Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Madison Forward vs. Wisconsin Men's Soccer Exhibition Game
2024-04-20 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Breese Stevens Field, 917 E. Mifflin Street, Madison, WI, 53703, United States
Enjoy a Night at Breese Stevens!
Get ready to go Fullmingo as Forward Madison FC hosts the UW-Badgers on April 20th at Breese Stevens Field in what should be a fun exciting matchup!
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Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
2024-04-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Madison Kitchen; Madison Peterson Hall
Thank you for serving!
Good Shepherd is holding a volunteer appreciation dinner in Peterson Hall at the Madison Campus to recognize and honor the contributions to our church community from our many volunteers. So, if you have served by volunteering for Worship, the Children and Youth Ministry, the Food Pantry, the Clothes Closet, the Holy Cow, or in any other capacity in the past year, then this dinner is for you! Please RSVP to Ronda Beggs.
Thank you to all who have volunteered!

Affirmation of Baptism Service
2024-05-05 12:00 - 15:00 | Madison Peterson Hall; Madison Sanctuary
“I Have Called You By Name, You are Mine”
You’re invited to join in worship as we celebrate these young people and their decision to affirm their baptisms. During baptism the congregation makes a promise to support the child and their parents and being a part of this service is a way for us to follow through on that promise.

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Team World Vision Kickoff Event
2024-05-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Verona Coffee Bar
On Wednesday, May 8 at 7:30 pm at Verona we are having an informational session on TWV. We will talk about how to get started, what this team is about and how to fundraise. All who are interested in learning more are welcome! Team World Vision training starts May 13! Training begins with 8 week of foundation building, where you never even actually run! During this time, all trainings are walking and cross training videos. This year there is an option to participate in a 10K in addition to the half and full marathon. We’re looking for 10 new runners to join the team this year – contact Danielle Sill at Danielle.n.sill@gmail.com for more details.

Music Monday | The Red Hot TradJazz Band
2024-06-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Good Shepherd Madison Campus, 5701 Raymond Road, Madison, WI, 53711, United States
Special Edition: ELCA National Youth Gathering Fundraiser
Formerly Red Hot Dixie, The Red Hot TradJazz Band will transport us to New Orleans for an evening of new orleans jazz favorites. Join us for this Music Monday Special Edition Fundraiser. All proceeds will support Good Shepherd’s Youth Ministry and their pilgrimage to the ELCA National Youth Gathering in New Orleans this July. The Holy COW meal will be flavored by the New Orleans rich food culture.

Stop the Violence Community Meal
2024-06-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Good Shepherd Madison Campus, 5701 Raymond Road, Madison, WI, 53711, United States
Join the Holy COW as we BBQ for a cause. Enjoy this annual Stop the Violence community meal in the Meadowood neighborhood.

Family Dinner with the COW
2024-06-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Good Shepherd Verona Campus, 7291 County Road PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Enjoy a family dinner from the COW. Event sponsored by Youth and Family ministry.

Kinder Creation Camp
2024-06-10 09:00 - 10:30 | Verona Lobby; Verona Sanctuary; Verona room 1; Verona Music Room
Let’s get creative!
Kinder Creation Camp is an outdoor exploration camp geared toward little learners ages three – Kindergarten. Enjoy outdoor learning and hands-on creation!

Music Monday | The Trophy Husbands
2024-06-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
What first began as a cocktail lounge jazz group (originally called The Oxfords then Nathan Gerlach & Friends), the Trophy Husbands has evolved into a finely tuned band.
The group originally met performing for worship services at Bethel Lutheran Church in Madison, in the late 2000’s, where many of them still perform today. With tight harmonies and creative arrangements of covers, the band enjoys opening up songs for improvised solos and taking Top 40 hits and making instrumental arrangements of them.

Good Shepherd Night at The Duck Pond
2024-06-19 18:05 - 19:30 | The Duck Pond at Warner Park, 2920 N Sherman Ave, Madison, WI, 53704, United States
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Bingo Under the Tent
2024-06-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Good Shepherd Verona Campus, 7291 County Road PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Enjoy appetizers, desserts and drinks from the Holy COW as we play Bingo under the tent. All ages welcome to attend.

