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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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
Friday, February 9 at 1 p.m. in the Church Meeting Room. For those who make things and want to study God’s word and talk about their work. At his meeting, we’ll discuss topics, meeting time and frequency. Open to all.
Are you a knitter, crocheter, needleworker? Do you do quilling or origami, or make chain mail? Do you want to join fellow crafters for devotions, Bible study, and conversation? The idea is to work on your craft as you listen/participate in the class. If interested, please let Stewardship Chairman Wendy Green know what days and times work for you. If there are enough people interested, an organizational get-together will be scheduled.
The Lunch Bunch will meet Thursday, January 25 at 11:30 a.m. at the Pier 220 restaurant located on the Garden Street Causeway. Sign up on the sheet in the Narthex.
Beginning in January, the monthly potluck will move to the fourth Thursday in the month to avoid conflicts with other scheduled events in Shepherd’s Hall. Join us for food, fellowship, prayer, and sheet cake for those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries.
You are cordially invited to share our joy as we renew our wedding vows during the regular Sunday service on December 17th at 9:30 a.m. A reception will follow in Shepherd’s Hall with light refreshments.
Come celebrate the Birth of Jesus in Shepherd’s Hall on Friday, December 1st, with Heidi Leigh. Performance is at 6:30 p.m. Heidi will be joined by Jelena Alonso, Tom Lau, Jelena Schumacker with narration by Mike Corey.
Join the Lunch bunch for food and fellowship at Andre’s Bistro at the Indian River Preserve Golf Club at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 26. See the Gulliksons for more information
Sunday, October 29, after worship, is Good Shepherd’s Oktoberfest Potluck in Shepherd’s Hall. Bring your favorite German side dish or dessert; the Men’s group will provide bratwurst and hot dogs. Come for the fellowship, the food, and the polka music.
We’re joining the Titusville Community Trunk or Treat at Lowe’s (t (4660 South Street) on October 19 from 5-7 p.m. and hosting our own event with a Harvest Hayride on October 21. Times for our event are 4:30 p.m. for the hayride and 6 p.m. for the trunk and treat.
Decorate your car’s trunk and join us at Good Shepherd on the 21th and help us make Hallowe’en a safe and fun celebration for our local kids.
If you have candy to donate, we still need lots of it. Please leave it in the basket in the narthex.
Thank you to all who helped make the rummage sale a success. Many volunteers put long hours into sorting, tagging, arranging, boxing, etc. This was truly a joint effort by many, many people. The results were astonishing. Now only was money raised for some special projects, but the community was blessed. Additionally, there was much fellowship and comradery. Good job, church!
All are welcome to the August Potluck in Shepherd’s Hall at 6 p.m. Bring a dish to share. A birthday sheet cake will be served after we sing “Happy Birthday” to with August birthdays. A short prayer time will follow the meal.
Sponsored by the Men’s and the Women’s Thursday Bible Studies, which meet Thursdays at 6 p.m. on weeks when there is no potluck.
Since the first monthly potluck was well-attended and enjoyed by all, we’re doing it again, Join us for fellowship, sheetcake, birthday greetings for those with August birthdays, and prayer for all who need it. Bring a dish to share and meet us at 6 p.m. in Shepherd’s Hall.
Bring a dish (dessert is a sheet cake to celebrate July birthdays) and join us for fellowship and prayer in Shepherd’s Hall. This the first of the monthly potlucks sponsored by the Men’s and Women’s Thursday Bible studies.
Bring a dish and join us for fellowship and food. Afterward, we’ll pray for all who need God’s help. Sponsored by the Men’s and Women’s Thursday Bible Studies and held in Shepherd’s Hall.
A big Thank You to Peggy and Lary for donating to the church a popcorn machine and all its supplies!
We still need coolers, bags of ice, and cases of water; please let Joel or Amber know if you can lend coolers or bring ice and/or water the day of the picnic.
Join the Lunch Bunch as they enjoy lunch at Andrei’s Restaurant, 3950 Clubhouse Drive in Mims, on Thursday, May 25, at 11:30 p.m. the sign-up sheet is in the narthex. Call the Gulliksons for more information.
Join us after worship for breakfast by the Good Shepherd pond to commemorate Jesus’ feeding of his apostles after his resurrection. Meal includes fried fish, potatoes, grits, fruit, drinks, and baked goods.
The newly-formed Men’s Group will be meeting Thursday nights at 6 p.m. in the Good Shepherd Library. The first meeting will be April 13th. Danny Wyatt is the group facilitator; call him for more information.
You are invited to attend the First Responders’ Luncheon on Saturday, March 4, from noon to 3 p.m. in Shepherd’s Hall. Some local dignitaries will attend as well as Police, Fire, and EMT workers.
Join us after worship Feb. 26 for a great competition, good fun, and yummy chili. This year’s Chill Cookoff will be judged by a team of judges and there will be a silent auction for goody-filled baskets. Admission is $5 for adults with children free. Money will go into the general fund.
to enter your chili, use the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. We also need judges.
There will be a silent auction at the Chili Cookoff for goody-filled baskets. To donation money to fill these baskets, please mark your check “Silent Auction Baskets” and place in the collection plate.
Meet at 11:30 a.m. at Sonny’s BBQ, 2900 Cheney Hwy, Titusville, FL 32780 for the Lunch Bunch. Call the Gulliksons for information and sign up on the sheet in the Narthex,
The Advent Lutheran Women’s Group is hosting a day retreat on Saturday, March 25, in the Knoedler Center (7550 Wickham Road in Melbourne, FL). There will be speakers, a Bible study, and a panel discussion on legal and financial topics important to women. Cost is $15 with a continental breakfast and lunch provided. Registration forms are available on the Narthex bulletin board.
Do you make the best chili ever? If so, bring it to church Feb. 26 and compete against other chili cooks for the title “2023 Best Chili of Good Shepherd.” Sign-up sheet for competitors is in the Narthex.
Everyone else: come join us for a great competition, good fun, and yummy chili. Money raised from voting for the best chili will go towards two new and much-needed computers.
January’s Lunch Bunch will meet at the Blue Heron Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Come enjoy good fellowship and good food. Call the Gulliksons if you have questions.
Good Shepherd’s float in the Titusville Christmas Parade was a huge hit. Our Choir was the only one with microphones! All involved had a great time although the candy ran out at the one-third mark of the route. Thank you to all who worked on the float and golf carts, those who walked the route, our choir and Ricky Hall, and those who donated the candy and who prayed for our safety and success.
The Early Learning Center’s Children’s Program will be during the morning Advent Worship on Wednesday, December 14 at 11 a.m. Please join the children as they celebrate with us.