THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP: Luke 20:38 – “Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” We are people of the Resurrection. We know our future. And this knowledge colors all our actions in this world. Since we know we are destined to live in God’s kingdom forever, what kind of lives ought we to live? Where should our priorities be?
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.
TODAY: We have three things happening today: 1) Annual Voter’s Meeting. This will take place in the church basement after the 10:30 Worship Service. We are having a Potluck Meal with the congregation providing the chicken. (If you want another meat bring it along.) You may pick up the Slate of Candidates and Budget on the table in the narthex. 2) Stewardship Sunday. If you did not get your Stewardship Envelope, please pick it up today. 3) Door Offering for our Seminary Student.
NEXT SUNDAY is the deadline for items to be submitted for the DECEMBER NEWSLETTER. Any announcements you want to be published in the Newsletter should be submitted via email to: office@goodshepherdblm.org, mail, hand-delivered, or you may call (309) 662-8905. Thank you!
FOOD COLLECTION: We will be collecting food for Home Sweet Home Mission for the next two Sundays, November 10th, and 17th. You may leave it in the box in the narthex.
GOOD SHEPHERD will be serving a meal at Wittenberg Lutheran Center for the International Students this coming Saturday, November 16th, at 6:30 p.m. Food sign-up is on the table in the narthex.
THE “SHARING TREE” is up and ready. Please consider helping The Baby Fold’s foster children. Choose an item from the tree and return to Church by Wednesday, December 4th (Midweek Advent Service). If you are buying clothing please include a Gift Receipt. Any questions can be directed to Toni Lueck or Paula Hardy. Thank you.
THANK YOU: The LWML would like to thank everyone for their donations for the School Kits and Quilts. We delivered 75 School Kits and 36 Quilts to Lutheran World Relief on Saturday, October 26, 2019.
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.
YOU ARE INVITED: Hymn Festival entitled “Praise and Thanksgiving” will be held next Sunday, November 17th, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal, IL. As a part of the festival, there will be Devotional Readings on ten Lutheran hymns from the Lutheran Service Book (LSB) followed by singing each hymn along with special accompaniments. Following the Hymn Festival there will be fellowship and dessert in the Parish Hall. Please come and join in learning more about our Lutheran Hymnody in word and song.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR: “The Dawn Wall” is the topic for next Sunday. The sermon text will be from Genesis 22. Genesis Series – Sacrifice is acting on the hope of a better future by offering up something valuable in the present. Reverend Dr. Michael Zeigler is the speaker. 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 OFFICE: The church now has a new email address. Our new email address is: office@goodshepherdblm.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.
INFORMATION REQUESTED: Please notify the church office if someone in the congregation or any family or friends are ill or hospitalized.
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.