Weekly Announcements 07/19

Portals of Prayer for July -September are available in the narthex.

SOS: Thanks to all who volunteered to help on July 30, we have enough help for this month. But, we could still use a few more donations of six packs of applesauce and Nutri Grain (or other brand) soft baked breakfast bars. The donations can be placed in the marked crate in the connecting hallway. 

Crossroads Family Camp Day | Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 9am -7pm | Camp Wartburg, 5705 LRC Road, Waterloo, IL 62298. Activities: Canoeing, swimming, field games, campfire, and group service project. Please pack lunch. Campfire dinner will be included. Remember swimsuits, towels, sunscreen, bug spray, and water.  Cost is $40 per family.  Rock climbing and zip line will be
available for an extra fee per person. Contact Wilhelmina Roney roneyhousehold@gmail.com if you would like to attend all or a partial day! 

Join the Crossroads Group for Fellowship and Food! The Crossroads Group invites all Good Shepherd families and individuals to connect through faith, activities, and service. Join us in the Church Fellowship Hall right after the 10:30 AM service for three family-friendly potlucks:  July 26, August 23 & September 27
An email will be sent to a Crossroads distribution list for dish sign-ups. To join the email list or ask questions, contact Wilhelmina Roney at roneyhousehold@gmail.com.

Upcoming Youth Events:
August 1st- Junior High Kick-Off  11am - 1pm  at the Kober's Pool
August 29th- District Youth Gathering  (Senior High)  9am - 3pm  -  Good Shepherd is the host

July Lunch Bunch will be on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Agavero Grill in Collinsville. Agavero’s  address is: 604 N Bluff Rd, Collinsville, IL 62234. Please call Linda Luebbert at
618-830-8189 and let her know if you are planning on attending.

MELHS is looking for HOST FAMILIES for foreign students who would like to attend MELHS this coming school year (26/27).  If you would be interested in opening your home to one of these
two boys please contact Dr. Jay Krause at 618-656-0043 or jay.krause@melhs.org.

MELHS celebrates its 50th year of ministry this coming school year and we are planning a number of events to celebrate this Jubilee Year!  There will be an event calendar coming out soon but for now we ask you to "Save the following dates"...August 22, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. will be an opening Festival Worship held at MELHS.  February 26, 2027 will be the 50th Anniversary Dinner event held at the Regency in O'Fallon.  Please mark these two events on the calendar and join us as we celebrate 50 Years of "Walking in Christ" at Lutheran High.  For more information please check out our facebook page or call the school office at 618-656-0043.

MELHS celebrates its 50th yearof ministry this fall! An opening Festival Worship service will beheld on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026 to kick off this Jubilee Year. A mass band, held on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 22,2026 to kick off this Jubilee Year. A mass band, orchestra, and choir made up of MELHS students, alumni, parents, and friends will be a part of the service. Music will be available by August 1, with rehearsals still to be determined. If you wish to be a part of these ensembles, please contact Mr. Meador at Joseph.Meador@MELHS.org by July 31.

Issues Etc. - MORE TOPICS, MORE GUESTS, MORE JESUS… 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 topics include: The Movie “The Odyssey;” Prosecuting Pornography; The Hymn “Entrust Your Days and Burdens;” Lutheranism in Canada and more.  You can tune in live weekdays from 3-5 p.m. on KFUO, 850 AM in St. Louis.  You can also listen at your convenience at issuesetc.org, the LPR mobile app or a podcast provider.

LCMS Foundation: In a world where self-help is celebrated, why does enlisting the support of an LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor make sense? Estate gift plans can get complicated at times, as you weave desires for family inheritance with your desires to support your favorite ministries as well. Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor is trained to identify how best to use the right assets for the right purposes that you have in mind, often with charitable gifting instruments that bring it all together. Your desire is to transfer God’s blessings, and to do so in the wisest way possible. To start learning how this works, contact Scott Radden @ 618-977-4049 or scott.radden@lfnd.org.

Thanks to those who serve this week:
Usher Team: (5:30) D. Ulkus
(8:00) C. Engeling
(10:30) J. Hartke
Altar Guild: (5:30) Pam Hoffman
(8:00) Jeff & Terri Blasingame
 (10:30) Janice Wilson
Greeters: (8:00) Terri Blasingame
(10:30) Ken & Donna Bunton

Flowers –Given by Mike & Susan Kober in Honor of their 22nd Wedding Anniversary.

Attendance last weekend was 366. The offering was: General Fund $21,003, Specials $456, Total $21,459.

Prayers
Emily Mckinney, daughter of Julie Wrigley, thanks be to God for successful surgery & continued prayers for healing and rehabilitation
Brianna Starko, Aaron Fisher's cousin, health issues
Joe Johnson, recovering in rehab
Joanne Kraner, Lyndsey Schelp's grandmother, continuing health issues
Ron Hartman, on his ongoing cancer treatments
For Reuben Woolery, nephew of Rachel Forden & Karen Witschie, undergoing chemotherapy

Pregnancies
Tim and Megan Hurt, pregnant & due 8/15/2026
Cody and Annie Daech, pregnant & due 9/2/2026
Mason and Kendra Wilkerson, pregnant & due 11/9/2026
Caleb an Gabby Mayhew, pregnant & due 11/14/2026
Emmanuel and Joyce Ben, pregnant & due late January, early February