Thursday, October 1, 2020

Update from Good Shepherd (October 1, 2020)

Greetings!

DIVINE SERVICES
      For information on what you can expect when you come to church and what will be expected of you, see this link.
        Services will still be broadcast on Facebook Live, Sundays at 10:00 AM, and uploaded to YouTube.   Share our services and invite friends to tune in.

FALL SCHEDULE
Divine Services are at 10:00 AM on Sundays. 
Sunday School is on Sundays at 8:45 AM.
Adult Bible Class is on Sundays at 8:45 AM.  We will be going through the epistles of St. John.  The schedule can be found here.
Catechism Class is on Wednesdays at 3:30 PM. 
Bible Matters, a discussion group, is on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.  More information on Bible Matters can be found here.  Topics coming up:
     Oct 7  –  The Church and the LGBTQ+ Community: How shall we love them? 
NOTE:  There is a booklet entitled “Gay and God” from Time of Grace Ministry (https://timeofgrace.org/), which will be a guide for our discussion.  While it is not mandatory to read it beforehand, it is valuable reading and may aid your thoughts before our session on October 7.  It is available at Good Shepherd, free of charge. 
If anyone wants to follow along on Zoom, contact the pastor (welsnovi@aol.com) and I will send you a link.  Your contribution to the discussion may have to be limited to the Chat feature. 
     Oct 14 -- What is God going to do about evil?
     Oct 21 -- I have doubts about the Bible.  Now what?

REDFORD PREGNANCY CARE CENTER UPDATE
The RPCC is seeking donations for gently used fall/winter clothing.  We could really use 18 mo. - 4 T clothing.  For more information, please contact Carol Beeskow (cbeeskow@gmail.com). 

WELS LISTEN LIBRARY
          You may not think your church has any blind members. What about people who can no longer read your service folder or are too frail to hold a book or have dyslexia?
          WELS Mission for the Visually Impaired (MVI) posts audio versions of Meditations and Forward in Christ and Christian audio books on a new website called the “Listen Library” at listen.wels.net. You can see the Listen Library for yourself – it’s open but the recordings are password protected. For members to listen online, download to their devices or order book or periodical on a USB flash drive, they (or someone in their family or church) applies to MVI. A Service Application form is on the Listen Library landing page. The National Library Service for the Blind has free digital players available to all who are blind. MVI continues to produce braille and large print materials. 
          Coming soon: Professor Emeritus Daniel Deutschlander is recording his books for Listen Library clients to hear for free! Find out more about resources for members who can no longer read a book at wels.net/mvi.

OFFICE HOURS
Office hours are Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM – Noon.  
The pastor will be in his office unless a meeting has been scheduled elsewhere (consult the weekly schedule).  The pastor is also available by appointment.  Call or text (248-719-5218).  You may also email (welsnovi@aol.com), but the response may be slower.

CONCERNING PASTORAL CARE
        Besides Facebook Live and YouTube, you can find the pastor's sermons archived on this blog.  You can use the search bar to find a particular date, day of the Church Year, or Scripture reference.
        Pastor Schroeder will be available for private devotions, Holy Absolution, and Holy Communion to members in small groups or to individuals.  You may call to set up an appointment at any time.  Visits by appointment can be done either at church or at your home.
        If you want to ask for intercessions for loved ones, we will certainly remember them in our prayers, too.  If your loved one has no pastor, ask if they would like Pastor Schroeder to visit them.  

GOOD SHEPHERD ON YOUTUBE
         The service from September 27 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzQaauPNnYw&t=1s .  Feel free to share the videos.  For other services, do a search for "Good Shepherd Novi."  
         Bulletins for services can be downloaded from here (scroll down): 

OFFERINGS
While we may not be meeting for worship, we do have financial obligations to meet.  You may either mail your offering into Good Shepherd, or you can set up your offering to be transferred electronically from your bank.  If you are interested in the automatic transfer of funds for your offering, please contact the church at (248) 349-0565 or welsnovi@aol.com.

DO YOU LIKE US?
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We desire as many as possible to rejoice in the Gospel which we proclaim and confess.  Share the information from our weekly email blast, links to our web page, and even to the pastor's blog to let others know that we have a space in our congregation for them!

In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder
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REGULAR SCHEDULE
DIVINE SERVICES -- Sundays at 10:00 AM  (We also stream on Facebook Live )
SUNDAY SCHOOL & ADULT BIBLE CLASS on Sundays at 8:45 AM.
BIBLE MATTERS, a discussion group, on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.

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