Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

Girl Scouts
2023-08-13 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Madison Room 11/The Sheep Fold

4-H
2023-08-13 16:00 - 17:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall

6:00 Worship Service
2023-08-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Verona Sanctuary
A worship service with evening rhythms for song, prayer, reflection rooted in ancient practices and present day cares & concerns.

Ruth Circle
2023-08-14 08:30 - 11:00 | Madison Good Shepherd Room
A monthly gathering of women for fellowship, support, and study.

ACM Program Committee
2023-08-14 10:30 - 12:00 | Madison Room 11/The Sheep Fold
The Madison Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) was chartered on September 14, 1953, as the outgrowth of work which began in June 1947 by Ruth Pilger Andrews, Paul Jones, and others, meeting as the Wisconsin Association of Church Musicians. WACM held annual hymn and choir festivals and organ recitals; its major legacy was the establishment in 1949 of the Louise Fulcher Memorial Library, an extensive catalog of organ and choral music now part of the Fulcher-Scidmore Sacred Music Collection. Housed at the Janesville (WI) Public Library for many years, the collection’s current home is at Rock Prairie United Presbyterian Church in Janesville.
In 1984, with the encouragement of Edward Hugdahl of the UW-Extension, the Association of Church Musicians was established to serve in a dual role with Madison Chapter AGO. The intention was to involve churches themselves in their musicians’ ongoing education by encouraging church memberships (in addition to AGO memberships) and to have a broad-based group designed to attract church musicians of every interest and at every proficiency level. More than 200 churches in 58 communities in south-central Wisconsin and northern Illinois have joined the ACM since its inception.
ACM publishes a monthly newsletter called Church Music Notes, offers a year of programming and outreach as it relates to all facets of church music, maintains a library of audio and video recordings and books, offers used organ music for sale, has a placement and substitute service available to members, and provides scholarships for students pursuing organ studies. Recommended salary guidelines for church musicians, along with sample contracts and standards of business practice, were first published in 1982 as Procedures for Employing Church Musicians, but had to be discontinued in 2017 as part of a settlement between national AGO and the FTC. However, ACM/Madison Chapter AGO was proud to have its longtime employment guidelines serve as the basis for national AGO’s Employing Musicians in Religious Institutions (2020).
The ACM continues in its dual role as the Madison Chapter of the AGO for organists and organ enthusiasts, and was also the umbrella organization for the Madison Chapter of the Choristers Guild from 1989 until it was declared inactive in 2016.
ACM administers the Ruth Pilger Andrews Organ Scholarship Fund, an endowed fund established in recognition of one of the Madison Chapter’s founders for students of any age pursuing the study of organ.
Association of Church Musicians Incorporated is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, EIN 39-1570927.

Good Shepherd Foundation Meeting
2023-08-14 11:30 - 13:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room

AMC Board Meeting
2023-08-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Madison Room 11/The Sheep Fold

Literacy Network
2023-08-14 16:00 - 17:30 | Madison Room 11/The Sheep Fold; Madison Room 9

Meadowood Park Community Meal
2023-08-14 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!

Finance Committee Meeting
2023-08-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room

Tuesday Trekkers
2023-08-15 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.

Morning Hymn Sing
2023-08-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Good Shepherd Verona Campus, 7291 County Road PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
Post Reports – “Singing is good for you. Singing with others may be even better”
This was the title of a recent Washington Post article detailing the results of a study showing the physical, emotional, and communal benefits to singing with others. So let’s do it! Join Jared Stellmacher, Sarah Iverson and others on Tuesday, August 15th at 10:00 at the Madison Campus for a Morning Hymn Sing! We’ll make a joyful noise, improve our health, and enjoy a fun hour of community. All are welcome!

New Bridge Meals
2023-08-15 10:00 - 14:00, 2023-08-17 10:00 - 14:00 | Madison Peterson Hall; Madison Kitchen

Rise Up Night
2023-08-15 18:30 - 20:00 | Verona Tent; Verona Lobby

Boy Scouts
2023-08-15 18:30 - 21:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall

AA Meeting
2023-08-15 19:00 - 21:00 | Verona Room 6

Wednesday Morning Men's Bible Study
2023-08-16 07:00 - 08:00 | WI
A Weekly Men’s Bible Study that gathers on Zoom.

Pickleball
2023-08-16 08:30 - 10:00 | Verona Gym

All Staff
2023-08-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Madison Good Shepherd Room

