Weekly Announcements 09/13
Adult Confirmation : Lily Walloch & Isaiah Wolfe are bring confirmed at our 10:30 Service this weekend. Reese Boyer, Walker Drake, Juan Rodriguez-Morrow, Marek Schram and Alaina Swingler completed confirmation on August 30th. Please welcome them into Good Shepherd.
Celebration of Life: Bill Fritzsche, brother of Jim (and Robin), Fritzsche and sister of Jeanne (and Terry) Burke, passed away in August. Please join us for his celebration of life at 1:00 PM in the fellowship hall on Sunday, September 13th.
Sewing Day for Missions: Come join us on Thursday, September 17, from 9 to 11 A.M. in the Fellowship Hall. We will be tying quilts and sewing dresses and skirts for girls in other countries.
Save the Date for Harvest Fest! Please plan to join us on Sunday, October 4th from 3- 6 PM for FREE food, games, bounce houses, music, and more, and be sure to invite your neighbors, friends and family to join us as well. Please click, Good Shepherd Lutheran Christian Outreach: Harvest Fest 2026 to sign-up online to donate pies, help set-up, grill, serve food, clean-up and more! If you have any questions about Harvest Fest, please contact Jennifer Buchanan at buchanjL@gmail.com
Calling all Pickleball Fans! No matter what your skill level, you will have a blast at the Bi-Annual Youth Pickleball Tournament!
When? October 18th 1:30pm
Where? Metro-East Lutheran High School
What? Doubles Pickleball Tournament to support Good Shepherd's Youth Program
Cost? $25 per person
Prizes, Concessions, & Fun!
Register here: Pickleball Doubles Tourney
Mums Are Back! Our Youth Group will once again be selling beautiful mums this fall! Stop by the Youth Group’s mum sale at Harvest Fest and pick up a beautiful mum—or two! All proceeds will go toward helping our youth with the upcoming Mission Trip.
First Communion: if you have a child that you would like to attend this year’s First Communion Class, please contact Pastor Gray or Pastor Packer as soon as possible. They hope to start the classes in September.
After-School Care Staff Needed: We are looking for dependable, enthusiastic individuals to join our after-school program!
Schedule:
· 4-5 days per week
· Approximately1.5-2 hours per day
· Some afternoon and after school hours
Responsibilities may include supervising students, helping with activities and homework, and creating a fun, safe, and positive environment.
If you enjoy working with children and are interested in being part of our after-school program, please reach out to Mrs. Nobbe (rnobbe@gslcs.org) for more information or to express your
interest. If you enjoy working with children and are interested in being part of our after-school program, please reach out to Mrs. Nobbe (rnobbe@gslcs.org) for more information or to express your interest.
Please join the Women's Christian Fiction Book Club at Panera in Collinsville on September 21st to discuss The Lumber Baron’s Wife by Lynn Austin. You can come for dinner at 6:00 or arrive at 6:30 for the book discussion. We would love you to join us for book discussion and fellowship.
Blood Drive: Our next blood drive will be Sunday, October 4, from 2:00-6:00 p.m. during the Harvest Fest!!! This will not be in the mobile unit, but will be in the Early Childhood Center Lobby so that people can stop in to donate while they are at the Harvest Fest and save themselves a trip. If we have 20 viable units of blood donated the school will receive a grant for Physical Education equipment. It is a WIN, WIN, WIN, opportunity…Harvest Fest, Blood Drive, and possible school grant in one afternoon!!
40 Days for Life is a 40-day prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood in many communities. This year Good Shepherd’s Day for the 40-Day campaign is Saturday, Sept 26th at Planned
Parenthood, Fairview Heights. God hears our prayers! During the total 40-Day campaign babies are saved. The Life Team hopes this fall you will join us in this powerful experience helping us pray to save babies’ lives.
MELHS is taking applications for the position of School Secretary here at our Edwardsville campus. The position is full-time (August thru May) and reports to the Principal of the school. The start date would be January 4,2027 following the retirement of our current school secretary. Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Dr. Jay Krause, Principal, at jay.krause@melhs.orgor contact him at 618-656-0043 if you have any questions
Please send Carrie Kober your student's address for this year. Our Youth program likes to send some goodies throughout the year. 314-221-9722 or ckrenning@hotmail.com
Volunteers are needed from Good Shepherd to drive and deliver Meals On Wheels for the Collinsville area for our elderly, disabled, and homebound community. Our church is responsible to deliver six weeks of the year Monday through Friday rotating with nine other local churches, one week every two months. Deliveries are from approximately 10 AM to 11:15 AM. If you can volunteer in this way, either regularly or as a substitute and would like to know more, please contact Tamara Tucker-Lindsey at 618-806-3062 or by emailing ttlindsey@att.net. Thank you.
Join the Crossroads Group for Fellowship and Food! Our next family- potluck is September 27th. For questions contact Wilhelmina at roneyhousehold@gmail.com.
St. James Lutheran Church in Glen Carbon is hiring a Ministry Coordinator! Position Details:
· Hours: Part-time (10–15 hours per week)
· Key Responsibilities: Help coordinate ministry and fellowship opportunities, assist with worship bulletins and quarterly newsletters, support IT and digital announcements, and
collaborate on church communication platforms.
How to Apply: Contact: Call 618-531-2186
· Email: Send your resume to cheryl@stjamesglencarbon.org
Older Adult Bus Tour: This year, join with other older adults from across our district for a one-day trip filled with learning and fellowship time. On September 24, participants will meet by the water tower at St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights, park, and board a bus to the west. The day will start with brunch (at Roosters), and then participants will continue to the tour of the Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum in St. Louis. There is so much to learn from the Holocaust. Occurring between 1933 and 1945, it was a systematic, state-sponsored persecution and murder of approximately 6 million European Jews by the Nazi regime and its allies. It was fueled by the Nazi antisemitic ideology. Antisemitism is still an issue in today’s society.
Cost is $50, which includes the bus trip and the fee for the museum. (Participants pay for their own brunch meal.)
The bus boards at St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights at 8:30am and arrives back around 4pm.
Registration is required for this event. New this year, participants can register and pay online. Or, if preferred, paper registration and check are also accepted.
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LCMS Foundation: The best scenario when creating a Christian estate plan is to work in collaboration. Sometimes in a marriage, one or the other spouse may have a dominance over investments and other financial decisions, just based on preference, skills or habits throughout life. However, in the estate planning process, it is essential that the thoughts of both spouses be represented well. Your LCMS Foundation Gift Planning Counselor can facilitate these mutually sharing conversations. 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) K. Splaingard
Altar Guild: (5:30) Jeff & Jeannine Moeller
(8:00) Jeff & Michelle Fiudo
(10:30) Tamara Tucker-Lindsay & Mandy Kitzmiller
Greeters: (8:00)
(10:30) Mike & Susan Kober
Flowers – Given by the Beyer Family in Memory of Amy's parents.
Attendance last weekend was 419. The offering was: General Fund $27,645, Specials $210, Total $27,855.
Prayers
Susan Kober, hip replacement surgery on 9/11
Bo Jaraback, hospitalized
Paul Boyer, Aaron Fisher's grandfather, diagnosed with Parkinsons
Mike Kober, diagnosed with prostate cancer
Carolyn Ashcraft, recovering at home
Ron Hartman, on his ongoing cancer treatments
For Reuben Woolery, nephew of Rachel Forden & Karen Witschie, undergoing chemotherapy
Pregnancies
Mason and Kendra Wilkerson, due 11/9/2026
Caleb and Gabby Mayhew, due 11/14/2026
Emmanuel and Joyce Ben, due late January, early February