“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

Lent and Easter at LCGS 2025

Wed., March 26     Wednesday Lenten Supper (5:30pm) and Service (6:15pm)

Wed., April 2          Wednesday Lenten Supper (5:30pm) and Service (6:15pm)

Wed., April 9          Wednesday Lenten Supper (5:30pm) and Service (6:15pm)

Sat., April 12        “Journey with Jesus” Moving Passion Play

Sun., April 13              Palm Sunday Service, 9:30am

Thurs., April 17           Maundy Thursday Service, 6pm

Fri., April 18                Good Friday Service, 6pm

Sun., April 20         Sunrise Easter Service, 6:11am

                              Easter Service, 9:30am

Lenten Wednesday Evening Meals -We hope you will plan to join us each Wednesday of Lent as we celebrate the coming of Easter. The meal will start our evening out at 5:30 with some warm food and then lead us to a service at 6:15, presented by the confirmation youth of the church. This year we will be bringing together multi generations of worshipers to spend the evening in fellowship and faith. Please consider joining us as a guest or jumping in and volunteering to help on March 12, March 19 , March 26, April 2 and April 9. There will be sign up sheets for each night in the gathering space. Can you help serve? Get together with a sponsor group and bring pizza, potato bar, taco bar, sub sandwiches, appetizers or other convenient meals that feed 50-75 people or bring a crockpot of something warm like soup or hotdish or a donation of buttered bread? If you have any questions, connect with Cyndi Venberg at 2*8-391-8953, the church office or

 SIGN UP HERE

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Journey with Jesus: A Walk Through Experience 

highlighting key moments of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection

Saturday, April 12, 11:00 am - Noon

Here at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

We will start downstairs, moving from station to station, as narrators and actors present different scenes from the Bible.

We have narrators lined up and ready to go, but we need actors!  

All ages welcome.  

You won't have any lines to say, but you will have a costume and movements that help us all experience the story in a new, real way.  

If you are willing to help, please email Missy Bergman (missyhallman020@gmail.com) or Katie Rich (katierich.lcgs@gmail.com)

and please save the date and spread the word!

This could be a new Good Shepherd tradition as we enter Holy Week....

SUMMER CAMPS Camp Vermilion, Camp Hiawatha, Canoe Country

Welcome to Summer Camp in God’s Great Northwoods! Whether you are  joining us for the first time or 12th time, for one day or a whole week, for a more traditional camp experience or a specialty program, we cannot wait to welcome you to camp! The mission of Voyageurs  Lutheran Ministry is to provide Christ-centered spiritual growth, leadership development, and outreach in God’s great northwoods. Each of our programs are intentionally crafted to  provide these experiences for each and every person that comes to VLM camps. We invite you to experience the quiet of creation, depth of faith community, and the strength of those

connections alongside our incredible summer ministry team in 2025. We look forward to seeing you at our two unique ministry sites; Camp Hiawatha and Camp Vermilion. See you at camp! 

Www.vlmcamps.org

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We have a very special service project for Damiano Center!

If you are able, we need 4-6 adults to serve an EASTER SUNDAY meal at the Damiano Center. Preparing a meal starts at 1:30 and the serving shift starts at 3:30.

Please click HERE for more information and chat with Brian Fischer if you have any questions. What a great way to celebrate the day than to share Christ's love in action!

For many years, the LCGS congregation has supported the Community Kitchen at the Damiano Center through the Hunger Team mission focus. Although homelessness and hunger have long been issues in our area, recent challenges to social safety net services have made the needs more dire.

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 thier 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. 

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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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GIVE TO LUTHERAN DISASTER RESPONSE

Gifts to Lutheran Disaster Response equip us to respond to the L.A. firest 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. 

GIVE HERE

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