Greetings!
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Divine Service is Sundays at 10:00 AM.
Sunday School is Sundays at 9:00 AM.
Adult Bible Class is Sundays at 9:00 AM.
Lenten Vespers -- Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. (A supper is served at 6:00 PM.)
Bible Matters will resume on Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 PM.
CALENDAR: For a calendar of events and meetings, click here.
LENTEN VESPERS
Our mid-week Lenten services ponder the sufferings and death of our Lord Jesus Christ. The schedule is here for Lenten Vespers.Vespers will be at 7:00 PM. A Lenten dinner will be provided at 6:00 PM, allowing people to come from work and/or to not concern themselves with meal prep and clean up before the service.
LENTEN DINNERS
We will offer dinners before each mid-week Lenten service at 6:00 PM. The following people have agreed to provide food for these meals. You are welcome to offer assistance for any of these meals. To do so, consult with the people listed for the particular date you would like to help.
EASTER FOR KIDS MEETING
On Sunday, March 8, we will have a follow-up meeting to prepare for our Easter for Kids event. We will need people to attend each of the five stations for our visitors, as well as others who can assist with crafts as needed and to interact with our guests. To find out how you can serve, join us this Sunday after church.
USHERS’ TRAINING
We are enlisting the men of Good Shepherd who have been confirmed to serve as ushers in our congregation. This is not a difficult task, but it is necessary to provide a friendly and orderly conduct of the service for all who attend. In order for everyone to feel comfortable with the duties of ushering, there will be a brief ushers’ training session after church on Sunday, March 1. There may be another training session at a future date for any who cannot attend this one. We will also do our best to team up a new usher with one who is seasoned to alleviate any insecurities about ushering.
CHURCH COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS (February)
> We will be ordering postcards to invite people to our Easter Festival Service on April 5. These postcards will blanket the area around church. We will also be ordering additional postcards for our members to use to invite their friends and family.
> Our efforts to get the windows replaced above the altar and the organ pipes were thwarted when the glass company who provided estimates closed their business. Ken DeSantis has contacted two other glass companies to get estimates. There were also some questions about the need to retain the design in the window above the altar. A window with fewer panes would reduce the cost of replacement. This will be a topic of discussion at our Open Forum.
> In an effort to engage more members with more opportunities to serve, we are summoning more men to serve as ushers. We also intend to be more organized so that we don’t grab people at the last minute to fill in for absent people. We will be recruiting people who will count and deposit the offerings. We will also be recruiting more women who can serve in handling the sacred vessels for holy communion. Training for all of these areas of service will be scheduled in the months to come.
> Every four years or so, the pastor conducts visits at the homes of all the members. It is intended to stay connected with everyone and to allow people to address any issues that may bother them or confuse them. Every Member Visits will begin in February. A sign-up sheet will be posted at church by February 15 to allow people to schedule their visit. As the year goes on, phone calls will be made to those who have not yet signed up (ominous music inserted here).
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 are 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.
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.
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In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder
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