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Livestream Worship | Sunday, November 8, 2020
Today the prophet Amos calls for justice to roll down like waters. Paul urges us to encourage one another with the promised coming of the Lord. Jesus tells the parable of the wise and foolish bridesmaids. Surrounded by the faithful of every time and place, we celebrate Christ’s coming in our midst in the word of life and the feast of victory—the marriage feast of the lamb.
Read MoreGingerbread Houses at Home
The Gingerbread Event coordinators regret that we are cancelling the in-person Gingerbread House event on December 7, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to see you in December 2021.…
Read MoreMid-Week Worship | November 4, 2020
Gather with us Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. for a time of reflective worship. Come as you are – bring your worries, joys, hopes, fears, exhaustion- all of it is welcome.
In song, prayer, silence, and scripture we’ll join together with one another and with creation as the day comes to a close.
We encourage you to have a candle with you to light during the service.
Read the November Edition of The Messenger
The November 2020 issue of Good Shepherd’s monthly newsletter “The Messenger” is now available to read online. Print copies have also been mailed out and should be arriving soon.
Read MoreLivestream Worship | Sunday, November 1, 2020
All Saints celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. As November heralds the dying of the landscape in many northern regions, the readings and liturgy call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete.
Read MoreAll Souls | Mid-Week Worship | October 28, 2020
Originally All Saints day, which remembered the canonized saints, was followed by All Souls day which was a time for people to remember the saints of their own life. Throughout history when there has been great loss of life in the world, All Souls has been a powerful container for people of faith to pour out their named and unnamed grief. We return to this ritual tonight.
Read MoreLivestream Worship | Sunday, October 25, 2020
Jesus’ summary of the law in today’s gospel echoes our first reading from Leviticus. We are called not only to love God with heart, soul, and mind, but also to love our neighbor as ourselves. It is out of such deep care that Paul shares the gospel with the Thessalonian community. In the confession of sins, we acknowledge that we have not loved God, neighbor, and self; yet we gather to hear the word of forgiveness and to be strengthened by word and meal to be signs of God’s love and mercy in the world.
Read MoreMid-Week Worship | October 21, 2020
Gather with us Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. for a time of reflective worship. Come as you are – bring your worries, joys, hopes, fears, exhaustion- all of it is welcome.
In song, prayer, silence, and scripture we’ll join together with one another and with creation as the day comes to a close.
Read MoreLivestream Worship | Sunday, October 18, 2020
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Read MoreMid-Week Worship | October 14, 2020
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Read MoreIntergenerational Conversations on Loneliness
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Read MoreLivestream Worship | Sunday, October 11, 2020
In Isaiah we are given a vision of the great feast to come, when God will wipe away death forever. In Jesus’ parable about a great banquet, those invited do not come, so the invitation is extended to others. In our liturgy God spreads a table before us. Even amid anxiety and hardship we rejoice in the peace of God which surpasses all understanding. With great joy we feast at the table of the Lord, and we go forth to share the wonderful invitation with others hungering and thirsting for the abundant life of God.
Read MoreMid-Week Worship | October 7, 2020
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Read MoreRegister for Outdoor Worship on October 11th & 18th
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Worshipping Together Online
As we begin to live-out being church and worshiping together in Phase 2 of our reopening strategy, worship remains at the heart of all we do; yes, even apart – yet connected in new ways.
Our full liturgy Sunday services, which include at home communion, will continue to be live-streamed at both 9:00 and 10:30am on Facebook and YouTube as will our 30-minute midweek Wednesday worship service at 7:00pm.
Animal Blessings & Praying for Saints
On Wednesday, October 7 we will celebrate our annual Blessing of the Animals service, and on Wednesday, October 28 we will pray for the saints of Good Shepherd and those in our community who are experiencing loss.
Outdoor Worship in October
New to October: we will hold two small, socially distanced outdoor worship services on October 11 and 18 at 10:30am in the parking lot at our Verona Campus. These brief “Word and Prayer” services will include a sermon, song and prayer. Registration and masks will be required for these services. Please bring your own seating as chairs will not be provided. (Registration links at the bottom of this email)
As with all in-person gatherings, if you are ill or have been in close contact with someone known to have tested positive, you should love your neighbor and refrain from attending. As we begin exploring in-person opportunities, we will be following safety guidelines from our Covid-19 task force, and above all, we respect your own level of comfortability during this time.
Worship in All Seasons
Worship is an invitation by God to us, his people, to enter into a conversation with a loving and holy God. We worship God in all seasons – liturgically and communally – and will continue to shape online worship for feast days such as Reformation, All Saints, and Thanksgiving.
We are here for you…we love you…and we look forward to worshipping with you however you choose in the weeks to come.
Sincerely,
Pr. Chris Enstad
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Click Here to Register for October 11th Worship
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Click Here to Register for October 18th Worship
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The October edition of The Messenger is here!
Get the latest edition of The Messenger The October 2020 issue of Good Shepherd’s monthly newsletter “The Messenger” is now available to read online. Print copies have also been mailed…
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