+ FiFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER + Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Sunday, May 15th 8:00 am & 10:30 am
Worship in the Sanctuary Service of the Word will be Live-streamed at 10:30 am Holy Communion will be celebrated at both in-person services.
+ Worship Elements, including the sermon, will be provided by ECSW
to help us connect with our sister congregations throughout the synod
on this Synod Assembly Weekend + Masks required at our 8:00 am Service.
Masks optional (that is, encouraged & affirmed but optional) at our 10:30 am Service.
Physically distanced seating in rows is available.
Congregational Singing is welcome!
No pre-registration is needed at this time.
+ SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER + With AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM for our Confirmation Youth Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Sunday, May 22nd 8:00 am & 10:30 am
Worship in the Sanctuary Service of the Word will be Live-streamed at 10:30 am Holy Communion will be celebrated at both in-person services.
+ With joy, join us as our confirmation youth
make public affirmation of their baptism at our 10:30 service. + Masks required at our 8:00 am Service.
Masks optional (that is, encouraged & affirmed but optional) at our 10:30 am Service.
Physically distanced seating in rows is available.
Congregational Singing is welcome! Pre-registration will be needed for our 10:30 service
to plan well for our congregation's well-being.
+ SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER + Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Sunday, May 29th ONE SERVICE at 9:00 am
Worship in the Sanctuary Service of the Word will be Live-streamed at 9:00 am Holy Communion will be celebrated at the in-person service. Masks required at this single service at 9:00.
Physically distanced seating in rows is available.
Congregational Singing is welcome!
No pre-registration is needed at this time.
Please know that our facilities are open in accordance with our Covid Care and Concern Policy. Outdoor options are also available.
If you have a pastoral care concern, please do contact the church office, Pastor Leah, or Deacon Sandy to make an appointment. We will determine together whether a virtual or in-person visit is most appropriate for the circumstances. If you have a team ministry need, please let the church office know.
If your Good Shepherd small group ministry would like to meet in-person at Good Shepherd, please contact the church office and let us know how we may accommodate your group.
It is important for the safety and well-being of our staff, our Good Shepherd community, and our neighbors that we attend well to carefully coordinated use of the building and grounds along with practicing other good mitigation practices.
We are thankful for your support and for the very creative adaptability of our ministry teams during this time of on-going pandemic. All are encouraged to continue to support the ministry of Good Shepherd by mailing your offering to church, giving online at eflock.org/give , or bringing your financial gifts to in-person worship. Offerings can be sent to:
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
2000 Roosevelt Drive
Plover, WI 54467
CALL PROCESS UPDATE As described at our recent Congregation meeting, our call process is moving forward. We are pleased to report that the Church Council approved the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) that the Discernment Team and Call Team worked on and submitted to the Council at its meeting May 9. The MSP is an important document in the call process, and it has now been provided to the Synod. Thank you to the members of both these teams for all their dedicated and thoughtful work and hours of collaboration. Also, Pastor Leah has completed her Rostered Minister Profile (RMP) and she has submitted it to the Synod. While many churches don’t provide their MSP to their congregation, our Council has approved making the MSP available to be read by members of our Congregation who wish to see it. If you are interested in viewing the MSP, you are welcome to do so. In that case, please contact the church office so that you may stop by to read it at the Church. The MSP is not a public document, and so we ask that it be read at the church and returned to the church office. The Synod is solely responsible for the dissemination of the document as part of the call procedure. Thank you for your continued support and prayers. Church Council
When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him,God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.
“My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANK YOU! A special thank you to our Good Shepherd members who have come in and cleaned our building while Judy, our custodian, is temporary out on leave.
SPRING WORK DAY SATURDAY JUNE 4
9:00am To 12:00pm
Some of the work that needs to be done:
RAKING
TRIMMING BUSHES
WINDOW WASHING
LEVELING DIRT AROUND NEW GARBAGE SHED
STRAIGHTENING OUT GARDEN HOSES
We are short on some tools. If you can, please bring rakes, pruners, trailers to remove debris, iron rakes, shovels, or wheelbarrows.
Please contact Glen Bauer or the church office at 715-341-622/office@eflock.org.
LWR KITS Lutheran World Relief helps take care of the needs of people around the world. We need light weight towels bath size towels (20” x 40” to 27” x 52”) preferably dark colored. We also need 2-4 ounce bars of soap for each kit.
There currently more displaced people in the world than at anytime since WWII and maybe before that.
COVID MASK POLICY Here is our current COVID Policy
TIME AND TALENT SURVEY Thank you to all who have completed and returned to us your Time and Talent Survey. This is very helpful because it allows us to update your contact information on our system. It also helps us know what gifts and talents you would like to share at Good Shepherd and in our community, so that we are able to match you and others with those activities that are most meaningful. As it is often said, “many hands make light work.”
We are reviewing the many responses and our ministry teams have been given a list of the members who have expressed an interest in their area of activities. You many receive a call or email in the next few weeks to answer questions you may have or to thank you for your willingness to participate. If you did not request additional information your name will be added to our data list in those areas you selected.
If you have not yet responded, it is not too late. Please either complete the survey online or pick up a paper survey at the Church. It only takes about four minutes to complete. Thank you.
