SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

January 17, 2025

SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

We have unanimously recommended to the Council, and the Council has unanimously voted and agreed that Pastor Karen Boda be voted on by the congregation as the primary candidate for the permanent position of Pastor.

This Sunday, January 19th, we will have one worship service at 10 AM with a Special Congregational Meeting following that service to vote to call Candidate Pastor Karen. 

Yesterday, members of the congregation should have received a Special Sheep Buzz email concerning this Special Meeting and the items that will be voted on during the meeting. If you are a member and did not receive this information, please let our office know at media@gslutheran.org and we will do our best to get it to you.



Please keep Pastor Karen, the church, council and the call committee in your prayers as the congregation casts their votes.

As many of you are aware, Pastor Karen and her husband are traveling for the next few weeks returning for worship services, on February 2nd. Please direct any pastoral care necessities through our Media Coordinator, Donna Garges at Media@gslutheran.org. She will direct any information to the appropriate people.

THE LUTHERAN COALITION AND HABITAT BUILD

The Lutheran Coalition Website www.lutheranhabitat.org has been updated with the latest Habitat build information. Use the site for everything they need to know about the current build in Canton and signing up for it.

The Church office will be closed on Monday, January 20th for the MLK Holiday.

SOUTHEASTERN SYNOD MARTIN LUTHER KING ACTIVITIES

St. John's, under the leadership of Alcuin Johnson and Louise Hamilton, is excited to host the Southeastern Synod's Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Learning, Service, and Worship on January 18th! A lunch and learn opportunity, followed by service projects will kick off at 11 AM and then a celebratory worship service will follow at 2 PM. This time of community building, advocacy, and worship is vital as we strive to continue the vision and hard work toward unity and justice! All are welcome!

YOUTH AND FAMILY AND MOSTLY MUTTS

Good Shepherd Youth and Family has again partnered with Mostly Mutts Marketplace on Bells Ferry to offer our hands and feet for our four legged furry freinds. E-mail Cathy or sign up at Sign up Central on Sunday, if you are interested in this event which will take place from 10-2PM on Monday, January 20th, the MLK holiday. Plan to pack a lunch for the day.

We will be mainly sorting through donations and helping them process items for their storefront. There *may* be a a lovable mutt or two there to pet, but overall our goal will be working on sorting things and providing many hands in that process! This is a great way to serve our community, especially on the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. 

We would love to have as many youth as possible (and grown ups too!) to help.

SECOND SUNDAY FAMILY FUN AFTERNOONS

 We are rescheduling our event from earlier this month. Join us for Monster Mini-Golf, Marietta, January 26, 2 PM.

(2505 Chastain Meadows Parkway Northwest Marietta, Georgia 30066) 

Families of all sizes and ages are welcome to join us for a fun round of mini-golf. The church will cover one round of mini-golf for each person in attendance.

This Ministry Fair is brought to you by our Stewardship Committee. This is an opportunity to see all the wonderful groups and committees that make Good Shepherd Thrive. Spirtual Gift forms for 2025 are available on our website to preview before the fair.

If you or your committee are involved in setting up a table, we will gather on Saturday morning on the 25^th at 10AM.

Please make special note of some of the new opportunities. Evangelism, Card Ministry, Caregiver Support Group, Sound Board Operator (10:45 service). We are also in higher need of worship servants for Assisting Minster, Acolyte, Crucifer and AV Ministry Operator roles.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVANTS

For the next few weeks, at sign up Central there are a couple copies of our “Sunday Servant Worship Assistant groups” as they are currently recorded in our database. Please take a moment to check your name and the worship servant roles that you are currently involved with. Write in any corrections on the sheet and initial if you have looked it over. If you are new to Sunday worship servant opportunities, the Stewardship Committee will distribute Spiritual Gift Forms at the Ministry Fair where you can mark your interests. This process will help the office staff to update our database with correct information.

Yarn Angels next meeting will be on Monday, January 20, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the home of Jennifer Taylor. Light refreshments will be provided.

LADIES NIGHT OUT will be on

Tuesday,January 21, at 7:00 PM at

Longhorn's Resataurant

Towne Lake Pkwy.

Woodstock, GA 30189

Please sign up in Fellowship Hall

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP

Our first Caregivers Support Group in connection with the Alzheimer's Association is scheduled for Thursday, January 23rd at 1 PM in Fellowship Hall. Anyone in the community who is supporting and/or caring for a loved one experiencing dementia or other long term debilitating issues are invited to attend and become a part of this group.

BIRTHDAY BASH

Join us after the late service on February 9, 2025 for Pizza and Cake for our Annual Birthday Bash. As always we will share tables by your Birthday Month, with cakes baked or provided by members. Please be sure to sign up your entire family so we know how much pizza to order as well as cakes needed. A sign up sheet can be found in "Fellowship Hall". The "PLUS" is while Celebrating Our Birthdays we will be able to help Public School Families by filling jars on each table with "coins" representing how many years we are celebrating (child age 5 = .05 cents, adult age 50 = .50 cents etc.), these donations will be sent to help defray the cost of school lunches for children.  

Weekly Bible Studies

Word on Wednesday 10:00 AM Fellowship Hall. Both in-person and Teams options are available. “More Beautiful Than Before-How Suffering Transforms Us” by Steve Leder. Please contact the church office for Teams link.Wednesday Lunch and Learn:11:30 AM in Mtg. Room. “Jesus & Woman: In the First Century and Now”

Thursday Bible Study: We will resume Feb. 6th.

Theology On Tap: Game Day, in Woodstock, January 22nd 6:30 PM.  Join us for casual conversation over a meal and various topics in a non-biased format.

CARING FOR CREATION

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: (This Sunday -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

HANDMADE CARD MINISTRY

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. Thank you for your wonderful support of this GSLC ministry.

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

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CHURCH CALENDAR

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 Media Coordinator and she can add you to the Prayer Circle group.