SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 26, 2024

Youth Sunday is Sunday, January 28th, at the 10:45 AM service. Please note, Family Fun Night of bowling has been postponed until February 11 at 1 PM at Stars and Strikes in Woodstock.

Council has posted information including Council Minutes and more detailed financial numbers, in the Fellowship Hall.

Worship Matters at Good Shepherd!

We're launching a congregation wide small group study during Lent and we want you to join us! Thirteen different groups will be studying the same curriculum - Worship Matters. It's a short term commitment 

of 6 sessions that will begin after Ash Wednesday, and is a great way to learn about Lutheran worship and meet new people. 

Got questions? See Holly Jones, Pastor Karen, Melina Thurmond, or Karin Storla.

Oh, and we promise that you'll learn something. Why do Lutherans sing so much, stand up and sit down so much, sprinkle instead of dunk, and are focused on grace? Come and find out!

There will be NO doughnuts for Fellowship on this particular Sunday, Feb. 4th. We hope this will encourage more people to have pancakes and support the youth. 

Ladies Night Out

El Ranchero

Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2024

Time: 7 PM

El Ranchero

1025 Rose Creek Drive

Woodstock, GA 30189

Sign up in Fellowship Hall.

Save the date and Register Now!

In-Person and Virtual Event:

Sunday, March 10, 2024

In-Person Event at The Home Depot Backyard

Onsite Registration and Pre-event activities: 12:00 PM Race begins at 2 PM. Event ends at 4:00 PM.

More information will be coming soon!

Long-Range Planning Task Force

Be sure to leave your memories on the timeline in Fellowship Hall. General timeframes are all we are looking for, not specific dates.

Also, pick the date you would prefer to attend one of the Long-Range Planning Task Force conversation circles. The dates are Saturday, January 27, 10 AM—1 PM and Sunday, February 4, 3 PM—6 PM. We would love to have everyone have a voice at this event.

A new member class begins this Sunday, January 28th and February 4th, between services at 9:45 AM. If you have been thinking about joining Good Shepherd, please let Pastor Karen know and we can begin to send you some materials about membership. Email Pastor Karen here.

Handmade Card ministry at GSLC

 All OCCASION cards are available for a 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.

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

Reducing our Carbon Footprint - New article

This is our final article that the Caring for Creation Committee will highlight on ways you can reduce your carbon footprint at home. You can read this article and more on our website. Here is the introduction to that article:

Becoming a prosumer

So you have come to this point and seen the value of getting serious on energy conservation. Well really the final step is to become what is called a prosumer (proactive consumer). A prosumer is someone that is actively generating electricity to serve their needs,  Click here to read more....

DATES TO REMEMBER

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.