Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Holy Yoga
2023-04-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-05-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Verona Sanctuary
Yoga classes for people of all abilities focused on faith and community.

Bible Study
2023-04-26 12:00 - 13:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
A small supportive Bible study group.

Quilters
2023-04-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-09 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall
A group that prepares quilts to be sent through Lutheran World Relief.

Fibromyalgia Awareness Support Group
2023-04-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Madison Good Shepherd Room

Birth through Three Playgroup
2023-05-02 08:30 - 09:30, 2023-05-09 08:30 - 09:30, 2023-05-16 08:30 - 09:30 | Verona Gym
Caregivers with children ages 0 – 3 are invited to join us for playgroup on Tuesday mornings in the Verona Campus gym from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Enjoy group story time, rhymes, songs, and time for caregivers and babies to socialize! Contact Emily Gold with any questions.

Tuesday Trekkers
2023-05-02 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-05-09 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-05-16 09:00 - 11:00 | Offsite
Join other GS folks for an hour-long hike, Tuesdays at 9am. Meets at different locations around the area, enjoying fresh air and fellowship.

Stephen Ministry
2023-05-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Verona Coffee Bar; Verona Conference Room
Confidential 1-1 Christian Care to encourage individuals facing difficult situations.
Are you going through a difficult time–emotionally, spiritually, or relationally? Are you lonely, experiencing a crisis, or simply stressed by everyday life? We all go through times in our life when we could benefit from a little extra care and attention. You don’t have to suffer alone. Our Stephen Ministers are trained caregivers, ready to listen, care for and encourage you, pray with and for you, and provide confidential one-to-one Christian care to help you through whatever it is that you are facing. If you would like to find out more about Stephen Ministry for yourself or someone you know (possibly a friend, neighbor, coworker, or relative) please call Pastor Sheryl Erickson at 271-6633 or via email at serickson@gslcwi.com.
Our Stephen Ministers are ready to bring God’s love and care into your life.

AA Meeting
2023-05-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Verona Room 6
Alcoholics Anonymous is an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. It is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere. There are no age or education requirements. Membership is open to anyone who wants to do something about his or her drinking problem.

MOM's Club
2023-05-03 09:00 - 12:00 | Madison Peterson Hall
MOMS Club is a support group designed just for you, the at-home mother! You are interested in the world around you, want a variety of activities for you and your children, and are proud of your choice of at-home mothering for your families! We know, because we’re at-home mothers, too!
You need a support group that understands your special needs as an at-home mother and we’re it! We are the first, largest and fastest growing support group specifically for ALL at-home mothers.
We know that you made a choice to be an at-home mother, and that choice is not easy in today’s world. We understand that being an at-home mother does not mean you “don’t work” — ALL mothers work, whether they work taking care of their children at home or work full-brim outside the home.
In fact, it’s pretty impossible to draw a line between at-home mothers and working mothers — indeed, it’s never been that simple. Many of our members do work for pay. Probably more than half do something that the Department of Labor considers makes them “working moms.” They work part time, they work in family businesses (often without pay), they work at home or they work out of the home full-time in schedules that allow them to be home with their children during the day. Mothers are very creative at how they afford to stay home to be with their children.
Because of that, it’s not easy to define what a working mother is. But, an at-home mother is one who is taking care of her children, herself. She may have help from family or part-time sitters or preschool, but overall, she has arranged her schedule to be able to raise her children, at-home, herself.
It’s those long day-time hours that can be so difficult for at-home mothers. That’s why the MOMS Club plans virtually all of our activities during the day, when at-home mothers most need the support.
And, that’s why our members can bring their children with them to just about everything we do. You don’t have to hire a sitter to go to one of our meetings. Having children with us is just part of being a mother-at-home and we understand that. We believe you should be able to participate in the community — with your children. Being an at-home mother should not isolate you.
Our chapters plan all sorts of activities for their mothers and children. There are playgroups, babysitting coops and holiday parties, of course, because moms love that for their kids. But there are also stimulating activities specifically geared for the moms. Activity groups share interests like cooking, couponing, crafts, outings, books and exercise.
Each chapter plans at least one service project to benefit needy children in their community. That can be as simple as collecting toys for foster children to something as elaborate as planning fundraisers and creating a new playground, or helping a new wing of a children’s hospital.
And each chapter has a monthly meeting with an interesting speaker or topic for discussion. Speakers can be anyone from a children’s librarian speaking about early reading, to a gardener talking about what grows well in your area, to a psychologist talking about child development, to the Superintendent of Schools talking about school choices in your community — whatever the moms are interested in, they can arrange a speaker for.
If you’re looking for other at-home mothers and want a wide variety of activities for you and your children, we’re the group for you. We believe you are interesting and capable, and we can’t wait to meet you!

