Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
2211 Inverness Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047
The Shepherd’s Voice
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
When Opportunity Knocks
I recently read in Backpacker Magazine an invitation to play a game in
which the reader could get an idea what kind of environmentalist they
were. The game board was laid out to lead you through various
environmental issues like overuse of wilderness areas, mine runoff killing
fish, or the problem of fire prevention over the past 100 years. The reader
was given three options to solve the problem but each choice impacted the
environment in different degrees, from a “leave it alone” approach to
“bulldozing the problem” away. Each choice had a numerical point given
and at the end of the game you could total the points and see what kind of
environmentalist your were.
I wonder if this is just one’s perception, or are there consequences, too,
with opportunities. The Good Shepherd community is offered opportunities
all the time to engage various ministries, projects, and issues. What
happens if our choice to seize an opportunity or not impacts the success of
the outcome of that opportunity. Isn’t that a consequence? The Justice
Network is such an opportunity. Good Shepherd has been invited to
participate in this opportunity to change and be the vehicle for change in
our community. The choice to engage in this kind of opportunity can
change one’s life and change the community.
2014 Cottage Meetings
The game idea got me thinking about choices and opportunities and
whether there is a difference. The more I think about choice versus
opportunity it appears to me that there is a very subtle difference in the
connotation of each. When I think of choices I have to make (even the use
of the word sometimes implies harsh overtones, “I have to”) there are
consequences with the choice, the road not taken, life or death, left or
right, paper or plastic, etc. On the other hand opportunity has a softer
connotation. There seems to be less of an implication that one is driven to
decide one way or another or that there is a consequence if you choose to
engage the opportunity or not.
Mark your calendars!
The Stewardship Committee has scheduled
the following meetings to be held at the church:
November 1, Saturday, 10:00 am
November 7, Friday, 7:00 pm
November 9, Sunday, 2:30 pm
Serving the congregation of
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, ELCA
2211 Inverness Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-1962
785-843-3014
[email protected]
www.gslc-lawrence.org
Ted Mosher, Pastor
[email protected]
Lara West, Music Director
Miranda Huff
Preschool Director
Deborah Lundmark
Administrative Assistant
Congregational Council:
Dennis Rethman, President
Sue Kristiansen, Vice President
Collier Case, Treasurer
Sonja Holmgren, Secretary
Brian Judy, Barbara Schaible,
Claven Snow, JD Tucker
Prayer Chain:
[email protected]
For updates and scheduling changes, see the GSLC Calendar at www.gslc-lawrence.org
Newsletter submissions Due December 15 for the January/February 2015 issue.
Weekly Bulletin Announcements are due Wednesdays, 10 am.
Seventeen quilts were made by Quilting for
Others and blessed during worship service
on October 13. The quilts will be donated to
the Lawrence Community Shelter.
But it may not be for everyone. The strength of a community is that it gives
people the freedom of choice. The strength of a Christian community is
that if gives people the freedom of choice.
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Music & Worship
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You are invited to explore three new opportunities Good Shepherd has
been given at this year’s Cottage Meetings. When we meet November 1st
at 7:00 pm, November 7th at 10:00 am, and November 9th at 2:30 pm we
will hear about the ways we are reaching out with Worship 2.0, engaging
the broader community with the Justice Network, and how we can extend
a hand to a fledgling Lutheran Fraternity at KU.
Social Action
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Fourth Friday Fellowship
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Worship
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Sign up, show up, it’s your choice, your opportunity. Refreshments will be
provided. All meetings will be in the Fellowship Hall in the basement.
Sign-up sheets are available in the narthex.
By David Thiel
Fourth Friday Fellowship
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Cottage Meetings
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November/December 2014
Christian Education
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Ministering to the Congregation through Volunteering! November 2014
Music & Worship
Thank you to everyone who helped with our outdoor
worship on Sunday, August 31, including those who
played music, brought food, set up, transported items,
organized, worshiped, ate, and played! We had a great
time. Thanks also to all the Gather Band instrumentalists
who played in September.
All Saints' Day—On Sunday, November 2, we will
celebrate All Saints' Day at our 10:30 worship. We will
give congregation members the opportunity to light
candles to remember saints gone before, to celebrate
living saints, or to rejoice in the life of a new saint born
this year. In addition, we will celebrate the lives of
congregation members and loved ones who passed
away in the previous year by reading their names during
worship. Please join us.
