THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP: Ps. 142:5 – “I cry to you, O LORD; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.’ ” The Lord is our portion, our refuge, our everything. His mercy preserves us through all our days in the land of the living. This confidence frees us from the fear that so often leads to sins of greed and coveting. We have the Lord, we have a Father, and He is in control. We can follow His Word in confidence.
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.
TODAY is the deadline for items to be submitted for the APRIL 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 collect food for the Home Sweet Home Mission until Easter Sunday, April 12th. The newly decorated box is in the narthex. We will continue our food collection for Thanksgiving/Christmas later in the year, but this gives us an opportunity to help out when donations are not as prevalent.
PORTALS OF PRAYER: The April–June 2020 Portals of Payer are available on the bookrack in the narthex. Pick up your free copy today.
THE LENTEN DEVOTIONS BOOKLETS Titled: “DELIVER US: JESUS SETS US FREE” is available on the table in the narthex. Pick up your copy today.
MY DEVOTIONS: The March—May 2020, My Devotions, the Daily Readings for Young Christians are available on the table in the narthex. Pick up your free copy today.
LUTHERAN WITNESS: It’s time to renew your subscription to the “Lutheran Witness”. If you are currently receiving the Lutheran Witness and wish to continue; or if you do not wish to continue; please notify the church office. Also, if you are not currently receiving the Lutheran Witness and would like to subscribe, please notify the church office. We must notify Lutheran Witness Circulation prior to Monday, April 20, 2020. The cost to receive the magazine for one year is $15.96. Please make your check payable to: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and include it with your contribution. Please indicate on the memo line: “Lutheran Witness”. Thank you.
FELLOWSHIP HOSTS: 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.
CAN YOU HELP: Good Shepherd is once again privileged to minster to International Students at Illinois State University. We will provide a meal for them and their guests at Wittenberg Lutheran Center on Saturday, April 18th, at 6:00 p.m. If you can provide food and/or help serve we have a sign-up sheet on the table in the narthex. Thank you.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR: “Labors Of Love” is the topic for next Sunday. The sermon text will be from Exodus 10. The speaker will be Reverend Ryan Tinetti. 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.
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.