"Come, you thankful people, come; raise

the song of harvest home. All be safely

gathered in ere the winter storms begin;

God, our maker, doth provide for our

wants to be supplied. Come to God's own

temple, come; raise the song of harvest

home."

Thus begins one of our most beloved

Thanksgiving hymns. We do have much to

give thanks for as individuals, citizens of

this nation, members of our family,

residents of our neighborhoods, and

members of our congregation. I'd like to

use this article to invite you to a special

time of thanksgiving. On Sunday,

November 18, our renovated Education

Wing (old Fellowship Hall!) will be

completed, and we are inviting you

to join the congregation in

giving thanks for the

progress thus far.

The excitement

will get under way

at 4 pm on the afternoon of

the 18th. There will be hors

d'oeuvres in the Narthex as we

gather. Shortly after 4, we will

sing a hymn and join in a prayer

of thanks to our Great God

who continues to bless and

p r o v i d e f o r o u r

congregation. After

that, we will cut the ribbon and begin

tours. There will be a nice, leisurely

hour to explore the first half of our

completed building project, to ask

questions, and just soak in our new

building.

Then at 5, we will proceed into the

sanctuary for a meeting to discuss

and vote on the 2013 budget. The

Church Council has been working hard

to present a solid budget proposal

which balances our desire to grow and

reach new people with our recognition

of the resources which God is giving to

us. Above all, we continue to trust

that the Good Shepherd will continue

to provide for His flock and send His

Holy Spirit to lead and guide us in our

decision-making. We should be able

to conclude around

6 pm so that you can

be home for dinner and

the evening

football games!

I'm thankful for the

wonderful progress we

have made together on

this building project and

look forward to joining with

you in thanks on the 18th.

Serving Him,

Pastor Ben

Message from Pastor Ben:

The Good Shepherd’s Voice “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.” John 10:27

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Staff:

Pastor: Ben Haupt

DCE Intern: Wynn Derong

Director of Music & Organist:

Priscilla Jefcoat

Assistant Director of Music - Youth:

Celina Haupt

Church Secretary: Margie Smith

Church Council:

President: Jack Enkemann

Vice President: Steve Nimmo

Secretary: Cheryl West

Treasurer: Brad Zimmerman

Financial Secretary: Sally Fuge

Church Boards & Committees:

Altar Guild: Sherry Anderson and

Dottie Warren

Christian Education:

Suzy Eberle*

Board of Elders:

Sherry Anderson

Jim FitzGerald

Mike Gaddy

Brad Jovaag

Bob King

Scott Pitsch

Steve Rehnberg*

Jim Walker

Chris Worl

Evangelism: Jim Wetherton*

Greeters: Nancy Ponder

LWML: Margie Smith

Parish Fellowship:

Judy Brookshire*

Public Relations: Lisa Wetherton*

Social Ministries:

Betty Dyarmett*

Stewardship: Doug Fuge*

Head Trustee: Doug Haupt*

Head Usher: John Taylor

Youth Ministry: Susan Barkley*

Thrivent Financial

For Lutherans: Kathy Zschoche

*Church Council Members

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 600 South Enota Drive Gainesville, GA 30501

770-532-2428

www.goodshepherd.info

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This month from our “Other

Mission” fund we gave $200

to Gainesville Care Center

for their 5K Run and $300 to

Backpack Love, a local food

drive through the schools

and churches. The group

fills backpacks of food and

sends them home on Fridays

each week to low income

Social Ministry Betty Dyarmett

We are looking forward to

opening the Food Pantry

after the first of the year.

This will give us time to

install shelving and to stock

the pantry. If you are

interested in serving as a

volunteer in the pantry,

please see me for more

information.

school kids who only get

meals at school. It has grown

to 350 backpacks a week.

There is money in the Food

Pantry budget that we will use

for food baskets for some of

our pant ry users a t

Thanksgiving and possibly

Christmas.

It has been said many times that the best

plans are often sidetracked by unforeseen

conditions. We had fully expected that we

would be able to move into the refurbished

Education/Administration area of GSLC by

the end of October, however a few delays

have postponed that plan and we now are

on plan B, which moves us in by mid-

November.