Chicago Folk Service—On Sunday, November 23,
we’ll celebrate Christ the King Sunday with music from
the Chicago Folk Service. This service was especially
popular in the 1970s and 1980s and includes parts for
various instruments. If you’d like to be part of the band
that will accompany worship on this day, please contact
Lara West.
Advent: Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room—As we
prepare for Christmas, many of us may feel
overwhelmed by the many tasks, events, and duties that
accompany this holiday.
In our worship at Good
Shepherd this season, we plan to focus on an important
preparation: preparing our hearts. Amidst the hectic
days of December, we will seek to make room in our
hearts for Christ.
We will focus on this during the four Sundays leading up
to Christmas, known as the season of Advent. This year,
Advent begins on Nov. 30. During this time, we will
work on making room for Christ by refraining from
Christmas celebrations in worship until December 24.
We also omit the hymn of praise in this reflective
season. We use the color blue to symbolize hope, and
we light candles on an Advent wreath to mark our time
of waiting.
Families may wish to make or purchase an Advent
wreath to use at home. The circle of the wreath
represents Jesus' eternal victory over death, and the
candles remind us of Christ's light. A wreath may be
made out of evergreens, which symbolize God's
faithfulness. They can be treated with a flame retardant
substance. Holly, laurel, and other green shrubs retain
their freshness longer than pine. Candles may be blue,
deep purple, or natural colored.
Wednesday Schedule for Advent
During the season of Advent, we will come together
during the week to experience God’s peace and listen to
God’s word. Please join us on Wednesdays, December
3, December 10, and December 17, for food, fellowship
and worship.
6:00 pm
Supper
7:00 pm
Holden Evening Prayer
Lawrence Community Taizé
Please
RSVP to
Stacieto promote
Schroeder
Taizé
is an ecumenical
movement
peace at
in
the world. All are welcome to this hour of simple song,
prayer, reflective readings, meditation, and candlelight.
A bookmark with all the dates and locations is available
on the information table in the church narthex. If you
would like more information or would like to be notified
by email about upcoming services, please contact the
Taizé coordinator at [email protected].
Lawrence Taizé services are co-hosted by several
Lawrence churches, including Good Shepherd. This
group regularly holds Taizé services at 6 pm on the 4th
Friday of the month, with weekly services in Advent and
Lent.
November and December dates are as follows:
• Friday, 5 December, 6 pm: St. John’s United Church
of Christ, 396 E 900th Rd, Baldwin City
• Friday, 12 December, 6 pm: First United Methodist,
946 Vermont St., Lawrence
• Friday, 19 December, 6 pm: St. John the Evangelist
Catholic Church, 1234 Kentucky, Lawrence
For more information on the Taizé Community, its
history and on-going work see www.taize.fr.
Young musicians—We want you to share your gifts in
worship on Sunday, December 14, the day of the
Sunday School Christmas program. If you would like to
play or sing in the prelude, or play along with the hymns
on that day, please let Lara know soon. If you’re not
available that day but you’d like to play another day, let
me know that also. Your prelude piece can be an
Advent, Christmas, or general piece (preferably sacred
in nature), and it doesn't need to be long. You may use
your music (no need for it to be memorized).
Christmas Caroling—Plans are made to go Christmas
caroling on Saturday, December 20 at Vintage Park, 321
Crimson Avenue, Baldwin City, where Good Shepherd
member, Dorothy Knudsen, resides. We will meet at
Good Shepherd at 3:45 pm to carpool to Vintage Park,
where we will sing for the residents from 4:30-5:00 pm.
You are also welcome to meet us at Vintage Park at
about 4:20 pm or so.
Please note: The Pastor’s Page will return in the January/February 2015 issue.
