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It is not too late to submit your offering pledge forms. As a reminder, please be sure to submit a new Simply Giving Authorization Form if you are changing your Simply Giving amount in any way. 

At the January meeting, the Church Council voted to:

• Ratify an email vote & appointed Ken Eggers as Treasurer

the Council discussed:

• Tree removal that will be happening on Jan 12 and 13 (complete)
• Ministry Sunday, Jan 22 

the Council lifted up for accolades:

• Monica Smith for all her hard work on multiple memorial receptions  

2023 Donut and Flower Calendars

Our donut and flower calendars for 2023 are now available. Donuts are $30. Flowers are $40. Forms are located in the Administrative Hallway. Make checks out to GSLC and put “Donuts” or “Flowers” in the memo line, or purchase online. Please be sure to submit a dedication with the flower reservation. A big thank you to all those that have contributed.

KEYS TO THE CHURCH

The church office is asking you again to locate any church keys and door key cards that are not being used. If you have a key card, and you have not already take the steps to allocate your card to our new system, come by the church during office hours, and test your entry key card. We will begin charging a $10 replacement fee for any replacement key cards that have to be issued.

Thank you.

Pastor Rosy will be doing House Blessing during Epiphany from January 9-26. You do have to sign up using the link below. You do not have to be home when she comes by. She will be using chalk to mark the exterior portion of your home door frame. If you’d like a home blessing in the new year, use the link below to sign up!

If your address has changed in the last year, please email Pastor Rosy to ensure she is blessing the correct home!

https://doodle.com/bp/rosalinarivera/home-blessings

Bring Your Loose Change to the Birthday Bash

“I remember when on the Sunday closest to your birthday, you would put a penny per year in the Sunday School bank as the congregation sang “Happy Birthday”. The older member would often put in a dollar bill because they did not want discussion of their age." It is a fond memory that was shared at a recent Fellowship Committee Meeting and the committee decided that it would be a fun thing to do at the Birthday Bash. The money will offset delinquent lunch accounts at Clark Creek Elementary School. So sign up to come or bake a cake and bring that loose change to help those in need.

New Member Class

Our next class will be January 29th continuing with the study “Come and Grow with Us”. The study will introduce new and prospective members (or current members) to Christian faith and Lutheran practices in a nonthreatening, airy, user-friendly format. All are welcome to attend. Classes will be in between services in the small room adjacent to the Entryway. New Member Sunday will be March 5th.

SINGLE PERSON'S LOVE DINNER

Are you single? Does the thought of spending Valentine's Day alone bother you? YOU ARE LOVED! Open to all single persons! Come join us for a “Love dinner” here at the church on Valentine’s Day. Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share. Fried chicken will be provided. We will have a night of fellowship, laughter and games. If you’re single, mark your calendars! Tuesday, February 14, 2023 from 6-8pm.   

LADIES NIGHT OUT will be meeting the fourth week of January on the 24^th at Longhorn Steakhouse this month. Please RSVP by signing up at Sign-Up Central, in Fellowship Hall. We would like to take a moment to thank Sue Pence for her long time commitment to this great fellowship group, Sue is stepping down as the coordinator for this group and Gail Tverberg-Setzer will be handling the coordinating for this event and future events.

MARTI PAINT PARTY!

February 11, 2023 6-9 PM

Contact Tammy Frink

You May Have Been Assigned a Servant Role in January

The Sunday Servant Worship Schedule can be found by clicking the button and viewing on our website. There is a link on our home page under "Quick Links."

We have very limited servants signed up for Assisting Minister, Acolyte and Crucifer for both services. Please prayerfully consider if you are willing to serve in one of these roles.

If switching to a new role, please email our Office Coordinator, Melina, so she can add you to our schedules. Also, please let the office know in advance if you are scheduled, or future plans have you going away and cannot serve. Thank you.

CARE FOR CREATION

Soles 4 Souls (S4S) has been collecting new and gently worn shoes for years, and our GSLC youth have spent several mission trips sorting shoes at their facility in Nashville, TN.

Our Caring for Creation Team and youth will be collecting new and gently used shoes for S4S during the month of January. Collection boxes, decorated by our GSLC youth, will be in the Fellowship Hall. A friendly competition of whose box gets the most shoes wins a prize for our youth. Now clean out that closet! 

We are now collecting used eyeglasses. A box is located in Fellowship Hall. These will be donated to the Lion's Club.

We continue to collect oral care waste for recycling. These items are mailed to TerraCycle where they are made into plastic pellets which can be made into outdoor furniture of playground equipment.  

Hefty energy bags for hard to recycle plastics are available in the Fellowship Hall for a nominal charge. These are collected on Two-Can Sunday and taken to the appropriate recycling facility. 

We also continue to collect used batteries to take to the appropriate recycling facility. This keeps the toxic materials out of landfills. 

Connect with the ELCA and SE Synod

• January Edition: Southeastern Synod E-News
• January Edition: ELCA Monthly publication "Seeds Monthly"

Faith Stories typically meet Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM. We will begin a new study on February 5th titled "The Book of Joy“ by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. Book available on Amazon. We meet in room 117. 

Thursday Morning Bible Study

10 AM with Pastor Rosy. “An Unexpected Revival”: Experiencing God’s Goodness through Disappointment and Doubt. An 8 week study of Ezekiel.

Encounter a unique picture of revival through Ezekiel's prophecies in this 8-week Bible study, An Unexpected Revival: Experiencing God's Goodness through Disappointment and Doubt. God chose to spark revival through people who seemed counted out, cast aside, and disregarded. However, God pursues us with His goodness desiring to bring revival to our broken hearts.

THEOLOGY ON TAP

Meets next, Feb. 1st.

 New location at Game Day. Every other week, at 7 PM. Join us for fun, fellowship and answers/discussions challenging your faith. All are welcome.

Outreach is collecting new and gently used children's books the entire month of January. There are three bins in the Fellowship Hall dividing the books by Baby Books, Picture Books and Chapter Books. We will be donating them to The Encouragement Project. They donate them to children that do not have any books, school EIP programs and other organizations that work with high risk children.  

Looking for all the news for our Youth? Be sure to read your Wednesday, Weekly Lamb Buzz Email. Some exciting things are happening at GSLC for all ages of our youth. Access each week on our website under the Youth Tab, the button below or sign-up to be on the e-mail list. Let Mel know at youthfamministry@gslutheran.org if you want to be included in the email blast. 

We will continue to list important youth activities in our worship bulletins.

Confirmation and FX3 will meet this Sunday, January 22nd.

PRAYERS@GSLUTHERAN.ORG

This is our e-mail address for you to submit prayer concerns. Prayers will be posted to the Prayer Circle, via e-mail, during normal business hours. You can also drop us an e-mail at this same e-mail address if you would like to be a part of the Prayer Circle.

Please print your bulletin from home if you are able.

Worship Bulletin:10:30 AM

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