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Congregational Meeting
We will have an all congregation meeting on Sunday, February 12. The meeting will be held 15 minutes after service in the gathering area.
Chili Cookoff & Chocolate Chip Cookie Comp
Get your recipes ready, because the 2022 Chili and Chocolate Chip Cookie Cook-Off is coming up quickly! This year's competition will be held on Sunday, February 19 after worship. The sign-up sheet is posted on the bulletin board.
We need competitors to bring their best chili or chocolate chip cookie for a chance to become this year's champion! Please plan to bring enough food for approximately 40 people to sample. We are also looking for people to bring crackers, cheese, sour cream and veggies. Please check the bulletin board to sign up for these items as well.
If you are interested in donating items for the gift basket raffle please speak with Sarah Goetzinger.
February Growth Group
Date and Time: Friday Febraury 17, 2023 Fellowship begins at 6:30PM with Bible Study at 7PM.
Location: Normandin Residence – 229 Woodbine St. Cranston, RI
Growth Groups are designed to be a laid back and casual way of connecting with Christian friends who care about God and each other. In our growth groups we pray together and study the Scriptures together. We add in some food and fellowship and maybe even some good laughs together because we want to build up Christian friendships. Growth Groups are a fun and healthy way of growing spiritually as well as enriching our relationships with other members.
RSVP at pastor@goodshepherdattleboro.com
New Wednesday Evening Bible Study
A new Wednesday Evening Bible Study on the book of Jonah will start this Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00pm. In Jonah we meet a man who is running away from God's mission given to him and his grace. As we study the life of Jonah we will examine and confront the runaway heart that beats inside all of us. We will also see that God's grace pursues runaways.
New Hymnal Order
Good Shepherd will be placing an order for some extra hymnals. If you would like a hymnal for your personal use, we will make sure to order one for you when we place the order. Hymnals cost $24.00. A check can be made out to Good Shepherd and placed in the offering plate. A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the fellowship area.
Thai Village Fundraiser
This past holiday season we held a fundraiser for Thai Village’s new ministry center in Thailand. Good Shepherd donated a total of $1906. Thai Village is a ministry in fellowship with WELS which develops long-term relationships with local people and produce handmade crafts that reflect their diverse cultures. They train and employ low-income locals, support Christian outreach and education, and create opportunities to share God’s love in community.
Clothing Shed
In 2022 37,017 pounds of clothing were donated to our clothing shed. This was enough to clothe about 6,819 people around the world. Based on this volume of clothing, we received $1,480.68.
Upcoming Sunday
Imagine a beautiful guitar, carefully crafted out of the finest mahogany and steel strings. Now imagine that fine instrument is never played. It is placed atop a bookshelf and never touched. It just collects dust. Tragic, right? What a thing is finds fulfillment when that thing does what it was made to do. Of what use is a guitar that makes no music? What would be the point of turning on a lamp and then throwing a heavy blanket over it. It might still be a lamp, but it provides no light. (It only serves as a fire hazard!) Form and function are intimately connected.
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches that the same is true of discipleship. He wants us to see that being a disciple and acting as a disciple are intimately connected. When God called us to faith, he declared that we were something new: light, salt, his children. Jesus now encourages us to be what God says we are, so that God might bless the world through us. As Jesus speaks to us, he means to mold our will to his own.
Sunday Sermon
