Bulletin Notes

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP:   Matthew 21:3 – “If anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ‘The Lord needs them,’and he will send them at once.”  Just a colt and her foal.  How significant could they be?  Could they really be used by the Lord for some great, heavenly purpose?  This is one facet of stewardship we often forget: it is a blessing to us to be of service in the Lord’s kingdom. What honor the Lord bestows upon us by using our gifts for His goals.

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 2^nd level (the west side).

THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets in the basement at 9:15 a.m.

TODAY following the 10:30 Worship Service we will decorate the church for Advent/Christmas.  We will enjoy lunch, deck the church and be jolly!

MIDWEEK ADVENT SERVICES:  Our Midweek Advent Services begin this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m.  The theme is: “Advent Calendars” and this week’s message: “Advent Calendars: Time”.  The fellowship begins with a meal in the church basement at 5:30 p.m.  You may sign-up for food in the narthex.  Each week there will be a free-will Offering and this week it goes to Wittenberg Lutheran Center at Illinois State University.

THE ADVENT DEVOTIONS titled “Call His Name Jesus” are available on the table in the narthex.  Pick up your free copy today.

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 this coming Wednesday, December 4^th (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.

POINSETTIAS SIGN-UP:  There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex for poinsettias that will be on the altar for Christmas.  The cost is $10.00 each and you will need to sign-up by Wednesday, December 18^th.   There is an envelope on the table in the narthex for your check or cash.  Please make your check payable to: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and write Poinsettia on the memo line.  If you have any questions, please contact Jackie Kwasny at (309) 662-4995 ot Luanne Huth at (309) 829-6897.

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 to “Journey To The Manger” at Christ Lutheran Church, 311 N. Hershey Rd. in Normal next Sunday, December 8^th from 5-7:00 p.m.  Free “Tours” include: Live drama and animals; singing and music; indoor and outdoor scenes and hot chocolate and cookies.  Meals are available for purchases from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.  If you have any questions please call the church at (309) 452-5609.

THE LUTHERAN HOUR:  “God’s Yes” is the topic for next Sunday.  The sermon text will be from Romans 8:18-39.  (Loved and Sent Series.)  If we say that God’s purpose is simply to take our souls to heaven when we die, we might miss God’s bigger ‘yes’ . . .God’s ‘yes’ to putting bodies and souls back together again in the resurrection, God’s ‘yes’ to creation as He intended it to be.  The speaker will be, Dr. Michael Zeigler.  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.

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP:  Colossians 1:18 – “And He is the head of the body, the church.”  We are part of the Body of Christ; He is our Head.  Where He goes, we follow.  His thoughts direct our actions.  This is how the people of God learn how to give and why they give: Because Jesus gives, indeed He gives all He has.

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 2^nd level (the west side).

THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets in the basement at 9:15 a.m.

THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP SERVICE:  This Wednesday, November 27^th, will be our Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service with Holy Communion.  The Thanksgiving Message: “In The Midst of Sin – Give Thanks”.

NEXT SUNDAY, December 1^st, following the 10:30 Worship Service we will decorate the church for Advent/Christmas.  We will enjoy lunch, deck the church and be jolly!

MIDWEEK ADVENT SERVICES:  The first of our three Midweek Advent Services will be on Wednesday, December 4^th at 7:00 p.m.  The theme of the sermons will be: “Advent Calendars”.  Preceding the Worship Service we will serve supper in the basement of the church at 5:30 p.m.  Please sign-up to bring food on one of the evenings, December 4^th, 11^th, or the 18^th.  The sign-up is 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 4^th (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 to everyone who brought food for Home Sweet Home Mission.  Pastor and Karson delivered it this past Wednesday.

THE ADVENT DEVOTIONS titled “Call His Name Jesus” are available on the table in the narthex.  Pick up your free copy today.

YOU ARE INVITED to “Journey To The Manger” at Christ Lutheran Church, 311 N. Hershey Rd. in Normal on Sunday, December 8^th from 5-7:00 p.m.  Free “Tours” include: Live drama and animals; singing and music; indoor and outdoor scenes and hot chocolate and cookies.  Meals are available for purchases from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.  If you have any questions please call the church at (309) 452-5609.

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.

THE LUTHERAN HOUR:  “Enough With The Self-Talk” is the topic for next Sunday.  The sermon text will be from Luke 18:9-14.  We are not always who we say we are.  What you say to yourself about yourself may or may not be what’s true.  Dr. Michael Zeigler says, “Enough with the self-talk!”  Who does God say you are?  You’ll find that you are worse than you thought, and yet, more loved than you could ever imagine. 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.

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP:  Luke 21:6 – “As for these things that you see, the days will come when there will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.”  Everything in this world is headed for the graveyard, but some things are also destined to rise from the grave.  On that Day of Resurrection, as we look back on our earthly life, what will we see?  What will have really mattered?  This is a good question to ask ourselves in this season of the Church Year that focuses on the Last Things.

