THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP: Acts 1:16 – “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled, which the Holy Spirit spoke beforehand by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide to those who arrested Jesus.” Judas sold out our Lord for 30 pieces of silver. That is, he sold out his friend, Master, and teacher for the sake of greed. That is a sharp reminder for us to search our own hearts for greed and to pray that the Lord would help us turn away from greed before it consumes us.
FAITH IN ACTION OF BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL: One ride, one visit, one Senior at a time. Need a ride? Want to volunteer? Need more information? Call (309) 827-7780; or email: office@bnfia.org or contact Barry Hamlin at (309) 750-9424.
OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL meets at 9:15 a.m. in the Choir Room which is located on the 2nd level (the west side).
THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets in the basement at 9:15 a.m.
HELP IS NEEDED: TODAY, between worship services, your help is needed to load the RV to deliver donated items to Fort Wayne, IN. As they say, “many hands make light work”, so your help would be greatly appreciated. This is also the last day to bring items to church for delivery to Ft. Wayne. Thank you! John & Paula Hardy
NEXT SUNDAY, June 9th, is Pentecost Sunday. We will have a Special Order of Worship and celebrate Holy Communion in both Worship Services. Also, we are going to take a door Offering next Sunday for the Missions of our Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Our pastoral delegate Reverend Bruce Scarbeary will take this gift to the LCMS Convention in Tampa, Florida next month.
NEW MEMBERS, FAMILIES/INDIVIDUALS: When we did our Picture Directory a few years back we obtained an option to update the Directory. We have a sign-up sheet in the narthex for new members, families/individuals wanting a picture or anyone else interested. For Lifetouch to come out we need 15 individuals/families to sign-up. We will have this available through May and see if we meet the number. Thank you.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Please get these two dates on your summer calendar: Good Shepherd Blood Drive on Saturday, July 20th and also the Annual Good Shepherd Picnic will be on Sunday, August 25th at Tipton Trails Park.
FELLOWSHIP HOSTS: In order to get more people involved in our Coffee/Donut Fellowship for 2019 we have two separate sign-ups: Donut Pick-up and Coffee Set-up. We would like to encourage you to sign-up for one or the other. You may also sign-up for both if you wish. The sign-up sheet is by the door by the north stairwell.
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF REVEREND FRANK ZIMMERMAN: Next Sunday, June 9th, Zion Lutheran in Danvers and Good Shepherd Lutheran in Minier will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Reverend Frank Zimmerman’s Ordination and Installation at these two parishes. Reverend Mark Miller, CID President will preach at both morning worship services. A luncheon and program follow in Minier at noon.
YOU ARE INVITED to attend a Retirement Open House honoring Band Director Judy Vasel on Saturday, June 15, 2019 from 2-4:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran School 1102 W. Hamilton Rd., Bloomington, IL.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR: “My Spirit Makes My People” is the topic for next Sunday. The sermon text will be from Ezequiel 37:1-14. God sends His spirit upon both the selfish and group-ish to make His people. The speaker will be Reverend Dr. Michael Zeigler. Hear his message on The Lutheran Hour on WGN (720) at 6:00 a.m.; WJWR (104.7 FM) and WJWR (90.3 FM) both on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Also, if you can receive Lincoln, IL radio station WLLM (1370 AM) the program is broadcast two times on Sunday at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tune in! You can also listen to The Lutheran Hour on your personal computer at RealAudio, www.lhm.org.
FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE: If you miss church, please be reminded that copies of the previous week’s sermon are available on the table in the narthex. Also, the sermon will be available on our web site at www.goodshepherdblm.org. Thank you.
PRAYER CIRCLE: If you have a prayer request please submit them by email to Mary Anne Kirchner at makirchner@yahoo.com or you may phone a Prayer Request to Mary Anne; her cell phone# is (309) 532-2582. The Prayer Request box is on the table in the narthex for any written requests.