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

Next week, the 8:30 AM Traditional Worship Service will be livestreamed at facebook.com/gslcwoodstock

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

Pre-packaged communion will be available for anyone interested in participating in the sacrament of Holy Communion while watching a livestream/taped service. Please stop by during normal office hours, or contact the church office if you need help in obtaining these sacraments for your at home use. Pastor Rosy has offered to deliver it to anyone in the area. 

We give thanks to God for the opportunity to gather together and celebrate as the Good Shepherd community.

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. 

Time to order poinsettia's for Christmas. Get your order form here. The cost is $12 per plant. Please submit your check, including the order form with printed dedication, to the mail slot outside the Office Coordinator mailbox. All forms are due back to the office by Dec. 4th.

We are now taking orders for GSLC Swag. Take a look at the mock-ups of the styles and designs by clicking the button below, or on the closet door near Fellowship Hall. We have youth sized T-shirts and Fleece and Adult sized T-Shirts, Polos, Fleece and caps. All orders will need to be submitted, with a check made out to GSLC for the full amount. Place the word "SWAG" in the memo line. All orders will be due December 4th.

You May Have Been Assigned a Servant Role in November or December

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 need volunteers to read a short scripture and light the Advent candles at each service each week. The sign-up sheet is in the Entryway. Please consider participating in Advent worship in the way!

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 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.

CONSIDER YOUR ADVENT GIFTS

We need one family for each service throughout Advent to read our candle-lighting scripture. If your family is interested, please contact Pastor Rosy or our media coordinator and we will get you the readings for the service. The first Sunday is November 27th. The sign-up is in the Entryway.

We will be decorating the sanctuary for Christmas on Saturday, November 26th, at 11 AM. If you can spare an hour or two, please come out and join us. Sign-up here or at the church.

We also have Advent calendars available in the Entryway. Please take one per family.

Thank you for the prescription bottles. We have all that we need for now.

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

UPDATED THIS WEEK!

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

Faith Stories meets Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM titled, "“Dear Church: A Love Letter from a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the US”. Book available on Amazon. We meet in room 117.

Thursday Morning Bible Study There will be no study on November 24th.

Our next study, beginning on December 1, will be:“Underdogs & Outsiders” by Tom Fuerst

The Bible is full of surprises. At every turn, from the beginning of the Old Testament right through the end of the New, we find God working in unexpected, even strange ways to bring about God's purposes. During Advent, remembering this strange history of God working in our world helps us look forward to the birth of God's Son, Jesus. As if to remind us of this, the Gospel of Matthew presents a genealogy of Jesus before telling the story of his birth, including subtle references to the times God worked through unlikely people. Matthew names five women in the family tree of Jesus: Tamar, a forgotten daughter-in-law and widow; Rahab, a prostitute; Ruth, a foreigner; the wife of Uriah, an adulteress; and of course, Mary, a young virgin. This Advent study explores the stories of each of these five women, showing how they all played a pivotal role in God's purposes.

USE AMAZON SMILE FOR ALL YOUR AMAZON PURCHASES!

Remember to use the word "smile" and a period before the word Amazon in the website address and designate Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Woodstock GA as your preferred charitable organization. GSLC will receive a portion back from Amazon when you make any Amazon purchases this way.

THEOLOGY ON TAP

 Due to Thanksgiving and Advent services, Theology on Tap will not be meeting the remainder of November and December.

HOLIDAY OUTREACH

This Holiday season, we will be sponsoring 29 children from Clark Creek Elementary School in Acworth. Starting on the 27^th of November, there will be a tree with each child’s name on an angel and their basic needs for the holiday season. All you have to do is take one of the kids ornaments, buy them a gift, (wrap it, place the angel back on the gift, and place it in the box next to the tree. All gifts can be donated until December 11^th (no later!).

If you are not sure about sponsoring a child for the holiday season, we will also be collecting monetary gifts for the school to help clear up late fees for school lunches and their after school program. There is a “life-size lunchbox” next to the holiday donations that you can place your donations in. If you are writing a check, please make sure you make it out to either “after school program” or “school lunches”. If you have any questions, you can contact the church office.

BENEVOLENCE FUND

Many of you know that we have a Benevolence Fund. This fund allows us to assist people in our community with utilities, groceries and emergency fuel for vehicles. We currently have depleted most of these funds and would like to ask members to prayerfully consider giving funds specifically for benevolence. You can also purchase gift cards for gas or groceries and donate those too. If you are writing a check, please indicate in the memo line “Benevolence”. Thank you to those who have already contributed to this fund.

The church office will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday, November 23-November 26th, to allow our staff to have time with their families.

One of the Girl Scout troops that meet at Good Shepherd (Troup 7843), will be hosting a Craft Festival on Saturday, December 3rd, beginning at 9 AM, here at GSLC. Come out and support the Troup and get a start on the shopping season.

BUILD OUR LIBRARY

As Youth & Family Ministry continues to expand, so does our library! We are looking to start a book drive & donation for new books to fill our Worship Bags and Children’s library. All you have to do is grab one of the pictures of books hanging outside of Melina’s office, purchase it, and place it back in her mailbox. With Christmas season right around the corner, what better time to tell the tales of celebration via books! Please contact Melina with any questions. 

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.

Keep costs at GSLC down: print Sunday's bulletin today and bring it with you Sunday morning to service.

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Go in peace. Be blessing in the world.