Good Shepherd - Week of November 16th

Join us this Sunday as we continue our series on James: A Faith That Works - at the 9am and 10:45am worship gatherings in person, or the livestream option directly from our website at (gspc.org).

Click below for the study guide for Sunday November 16th.

Lee McWhorter - (prayers for healing and recovery following heart valve surgery).
Harry Davies - (prayers for healing).
Bonnie Hildebrandt - (prayers for healing and peace of mind).
Cori Crismon - (prayers for healing, cast-fractured left wrist).
Shawna Escovedo (prayers for peace as she navigates the transplant process).
Carol Ramseyer (prayers for healing).
Dawn Jaeger (prayers for healing and recovery).
Betty Lou Crain (prayers for healing).
Alicia Porter (prayers for comfort and strength).
Chris Zato (prayers for healing).
Mary Marsh (prayers for healing).

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41.10

Submit prayer requests to prayer@gspc.org or click the button below.

11/17 - Janet Kanasi, 83
11/18 - Darole Mulder, 92
11/19 - Thomas Damask, 81
11/20 - Ed Bush, 89
11/20 - Owen Razor, 85
11/21 - Barbara Kozak, 80

The Session has called a Congregational Meeting for Sunday, November 16th at 10:15am in the Sanctuary to elect the nominees to serve as Elders and Deacons beginning in 2026.

We are inviting you and your family, as we join together on Wednesday, November 19th beginning at 5:45pm for a free turkey dinner with all the trimmings! Sign up at the table on the Plaza on Sundays or call Ellie at 562/493.2553 x200 in the church office to register.

We are looking for volunteers to donate and prepare food for our All-Church Friendsgiving Dinner on Wednesday, November 19th. Please stop by the table on the Plaza to see what is needed, sign up, and take a card for item you are preparing. Thank you in advance!

Be sure and pick up a copy of this year's Advent Devotional - Darkness Then Light -either at the Friendsgiving Dinner on Wednesday, November 19th or on Sundays on the table in the Narthex. These are stories of illumination which contain vivid portraits of humanity, steeped in the aching depths of darkness and the vibrant births of new light - two realities that permeate and shape our existence. Hope is to reflect on these personal stories of darkness and light, reminding us of the predawn moments of your own life and rejoice in the light that never fails to arrive in hope and glory.

We want to support you as parents by taking care of your kids for a few hours. Just $20 a family, no matter how many kids! Drop off at 5pm, pick up by 8pm and let us take care of the rest. The next Parents Night Out is on Friday, November 21st.

Ho! Ho! Ho! Plan to join us on Sunday, November 23rd following the 10:45am worship gathering for a time of decorating and transforming our campus into a winter wonderland!

All ladies are welcome to the Women's Christmas Luncheon on Saturday, December 13th at 11:30am. We will find you a table if you do not know a hostess. Tickets are $25 which go on sale on November 9th at the Women's Ministry Table on the Plaza. Rev. Janae Barker will be the speaker, and our theme is "Wrapped in Love." We will have raffle baskets! Plan to join us!

Sign up to host a table at our upcoming women's luncheon on Saturday, December 13th!

Time has been extended to return your Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes. You can bring them to church on Sunday or by the church office Monday-Thursday, 9-4pm by November 16th. Thank you!

Join us on Wednesday, December 3rd at 4:45pm in the Choir Room as Doug Scholten leads us. Plan to say for dinner, worship, and classes afterwards. 

Quilters have completed their meetings for this year. Plan to join them on Saturday, January 24th, 2026, for their Blankets of Love Workday at 10am in the Round Room #4. Quilters will meet next year on the 2nd Monday of each month at 10am in Room 4 beginning February 9th, 2026.

The Gospel of Matthew: Jesus as the Messiah promised in the Old Testament - an in-depth study of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If you want tools to share your faith through scripture, this 26-week class is for you. Class begins on Sunday, November 16th at 6pm in the Fireside Room. Leaders: Kirk and Sue Brown, stmci@ix.netcom.com.

The Stephen Ministry Team at Good Shepherd would like to announce that our annual worship service for those grieving the loss of a loved one will be shared on Thursday, December 18th at 4pm in the Sanctuary. The service will also be livestreamed. This is a special time of honoring and remembering your loved one this holiday season. If you have lost a loved one this past year and would like a photo of your loved one to be included in the "In Memoriam" video presentation, please scan a favorite photo with their full name and email to mary@gspc.org or mail it to the church office by Monday, December 8th. The photos will be shown on the screens during the service. Please be in touch with Pastor Bryan at bryan@gspc.org if you have any questions.  

It has been suggested that some people in the Congregation may need help with small maintenance jobs around the house. If you are one of those, let us know and we will see if we can help you  OR  if you are able to make small repairs (this maybe a father/son or mother/daughter teaching experience) and would like to help in this manner, please contact Dudley Stone at 310/427.9631.

Food Finders have received a grant to help the low-income folks with food since the government won't be giving the SNAP food funds on the first of November as usual. As a result, volunteers are needed to help sort and distribute food at Admiral Kidd Park on these Saturdays: 15th, 29th - December 6th, 13th, and 20th
If you can volunteer between 8 and 11am any of those days, please let Arlene Mercer know at 562/714.1155.   

Canned and packaged food is being collected at the Local Missions Table on the Plaza for the Holiday Canned Goods Drive. A Thanksgiving Sort and Pack will be held at McBride High School on Saturday, November 22nd. Volunteers are needed for the 10-12noon time slot. Sign up at the Local Missions Table. 

Regular and Senior Flu shots are still available. Please contact Beth Piburn at 562/598.5136 for information. 

Having a difficult, emotional, and/or spiritual time lately? Stephen Ministers at Good Shepherd are available to listen and pray with you as you share what is on your heart and mind during these stressful days. Stephen Ministers care. All care is confidential. Contact Pastor Bryan at 562/493.2553 x116 to learn more about receiving the loving care of a Good Shepherd Stephen Minister.

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