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March 3, 2023

Second Sunday in Lent

New Member Sunday

Sunday, March 5, 2023

8:30 AM Traditional Worship

No Sunday School

10:45 Praise Worship


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This Sunday we welcome new members! Be sure to join us in between services for a reception with cake!


Our Praise Service will be Livestreamed at 10:45 AM on our Facebook page at facebook.com/gslcwoodstock/videos


Following the service we will post any recorded services to our YouTube channel and our website on the sermon page gslutheran.org/sermons.

 

You do not need a Facebook account to view our livestreamed services.

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Amazing Grace – Lent 2023

In honor of the 250th anniversary of the writing of “Amazing Grace,” this worship series for Lent, by theologian Michael Hoy, ties the words of the beloved song to our lives today as Christ’s disciples. Those in the Bible who experienced the amazing grace of God help us each week to realize that though we once were lost in sin, we now have been found by Jesus, and though we once were blind to God’s mercy, we now can see his love at work in us, through our Savior’s death and resurrection.

 

We will be offering services each Wednesday throughout Lent, at 11 AM and 7:30 PM, with soup and salad offered before each evening service, beginning at 6:30 - 7:25 PM.


This week, March 8 (Week 2) • The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:32): We hear of the great love of a father who lavished amazing grace upon the Prodigal Son, a picture of our Heavenly Father’s lavish compassion toward us.


March 8th - The soup choices are Potato, Brunswick Stew, Vegetable and Chili!


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.

Click to visit our church calendar for upcoming meetings and dates
SERVE

You May Have Been Assigned a Servant Role in March


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.

March Servant Schedule

Thank you to all the volunteers that helped serve during our Ash Wednesday services.

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During the month of March, we will be celebrating Women's History Month. We would like to highlight the wonderful women at Good Shepherd. If you are a woman that has a historic first, and you would like to share, we would like you to fill out the following form.

Spotlight on GSLC Woman Form

CARING FOR CREATION


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 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.

MUSIC MINISTRY

The Praise Team rehearses some Saturdays 9-11 and some Thursday evenings from 7-9 PM. Contact Pam if you are interested in being in our Praise Team.


Click here to email Pam, our Praise Service Coordinator


Remember Pam has a new e-mail address: praise@gslutheran.org


The Chancel Choir rehearses on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM and welcomes new singers. If you are interested in joining this group, contact Thomas Eisnor or email him using the link below.


The Bells of Good Shepherd rehearse Wednesday nights at 6:30 PM If you are interested in joining this group, contact Thomas Eisnor or email him using the link below.


The Celebration Ringers rehearse Tuesdays at 6 PM. This is our beginner handbell group. Contact Thomas is you are interested in joining using the link below.  


Click here to email our Director of Music

News from the  SES Synod and ELCA

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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

Available for any and all ages!!

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. 

Monday’s Lunch and Learn: A new Study "Isaiah", by Melissa Spoelstra  will begin on March 6. Book is available on Amazon.


If you’d like to begin with lunch and fellowship come at noon, otherwise we will begin our study at 12:30 PM.



Contact the church office or Brenda Kviten if you are interested in joining our group.

Word on Wednesday Bible Study

NEW TIME FOR LENT SEASON

Current Study: “A Word a Day Devotion” from Guidepost.


A new study will begin during Lent. Beginning Ash Wednesday and continuing throughout Lent, we will meet via Zoom, but will meet from 9:15-10:15. We will resume our regular study and time following Easter. For more information, please contact Lori Peters through the church office. 

Thursday Morning Bible Study - 10 AM


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

This unique short-term Bible study combines an in-depth look at Scripture, American history, and the music and lyrics of six African American spirituals. The first of the six-session study will be, 'Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit"

 

We will be listening to these songs and studying them.

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.

OUTREACH

The Outreach Committee will be meeting via Zoom, March 6th at 7 PM.

Sunday, March 5th

Bring your orange bag recycling for a convenient way to recycle those hard to recycle items. Need some orange bags? They are available in Fellowship Hall.

Our next Two-Can Sunday is this Sunday, March 5th. Place items in designated shopping cart. 

Hunger Walk/Run 2023

GSLC Helps to End Hunger in Atlanta


Join us as we raise money for the Atlanta Food Bank to help eliminate hunger in Atlanta.  We are offering to opportunities to get involved. If you see our events on Social Media, please share. We'd love to get local community support!


  • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is sponsoring a small local walk/run event on March 12, at 2 PM, beginning at the church's lower parking lot, a casual 1/4, 1/2- and 1-mile route will be marked off as a course. No registration necessary, however a donation is recommended to help with our cause. All money will go to the Atlanta Food Bank or make a donation now, just click the button below!


  • You may also consider the Good Shepherd Team participating in the Hunger Walk/Run down at the Home Depot Backyard, in Atlanta also on March 12 from 12 PM - 4 PM. Register here for that separate event. There is a $25 registration fee and includes a T-shirt.


Read More about these two opportunities.

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MUST Ministries URGENT NEED

We continue to collect food items on our front porch. Please consider a way to help your neighbors. 


Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us - Ephesians 5: 1-2a.


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YOUTH AND FAMILY

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!



Confirmation and FX3 will meet on Sunday, March 5th.




Read the Weekly Lamb Buzz newsletter for all the details.

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


I want to volunteer in nursery

First Communion Instruction Class


First communion instruction classes will be held for grades 1 and up for anyone who would like to attend. There will be 4 weeks of classes beginning on Sunday, March 12 during Sunday school hour. We will honor these students on Palm Sunday, April 2 during fellowship time. Sign-up in Fellowship Hall.

Save The Dates


The Lutheran Coalition and Habitat for Humanity have lined up the dates for their 2023 build in Acworth. All information is under the Habitat for Humanity page under our Community tab on our website. Or just click the button below, to get the information and register.


Click here to register

PRAYER MINISTRY

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.

Submit a prayer request
Current Prayer List

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