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Archive for August 2023

Messenger

Read About Upcoming Fall Activities in the September 2023 Issue of The Messenger!

By Communications Team | August 28, 2023

Get the latest edition of The Messenger The September 2023 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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Good Shepherd Winding Down Mobile App

By Communications Team | August 24, 2023

After several years of experimenting with a native mobile application for Good Shepherd, we will be discontinuing the app in favor of a new mobile homepage for our website. By…

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Good Shepherd Stories

Experiencing a New Side of Church Communications

By Allison Beggs | August 24, 2023

These past few months I have served as the Digital Media Intern here at Good Shepherd. While my story at Good Shepherd started long before I began my internship, I…

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News

Experience Community Around the Table

By Sarah Iverson | August 23, 2023

Sign up now to be a part of this table ministry that enhances familiarity and fellowship across our large congregation. This dinner group opportunity is for members of all ages…

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Good Shepherd Stories

Therapeutic for Mind, Body and Soul

By Steve Frei | August 22, 2023

Inspired by the outstanding journal entries of the Good Shepherd High School Students that went out to South Dakota, here are a few thoughts about the 12 of us that…

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Support the Kids of Orchard Ridge Elementary through “Adopt-a-School”!

By Communications Team | August 15, 2023

Come help get our Adopt-a-School ready for the new school year! Join us as we clean up the playground, build a gaga ball pit, and help out teachers and staff…

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High School Youth Trip

2023 High School Youth Trip – Saturday, August 12 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

By Rick Blum | August 12, 2023

Ben Johnson Thursday, August 10, 2023. We awake to an early morning with alarms set to 5:15 to embark on one last adventure and one last moment of stillness…a surreal…

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High School Youth Trip

2023 High School Trip Journal Friday, August 11 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

By Rick Blum | August 11, 2023

Collective Travel – by Kayley Rineck a short blog session about togetherness (and other things) Last night, after a joy-filled campfire and impromptu talent show, I said to the girls…

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High School Youth Trip

2023 High School Ministry Trip Journal – Wednesday, August 9 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

By Rick Blum | August 10, 2023

Today is Wednesday, August 9, 2023. Our day started off early, with a waking time of about 7:00. We were told by our boss, Sarah, to report to breakfast at…

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Men's Ministry

Good Shepherd men head off into the wilderness

By Rick Blum | August 10, 2023

More than a dozen men from Good Shepherd set off in canoes this morning as part of a 5-day, 4-night trip to the Boundary Waters in Minnesota. Director of Outreach…

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High School Youth Trip

2023 High School Trip Journal Tuesday, August 8 – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

By Rick Blum | August 9, 2023

From Berit Enstad: Day 3 Today started off with extremely sore muscles and very happy (mostly rested) souls. After a lovely night around the fire and a long day of…

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High School Youth Trip

2023 High School Trip Journal | Monday, August 7

By Communications Team | August 8, 2023

August 7th, the day started off with an awakening morning at camp where some people got some great sleep while others had the opposite. But no matter how good or…

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High School Youth Trip

2023 High School Trip Journal | Sunday, August 6

By Communications Team | August 6, 2023

August 6th started out early with breakfast at the AmericInn and a checkout at 7:30 am. We hopped on the bus and started our trip to Badlands National Park. The…

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High School Youth Trip Youth Ministry

Seeking Reverence

By Allison Beggs | August 3, 2023

Re-Discovering Stories of the Past This weekend 24 of Good Shepherd’s high school youth, along with four chaperones, are heading to Custer, SD – in the middle of the Black…

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Messenger

Read the August 2023 Edition of The Messenger!

By Communications Team | August 1, 2023

Get the latest edition of The Messenger The August 2023 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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