Bible Study
2023-05-03 12:00 - 13:30, 2023-05-10 12:00 - 13:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
A small group bible study and fellowship group.

8th Grade Work Night
2023-05-03 15:00 - 20:00 | Madison Peterson Hall

Madison Achiever's Toastmaster Club
2023-05-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Madison Room 11/The Sheep Fold
Are you feeling nervous? Does your normal confidence drain away at the thought of speaking? We offer support and encouragement in a nonjudgmental place to practice. Are you an experienced speaker but wonder if you can improve? We all strive to do better; word choice, effective pauses, and concise presentations are just some of the aspects we develop. As you gain confidence, you might even challenge yourself to participate in a contest. The real goal is to compete against yourself and improve with practice.
The Toastmasters educational system, Pathways, is an exciting, flexible and interactive way to develop your skills and help others in your club develop theirs. Pathways includes online training, videos and interactive tests. There are hands-on, real world projects available, including more than 25 elective projects. These projects are designed to work in conjunction with a speech and include: training for activities such as attending a networking event, working for a volunteer organization, designing and leading a committee or managing an event, creating a podcast or blog, and gaining storytelling and humor skills.
Preview the first Pathways project, the Icebreaker speech, here and learn more about the Pathways program here. Each project consists of the training details for at least one speech, but might also include additional learning components for a variety of speaking, management and leadership skills.

Live at 7:45 Bible Study
2023-05-05 08:00 - 09:00 | Zoom Meeting
An early morning deep dive bible study.

Visitation for Lana Murle Johnson
2023-05-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Madison Lobby; Madison Good Shepherd Room

Funeral Visitation
2023-05-08 09:00 - 11:00 | Madison Lobby; Madison Good Shepherd Room

Funeral Luncheon
2023-05-08 12:00 - 14:00 | Madison Peterson Hall

May Enneagram Book Group
2023-05-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Verona Family Lounge
In February we hosted a wonderful workshop with Dr. Drew Moser, who helped begin to look at the Enneagram as a tool of discernment to help us better understand ourselves and others. Regardless of if you attended the workshop, all are welcome to be a part of a month- long book group, exploring Dr. Moser’s book, “the ENNEAGRAM of DISCERNMENT”. We’ll meet in the Verona Campus lounge from 6:30 -7:30 on Wednesday nights – May 10, 17, 24, and 31. A Zoom link will be made available in eNews. Please read the first 2 chapters for our first gathering. The book is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and through other book sellers. Contact Sarah Iverson with questions.

FIBROMYALGIA WARRIOR WELLNESS SUPPORT GROUP
2023-05-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
Wellness Warrior Press originally started out as a small, independent project to help support family members who suffer from fibromyalgia. Within a matter of months, we took the chronic pain & symptom tracking world by by storm.
Our journals are light, funny, and very detailed. We’ve invested countless hours researching and canvassing feedback from chronic pain warriors from around the globe. Our number one goal is to provide you quality journals at an affordable price that will help you determine trends, patterns, and triggers.

Living Waters
2023-05-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Verona Family Lounge
A study group for women.

AA Meeting
2023-05-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Verona Room 6
