Thursday, March 14, 2024

Update from Good Shepherd (March 14, 2024)

Greetings!

REGULAR SCHEDULE 

          Sunday School -- Sundays at 9:00 AM.
          Adult Bible Class -- Sundays at 9:00 AM.
          Divine Service -- Sundays at 10:00 AM.
          Lenten Vespers -- Wednesdays at 7:00 PM.  Supper at 6:00 PM.
          Bible Matters resumes in April.

          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.

ADULT BIBLE CLASS

          We have begun a series for Adult Bible Class entitled, “Families of the Bible.”  The schedule for this class can be found here.
          Adult Bible Class beings promptly at 9:00 AM. All are welcome.

LENTEN NOTES
For an overview of the Lenten seasonclick here
Lenten Vespers -- Wednesdays in February and March at 7:00 PM.  The schedule can be found here.
Lenten Dinners -- Wednesdays before the Lenten services at 6:00 PM.  

EASTER FOR KIDS -- AN EASTER JOURNEY

          Good Shepherd’s 2024 Easter-for-Kids Event will be held on Saturday, March 23, 10am – Noon.

          At this event, kids will follow a path from Jesus’ crucifixion, to the guards who guarded his tomb, to the empty tomb on Easter morning. Along the way, there will be lessons, crafts, and special guests (centurion, angel) to tell them what they have seen. They will get a sticker for their “passport” at each station, with a reward at the end for filling their passport.
          There will be 5 stations – Sign-in, the crucifixion, the Centurian, the tomb, and the selfie-station. We will need some help making this event a success. Here are some of the ways that you can help.
          >>> Planning for the stations – we have a basic idea of what each station requires, but need some people to help put it together. This will include planning crafts, decorating, etc. Ideally would like to get someone to be in charge of each station.
          >>> Decorating -- We want to turn our room divider into a tomb, need a stone to roll, costumes, etc. We have some ideas to start but just need help making it happen.
          >>> Crafts – if you have good craft ideas for kids, we would love to hear them.
          >>> Giveaway – put together goodie bags for the kids at the end. Also need some kind of raffle game and prize. (Last year we did a guess the number of jelly beans in the jar.)
          >>> Volunteers day of the event – will need people to sign kids in, help with crafts, lead kids into the stations, and some “actors” to play roles. Would ideally like to get about 10 people.
          Another way to help will be to “like” and share our posts on social media when they come out. Please help us to make this event a success.

EASTER FOR KIDS—Final Prep
            We will have our final prep meeting for Easter for Kids on Sunday, March 17 after the service. We will be prepackaging some give-away materials and would welcome the extra hands to do it.  In addition, we will be doing set up at church on Friday, March 22 at 6:00 PM.  More hands will make for lighter work.   Finally, we are hoping to have more of our members on site on Saturday, March 23 (10 AM - Noon) to assist with the guests who will be coming to our event.  There are many ways to get involved. If interested, join us for this meeting.

WELS INTERNATIONAL YOUTH RALLY
          This summer, about 2,000 WELS teens (from 8th grade graduation through 12th grade graduation) from all over the country will be gathering in Fort Collins, Colorado for a Youth Rally. The Rally will be held June 25-28. All who have attended have raved about what a good time this is. More information can be found at www.welsyouthrally.net. The cost is $410 for early bird registration, March 6 – April 30. Transportation costs are not included in the registration fee. Good Shepherd teens will likely connect with St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Livonia to ensure that we have our teens connected to a chaperon. If you are interested, please speak to Pastor Schroeder.

GOOD SHEPHERD ON YOUTUBE
          Services are uploaded to YouTube each week. Feel free to share the videos. Here is the service from March 10, 2024: Good Shepherd Novi, Divine Service, March 10, 2024 (youtube.com)

REGULAR OFFICE HOURS
          The pastor will try to maintain regular office hours are Monday – Thursday, 9:00 AM - Noon. To ensure the pastor’s availability, it is best to make an appointment. He is available by phone or text (248-719-5218). You may also email (welsnovi@aol.com), but the response may be slower. 

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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
Lenten Vespers-- Wednesdays through March 20
          Supper -- 6:00 PM
          Worship -- 7:00 PM
          Choir -- 8:00 PM
Bible Matters resumes in April.

GOOD SHEPHERD’S WEBSITE
www.GoodShepherdNovi.org

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

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