Music Monday | All That Jazz Big Band
2024-06-24 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
Started in a Middleton basement in 1985, All that Jazz Big Band is now a 20-piece big band laying down classic charts from Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Sammy Nestico but has a 400-song library also featuring jazz classics from Polka to Rock and Roll.

Music Monday | Casey & Greg
2024-07-08 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
An evening of popular, Irish and original folk music by Verona acoustic musicians Casey Day and Greg Matysik; a very eclectic duo known for our tight vocal harmonies and excellent musicianship.

2024 Annual Meeting
2024-07-21 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Sanctuary
Good Shepherd will hold its Annual Meeting on Sunday, July 21, following a 9:00 a.m. combined worship service at the Madison Campus. The 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. services in Verona will resume the following Sunday, July 28. The Annual Meeting is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the past year of ministry, vote on the annual budget and envision our future together. Copies of the 2024 Annual Report are available in the lobbies of both campuses for your review and also available online at gslcwi.com/annual24

Music Monday | UW Marching Band
2024-07-22 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
Join us for a fun evening featuring two sets of musicians! We’ll dance the evening away with DJ hits and members of the UW Marching Band. Echoes of Camp Randall will blast 5th quarter favorites like “On Wisconsin,” “The ‘Hey’ Song,” “Chicken Dance,” and more from 6:00—6:30 p.m.

Music Monday | Acoustic Collective
2024-08-05 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
If you like feel-good music from the ‘60s to the present, then you’ll love the Madison based vocal group Acoustic Collective. The five-person ensemble recreates the vocal harmonies of groups like CS&N, Simon & Garfunkel, America, The Youngbloods, The Eagles, The Everly Bros and more while keeping their repertoire current with music by the Indigo Girls, Chris Stapleton, Cam, Alison Krauss, John Prine, The Dixie Chicks, and many others.

Music Monday | Top Shelf
2024-08-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
An evening of great songs from the 70s to the 90s featuring Good Shepherd friends Tracy Jane Comer and Alan Maslowski. Unique duo Top Shelf is often hailed as a “two-man band,” known for versatility and variety and for magically bringing songs to life within a small format, without use of backing tracks or loopers. (“I can’t believe there’s only two of you!”).

2024 Neighborhood BBQ Ribs Cook-Off
2024-08-21 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
Do you have the best BBQ in the neighborhood?
Now’s your chance to prove it! All are invited to this annual event that brings out some of the best BBQ Ribs in town.
Want to enter your ribs in the contest? Contact Director of Outreach Rick Thomas at rthomas@gslcwi.com to enter.

"God's Work. Our Hands." Sunday
2024-09-08 | WI
God is at work in our Community
On Sunday, September 8, ELCA congregations across the country will participate in the annual “God’s Work. Our Hands.” Sunday in a joint effort to serve our local communities.
Good Shepherd will be organizing a drive for essential supplies for families and children that attend local schools – specifically at Badger Ridge in Verona and Orchard Ridge in Madison.
Requested student donation items include:

Shampoo
Conditioner
Deodorant
Body Wash
Toothpaste & Toothbrushes
Body Lotion/Moisturizer
Chapstick

Any personal items that will help students start their school year off right!

How to donate your items
Bring your donations to any of the three worship services at Good Shepherd this Sunday including 9:00 a.m. at Madison Campus and 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. at Verona Campus.

Blessing & Supporting Lutheran World Relief Quilts
During these worship services we will also have a special time set aside for the blessing and sending of hand-made quilts that will be provided to Lutheran World Relief for use in places of need around the globe.

Let’s partner together this Sunday as we use our hands to do God’s work!

