Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
congregation of the ELCA
218-525-1922
Join us for worship in person at 9:30 on Sunday mornings! All are welcome!
Office Hours:
Mon. - Thur. 9-4:00
Fri: 8-12pm
Pastor Lisa Buchanan is in the office Monday – Wednesday and working from home on Thursdays. Please call/email to make an appointment if you would like to meet with her and have her full attention! HERE or 218-525-1922
Katie Rich, Director of Faith Formation
has varied hours to meet the schedules of families and programs, especially in the summer!
Contact: HERE
DID YOU KNOW: If you subscribe to our YouTube channel and click the notification button, you get a notification as soon as the service starts? True!
Go to YouTube: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd- Duluth MN or:
Look in the upper right-hand corner.
Click on the Subscribe button.
Then click on the notification button (it looks like a bell!).
Now you will get notified when the service goes LIVE!
News.
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“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit 20 and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” -Matt 28:19-20
Upcoming Events at LCGS
Nov 24 Guest Preacher: John Cole, the Executive Director of CHUM
Dec 1 First Sunday in Advent
Dec 15 Christmas Program worship
Dec 18 Blue Christmas 6:00pm (all are welcome)
Dec 24 Christmas Eve worship 2:30, 4:30, 10:00PM
Dec 25 Christmas Day worship and Holy Communion 9:30AM
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PLEASE SIGN UP TO USHER! We are hoping to have everyone get a chance to usher during worship! If you haven't ushered at LCGS before, no worries! We will set you up with an usher that knows the ropes! Sign-up HERE
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Christmas Cookie Donations
It is that time of year to put your apron on and bake cookies to donate. Each donation should be 4 dozen cookies, preferably homemade but store bought also works. Cookies should be marked “Cookies for Shut-ins”.
Please no nuts, peanut butter or coconut because of allergies. ( This is a new request)
We would like the cookies to the church office by 9:00 am on Monday, December 9. If you need to bring cookies earlier than December 8th, please put them in the downstairs freezer, and leave a note in the church office that cookies have been placed in the freezer.
LCGS brings plates of cookies to our shut- ins, and provides cookie donations to CHUM, St. Louis County Jail and SeaFarers.
To sign up, click here to sign up online, or on the sign up list in gathering space.
Questions call Lois Opseth or the church office.
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The LCGS congregation supports the Community Kitchen at the Damiano Center through the Hunger Team mission focus.
Our serving efforts are broken up into two sessions, a meal preparation session, when food is prepared for that evening's meal and other future meals, and a serving session, where meals are put on trays and served to community kitchen diners. Both sessions are necessary and meaningful. There is nothing keeping someone from working both shifts, if their schedule allows. There will be a break period between the shifts and usually a snack around.
Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you! Serving team volunteers will not need to wear masks, but must wear a hat or hair covering. A Covid-era Plexiglas barrier is between the serving team and the diners.
Dec 15, 2024: Sign up HERE
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GIVE TO LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE
Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip us to respond to Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton and other disasters, whenever and wherever they strike.
Your gifts in support of Lutheran Disaster Response help our church provide immediate relief, such as water, clothing, gift cards, tarps and other needs. Since many hurricanes also require a long-term response, Lutheran Disaster Response provides support on the long road to recovery with disaster case management, construction management, unmet needs, and emotional and spiritual care. GIVE HERE
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“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble”
(Psalm 46:1)
Due to the horrific, ongoing violence in and around Gaza, a severe humanitarian crisis continues to escalate in the Holy Land. The ELCA is walking with many partners in the region, including the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and Augusta Victoria Hospital, to address the most pressing needs for people in the areas surrounding Gaza, including the West Bank and other occupied territory. Right now, Lutheran Disaster Response is helping meet many basic needs such as food, water, basic and emergency health care, shelter and medical supplies. There is so much yet to be done.
In October 2023, Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton issued a letter of solidarity to Bishop Sani Ibrahim Azar of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.
More recently Bishop Eaton wrote a new message calling on us to continue to pray for those who suffer and grieve, advocate for an immediate cease-fire and walk with all who long for a just peace.
Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip us to respond to this and other disasters, whenever and wherever they strike. Gifts designated for “Middle East Crisis” will be restricted to and used in full (100%) for those affected by disasters in the region.
2024 Vision Council! Cindy Venberg President, Lauren Nyenhuis is our Vice-President, Jess Kramer is the secretary, Dave Larsen is our Treasurer. The other VC members are: Missy Bergman, Cole Peterson, Janean Tucker, and Karen Pagel Guerndt. Please continue to pray for these leaders who help guide our Mission and Vision here at LCGS! If you have concerns or questions, these are your representatives!
“Interim Period.” This time can last about a year as we dive deep in what our congregation will be looking for in our pastoral call process. This is a time for us to meaningfully and thoughtfully access our values, strengths and how we look to move forward next as a congregation
The VC will keep us updated on how LCGS will work with the NE Minnesota Synod through our transition. Please keep the Vision Council, Pastor Lisa, and this process in your prayers.
Thank you Vision Council!
Lauren Nyenhuis -Vice-President
Jess Kramer -Secretary
Dave Larsen -Treasurer
Melissa Bergman
Cole Peterson
Karen Pagel Guerndt
Janean Tucker
Cyndi Venberg -President
Pastor Lisa Buchanan
Vision Council Minutes
Vision Council July 2024
Vision Council Mtg. Minutes 2-13-23
Vision Council Minutes for 1-17-23
Mission and Vision
Vision Council Recommendations HERE
Mission Vision Final Report with links HERE
ABOUT LCGS
We are located in beautiful Duluth, Minnesota, a few blocks up for the great Lake Superior! You are welcome to join us if you live here or are visiting the North Shore!
We humbly acknowledge that our church property rests on traditional Indigenous land of Anishinaabe people, Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ . Let us remember the Indigenous peoples and tribal nations who were the first to love, pray, grow, celebrate, cry, drum, and sing upon the land where we assemble.
At Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Duluth, MN, we believe that our purpose is to make disciples of all nations by going, teaching and baptizing. Jesus' Great Commission inspires our Mission Statement:
We are a Community of Christ
experiencing God,
reaching out,
nurturing faith.