Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd gives His life for His sheep. - John 10:11
Come join us to experience the healing power of Jesus in your life!
July 5 - Sharing table begins
August 31 - Worship & Music 7pm
September 1 - Christian Ed 7 pm
September 6 - In Touch Sunday
September 7 - Labor Day, Church Office closed
September 13 - Rally Day "Joy to the World"
Food Bank Sunday, bring in those food items.
Grandparents Day
September 14 - Council Meeting 6:30 pm
September 19 - Bingo, doors open 12:30, games begin at 2:00
September 20 - Harvest Home
September 21 - Peace Day
September 22 - Autumn Begins
September 25 - Dine & Donate Panera Bread 4-8 pm
October 3 - Outdoor Movie Night 7 pm
Girl Scout Clothing Swap 11-3 pm
October 11 Blessing of the Animals
October 16 & 17 - Basket Social
October 21 - Boscov's Friends Helping Friends Event
Food Bank Sunday
Every 2nd Sunday of each month, please bring a canned good to Sunday Service to donate to the Northampton Area Food Bank. GSLC collected 154 items for the month of August. Remember when you are shopping to pick up that extra item and drop it off in the narthex. Every item helps and the Northampton Area Food Bank always appreciates what we do here at Good Shepherd. Together we can stop food insecurity.
Girl Scout Troop 8133 will be having their annual Clothing Swap on Saturday, October 3rd.
Shopping is from 11-3. They are accepting donations of CLEAN, UNDAMAGED clothing. If you would like to drop off items you may drop them at the church until October 2nd. All items will be $1.00. All remaining items are donated to the Purple Heart.
Bakers Needed for the Annual Christmas Cookie Sale, scheduled for Saturday, December 12. Our loyal customers look for certain types of cookies. Our famous Nut Tossies, cut out cookies and cream cheese cupcakes are always the favorites. A supply donation has been made and all we need are the bakers. Contact LeAnne Krill for more information, leannemkrill@gmail.com .
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF
School Kits
Education is one of the strongest tools for breaking the cycle of poverty.
Ensuring that girls attend school has even stronger results. School Kits
contain essential supplies to help children continue learning in the face
of serious obstacles. That learning leads to a better life for them, their
families and their communities. During this period of worldwide pandemic,
more families need help, so the Women of the ELCA are collecting school
supplies.
The supplies that we are collecting are:
-- 70-sheet notebooks of wide or college ruled paper, approx.
8 x 10 1/2 inches (no loose-leaf paper)
-- 30 centimeter rulers, or a ruler with centimeters on one side and
inches on the other
-- pencil sharpeners (small ones)
-- blunt scissors (such as safety scissors with steel blades)
-- unsharpened #2 pencils with erasers
-- black or blue ballpoint pens (no gel ink)
-- boxes of 16 or 24 crayons
-- erasers, approx. 2 1/2 inches long
Items will be collected until September 6, so keep your eyes open for back-to-school sales.
If you prefer not to go shopping during this time of social distancing, monetary donations will be accepted to use to purchase supplies. Checks may be made payable to “Good Shepherd Women of the ELCA.”
Donations may be brought to church and placed in the box at the front door under the portico on Mondays and Fridays from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM (the same days and times that Social Ministry collects donations for the food bank).
WELCA thanks our Congregants who have generously sewn the cloth backpack bags that are used to hold each child’s supplies. And WELCA is pleased to announce that this service project has been approved as a Thrivent Action Team project.
If you have any questions, contact Barb Wiemann (610-262-6977or blwiemann@gmail.com).
So... who is "Easter Jesus" Use the QR Code below to link to a funny video to enjoy. Then click on our "Good News" tab above.
WHY DID MARTIN LUTHER WRITE THOSE 95 THESES?
The year (2017) was the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Would you like to learn more about Martin Luther,
the times in which he lived and why he wrote the 95 Theses?
Have you ever read the 95 Theses?
Did Martin Luther really want to start a new church?
As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we
will be looking at ways we will grow in knowledge of our Lutheran heritage and how we can still reform our lives and our church.