Update from Good Shepherd (November 28, 2024)

Greetings!

REGULAR SCHEDULE 

Divine Service is Sunday at 10:00 AM.
Sunday School is on Sundays at 9:00 AM.
Adult Bible Class is on Sundays at 9:00 AM.

CALENDAR: For a calendar of events and meetings, click here.

INTRODUCTION VIDEO FOR GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH

          Here is a video to introduce people to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Novi. Share it as much as you can.

MID-WEEK ADVENT VESPERS
           To prepare our hearts for Christmas, we offer additional services in the Advent season.  Our Advent Vespers (a prayer service) will be conducted on the Wednesdays in December leading up to Christmas.  We will serve a supper at 6:00 PM.  Vespers will be at 7:00 PM.  The schedule for topics and preachers can be found here.

PRIVATE CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION

          While Private Confession and Absolution is available at any time by appointment, there are a few times each year when you may come without any appointment.  The next Private Confession and Absolution will be on Monday, December 2, 7:00 - 9:00 PM.  If you have not gone through this rite before, the pastor will guide you through it.  Regarding the rationale of the rite and practice, you can refer to this post.

OPEN FORUM/VOTERS' MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (November)

>    We are looking into updating the kitchen at the church.  Several ideas have been proposed for what will best suit our purposes.  If you have any ideas to enhancements to our kitchen, please speak to Bob Wozniak.  All suggestions will be received, but we may not be able to achieve all of them.

>    A proposal was made to renovate the kitchen in the parsonage.  This is a much larger project and would not happen until late in 2025.

>    We will be getting postcards printed to give out as invitations to our Christmas services.  In order to make these postcards worth the cost and effort, it will be up to our members to distribute them as invitations to friends and family.  You may also want to invite friends and family to a new Bible Information Class which will begin in January 2025.  Start date still TBD.

>    We passed a budget for the 2025 year.  If you would like to receive a copy of the budget, please contact Dan LeFevre.

>    Elected to Church Council offices are the following – Ken Reisig, president; Tom Brisbey and Ron Rose, elders; David Kirvan, treasurer; Matt Crenshaw, evangelism committee chairman; Philip Schroeder, stewardship committee chairman.  Each of these men will serve a two-year term, beginning on January 1, 2025. 

EVERYONE OUTREACH – FOLLOW-UP
             Our one-day seminar, Everyone Outreach, was completed on Saturday, September 21. But to establish an outreach culture, we will need to keep our goals present and encourage one another to pursue them.  There will be follow-up meetings (TBA) where we can encourage efforts and discuss what has been accomplished so far.  The Church Council will be taking the lead as we will dedicate a good portion of our next meeting to how we will implement our plans. 

A NEW WEBSITE – MADEKNOWN.NET
          The made. known. website was introduced at the WELS Youth Rally earlier this summer. madeknown.net is dedicated to “walking with you in faith through identity, gender, and sexuality.” It does this through a growing library of written resources and connection to personal support.
          We pray madeknown.net can be a resource to you as you embrace Christ’s enduring message of grace and forgiveness for yourself and your loved ones.

GOOD SHEPHERD ON YOUTUBE

          Services are uploaded to YouTube each week. Feel free to share the videos. Here is the service from November 24, 2024: (345) Good Shepherd Novi, Divine Service, November 24, 2024 - YouTube

REGULAR OFFICE HOURS

            The pastor will try to hold formal office hours Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM – Noon. It should be noted that some meetings are scheduled for those times. It is best to call or text to confirm any meetings with the pastor (248-719-5218).

 

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In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder

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REGULAR SCHEDULE
DIVINE SERVICES are on Sundays at 10:00 AM.
Sunday School -- Sundays at 9:00 AM.
Adult Bible Class -- Sundays at 9:00 AM.
Bible Matters will resume in January 2025.

GOOD SHEPHERD’S WEBSITE
www.GoodShepherdNovi.org

PASTOR SCHROEDER’S BLOG
www.LutheranSubject.blogspot.com