Painting is complete, floor coverings are in

place, bathrooms are tiled and ready for use,

administration area is relocated and

functioning, all classrooms have doors in

place, the Shepherd’s Shed will be gone and

hopefully so will the blue rest rooms. The

HVAC system is up and running, lighting is

100%. We will be ready for the November

“open house”.

One sticky point yet is that our total parking

area will not be complete when we make

use of our temporary Certificate of

Occupancy and move in. The addition of the

new fellowship area has taken away several

spaces that were close to the Church

entrance. These spaces will never return and

we are asking you to consider other places

to park. The drive beside the Church (parallel

to Takeda) is now a ‘One Way’ entrance and

is access to the front of the Church parking.

We encourage you to use either the

neighboring dentist’s lot or across Enota in

the shopping center. Please do not drive into

the front of the Church parking spaces from

the dentist’s parking lot, limited viewing

makes entry unsafe. Our parking lot, when

finished, will accommodate more cars than

before we remodeled, so your patience

please. We hope to be complete by March 1,

2013.

Construction Update Jack Enkemann

King Julian and Maurice like to dance

and sing “I like to move it, move it!”

We are excited to move to our new

offices and classrooms sometime in

November. We will need a lot of

help moving boxes and furniture as

well as unpacking those boxes and

setting up the rooms.

Watch the Sunday bulletin

announcements for the exact

dates of the move.

And practice your “happy dance”

because the porta-potties will be

gone!!

There will be no

Sunday School for

ages 3 through 3rd

grade on November 4

due to the women's

retreat, or on

November 25 due to

Thanksgiving. Sunday

school WILL be

available on those

dates for older

classes.

Our nation pauses on

November 22 to join

with friends and family

to give thanks to God

for his many blessings.

Public Relations Lisa Wetherton

CALLING ALL FACEBOOK FRIENDS!

Good Shepherd has a

Facebook page. We post

upcoming events and keep

people current with what’s

happening at Good Shepherd.

Different studies indicate that social media

(Facebook being the most popular) is an

important tool in “word of mouth”

advertising.

“Word of Mouth” or referrals are the best

way to get someone to do something.

Here’s where Good Shepherd comes in –

we need your participation. If you would

“Like” the Good Shepherd FB page, and

then “Share” upcoming events, you’ve

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spread the word for us to your other

Friends – and their Friends. Please don’t

discount the importance of this one small

thing you can do for the work that Jesus

called us to do in the great commission!

Wait a minute – you mean if I “Like” and

“Share”, I’m evangelizing? ABSOLUTELY -

and in a POWERFUL way.

We are setting a goal of having 10,000

“Likes” by the end of the year – and

25,000 by the time we start our third

service in March. YOU will be a BIG part of

this effort. Those of you with kids on

Facebook – they will play a crucial role in

this effort by sharing with their Facebook

friends.

Sunday, Nov 4 will be voting day for

Thrivent members! You will select the

chapter board for 2013. Ballots for

members will be available after both

services. Pick up your ballot and vote as

you enjoy refreshments provided by

Thrivent.

A reminder to Thrivent members:

Thrivent’s Choice Dollars program is

continuing, but with two important

changes: (1) As of January 1, 2013, the

recurring direction option will be

Kathy

discontinued, and (2) Thrivent members

must direct their choice Dollars for 2013

by March 31, 2013 or they will be unable

to do so for the remainder of the year. It’s

important to meet that March deadline so

that GSLC can continue to depend on this

source of support. If you want to see

whether you qualify for Choice Dollars or

to direct your amounts to GSLC, call

Thrivent at 800-847-4836. When the

automated system answers, say the

words, “Choice Dollars.”

It’s easy to list the blessings in life: good health, family, a satisfying career, a comfortable home. We might even be thankful for things others take for granted such as freedom and clean drinking water, reliable transportation and food enough to eat. Then there are the little things, such as gardens, sunrises, pets and coffee. But what about life’s storms or unanswered prayers? Should we be thankful for these? Loss and hardship remind us of our dependence on God. He uses trials to draw us closer to him, to show us that he is our rock and refuge. In misfortune and grief, we discover God’s comfort and strength. Should we not, then, be thankful for the storms, too?

