Good Shepherd - Week of February 23rd

Join us this Sunday at 9am and 10:45am in person or the livestream option directly from our website at (gspc.org).

Click below for the study guide for Sunday February 23rd.

Prayers for Carol Ramseyer and family on the passing of Dick on January 19th. A
Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, March 1st at 11am in the Sanctuary.
Dawn Jaeger (prayers for healing and recovery).
Chris Johnson (prayers for healing).
Carol Ramseyer (prayers for healing).
Betty Lou Crain (prayers for healing).
Lorraine Porter (prayers for healing).
Alicia Porter (prayers for comfort and strength).
Chris Zato (prayers for healing).
Deanne Warren (prayers for healing).
Mary Marsh (prayers for healing).
Herb Barnard (prayers for recovery and 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.

2/16 - Carol Van Melle, 84
2/26 - Liz Collins
2/27 - Sue Stratton, 85

Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 23rd. We are having one worship gathering at 10am, with the meeting immediately following in the Sanctuary. Join us for lunch after the meeting! 

Once a month, parents are invited to drop off their kids at the church at 5pm and return by 8pm. Meanwhile, kids will be given dinner and taken care of while parents enjoy a night off. Sign up here.

You are invited to join Carol Jaeger on Wednesday, February 26thth at 4:45pm in the Choir Room for a time of fellowship and a little detective work seeing just how well we know each other. Hor's d'oeurves and questions are being served this week! See if you can guess! Bring a friend and stay for dinner on the Plaza.

Join us for lunch at 12 noon on Thursday, February 27th in Zirbel Hall. Michelle Lorenzen Raitt, guest lecturer, will speak on the development of the French Gothic style of architecture and Notre Dame in Paris. She is a long-time resident of Irvine, majored in French and Art History at Pomona College, attended the Sorbonne, and the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. Cost: $5.00. Sign up at the Senior Ministry table on the Plaza. 

Plan to join us on Sunday, April 13th as we attend the Living Art Experience at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, inspired by the Life of Christ, a unique presentation through "living" productions of famous works of art. This theatrical masterpiece includes life-sized paintings and sculptures, live models within the art. The program will be narrated with an original script and presented with an inspirational musical score by an orchestra and vocal ensemble. We will leave the church at 12:30pm, program starts at 2pm and return around 5:30pm via coach. Cost: $75. Sign up at the Senior Ministry table on the Plaza. 

Quilters meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month at 10am in the Round Room #4. Their next meeting is on February 24th.

John and Amy Battenfield serve Bible schools and church ministries around the world through creative media as they partner with The Master's Academy International (TMAI) and Entrusted Word Ministries (EWM). John is an artist and author, and Amy works alongside him as well as home schooling their young daughter Mollie. John will be visiting Good Shepherd on Sunday, March 2nd. You will have an opportunity to meet him at both services-and in between-as well as join him in the Fireside Room after 10:45am worship gathering for a light lunch and question/answer time.

Prayers of praise and thanksgiving for missionaries Michael and Carlyn (Jaeger) Pak who have completed their Spanish language immersion course in Mexico. They are ready to begin serving in their new mission parish. Michael as Instructor of Liturgics and Carlyn as Children's Ministry Director. They have attained their resident Visa and now have settled in Santiago de Queretaro.  

If you would like to volunteer to read scripture at the 9am service on a Sunday, please contact Dick Crowe at rcrowe1@mac.com.  He will schedule you for a future Sunday, probably within 2-3 weeks in advance. 

Don't miss the next meeting of Literary Women's Book Club on Saturday, March 8th, in the Fireside Room. Coffee and snacks are served at 9:30am. Bring a book (or two) to share briefly with the group. We will select books to discuss for the following three meetings. Join us! 

Join us on Friday, March 14th at 7pm for an evening of praise, prayer, and reflection. Dessert and fellowship will follow the service. Tickets on sale beginning February 23rd. Cost: $5.00.  

Those who are mourning the death of a loved one are invited to join the next session of GriefShare, a faith-based support group for comfort and healing, beginning on Tuesday, March 4th from 10-12pm, and continuing for 13-weeks in the Patio Room.

Gleanings for the Hungry 2025 is scheduled for March 16th through the 21st. (Arrival on the afternoon of the 16th and departure on the 21st). If you are interested, or would like more information, please contact Doug Johnson at 714/514.8222, Roger Wiley at 714/897.7864, or see them at church. There are two spots available. 

If you have financial needs, please email Pastor Bryan at bryan@gspc.org to make an appointment to confidentially discuss receiving a gift from the Deacons' Benevolence Fund.

The hygiene collection items for fire victims are continuing far into the future and we hope to continue to be of help. You can still bring hygiene items and write checks of support made out to Food Finders. You can even make pledges of support to give monthly. All help is very appreciated by the people who have lost everything. Thank you for caring. 

If you would like to provide flowers in the Sanctuary for worship, please call Ellie at 562/493.2553 x200 or stop by the church office to sign up.

Email: info@gspc.org
Phone: 562/493.2553
Prayer: prayer@gspc.org
Office Hours: 9am-4pm Monday-Thursday