News of the Flock Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd- From the Pastor s Desk: Paulette and I just got back from the mountains, one of my favorite places on earth. I love the majesty that is expressed in a strong silence. There is for me an overwhelming sense of that which is sacred in the quiet breeze filling the valleys. In the mountains I feel the presence of God. They seem to assure me that amid all the changes around me, the majesty and strength remain solid. It was in the mountains that I got the heartbreaking news that Eugene Peterson had died. It cut me to the quick even though I had never met him, had never been in one of his lectures, or had even been able to see him at a distance. Eugene Peterson is the translator of "The Message" and the author of over 30 books. He was at his very best as a Presbyterian Pastor in a relatively small congregation in Maryland which he served as mission developer and then Pastor for 29 years. In his books I was touched by his heart. His love for ministry lifted my enthusiasm and my commitments. He made a difference for me in deep and abiding ways. Unfortunately, I never told him. The letter I intended to write never got written. I will tell him in the times to come. As I shed my personal tear on the deck of the mountain cabin, a leaf, newly turned yellow, fell from a tree and floated down by my feet. One leaf fallen in the midst of the great wonder of the hills. That leaf will become a part of the ground that makes up those hills, its presence will be in those mountains until the end of time. That leaf, Eugene Peterson, and all the leaves of our lives that have fallen from this life, make up the "Great Cloud of Witnesses" that have formed the hills and valleys of our journey. The leaves of faith that have colored our hearts with their love and strength adorn the walkways where we find ourselves. On All Saints Sunday (Nov. 4) we will remember those lives. And then we will give thanks for them on the days, weeks, and years to follow. "For all your saints, who from their labor rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name of Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia! And I offer thanks for you, the ones who adorn our journeys today and in the days to come. You are building faith for each of us and for those who will follow. Today, the mountains remain solid and majestic. Pastor Mike Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 3099 Chapel Hill Road Douglasville, GA 30135 770-949-9522 Mylcgs.org Sunday Worship Services: 8:30 and 10:30 am Sunday School 9:40 Pastor Mike Bovingdon 770-949-2444 pastormike@mylcgs.org Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Douglasville, GA and Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Youth
Our Council: News of the Flock President, Spirit Team Don Larsen donlarsen43@gmail.com Communications Charles Craton ccraton@comcast.net Treasurer Adam Holzhauer adam.holzhauer@gmail.com Fellowship Stephen Austin autorip@aol.com Girl Scout Liaison Anne Stephens Anne_stephens@bellsouth.net Evangelism, Education Linda Boynton Bossmare92@hotmail.com Stewardship JoAnne Craton jcraton55@comcast.net Community Ministries Shannon Weathers weath451@aol.com Property Don Larsen donlarsen43@gmail.com Pastor Mike pastormike@mylcgs.org Council Corner: Your council is preparing the budget for your approval at the next Congregational Meeting. This meeting will be held on December 2 nd at 9:30 am. Please plan to attend. A light breakfast will be served by your council members. Council Meetings are held at 7 pm. Upcoming meetings are scheduled on the following dates. All are welcome to attend. Monday, October 1, 2018 Monday, November 5, 2018 Monday, December 3, 2018 Monday, January 7, 2019 Monday, February 4, 2019 Monday, March 4, 2019 Monday, April 1, 2019 Monday, May 6, 2019 Monday, June 3, 2019 Daily Bread Needs Bottled Water & Toilet Paper Wednesday Night Dinners and activities start at 6:30 We will begin in November on Tuesday the 13th at 7:00. Our first gathering will be at the Church. Thank you to the Men s Group for the wonderful work they are doing around the church to keep our building looking good! Our Wednesday Night Bible Study Join us as we continue our journey through the great stories of the Bible!
News of the Flock Upcoming Events: Adults Night Out: Bowling on Saturday November 3 rd All Saints Sunday is November 4th! On All Saints, we remember in prayer all our loved ones who have passed into the victorious kingdom of our Lord in past year. This year, in addition to the prayers, we will set up a table in the Narthex (gathering area) for you to bring pictures of those we will be praying for! To add a loved one to the list, please print their name on the list in the Narthex. Our next Council Meeting will be held on November 5 th at 7 pm. Men s Group: Will meet on November 10 th from 8:30 until 11:30. Book Study! We will begin in November on Tuesday the 13th at 7:00. Our first gathering will be at the Church. Wednesday Night Dinners start at 6:30: Join us for great food and fellowship! Don't Miss out on our Bible Study of "The Story". We meet just after dinner on Wednesday evenings and each session is self-contained! You are wanted in this study! The Spirit Committee will not meet this month. Next Month Adults Night Out: Progressive Dinner and Gift Exchange on December 1 st Please plan to attend the Congregational meeting on December 2 nd at 9:30. The Women s Christmas Party will be at O Charley s at 6:30pm on December 3. Adults Night Out Saturday December 1st SAVE THE DATE: Monday December 3 rd 6:30pm Women s Annual Christmas Party & Gift Exchange At O Charley s Please consider signing up to be a counter, communion assistant, alter guild member, reader, greeter, or usher. We need you! Email servers are constantly updating their Spam filters. As a conscequence, since we send out emails to many people at a time, the emails from the church are increasinly being blocked by these filters. Please make sure you have set your email settings to designate our church email addresses from Anne Stephens, Robyn Taylor, and Pastor Mike as safe senders. If you are not receiving emails, let Anne Stephens know at: AnneStephens@mylcgs.org.