On Veterans Day we honor men and women who have

served and sacrificed in one of America’s armed

services. As we remember America's veterans on

November 11, we would do well to read again the third stanza of Katherine Lee Bates' America the

Beautiful:

O beautiful for heroes proved

In liberating strife, Who more than self Their country loved,

And mercy more than life! America! America!

May God thy gold refine, Till all success be

nobleness, And every gain divine!

NOVEMBER 2012

will plan to meet

for dinner at a

restaurant to reveal

our secret prayer

pals for 2012 and

to select new ones

for 2013. All

women are invited,

even if you do not

participate in the

secret prayer pal

program, so join us

as we celebrate the

Advent/Christmas

season with other

Lutheran Women in

Mission!

At last month’s

zone rally in

A t h e n s , w e

studied Women

of the Old

Testament, and

discovered that they are “Women

Like Us,” our theme for the day. The

rally included a fashion show of

aprons depicting women of the Old

Testament (the same one we used

at the Sisters in Christ Tea last

January), and we made more

“plarn” (plastic yarn) to be made

into mats for the homeless (shown

in photo), as well as tying quilts

for Lutheran World Relief.

Also last month, at the district

convention, new district officers were

elected and new

mission grants

for the 2012-

2014 biennium

were selected.

A list of those grants

was distributed on LWML Sunday.

Watch for more information and lots of

photos from the convention in the

district LWML newsletter, the Evangel,

coming out around

November 20.

This month, several

women from our

congregation will

travel to Gatlinburg,

TN for a weekend

retreat. The facilities

and location are

beautiful, as you can

see in these photos.

There is still room for

a few more women -

see Celina Haupt if you are interested.

On November 17 we will meet for our

annual planning session, when we make

plans for the events/activities for the

coming year, and also to determine the

disbursement of the funds collected at our

yard sale.

Due to construction, we are unable to have

our “Advent By Candlelight” this year, but

Margie Smith

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Vote on November 6

I've learned....

That we should be

glad God doesn't

give us everything

we ask for.

- Andy Rooney

NOVEMBER 2012

DCE Intern/Youth Report Wynn Derong

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Howdy!

I can’t believe it’s

N o v e m b e r

already! I have

been here five

months! Wild.

Things are going

really well for the

Youth Group. Its

awesome seeing

growth among the

kids and their

relationships with

Jesus and their

relationships with

one another. I think

when we move into

the new classroom

building, the youth

will be presented

w i t h s o m e

opportunities that can

i n c r e a s e t h e

effectiveness of our

time. For events last

month, the youth

ventured to the corn

maze and also a

h a u n t e d h o u s e .

Depending on who you

talk to, it was a good

thing that all the kids

returned from these

endeavors. Haha! It was

a lot of fun and it was

cool getting to do

something that is

different from the norm.

Several members of our

Junior Youth will attend the

district middle school youth

gathering this month in

Hampton, GA.

We also met and discussed

the national youth gathering

that is coming up in July. We

are also adding a mission

trip to this trip so we will get

to spend time in Texas doing

service. I am super pumped

about this!!! May God bless

you and please pray for our

youth!!!

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Calvin Center, Hampton, GA

“Each of us has

cause to think with

deep gratitude of

those who have

lighted the flame

within us.”

—Albert Schweitzer

Another acolyte

training session is

planned for Sunday,

November 4 during

the Sunday school

hour. This is for

youth who are in 5th

grade or above.

The youth are planning to have an Angel Tree again this year, even with the challenge of “where to put it?” They are a creative group, so look for something different! The Senior youth and 8th graders will set up the tree and decorate it on

November 4 during the Sunday school hour. Gifts and monetary donations can be brought in through December 2. The youth will shop for gifts on December 9 after second service. This year they will go through a local group (like DFACs, but this is not determined yet). They hope to help at least 2 - 4 families at Christmas time.

