Greetings!
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Divine Services are Sundays at 10:00 AM.
Sunday School is on Sundays at 8:45 AM.
Adult Bible Class meets on Sundays at 8:45 AM and on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. The Adult Bible Class on Wednesday repeats the previous Sunday's lesson.
BIBLE INFORMATION CLASS TO BEGIN JANUARY 13
Good Shepherd will be having a Bible Information Class to benefit anyone who desires to know more about Bible basics. If you have ever had questions about God's word, wondering how some things are supposed to make sense, this is a good class to come with your questions. For more information, click the link to the pastor's blog here.
BIBLE INFORMATION CLASS TO BEGIN JANUARY 13
Good Shepherd will be having a Bible Information Class to benefit anyone who desires to know more about Bible basics. If you have ever had questions about God's word, wondering how some things are supposed to make sense, this is a good class to come with your questions. For more information, click the link to the pastor's blog here.
PRIVATE CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION
On Saturday, January 11, 9:00-11:00 AM, Pastor Schroeder will be in his office and available for Private Confession & Absolution. No appointment will be necessary. If you are grieved or haunted by particular sins and desire to hear your Savior's word of forgiveness, this is for you. Pastor Schroeder will walk through the rite since it is unfamiliar to most. As the name suggests, the confession remains private. It is made to Christ. Likewise, the forgiveness is Christ's through the mouth of his minister.
Private Confession & Absolution is always available by appointment. For more information on the rationale for Private Confession & Absolution, see this link.
OFFICE HOURS
Regular office hours at Good Shepherd will be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. While there may be some flexibility to this schedule, we will try to keep it as regular as possible.
WELS LUTHERANS FOR LIFE MEETING
WELS LUTHERANS FOR LIFE MEETING
The local chapter of WELS Lutherans for Life will have its annual meeting
at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Livonia (17810 Farmington Road) on Saturday,
January 11 at 3:00 PM. The featured speaker will be Rev. Robert Fleischmann
who is the head of Christian Life Resources. Rev. Fleischmann will be speaking
about current life-related topics to keep us informed about developments, trends,
and solutions in regard to beginning-of-life and end-of-life issues. All are welcome.
BAD WEATHER POLICY FOR SERVICES AT GOOD SHEPHERD
We will always have services as scheduled at Good Shepherd. Since I live across the parking lot, I can get to the church no matter how bad the weather gets. Even if the service is just me and my family, we will be here. For everyone else, please use your God-given common sense to determine whether or not you will get on the road to attend any service when the weather is bad. We don't want anyone to risk his or her life to be here. But if you do venture out, the scheduled service will take place. It may be only a handful with a cappella singing and/or spoken liturgy, but we will be here.
Bible Classes and meetings may be canceled due to weather. Check your email regarding announcements to see if any of those scheduled events is canceled. If there is no email about it, it is not canceled. But again, use common sense to determine if you can make it, and call the pastor to let him know if you will not be coming.
EVANGELISM COMMITTEE MEETING
In order to make the most of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel in our community, we need to budget our expenses and our time. We will be meeting to determine our plans and to pray that God will bless them. Our next Evangelism Committee meeting will be Sunday, January 19 at 11:15 AM. All members are encouraged to participate in our Evangelism efforts, whether on the committee or not. But we do need people who are willing to be on the committee to plan.
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
Our next Stewardship Committee meeting will be Sunday, January 19 at 11:15 AM. The main purpose of our Stewardship Committee right now is to coordinate events to foster the bonds of fellowship among our members and to serve our community as well. While we can come up with ideas, it is important that congregation is on board with these ideas to make them beneficial for us and for others. In other words, we need your participation to make these events go well. Got an idea? Willing to make some phone calls? Want to see our congregation more energetic and vibrant? Then you can help. Join us on Sunday, January 19 after church.
We will always have services as scheduled at Good Shepherd. Since I live across the parking lot, I can get to the church no matter how bad the weather gets. Even if the service is just me and my family, we will be here. For everyone else, please use your God-given common sense to determine whether or not you will get on the road to attend any service when the weather is bad. We don't want anyone to risk his or her life to be here. But if you do venture out, the scheduled service will take place. It may be only a handful with a cappella singing and/or spoken liturgy, but we will be here.
Bible Classes and meetings may be canceled due to weather. Check your email regarding announcements to see if any of those scheduled events is canceled. If there is no email about it, it is not canceled. But again, use common sense to determine if you can make it, and call the pastor to let him know if you will not be coming.
EVANGELISM COMMITTEE MEETING
In order to make the most of opportunities to proclaim the Gospel in our community, we need to budget our expenses and our time. We will be meeting to determine our plans and to pray that God will bless them. Our next Evangelism Committee meeting will be Sunday, January 19 at 11:15 AM. All members are encouraged to participate in our Evangelism efforts, whether on the committee or not. But we do need people who are willing to be on the committee to plan.
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
Our next Stewardship Committee meeting will be Sunday, January 19 at 11:15 AM. The main purpose of our Stewardship Committee right now is to coordinate events to foster the bonds of fellowship among our members and to serve our community as well. While we can come up with ideas, it is important that congregation is on board with these ideas to make them beneficial for us and for others. In other words, we need your participation to make these events go well. Got an idea? Willing to make some phone calls? Want to see our congregation more energetic and vibrant? Then you can help. Join us on Sunday, January 19 after church.
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God bless you.
In Christ,
God bless you.
In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder
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SUNDAY SCHOOL -- Sundays at 8:45 AM.
ADULT BIBLE CLASS -- Sundays at 8:45 AM
DIVINE SERVICES -- Sundays at 10:00 AM
GOOD SHEPHERD’S WEBSITE
www.GoodShepherdNovi.org
PASTOR SCHROEDER’S BLOG
www.LutheranSubject.blogspot.com
PASTOR SCHROEDER’S BLOG
www.LutheranSubject.blogspot.com
Good Shepherd Evangelical Lutheran Church
41415 W. Nine Mile Road
Novi, Michigan 48375-4306
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Divine Services -- Sundays at 10:00 AM
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