Book Study: News of the Flock We will begin in November on Tuesday the 13th at 7:00. Our first gathering will be at the Church and we will decide from there where we want to meet in the future. We will plan on meeting an hour and do a chapter each week! The book? We are going to try something different. We are going to use a book that I have not read yet. In honor of the life, ministry, and influence of Eugene Peterson, we are going to read his book "Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading". We will plan on 7 evenings! The book is available as hardback, soft cover, or kindle from Amazon! Adults Night Out: Come join the group for bowling on November 3 rd from 6:45-9 pm at Southern Lanes. You can bowl or just hang out and cheer everyone on. The cost per person to bowl is $10.25. This includes shoe rental. Sign upon the Fellowship Hall door or contact Deanne Lorenz at deelorenz1@gmail.com or John Lorenz at johnlorenz70@gmail.com. Adult s Night Out for next month will be a progressive dinner and gift exchange on Saturday, December 1st. There will be a sign-up sheet and the cost will be $5 each. After you sign up, Shirley Sneddon will give you the address of the first stop of our dinner tour through Douglas County. Each person should bring a gift for the gift exchange, which will be at our last stop for the evening. Men s Group: Next meeting of the Men s Service group will be Saturday Nov. 10 from 8:30 until 11:30. Per the project list we will be targeting the following projects for the next meeting Front entryway needs to be painted (second coat) Replace burnt out light bulbs in the fellowship hall Water shut-off's behind the refrigerate need to be replaced or a sharkbit stop connector should be installed. Evaluate the rooms down the hall if the need to be painted and floors cleaned Evaluate left outside door in the sanctuary Kitchen faucet needs to be replaced Hope to see you, all are welcome. Women s Group: Save the Date for the Women s Christmas Party and Gift Exchange on December 3 rd at 6:30 pm, at O Charley s. Mark your calendar and don t forget to bring a gift to exchange for our game.
News of the Flock The Daily Bread Ministry: This year the Thanksgiving dinner for those in need will not be at Good Shepherd church. We are going to partner with the Golden United Methodist Church s Fit for the Future Ministry. We will have an opportunity to deliver meals, to transport people and to help assist people on site. Dinner will be served at the Wendy's parking lot on Fairburn Road. We are being asked to donate turkeys for their dinner. Fit for the Future will cook the entire dinner. Please let us know if you would like to volunteer with Fit for the Future and show up at the Wendy s parking at 9 am. When you sign in you will be assigned a task. Thank You! Stewardship: November is the month we concentrate on Thanksgiving. We talk about what God has given us. God has provided for us in abundance. Stewardship is directly tied to discipleship and our need to give back to God. It is our way of life. How generous are we with all that God has given us? God has entrusted us for the care of our church. Offerings are needed, so we can worship in God's house. We give our thanks to God for the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd through our offerings, time, and talents. - Joanne Craton (Stewardship Committee Chair) Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4:10 Evangelism Committee: The Evangelism Committee is being formed and is beginning their work on reaching out and making everyone feel welcome at Good Shepherd. One of the first projects they plan to tackle is a new pictorial directory. They plan to do this in house and not to hire an outside company, as was done in the past, to limit costs. Anyone interested in being on this committee or helping with the directory, please contact Linda Boynton at: Bossmare92@hotmail.com. An Invitation From Loving Hands Ministry: Loving Hands Ministry would like to invite the congregation to our Open House event on Nov. 3rd. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We will have a cookout sponsored by Ace Hardware from 11:30 to 12:45 and then at 1:00 we will dedicate our chapel to two of our founders, Garey McManus and Jerre O'Neal. We would love for everyone to come out and see how we minister to those in crisis in our community. We are located at 6461 Church Street in downtown Douglasville. For questions, contact Leigh Ann Champion at 770-577-1777.