NOVEMBER 2012

Guatemala Mission Trip Pam Jovaag

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Hola! Escribo desde la clinica de la Santa Cruz en

Amatitlan, Guatemala.

Our team arrived safely on Friday, October 19. Janet,

Betty, Chris and I were soon on our way to our mission

field destination of Amatitlan. The afternoon and

evening were filled with forty-plus children ranging in

age from infant to sixteen. These children arrived full of

energy and anticipation. The children sang from their

hearts as Pator Abdiel played the keyboard and Brenda

led the singing with motions. You could feel God’s

presence as the budding faith of these children was

shown through their contagious smiles,

energetic song motions and enthusiastic

outpouring of the words. This truly was a

sight to behold to see the conviction of

these children’s faith.

This gathering is a weekly event sponsored

by Castillo Fuerte Lutheran Church

in Guatemala City and hosted at the Santa

Cruz Medical Clinic in Amatitlan. This

mission of medicine and children’s ministry

began in 2008 as an outreach ministry of

Castillo Fuerte Lutheran Church. Two

brothers and their wives have made this mission

outreach their priority. Pastor Abdiel Orozco and

his wife, Brenda, run the children’s ministry and

Dr. Elry Orozco and his wife, Liz, operate the

medical clinic and host the visiting mission

teams.

Sunday we traveled back to Guatemala City to

worship at Castillo Fuerte. All in all, we

understood most of what was

being spoken and sung since it is

s im i l a r to our o rd e r o f

service. Everyone is so gracious, and communing with our brothers and

sisters in Christ was very spiritual and uplifting. We were able to

experience “one body, many parts” in person as First Corinthians, verse

13 states, “For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body, whether

Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given the one Spirit to

drink.”

Today, Monday, we begin assisting Dr. Elry in the medical clinic and

organizing the small pharmacy, discarding outdated medicines and

updating the inventory. The medical clinic will be open each day this

week while we are here to assist. The afternoons will be spent working

with the children that participate in the children’s ministry. Brenda and two

teenagers from the Castillo Fuerte youth group will come each day to assist us.

This is where we will introduce the puppets, scripts, crafts and outdoor activities.

We praise and thank God each day for giving us this incredible opportunity to

share our faith with the beautiful people here in Amatitlan. The ministry vision of

this clinic and children’s ministry is “Nuevo Vida,” New Life. Together with our

help, the Orozco brothers, their families and church, want to give the hurting and

impoverished mothers and children in Amatitlan hope for eternal life through

Jesus Christ and hope for a better future here by educating the families in

Scripture, nutrition, health and vocations.

Hasta Luega, Pam

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Nicaragua Mission Trip

JOSE AND CESAR GUTIERREZ

Jose Gutierrez, age 16, and his brother

Cesar, age 15, were left orphaned when their father died in December

of 2011 after a lengthy illness. Their mother died in 2007 of liver

failure. The boys have extended family that live across the street to

help watch over them. Cesar finished the 5th grade but did not want

to go to high school but would prefer to go to mechanical school. A

sponsor has come forth to pay for this, and we will be enrolling him in

mechanical school

while we are there.

Jose has never

gone to school and

does not know how

to read or write. He

learned from a very

early age due to his father’s illness

how to help his dad with the horse

and cart business. He wants to

continue in his father’s footsteps.

Of the existing houses that we

evaluated on our last trip, theirs was

the worst of any we saw. There is

barely anything holding it together.

A small wind would knock it down. There is only one bed for both boys to share. The

caning is broken so they lay cardboard over the

bed to cover the hole. There is nothing else in

the house besides what you see here.

On November 2, 2012, Suzy Eberle will be traveling with BASIC Nicaragua to Chinandega,

Nicaragua once again to help the people there. They will be building 5 houses, sponsoring 84

children with school scholarships for the 2013 school year, and seeing approximately 1,200

patients in the vision clinic, supplying them with eyeglasses and medicines. Below are the

profiles of two families who will be receiving new houses on this trip.

