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Livestream Worship | Sunday, June 21, 2020
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Read MoreJesus Christ, Our Propitiation
Translating the Good News The Christian Church on earth is being called on to take up the challenge of translating what it really means in this time to confess allegiance…
Read MoreDifficult Conversations: Walking alongside all God’s children
A new weekly discussion starting later this month. A 4 week course on “Difficult Conversations: Walking alongside all God’s children” will be offered on Tuesdays via Zoom beginning June 30…
Read MoreLivestream Worship | Sunday, June 14, 2020
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How to prepare Holy Communion at Home
Instructions to Prepare for Holy Communion Before worship begins, set a table with enough bread and wine/grape juice for each person present. During our live-streamed worship service, a pastor will…
Read MoreAn Evening With Percy Brown Jr. | Forum Talk from February 4, 2020
What is racial equity? Why is it important? As people of Christian faith, why does this matter?
This past February, Good Shepherd Church welcomed Percy Brown, Jr., the Director of Equity and Student Achievement for the Middleton Cross Plains Area School District. In 2016, Madison365 recognized Percy Brown, Jr. as one of the most influential African-Americans in the state of Wisconsin. Check out this video from his forum talk at Good Shepherd’s Madison Campus from February 4th.
Homemade Communion Bread Recipe
An At-Home Recipe for Communion Bread Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 2-3 cookie sheets with non-stick spray. Set aside 1 cup of white flour for future use. Do not…
Read MoreMid-Week Worship | June 10, 2020
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God’s Language of Grace
Holy Trinity Sunday Today is Holy Trinity Sunday on the church calendar and confession time, since becoming a pastor this has not been my favorite church holiday because today we…
Read MoreLive Worship | Sunday, June 7, 2020
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Thankful for Food Pantry Donations
Ask and it shall be given you. WOW, did Good Shepherd members ever make this come true! Last week the GS Food Pantry announced we were ready to take donations…
Read More“A Time for Burning” | Documentary Screening & Discussion Event
Continuing the Conversation
On Monday, June 8 at 7:00 p.m. we will be sharing a special live-stream of the academy-award nominated documentary “A Time for Burning” to watch together as a congregation. Following the broadcast, we will share a link to a Zoom video chat hosted by Good Shepherd members for further large and small group discussions.
About the Film
In 1966, Lutheran Film Associates commissioned a documentary film to capture the story of Augustana Lutheran Church in Omaha, NE as the pastor of the congregation begins efforts to reach out African American Lutherans in their community. Over 50 years later, the difficult conversations featured in this film echo within our communities and churches today.
Pastoral Letter From Pastor Chris Enstad
Dear friends & family at Good Shepherd, In the last two weeks our nation surpassed over 100,000 individual lives lost to the pandemic. In that time, grief has compounded grief as the death…
Read MoreAn Invitation to Communion
Our Shared Sense of Longing When this pandemic started, we had no idea how long we might be waiting to gather again in person. And even while we connect through…
Read MoreMid-Week Worship | June 3, 2020
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