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Position
Worship Coordinator
Assisting Minister
Reader
Communion
Ushers
Greeter
Acolyte
Potluck Coordinator
Clean Upstairs
Mowing
Nursery Assistant
Prayer Partner
Visitor Volunteer
2-Nov
9-Nov
16-Nov
23-Nov
30-Nov
Walter Willmert
David Thiel
Becky Foerschler
Susie Brooks
Walter Willmert
Jake Rapp
Kris Sterbenz
Mark Algren
Walter Willmert
Kathy Algren
Claven Snow
Rethman
Laurie Tietjen
Childers
Jake Rapp
Halverson
David Rasmussen
Mosher
Joan Willmert
Brooks
Brooks
Sanden
Pope
Brooks
Dresbach
Halverson
Harris/Foerschler
Mortensen
Nielsen
Mosher/Thiel
Jadyn Underwood
Halle McCullough
Skyler Vanderbilt
Brylee Judy
Pride Leggins
Foerschler
*
*
*
*
Thiel
Nielsen
Ratzlaff
Brooks
McCullough
Foerschler
Case
Neilsen
Rapp
Juracek
Thomas All
Taylor Mosher
Helena All
Kambree Judy
Haven Rethman
Barbara Schaible
Becky Foerschler
Kathy Algren
Joanne Hickey
Becky Foerschler
Judy & Jerry Pope
Jodie & Luis Garcia
Kris Sterbenz
Merlin Halverson Erin & Allen Halfen
Ministering to the Congregation through Volunteering! December 2014
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Position
Worship Coordinator Becky Foerschler
David Thiel
Assisting Minister
Gary Sanden
Reader
Nielsen
Communion
14-Dec
21-Dec
Dec 24 - 5PM
Dec 24 - 9 PM
28-Dec
David Thiel
Susie Brooks
David Thiel
Walter Willmert
Becky Foerschler
Mark Brooks
Becky Foerschler
David Rasmussen
Jake Rapp
Kris Sterbenz
Kris Sterbenz
Matt Foerschler
David Thiel
Foerschler
Pope
Rethman
Brooks
Mortensen
Neilsen
Harris/Thiel
Ushers
Pope
Sanden
Schaible/Meyer
Tucker
Greeter
Taylor
Mosher
Haven
Rethmen
Isaac
Bailey
Braxton
McCullough
Acolyte
*
*
*
Potluck Coordinator Mosher/Harris
Case
Neilsen
Ratzlaff
Brooks
Clean Upstairs
Foerschler
Case
Neilsen
Rapp
Mowing
Aimee Neilsen
Isaac Bailey
Thomas All
not needed
Nursery Assistant
Barbara Schaible Becky Foerschler
Kathy Algren
not needed
Prayer Partner
Kim Mosher
not needed
Visitor Volunteer Audrey Mortensen Susie Brooks
Stewart Cooper
Childers
Halverson
Halverson
Sanden
Ebert/Butschle
Brooks
Kambree Judy
Marguerite Cooper
*
*
not needed
McCullough
Juracek
Foerschler
not needed
Taylor Mosher
not needed
Joanne Hickey
not needed
Judy & Jerry Pope
Ministering to the Congregation through Volunteering! January 2015
Position
Worship Coordinator
Assisting Minister
Reader
Communion
4-Jan
Susie Brooks
Walter Willmert
Barbara Schaible
Mosher
11-Jan
Walter Willmert
Mark Algren
Faith Nilhas
Brooks
18-Jan
David Thiel
Kathy Algren
Jan O'Connor
Nielsen
25-Jan
Becky Foerschler
David Thiel
Merlin Halverson
Pope
Ushers
Greeter
Acolyte
Potluck Coordinator
Clean Upstairs
Mowing
Nursery Assistant
Prayer Partner
Visitor Volunteer
*
Case/O'Connor
Sterling Judy
Brooks/Ebert
Foerschler
Neilsen
Helena All
Barbara Schaible
Jodie & Luis Garcia
Pope
Matt Foerschler
Jadyn Underwood
*
Neilsen
Case
Kambree Judy
Becky Foerschler
Kris Sterbenz
Dresbach
Halverson
Halle McCullough
*
Ratzlaff
Rapp
Haven Rethman
Kathy Algren
Merlin Halverson
Foerschler
Dresbach
Skyler Vanderbilt
*
Brooks
Juracek
Aimee Neilsen
Joanne Hickey
Erin & Allen Halfen
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Christian Education
Annual
Sunday School
Christmas Program
The congregation is invited to enjoy our Sunday School
children’s program in celebration of the birth of our Savior
on Sunday, December 14 at 9:45 a.m. Following the
program, we hope you will continue the celebration with
Christmas cookies and fellowship in the Fellowship Hall.