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 2^nd level (the west side).

THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets in the basement at 9:15 a.m.  In Pastor’s absence, Steve Parry will be conducting the class.

TODAY:  We would like to thank Reverend John Hafermann of Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington for preaching and leading our worship service this morning.

PASTOR’S SCHEDULE:  Pastor, Toni, and Karson are spending the weekend and worshiping with Holden this morning.

TODAY 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, via mail, hand-delivered, or you may call (309) 662-8905.  Thank you!

FOOD COLLECTION:  We will be collecting food for the Home Sweet Home Mission through today.  You may leave it in the box 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 4^th (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 TODAY 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:  “Loved and Sent: God Is Love” is the topic for next Sunday.  The sermon text will be from 1 John 4:7-12.  Love can be a frustrating and confusing word.  We use it to describe so many different things, many of which aren’t really love, at all.  Jeff had grown tired of hearing the word-until he learned that real love is not that we had loved God, but that God loved us and sent His Son.  Reverend Jeff Cloeter 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.

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 2^nd 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 10^th, and 17^th.  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 16^th, 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 4^th (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 17^th, 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.

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP:  Rev. 14:6 – “Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal Gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth.”  During the Reformation this text was used to refer to Luther’s ministry and the Lutheran message: we have an eternal Gospel to proclaim.  Christ has freed us from our sins without any works on our part.  We are saved by grace alone.  And, ironically enough, Luther said this should make him the “apostle of works” because once we are freed by grace, we are truly free to serve God in works that flow from thankfulness and praise.

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 2^nd level (the west side).

THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets in the basement at 9:15 a.m.

NEXT SUNDAY, November 3^rd, will be our All Saints’ Sunday Worship.  We will remember those in our congregation who have attained life eternal through the merits of Christ this past year.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS NEXT WEEKEND:  Remember to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday evening.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10^TH, will be Stewardship Sunday.  TODAY please pick-up your pledge card as you leave the sanctuary and bring it back on the 10^th.  Also, if you put your name on your pledge envelope from last year, you may pick that up on the table in the narthex.

ANNUAL VOTER’S MEETING:  Get this on your calendar for next month.  Our Annual Voter’s Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 10^th, after the 10:30 worship service.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY:  God’s blessings and a prayer of thanksgiving for Dennis & Barb Wager who celebrated their 50^th Wedding Anniversary this past Friday, October 25^th.

FROM THE OFFICE:  The church now has a new email address.  Our new email address is: office@goodshepherdblm.org.

PORTALS OF PRAYER:  The October—December 2019 Portals of Prayer 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 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 to Christ Lutheran Church, 311 Hershey in Normal to their 2019 Craft & Bake Sale this coming Saturday, November 2^nd from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Morning coffee and sweets and lunch will be served.  Join us for food, fun, fellowship and fantastic finds!

THE LUTHERAN HOUR:  “Stranger Danger” is the topic for next Sunday.  The sermon text will be from Genesis 18.  Genesis Series – The different ways we relate to strangers reveals the contradiction of being human.  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 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.

THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP:  Genesis 32:26b – “But Jacob said, ‘I will not let you go unless you bless me.’ ”  The great Lutheran musician J.S. Bach composed a beautiful motet using this verse.  It is the cry of true faith, much the same as Peter’s words “Lord to whom shall we go?  You have the words of eternal life.”  True faith clings to the Lord no matter the struggle, no matter the “hard sayings” that the Lord speaks.  True faith knows that God means to bless us always.

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 2^nd level (the west side).

THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS meets in the basement at 9:15 a.m.

TODAY is the deadline for items to be submitted for the NOVEMBER 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 or (309) 838-1552.  Thank you!

NEXT SUNDAY, October 27^th, is Reformation Sunday.  Holy Communion will be celebrated in both worship services.

ANNUAL VOTER’S MEETING:  Get this on your calendar for next month.  Our Annual Voter’s Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 10^th, after the 10:30 worship service.

FROM THE OFFICE:  The church now has a new email address.  Our new email address is: office@goodshepherdblm.org.

PORTALS OF PRAYER:  The October—December 2019 Portals of Prayer 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 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 to Christ Lutheran Church, 311 Hershey in Normal to their 2019 Craft & Bake Sale on Saturday, November 2^nd from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.  Morning coffee and sweets and lunch will be served.  Join us for food, fun, fellowship and fantastic finds!

THE LUTHERAN HOUR:  “Walk With Me” is the topic for next Sunday.  The sermon text will be from Genesis 17.  Genesis Series – The signs along a hiking trail help to keep us on the right path.  For the Christian, Baptism is a sign like that, to remind us of who we are and where we’re going.  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 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.