Good Shepherd Lutheran Events
Free Hospice Education
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church along with St. Croix Hospice invite you to a hospice presentation given by St. Croix Care Transition Coordinator, Sarah McGowan.
Making the decision to start hospice care for a loved one is never easy. The very nature of hospice, focusing on comfort and quality of life rather than seeking curative treatment, often means confronting the reality of a terminal prognosis. Choosing to initiate this specialized care sooner rather than later can offer numerous advantages, not just for the patient but also for their caregivers and family members.
Join us for this free informational event on Thursday, Sept 26 from 6:30pm-7:30pm or Saturday, September 28 from 1-2pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Cookies and coffee will be served during the presentation. Helpful, free materials will be provided. Come learn about this Free Medicare Benefit and dispel the misconceptions about end of life.
RSVP to our host, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at gsl@gswels.org or call 605-371-0047.
Free Hospice Education
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church along with St. Croix Hospice invite you to a hospice presentation given by St. Croix Care Transition Coordinator, Sarah McGowan.
Making the decision to start hospice care for a loved one is never easy. The very nature of hospice, focusing on comfort and quality of life rather than seeking curative treatment, often means confronting the reality of a terminal prognosis. Choosing to initiate this specialized care sooner rather than later can offer numerous advantages, not just for the patient but also for their caregivers and family members.
Join us for this free informational event on Thursday, Sept 26 from 6:30pm-7:30pm or Saturday, September 28 from 1-2pm at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
Cookies and coffee will be served during the presentation. Helpful, free materials will be provided. Come learn about this Free Medicare Benefit and dispel the misconceptions about end of life.
RSVP to our host, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, at gsl@gswels.org or call 605-371-0047.
Canaries Game
Everyone in the congregation is welcome to watch the Sioux Falls Canaries take on the Milwaukee Milkmen at the Birdcage! Please email Mr. Ryan Obry at admin@gswels.org with how many tickets you need. Tickets are $13/ea.
Installation Service For Jeff Powers
Join us as we ask God to bless the service of our new 7th & 8th grades teacher, Mr. Jeff Powers. Service will be held at 9am, followed by cake, snacks and refreshments in the gymnasium at 10am.
4th Annual Church Campout
Where: Big Sioux State Recreation Area in Brandon, SD
Who: All area WELS/ELS churches are invited!
Reservations can be made as soon as May 11th! Go to Big Sioux State Recreation’s website or call 800-710-2267.
Tentative Schedule:
Friday: Smoked meat meal and fellowship
Saturday: Outdoor worship service and bonfire
Sunday: Pack up
To receive up-to-date information on the event, please text (605) 205-7615 with your name followed by “2024 Campout”.)
All friends and family are welcome!
Special Bible Study: A Christian's View of Mental Health
Led by Jeff Roloff. All are welcome to join!
New Member Meet & Greet Potluck
New members will be acknowledged during worship this day. Let’s welcome them with a Brunch Potluck! Bring your favorite breakfast dish to share and welcome our newest members in the gym.
No Evening Church Service
Worship will be held on Sunday, June 30, at 8:30am at the Sioux Falls Convention Center (1101 N. West Ave.) where we will gather with hundreds for the Closing Worship Service at the 2024 LWMS Convention. We will NOT have worship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on June 30th or Monday, July 1.
Morning Church @ Convention Center
Worship will be held on Sunday, June 30, at 8:30am at the Sioux Falls Convention Center (1101 N. West Ave.) where we will gather with hundreds for the Closing Worship Service at the 2024 LWMS Convention. We will NOT have worship at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on June 30th or Monday, July 1.
LWMS Convention
Set to inspire, this year’s convention will center on 1 Peter 2:5, which reminds us that we “like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house.” Worship with more than one thousand sisters and brothers in Christ in Sioux Falls. Our WELS Home and World Missions administrators, featured missionaries, workshop presenters, and “Moments with Missionaries” will highlight where and how the soul-saving gospel message is being spread worldwide! Our faith will be strengthened as we hear God’s Word preached at the devotions and opening and closing services.