Social Action
Sunday School
Christmas Program
Rehearsal and Party
All Sunday School children are invited and
encouraged to attend a fun day of crafts, games,
food and preparation for the Christmas program on
Saturday, December 13 from 10 am to 1 pm.
Please RSVP to Stacie Schroeder at
[email protected] if your child(ren)
plan to attend or if you would like to help.
Dates to Remember
11/30—No Sunday School—Thanksgiving
12/13—Christmas Party & Christmas Program Practice
10 am—1pm
12/14—Christmas program—9:45 am
12/21—No Sunday School—Christmas break
12/28—No Sunday School—Christmas break
Celebrating Advent
Advent is the four-week liturgical season beginning Nov. 30, marked by a spiritual time of prayerful waiting,
expectation, and preparation; for remembering the birth of Christ in the past, his coming into our hearts today, and
even his coming in the future. Advent traditions are a great way to encourage and strengthen the natural bonding
of families with each other and with God.
Several Advent traditions have emerged as favorites among families and help teach kids about the Christian faith.
Try one or all this Advent season!
The Advent Calendar counts down the 24 days of December ending on Christmas Eve. They are a great way to
engage children in the entire Christmas season by helping them channel their anticipation and excitement of the
approaching Christmas Day, while keeping that anticipation focused on the birth of the baby Jesus. Instructions
for many easy homemade calendars can be found on the internet.
The Advent Wreath symbolizes our spiritual preparation for the birth of
Jesus on Christmas day. Beginning with the First Sunday of Advent, the
lighting of a candle can be accompanied by a Bible reading and prayers.
An additional candle is lit during each subsequent week until, by the last
Sunday before Christmas, all four candles are lit. Many Advent wreaths
include a fifth, Christ candle, which is lit at Christmas Eve or Christmas
Day.
The first nativity manger scenes was created by St. Francis of Assisi in the
13th century. Ever since, nativity scenes have been a popular Christmas
celebration in Christian homes and churches across the world. Displaying
a nativity scene near the Christmas tree is a reminder for the whole family
of the reason for the season. Using a child-friendly nativity scene that can
be touched, held, and played with allows children to be a part of the
Christmas story.
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Music & Worship continued
Christmas Worship Schedule
Wednesday, December 24, 5 pm and 9 pm
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship
Sunday, December 28, 10:30 am
Lessons & Carols
Greening the Church—Join us after Sunday morning
worship on December 21 for a simple sandwich lunch
and a joyful time of preparing our sanctuary for Christmas. We will put up and decorate the Christmas tree and
hang the greenery and other decorations. Many hands
are needed to make the transformation, so save the date.
If you plan to come, let Becky Foerschler, Lara West, or
the office know so we can have enough sandwiches
available. (If you don't let us know, feel free to come
anyway!)
GSLC Choir: Rehearsals are on Thursdays, 7-8:15 pm
(except for Thanksgiving Day, Dec. 25, and Jan. 1). New
members are always welcome! Contact Lara for more
information or to be added to the email list.
Instrumentalists/Vocalists/Cantors: Solos and
ensembles are welcome to provide prelude or offering
music, and accompany anthems, hymns or liturgy.
Contact Lara to volunteer.
Lara West, Music Director
[email protected], 913-367-6486
Becky Foerschler, Worship Committee Chair:
[email protected], 785-842-0904
Fourth Friday Fellowship
Because the fourth Fridays of November and
December conflict each year with the Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays, we always combine the
two into one event. This year, we will gather at the
church at 6:30 on Friday, December 5 for our
annual international holiday potluck. This has
proven to be one of our most popular events!
Everyone is invited to bring a dish that reflects their
ethnic heritage, possibly something that was
traditionally prepared at Christmas. You may also
simply choose an ethnicity that you like, and cook
accordingly! Holiday punch will be on hand to add
to the festive atmosphere!
All adult members, visitors, and friends of Good
Shepherd are invited to attend. Contact Susie
Brooks at [email protected] for more information.
Social Action Ministry
With the coming of the Thanksgiving holiday followed by
Advent season, we at Good Shepherd are blessed with
many opportunities to serve our community! A partial
list follows:
November 1 (Saturday)—Good Shepherd will offer a hot
and delicious meal to guests at Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. See the sign up sheets in the
narthex for volunteer shifts and food donations needed.
