April 15, 2018
THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP: 1 John 3:2 – “Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.” There is the essence of our sanctification: becoming like our Lord. As St. John notes, this will only be completed in the Resurrection. But until then we are called to trust His grace and to grow into His image more and more.
NEED A RIDE? If you are unable to drive to church, we have an option that is available. Please speak with Pastor who has the details. Thank you.
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. As we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation we continue studies on that time period. We are studying “A Man Named Martin”, a video-based study on the reformer Martin Luther.
NEXT SUNDAY is the deadline for items to be submitted for the MAY NEWSLETTER. Janet Evans is our Editor for the church newsletter and any announcements you want to be published in the Newsletter should be submitted to her at goodshepherdblm@frontier.com or you may call her at (309) 838-1552.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Good Shepherd is once again privileged to serve a “Talk Time Meal” to International Students on the campus of Illinois State University. We will do this on this coming Friday, April 20th at 6:30 p.m. To sign-up to prepare and serve the meal look for the sign-up sheet in the narthex.
FROM THE OFFICE: If you would like to send a card to our Custodian, Roman Lenart, following his knee replacement surgery, his address is: 305 Carl Dr., Bloomington IL 61704.
FROM OUR BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Because we no longer have the Soccer Club our lawn mowing budgeted for 2018 is $500.00 short of the bid the Board of Trustees have been working on. If you would like to contribute to this, mark your contribution accordingly and thank you!
“WALK FOR LIFE”: Pastor and Toni will once again participate in the Pregnancy Resource Center’s “Walk For Life” this coming Saturday, April 21st. The Walk will be held at Christ Church, PCA in Normal. If you would like to pledge a dollar amount to their walk or if you would like to walk please speak with Pastor. Thank you!
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR: We have a big weekend planned this summer so please get these dates on your calendar. Saturday, July 14th, we will host a Red Cross Blood Drive with breakfast served. Sunday, July 15th, we will have one worship service outside under a tent at 9:00 a.m. to celebrate and thank God for having paid half of the cost of our building. Sunday School and Bible Class will convene inside at 10:15 a.m.
PORTALS OF PRAYER: The April – June Portals of Payer are available on the book rack in the narthex. Pick up your free copy today.
FELLOWSHIP HOSTS: In order to get more people involved in our Coffee/Donut Fellowship for 2018 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 is by the door by the north stairwell.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR: “What’s In a Name?” is the topic for next Sunday. The sermon text will be from Acts 1:42. We live in a disposable age. If something wears out, breaks down or is lost, we replace it. But who or what can replace Jesus? Who else can sae us? Reverend Dr. Ken Klaus 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 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 CHAIN: 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.