discussed. In addition, there are paper copies of the forms in a basket at the welcome desk in the Entryway. Parents, if you have youth members, please help them submit their voice too. We want to hear from everyone.

There is a sweet spot between the known and the unknown where originality happens; the key is to be able to linger there without panicking. Ed Catmull (Pixar)

MEMORIAL SERVICE

A Memorial Service for Virginia Mille is now planned for Saturday, March 2nd, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at 2 PM. There will be a reception following the service. We are in need of a few volunteers to help with the service. If you are able to assist for the service, please sign up using the button below. If you are able to provide items for the reception following the service, please contact Monica Smith.

LENT MID-WEEK SERVICES

Join us for worship Wednesdays, February 28, March 6, 13, 20 at noon or at 7:30 PM. For these mid-week services, we will meet in the Fellowship Hall and use “Holden Prayer Around the Cross” as a guide for a contemplative service of prayer, and yes, there will be candles!

Prior to the evening worship services 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.



February 28: In Silence we wait – a prayer of longing and hope

March 6: For the Healing of Creation – Prayers on behalf of the whole creation based on Psalms 105 and 145

March 13: Beside Still Waters – a liturgy of healing prayer and anointing based on Psalm 23

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

Save the date and Register Now!

MARCH 10, 2024

Downtown Event at The Home Depot Backyard

Onsite Registration and Pre-event activities: 12:00 PM Race begins at 2 PM. Event ends at 4:00 PM. Join with Pastor Karen and her husband and other members as they participate in this walk event.

Good Shepherd is also proud to host a local walk here at Good Shepherd on March 10th at 2 PM to help raise money for the Atlanta Food Bank. Share this event with you neighbors. Rain date is scheduled for March 17. If you plan to attend, sign up in Fellowship Hall.

OR Donate! Put Hunger Walk in the memo line or your check and drop in offering plate or in slot near bookkeeper's office. Electronic giving option is also available thru the link below. Look for the picture of the shoe! Coin boxes are also available at the Welcome Desk for those who would like to contribute in that way.

CARING FOR CREATION

is 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 drop-off bin in Fellowship Hall.

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.

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

LET'S GO FOR A DRIVE

Our Social Justice Task Force, using information put out by the Cherokee History Museum, is putting together a driving tour of Black History in Cherokee County. We would love to have a few different carloads of people take advantage of this opportunity while sharing meaningful discussions. If you are interested, please sign up in Fellowship Hall. Questions? Please see Mel.

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.

It is not too late to join in a class.

THANK YOU GOOD SHEPHERD!

OUTREACH COAT DRIVE

Sunday, February 25th is the last Sunday to bring in gently used coats, jackets, raincoats and sweaters for our clothing drive, with the last day to accept any items being Thursday, 2/29/24.

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

3. BATTERIES: (Size D and smaller) 

4. OLD EYEGLASSES

5. POPTABS

6. PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE BOTTLES

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.

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

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.