Posts by Sheryl Erickson
Learn About Inreach at Good Shepherd
Welcoming, Connecting & Supporting The mission statement developed in 2018 by the Inreach Committee is, “To welcome, connect and support the people of Good Shepherd by serving the emotional and…
Read MoreNew Stephen Ministers Commissioned
Welcoming our Newest Stephen Ministers Stephen Ministers listen to, pray with and walk beside individuals, providing supportive, Christian caring during any challenging, difficult or vulnerable time. The following individuals have…
Read MoreCaught Up in New Life
Fishing not Catching When you are a fisherman, it goes with the territory that there will be times when you come up empty. I got a report from my Mom…
Read MoreMoon Walk Field Trip at the U.W. Arboretum
You are invited to join the Creation Keepers Task Force for a Moon Walk at the U.W. Arboretum on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Bundle up and join us…
Read MoreChrist’s Abundance
Jesus has no sense of proportion when it comes to giving himself to us It was only a sign, but those 6 jars of water turned into 150 or more…
Read MoreRepent and Follow
So, who cares? Who cares about Tyberius, Pilate, Herod, Phillip and Lysanius, Annas and Caiaphis? Ok, granted…we Christians, who know Jesus’ story, will care about Pilate and Herod a bit…
Read MoreA Thanksgiving Thank You
Dear Thanksgiving Meal Volunteers: Just days ago, you and I touched the lives of many through Good Shepherd’s Community Thanksgiving Meal. Thank you! Counting the servings of leftovers offered at…
Read MoreGiving Tree Gift Tags
On Sunday, November 24 and Sunday, December 1, you are invited to choose gift tag from the Giving Tree Table at either the Verona or Madison Campus to buy a…
Read MoreWe Joyfully Belong
Mark 9:38-50 is all about how we treat those who belong to Jesus. Jesus’ teaching begins when his disciples observe a person – outside their own group – doing something…
Read MoreYou Belong Here.
“Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; … He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, ‘If any want to become my…
Read MoreMaking Peace
Called to live differently This week’s reading from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians (Ephesians 4:25 – 5:2) is a particularly piercing word for the church today. Paul makes a powerful…
Read MoreLiving Honestly
Christians live as if the gospel were true. At least that’s how we’re supposed to live. That was even the goal way back in the Apostle Paul’s time when he…
Read MoreAdopted by God
Saint Paul in the portion of his letter to the Romans which we read this Sunday, explained God’s relationship to us in terms of adoption. “For you did not receive…
Read MoreThe Fruit of Our Stories
“Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit” (John 15:5). The fruit we are to bear is to share God’s love and new life through Jesus…
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