We have also been asked to provide a few items for the
annual community Thanksgiving dinner served at the
LINK dining site (First Christian Church). A sign up sheet
will soon be posted; food needs to be delivered to
Maceli's the day before Thanksgiving.
November 5 (Wednesday)—Lawrence Family Promise
will host a one hour volunteer training session at the day
center (905 Tennessee). Time is 7 pm, and there is
absolutely no obligation to sign up for volunteering. It is a
good way to learn more about this valuable ministry, and
to actually see the center of daytime activity for the
participating families. Good Shepherd will serve as support congregation for Immanuel Lutheran Church when
they host families November 9-16, so this is a perfect
opportunity to learn about Family Promise and decide if
you wish to be actively involved.
December 6 (Saturday)—Cheerful volunteers from Good
Shepherd will ring the bell for Salvation Army Red Kettle
Drive! We will have one hour shifts all day long at a
location to be determined later. It was very cold last year,
so we hope to have much better weather!
Good Shepherd will again sponsor struggling Ballard
Center families at Christmas by providing gifts and
holiday dinner. There will be a "Mitten Tree" display in the
narthex after Thanksgiving with gift suggestions and
sizes provided. Many thanks to Linda Strole for
coordinating this project!
In addition to our annual dedicated food drive in May, we
always have a plastic bin in the narthex for Ballard Food
Pantry donations. The needs are great, so please
remember these families as you do your own grocery
shopping.
Social Action Ministry meets on the first Thursday of each
month at 6:30 pm. Meetings are brief to accommodate
choir members. Please contact Susie Brooks at
[email protected] if you have questions, or if you would
like to be added to our email contact list.
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Worship 2.0
Christian Education
WHAT ARE THE YOUTH UP TO?
New Members & New Opportunities
Each of us walk a unique path with Christ every day. Sometimes we run, sometimes we face barriers, sometimes the
path is all downhill and easy. Regardless of our path, Christ is always with us helping to guide us. My own path with
Christ began when I was 21 years old. Unlike many of our congregation, I was not baptized as a child. This was not
necessarily because my family was not religious, but due to multiple reasons I won’t get into here. I made the
decision to get baptized because I felt something missing in my life, and despite my attempts to fill that void, I always
felt empty. My emptiness disappeared when I attended church and was part of a special community. So after a year
of weekly classes, there I was, during Easter Vigil, standing in a handmade font in the middle of St. Mary Catholic
Church with 300 plus people watching. Yes, I was “standing” in the font. I proclaimed my faith in the Lord and
renounced sin with conviction that echoed off the walls in the large church. Then came the seemingly huge pitcher of
water, which I had been promised had been warmed at the beginning of the service, but had since cooled off
considerably. Father Charles said, “I now baptize you in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” as he poured
the water over my head. What I felt at that time that night is something I can never really explain, but I do know for
sure that the water was absolutely freezing! At the same time it gave me new energy as I knew I had just started my
life with Christ.
While this story is part of my unique path with Christ, I think it also potentially speaks towards many of the new
members we hope to bring to Good Shepherd with Worship 2.0. People who are un-churched, people who maybe
were baptized as children, but have fallen away from Christ, and even those people, who like I did, have an
emptiness in their lives that cannot be filled. These people will likely all be new members of our Good Shepherd
family. While we as a congregation have been very good at inviting all to our family, there will be many new and
exciting opportunities to be inviting with Worship 2.0, and we as an Implementation Team will be calling on the
congregation for help and support with being inviting to new potential members. Part of being inviting to all also
includes responsible stewardship. As a congregation we need to continue to be exceptional stewards, both
financially and through our many other gifts. As Worship 2.0 brings new members to our family, it is important we
lead by example and teach responsible stewardship as a key part of our Good Shepherd values. As you think about
how you might take advantage of new opportunities with Worship 2.0, and there will be many, please pray for the
Implementation Team and our continued planning. We have made much progress, and we will be providing an
update on our service planning at the Cottage Meetings. Please also pray for those people in the world with unfilled
emptiness––may Good Shepherd help fill their voids so they can also walk along their path with Christ.