You can register here: https://61.lwms.org/
Vanilla Gorilla Frozen Treats
Vanilla Gorilla Frozen Treats will be on campus June 21 at 12pm selling Stensland ice cream to all! They will have 3 flavors of ice cream to choose from. The cost for one scoop with multiple toppings is $5.
Summer Sports Camp
Kids ages 4 through grade 8 are invited to work on their volleyball, soccer, basketball, or cheer skills this summer! Two sessions are offered, one for the littles (morning) and one for the big kids (afternoon), all five days of the camp! Camp Update: We are now filled to capacity. Registration is closed.
VBS at Bethel Lutheran Church
When: June 3rd - 6th, 2024 from 9:00am - 11:30am
Where: Bethel Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls
Join us as we learn about the joy that Jesus gives!
Register at: https://vbsmate.com/events/bethelsfsdvbs/28921
Preschool & Kindergarten Open House
Mrs. Dahlberg and Mrs. Powers will host a Preschool & Kindergarten Open House. Children and their parents are welcome to meet the teachers, enjoy some activities, make new friends, and find out what makes preschool and kindergarten at GSL such a blessing!
Georgson Celebration
Let’s congratulate Scott Georgson on 10 years of faithful service to the public ministry, all of which have been here at our Lutheran grade school! We will also take this time to thank him for his dedication and say farewell to him and his family before their move to Wisconsin at the end of June. Join us in the gym between services to say, “Congratulations! Thank you, and farewell!”
Playgroup
This will be the last Playgroup get-together before we take a break for the summer! We’ll meet in the Education Center at Good Shepherd.
Confirmation Sunday
The confirmands will give their presentations at 9:15am in the sanctuary. Worship will follow with the Rite of Confirmation. We’ll welcome 6 new communicant members to the congregation.
Retro Ride - Journey Through The Decades
The students of Good Shepherd Lutheran School invite you to Retro Ride - Journey Through The Decades! Enjoy your favorite tunes from 1920-2000.
Congregational Voters Meeting
Items on the agenda include school tuition, staffing for next school year, and leasing options/updates for former ECC.
Game Time
Open to high schoolers and adult members of GSL, Sure Foundation, and Bethel. Puzzles and small snacks will be provided. Non-alcoholic drinks may be brought if they have a lid. All other games are BYO.
LWMS Spring Rally
Registration will be 8:30-9:00 am. A morning snack and noon luncheon will be served. Everyone is invited to hear Pastor Dan Lindner tell us about WELS Campus Ministry. Come and hear about what is planned for the National LWMS Convention being held in Sioux Falls, June 27-30! Bring used Meditations, clean white cotton sheets for bandages, baby caps, bucket hats, sunbonnets, washable Covid masks, and sunscreen.
Game Time
Open to high schoolers and adult members of GSL, Sure Foundation, and Bethel. Puzzles and small snacks will be provided. Non-alcoholic drinks may be brought if they have a lid. All other games are BYO.
Church Spring Cleaning
Help us ready the church, inside and out, for Easter and make it more inviting for everyone!
GSL Playgroup
Come to Playgroup twice a month on the 1st Monday and 3rd Tuesday in the Good Shepherd gymnasium! Each playgroup will begin with a short devotion and then the kids can get their energy out for at least 45 minutes while the grownups chat, play, and snack. Toys and snacks will be provided.
Bethany Lutheran College Band Performance
The BLC Concert Band will perform at Good Shepherd!
GSL Playgroup
Come to Playgroup twice a month in the Good Shepherd gymnasium! Each playgroup will begin with a short devotion and then the kids can get their energy out for at least 45 minutes while the grownups chat, play, and snack. Toys and snacks will be provided.
Lenten Meditations
Ladies of all ages! Please joins us at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for Lenten Meditations; an opportunity for women to meditate on the passion of Christ and his sacrifice for sin. Feel free to bring a guest.
Game Time
Open to high schoolers and adult members of GSL, Sure Foundation, and Bethel. Puzzles and small snacks will be provided. Non-alcoholic drinks may be brought if they have a lid. All other games are BYO.