Greetings!
REGULAR SCHEDULE
Divine Service is Sunday at 10:00 AM.
Adult Bible Class is on Sunday at 9:00 AM.
Bible Matters meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM.
CALENDAR: For a calendar of events and meetings, click here.
“COME TO THE TABLE” EVENTWe will once again invite our community to join us for a meal together on Sunday, February 16 at 5:00 PM. We will host a spaghetti dinner with salad, bread, and desserts.
The main purpose of this outing is to offer a free meal to anyone who might join us. Invite your friends, family, and neighbors. In order to prep for this (anticipating about 25 people), we will need people to provide various menu items. You can sign up for that at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4FA8AA2EA64-55005013-come. If you happen to know of a large group of guests will come at your invitation, please let Pastor Schroeder know so that the menu can be adjusted to accommodate them.
FOWLING
If you like bowling and football, why not put them together? That's what this event is. We will meet at the HUB Stadium in Novi (44325 W 12 Mile Rd Ste H-160). Each lane is $100 per hour, but can accommodate up to 8 people. So, we can spread out the expense quite a bit. Not interested in hurling a football at defenseless pins? You can still join us and watch as participants discover that this is not as easy as you'd think. Please RSVP at this link if you plan on throwing: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050A4FA8AA2EA64-55005393-fowling
The meeting time will be announced in the near future, but 7:00 PM would be a pretty good guess.
EUCHRE NIGHTS
On the Sundays from February 23 through March 30, there will be potential for euchre nights. We are asking members if they would be willing to host for the evening, which means the venue will change from week to week. We will ask people to RSVP so that each host knows how many to expect. If you are not a euchre player and want to come for the sake of visiting with your fellow members, please do. It is very likely that not every euchre player will be able to play each game.
A SignUp Genuis form will be sent out soon regarding hosting. Once we get our hosts scheduled, another SignUp Genius will go out to RSVP. NOTE: If there are no hosts for a particular Sunday, we will not have a euchre night on that Sunday.
OPEN FORUM HIGHLIGHTS (February)
> The new cabinets for the renovated the kitchen at the church have been ordered. We expect them to be here about April 7. Renovations will not occur until after Easter to allow us to use our existing kitchen for Lenten dinners and Easter breakfast.
> Our Evangelism & Stewardship Committees met to set up some tentative dates of interest:
February 16 -- Come to the Table spaghetti dinner
February 21 -- Fowling (throwing a football at bowling pins)
March 5 -- Lenten dinners begin; six Wednesdays through April 9.
Euchre nights -- Sunday nights from February 23 through March 30. Dates will be selected by those who volunteer to host a Euchre night. Not all dates will necessarily be selected.
April 12 -- Easter for Kids
April 20 -- Easter services and Easter breakfast
We welcome members to join us and to help plan these various events. Even if you take charge of one event, that will benefit us all.
> We will begin to organize efforts to produce a pictorial directory. If you are interested in helping out, speak with Pastor Schroeder. An organizational meeting will take place in March.
BIBLE MATTERS WINTER SESSION
Bible Matters meets on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. We welcome all for this discussion group. This winter’s topic will be “Jesus responds to challenges by his enemies.” These challenges were hurled at Jesus during Holy Week in an attempt to accuse him of false teaching and practice. A detailed schedule can be found here.
BAD WEATHER POLICY FOR SERVICES AT GOOD SHEPHERD
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.
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.
GOOD SHEPHERD ON YOUTUBE
Services are uploaded to YouTube each week. Feel free to share the videos. Here is the service from February 2, 2025: Good Shepherd Novi, Divine Service, February 2, 2025
The pastor will try to hold formal office hours Monday-Thursday, 9:00 AM – Noon. It should be noted that some meetings are scheduled for those times. It is best to call or text to confirm any meetings with the pastor (248-719-5218).
INTRODUCTION VIDEO FOR GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH
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In Christ,
Pastor Schroeder
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DIVINE SERVICES are on Sundays at 10:00 AM.
Adult Bible Class -- Sundays at 9:00 AM.
Bible Matters -- Wednesdays at 6:30 PM.
GOOD SHEPHERD’S WEBSITE
www.GoodShepherdNovi.org
PASTOR SCHROEDER’S BLOG
www.LutheranSubject.blogspot.com
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