UNITED WAY'S COMMUNITY DIAPER DRIVE MAY 8 to JUNE 19 Good Shepherd is a collection site for the United Way's Community Diaper Drive again this year! We will collect diapers and monetary donations (to purchase diapers) from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day. You may drop off diapers of any size and place them in the entrance area.
If you are making a monetary donation in the form of a check, please have them made out to United Way of Portage County and in the memo list add Diaper Drive or go online to eflock.org/give under "designated". The diapers are distributed to eligible families through Operation Bootstrap, and through organizations with unique diaper needs such as Salvation Army, CAP Services Family Crisis Center, and Portage County Health & Human Services.
BLOOD DRIVE Good Shepherd is hosting a blood drive on Thursday May 19th from 1:00 – 6pm. There is an urgent need for blood donors. We have a goal of 47 donors. Blood donors can donate every 56 days. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are appreciated. You can save time at registration by doing the Rapid Pass. Go to: www.RedCross.org/RapidPass for more info. Rapid Pass can only be done on the day of the blood drive. It takes about an hour to donate. Remember to bring a photo ID and your Blood Donor card. If you don’t have a Donor card, just bring two forms of ID. We are also looking for volunteers to help on May 19th with the canteen area and registration. If you would like to help call Vicky @ 715-592-6336. Donor Incentive – To show our thanks, those who come to give blood April 19-May 19, 2022, will receive a $10 e-gift card to a merchant of choice^ and automatically be entered to win a new travel trailer camper that sleeps eight, powered by Suburban Propane
YOUTH
CALLING ALL GRADUATES! Good Shepherd would like to honor high school and college graduates on Sunday May 29th, during the service. If interested please email a picture of the graduate in j.peg format, along with their preferred full name, school they are graduating from, and plans after graduation to russelldernbach6260@gmail.com. *Please note that due to the nature of how services are streamed this information has the potential to be viewed by the general public. * Deadline is May 22nd.
SAVE THE DATE FOR VBS Lava, Lava Luau - Exploring Emotions will be held, July 25th-28th, 9am-Noon. Snacks provided each day. Open to entering 4K-5th grade (fall 2022 entering school year). All denominations are welcome from our community to participate. Registration will begin in May!
CARE NOTES
With Health Concerns Dcn. Leah Maves
Karl Wolf Madeline Stockbridge
Jeff
Laurie Jackson's brother Sarah Rurup
Rachael Leystra's sister
Companion Congregation Luka Lutheran, South Africa
For Those Serving in the Military Pfc Sarah Werle
1015 Burke Drive, Apt 2
Junction City, KS 66441
For Those Enrolled in the ECSW Lay School Emily Rueth
Gaye Miller
For Those Who Grieve the Recent Loss of Loved Ones Gaye and Bill Miller
Tammy King and family
For Those Who Grieve For Don Somers and family upon the death of Carolyn Somers who passed away on May 9. May God's peace enfold them with love and fill them with hope in God's promise of life.
For Those Who Grieve For Larry Chamberlin and family upon the death of Debbie Chamberlin who passed away on May 10. May God's peace enfold them with love and fill them with hope in God's promise of life.
STAYING CONNECTED
STAYING CONNECTED WITH GOOD SHEPHERD
Good Shepherd Live- Check out eflock.org/live for worship guides and links to our live-streams on FaceBook and YouTube. If you’re on facebook, be sure to join our private Facebook group to connect with one another (facebook.com/groups/gslcplover). Starting September 12th, our livestreams will be broadcast regularly at 10:30 am.
Service on TV- Our service is broadcast on channel 984 on Wednesday at 2:30pm and 9:00pm and Thursday at 11:00am.
Weekly Readings-Here is the information where you can the readings in several different ways:
1. Signup at Dailylectio.net to receive readings in your inbox.
2. Download the app to your phone or tablet.
3. get your reminders from Good Shepherd's facebook posts.
Good Shepherd’s Sunday Morning Live is now also on Youtube.We will be simultaneously live-streaming our worship services on facebook live (as usual) and on youtube (new!). You can find the links for both ateflock.org/live
Note: Commenting/Livechat will only be available on Facebook Live.
Pastoral Emergency Telephone--715-600-6115
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
GIVE + CHURCH You can now make a contribution to Good Shepherd Church online or through a mobile app!
If you have an iPhone or Android phone, you can download Give+ Church for free from the App Store or Goggle Play. Simply search for "give plus church" to quickly find and start using the app. It's easy to make one-time or recurring donations to multiple funds with your credit or debit card. You can also choose whether to donate as a guest or set up an account that allows you to securely and conveniently manage, schedule and review donations using Touch ID, PIN or password. We hope you enjoy this way to contribute to our ministry, and thank you for your support.
Thank you for your continued generosity and support of Good Shepherd's Ministries.
Mission & Ministry
April Income 2022
The ministry of Good Shepherd
happens on a daily basis.
Maintaining your giving is important.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Budget
Received
April
$30,417
$30,216
Jan-April
$117,667
$122,737
SHARING OUR FAITH DEBT REDUCTION CAMPAIGN
JULY 2019-JUNE 2022
Monies received are applied monthly to Mortgage Debt and Crossways Camping Ministry Campaign.
Pledged $203,250
Recvd thru April $ 187,897
A special thank you for your continued financial support to the ministries at Good Shepherd during these uncertain times.