CLARA AND SERGIO MENDOSA-PALMA

Clara Mendosa-Palma lives with just her son, Sergio. He works

in the sugar cane fields part-time during the season (November-

February). She washes clothes and irons part-time but both

incomes together are still not enough. Sergio studied a long

time ago but hasn't been in school for years. Clara has

something wrong with her right eye and is supposed to have eye

surgery but is

scared. She takes

drops instead of

having the surgery.

They often go

without meals

because there

just isn’t

enough money

to buy even

beans.

Clara and Sergio Mendosa-Palma in May 2012

This is Clara’s kitchen. The cement

blocks on top of the wooden platform

is where she sets her pot to cook. The

fire is built in-between the blocks.

Notice the black plastic roof falling

down and the light coming in through

the hole in the roof.

This is an inside view of Clara and

Sergio’s house. Notice the gaping

holes in the walls and ceilings.

Clara is a very religious woman.

Notice the Lord’s Supper picture

in the background.

The two boys with their father in 2010

Cesar and Jose Gutierrez in May 2012

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Would you like to

help the church pay a

lower interest rate on

our mortgage loan?

Here is information

concerning the LCEF

rebate program. We

should be able to be

eligible for this

program since we

closed on our loan in

June 2012. We will

need to increase our

p e r c e n t o f

c o m m u n i c a n t

members who are

LCEF investors to

15% or more. For

more information,

see Doug Fuge.

Capital Campaign Finance Report Brad Zimmerman

Below is an update on the effect our building project has on the current month’s P&L, as

well as the year-to-date P&L, along with receipts and expenditures from the same period of

time for last year.

Sept Actual Sep-11 $ Change % Change

Capital/Building Receipts $ 11,438.90 $ 26,885.90 $ (15,447.00) -57.5%

Capital/Building Expenses $ 45,094.36 $ 20,192.81 $ 24,901.55 123.3%

Capital Receipts less Expenses $ (33,655.46) $ 6,693.09 $ (40,348.55) -602.8%

YTD Actual 2011 YTD $ Change % Change

Capital/Building Receipts $ 140,071.10 $ 291,854.11 $ (151,783.01) -52.0%

Capital/Building Expenses $ 136,546.84 $ 54,740.42 $ 81,806.42 149.4%

Capital Receipts less Expenses $ 3,524.26 $ 237,113.69 $ (233,589.43) -98.5%

LCEF (Lutheran Church Extension Fund) Doug Fuge

In November, many churches conduct stewardship

campaigns. Sadly, many church members associate the

word stewardship only with pledge cards, budget

discussions and a challenge to give more generously.

Actually, stewardship deals with managing everything

God has given to us — our brain, body, talent, time and

spiritual life. It’s our total response to God’s gifts.

Stewardship campaigns give us an opportunity to re-

appraise our lives as a whole. Are we glorifying God with

our minds, bodies, talents, property, financial resources,

etc? Are we using our gifts to spread Christ’s gospel? How

are we showing our love to God and the church?

Taking inventory of our stewardship is a meaningful experience. Consider God’s

indescribable goodness toward you, as well as your response to his showers of blessing.

That will reveal the quality of your stewardship.

LUTHERAN CHURCH Extension Fund

Loan Rebate Program

The Shared Blessings

rebate program is a way

for Lutheran Church

Extension Fund to give

back to your

congregation as we work

together in sharing the

message of Christ.

LCEF will pay back to your congregation a

rebate percentage of the principal of your

loan based on the percentage of

communicant members who are LCEF

investors.

Percentage of communicant

members that are LCEF investors

Percentage of rebate calculated

on loan principal

15% to 24.99% 0.125%

25% to 24.99% 0.250%

35% to 49.99% 0.375%

50% and above 0.500%

Rebate Ranges:

Don’t forget to set

your clocks back one

hour on November 4

Listen to the Lutheran Hour Sundays on the

following stations: WSPB - 750 AM at 6:30 am KAWZ - 88.7 FM at 10:00 am WGUN -1010 AM at 7:30 am

Financial Report Brad Zimmerman

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*Net Ordinary Income is offering plate general receipts less operating expenses.

