Cyber Schluppe Blog

Cyber Schluppe is now online as a blog. You have the option of posting comments or starting discussions to further expound on what is said. The list is moderated to prevent spam so your comments may not appear immediately. Check it out.

"Charitable" Gift Cards

Are you tired of buying useless gift cards for Christmas and want something different? Our Charitable Gift Cards are just the solution. You can purchase these gift cards in any dollar value; however, instead of a merchant benefitting from this gift card, charitable organizations will benefit. The person who receives this gift card will actually be making a donation to one or more of the 8 participating non-profit organizations. Each gift card has a certificate number and a passcode that will allow the recipient to redeem the card by dispersing the funds to the various charitable organizations. These gift cards will be on sale before and after worship services every Sunday in Advent. If you wish to purchase a gift card outside of Sunday services, please e-mail us by clicking here. For more information and a list of participating organizations, click here.

American Red Cross Blood Drive - Thanks!

Many, many thanks to the donors and workers at our recent American Red Cross Blood Drive.  Because of you, they obtained 21 units of lifesaving blood.   During our lives, most of us know someone who needs blood.  That person can only get blood if another person donates it.  There is no substitute.  Your gift is wonderful!

 

2011 Member Conversation Results

Starting in early spring 2011 the Giving Team recruited approximately 30 church leaders to interview member households.  The primary objective of these interviews was to gain a general understanding of how and why members give of their time, talent, and resources.  A secondary objective was to uncover latent ideas or issues which, if addressed, would improve Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. ,

The conversations were very successful, and many times enjoyable.  They revealed several ideas which can be incorporated into Church planning.  Click here for the report.

 

Community Donation Centers

A great way for us to be good stewards of those possessions we no longer need is to donate all that is useable to local community agencies. Use the agency list GSLC has assembled as a donation guide. It can help you understand what agencies are willing to receive and how they will distribute what is given. Also, some of these agencies are eager for volunteer help. Please use their contact information to learn more. As we seek to believe, belong and serve, may our donations reflect our desire to be Christ to our neighbor.

Click here for the agency list..

WIHN Online Signup

You can now signup online for WIHN for any of the 2011 dates. Just visit the new WIHN page and click the signup button at the top of the page.

 

Photos from Zimbabwe Trip

Thanks to Ken Newcomer for providing these photos from the GSLC trip to Zimbabwe.

 

GSLC Stephen Ministry on PBS

PBS recently produced a short story on Stephen Ministry through their Religion and Ethics department that featured Good Shepherd’s Stephen Ministry program. Included in this 7 minute video are clips from the training of our new Stephen Ministry class and several of our current Stephen Ministers and Leaders: Pam Mansueti, Elizabeth Arrowood, Allan Dickson, Karen Crews, Angie Glendenning, Kim Sweet, Pam Montgomery, Rene Anctil, Rob Crews, and Jeanne Van Divender. There is also a brief interview with Pastor David.

Please click here to see the video.

Thanks be to God for our Stephen Ministers and how God works through them to offer companionship and hope to people who are hurting!

 

Have Something for the Web?

We now have guidelines to posting for the GSLC website with descriptions of what and how to post. Did you know that each webpage has a "revision" date on the bottom? Ministry team leads, when was your page last updated? Click here for more info on posting.

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