Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Camp Create-It
2023-08-02 09:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-01 09:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Verona Fellowship Hall; Verona Gym; Verona Lobby; Verona Sanctuary
Explore your God-given creative gifts & use those gifts to glorify Jesus. If you love to make music, cook, paint, do messy experiments, or just CREATE-this is the camp for you!

Stephen Ministry
2023-08-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Verona Coffee Bar; Verona Conference Room

Meadowood Park Community Meal
2023-07-31 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-07-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Meadowood Park, 5808 Thrush Ln, Madison, WI, 53711, United States
Join the Moo Crew at Meadowood Park for delicious pay-what-you-can meals from the Holy COW food truck and fresh produce hauls harvested from our very own Food Pantry Garden!

Camp Create It
2023-07-31 09:00 - 12:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall; Verona Gym; Verona Lobby; Verona Sanctuary

Disability Pride Festival
2023-07-29 12:00 - 17:00
Music, dancing, adaptive athletics, exhibitors and talks about the lives of people with disabilities, planned by disabled people.

Worship in the Park NEW LOCATION
2023-07-27 17:30 - 19:30 | Sugar River UMC Verona, 415 W Verona Ave, Verona, 53593
Due to the predicted extremely hot weather, we have decided to move the Thursday worship to Sugar River United Methodist Church in Verona. The Holy COW will be in the Sugar River UMC parking lot serving up delicious food starting at 5:30 and people will eat and we will worship in air conditioned comfort. The service will begin around 6:00 p.m. Please consider attending this cross-denominational worship opportunity. Hope to see you there!

Parks Alive @ Meadowood Park
2023-07-26 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-12 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-06-28 17:00 - 20:00 | Meadowood Park, 5808 Thrush Ln, Madison, WI, 53711, United States
Held in parks across Madison, Parks Alive events are a chance to visit your local park, listen to music, participate in fun, family-friendly activities, enjoy free food, and get to know your neighbors, Build connections with your community and enjoy green spaces across the city at events throughout the summer.

Music Monday - UW Marching Band
2023-07-24 17:00 - 19:30 | Madison Campus Lawn
Come join us for an evening of musical fun full of community, faith, and food! The Holy COW will be on-site to distribute meals and fresh produce on the Madison Campus lawn!
Anyone who has ever been a member of the Marching and Varsity Bands won’t hesitate to tell you that the years they participated were some of the most exciting times in their life. There have been trips, concerts, exciting games, and innumerable special events. Highlights include ten appearances at the Rose Bowl as well as performances in Tokyo, Tampa, San Antonio, Nashville, Tucson, El Paso, Birmingham, Shreveport, and New York City.
The Marching Band has travelled to Big Ten stadiums throughout the Midwest and to Lambeau Field for performances at Green Bay Packers games. In Madison, the Marching Band performs weekly in Camp Randall Stadium for more than 80,000 fans during Badger football games. Keeping with tradition, up to 50,000 fans regularly stay after a game ends to enjoy the famous 5th Quarter performance. The Varsity Band provides performance opportunities during spring semester, culminating in its annual Spring Concert at the Kohl Center.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Bands maintain a high profile among musicians and Badger enthusiasts throughout the region. The Marching Band, Varsity Band, Wind Ensemble, Concert Band, and University Bands give numerous performances at every level, from UW–Madison athletic events to professional music conferences and tours. Auditioned and non-auditioned ensembles are offered each semester for music majors and non-music majors alike.

Holy Land Pilgrimage Information Night
2023-07-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE INFORMATIONAL GATHERING
Join Pastor Chris and Elias Nawawieh online or in-person on Wednesday, August 16th at 6:30pm in the Good Shepherd Room at the Madison Campus.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the pilgrimage, ask any initial or lingering questions, and hear directly from Pastor Chris and our tour operator, Elias Nawawieh, who will join us on Zoom.

Annual Congregational Meeting
2023-07-23 12:00 - 13:30 | Verona Campus, 7291 County Rd PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Save the date! Good Shepherd’s Annual Congregational Meeting will occur Sunday, July 23 at noon at our Verona Campus. We look forward to seeing you there!

Neighborhood BBQ Ribs Contest
2023-07-22 15:00 - 18:00 | Madison Parking Lot
On Saturday, July 22, bring your appetites to Madison Campus for some of the finest BBQ Ribs in the neighborhood! We are bringing back our much beloved BBQ competition, with proceeds from the event supporting the Good Shepherd Clothes Closet. Interested in entering your ribs in the competition? Contact Rick Thomas at rthomas@gslcwi.com to sign up!

Worship in the Park @ Tower Park
2023-07-20 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-07-13 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-07-06 17:30 - 19:30 | Tower Park, 696 Fairview Terrace, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
During the summer months, we’ll gather at local parks each Thursday night starting at 5:30 p.m. to share in a delicious Holy COW meal and unique worship experience. The COW (Church on Wheels) is a ministry we share as a congregation, and all present become part of the welcoming, the forgiveness, and the service of the evening.

