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At its March meeting, the Council voted to approve:

• A fundraiser for new nursery toys
• Disbursement of funds from the Organizational Assistance Fund to MUST Ministries, Cherokee Family Violence Center, and Cherokee Homeless Veterans

Council discussed:

• Holy Week plans
• A new lease for Child's Play Preschool 

Amazing Grace – Lent 2023

Our final Lent services, at 11 AM and 7:30 PM, with soup and salad offered before each evening service beginning at 6:30 PM. The soups this week are: Vegan bean and vegetable, Hamburger vegetable and chili.

This week (March 29) Paul (1 Timothy 1:15): We marvel at the story of amazing grace in the life of Paul, who turned from persecutor of Christ to proclaimer of our Lord through the mighty power of the Holy Spirit. 



Outreach Committee has coin boxes available to collect loose change to help fund some of the delinquent lunch accounts at Clark Creek Elementary School. Pick up your box at the Welcome Desk and collect your coins throughout Lent.

Please sign-up for worship servants for Holy Week and Easter. There are many opportunities to serve on these days.

Please use the button below to sign-up for a brunch item to share and let us know how many will be attending.

You May Have Been Assigned a Servant Role in March or April

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."

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.

Altar Guild Refresher Training

Have you ever wondered why the church does certain things at different times of the year? What is the significance of the liturgical colors to be used on certain days? What about the Pascal candle? When is it lit? Why do we strip the altar on Maundy Thursday?

Whether you are new to this ministry, are curious or have served for many years, come join us to discuss the role of the Altar Guild at GSLC on Tuesday, March 28th, at 11 AM.

Contact Monica Smith or the church office, if you are interested in learning more about this ministry.

Church Banners

We are searching for someone to take over the banner ministry of the church. This involves following the liturgical calendar, coordinating with pastor and worship and music and placing the correct banners in place for worship. If interested, please attend the Altar Guild refresher event listed above or contact Pam Hough. We would also like to thank Sharon Bost, for her many years of service in this role.

During the month of March, we are celebrating Women's History Month. We would like to highlight the wonderful women at Good Shepherd.

CARD MAKING KITS

We are exploring starting a new ministry group of volunteers to make “Card-Making Kits” that can be delivered to residents of local assisted living and senior living facilities in our community and outside of our community. Ideally, cards are assembled by the residents in a community setting in fellowship with other residents, enabling them to have something beautiful to send as a special greeting to a friend or loved one. If you are interested in this ministry, please contact Pastor or Linda Rowell for more details.

Yarn Angels will meet at the home of Jennifer Taylor on Monday, April 3, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided.

EMPTY NESTER’S TRIP

SAVOY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM

Date: Saturday, April 29, 2023

Time: Meet at museum 2:30 pm (arrange your own individual carpools)

Tour: 2:30 – 4:30 pm

Dinner: City Cellar Loft in Cartersville 5:00 pm



Savoy Automobile Museum features five exhibition galleries. Four are temporary rotating galleries and the fifth showcases the permanent Savoy Collection. The rotating galleries will feature specially curated exhibits showcasing automobiles surrounding a common theme. The Savoy Collection will display vehicles from Savoy’s special permanent collection. Savoy invites you to stroll through the galleries to appreciate the individual beauty and design of each vehicle while reading about its construction, production, and perhaps spark a memory or two. Come and experience Savoy!

Address: 3 Savoy Lane, Cartersville, GA 30120

Garden of Grace

Spring planting has begun! We look forward to an abundant Spring and Summer harvest again this year providing fresh vegetables to the food insecure in our own community.

We will not meet in March due to Wednesday evening Lenten Services. Our next meeting will be April 12, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom. If you would like serve God in this ministry, please contact the church office or Reba Sumner.

We will have an “Earth Day” service to honor the work the Caring for Creation committee does and to re-bless our garden on Sunday, April 23rd, immediately following both services. (If weather is bad, we will be in the Fellowship Hall).

Mark your calendars for Blessing of the Animals service on Saturday, April 22^nd at 11AM in the church courtyard (weather permitting).

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

We also 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.  

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

• Latest Edition (3-21-23): Southeastern Synod E-News
• March Edition: ELCA Monthly publication "Seeds Monthly"

Confirmation is canceled this week, (March 19) please read your e-mail and complete the assignment.

FX3 will continue to meet as scheduled.

Faith Stories typically meet Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM. We are studying "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-Led by Pastor Rosy

"Plenty Good Room", by Marilyn E. Thornton with Lewis V. Baldwin

Our next study after Easter (we will not meet on April 6 or 13th),

the class will be reading together the book called: “Honoring Our Neighbor’s Faith”. You can either purchase a used book from Amazon or order the revised version on Augsburg’s Fortress website. Book cost is $13.99. We will be dialoging about the similarities and differences of different Christian denominations and different faiths and comparing that with Lutheranism. Open to all! Come join us!

THEOLOGY ON TAP

We will be taking a break from meeting throughout Lent. We will resume this ministry on Wednesday, April 26th. Stay tuned to your Sheep Buzz for any new information.

Our Good Shepherd Lutheran Church - Atlanta Food Bank, Hunger Walk Participants!

Confirmation please complete the assignment before next class, April 16th.

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. 

Some upcoming youth and family events are:

We will be collecting plastic eggs through the month of march for our big Easter egg hunt on Easter! We need Easter eggs! (Bring in filled eggs with small trinkets & allergy friendly candy or unfilled, to the church and place in the assigned bin in the entryway. More details to come about the hunt as we draw closer to the date!

Read the Weekly Lamb Buzz newsletter for all the details.

We are looking for volunteers for the Nursery. You can sign up in Fellowship Hall or online here.

This is our submission form for you to submit prayer concerns. Prayers will be posted to the Prayer Circle, via e-mail, during normal business hours. 

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.

Please print your bulletin from home if you are able.

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