SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

March 28, 2025

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

Sunday School | 9:45 AM

All youth classes will meet downstairs. K-5 in B3, 6-8 in B8 and High School will meet in B1.

Faith Stories: Rm 117: Come join us. We continue to be engaged in "Exploring Evangelism this week"

Coffee and Conversation: Rm 118:  Continuing the "Exploring Evangelism" study this week.

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

MIDWEEK LENTEN STUDY

Each Wednesday during Lent, we gather at noon and 7:30pm. A simple soup/salad supper will be available before the evening service, beginning at 6:30 PM. Thank you to all who have helped with making soup, salad or setting and cleaning up the Fellowship Hall. Our services will use Vespers: A Service of Evening Prayer by Carla Gioma, a beloved sung liturgy from Good Shepherd’s past. Our reflections each week will focus on the messy middles of our life, inspired by resources from Sanctified Art.

Our Lenten offerings will be contributed to Inspiritus to help with their many efforts in dealing with refugee families.

FUNDRAISER FOR OUR INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE TRIP

There are colorful envelopes posted in the Fellowship Hall in various denominations. If you are able, kindly take an envelope or two, fill them, and return them to GSLC - either in the offering plate, or place them in the gold slot next to the Bookkeeper's office. Funds raised will help offset costs for the planned intergenerational summer service trip taking place June 15 - 20th. Thank you for your support - we appreciate you!

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.

THE LUTHERAN COALITION AND HABITAT BUILD

The Lutheran Coalition Website lutheranhabitat.org has been updated with the latest Habitat build information. Use the site for everything you need to know about the current build at 617 Hickory Nut Dr. in Canton and signing up for it.

SUNDAY SERVANT SCHEDULE

MARCH AND APRIL

Please note we have scheduled Sunday Servants for Easter. Take a look at the schedule to confirm if you will be serving. There is also a sign up sheet in the Entryway for Palm Sunday readers and Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Worship servants.

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

Postcards are available on the Welcome Desk to invite a friend or neighbor.

YARN ANGELS

Yarn Angels will meet at the home of Linda Rowell on April 7th, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.

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.

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

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 who have vision problems. 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, March 31st, at 7:00 PM" We are engaged in the Exploring Evangelism" discussion. Both in person and Teams options are available. Contact Holly Jones for the link.

Word on Wednesday 10:00 AM Fellowship Hall. This Wednesday we will conclude the Evangelism study, and 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. Our next meeting will be a discussion on our next study options. This is a great time to join the Book Club type study group.

Thursday Bible Study:  On March 27th, we will return to our Lectionary based study at 10 AM. Join us anytime.

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.