Weekly Announcements 02/08
Please check the connecting hallway sink for lost cups, mugs, etc.
2026 Flower Chart: Please sign up for March 1st, 8th & 29th. The cost is $40/vase.
Table of Friendship is designed to provide GSLC members social time together to become better acquainted with each other. Five or six people (couples or individuals) are grouped together for three months. During that time they will take turns planning/hosting a dinner, brunch or lunch with the others in their group. The hosting person(s) decides whether to hold their event in their home, at a restaurant, at a park, etc. If the meal is in a home, it could be a potluck with the host providing the main dish and the others providing the side dishes.
The next round will be April, May and June. Please email Jan Van Beek at janetlvb@yahoo.com or call 217-851-7417 with your questions and/or registration. Please register by MARCH 29th. We hope you will give it a try!!!
Support SOS (SPIRIT OF SHARING SOUP KITCHEN): It’s not too late to take home a tube filled with M&M’s. Pick one up in the narthex, share the candy with your Valentines, then return the tube filled with quarters (the tube holds $13 in quarters), cash or a check payable to SOS Soup Kitchen no later than February 15. This
fund raiser will help offset building costs, insurance, a freezer, paper and take-out supplies.
Souper Bowl Offering: This weekend, February 7th and Sunday, February 8th we will have a large soup bowl in the narthex to collect a special offering to benefit the Collinsville Food Pantry which oversees the community food pantry and also helps families with utility payments and other emergencies. Checks should be made payable to the Collinsville Food Pantry. Thank you!
Teacher Openings: Good Shepherd Lutheran School is Now Accepting Applications for K–8 Teaching Positions
Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Collinsville, Illinois, is seeking dedicated Christian educators to join our teaching team for the 2026–2027 school year. Our school serves preschool through grade 8 with an enrollment
of 404 students, and we are currently seeking teachers for Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 3, Grade 4, and Grade 6. Good Shepherd is a Christ-centered community devoted to providing excellent academic instruction and faithful Christian training for the lambs of our Good Shepherd. We seek teachers who model their faith daily, demonstrate leadership, and share a love for children and teaching. Qualified applicants should hold at least a bachelor’s degree in education and a valid teaching license. Strong communication, organizational, and
interpersonal skills are essential. A detailed job description is available through the school office. For more
information or to recommend a candidate, please contact Mr. Robert Mayhew at 618-344-3153 or gsls1@hotmail.com
Teacher Aides Needed: Good Shepherd Lutheran School is receiving resumes for teacher aide positions. The
part-time positions will work with the Early Childhood and Day School teachers for the 2026-27 school year. Seeking a dedicated person who loves children, who can follow instructions, work cooperatively with others and be a self-starter. Please contact Mrs. Nobbe or Mr. Mayhew at 344-3153 or rnobbe@gslcs.org or gsls1@hotmail.com
5th and 6th grade Youth Group meets this Friday, February 13th, 2026 5:30-8 PM sign in at the TRACKS door.
School Secretary: Good Shepherd Lutheran School is seeking a caring, organized, self-starter, and dedicated School Secretary to join our team! This person will be the welcoming face of our school, supporting students, families, and staff each day. The ideal candidate will have:
*Strong people skills to communicate kindly and effectively with students,
parents, and staff
*Computer skills for managing records, communications, and school programs
*A heart for service, reflecting the love of Christ in all interactions
If you enjoy being part of a Christ-centered school community and helping things run smoothly, we’d love to hear from you! Contact Mr. Mayhew at gsls1@hotmail.com
Save the date – Red, White and Bid! Help us Honor 250 Years of American Freedom at the Good Shepherd Lutheran School Benefit Auction on March 21th at 5 p.m. There is a bulletin board in the narthex of items to donate. Thank you.
Sewing Day for Missions:Please join us on Thursday, February 19th starting at 9 a.m. in the
Fellowship Hall. For questions contact Kathy Bohnet at 618-910-1698.
Update Membership Information: Does our church’s database have your family membership record correct? If you haven’t already done so, here is your chance to update your record for our annual Guide Book & Directory with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in your family over the past year. If you have not already informed the Church Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. The Church Office number is 618-344-3151. Thank you for your help!
Guide Book & Directory Advertising Opportunity:We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book for the church. This book will contain everything pertinent to our church: the various ministries, organizations, committees, activities, functions and events plus a complete directory of all members. It is being provided and direct-mailed to each family at no cost to our church, and it is again being subsidized by local businesses that advertise. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please call the Church Office.
Issues: THE LIGHT OF GOD’S WORD IN A WORLD OF DARKNESS... Issues, Etc. is a podcast and radio talk show produced by Lutheran Public Radio in Collinsville, IL and hosted by LCMS Pastor Todd Wilken. Recent subjects include: A Christian View of Leisure, Responding to Transgenderism in Light of God’s Word, Jesus as Priest, Faithful Ministry in a Post-Christian Culture, Reducing Theology to Pithy Slogans, Christian Apologetics and more. You can listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, Amazon Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomePod, TuneIn, the LPR mobile app and a podcast provider. You can also tune in live weekdays from 3–5 p.m.
on KFUO, 850 AM in St. Louis.
LCMS Foundation: We live in an “I can do it myself” culture. Sometimes we might be tempted to think a Christian estate plan is just a collection of documents (will, trust, POA). However, we need to look deeper into the factors influencing a good plan. Choosing the right asset to aim toward inheritance or the right one to
create a charitable gift can make the difference in not paying tens of thousands of unnecessary taxes. Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor can help you understand the right choice. Contact Scott
Radden @ 618-977-4049 or scott.radden@lfnd.org .
Prayers
Joy Streitz, friend of Paige Beyer, who suffered a stroke
For the family of Betty Moeller, Asleep in Jesus
For Ann Goldsmith & ongoing health concerns and difficult changes
For Reuben Woolery, nephew of Rachel Forden & Karen Witschie, undergoing chemo therapy
For Robert Graff - Julia Klaas's father who is in the ICU.
For Karen Eatherton, Hannah Gruben's grandmother who is on hospice