SHEEP BUZZ NEWSLETTER

September 6, 2024

During lunch, Pastor Karen will also organize a group to visit and sing for our homebound. If you know of someone who would appreciate a visit (and a song!), please let her know. 

GSLC CALL COMMITTEE NEWS

The Call Committee continues its work on the search for a new pastor.

Did you notice? The bus has moved again! The Call Committee has now presented the MSP to Council for discussion & approval.

Keep an eye on the road in Fellowship Hall to see our progress! A great visual to track the Call Committees progress.

If you have any questions, please ask us! We invite you into a conversation with as much information as we can give, understanding that some information must remain confidential. Look for our blue name tags or email us at callcommittee@gslutheran.org.

Ask a committee member to share one of these blue prayer cards with you. It is our hope that you will take these home and keep GSLC in your prayers as this process continues.

Chase would love to see more youth in both the Chancel Choir and Bell group. Please contact him if you have questions or interest.

These rehearsals will continue weekly or as noted by Pam or Chase.

CHURCH CALENDAR and OFFICE NOTES:

Please know that the calendar resource is available to everyone at anytime on our website. You can always find a link to the calendar in the quick link section of every Sheep Buzz.

Office help is requested for September 10th and the week of September 22nd. We have 3 hour morning and afternoon shifts for Tues-Thurs. Please consider taking a time slot to help in the office during this time. Sign up here.

Sunday School (No Classes this week)

Youth Classes (next week begin at 9:45 am)

All youth classes will meet downstairs.

Elementary ages will meet in B3

Middle School will meet in B8

High School will meet in B1

 Adult Classes (next week begin at 10 AM after Coffee with Council)

Faith Stories: Rm 117: Book study on “Life Together” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Coffee and Conversation: Rm 118: continuing “Examining Our Faith” series. Our study is titled "Faith of a Woman Who Loved Jesus".

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

THURSDAY BIBLE STUDY

Thursday Bible study with Pastor Karen will continue this Thursday with our study of Exodus. Bring your Bibles.

THEOLOGY ON TAP

Theology on Tap will meet next at HICKORY FLA KITCHEN, on Wed. Sept. 11th located at, 6205 Hickory Flat Highway Ste 112, Canton, GA, 30115.

Topics change each time we meet so no need to worry about missing anything. As always, everyone is welcome to share some food, laughs, and open conversation in a safe, non-judgmental environment.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on September 11th, at 11AM at Good Shepherd, for our member Ray Smith who entered into eternal life on August 27th. A light luncheon will follow the service in Fellowship Hall. If you are interested in providing an item for the luncheon, please sign up here.

WEDNESDAY LUNCH AND LEARN

We will not meet next Wednesday, September 11th, but will resume on September 18th, at 11:30 AM. Bring your lunch. Our study is “Luke in the Land”, by Kristi McLelland . We will meet in the Meeting Room. Contact the group if you are interested through the church office.

WORD ON WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY

Word on Wednesday will resume Wednesday. September 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. (Please note the date change!) Both in-person and Teams options are available. New topic for the Fall: More Beautiful Than Before-How Suffering Transforms Us, by Steve Leder. The book is available on Amazon. Along with the book we will study people in the Bible who were transformed through their suffering. Please contact Lori Peters through the church office for more information. 

NEW MONDAY BIBLE STUDY | REVELATION | SEPT 23rd

What words come to mind when you hear the Book of Revelation mentioned? Scary? Weird? Confusing? Join us for an 8-week study of the last book of the Bible, and we'll try to make it less scary, weird, or confusing. Starting on Monday, Sept. 23, there will be two options for the study- in person at the church at 1 pm or online via Teams at 7 pm. If you are interested, please contact Holly Jones or sign up at Sign Up Central in Fellowship Hall. 

LUTHERAN COALITION FOR HABITAT-LAST CHANCE

The annual "Taste of Habitat" event this year will be held on Friday, Sept. 13 at 7:00 PM, at The Phase Family Center/Phase Events Center, 12150 Morris Road, Alpharetta. Tickets are $40. See Max Epling or Mike Dooley to purchase them.

Showcased at the event will be two trips for an amazing price that will benefit the Lutheran Coalition with every reserved trip. One to Tuscany Italy and One on an African Safari. Click on the trips to check them out, they are spectacular opportunities. The Coalition is also selling raffle tickets 1=$20 or 3=$50. The winner will receive ½ of the amount collected, the other half will go to the Coalition. Get more information on sponsorships and being a chef here. Both are great ways to participate.

Handmade Card ministry at GSLC

ALL OCCASION cards are available, most 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.

LOOK FOR WAX SEALS!

Look for new cards that have beautiful wax seals on the fronts. Once again, the cards provided are mostly one of a kind and a wonderful gift for anyone who receives one. Also, there are a few hand painted cards left that were donated to GSLC from a local artist. Surely someone you know would love to get one in the mail!

The next Ladies Night Out will be on

Tuesday, September 17, at 7:00pm, at:

Dina's Family Restaurant (formerly Gondolier's)

10029 Hwy 92, Suite 112,

2990 Eagle Drive

Woodstock, GA 30189

Sign up in Fellowship Hall

GARDEN OF GRACE

Thanks be to God!

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 ENERGY BAGS: (first Sunday of the month) Please remove labels, Use regular white kitchen bags. We will continue to collect a free will donation to offset the cost of the orange bags that will be placed around your bags in Fellowship Hall.

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

7. DRAKE HOUSE: SEASONAL, clean and like new ladies professional clothing donations. Look for the big orange drop-off bin in Fellowship Hall.

8.METAL RECYCLING: Drop off your scrap metals in the white 55-gallon drum located at the north side of the garage and we will take it to the Metal Recycler in Woodstock.

MORE NEWS AND INFORMATION

SOUTHEEASTERN SYNOD VOTES

The Southeastern Synod has a resource page on their website at https://www.elca-ses.org/vote. Just click the picture to access that site and it's information.

EMPTY NESTER'S CHRISTMAS EVENT

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Event: "A Tuna Christmas" play at the Canton Theatre, then dinner at Local on North

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Time: Play begins at 2:30 pm, dinner is reserved for 5:00 pm

Sign-Up: In Fellowship Hall

Cost: Pay up front for dinner and show to reserve your spot by Sept. 15th. Make checks ($67.00 pp) out to GSLC with "Empty Nester's Christmas" on the memo line and place in offering plate, or put in the box outside the office.

Get all the details in a recent email sent out by the Empty Nester's Committee Chairs. If you did not receive an email or want to be a part of this group, please let the church office know. Thank you.

Interested in Atlanta PRIDE? Information is available on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

Do you love your church? Consider giving Good Shepherd a 5 Star review on Google. It helps other know about who we are and what we do!

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.