Good Shepherd Weekly 4/2
Crawl to the Cross March 4
Our 4th annual Crawl to the Cross will take place on May 4 after the service. Navigate RC scale trucks through obstacle courses, race tracks, and skill challenges designed for all ages. No truck? No problem! We’ll provide everything you need. Come for the excitement and stay for the fellowship. See you there!
Easter Breakfast
Join us early on Easter morning for breakfast beginning at 8:30am. We'll be slinging breakfast sandwiches and serving up some sides. If you plan to attend, please add your name and headcount to the signup sheet posted. For those who would like to contribute to the meal, you can sign up for one of the items posted or speak with Pastor Goetzinger or Bryan Schmeling.
Easter Sunday Egg Hunt
Celebrate the joy of Easter with our Easter Egg Hunt! Right after our 10:00 AM Easter morning service, kids are invited to search for colorful plastic eggs filled with fun surprises. It’s a wonderful time for children to laugh, explore, and share in the excitement of the resurrection season. Bring your little ones and let the hunt begin!
Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday, April 13: 10:00am
Holy Thursday, April 17: 7:00pm
Good Friday, April 18: 7:00pm
Easer Breakfast, April 20: 8:30am
Easter Sunday, April 20: 10:00a
Foundations Class Continues This Saturday
Join us this Saturday at 9:30 am for the start of a new Foundations class. Foundations is an introduction to Biblical theology. You can take this course if you’re interested in learning more about the Bible or if you are interested in becoming a member of Good Shepherd. When you’re done with it, you will have a firm grasp on how the bible is all about Jesus, dozens of key Bible teachings, and lots of application.
Discipleship Survey
As part of our long-range strategic plan, we are committed to equipping you to be a lifelong follower of Jesus. Our goal is to help you grow in faith, deepen your understanding of God’s Word, and provide meaningful resources for your spiritual growth—both individually and as a family. To do that effectively, we need your input. Would you take just a few minutes to complete this short survey? Your responses will help us shape the tools, training, and support we offer to better serve you and our entire church community. Thank you for being a valued part of our church family. Your feedback is truly important to us! Click here to take the survey: https://goodshepherdattleboro.churchcenter.com/people/forms/749078
Wednesday Evening Lent Series: The Hand of the Lord
Whether tightening a bolt, knitting, or typing on a computer, there is so much that we do with our hands. It is no surprise that mentions of hands appear all over the Bible. The Lord’s hand is referred to over two hundred times in the Old Testament. Surprisingly, specific references to the “hand of the Lord” are not all that frequent in the New Testament. However, it is precisely in the New Testament where the hand of the Lord takes on literal meaning. The One through whom all things were created took on real, literal hands in His incarnation (John 1:1–14). The work of Christ’s hands helps us to see the merciful and personal way that he has come to serve us. Especially in His crucifixion. His hands were pierced for the sins of the world. He takes our self-serving hands and restores them into useful hands to literally use them from him.
Upcoming Sunday
This week we see how our Father makes the treasures of his house available to any and all. He places them in the last place we’d expect—the trash. In God’s family, the things the world prizes and pursues are counted as worthless. Conversely, what the world rejects and discards is considered priceless and worth pursuing. The best example of this is Jesus Christ himself. The Father sent his greatest treasure—God the Son—to earth. And many considered Jesus to be trash that needed to be taken out. . . a troublemaker that needed to be killed. In truth, Christ is the one who opens the way to God.
Sunday Morning Bible Study
Explore the Book of Daniel with us and uncover the profound lessons it holds for living a life of faith in a secular world. We will see how Daniel and his friends’ experiences and God’s revelations to them offer timeless insights into God’s enduring faithfulness. Together, we'll learn how to navigate our own lives with trust in God's power and control.