WORSHIP
Holy Communion Beginning Sunday, June 6 we will begin having Holy Communion around the communion rail again. Spaces will be marked around the communion rail for individuals or families to communion. Anyone distributing communion will be fully vaccinated and will wear gloves to distribute individual cups of wine or grape juice. The Pastor and Assisting Minister will be wearing gloves to distribute the hosts as well. If someone is not comfortable coming forward to the communion rail can still commune in their pew with the prepackaged communion we have been using throughout the pandemic.
In-person Worship!
Good Shepherd is continuing to meet for in-person worship on Sundays at 10:30 am. Please come and fellowship with us, we are looking forward to seeing more familiar faces!
Worship With Us Online!
Good Shepherd will continue to offer online worship on Sundays and our parking lot Holy Communion on the first and third Sundays from Noon – 1:00 pm.
Please use the following links below to connect online to the Sunday Church Service:
Facebook click here: Facebook
YouTube click here: Youtube
Online Events Information
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will be doing a Streaming Devotional with Pr. Jamie Vannoy every Wednesday at Noon. We will also be including Read Aloud Stories with Don Bennett every weekday, Monday – Friday, at 2:30 pm. Please come, connect, and enjoy.
Please use the following links below to connect:
Facebook click here: Facebook
YouTube click here: Youtube
Save The Date! Delco Park Worship Service
On Sunday, July 25 is our annual picnic! This year we will gather at Delco Park at 10:30 am (located at 1700 Delco Park Dr., in Kettering). After the service we will share in a carry in picnic.
Altar Flowers
Ginny and I are working on flowers for the Altar. We will be starting with those who donated last year. As weren’t able to do Altar flowers due to covid. If you would like to donate please contact Ginny Herbeck at 937-298-8876 or Michele Weyhrauch at 937-510-4264. There will also be a new flower chart put up in the Narthex. Thank You! Michele Weyhrauch, Worship Commissioner
OUTREACH AND SERVICES
Food Pantry News
Please remember that next Sunday, June 6, is Food Pantry Sunday. Thanks for your on-going support for many needy families in our area who are serviced by the Neighbor to Neighbor Food Pantry. The food pantry donation bin has been moved back to the narthex; so if you are coming to church on Sunday morning you can bring your donations and place them there. During the week, if you are going by church, you can still place your donations inside the fellowship hall doors as we have been doing. Monetary donations may still be made by placing a check in the offering or mailing it to the church office payable to Good Shepherd with “food pantry” in the memo line.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Amazing Grace Daycamp July 19-23, 2021
Summer is just around the corner. Soon it will be time for Amazing Grace Daycamp. Circle July 19-23 on your calendars! Those are the important dates to remember. We will have a team from Lutheran Memorial Camp to lead the programming. We will need lots of volunteers to help with the campers, serve meals, provide support, and house the LMC staff. Hold this important outreach ministry in your prayers.
Helpers needed – We need some more helpers for our upcoming Amazing Grace Day Camp this July and you needn’t work directly with the campers. We will need helpers to sanitize things after the campers leave for the day. We will need helpers to assist with screening campers when they arrive. We will need helpers to call campers parents when the campers are absent to check if they are ill. And we will need helpers to assist in preparing meals and snacks for the campers. If you can help in any of these ways or perhaps others, please contact Don Bennett at 937-475-9445.
Griefshare Offers Loss of a Spouse
Sunday, June 6, 2021
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
GSLC Lounge
This recent addition to the GriefShare ministry was given as a gift to GSLC from one of our GriefShare participants. This is a one time session focused specifically on the significant impact of the loss of a spouse. If you have lost a spouse or know someone who has, please feel welcome to join our online discussion of the deep grief that losing a life partner brings to the heart and soul. Please contact the church office or Pam Bauser (937-602-8385) or Kathy Seim (937-901-0532) to register.
Lifelong Learning
Learn more about God’s Word for us. Join us ONLINE to learn together.
Our ADULT Lifelong Learning Classes are ONLINE! Everyone is welcome! Take this opportunity to “zoom” in and discover the quality adult education we have at GSLC. Our Bible studies are open to ALL near and far. If you haven’t checked any of these out, please consider this invitation to join us now.
THANK YOU to Karin Linch and Sandy Rosholt who faithfully guided our youth classes both online and in person. The YOUTH program will resume after a summer break.
SATURDAY MORNING BREAKFAST BIBLE STUDY DISCUSSION for ALL
Topic: Lectionary for Sunday worship
Facilitator: Roger Bauser
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Place: comfort of your home – connect online!
Bring your own coffee and breakfast along with your BIBLE. The focus is on the Lectionary Lessons for the upcoming Sunday. Come join the discussion facilitated by Roger Bauser. Use the Zoom meeting link to join the conversation. Everyone (ALL ages and genders) is welcome! No prior experience is needed. Each week the study relates to the Scripture lessons for Sunday’s worship. Drop by and learn what’s behind the message on Sunday. If you experience any difficulty connecting, please contact Roger at rebauser@me.com or call 937-299-5186.
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Topic: Hungering for Justice
Facilitator: Roger Bauser
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Place: comfort of your home – connect online
Date: May 30 Session 8 – Hungering for Justice: Kuambatana
This will be the final week of this study.
