Good Shepherd UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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Weekly Newsletter - March 22, 2011

To all Members and Friends of the Church:
Stay informed of church news and be reminded of meetings and other events that are important in the life of the church.
News items may be limited to a few sentences. --GSUMC Communications Team
We will be loyal to The United Methodist Church and
uphold it byOur Prayers, Our Gifts, Our Presence, ALL HANDS ON DECK!!
Our Service and Our Witness
OUR PRAYERS
For our Church Famiy
CHURCHWIDE SPRING CLEANING
Jennie Brooks, mother of Paul Brooks, health concerns April 2nd from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Linda Anderson, cousin of Jean Dowdy, heart problems We will be working inside and out
Sandra Upton, recovering from surgery Bring your tools
Carolyn Bullock, Dist Supt. Sec., health concerns withinn her family
Rhonda Crawford, health concerns
A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Barbara Correll on loss of her father, William Owen If you have questions, contact Davis Taylor @
Dot Faulkner, health concerns 456-9638
Marie Tittle, friend of Ed Brinkley, health concerns
Barbara Filbert, health concerns
Wayne Carpenter, health concerns FAITH SHARING
OUR PRESENCE What one circumstance has influenced you the most
March 20, 2011 in your spiritual journey? The Evangelism Team has
Sunday School 123 asked the Worship Planning Team to designate a time
Worship Services (8:00-10:25 a.m.) 208 at both worship services on the 4th Sunday of each
month for someone to share their faith story. Sharing
OUR GIFTS our faith story often touches the hearts of others and
Weekly Budget Needs - - $12,704 nurtures their spiritual life. If you are interested in
March 20, 2011 sharing your story, contact Rev. Frazer at 822-
⇨Church Budget $7,819 4531. He will schedule a time for you to meet with him.
Evangelism Team
⇨Christian Life Center 25
⇨Debt Reserve-Principal 25
MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS
⇨Other 50
Contributions have been made toward CHOIR
TOTAL: $7,919
ROBES in memory of Sarah Taylor by Mary
Evangelism Moment….. Simmons.
God, whose mercy is new every morning, help me to know that
your love is stronger than my strongest doubt. Amen. Contributions have been made to the LIBRARY
Traveling on Holy Ground: Pocket devotions for Lent FUND in honor of Carol Powers and Janice
Barbara Lundblad Evangelism Team Slaughter by Shirley Vaughn.
Wednesday Night Schedule - March 23
Dinner (reservations required) 5:15 PM MISSIONS
Children Suzanne Funk, missionary at Good Shepherd
The Creek Bank (ages 3 – 5th Grade) 6:15 PM
Methodist Church in Bolivia, is requesting prayers
Youth 6:30 PM
Underground Reality:: Vietnam for her husband, John. He is undergoing treatments
Adult Class - Chapel 6:30 PM for cancer and is in his second cycle of treatments.
Reading & Searching for an Understanding of Selected They have been in Bolivia about a year and were
Psalms Janice Slaughter & Rev. Denman Frazer, in the Amazon area before Bolivia.
Leaders The Mission Team
Womens Study – CLC-203 6:30 PM
“The Five Love Languages” - Ginger Hartsock, Leader THANKS for the prayers, calls, cards, visits and
Mens Bible Study -- CLC -202 6:30 PM
gift. Your thoughtfulness and kindness meant a
“Men of the Bible” - Ty Martin, Leader
Worship Choir – Music Suite 7:30 PM lot to me. In Christian Love, Robbie Nash
 REMEMBERING OUR STORIES
Do you have stories from your life, your parents, or
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT LITTLE LAMBS
your grandparents that you would like for your
CHILDCARE CENTER:
grandchildren to tell to their children? Moses told Cookie Dough Fundraiser begins on March 21st and runs
the Israelites to: “Remember the days of old, consider the through April 1, 2011. Please call the Little Lambs office
years long past; ask your father, and he will inform you; your or see Melissa McCracken to order your cookies.
elders, and they will tell you.” - Deuteronomy 32:7 Proceeds of the sale will go to updating and building a
new playground.
Richard Morgan, author of Remembering Your Story
gives us seven principles of spiritual autobiography: Excuse our mess!!! Little Lambs is getting face lift with a
1) Every life is a unique, invaluable story; 2) God fresh coat of paint in the classrooms, offices, and hallway.
speaks to us in our stories; 3) Connecting our
Week of the Young Child is April 10 thru 16th. Lots of fun
stories with God’s Story is the work of the Spirit; 4)
activities are scheduled. Stop by and join the festivities
Painful memories can be healed through stories; 5)
that week. Thanks, Melissa McCracken
Remembering our stories creates community and
the future; 6) Faith stories are the legacy we leave;
7) Stories create meaning….at any age. Church Library News
New book in the library:
Come to the library on March 28 at 10:00 am. Angel Sister, by Ann H. Gabhart, 2011.