*Net Income is Net Ordinary Income plus Designated Fund Receipts (Capital Stewardship

Campaign, flowers, memorials, etc.) less expenses associated with these revenues.

September Receipts

Deadline for the

DECEMBER

Newsletter:

November 26

Actual income for September was $135 over budget. Total offerings were up $6,794 or

40.4% to last year.

Below is a breakdown of the receipts for the month of September compared to budget and

last year. Total receipts were $38,540 for September, with $11,439 coming from Capital

Campaign.

Actual Budget $ Change

Total Offerings $ 23,620.41 $ 23,485.41 $ 135.00

Capital Campaign/Bldg Fund $ 11,438.90 $ - $ 11,438.90

Thrivent Choice Receipts $ 467.00 $ - $ 467.00

Other Designated Fund Income $ 3,013.94 $ - $ 3,013.94

Total Receipts for September $ 38,540.25 $ 23,485.41 $ 15,054.84

Sep-12 Sep-11 $ Change

Total Offerings $ 23,620.41 $ 16,826.25 $ 6,794.16

Capital Campaign/Bldg Fund $ 11,438.90 $ 26,885.90 $ (15,447.00)

Thrivent Choice Receipts $ 467.00 $ 154.00 $ 313.00

Other Designated Fund Income $ 3,013.94 $ 467.85 $ 2,546.09

Total Receipts for September $ 38,540.25 $ 44,334.00 $ (5,793.75)

Sept Actual Sept Budget $ Change % Change

Income $ 23,620.41 $ 23,485.41 $ 135.00 0.6%

Expense $ 23,097.01 $ 24,646.52 $ (1,549.51) -6.3%

Net Ordinary Income $ 523.40 $ (1,161.11) $ 1,684.51 145.1%

Net Income * $ (33,434.01) $ (1,161.11) $ (32,272.90) -2779.5%

Sept Actual Sep-11 $ Change % Change

Income $ 23,620.41 $ 16,826.25 $ 6,794.16 40.4%

Expense $ 23,097.01 $ 17,258.47 $ 5,838.54 33.8%

Net Ordinary Income $ 523.40 $ (432.22) $ 955.62 221.1%

Net Income * $ (33,434.01) $ 6,668.72 $ (40,102.73) -601.4%

YTD Actual YTD Budget $ Change % Change

Income $ 187,331.76 $ 211,368.77 $ (24,037.01) -11.4%

Expense $ 187,361.05 $ 205,786.44 $ (18,425.39) -9.0%

Net Ordinary Income $ (29.29) $ 5,582.33 $ (5,611.62) -100.5%

Net Income * $ 10,072.93 $ 5,582.33 $ 4,490.60 80.4%

YTD Actual 2011 YTD $ Change % Change

Income $ 187,331.76 $ 184,897.95 $ 2,433.81 1.3%

Expense $ 187,361.05 $ 175,431.66 $ 11,929.39 6.8%

Net Ordinary Income $ (29.29) $ 9,466.29 $ (9,495.58) -100.3%

Net Income * $ 10,072.93 $ 252,549.10 $ (242,476.17) -96.0%

Our annual voters’

meeting to adopt a

budget for next year

will be held on

November 18. The

meeting will be

preceded by an “open

house” tour of our new

facilities. Come early

for the open house and

fellowship from 4-5 pm,

then stay for the

voters meeting at 5 pm.

