Current News And Events
Come here for our most recent weekly newsletter. You will find all the great events that we have going on, as well as all our current giving and mission opportunities.
GSMC & Feeding San Diego & Leah's Pantry
If you're curious how Good
Shepherd has grown so rapidly, this article from Feeding San Diego shows
how our Bethlehem food pantry coordinators have created many, strategic
partnerships, to ensure that they can meet the broadest possible need
in El Cajon. Click here for the article
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Holy Week Online
Gathering restrictions will be in place for Holy Week, so join us on our Facebook live stream for the following services. For more details on how to take part in communion, click for more info.
Palm Sunday - April 5 - 10:00 am
Maundy Thursday - April 9 - 7:00 pm
Good Friday - April 10 - 7:00 pm
Easter Sunday - April 12 - 10:00 am
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Draw the Circle Wide Live
Pastor Greg is rebooting the Lenten Bible Study for our current times.
The theme of Lent has been including the outsider. Join Greg on our Facebook live stream,
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm to dive deeper into the characters, parables and
allusions to our modern times. Ask questions on the feed and have them
answered live. There's no need for a Facebook account or to be logged in
to watch, but you will need one to interact.
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GSMC Food Drop off Times
If you can spare any of your provisions during this crisis, GSMC is in
great need of more food, especially pasta. There is increased demand and
decreased supplies from our partners. Staff is available for food
donation drop offs at the following times:
Monday: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Tuesday: 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Wednesday: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 11:00 am
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Virtual MomsConnect
The Foothills MomsConnect group is a support and fellowship group for
mothers of children of all ages. On Wednesday April 1, they will meet
via Zoom for a mommy-alone hour of fun and maybe some commiserating. To
get the access numbers for the meeting, contact Susie Melody.
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Be Aware of Scams
It's sad to say, but the prevalence of scams is increasing lately. This
is a reminder that the church leadership will never ask you to do
anything (besides volunteer for a committee). We are contacting the
entire congregation, but only to say hi and see how you're doing. Treat
anything else with caution. If you could use a primer, here is our first article on avoiding scams and here is our follow up.
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Ways to Donate to Foothills
Venmo = @FoothillsUMC
Paypal = giving@foothillsumc.org
Mail = 4031 Avocado Blvd. La Mesa, CA 91941
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Community Sourced Ways to Help
Our normal avenues of philanthropy and mission may have been cut off by
this virus, but new paths for helping your neighbors are starting to
open up. If you are looking for a way to support your neighbors in need,
and are reasonably tech savvy, then download the 'Nextdoor' App and get
involved with their recently deployed "Help Map." Get goods, groceries
or do basic repairs for our friends and neighbors who are also stuck in
isolation.
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