Fall Kick-Off Sunday
2024-09-15 | WI
Madison Campus | 5701 Raymond Road

Breakfast from the Holy Cow, inflatables and treats following 9:00 a.m. worship service

Verona Campus | 7291 County Hwy PD
Brats & Hot Dogs, inflatables and treats following 10:00 a.m. worship service Dinner & Cotton Candy following 6:00 p.m. worship service

Register for Children Youth & Family Programming | Beginning Sunday, September 15

Church School Ages 3-5th Grade, held at all worship services gslcwi.com/children
High School Youth Group, September 15 & September 28, 7:00pm Verona Campus gslcwi.com/high-school
Playgroup for caregivers and children birth-3, Meets every Tuesday beginning September 17, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Verona campus gym gslcwi.com/children
AMPED Confirmation Family Night, September 18th 6th-8th grade and parents, 6:15 p.m. Verona campus gslcwi.com/amped-confirmation

Healing Prayer Service
2024-09-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Good Shepherd Verona Campus, 7291 County Road PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Receive God’s Healing
Special music and scripture readings remind us that God is always ready to receive our worries, concerns, illnesses and heartaches.

Baptism Class
2024-09-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom Meeting
Learn about the Sacrament of Holy Baptism
Our Fall baptism class will take place on Sept. 26, 6 p.m. via zoom. During the class we will talk about baptism biblically and how we practice baptism here at Good Shepherd. This is also a chance to connect with others who are in similar stages and seasons and a good way to learn about community at Good Shepherd. Please connect with Emily Gold with with questions or register online at gslcwi.com/baptism.

LGBTQ+ History and Community in Wisconsin
2024-10-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
RIC and Sarah Simon, sdsimon.wi@gmail.com

Healing Prayer Service
2024-10-03 18:30 - 19:30 | Good Shepherd Verona Campus, 7291 County Road PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Special music and scripture readings remind us that God is always ready to receive our worries, concerns, illnesses and heartaches.

Watch The Chosen | Season 4 : Episode 1
2024-10-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Madison Peterson Hall

Fall Family Fun Event
2024-10-12 09:30 - 11:00 | Eplegaarden, 2227 Fitchburg Rd, Fitchburg, WI, 53575, United States
Families are invited to gather at Eplegaarden Saturday, October 12 from 9:30-11 a.m.! Get together with other families from Good Shepherd, while enjoying some fall family fun—apple and pumpkin picking, farm animals, kids play area, and more​! We will meet at the entrance near the bakery barn; admission is free! Contact Emily Gold with any questions.

Watch The Chosen | Season 4 Episode 2
2024-10-14 18:00 - 19:30 | Madison Kitchen; Madison Peterson Hall
Topic: Watch The Chosen | Season 4 Episode 2
Time: Oct 14, 2024 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Music Monday - Organ Concert
2024-10-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Madison Sanctuary; Madison Lobby
Join Director of Worship and Music, Jared Stellmacher, for a fun and thrilling organ concert featuring toccatas, hymns and more (Oh, my!). Entitled, “How Can I Keep from Singing?,” you will recognize many familiar hymns throughout the ages and maybe even singalong. The concert is free and open to the public. Invite your friends and family; all are welcome! A reception will follow and a freewill offering will support Good Shepherd’s Music Ministry. Watch concert live stream here.

Book Study - My One Word
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 | WI
Join us Wednesdays at noon, beginning October 23, for a Book Study (bring your own lunch). We’ll be exploring My One Word by Mike Ashcraft & Rachel Olsen. Please purchase your own copy; no reading is required before the first meeting. The One Word concept offers a fresh approach to resolutions—choose a word for the year to shape your journey in 2025. To learn more or to sign up, contact Ronda Beggs at rbeggs@gslcwi.com or Courtney Meyer at cmeyer@gslcwi.com.

How to Connect & Converse with your Middle Schooler
2024-10-23 18:15 - 20:00 | WI
Gather with other parents and guest teachers/psychologists for a conversation on parenting in this season of your child’s life. Leave with actionable tips for communication, connection and a renewed sense of confidence as you navigate this exciting phase of your child’s development. This opportunity will be held congruent with AMPED confirmation at the Verona Campus from 6:15 – 8:00 pm. Parents, grandparents, and all who are interested are welcome!