God Bless, Alan Halfen
Lutheran Campus Ministry at KU
Volunteer Board Members Needed
Lutheran Campus Ministry at the University of
Kansas (LCM-KU) is an exciting and expanding
outreach ministry for KU students and the college community. LCM-KU is currently looking
for 3 volunteer board members with
communication and/or organizational skills to
help the ministry continue its mission with
young adults. We are also looking for a treasurer to assist with the management of the organization's finances. The LCM-KU board
meets monthly to every other month in
Lawrence; the treasurer is needed
approximately 5 additional hours a month. For
more information, or to offer your help, please
contact Becky at
[email protected];
or 785-766-6891.
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Chili Cook Off
The students of LCM at the University of Kansas invite everyone to help
them launch a new tradition: a Chili Cook-off! This chili competition
fundraiser will be held Saturday, November 8, 2014. The festivities will
be located at Westwood House, 1421 W. 19th Street, in Lawrence. If the
Iowa State vs Kansas football game kickoff is 11 am, the cook-off will
begin following the game. If the game begins at 1 pm—or later—the
cook-off to start two hours before game time. Anyone not attending the
game at Memorial Stadium is welcome to watch the game at
Westwood House.
Chili cooks are asked to give a $20 donation to enter the competition.
Tasters are asked to give a $2 donation for student tasters and a $5
donation for adult tasters. Tasters will be able to vote for the best
chili. Our Chili Cook-off Winner will receive a special gift basket and
have their picture placed on our new “Chili Wall of Fame.” For more
information please contact Becky at
[email protected]; or 785-766-6891.
The Good Shepherd
Youth Group (or FLOCK,)
have had an easy start to
the year but are really
ramping up in October.
God's Work, Our Hands
had a good showing from
the youth contingent and
we ended up going to different places. Claven
Snow went with one group
to the Humane Society.
They split up into groups.
One for cleaning and one
for sorting. The cleaning group cleaned kennels
and the sorting group went through donations. We
even had some younger children helping in that
group- so there were many hands on deck! Sonja
Holmgren went with several of the Youth to
the Villages. This is a home for children whose
parents are incarcerated. There they worked along
side the residents to clean up brush and weeds
that had grown up in the low-ropes course, as well
as along the driveway.
On October 12th, we took off to Schaake's Pumpkin Patch for some Autumn fun and Pumpkin selecting! We took a hayrack into the Pumpkin field,
where we found pumpkins big enough to hide behind! As a general rule, you had to be able to
carry the pumpkin you selected, but I guess rules
were made to be bent, so we ended up getting a
wheelbarrow for our haul. A few of us got creative
this year, selecting dark green pumpkins, white
pumpkins, red pumpkins and two-toned pumpkins.
We made our way through a maze of hay bales,
with Isaac Bailey a clear winner, jumping from the
finish line and taunting the lesser skilled navigators.
As of the writing of this article, the pumpkins are at
church, awaiting the grand carving event at the youth
Halloween party on October 17th. It will be interesting to
see how those unusual pumpkins turn out in the carving
event, so keep an eye out for pictures upcoming!
Coming up October 25th, we have a food packaging event
through United Way. Last year we had a great turnout
and a lot of fun doing. October 2013 we staffed one table
out of 10 working the 3 pm-4pm shift, and the whole shift
packaged over 2 thousand meals in the hour that we
worked. The table staffed by FLOCK exceeded our goal.
We packaged 6 boxes with 18 meals to a box- though our
beginning goal was 5. We are thankful to again have that
chance to be Christ's body to a world that needs him.
Looking ahead—we
should have a great
November, starting out
right on the 1st -joining
in efforts with the whole
church to serve at
LINK. Last year, we
had a solid youth turnout with a few youth
bringing friends, so I
hope to see as much
enthusiasm this year!
We've got a couple of
chances for down time
as a group and catching our breath before
our traditional Christmas Party (and Bell
Ringing) but Fall has
served us well, and
we're looking forward
to a great 2015!
At Green Pastures Preschool we have had a great start to
the school year. The children have grown so much already.
The teachers and the students are all falling into a great
routine. We have a great group this year.
The firefighters came to our school to teach us about fire
safety. We had our first field trip to the pumpkin patch. It was
muddy, but we had a lot of fun. The kids are all very excited
about their upcoming Halloween party. We are also starting
to prepare for our Thanksgiving skit and feast. We have a lot
to be thankful for.
We do currently have a few openings in our program. If you
know of anyone who has a preschool age child please pass
along our contact information. Miranda Huff, 785-760-5658
[email protected]
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