SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

April 11, 2025

 We are called gathered and blessed to be a community and instrument of grace for all sheep of the Good Shepherd.

CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP

Our next Caregivers Support Group in connection with the Alzheimer's Association is scheduled for Saturday, April 12th, 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.

Sunday School | 9:45 AM

All youth classes We will meet in the Education Wing for our Easter Egg Hunt! Lots of eggs to hunt!

Faith Stories: Rm 117: Come join us. We will explore the beginning of a new book titled, "Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers" by Anne Lamott.

Coffee and Conversation: Rm 118:  We will explore an Easter lesson from a previous volume of our "Hope in the Lord" series

Men in Mission: Rm 116: Various topics and discussions just for men.

YARD SIGNS FOR EASTER

We have purchased 20 yard signs to advertise our worship services in your front yard. Each sign will cost $10. A table is in Fellowship Hall with the signs ready for pick up. (If you stop in during our "Care Day" events, they will be in the Meeting Room"). Money is due at time of pick up. Please make any checks out to GSLC and put "YARD SIGN" in the memo line. These are not dated so they can be used year after year. A great investment in evangelism for Good Shepherd.

HOLY WEEK 2025 - GET THESE DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR

OFFICE COORDINATOR

The Personnel Committee has accepted the resignation of Alissa Wells from the Office Coordinator position. We are grateful for the time Alissa has spent with us and the work she has done while here and we wish her Godspeed in her future endeavors. Have skincare needs? Visit Alissa at her at her skin care clinic, in Woodstock. Alissa's last day will be April 17.

The Personnel Committee is also pleased to announce that we have already filled the Office Coordinator position. We would like to welcome Michelle Provost to the role of GSLC Office Coordinator. Please welcome Michelle in her new role as a part of our staff. Michelle will initially work Tuesdays and Thursdays from April 21 until May 22nd and will resume a Monday-Thursday schedule from 9-12 following the Memorial Day Holiday. The physical office will be closed on the Mondays following Easter until June 2nd, we can still be reached via the church phone number or email.

A LITTLE NOTE ABOUT MICHELLE

Michelle has called Good Shepherd her church home since 2012. She most recently worked as a Teachers Assistant, and before that spent many years as a Receptionist and Human Resources Assistant at a large design firm in Atlanta. She has a Bachelors of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Georgia State University. Michelle and her husband have two daughters who have grown up here at Good Shepherd. In her free time Michelle enjoys watching movies with her family, gardening, and playing with her cocker spaniel, Bingley.

SUNDAY SERVANT SCHEDULE-APRIL

• Check if you are scheduled to serve for Easter. (see link below)
• Sign up for youth Sunday has been posted in Fellowship Hall.

Direct all updates and changes to the schedule to our Office Coordinator, at Office@gslutheran.org. Please remember to try to find your own replacements. Thank you.

A HUGE thank you to all who have contributed to the special music for our services. We averaged around 100 people attending each week on each of these services. We also want to thank the cooks, and set-up and clean-up crews for our soup and salad suppers this Lenten season. There have been lots of yummy soups and salads shared by many. Your time is invaluable to all who have participated in this meal.

FUNDRAISER FOR OUR INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE TRIP - THANK YOU, we have exhausted the envelope inventory! You are such a blessing to our mission.



AN ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY

Unable to join our GSLC trip? Others from ELCA congregations in Metro Atlanta will be traveling to work at LutherRock from Wednesday May 28th to Saturday May 31st. This area experienced severe damage from Hurricane Helene and has to this point been underserved. If you're interested, please reach out to Mike Dooley for information about how to get involved. This trip is not being coordinated by GSLC but welcomes all adults to join.

TACOS AND TRIVIA

Please join the Youth & Family Ministry Committee on Sunday, April 27 from 12pm-2pm for some delicious tacos and fun trivia to raise money for our Inter-Generational Service Trip in June.

Lunch will be $5.00 per person (maximum of $20 per family), and Trivia will be $10 per team (maximum of 4 people per team).

Everyone is welcome to enjoy some lunch, fellowship, and trivia for a good cause! Please RSVP using the link below so we are sure to have enough food.

Thank you for your support of this important ministry!

The Youth & Family Ministry Committee

LADIES NIGHT OUT

Ladies Night Out for April will be on April 15th, at 7:00 pm

Keegan's Public House

1085 Buckhead Crossing

Suite 140

Woodstock, GA 30189

Please sign-up in Fellowship Hall.

YOUTH & FAMILY EVENTS

YOUTH SUNDAY - April 27th, 8:30 AM.

Please sign up in Fellowship Hall to help serve at our Traditional Worship Service. We need all hands available to fill the spots. Thank you.

SAVE THE DATE

FOR VBS

June 9 –13,

 9 AM—12 Noon.

Registration will open

May 1st.

 Interested in helping this year? Contact Karin Storla to let her know.

NOW HIRING A YOUTH COORDINATOR

We have a shared Youth Coordinator position open and we're accepting resumes if you know of anyone that might be a good candidate to apply. Please pass them the following link to apply or let them know to reach out to our Personnel Committee with any questions. This will be a shared Youth Coordinator between GSLC, Christ Lutheran Church of Marietta and First United Lutheran Church in Kennesaw. We are looking to have an expanded youth program to incorporate more families together. We plan to have Middle and High School youth join up for service projects, fun youth outings as well as mission trips. We also plan to have joint confirmation classes together as well.  

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GREETING CARD MINISTRY

ALL OCCASION handmade greeting cards are available, most for a suggested donation of $2.00 per card. All proceeds 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.

EASTER CARDS: There are Easter cards available. Look for the bin on our card table in the Fellowship Hall.

NEW: Look in the card bins for LARGE PRINT cards. We now have a few Large Print cards available for your friends and loved ones. They will be distributed throughout the bins, but labeled as Large Print.

We have a new donation supply of HAND PAINTED cards from a local artist. If you enjoyed the hand painted cards previously, check out the new ones in our card bins.

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDIES

Monday Evening Study, April 14, at 7:00 PM" We are meeting for the final "Exploring Evangelism" discussion. Both in person and Teams options are available. Contact Holly Jones for the link.

NO MID-WEEK CLASSES THIS COMING WEEK

Word on Wednesday 10:00 AM Fellowship Hall. We will resume the Rachel Evans study April 9th. As always, both in-person and Teams options are available for our group. Please contact the church office for Teams link.

Wednesday Lunch and Learn: We will meet at 11:00 AM in Mtg. Room. We are just beginning our new study by Priscilla Shirer titled, "He Speaks to Me". This is a great time to join the Book Club type study group.

Thursday Bible Study:  We have returned to our Lectionary based study at 10 AM. Join us after Easter.

Theology On Tap: We will resume at Game Day, at 6:30 PM, on April 30th.

CARING FOR CREATION

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

NEW WAY TO RECYCLE THOSE PLASTIC BAGS

Mostly Mutts Market is accepting plastic bags from various businesses - Target, WalMart, Publix, Kroger, etc. to use at the store. They are also accepting cardboard boxes, flattened or not, as well. Their address is 5505 Bells Ferry Rd. Acworth 30102.  

1. ORAL CARE WASTE

2. HEFTY ORANGE ENERGY BAGS: (First Sunday of 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

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

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CHURCH CALENDAR

ONLINE CALENDAR

Use this as a resource for all Good Shepherd Events. Need to add an event? Contact our Media Coordinator and she will get it on the calendar for you.

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.