Trivia Under the Tent
2023-07-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Verona Tent, 7291 County Rd PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Join us under the tent on Wednesday, July 19th at 6:30 p.m. for a super fun night of trivia. Premier Trivia will be on site to host this event. Come as a team of 4, or we’ll assign you to a team when you arrive. Prizes! Fun! Fellowship!

Kinder Creation Camp
2023-07-19 09:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-18 09:00 - 11:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall; Verona Lobby; Verona Sanctuary; Verona Gym
Geared specifically toward little learners, discover God’s creation through outdoor exploration, musical movement and hands-on creations.

Holy COW @ Department of Revenue
2023-07-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Department of Revenue, 2135 Rimrock Rd., Madison, WI, United States

Kinder Creation Camp
2023-07-17 09:00 - 11:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall; Verona Lobby; Verona Sanctuary; Verona Gym
Geared specifically toward little learners, discover God’s creation through outdoor exploration, musical movement and hands-on creations

New Member Gathering
2023-07-16 11:30 - 13:30 | Verona Fellowship Hall
What does it mean to be a member of Good Shepherd? Join us after worship on Sunday, July 16th at our Verona Campus and find out! We’ll have a new member luncheon where you can learn more about membership at Good Shepherd, and we can learn more about you. Lunch provided. Please reach out to our Hospitality Coordinator Ronda Beggs at rbeggs@gslcwi.com with any questions or to RSVP.

Thrivent Shredding Event & Food Drive
2023-07-15 08:00 - 11:00 | Thrivent Financial, 708 Heartland Trl., Madison, WI, United States
It’s time again to bring your papers that you need shredded to the Thrivent office—load up your vehicle and bring them your piles, stacks, and boxes of paper! Come any time between 8 – 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, July 15, to the Thrivent parking lot at 708 Heartland Trail in Madison. Have all your papers in bags or boxes, and a member of the team will carry it from your vehicle to the shredding truck. They will accept items to be shredded until the truck is full. Staples and rubber bands do NOT need to be removed. 3-ring binders, hanging file folders, binder clips, and plastic sheet protectors cannot be shredded. In addition to your items needing to be shredded, please consider bringing items that will benefit families who visit the Good Shepherd Food Pantry. For every non-perishable item donated Thrivent will give $3 to the food pantry; Thrivent will donate up to $3,000 total in matching funds to the food pantry! The Holy COW will also be on-site serving free coffee and pastries throughout the event.

Summer Coffee Group
2023-07-13 10:30 - 11:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
Enjoy a cup of coffee, a donut, and a good conversation on the second Thursday of the month (June 8th, July 13th, and August 10th) at 10:30 in the Good Shepherd room at the Madison Campus. This gathering is open to all as a time visit with folks you know, and folks you don’t know yet. Think of it as an extension of the lobby on Sunday morning. Other snacks and friends are welcome.

Music Monday - Common Chord
2023-07-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Madison Campus Lawn
Come join us for an evening of musical fun full of community, faith, and food! The Holy COW will be on-site to distribute meals and fresh produce on the Madison Campus lawn!
With their unique combination of vocal, instrumental, songwriting and composing/arranging skills, Common Chord creates an amazing sonic palette. Their repertoire includes vocal-centric pieces with four-part harmonies, toe-tapping swingy numbers, folk and bluegrass-flavored pieces, bluesy tunes, acoustic rock/pop songs and more…something for everyone, with appeal to audiences of all ages. The group focuses on originals from each of three writers in the group plus unique covers from the likes of Tom Waits, the Beatles, Robert Johnson, Paul Simon, and George Gershwin, and others. Instruments regularly used in live shows include guitars, bass, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, clarinet, bass clarinet, cigar box guitar, hand percussion, and sometimes cello, melodica, and hammered dulcimer.
Common Chord was formed originally as a duo in 2015 by singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Michael Bryant and Tracy Jane Comer, who were members of the former Madison-area trio Sticky Fingers (early to mid-2000s). The two have worked as duo on occasion since then as well, prior to forming Common Chord. The group quickly grew to five regular performers with the addition of singer/songwriter Bruce Buttel, vocalist Delores Jenison, and multi-instrumentalist Faye Bruggink. This powerhouse of combined talents yields a strong creative synergy…the musical whole is much greater than the sum of the parts.

Family Friday Dinner
2023-07-07 17:00 - 19:00 | Verona Parking Lot; Verona Tent
This event is open to young families with children ages 0-5th grade. Enjoy time to connect with other families over a meal served by the Holy COW Food Truck at the Verona Campus Tent. Food, drinks, and outdoor toys will be provided! If you are interested, it is not necessary to RSVP but encouraged so the Holy COW team can get an idea of how much food to prepare. Contact Emily Gold with any questions.

Meadowood Park Community Meal
2023-07-03 17:00 - 19:00 | Meadowood Park, 5808 Thrush Ln, Madison, WI, 53711, United States

Middle School Fun Night
2023-06-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Verona Campus, 7291 County Rd PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