Gary David Lewis Visitation & Memorial Service
2023-08-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Madison Sanctuary; Madison Peterson Hall; Madison Good Shepherd Room
On August 7th, 2023 Gary David Lewis passed into the arms of his loving Savior at home with his family gathered around. He was 79 years old. Gary was born on November 12, 1943 in Petaluma, California, the first child of Bayard Lewis and Dorothy (Wasdahl) Lewis. With WWII raging, Gary’s father was stationed at “Two Rock Ranch”, a secret Army Intelligence training base. His father was then posted to India where he worked with others intercepting Japanese military transmissions. Gary’s mother returned to North Dakota with Gary to wait out the war. After his parents’ deaths, Gary found the letters his parents had written to each other and compiled them into a book for his siblings and himself.
During his early life, Gary lived in Milner, ND where his father was a railroad depot agent; then the family moved to Grand Forks, ND for his father to finish college and a law degree. Wahpeton, ND became his home when Gary was 12 years old and he lived there with his parents and 6 siblings until 1961 when Gary left for college. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Choral Conducting from Concordia College, Moorhead, MD in 1965. While at Concordia, Gary sang in the renowned Concordia Choir and so began his lifelong love of choral music. His first job was teaching grades 1-12 music in McLaughlin, SD for two years. From there he moved to Des Moines, IA to teach High School choral music.
In June of 1967, Gary returned to a Lutheran church camp near Shawano, WI where he had formerly been a camp counselor, to offer his services as a volunteer for a few weeks. There he met his future wife, Suanne (Sue) Hallock, who was a first-time camp counselor. After spending 10 weeks as fellow counselors, the couple revealed that they had been engaged since their second date. A year later they married on June 15, 1968 at Midvale Lutheran Church in Madison, Wi.
Gary and Sue had both grown up in Christian homes and they shared a strong faith and the conviction that their life purpose as a couple was to love, accept and bring comfort to those whose circumstances of life were painful and difficult. They worked hard to make their home a “safe place” for all. Gary’s quiet manner and gentle ways drew people to him and his passion was to awaken the knowledge of God’s love in those he met.
In 1976, Gary was ordained in the Assemblies of God and became head of the Music Department at North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, MN. Here he found great joy teaching excellence in music, as conductor of the North Central Chorale and as pastor/mentor to his students.
In the years that followed, Gary and Sue felt a call to pastor a small congregation in Sturgis, SD that was struggling after a painful congregational split. Their time there was filled with work bringing healing to that small body of believers, helping rebuild the church’s sense of community and mission and discovering anew that God is faithful.
In 1981, Gary returned to the teaching ministry as Chairman of the Music Department at Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, ND and conductor/pastor of the Trinity College Chorale.
In 1983, feeling the need to move their family back to Sue’s hometown, they moved back to Wisconsin and for the last 25 years Gary taught children with learning differences. As much as he had loved his career in choral music performance and education, he stated that he found the greatest fulfillment in helping children discover their own ways to learn and seeing these children grow and achieve success in life.
Gary retired in 2008 and began a whole new chapter, creating beautiful abstract collage art, volunteering on the Pastoral Care team at St. Mary’s Care Center, serving as a Stephen Minister through Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, mentoring and encouraging people to find ways to enlarge their lives and shine.
As a husband and best friend, as a loving father, as an adoring grandfather (“Papa”), as a servant of the Lord, Gary will be greatly missed. But his life legacy continues on in those he loved, mentored, ministered to and walked with through life.
Gary is survived by his wife Sue, daughter Kira (John Seguin), son Jon (Brooke), and grandchildren Kailey Schwartz (Austin Schwartz), Tyler Lewis, and Arianna Seguin; siblings Linda (Dale Parenteau), Jay (Lyntha) Lewis, Gail Lewis, Bob (Heidi) Lewis, Jim (Vi) Lewis, many nieces and nephews and dear friends locally and scattered worldwide. He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Julie Lewis.
The family would like to give special thanks to the pastoral staff of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, who visited Gary many times in the hospital and at home, and for the loving care given to Gary by the nurses, CNAs and social workers of Agrace Hospice Care.
A Celebration of Joy will be held at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 5701 Raymond Rd, Madison, WI 53711 at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 16, 2023. A visitation will take place one hour prior to the service, from 10-11:00 a.m. at the church.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial gifts be directed to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Agrace Hospice Care or a charity of the giver’s choice.

Quilters
2023-08-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Verona Fellowship Hall
Brent / Sue

Literacy Network
2023-08-16 16:00 - 18:00 | Madison Good Shepherd Room

Holy Land Pilgrimage Info Meeting
2023-08-16 18:30 - 19:30 | Zoom Meeting
Join Pastor Chris and Elias Nawawieh online or in-person on Wednesday, August 16th at 6:30 p.m. in the Good Shepherd Room at the Madison Campus. 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.

Dance Party Under the Verona Campus Tent
2023-08-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Verona Tent, 7291 County Rd PD, Verona, WI, 53593, United States
All are welcome to come dance the night away under the tent at Verona from 6:30 – 8:00 on August 16th. The Chicken Dance, the Electric Slide, Cotton Eyed Joe and everything in between. The Holy Cow will serve snacks and floats to round out the party atmosphere. All ages are welcome to come dance or just enjoy the music and the summer night. Like an all church wedding reception!

Faith of Christ Church
2023-08-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Madison Music Room

GSLC Food Pantry
2023-08-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Madison Lobby
Weekly community food distribution – because Jesus said so!
More information on the Good Shepherd Food Pantry can be found here.

Clothes Closet
2023-08-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Madison Room 6
More information on the Good Shepherd Clothes Closet can be found here.

Knitting Group
2023-08-17 13:30 - 15:00 | Madison Lobby

Worship in the Park @ Meister Park
2023-08-17 17:30 - 18:30 | Meister Park, 958 Jenna Drive, Verona, 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. For the month of August, we’ll gather at Meister Park (384 Breckenridge Rd in Verona).
