GOOD SHEPHERD

Weekly News

 
The Heart of Oswego

 

We invite you to worship with us In Person or Online! 

Sunday mornings for

in- person worship

8:15 am Traditional Worship

10:30am Contemporary Worship

 

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Join Us online Sundays Morning Worship: watch any time on the website, Facebook, and Youtube

 

 

 
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Bulletin 8:15am
Bulletin 10:30am
April River Spirit

Little Shepherd Preschool is selling Butter Braids! Pick Up date: May 2nd. Order today for your Mother's Day celebration or just to enjoy!

 
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Join Our Team!

Saturday June 1st 9am

for this feel good/ outreach event that

raises money and awareness to provide permanent access to clean water for women and children around the world, through the Christian organization

World Vision.

 
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Join us for brunch!

This Sunday, April 14th

9:30-11am

In Fellowship Hall

A free will offering will be taken

 

CHURCH SURVEY - YOUR THOUGHTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT, NEEDED, AND WANTED!

We would love to hear how you feel the Church of the Good Shepherd can continue to serve our congregates and grow in meaningful ways.  

 

Collectively we can develop a vision for the future and we would like to understand how you evaluate your church life, the programs currently in place, and where you would like the church to go in the coming years.

 

Please take a few moments to prayerfully complete a survey.

Your responses will be anonymous and the results will be shared with the congregation.

It should take around 10 minutes to finish. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your thoughts.

 

 
Survey

In support of our US-Based Advances (UM Mission Link), this Sunday, April 14 during both services, Aidan Poniatowski will present to the congregation information about the African American Heritage Center. A special collection for AAMHC will be taken.

 
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CHURCH WIFI! please sign in as GSGUEST pw: 6305543269

 

OFFICE HOURS are Tuesday- Friday by appointment. If you need assistance from the office in person, be sure to call first or schedule an appointment. We are still checking voicemail and email on a regular basis. 

 

IN PERSON WORSHIP SERVICE: 8:15 for Traditional and 10:30 for Contemporary.  Please be sure to check-in when you attend in-person worship.

 

The Adult Christian Education class will start a new study on April 14th at 9:30 am in the Meditation Room entitled Jesus Revealed:  The I Am Statements in the Gospel of John. Light. Bread. Shepherd. Life. The Gospel of John uses these and other symbols to paint a picture of who Jesus is. Through the I Am statements Jesus describes himself with rich images, showing us that he is both fully human and fully divine and calling us as his followers.  Jesus Revealed invites the reader to step into the ordinary work of God’s extraordinary creation. Calling out the artist within, readers will find their own stories inside these powerful declarations – illuminating a Jesus we’ve always known but perhaps never fully embraced.  Join us as we watch the DVD that goes along with this study and then discuss the ideas presented by the author.  Questions, contact Janet McCarty, the leader.

 

BOOK CLUB: This month’s book is The Measure by Nikki Erlick. We will meet at Nancy Patush’s house on Tuesday April 30th at 1:00 P.M.  We welcome new members.  Please join us! See Judy McGregor or Nancy Patush with questions.

 

MISSIONS will be serving dinner at the Hesed House Family Shelter on Monday, April 15 from 5:30-7:00pm. The menu will be a cookout in honor of the return of baseball season! We are looking for donations of the following items to serve approximately 20-25 people:

·        American cheese slices (Kraft singles or similar)

·        Potato chips

·        Fresh veggies (carrots, celery, etc.)

·        Fresh fruit salad (example - mix of any of the following: melon, berries, grapes, pineapple)

 

MEN'S LUNCH: The United Methodist Men will be having their monthly Men’s Luncheon at George's Family Restaurant, 110 Webster St., Montgomery on Wednesday, April 17th at noon.  Please join us for fellowship and a fine meal.

 

PRAYERS FOR THE HOLY LAND:The Methodist Liaison Office in Jerusalem is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: MLO - Jerusalem's Update and Prayers Every Wednesday at 1:00 PM US Midwest. Join our Zoom Meeting on Wednesdays using this same link  

https://zoom.us/j/93128483653?pwd=cDNtUE0rQnlUdGpFcFBoRUpnK29uZz09

Meeting ID: 931 2848 3653

Passcode: 677192

 

SUNDAY SCHOOL: We still need Sunday School teachers for next school year. LOW Commitment but a HIGH reward. Please reach out to Ruth Frey at Dozygit@gmail.com if you are interested or have questions.

VBS- We are looking for a team of people to lead Vacation Bible School this summer. Please contact the office if you can help! Ruth and Rachel can help, but we can not lead. 

Sunday School has signed up to be part of the RAISE RIGHT campaign.  Simply buy gift cards from the site and portions of the money spent will be sent to the Church of Good Shepherd. Money raised will go towards community service projects and other Sunday School/Church needs. 

Easily earn $1,000 or more each year simply by paying for everyday things with gift cards instead of debit or credit cards. Up to 20% of every gift card purchase from RaiseRight automatically goes toward your organization’s earnings, directly supporting the cause you care about—no extra time or money spent. (It's as easy as it sounds!) 

 

Getting Started is EASY . Simply go to this website  www.RaiseRight.com, create a personal account and use the enrollment code C2FSQ11SA7DM.

 

LITTLE SHEPHERD PRESCHOOL is now registering for fall. Order Butter Braids during the month of April!

 

 

2023 Finance Update

Thank you to everyone for taking the extra effort and time to get your financial gifts to us.

Online giving is available and is appreciated as we will still have our regular operating costs and bills. Please mail in your giving to

P.O. Box 695

5 W. Washington St.

Oswego IL 60543

or use our E giving for online giving. Thank you!

 
Online Giving Here

 Our Sunday services will remain ONLINE and posted on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gschurchumc/

as well as our website 

www.goodshepherdoswego.org

and

YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7_pWWqaud8IFd9lm27oJNA?

 

Our office is open by appointment

 630-554-3269 or office@goodshepherdoswego.org

 

 

THIS WEEK AT GOOD SHEPHERD

Sunday April 14th

8:15am Traditional Worship

9:30am Sunday School

9:30am ACE class begins

9:30-11am Fellowship Brunch

10:30am Contemporary Worship

12pm- Youth Group

 

 Monday April 15th

6:30pm- Handbells practice

 

Tuesday April 16th

7pm Choir Practice

 

Wednesday April 17th

10am- Bible Between Bites

1pm- Prayers for the Holy Land- zoom

 

Thursday April 18th

5:15pm- Band Rehearsal

 

Friday April 19th

7am- UMM Coffee  IN Person or zoom

 

Sunday April 21st

8:15am Traditional Worship

9:30am Sunday School

9:30am ACE class

10:30am Contemporary Worship

12pm- Youth Group

 

 

 Visit our website at

goodshepherdoswego.org for a full church calendar

 

POBOX 695 5W Washington St Oswego, IL 60543
630-554-3269

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