Operation Christmas: News of the Flock We will be participating in Operation Christmas, Douglas County again this year. Announcements about what to donate and when you can help will be coming soon. Events at Lutheranch: Quilting Retreat Thursday - Sunday, February 21-24, 2019 $305 Private Room; $255.00 Double Join teachers Holly Anderson and Sharon Jefferies for a weekend of stitching and fun. The retreat will also include a Teacher s Trunk Show one evening, Show & Tell with your personal projects and accomplishments a second night, and a See What I Did on the third. Supply list available upon registration. God's Spa For Women 2018: Tea and Comfort Friday - Sunday, October 26-28, 2018 Before 9/20 $150; After: $180 This year's God Spa weekend at Lutheranch will offer wonderful opportunities for prayer and meditation, bible study, worship, spa activities, jewelry making, fellowship and relaxation. Massages will be available for an extra charge. We'll also have a tea luncheon, and a tea ceremony, so participants may bring their favorite tea cup! Come, and join us around the table of welcome! Parenting in the 50Forward Years: Parenting Our Parents & Parenting Adult Children March 22-24, 2019 $230 per person (2 nights/4 meals) Join others in the later career/early retirement years to find support and information for parenting challenges. Two tracks, each led by a professional counselor, will offer advice and resources for those struggling with parenting their parents or unsure how to best parent adult children. Choose the track that fits your need, then come together for worship, fellowship - and refreshment in God's creation. See the Lutheranch website to register: https://www.lutheranch.org/non-summer-adults-family Birthdays: 11/1 Hannah Schad 11/18 Nicole Venuto 11/4 Rick Douds 11/22 Jane Bucko 11/4 Maren Soyland 11/22 Billie Mentz 11/5 Grete Carder 11/23 Lois Waldmann 11/8 Kevin Schumaker 11/25 Patty Detraz 11/9 Noelle Welch 11/26 Dawn Leonard 11/11 Alexis Dowell 11/27 Sam Duke 11/12 Travis Ritchie 11/28 Gary Breneman 11/12 Abigail L'Hoste 11/30 Stella Ryan 11/15 Sage Soyland Anniversaries: 11/23 Neal & Pat Ochs 11/28 V.L. & Leila Myers
November 25th November 18th November 11th November 4th News of the Flock Serving in Ministry for the Month of November: 8:30 Guitarist: Pastor Mike; Acolyte: ; Crucifer: Reader: Charles Craton; Communion Assistant: Christina Craton; Ushers: Butch Myers & Jill Zuehlke; Greeters: Leila & Paulette 10:30 - Organist: David Slim; Choir Director: Randy Stephens; Acolyte: Sage Smith; Crucifer: Emma Brown; Reader: Glen Schillinger; Intoning the Psalm: Randy Stephens; Communion Assistant: Jesse Jenkins; Altar Guild on Duty: Sue Murphy; Ushers: Joe Sneddon, Eric Reinhard; Counters: Linda Boynton & Johanna Welch; Greeters: 8:30 - Guitarist: Pastor Mike; Acolyte: Bradlee Ray; Crucifer: Reader: Joanne Craton; Communion Assistant: Leonard Murphy; Altar Guild Member on Duty: Joan Larsen; Ushers: Don & Joan Larsen; Greeters: Leonard & Sue Murphy 10:30 Organist: David Slim; Choir Director: Randy Stephens Acolyte: Jackson Stear; Crucifer: Ethan Sanders; Reader: Randy Stephens; Intoning the Psalm: Adam Holzhauer; Ushers: Joe Sneddon, Eric Reinhard Counters: Bethany Holzhauer & Wendy Flory; Greeters: 8:30 - Guitarist: Pastor Mike; Acolyte: ; Crucifer: Reader: Shannon Weathers; Ushers: Shannon & Kristi Weathers; Greeters: 10:30 - Organist: David Slim; Choir Director: Randy Stephens Acolyte: Emma Brown; Crucifer: Sage Smith; Reader: Joe Williams; Communion Assistant: Adam Holzhauer; Altar Guild Member on Duty: Sue Murphy; Intoning the Psalm: Skip Welch; Ushers: Joe Sneddon, Eric Reinhard Counters: Lois Waldmann & Jill Zuehlke; Greeters: 8:30 - Guitarist: Pastor Mike; Acolyte: Bradlee Ray; Crucifer: ; Reader: Tony Ritchie; Ushers: Tony & Laurie Ritchie; Communion Assistant: Don Larsen; Altar Guild Member on Duty:; Greeters: Jill Zuehlke 10:30 - Organist: David Slim; Choir Director: Randy Stephens Acolyte: Ethan Sanders; Crucifer: Emma Brown; Reader: David Slim; Intoning the Psalm: Randy Stephens; Ushers: Joe Sneddon, Eric Reinhard; Counters: Seth Gunnels & Birgit Kelley; Greeters: If you cannot serve at your assigned time, please try to find a replacement. If this is not possible, please let Pastor Mike (pastormike@mylcgs.org) or Robyn Taylor (robyn@mylcgs.org) know in time for them to get at replacement. Thank you for your service!
News of the Flock November2018