>You know it takes a village to raise a pumpkin patch so we are looking for volunteers to be cashiers and greeters every day, lots of people to help unload the pumpkins from the truck and cooks to bake goodies for the bake sale. 

Click here to sign-up online at Volunteer Spot. Sign-up sheets will also be available in the Narthex at the end of August, so be thinking of your time to help. Make sure to come to the patch with your kids, grandkids, neighbors, school friends ... to pick out your perfect pumpkins! The Patch will be open on Monday—Friday from 11am—7 pm, Saturdays from 10am—6 pm and on Sundays from Noon—6 pm. And, don’t forget to come to the Fall Festival on October 23rd from 10 am—5 pm where there will be fun for the whole family  with games, crafts, storytelling, face painting, a bake sale, cake walk and more.

We invite all ages to join us on Rally Day!  Rally Day celebrations will begin in the sanctuary at the start of the 9:30 service.  After a brief prayer and blessing, we will process to the gym for more Rally Day festivities!

This year we will begin a congregation-wide celebration of faith milestones.  As a congregation, we celebrate many milestones of our youth, such as Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation.  This year we'd like to help you and your family celebrate these special, sacred milestones along with ordinary, daily milestones. 

Good Shepherd Lutheran will, again, be hosting Feed My Starving Children's packing event.

In cooperation with Circle of Concern, Youth Club youth will be collecting school supplies to help area students in struggling families. Items needed include: backpacks, solar scientific calculators, Fiskar scissors, highlighters, markers, pocket folders, colored pencils, pencil pouches, wide rule filler paper, new 2” 3-ring binders, Post-It notes or gift cards to Wal-Mart or Ta

We are in need of acolytes and cross-bearers to serve during Sunday morning services. Youth in fifth grade are older are eligible to serve. If your child would be interested in being part of our worship services in this way, please contact Becky Howard at 636/391-6685 to schedule initial or “refresher” training sessions. The avail

Come to the Middle School Ministry Paint Party/Overnight! Help create a new room designed for our middle school youth ministry programs and have some fun along the way. We’ll paint, plan and propose new uses for Room 147 as part of a revamped look for our Sunday morning and Wednesday evening programming. We’ll throw in food, fun and games as well! 

OUR GOAL IS TO PACK 200,000 MEALS. We are getting VERY CLOSE to our goal to pack 200,000 meals.  Currently we have $32,300  –but we need $34,000 – so we are short by $1,700!!

Volunteers are  needed to sort clothing for Haiti. House of Hope was blessed with many clothing donations. Prior to shipping them to Haiti, volunteers are needed to sort thru the sizes. House of Hope is now reaching out to some of the Tent City people who live close by supplying food and clothing.

It’s Up! Walls, roof, it’s beginning to look like a house. Next step is the siding as the trades move in to do plumbing and electrical work. Signup to help out.

Monday Night Bible Study - Summer Session—7:30pm—Room 108—Come join us on July 26, August 9, and August 23. We will study the next Sunday’s lessons.

Men’s Bible Study -  Thursdays at 6:15am at the Winchester Bread Company. We wil be studying Mere Christianity, by C.S. Lewis.

Are you interested in getting together with a group of people who like to watch movies and talk about them, or read the Bible and talk about its meaning, or get together with people who have similar age children as yours and share parenting ideas and fun activities together? If you are interested, contact Pr. Tom Schoenherr. 

We are embarking on a mission: to see as many new faces in our group as possible! We don't care if you don't come every month, just come once and check us out. This year we are going to meet at members' houses! Future readings include: