Greetings!
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Our Divine Services are on Sundays at 10:00 AM.
Thursday services at 3:30 PM are also offered, but call or text to confirm you are coming (248-719-5218). If no one calls to confirm their attendance, he may not be at the church.
SUNDAY SCHOOL & ADULT BIBLE CLASS
Our Sunday School & Adult Bible Class meet at 8:45 AM.
JESUS CARES MINISTRIES
Good Shepherd is hoping to offer worship services and a Sunday School class for those who are mentally disabled. It is designed to serve a group of people who are mostly neglected in our area with the Gospel. If we decide to go forward and offer this service to our community, our target start up would be either November or December.
In order to be prepared for these services, we will have a Jesus Cares Ministries follow up meeting on Wednesday, October 10 at 7:00 PM. If you are interested but will be unavailable for the meeting, please speak to Pastor Schroeder. At this follow up meeting, we will focus on two things:
1) We need to determine the date and time we will be available for the Jesus Cares services. We need our members to be present for this once a month service in order to sit with, befriend, and assist any people who attend. Of course, we have no idea right now how many that would be.
2) Pastor Gaertner will offer training for volunteers who will attend and assist at these services.
Finally, in order for this ministry to truly be of service to those who need it, we need to publicize this. If you know of anyone with mental disabilities (e.g., Down Syndrome, Autism, et al.), please inform them of our Jesus Cares Ministries efforts. Word of mouth is usually best received, but you can help us get the word out in other ways, too. We will publicize the date and time of these monthly services as soon as we are able.
You can find out more about Jesus Cares Ministries at: http://www.tlha.org/jesus-cares-ministries .
SUNDAY NIGHT BIBLE SERIES
A new series for our Sunday Night Bible Series will begin on Sunday, October 14. The next series is entitled, “Eating God's Sacrifice.” “Eating God's Sacrifice” explores the Lord's Supper portrayal in the Old Testament sacrifices. While the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper flows from the Passover, its roots and forgiveness come from all the Old Testament sacrifices. After viewing each DVD segment, Pastor Purdue and Pastor Schroeder will lead a discussion about the material which is in the DVD. All sessions will begin at 6:00 PM. These are intended to be interactive discussions as well as informational. Desserts and snacks will be served. All are welcome.
CHORAL FEST AT HVL
On the weekend of November 9-11, Huron Valley Lutheran High School will be hosting Choral Fest. It is a gathering of choirs from area Lutheran high schools around the country resulting in a choir of perhaps 200 voices, joining to unite their voices in praise to God. There will be two concerts given by these choirs. On Friday, November 9 at 7:00 PM, each high school's swing choir will perform for a Pops Concert. On Sunday, November 11, there will be a mass choir presenting a sacred concert at 2:00 PM.
CHORAL FEST HOST FAMILIES NEEDED
In order to accommodate all the choirs who will be coming to HVL, associate congregations will need families to host the teens from these choirs. Families who are willing will be asked to host at least two choir members (you can request more if you have the room) from Thursday night (October 8) through Sunday morning (October 11). They will mainly need lodging and transportation to and from HVL. (Some car-pooling to and from Good Shepherd may be arranged.) Good Shepherd will be hosting Manitowoc Lutheran High School who is coming with 24 people.
As a “thank you” for hosting, it is customary for the choir whom Good Shepherd hosts to sing for our service on the Sunday morning of Choral Fest.
If you are willing to host some choir members or have questions, you may speak to Dan & Mary LeFevre.
TRUNK OR TREAT
On Saturday, October 20, Good Shepherd will be hosting a community event—Trunk or Treat—from 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon. We will welcome our community to join us to visit our decorated cars for candy and treats. In addition, we will be serving cider and donuts and have lawn games for people to play. (Pray for good weather.)
In order to make this even worth while for our community to come to, we will need at least ten cars which will be decorated and hosted by our members. We will also need to coordinate to assure there is variety in the decoration themes. (We probably don't need eight Detroit Tigers themed cars.)
While this is an effort to make ourselves more acquainted with our community, and vice versa, it will also be a good time for our own members to join together for an enjoyable Fall morning. To prep for Trunk or Treat, we will meet after church today, about 11:25 AM. For more info, speak to Laura Schroeder.
LITURGY SUNDAY – OCTOBER 21
Why do Lutherans worship the way they do? What does each part of the liturgy mean? Where did those songs come from? And what's with all the standing and sitting?
While we all may be accustomed to the Lutheran liturgy, we may not appreciate or even be aware of the rationale behind each part of it. In order to foster a greater appreciation for the Lutheran liturgy, we will observe a Liturgy Sunday on October 21. An elder will introduce each portion of the service and explain its background, followed by the pastor and congregation conducting each respective portion of the service.
If you have ever wondered about this, or if you have a friend who might be curious about why we worship the way we do, join us for Liturgy Sunday on October 21. The pastor is always available to explain further any questions you have about or Divine Service as well.
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God bless you.
In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder
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DIVINE SERVICES
Sundays at 10:00 AM
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Sundays at 8:45 AM
ADULT BIBLE CLASS
Sundays at 8:45 AM
GOOD SHEPHERD’S WEBSITE
www.GoodShepherdNovi.org
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
www.GoodShepherdNovi.org
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