What's Happening - week of April 25, 2013

Hello!

 Here is information on What's Happening at Good Shepherd over the next few weeks. . .  

1.      Fri. April 26-Friday Study will meet at 7pm at the home of Laura Voruz

 

2.      Sat. April 27-Shepherd's Food Pantry will be open from 9:30 to 11:30am at 2 Belmont Dr. (at Rt.53)

 

3.      act-usa planning event meeting has been CANCELLED for this Saturday

 

4.      "How to" event planning meeting has been CANCELLED for this Saturday

 

5.      Sun. April 28-Worship at 8 and/or 10am with the Connection Café between services

 

6.      Growth Team meeting has been CANCELLED for Tuesday, April 30

 

7.      There will be NO Wednesday Study on May 1

 

8.      There will be NO Friday Study on May 3

 

9.      Sun. May 5- Worship at 8 and/or 10am with the Connection Café between services

 

10.   Tue. May 7-Shepherd's Food Pantry will be open from 6:30-8pm at 2 Belmont Dr. (at Rt. 53)

 

11.   Wed. May 8-Wednesday Study will meet at 6:30pm; a light supper will precede the study at 6:00pm

 

12.   Thur. May 9-FLY (Finally Loving Yourself) Lady will meet at 7pm at the home of Lydia Faber

 

13.   Fri. May 10-Friday Study at the home of Laura Voruz beginning at 7pm

 

14.   Sat. May 11-Diakonia Graduation Service of Thanksgiving will be held at 2pm at St. John Lutheran Church, 2650 Plainfield Road in Joliet.  Please join us in celebrating the graduations of Lydia Faber and George Sanchez.

 

Manna Gift Card order forms for May will be available soon.  Watch for them and think of what occasions you can commemorate with a gift card from your choice of restaurants, department and home improvement stores, hotels, and specialty shops.  Manna gifts are perfect with no shopping (or returning) required!

 

Recap of last Sunday:  Last Sunday, we read together some of the most recognizable verses in the Bible, from Psalm 23.  We heard Jesus' words as He reminded us that He is our "good shepherd," that His sheep recognize His voice and they follow Him.  We discussed His words about how He came to give us life in all its fullness…abundant life.  Pastor Suzanne challenged us to think about the places in our lives where we sense that abundance and the places where we feel a lacking.  She challenged us to pray about why we feel this lacking and to ask God to lead us to abundance.

 

Preview of this Sunday:  This Sunday, we'll hear more of Jesus' words from the Gospel of John, particularly the "new commandment" that He gives His disciples…and us.  We'll also heard words from the book of Revelation about how God is making all things new and wiping away our tears.  We know that someone needs to hear the message God will bring to us through Pastor Suzanne, so we hope you'll join us and invite a friend.