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April 5, 2024

THIS SUNDAY

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Easter Blessings!

The Second Sunday of Easter

April 7, 2024


Worship Bulletins: 8:30 AM |10:45 AM

Announcements

The 8:30 AM Worship Service will be livestreamed on our Facebook page at facebook.com/gslcwoodstock/videos. Following the service, visit our YouTube channel for our recorded services.


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JUST AHEAD

There will be short usher training sessions immediately after both services on April 7. They will be in the sanctuary and will be 10-15 minutes at the most. All current and prospective ushers are asked to attend.



Outreach will be meeting between services on April 7th, in the Meeting Room. Please plan to attend.

 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.

Theology on Tap Returns April 10th


Now that we have all been renewed and inspired throughout Lent, and the Worship Matters study, we are excited to announce we will begin meeting again in April!

 

We have heard from several people that they wish we would meet closer to them, so we will be trying something new over the next few months.

 

While we want to remain loyal to Game Day and continue meeting there at times, we will switch off each month to another location. For our first meeting we will gather at Hickory Flat Kitchen (6205 Hickory Flat Highway, Suite 112, Canton - where Frosty Frog used to be).

 

LOCATION CHANGE FOR OUR FIRST MEETING!

Upcoming dates are: Hickory Flat Kitchen - April 10, Game Day - April 24; Hickory Flat Kitchen - May 8 and 22

 

We hope this change is helpful and allows more people to join in our conversations and fellowship.

 

Topics change each time we meet so no need to worry about missing anything. As always, everyone is welcome to share some food, laughs, and open conversation in a safe, non-judgmental environment

We are road trippin' it to Alabama, come along!

The Social Justice Task Force has put together an itinerary to visit the Rosa Parks Museum, Legacy Museum and Memorial, and the Sculpture garden all in one day! We will be traveling by 15 passenger van, and space is limited to 13 people so snag your spot now! (sign up in Fellowship Hall)

Date: April 13th

Time: 7am-10pm

Cost: $50 per person (not including lunch & dinner)

Questions? Contact Mel!

NEW BOOK STUDY OPPORTUNITY: Whether you attend the trip or not, you are welcome to join us for Sunday afternoon book club study titled "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson, beginning on April 14th at 4pm in Fellowship Hall. Both the trip and the book highlight the Equal Justice Initiative. More info can be found here: https://eji.org/

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Ladies Night Out


Date: Tuesday, April 16

Time: 7:00pm

Kani House: Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi

 2455 Towne Lake Pkwy, #110

Woodstock, GA 30189

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Come and join the Birthday Party!


Please mark your calendar for Sunday, April 21, following the 10:45 A.M. Worship Service. This is when Good Shepherd Lutheran Church celebrates Birthdays of it's members, children and friends. A sign up sheet is available in the Fellowship Hall. Please be sure to note how many in your family will attend as we will provide pizza and salad for this event. If you would like to provide a "Birthday Cake" to be used on one of the tables please note that as well. This is an exciting way to get to meet all of the new members that have joined in the past year and to see those that attend the 8:30 am service as well. We hope you will join us.

CELEBRATE EARTH DAY

To celebrate Earth Day, the Caring for Creation committee is hosting a clean the park day! We are planning to do this on Saturday, May 4 at 2:00 p.m. and work for about 2 hours. We will meet at a local park (not yet selected) to do a cleanup. Please bring a grabber reach tool, wear a hat and work gloves to pick up trash. We will provide the plastic bags for pickup. We will be awarding a prize to the strangest item found. We invite both adults and our youth to participate. Let's have some fun making our local parks clean! Mark your calendars!

ONGOING

TWO-CAN Sunday and Hefty Orange Bag recycling is this Sunday, April 7th. Bring in two canned food items for our smaller food pantry partners. If you recycle with the Hefty Orange bags, bring them to GSLC this Sunday and we will deliver them to the recycler.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: LUTHERAN COALITION

On Good Shepherd is currently 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 are 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

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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


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BRING IN YOUR LADIES CLOTHING

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

Handmade Card ministry at GSLC

ALL OCCASION cards are available for a suggested 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.

 

Tea Cards: Would you like to send someone a hug in a cup? We have you covered with our Tea Cards! Every Tea Card contains an appropriate message and a prepackaged tea bag for your recipient. Send someone a HUG IN A CUP!

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

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Our youth are active and planning many things for all ages. If you would like to engage more with what our youth are doing week to week, sign up to receive our Wednesday Weekly Lamb Buzz on our website. This is an email dedicated to families and their youth.

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Welcome to Campus Ministry Madness, a friendly fundraising competition between LuMin Ministries! From Sunday, March 17 to Monday, April 8, support your team’s campus ministry and help them earn points! Check back every Monday to see the standings! 100% of your donation will go to the Lutheran Campus Ministry site you choose to support! Donate Here!

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PRAYER MINISTRY

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.

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