Join others interested in writing stories from It is 1936 and Kate Merritt, age 14, works hard to keep
their life. Some of the participants are telling her family together. Her mother is trying to come to
and writing stories from their childhood, some are grips with their dire financial situation, and her father has
writing ethical wills –the values and insights that slipped into alcoholism. Kate could never have imagined
have guided us through the years; others may that a dirty, abandoned little girl named Lorena Birdsong
be recalling their place in history – “Where were would be just what her family needs.
you on September 11, 2001?” Young children do
not remember that day in history although they In this richly textured novel, award-winning author Ann
may have been alive at that time. All of us will H. Gabhart reveals the power of true love, the freedom of
encourage one another and critique the stories if forgiveness, & the strength to persevere through troubled
we wish to share. Each of us has a unique story times, all against the backdrop of a sultry Kentucky
to tell. Your grandchildren want to remember summer. Angel Sister was inspired in part by the many
YOUR story. stories the author’s mother & three aunts told her of
“We will tell to the coming generation growing up in small-town Kentucky during the 1930s.
the glorious deeds of the Lord, This book was given to the library
and his might, and the wonders that he has done… In memory of
that the next generation might know them, Johnnie Mae White
the children yet unborn, Mother of Pat Patterson
and rise up and tell them to their children.” by Good Shepherd Sunday School Class
-- Psalm 78:4b, 6 Library Team
This is the book choice for the Library Reading
COUPON EXCHANGE Group for May. It is on the Reserved Shelf and is
If you have coupons you don’t use - don’t throw them available for check out for three weeks for anyone
away! wanting to join the book group for May.
Bring them and put them in the basket in the main office Library Team
lobby. Someone might need them. If there is some you
can use take them.
UPPER ROOM DEVOTIONALS
SEASONED SHEPHERDS The March & April Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide is
The Seasoned Shepherds will be going to the available on the table in the connector. You are encouraged to
Catfish House in Springfield on March 24th. We will put $1.00 in the money box for each devotional guide that you
leave the church promptly at 10:30 a.m. need.

The Church History Committee is in the The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide is printed in more
than 70 languages and distributed world wide. It is used as
organizational state and needs a volunteer with
a spiritual resource for churches, prisons, hospitals and in
good computer skills. If you can help this very numerous outreach ministries. What better way to spend some
important team reach its’ full potential, please quiet time with God than reading a short devotion in the Upper
contact Vicky McVey in person or via e mail at Room Daily Devotional Guide. Evangelism Team
[email protected]. Thank you!
Jerry Brothers, Church Council Chairperson
 CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES NEWS
Thank You
Thank you, to everyone who collected their loose
change for the Cumberland Area Pregnancy Crisis
Center, we collected $800 and I know it will be Mission Trip Deposit Due This
greatly appreciated!!!
Girls and Boys Only Events Wednesday!
Friday, March 25th we will be having a fun night of Okay everyone planning on going on the
games for the boys house and a fun night of games mission trip, your deposit of $99 is due by this
for the girls. Both events will begin at 6:30 and last Wednesday, March 23rd. If there is a need for
until 8:30pm. All parents are welcome to attend with scholarships, please do not hesitate to ask me.
their children. We will have pizza at both locations We can always work something out.
and then have some fun together. Please let Mrs.
Brittany know if you plan to attend so we can plan This Wednesday
accordingly. The girls will meet at Mrs. Brittany’s
house and the boys location will be at Blake and This Wednesday we will be back in the Youth
Lesli Riding’s house. Room. Be ready for some times to be had.
Bring your Bible, it will be very important this
Kids Who Care Club week.
Saturday, March 26th 5:00pm
We will be serving the men who come to Room in
the Inn. We will help make dinner, set up their beds
Consignment Sale Work =
and make the sack lunches for the next day. Please Mission Trip Moolah
let either Mrs. Debbie or Mrs. Brittany know if you The Women of Worship are offering $5.00/hr
have any questions.
to any youth who wants earn extra money for
Seussical the Musical the mission trip. Make sure you sign in to get
Saturday, April 9th 2pm credit for your work hours.
Davidson Academy is putting on the play “Seussical
the Musical” and we are getting a group together
to go. Our very own Angel Brothers will be in the
performance and I know it is going to great! The
cost will be no more than $3 a person. We will meet
at Davidson Academy that day around 1:30 to pass
out tickets. If you are interested please email Mrs.
Brittany at [email protected] or sign up on
the clipboard outside her office door.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!!!
Easter Egg Hunt
SAVE THIS DATE!!!!!
Saturday, April 16th 10am
It is time once again to hunt eggs. We will make 2ND ANNUAL CHURCH AUCTION
a craft, take pictures with the Easter Bunny and SATURDAY, JUNE 4TH
of course hunt eggs. We might even have a few 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
surprises for you. All activities will be in the gym Receiving - Wednesday, June 1 3:30-8:00 pm
and we will have age specific areas outside to hunt Thursday, June 2 3:30-8:00 pm
eggs. If the weather was to be bad that day we will Friday, June 3 3:30-7:00 pm
hunt eggs inside the CLC. ALL Children up to 5th
grade are welcome to come and participate.
Easter Candy Needed
We are asking for help from the congregation for our
Easter Egg Hunt. We are in need of lots of candy
to stuff the Easter Eggs. If you would like to donate
candy for the kids please give it to Brittany Ramage
or place it in the basket near the Welcome Center.
Please have your candy in by Friday, April 15th.