COMING IN JUNE: Challenging QUESTIONS in Scripture
THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY for Men
Topic: Lectionary for Sunday worship
Facilitator: Roger Bauser
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Place: comfort of your home – connect online!
The Men’s breakfast Bible Study is ONLINE on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. Bring your own coffee and breakfast along with your BIBLE. The focus is on the Lectionary Lessons for the upcoming Sunday. Come join the discussion facilitated by Roger Bauser. Use the following link to join the conversation. If you experience any difficulty, please contact Roger at rebauser@me.com or call 937-299-5186.
BIBLE STUDY for Women begins June 8 – SAVE the dates!
Topic: The Book of Jude
Leader: Paula Bennett
Time: 10:30 am on Tuesdays
Place: In PERSON in the GLSC Lounge.
This small, easily overlooked book in the New Testament still speaks to the church today.
Financial Peace University
Stop and think about this for a second. Imagine what the people of God, could do for the Kingdom of God, if they were debt free. What would you be able to do if you were debt free? Imagine what it would feel like to be able to give freely and generously toward needs you feel passionate about, whenever God leads you to. Financial Peace University will walk you through the process that will get you there and make it incredibly practical in your daily life. And if you know anything about Dave Ramsey you know it’s going to be a lot of fun! To learn more about the class, visit the Financial Peace University website at www.daveramsey.com or register for the class. The FPU class will meet in the Fellowship Hall for the next 9 Tuesdays from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm starting last Tuesday. If you have any questions, contact Martin Pierce at 287-4021 or Kathy Seim at 294-1145.
MISCELLANEOUS
Offerings for last week: $1,983.14
The amount reported applies to contributions used towards the annual ministry plan which requires contributions of $5,243 every week.
Electronic Giving
Don’t forget to send in your weekly tithe/offering to the church at 901 East Stroop Rd, Kettering, OH 45429 or go to our online Electronic Giving:
Electronic Giving Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is now offering the option of electronic giving for regular offerings and special offerings. Giving is done using the company Tithe.ly which is the only one endorsed by the ELCA. There are three ways to give:
1. Via smartphone using the Tithe.ly app (download via the App Store or Google Play)
2. Online at Tithe.ly
3. Via the GSLC Website which has a link to the Tithe.ly website to give directly to GSLC
The process to create an account and give is simple because it is tied to a debit or credit card. There is also a processing fee of less than 3% that you can choose to cover if desired. Benefits of Electronic Giving:
1. Ability to give from anywhere including other countries – you only need an internet connection via smartphone or computer.
2. Ability to give 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
3. Ability to choose from a variety of options where your gift goes.
4. Can give more than one gift at a time with the “Add Gift” option.
Questions: Contact Martin Pierce (937) 287-4021.
CHURCH PROGRAM DONATIONS
AmazonSmile
In 2018, we received $15.95 in donations from AmazonSmile. In 2019 we received $19.64. Would you like to help go over those amounts for 2020? It’s easy to do. Go to our website for Youth Donations, Good Shepherd Youth Donations, scroll down and you will see a little graphic labeled amazonsmile. Click on that and follow the directions. Once you’ve done that, instead of going to amazon.com to make an online purchase, go to smile.amazon.com and for every purchase you make, we will get 0.5% of that price donated to us. It’s still Amazon, with all the features of the normal site, we just get a small cut. Over time those 0.5% donations add up. Please consider supporting us in this way. The proceeds go to help with youth events. If you have any questions, please contact Don Bennett.
GSLC Lutheran Youth Corps (LYC)
Gift Card Program Did you know there is a way that you can financially support Good Shepherd at no cost to you? Through the LYC, you can order gift cards from a variety of merchants and restaurants at face value and a portion of each purchase is donated to the church to support youth programs and the First Lutheran Breakfasts. Although the percentage donated to the church may seem small, a few percent of our collective purchases can add up to a significant donation to Good Shepherd over time. Order forms are available in the Narthex. Orders placed on the weekend are normally available for pick up the following week, with the exception of some holiday periods and weeks where we do not reach the minimum threshold for placing an order. Please contact Don Bennett if you have any questions. What a great way to be faithful stewards of our resources!
A PLACE FOR NEWS
ELCA NEWS:
Lutheran Disaster Response Click here.
Lutheran World Relief Sustainable Development. Click here.
ELCA Global Links. Click here.
ELCA World Hunger Links. Click here.
COMMUNITY EVENTS AND NOTICES
Kids Fishing Derby Delco Park on June 19 from 10:00 am – Noon
Registration needs to be done by 9:00 am – 9:45 am on June 19th. There will be a Free Lunch and Awards afterwards from Noon – 1:00 pm. Parents or Guardians must remain with their children during the event. Limited loaner poles will be available. Wax worms will be provided. Held rain or shine. For further information visit www.playkettering.org or call (937) 296-2477.
Vaccines Available
You can now go to vaccinespotter.org to search around on each pharmacy’s website, in your area, and it will show you any available appointments for COVID19 vaccines. Click on your state and available appointments will be in green.
Vaccines Available
You can now go to the Kettering Health Network website where you can submit your name to be contacted for a vaccine appointment when your age group comes up.
Click here: Kettering Health if you are interested. When you click the Kettering Health link you will go to their coronavirus information page, at the bottom there will be a link to schedule your appointment. Anyone 16 and up can schedule an appointment for a vaccine.