Established
in 1964, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is a small, family orientated
church. We are a member of the Missouri
Lutheran Synod.
Mission
Statement:
Good Shepherd’s mission, as members of
the Body of Christ, is announcing to the world the Good News of Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior; through a Word and Sacrament ministry, supporting all to live
Christ like lives of prayer, love, service and fellowship.
Our
mission is followed through in many different ways. We conduct monthly services for the shuts-ins at
Tendercare and Clairebridge. We hold a Men’s morning Bible study group during the week, Sunday morning
bible study, topical small bible study groups, Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, Third Thursday Café (bible study
followed by lunch at a local restaurant), an annual Harvest Dinner for MSU’s
international students, and a Blind Outreach Ministry.
Our
Quilters group not only makes quilts that are donated to World Wide Relief, but
they take on other out reach projects such as personal care kits for a local
domestic violence shelter and sewing kits. The church is active with Christian Services by providing Thanksgiving
and Christmas Baskets to those in need. We also help cloth children for back to
school and Christmas gifts through a local domestic violence shelters and participate
in the annual Crop Walk.
We also
have a Parish Nurse, Karen Reynolds, who is here to help.
We
believe the church is people: people for whom Jesus Christ suffered died and
rose again.
The one constant reality of life
is the steadfast love of God for all people in Jesus Christ.
You are
welcome here!
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 September 2010 )
Bringing Music To Worship
Written by Administrator
Monday, 07 June 2010
Members
of Good Shepherd have recently formed a Music Group which shared ideas regarding how
to enhance the worship services with assorted music styles. Music is selected from Lutheran Worship (the “blue” hymnal), Lutheran
Service Book (the “brown” hymnal which we are currently using),
The Other Song Book, and the music book recently created for
Contemporary
Worship Services.
The
Music Group works together with Pastor Straub to coordinate music from
all of the available resources as well as to introduce new songs to
the congregation. Members of the group present special
music selections during services.
We are always looking for people who might be interested in
working
with us to create Power Point presentations and/or run the computer
during services. We are also seeking anyone that might be interested
in singing or playing an instrument. Our practices are informal
in nature – so if you just like to sing or play an instrument, please
join us!
If
you have a desire to be part of this group (voice, instrument, computer,
or simply “ideas”), please contact Myrna Tate at (517) 285-7996.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 September 2010 )
June/July Update
Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Members of the Board of
Christian Education for the next two years are as follows:
Doug Warren- Chairman
Lindsey Nichols
Gail Timm
Deb Cooper
Cheryl Hagerty
A warm welcome to Deb and Cheryl.
Our Sunday School year ended
on May 23rd with a pizza lunch and craft at church, followed by Glo-Golf at the
Zap-Zone. Everyone had a fun time.
Our VBS ( High Seas
Expedition ) will take place June 21-24th, from 6:30 PM until 8:00
PM.
We are encouraging our Sunday School children to bring a friend with them. We
are also asking our church members to bring their grandchildren, nieces,
nephews etc. Help us have a great turnout this year. Once again we are in need
of approximately fifteen shoe boxes. If you have some, please place them in
room 3 down the hall. We will need them ahead of time so we can paint them. We
will also be posting a list of items needed for snacks each day on the church
bulletin board. Thanks in advance for your help.
Our baptismal Birthdays for June- July are:
Lanny Cooper--- July
June/July Update
Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
The Board of trustees
would like to thank Carol Wright for the donation of a load of topsoil to
landscaped the south side of the education wing to eliminate the water leakage
into the basement stairwell.
Also
thanks to Herb Burns for repairing the damage doorframe on the storage
building.
Thanks
to Gail Timm for her landscaping efforts. Things are looking good!!
And,
have you noticed the stained glass window on the front side of the church? Thanks to Gail Timm, Bill Lixie, Bruce
Johnson, and Mike McMichael for all of their work repairing, painting, insulating,
and flashing the frame.
June/July Update
Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 01 June 2010
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As we leave the
season of Easter, let us not forget its meaning during the rest of the
year!
Summer is upon us with the need for
first aid both medically and spiritually.
A good first aid kit in the home, car or boat can help with cuts and other
medical emergencies. For spiritual first
aid you have the Bible as your resource; use it to overcome spiritual
emergencies.
I
had the opportunity to attend the Parish Nurse Conference in Frankenmuth last
month. Our topic was on the different
types of Abuse and how to care for patients who have suffered from it. We learned that many cases go unreported due
to people thinking it is dirty or they will get into more trouble if it is
reported. Sparrow Hospital is one of the few complete Abuse investigation areas,
with professionals there to interview and take in evidence. Many abusers have been abused themselves as
children. If you have questions or want
information about this, I brought back much information and also a C.D. on the
topic.
