Author Archives: Admin
New Project: Shepherd’s Care
Shepherd’s Daughters (LWML) is forming a group to provide support for congregation members who need crisis assistance. This will include prepared meals, transportation to appointments, visits, and more.
If you are interested in helping, please contact Linda Baker.
Altar Guild Training
The Altar Guild will hold a walk-through of the Altar Guild Book for new and current members on Saturday, August 10 at 10 a.m.
Ricky Hall out of town for two weeks
Congregation president Ricky Hall will be traveling from July 21 for two weeks. Please contact Vice-president Krista Mathews with church matters in his absence.
Pastor’s Bible Study is now Isaiah
Join us Sundays after worship for a verse-by-verse study of Isaiah led by Pastor Bruce. Thrill to the familiar words of God spoken by Isaiah. Marvel at the wonders of God. Guess how long it will take to get through all 66 chapters.
In short, come spend time with God in His Word.
Classroom Cleaning Workday
Shepherd’s Daughters are holding a cleaning day for Pastor’s classroom and the new Sunday school room on Saturday, July 27 at 9 a.m. Please bring your equipment and supplies to clean floors, tables, woodwork, and windows. It is rumored that doughnuts may be involved.
Early Learning Center Adopt A Student Program
LWML Mite Sunday
July is the Sunday for our monthly mites collection. Please bring your mite boxes, loose change, or whatever you wish and place it in the large mite box during the offertory during worship.
Evelyn is Back!
Great news! Our Organist has returned from the north. We thank God for her safe travels and for gracing us with her musical skill.
Calling for Altar Guild Members
Good Shepherd Lutheran has only eight Altar Guild members, which is not sufficient to fulfill the duties of the Altar Guild. Please pray and see if you are being called to prepare the altar and sacraments for Sunday Worship Service and other special services throughout the year.
Christ’s Spirit fills us with songs of thanksgiving for all that God has done for us. In response to all of this, we are called to offer ourselves in service to Christ. Schedules are flexible and easily adapted to change as may be-come necessary.
Is Christ calling you to offer your time and talents in Service to Him, the church (His body)?
Altar Guild training will be held in a few weeks (date to be announced.)
Contacts for Altar Guild: Barbara Gullikson and Barbara Corey
News from the Early Learning Center
Concert June 21, 6:30 p.m. Shepherd’s Hall
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Money Counters Needed
We are in need of two volunteers to count money after worship service once a month. Counting takes around one hour. Please contact Susan Ritchie, Financial Secretary, if you are available to help.
Music show with Heidi on June 21
Details to come
Communion Schedule for June 2024
June 2 and 23 – Tom Lau leads worship; no Communion
June 9 and 16 – worship led by pastor; Communion
Updates when available.
Lunch Bunch on Hiatus until September.
Everything is in the article lead. See you in September.
Pew Bibles Missing
We are missing pew Bibles. If you have borrowed a pew Bible, please return that copy to the sanctuary. For those who would like to pur-chase a new ESV pew Bible, they are for sale for $15. The fifteen dollar price is subject to change as the price of paper continues to rise.
Voters’ Meeting June 2 after worship
2024-2025 Proposed Budget will be discussed at the Voters’ Meeting on June 02, 2024, right after the worship service. Remember, to be able to participate in the voters’ meeting, you need to be a current member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
A copy of the proposed budget is posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex (next to church office). There are also printed copies on the table near the office. This same proposed budget has already been emailed to all eligible voting members. If you are a current member and did not receive an email, please email or call the office to be sure that your correct email is on file.
Pastor Bruce on leave
Pastor Bruce is taking a well-deserved leave of absence from June 2 to July 17.
Volunteer Schedules
Debbie Hall is in charge of making monthly schedules. If you are unable to serve during the time listed on the monthly sched-ule or in the upcoming month, please let Debbie or Christine (in the office) know this fact.
Service of Prayer & Healing for June/July Cancelled
This worship service will resume in August when Pastor returns from leave.
