Archive for October 2025
Verona Site Pastor Update
The Verona Site Pastor Transition Task Force has been hard at work over the past few months! Our role is to develop the Ministry Site Profile (MSP) — a long…
Read MoreFor 10 Years Members Have Been Choosing the Columbarium for a Final Resting Place
Over the past ten years 236 Good Shepherd members have chosen the Columbarium as their place of final rest. The Columbarium has grown from a single sided wall of niches…
Read MoreInvite a Friend Sunday — October 19 at Good Shepherd!
Sunday, October 19 we’re celebrating Invite a Friend Sunday at Good Shepherd! It’s the perfect opportunity to extend a simple invitation to someone in your life — a friend, coworker,…
Read MoreEnriching Future Leaders
CYF ministry has impacted our family by deepening our faith and has made us more aware of how giving back to our community has so many benefits. Working at the…
Read MoreFaith Footprints: Learning about Faith is Fun
Amped is such a great experience for middle schoolers to meet new people with the same beliefs as them. I have met so many people that are very understanding, kind…
Read MoreEncouraging the Next Generation
𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐘𝐅 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲? Our son Theo loves going to Vacation Bible School at Good Shepherd each summer. It is a highlight for him. The staff is…
Read MoreFaith Footprints: I Just Wish I Had Discovered It Sooner
I started regularly attending youth group at the start of my Junior year, and I wish I would have gone sooner. I personally have found my faith has progressed the…
Read MoreFaith Footprints: Finding What Our Family Needed
Children’s programming at Good Shepherd has been transformative for our children and it started with AMPED. Coming from the Catholic tradition, we were expecting that we may need to actually…
Read MoreFaith Footprints: The Week That Changed Everything
I’ve been going to church for as long as I can remember, but I only recently have been going on my own. In my faith statement for confirmation, I started…
Read MoreSupport Socktober
This October, Church School is inviting everyone to take part in Socktober by donating new socks for kids and adults. These socks will be given to God’s Hands & Feet…
Read MoreJoin the Loaves and Fishes Ministry in Serving Our Neighbors
At Good Shepherd, one of the ways we live out our call to love and serve our neighbors is through the Loaves and Fishes Outreach Ministry. Each month, on the…
Read MoreOur October Focus? Welcome, Hospitality and Evangelism
Read the latest edition of The Messenger The October 2025 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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