MEMBERS: SHERRY ANDERSON

JO ANN BARKLEY

CHARLES BRADSHAW

JUDY BROOKSHIRE

LARRY CALLAHAN

GINNY CLAUSEN

GLORIA DICKEY

WALTER EDWARDS

NANCY FLACH

NORMA HERST

PRISCILLA JEFCOAT

BEV LIVINGSTON

VANCE LIVINGSTON

KENDAL MILLER

DON MUELLER

BERK PEET

JASON RIMEIK

JOHN SEVERINO

BEV SNYDER

TERRY SNYDER

MARIE THAYER

CLAYTON THIESSEN

CHLOE WEISENSEL

JOSH WEISENSEL

SAM WOLFORD

ABBY ZIRBEL

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FRIENDS AND FAMILY: COLEMAN COLLINS - Deby Gaddy’s father

JAY LOVE - son of Susan Barkley’s cousin

JIM FATH - Dan Purdy’s cousin

WAYNE DEAN - Kathy Conway’s friend

BERT McBRIDE - Ralph Berliner’s friend

JOEY DUNAHOO (Robin Aikens’ brother)

RON MOCK (Brandi Bradshaw’s uncle)

ALICE KNEEN (Wolford’s in-law)

DONNA MERSHON (Todd’s mother)

DAN PARKINSON (Sandra’s son)

GERRY FITZPATRICK (Lanier’s mother)

CAROL DRAKE (Purdy’s friend)

MONA COY (Brittany Canavan’s grandma)

ERIC SAXTON (Robin Aikens’ friend)

ROBIN WALKER (Sherry Anderson’s friend)

GREG PHILLIPS (Aikens’ brother-in-law)

DIANE SEITZ (Janie Owen’s cousin)

LINDA KNEEN (Wolfords’ relative)

LAUREN BELL (Stones’ daughter-in-law’s nephew)

PAM HARRIS (Bobbie Denton’s friend)

GREGORY HECHT (Zschoche’s grandson)

BETSY ASH (Jackie Peet’s friend)

ALISON GAINES (Karen Pieschke’s friend)

MICHELLE LUNDAY (Gail McGee’s granddaughter)

MARK IVESTER (Berghel’s friend)

JOHN TONTALA (Faye Vogel’s brother-in-law)

CINDY (wife of Jim Fitzgerald’s co-worker)

CLEO ZICKEFOOSE (Thayers niece)

HANNAH YAGLE (daughter of Sherry Anderson’s

supervisor)

NAOMI ROBISON (Priscilla Jefcoat’s mother)

STACY WACKER (friend of Ponders)

RICHARD BLEVINS (Craig Pieschke’s friend)

JERRY KLUCKMAN (Marilyn’s brother-in-law)

DORIS SMITH (Sandy Parkinson’s friend)

MICHAEL MURPHY (Bruns’ grandson)

MARGARET CARSON (wife of Pastor Mark Carson)

MARY BARKLEY

BECKY HUTCHESON (Ken Anderson’s cousin)

HAZEL WEHUNT & BETTY JEAN CORN (Deby Gaddy's

aunts)

JUNE WILLIAMS (Mike & Deby Gaddy’s daughter-in-

law’s grandmother)

FAYE HMPHRIES (Deby Gaddy’s sister)

BETTY COLT (Diane Engel’s mother)

TAMMY YAGLE (Sherry Anderson’s co-worker)

PENNY SERVIES (Miller’s neighbor)

LESLIE CARTER

NANCY BOULWARE (Karen Pieschke’s sister-in-law)

11/2 MARY LOU BERGHEL

11/2 MICHAEL WARREN

11/5 SHERRY ANDERSON

11/10 NELL PURDY

11/11 TONI RAMM

11/12 ZOE ANDERSON

11/12 BRANDI BRADSHAW

11/13 TERRY SNYDER

11/13 NANCY THIESSEN

11/14 MIKE JOYCE

11/17 ASHTON HOUSE

11/17 NICHOLAS SIMELA

11/18 LINDA REHNBERG

11/20 KAREN HARWOOD

11/20 JOSH WEISENSEL

11/21 MADELINE MCCARTHY

11/21 EMMANUEL SIMELA

11/23 MELEIA TAYLOR

11/24 NATHANIEL SIMELA

11/28 BETH MCCARTHY

11/28 SUZANNE MILLER

11/11/1961 DAVE & ANN MCDOWELL (51)

11/20/1999 DOUG & DENISE ZIRBEL (13)

11/24/1962 DONALD & JOHANN STONE (50)

11/27/1974 DON & BARBARA MUELLER (38)

Volunteers Needed:

Altar Care

Greeters

Refreshments

Ushers

Please contact the

church office if you

are interested in

serving in any of these

areas.