Lunch Bunch at Victorio’s Oyster Bar & Grill
Thursday, May 23 at 11:30 a.m. Address is 1701 North US Hwy 1, Titusville, FL 32796
Hibiscus Show May 18
The American Hibiscus Society’s Central Florida Chapter will be having its last show and sale of the year at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. There will be beautiful blooms to show off. There will be plants, fertilizer, and handbooks for sale. We will have the plant sale ready around 8am. To get a good variety of the plants for sale, you should arrive as early as possible. The head table for the show should be set by 12:00pm, but no later than 1pm.
Food Pantry News
First, please–no more plastic bags. The Pantry has enough for now.
Second, the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 11. Paul Minor is seeking some able-bodied people to help get the food from the Post Office. he has pickup trucks and need people to load and unload. He also needs people on Monday, May 13 to sort and store the donations. If you can help, please email to call Paul.
Mike Corey Presents Contemporary Christian Music
Come to Shepherd’s Hall Saturday, May 25 and enjoy Christian music, prayer, testimonies, and fellowship–did I mention great music? Time is 6 p.m.
Community Picnic Thank You
Thank you to all who helped with the Community Picnic on May 4th. Whether you worked Saturday or donated supplied and money, your help made the picnic a success.
LWML Change of Meeting for May
Shepherd’s Daughters of LWML will meeting Tuesday, May 21 at 6 p.m. due to conflicts to the regular Saturday meeting. Meeting place is the classroom at Shepherd’s Hall.
Thank you, Ballet Espirit!
We received over $1600 from Ballet Espirt’s performances of Les Miserables in our Shepherd’s Hall this month. Thank you for this generous gift.
Lunch Bunch at New York New York April 25
Join the Bunch for Lunch at New York New York at 11:30 a.m. on April 25th.
5401 Riveredge Drive Titusville FL 32780 US
+1.3212642585
Community Picnic May 4, 2024
Volunteers needed, esp. someone for video and photography. Also, canopies, coolers, water, and ice. Contact Rickey Hall for details.
No LWML Mile Collection March 31
There will be no Mite collection on Easter Sunday. The next Mite collection will be Sunday, April 28. The large Mite Box in the narthex is available if you need to empty box before then.
Basket Auction a success
The Basket Auction raised $410 for the general fund. Thank you to all who participated and congratulations to the winners.
Pastor Bruce out of the office week of April 7-13
Please call the office or an Elder for care.
Basket Bidding Fund-raiser to end Saturday, March 23
Saturday, March 23, is the last day to bid on the baskets in the Narthex. You can com e by the church and update your bids in person or call the office by Friday, March 22. The highest bidders will be announced after worship on the 24th of March.
Money raised will go to Good Shepherd’s general fund.
Dinner and a Movie a Great Success
Shepherd’s Daughters, the GSLC branch of the LWML, raised $462.41 from its inaugural fund-raiser of a Lasagna dinner with the movie The Quiet Man. Sixty-62 tickets with sold (with some donations) and fifty-six people enjoyed plenty of food and dessert, popcorn, and a great Irish movie.
Shepherd’s Daughters plan to use the money raised for service projects.
Breakfast by the Sea Sunday, April &
As Jesus prepared a morning meal for His followers after a night of fishing, the men of Good Shepherd will prepare a post-worship meal for us on Sunday, April 7 in Shepherd’s Hall. Please join us for food and fellowship.
Parking Lot Clean-up Saturday, March 23 at 9 a.m.
Please help sweep (or blow) the oak flowers, leaves, and pollen from the parking lot on Saturday, March 23., 9 a.m. Bring your leaf blowers and make Good Shepherd beautiful for Holy Week.
No Lunch Bunch or Potluck in March
Lunch Bunch and the potluck usually scheduled for the last Thursday in March will be cancelled due to Maundy Thursday. Please join the events in April.
It’s Easter Egg Filling Time!
Please take a bag of empty plastic eggs and fill them with candy* for the Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 31. Return the filled eggs to church before Easter Sunday.
*Pastor Bruce suggests filling them with “the good stuff.”
Les Miserables: The Ballet April 6 & 12
Easter Lilies Ordering
To print form, click the right “…” and select Print
Basket Raffle Fundraiser
The Chili Cookoff Basket Raffle has become the Sunday Basket Raffle! All baskets will be on display in the narthex Sunday, March 10 & 17. Bid high and bid fast to raise money for the church general fund and to win the basket of items you want.
