A PDF of the bulletin insert can be found here
WORSHIP
Worship With Us Online!
Join us now in worship online!
Connect with us for an encouraging Word from God and a time of worship. Are you ready to worship together?
Please use the following links below to connect online to the Sunday Church Service:
Facebook click here: Facebook
YouTube click here: Youtube
The Saturday Worship will no longer be streamed.
LAST WEEK’S SERMON You can read and watch last week’s sermon here
YOUTH MESSAGE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Good Shepherd is looking for people who can lead the Youth Message on Sunday morning. Three people have already volunteered – the more the merrier. If you are interested, please contact Beccy in the office to select dates that fit your schedule. Email office@goodshepherdkettering.com or call 937-298-0136.
NEW: NO LINGERING WITH THE LORD THIS SUMMER
There will be no Lingering with the Lord services this summer. It will resume in September
PARISH LIFE
NEW: HELPING HANDS Our next helping hands will be on July 12th, 9:00-11:00 am. The “Helping Hands Service Initiative” helps maintain and keep our church grounds and facilities in optimal shape as we strive to make it an inviting place.
NEW: CHURCH PICNIC
Save The Date! July 27, Church Picnic
Please join us for our annual summer picnic and service on July 27 at Delco Park, Shelter 3, at 10:30 am. Yes, you got that right — we will meet at Delco Park instead of our Good Shepherd church building. We will provide drinks, hot dogs and hamburgers. Everyone is invited to bring a dish to share. Call Eileen Hunter at 937-654-5588 with questions.
VACATION BIBLE STUDY
Topic: God’s Word Comes Near
Time: July 28 – August 1, 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Coordinator: Mary Pierce
Good Shepherd Day Camp is a unique blend of congregational evangelism, outreach, and ministry to our local youth.
Our weeklong summer day camp is for youth, preschool through 6th grade. The camp is free and is limited to 30 youth.
For more info or to register go to https://goodshepherdkettering.com/highlighted-events/
VBS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are looking for adult volunteers to help with VBS this summer. If you are interested, please email or call Mary Pierce – 937-657-6899 or marykpierce0527@gmail.com.
More info at https://goodshepherdkettering.com/highlighted-events/
5TH SUNDAY CARRY-IN LUNCH
Please join us in the Fellowship Hall for our 5th Sunday carry-in lunch on June 29th, immediately after service. All are welcome!
Call Eileen Hunter with questions at 937-654-5588.
OUTREACH AND SERVICES
Food Pantry News
Our May food donations were delivered to local food pantries on June 2 – totaling 160 food items. Thank you for faithfully remembering the families who are served by the food pantries in our community. As you make your personal food purchases, consider adding a few items for these families. It will be a wonderful way to help those around us. It is very helpful to avoid donations of food in glass containers so that nothing can be broken.
If you would like to volunteer on a Thursday at the Feeding Friends Pantry on Bigger Road near the former Victoria’s Secret Building, click here to sign up.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
LIFE LONG LEARNING
SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE STUDY
The Sunday morning Adult Zoom Bible Study is taking several weeks off for the summer.
Please watch for information about future opportunities.
THURSDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY DISCUSSION for ALL
Come join us on Zoom on Thursday mornings! Bring your bible with your coffee. Everyone 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. Questions: Call the office at 937-298-0136
Topic: Gospel Lectionary Readings for Worship
Facilitator: Roger Bauser
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am
MISCELLANEOUS
Financial Update
The updated financial results through April 2025, are as follows:
- YTD income of $139,020. which is $16,947 lower than the budget of $155,967
- YTD expenses of $104,077 is favorable to the budget of $159,564 due to lower Senior Pastor expenses
- April YTD net income is therefore $34,943
Hand Sanitizer in pews: Small bottles of hand sanitizer are now available in the pews for you to use. The bottles are located near the center aisle.
The 2025 Altar Flower Calendar is posted in the Narthex near the serving area. You are encouraged to sign up now to select your favorite date. Flowers can be given in HONOR of a person or event or in MEMORY of a person or special occasion. When you choose to donate Altar Flowers, you are welcome to take them home after the Sunday service. Flowers that remain are made into bouquets and distributed to members of the congregation. They do bring great cheer and a loving connection to our GSLC family to someone who is hospitalized, ill or unable to worship with us. Altar Flowers are $45.00.
Consider adding your gifts to this important worship ministry. Donate flowers. Offer to become a Flower Delivery person.
There will be no altar flowers during the season of Lent
Offerings: Electronic Giving
Please 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