Weekly Announcements 04/12
Donated Easter lilies may be picked up. Thank you!
Adult Confirmation is at the 10:30 a.m. Service. Please help in welcoming Michael Geisler into the Good Shepherd family.
New! Audio Stream During Church Services
1. Download the AudioFetch app (scan the QR code in the announcements or search “AudioFetch” in the App Store or Google Play).
2. Connect to the GSLSGUEST WiFi network. Password: welcomeguests
3. Open the app and adjust the volume as needed.
VBS Early Registration is Open - Early registration is open! Register students three years old and potty trained through those students entering sixth grade today for an island adventure on Tropical Trek at this year's Vacation Bible School! Join us June 22 - June 26 for a week of fun, faith, and discovery as we learn how Jesus came to seek and save the lost. Registration is limited, so be sure to register your students early!
To register your student or to volunteer for VBS 2026, please use this link: myvbs.org/vbs-2026-7534
VBS Volunteers Needed: In order for VBS to be successful, we need a minimum of 40 adult volunteers. Without a commitment from adult volunteers, student registration will be limited. There are endless ways to serve, so whether you feel called to teach, lead a group of students, help with snacks, decorate, or something else, please go to myvbs.org/vbs-2026-7534 to register today to serve at VBS 2026. Please
see Jennifer Buchanan or Rachel Forden with any questions.
Youth Yard Sale is Coming!!! Start collecting items for the annual yard sale! We hope to have a clothing drive at the same time! More details coming soon!!
Youth News:
Senior High:
April 12- Cardinal’s game
Junior and Seniors- sign up for the Upper Classman Retreat - May 26-28.
Junior High:
April 18th: Area Middle School Dance. Get your tickets early from the school office! Parents sign up to help!
MELHS Spring Musical - “Do you know….the Muffin Man?” If you don’t, go see…. Shrek The Musical! Tickets are available for purchase now! Please go to https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/metro-east-lutheran-high-school/69bae1f8c7374f46d06013c4 The musical will be Friday and Saturday, April 10 and 11 at 7 pm and Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 pm.
Lunch Bunch: April Lunch Bunch will be on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Oaxaca
Mexican Restaurant in Edwardsville. The address is: 6185 Bennett Dr, Edwardsville, IL 62025. Please
call Linda Luebbert at 618-830-8189 and let her know if you are planning on attending.
Blood Drive: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School will be sponsoring the Impact Blood Center Blood Drive on Monday, May 11 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm. The Blood Center has offered us the opportunity to give blood at their blood center in Fairview Heights if the May 11 date does not work for you. If we have 20 viable units donated the school will receive a grant for $275 to be used for P.E. and recess equipment. This program has been very beneficial for our physical education programs!!! Please mark your calendar and more information will be coming in May.
Good Shepherd Lutheran School is Now Accepting Applications for a Preschool Position: 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 a teacher for our Preschool Young 3’s. This is a part time position. We seek teachers who model their faith daily, demonstrate leadership, and share a love for children and teaching. 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
Apex Fun Run Fundraiser: Apex will begin their 2-week interactive leadership program beginning Monday, April 13th culminating in the Fun Run on April 23rd & 24th. You can make pledges at www.myapexevent.com.
Be on the lookout for daily updates. Any questions, please contact the school office at 618-344-3153. Thank
you for your support!
FREE MEN’S WORKOUT — COMING TO GOOD SHEPHERD!
Calling all men 18 and over! A FREE men’s workout is launching at Good Shepherd on Monday April 20th,
and you’re invited.
Outdoor Bootcamp Style Workout: 5:30–6:15 AM
Every Monday morning - Lower Level Parking Lot
All physical abilities are welcome, just show up ready to work.
Wear weather‑appropriate workout clothes and a pair of work‑style gloves.
After the workout, stay for Men’s Bible Study from 6:30–7:30 AM if you are able — great time for fellowship and growing together in faith.
F3 workouts are always: Free, Open to All Men, Held Outdoors Rain or Shine, Peer Led & Always End
in a Circle of Trust.
Please contact Joel Italiano at 618-806-6968 with any questions.
Issues Etc. - EXPERT GUESTS, EXPANSIVE TOPICS, EXTOLLING CHRIST... 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 teachings include: The Easter Hymn “The Day of Resurrection;” Worship, Adiaphora & the Lutheran Confessions; First-Century Jewish Historian Josephus on Jesus of Nazareth; Restoring Faith, Freedom & Family; 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.
Thanks to those who serve this week:
Usher Team: (5:30) D. Ulkus
(8:00) M. Scaggs
(10:30) M. Schneider
Altar Guild: (5:30) Richard & Elaine Marmon
(8:00) Bruce & Ramona Cross
(10:30) Peg Rincker & Melissa Hasamear
Greeters: (8:00) Cheryl Whitmore
(10:30) Mike & Susan Kober
Flowers: Given by Dan & Vicki Ridgeway in honor of their Wedding Anniversary
Attendance last weekend was 834. The offering was: General Fund $25,327, Specials $445 including memorials for Donna Kober, Total $25,772.
Prayers
Beverly Ruger, hospitalized
Ed Fulton, knee replacement surgery on Tuesday April 14
Jane Beyer, mother of Ed Beyer, recovering from shoulder replacement surgery
Ron Hartmann, recovering from surgery
Emma Cowgill, who is recovering from a stroke in rehab
Mary Ann, Barbara Sudbring's sister, Asleep in Jesus (April 3, 2026)
For Reuben Woolery, nephew of Rachel Forden & Karen Witschie, undergoing chemo therapy
For the Christians being persecuted in the country of for Saudi Arabia