Request from Pastor about Funerals
Please call Pastor Bruce before talking to the staff at a funeral home if a loved one passes. This makes it easier for Pastor to work with them to schedule the funeral service and other arrangements.
ELC Grandparent Program Resuming
Are you a Grandparent? Do you have Grandchildren close by? Some of the children at the ELC have that, and some don’t. Good Shepherd has had an “Adopted Grandparent/Grandchild” program for many years, but it was interrupted in 2020 when Covid made its appearance. Now it’s time to start again.
What is an Adopted Grandparent?
- Someone who shares the love of Jesus with a young child?
- Someone who stands in the gap for a child who needs more adults in his or her life?
- Someone who visits the ELC during special events and remembers the little one’s birthday with a card and/or small gift?
- Someone who calls and prays for a specific family on a regular basis?
- Someone who invites the child and family to worship and/or special activities at the church?
- Someone who helps a family make a connection between the ELC and the church?
- Someone who would like to be blessed by having a young child run to you yelling, “Grandma, Grandpa” when you visit?
We invite you to pray about joining the Adopted Grandparent Program and enjoy the blessings of having a sweet young child be a part of your life.
Stay tuned for more information about how to become a part of this outreach ministry.
Dinner and Movie Fundraiser for LWML
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Help Shepherd’s Daughters raise money for future LWML projects by buying a ticket to their Dinner and A Movie on March 16. $8 for a lasagna plate dinner with tossed salad, Italian bread, and dump cake plus popcorn and a showing of The Quiet Man with John Wayne and Maureen O’Sullivan. Lemonade and water offered for drinks. Not a bad price for dinner, fellowship, and a great Irish movie.
Dinner starts at 5 p.m. with the movie at 6 p.m. Tickets will be available after worship on Sundays and Wednesday from February 18 to March 6. Talk to Linda Baker for more information.
Lunch Bunch: Orleans Bistro & Bar on Feb. 29
Join us for fellowship and Cajun food at Orleans Bistro & Bar on Thursday, Feb. 29. The sign-up sheet is in the Narthex.
Orleans Bistro and Bar 2204 S WASHINGTON AVE, TITUSVILLE, FL 32780
Ash Wednesday and Lenten Schedule
Ash Wednesday is February 14. Worship followed by a soup lunch is at 11 a.m. (meal in Shepherd’s Hall). Evening service is at 6:30 p.m. Both will have Imposition of Ashes.
Lenten worship will be on Wednesdays, Feb 21 through March 20, at 11 a.m. (with soup) and 6:30 p.m.
Maundy Thursday is March 28. Good Friday is March 29. Easter is March 31. Worship times will be announced.,
POSTPONED: Chili Cook-off
New Date to be announced
Gift Baskets for Chili Cook Off Raffle:
Please bring in items to put in the gift baskets. There is a box in the Narthex for donated food or gift items for the baskets. We need enough for three baskets. This is a church effort to raise funds. Please be generous with the basket items so that we may raffle off some lovely baskets with many items in them. Thank you!
Volunteers Needed for the Chili Cook Off:
Gift basket assembly; food preparation the day of the cook off – chopped onions & shredded cheese; and money exchangers. Please let Rickey Hall know if you can help with any of these needs.
Cookoff Participants: Please sign the sign-up sheet in the Narthex.
For questions contact the church office, 321-267-4323 or Rickey Hall
Shepherd’s Daughters News (LWML)
Important: February’s meeting changed to Saturday, Feb. 10 to avoid Strategic Planning Retreat. Same time, same location.
The Mite contribution from 01/28/24 was $156.17. Mite collections will be the last Sunday of the month, after the regular offering. Thank you for supporting this ministry!
Congregational Strategic Planning Retreat – 02/17/2017
The Strategic Planning Committee has established Saturday, February 17th, for our Congregational Retreat. We will start at 10:00 am and target to be finished by 2:00 pm. Lunch will be provided. It will be held in Shepherd’s Hall and we urge everyone to join us for this extremely important workshop. We promise you an informative presentation and an opportunity to explore the path for which the Lord has planned for us at Good Shepherd. Be sure to mark your calendars!