Update from Good Shepherd (May 23, 2019)

Greetings!

SUMMER SCHEDULE
Divine Services are Thursdays at 7:00 PM and Sundays at 10:00 AM.
        Our first Thursday service for the summer schedule will be Thursday, May 23 at 7:00 PM.  (There will not be a service on Thursday, July 4.)  Sunday School & Sunday's Adult Bible Class will be on hiatus throughout the summer.  They will resume on September 8.

OFFICE HOURS
Regular office hours at Good Shepherd will be Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM. While there may be some flexibility to this schedule, we will try to keep it as regular as possible. 

ADULT BIBLE CLASS REGARDING SUICIDE
        "And She Was A Christian" is a book that was written by Pastor Peter Preus, a Lutheran pastor whose wife committed suicide.  What hope is there for those who commit suicide?  Is it an unforgivable sin?  Is it the fast-track to hell?  What comfort can be given to those who grieve over the loss of their loved one?  How does one handle guilt, blame, or the shame of being associated with one who has killed himself?  Sadly, too many people have acquaintance with such a tragic death.  

        Our final session will be Wednesday, May 29, 7:00-8:30 PM.  The focus of this final session will be: The Case Against the Suicide (Suicide and Grace)
        If you are interested in the book, "And She Was A Christian," ($25 each), please speak to Pastor Schroeder.  (Or  you can order your own through the link.)

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, June 2 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.

OPEN FORUM / VOTERS' MEETING

        On Sunday, June 9 after church, we will have an Open Forum and Voters' Meeting.  The main focus of our Open Forum will be long-range planning and discussing the steps we will need to make in the remainder of this year in order to make our congregation as productive as we can in serving our community with the Gospel.  All confirmed members of Good Shepherd are encouraged to join us.  The Voters' Meeting will take place immediately following the Open Forum.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

The dates for our Vacation Bible School have been solidified for this summer.  We will meet Monday-Wednesday (6:30 – 8:00 PM), July 29-31.  This is a change from our regular VBS schedule.

Also changed will be the focus of our VBS.  Rather than limit the study of the Bible to our children (and guests), we want people of all ages to join us.  So, there will be an adult study going on the same time as the children.

The topic of study and discussion for the adults will be The Canon of Scripture: Why These Books?  “Canon” refers to a stick or a standard (like a “cane”).  We confess the 66 canonical books to be the Holy Scriptures.  But why those books?  And why not others?  And what about the Apocrypha; why not them?  For three nights, we will consider how God gave us the Scriptures and why we regard only the 66 books in our Bible as the word of God.

While our target audience is our congregation, we encourage you to invite friends to our VBS sessions—both children and adults.  Look for registration forms on our web page to indicate your participation (more necessary for the children's VBS).

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God bless you.

In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder
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DIVINE SERVICES -- Summer Schedule
     Thursdays at 7:00 PM

     Sundays at 10:00 AM

SUNDAY SCHOOL & ADULT BIBLE CLASS will resume September 8.

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