Adopt-A-Student This year, our congregation supports TWO seminarians through

the “Adopt-A-Student Program. They are Eric Longman (second

year ), and Cody Nimmo (first year), both at Concordia Seminary,

St. Louis, MO. Cody and his parents are members of GSLC, and

Eric’s parents, Stanley & Ruth, have recently become members.

You can keep up with their progress by reading their letters/

notes posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.

Please check to see when you are scheduled to serve and put it on your personal calendar

NOVEMBER 2012 Page 11

• All Saints’ Day, November 1, 2012

• Daylight-Saving Time ends, November 4, 2012

• Veterans Day, November 11, 2012

• Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2012

• Christ the King Sunday, November 25, 2012

Directory Changes

If you picked up the updated member

directory (September 2012), please

make the following changes:

If you have NOT picked up a copy of

the updated directory, corrected

copies are now available in the narthex.

DATE FLOWERS REFRESHMENTS

Nov 4

Sherry Anderson (1) Dyarmett's (1) for Keith's birthday Thrivent

Nov 11 Faye Vogel (2) Joyce family

Nov 18 Karen Harwood (2) Rebecca Weisensel

Nov 25 Karen Harwood (2)

November Dates to Remember

DATE SERVICE ELDER/LAY

READER ACOLYTE SOUND USHERS ALTAR GREETERS

Nov 4 8:30 AM Brad Jovaag Mitchell

Karen Harwood

Bobby & Robin Aikens

10:45 AM Chris Worl Drake Dottie Warren

Craig & Karen Pieschke

Nov 11 8:30 AM Bob King Elizabeth

Robin Aikens

Chuck & Betty Dyarmett

10:45 AM Scott Pitsch jessica Sherry Anderson

John & Tabby D'Antonio

Nov 18 8:30 AM Jim Walker/ Dan Purdy Christian

Karen Walker

Doug & Luanne Haupt

10:45 AM Mike Gaddy Kyle Bobbie Denton

Don & Margie Smith

Nov 25 8:30 AM Sherry Anderson Sam

Karen Harwood

Ken & Bonnie Jackson

10:45 AM Jim FitzGerald Andrew Bobbie Denton

Tony & Michele Stephens

Austin

Linda Rose

Libby

Alex

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News from the Flock

Sarah made the Girls

8th grade Basketball

Team for Chestatee

Academy.

Jessica will be

performing in

the Nutcracker

at Brenau

Pearce

Auditorium on

Nov. 30-Dec. 2

Burned your turkey to a crisp?

Don’t despair!

Craig Boldman and Pete Matthews,

authors of Every Excuse in the Book

(Mjf Books), offer reasons to be

thankful for a blackened bird:

• You’ll get a good upper-body

workout from carving the bird.

• No one will get food poisoning

from undercooked poultry.

• You can move straight to dessert.

• You won’t have to deal with

weeks of leftovers.

• Pets won’t pester you for scraps.

• It was time to test your smoke

alarm anyway.

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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

“Working With The Shepherd To Grow The Flock”

Sunday 8:30 am Worship

9:35 am Sunday School

10:45 am Worship

Church office hours Monday -Thursday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

770-532-2428

gslcsecretary@gmail.com

www.goodshepherd.info

The Good Shepherd’s Voice

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

600 S. Enota Drive

Gainesville, GA 30501

Mailing Label

2012

When Paul wrote to the

church in Rome, he

addressed his letter “To

all God’s beloved … who

are called to be

saints” (Romans 1:7,

NRSV). Paul regarded his

fellow believers in Christ

who lived in Rome as

saints, that is, people

who are holy. Why could

he say this? Because Christ had given them His

holiness in a divine exchange on the cross. Therefore

all believers in Christ can be referred to as saints.

About 700 years after the church began, leaders

designated November 1 as All Saints’ Day to honor

people whose lives reflect Christ dwelling within them.

Because of what God has done for us in Christ, all

Christians can wear the label of saint.